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Shaun Swearingen has had an error-free season in the field and Wooster has had a loss-free season so far.
Wooster remained unbeaten over the past two weeks and, understandably, the Scots remain No. 1 in the Division III baseball coaches poll.
While Wooster (23-0) and Chapman (25-4) hold onto the top two slots in the ABCA Top 30, the biggest mover upwards was 2002 national champion Eastern Connecticut State (13-6), which moved up to No. 12 after not being ranked in the previous poll.
Pacific Lutheran enters the poll at No. 14, essentially replacing George Fox, whom the Lutes swept last weekend in Northwest Conference action. York (Pa.), Ramapo, Carthage and Rhodes entered the poll as well.
The regional leaders were: No. 7 Wheaton, Mass., (16-6), No. 4 Cortland State (17-2), No. 5 Kean (17-3), No. 1 Wooster (23-0), No. 3 Emory (26-4), No. 6 St. Olaf (14-1), No. 10 Washington U. (22-5) and No. 2 Chapman (25-4). The remainder of the Top 10 is No. 8 Texas Lutheran (25-5-1) and ninth-ranked Salisbury (22-5).
The ABCA's regional rankings have no bearing on NCAA playoff selection.
Unbeaten Texas-Tyler, which is in the last year of its four-year provisional membership in Division III, is not eligible for the NCAA playoffs and is not ranked. The full Top 30.
While Wooster (23-0) and Chapman (25-4) hold onto the top two slots in the ABCA Top 30, the biggest mover upwards was 2002 national champion Eastern Connecticut State (13-6), which moved up to No. 12 after not being ranked in the previous poll.
Pacific Lutheran enters the poll at No. 14, essentially replacing George Fox, whom the Lutes swept last weekend in Northwest Conference action. York (Pa.), Ramapo, Carthage and Rhodes entered the poll as well.
The regional leaders were: No. 7 Wheaton, Mass., (16-6), No. 4 Cortland State (17-2), No. 5 Kean (17-3), No. 1 Wooster (23-0), No. 3 Emory (26-4), No. 6 St. Olaf (14-1), No. 10 Washington U. (22-5) and No. 2 Chapman (25-4). The remainder of the Top 10 is No. 8 Texas Lutheran (25-5-1) and ninth-ranked Salisbury (22-5).
The ABCA's regional rankings have no bearing on NCAA playoff selection.
Unbeaten Texas-Tyler, which is in the last year of its four-year provisional membership in Division III, is not eligible for the NCAA playoffs and is not ranked. The full Top 30.
Permalink | Apr 10, 2007
Steve Smith went 7-for-8 with 10 RBI for Bridgewater State.
Twelve players had two or more hits apiece and Bridgewater State set Division III records for runs, hits and margin of victory as the Bears routed Newbury 57-1 on Monday.
Newbury, which was playing just its third varsity baseball game, fell to 0-3.
Bridgewater State (8-6) scored 13 runs in the first inning, nine in the second, nine in the third, 16 in the fourth, eight in the fifth, and a pair of runs in the sixth. The game lasted seven innings.
Anthony DiClemente started for Newbury and did not retire any of the seven batters he faced. Nighthawk pitchers walked a combined 20 Bears batters and hit four more. Forty-four of the runs allowed were earned.
Junior left fielder Steve Smith, batting third, tied the Division III record for hits with seven. Entering the 2007 season, nine players had seven hits in a game at the Division III level, most recently George Fox's C.R Braniff last season. Cleanup hitter Andrew Dillon had nine RBI on 5-for-8 batting, while No. 2 hitter Mark Claffey was 6-for-8 with seven RBI. All three played the entire game.
The previous records for runs scored and margin of victory belonged to Marietta, which defeated La Roche 48-0 on April 7, 1999. Full story.
Newbury, which was playing just its third varsity baseball game, fell to 0-3.
Bridgewater State (8-6) scored 13 runs in the first inning, nine in the second, nine in the third, 16 in the fourth, eight in the fifth, and a pair of runs in the sixth. The game lasted seven innings.
Anthony DiClemente started for Newbury and did not retire any of the seven batters he faced. Nighthawk pitchers walked a combined 20 Bears batters and hit four more. Forty-four of the runs allowed were earned.
Junior left fielder Steve Smith, batting third, tied the Division III record for hits with seven. Entering the 2007 season, nine players had seven hits in a game at the Division III level, most recently George Fox's C.R Braniff last season. Cleanup hitter Andrew Dillon had nine RBI on 5-for-8 batting, while No. 2 hitter Mark Claffey was 6-for-8 with seven RBI. All three played the entire game.
The previous records for runs scored and margin of victory belonged to Marietta, which defeated La Roche 48-0 on April 7, 1999. Full story.
Permalink | Apr 09, 2007
First place in the Northwest Conference, Pacific Lutheran (24-6, 13-2), is riding a six-game win streak following a sweep of Willamette.
Senior righthander Eric Giovannone pitched a complete game one-hitter to lead Union to a 2-1 victory over Rochester in the first of two Liberty League baseball games Sunday at Central Park. The Yellowjackets won the nightcap, 9-6 to improve to 11-6 overall and 6-2 in the league, while the Dutchmen, who snapped a 10-game losing streak with the opening win, now stand 2-13 (2-6 in the Liberty League).
Giovannone gave up a two-out first inning single to center by right fielder Jay Jay Vanderstyne. The senior improved to 2-1 as he struck out five while walking two. He allowed just seven base runners in the seven inning contest, retiring 13 of his last 14 batters faced and six straight to end the game. The only run the Yellowjackets scored came in the sixth when shortstop Ed Kahovec reached on an infield error to lead off the inning, and later scored on a RBI ground out to short by Vanderstyne.
Union took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Right fielder Matt Smith singled up the middle, advanced to second on a walk to left fielder Kyle Murphy, went to third on an infield error that allowed center fielder to Pat Wilson, and scored on an RBI fielder's choice by catcher Zach Tillo. The Dutchmen got the eventual game winning run in the top of the sixth, as Union was the "visiting" team for this league twinbill. Murphy singled to lead off the inning, stole second, and later scored on a two-out RBI to left center designated hitter Ryan Bowes.
Five Dutchmen had one hit each, all coming against Rochester starter Brady Noon. Noon gave up one earned run, walked two and struck out one in six innings. Gabe Chodak struck out one in a 1-2-3 ninth.
Giovannone gave up a two-out first inning single to center by right fielder Jay Jay Vanderstyne. The senior improved to 2-1 as he struck out five while walking two. He allowed just seven base runners in the seven inning contest, retiring 13 of his last 14 batters faced and six straight to end the game. The only run the Yellowjackets scored came in the sixth when shortstop Ed Kahovec reached on an infield error to lead off the inning, and later scored on a RBI ground out to short by Vanderstyne.
Union took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Right fielder Matt Smith singled up the middle, advanced to second on a walk to left fielder Kyle Murphy, went to third on an infield error that allowed center fielder to Pat Wilson, and scored on an RBI fielder's choice by catcher Zach Tillo. The Dutchmen got the eventual game winning run in the top of the sixth, as Union was the "visiting" team for this league twinbill. Murphy singled to lead off the inning, stole second, and later scored on a two-out RBI to left center designated hitter Ryan Bowes.
Five Dutchmen had one hit each, all coming against Rochester starter Brady Noon. Noon gave up one earned run, walked two and struck out one in six innings. Gabe Chodak struck out one in a 1-2-3 ninth.
Permalink | Apr 08, 2007
Rob Bowness slides in with one of his five runs in Montclair State's 26-8 Game 2 win against Rutgers-Camden. He scored on wild pitches in the first and second but later tripled and homered. More photos from this game.
Photo by Pat Coleman, D3sports.com
Saturday afternoon, April 7, was the first meeting between bitter rivals -- No. 25 Marietta, the reigning national champions, and No. 27 Otterbein, the defending Ohio Athletic Conference champions -- in the most anticipated OAC doubleheader of the season. Bitter temperatures, which were accompanied by snow flurries, matched the intensity of the day.
The Cardinals (14-5, 3-1 OAC), who won five of seven meetings during the 2006 season series, pounded out 18 hits en route to a 16-3 victory in the opener at Fishbaugh Field. The Etta Express (14-6, 2-2 OAC) turned the tables in the second game, banging out 13 hits to lead Marietta to an 8-5 victory and salvage a split.
Marietta starter Justin Merryman (2-2) did not come back out for the third inning of Game 1 as he was charged with nine runs on nine hits in two innings. Junior Dan Remenowsky (3-0) earned the victory for the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven without a walk in six innings.
Ryan Belanger finished 2-for-4 for Marietta. Ben Titus went 4-for-4, while Chris Kovanda, Dan Lassak, Jerry Tugla and Chris Martin all had three hits for Otterbein.
Marietta plated four runs in the first inning of the second game off Doug Stevens. Marietta extended its lead to 6-0 in the second and needed no more as it cruised to the 8-5 victory.
T.J. Knowlton, who improved to 3-0, scattered five runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. Stevens, who fell to 3-2, allowed eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits.
Tony Piconke paced the Pioneers' offense, going 5-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI. Dom Winters added three hits in four at-bats, while Joe Litke was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in. Pat Connor had three of Otterbein's 12 hits in the loss.
In other action: Texas-Tyler got 24 hits in the doubleheader Saturday against No. 29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their 30 games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Freshman Pete Oggeri stole home with two outs in the home half of the eighth inning as Wentworth knocked Roger Williams from the ranks of the unbeaten in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 3-2 win in the first game of a conference doubleheader. The Hawks got a solid pitching performance from junior Mike Malcolm to avoid the split, taking the nightcap by a 5-1 final.
In a three-game conference matchup in Chicago, North Park took two of three from No. 6 ranked Augustana, splitting Friday's doubleheader before winning Saturday's matinee in exciting fashion. This is the first time NP has won two games against AC since 1994.
Ramapo swept Richard Stockton, 13-2, 12-10 in a NJAC matchup at Jeff Maund Field in Mahwah. With the sweep the Roadrunners improve to 20-5 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Ospreys fall to 15-8-1 overall, 3-4-1 in the conference.
Wheaton (Mass.) exploded for 32 runs and 38 hits in its NEWMAC doubleheader sweep over MIT on Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons posted 17-0 and 15-3 victories at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which reached double figures for the sixth and seventh times this spring, has won 11 of its last 12 games. Ranked 10th nationally and first in New England according to the latest American Baseball Coaches Association polls, the Blue and White is now 16-6 overall and tied for first in the NEWMAC at 5-2. MIT dropped to 6-6 and 3-2 with today's setbacks.
Freshman shortstop Dennis O'Hanlan drove in three runs in the opener to back a solid outing by Damien Wright for Rutgers-Camden in the opener while Montclair State senior Rob Bowness went 5-for-6 with four RBI in the nightcap as the Scarlet Raptors and Red Hawks split an NJAC doubleheader at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday. Rutgers-Camden (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) took the first game 5-2 behind an 8 1/3 inning performance from Wright before Montclair State (11-11, 4-3 NJAC) pounded out 23 hits in the second en route to a 26-8 victory.
Chapman rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and force extra innings. The Panthers then beat La Verne 4-3 in the 14th inning on an RBI single from fourth-string catcher Ryan Villasenor to complete the three-game weekend sweep. The freshman chopped a grounder over a drawn-in infield to plate Kurt Yacko, who had just stolen third base.
Junior left-hander Bob Buskett allowed six hits in a Game 1 victory, and junior righty Mike Oliver tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in the nightcap as New Jersey, ranked tied for 13th in Division III in the latest American Baseball Coaches Association national poll, swept a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader from New Jersey City University, 12-1 and 7-0, Saturday at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. With the wins, TCNJ improves to 16-7 overall and 4-3 in the NJAC. The Knights (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) drop their fourth straight.
Brandon Ingram and Jay Hollenbeck both picked up their sixth wins on the mound and the Millsaps bats combined for 38 runs off 24 hits en route to a twinbill sweep over the visitors from Rust on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Twenty Field.
Second baseman and No. 9 hitter Pat Bailey went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and five RBI, pacing a 19-hit assault that carried George Fox to a 17-9 victory over Linfield and a two-games-to-one Northwest Conference series win Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.
The Cardinals (14-5, 3-1 OAC), who won five of seven meetings during the 2006 season series, pounded out 18 hits en route to a 16-3 victory in the opener at Fishbaugh Field. The Etta Express (14-6, 2-2 OAC) turned the tables in the second game, banging out 13 hits to lead Marietta to an 8-5 victory and salvage a split.
Marietta starter Justin Merryman (2-2) did not come back out for the third inning of Game 1 as he was charged with nine runs on nine hits in two innings. Junior Dan Remenowsky (3-0) earned the victory for the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven without a walk in six innings.
Ryan Belanger finished 2-for-4 for Marietta. Ben Titus went 4-for-4, while Chris Kovanda, Dan Lassak, Jerry Tugla and Chris Martin all had three hits for Otterbein.
Marietta plated four runs in the first inning of the second game off Doug Stevens. Marietta extended its lead to 6-0 in the second and needed no more as it cruised to the 8-5 victory.
T.J. Knowlton, who improved to 3-0, scattered five runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. Stevens, who fell to 3-2, allowed eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits.
Tony Piconke paced the Pioneers' offense, going 5-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI. Dom Winters added three hits in four at-bats, while Joe Litke was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in. Pat Connor had three of Otterbein's 12 hits in the loss.
In other action: Texas-Tyler got 24 hits in the doubleheader Saturday against No. 29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their 30 games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Freshman Pete Oggeri stole home with two outs in the home half of the eighth inning as Wentworth knocked Roger Williams from the ranks of the unbeaten in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 3-2 win in the first game of a conference doubleheader. The Hawks got a solid pitching performance from junior Mike Malcolm to avoid the split, taking the nightcap by a 5-1 final.
In a three-game conference matchup in Chicago, North Park took two of three from No. 6 ranked Augustana, splitting Friday's doubleheader before winning Saturday's matinee in exciting fashion. This is the first time NP has won two games against AC since 1994.
Ramapo swept Richard Stockton, 13-2, 12-10 in a NJAC matchup at Jeff Maund Field in Mahwah. With the sweep the Roadrunners improve to 20-5 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Ospreys fall to 15-8-1 overall, 3-4-1 in the conference.
Wheaton (Mass.) exploded for 32 runs and 38 hits in its NEWMAC doubleheader sweep over MIT on Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons posted 17-0 and 15-3 victories at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which reached double figures for the sixth and seventh times this spring, has won 11 of its last 12 games. Ranked 10th nationally and first in New England according to the latest American Baseball Coaches Association polls, the Blue and White is now 16-6 overall and tied for first in the NEWMAC at 5-2. MIT dropped to 6-6 and 3-2 with today's setbacks.
Freshman shortstop Dennis O'Hanlan drove in three runs in the opener to back a solid outing by Damien Wright for Rutgers-Camden in the opener while Montclair State senior Rob Bowness went 5-for-6 with four RBI in the nightcap as the Scarlet Raptors and Red Hawks split an NJAC doubleheader at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday. Rutgers-Camden (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) took the first game 5-2 behind an 8 1/3 inning performance from Wright before Montclair State (11-11, 4-3 NJAC) pounded out 23 hits in the second en route to a 26-8 victory.
Chapman rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and force extra innings. The Panthers then beat La Verne 4-3 in the 14th inning on an RBI single from fourth-string catcher Ryan Villasenor to complete the three-game weekend sweep. The freshman chopped a grounder over a drawn-in infield to plate Kurt Yacko, who had just stolen third base.
Junior left-hander Bob Buskett allowed six hits in a Game 1 victory, and junior righty Mike Oliver tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in the nightcap as New Jersey, ranked tied for 13th in Division III in the latest American Baseball Coaches Association national poll, swept a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader from New Jersey City University, 12-1 and 7-0, Saturday at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. With the wins, TCNJ improves to 16-7 overall and 4-3 in the NJAC. The Knights (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) drop their fourth straight.
Brandon Ingram and Jay Hollenbeck both picked up their sixth wins on the mound and the Millsaps bats combined for 38 runs off 24 hits en route to a twinbill sweep over the visitors from Rust on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Twenty Field.
Second baseman and No. 9 hitter Pat Bailey went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and five RBI, pacing a 19-hit assault that carried George Fox to a 17-9 victory over Linfield and a two-games-to-one Northwest Conference series win Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.
Permalink | Apr 08, 2007
Josh Gagne threw eight innings for the Kingsmen at home on Thursday against Menlo in non-conference play.
Cal Lutheran photo by Tracy Maple
No. 28 Wartburg (15-6, 7-0 IIAC) defeated Simpson (9-12, 3-4 IIAC) 7-4 in Iowa Conference baseball action Friday afternoon in Waverly. Playing under clear skies, but a game time temperature of 35 degrees, the Knights struck first in the bottom of the second. Aaron Saeugling posted an RBI single to give Wartburg a lead. Kyle Jones later scored in the inning when Danny Rose grounded into a double play. Both runs were unearned.
The Storm got on the board in the sixth when Jason McClaflin's sacrifice fly scored Corey Rasmussen. The Knights returned the favor in the bottom of the inning when AJ Lewis' ground out scored Ryan Johnson. Wartburg made it 4-1 in the seventh on a Ryan Grant RBI single. The Storm tied the game in the top of the eighth. AJ Wieck doubled to center and moved to third on a Trent Kain single. Rasmussen's fielder's choice scored Wieck and moved Kain to third. A double steal saw Kain take home and move Rasmussen to third. Kyle Meyer singled to left, advancing Rasmussen to third. Meyer stole second. Rasmussen scored when McClafflin ground out to short.
The Knights scored what proved to be the game winning runs in the bottom of the frame. Jake Shandri reached on an error to open the inning, a Jones bunt single moved Shandri to second. A Lewis sacrifice bunt advanced the runners. Saeguling tripled to right to score both runners. A Rose fielder's choice scored Saeguling to make it 7-4. Saeugling, who went 2-for-3, came on to relieve Billy Schmidt in the ninth and retired the side to pick up his second save of the year. The duo limited the Storm to six hits. Only two of the seven Wartburg runs were earned as Simpson committed a total of six errors in the contest. Meyer had two of the Storm hits (2-for-4). Five Simpson pitchers were used, with Jake Ritchey taking the loss. Ritchey gave up four hits over the final two innings.
In other action: Babson College scored six runs in the second inning and never looked back as the Beavers held on for a 13-7 win over Endicott College in a non-conference baseball game at Govoni Field on Friday afternoon. It was the second victory in as many days for the Beavers (10-7), while the Gulls (6-7) lost for the first time in their last three contests.
Junior southpaw Chris McDonough fanned 10 Roger Williams University batters while limiting the Hawks to two hits in eight innings, and senior left fielder Jeff Martin drove in three of Wheaton College's four runs during Friday afternoon's 4-1 non-conference baseball victory at Sidell Stadium. Collecting their ninth victory in 10 games to improve to 14-6, the Lyons came into today ranked first in New England and 10th in the country according to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Roger Williams, which had its four-game win streak snapped after averaging more than 11 runs during that stretch, dipped to 9-10.
After the Kingsmen offense was held in check in the first two games of the series they came alive in the back end of Friday's doubleheader against Menlo with 16 hits en route to a 7-1 victory. Menlo won the first game 6-4. After dropping the three game series 2-1, the Kingsmen ran their record to 17-11 overall while the Oaks now stand at 11-19.
The University of Texas at Tyler got 24 hits in the double-header Saturday against #29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their thirty games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Southpaw Chris Albrecht battled through numerous jams in eight gritty innings of work, pitching the George Fox University Bruins to a 5-3 second-game win and a split of a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader with their Yamhill County archrivals, the Linfield College Wildcats, Friday afternoon here at Morse Field. The Wildcats used three home runs, including a grand slam by Stew Davis, to pound out a 12-7 first-game win. George Fox, ranked 5th nationally, snapped a four-game losing streak with their second-game win, improving to 20-5 overall and 12-5 in the conference. Linfield is now 14-11 overall and 9-5 in the league. The Bruins are second and the Wildcats third in the NWC behind red-hot Pacific Lutheran University, which swept a twinbill at Willamette University Friday to go to 23-6 overall and 12-2 in the conference.
Junior Dan Mattonelli drove in four while freshman starter Joe Bartlinski tossed 6.1 strong innings to lead #7 Kean University past Ramapo College, 15-10, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes Field. The Cougars improve to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in NJAC play while the Roadrunners suffer their first conference loss as they fall to 18-5, 5-1 (NJAC).
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball team used solid pitching from R.B. Garza and timely hitting from Steven Reinlie to post a game one victory only to see Texas Lutheran bounce back to win game two as the two teams split a doubleheader Friday afternoon in Seguin. UMHB won game one 6-1 before dropping a 10-0 decision in game two. The Cru is now 16-14-1 overall and 10-5 in American Southwest Conference play on the season following the split. UMHB is the first opponent to win a game from the Bulldogs in Seguin this season. Texas Lutheran, ranked 12th in the nation, moves to 25-5-1 overall on the season and 12-2 in ASC play with the split.
In a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest that took 3:50 to play on a frigid day at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex, Montclair State collected a school-record 12 stolen bases and scored two runs in the sixth and eighth innings to open a 5-1 lead, before holding off New Jersey City University, 6-4, on Friday afternoon. Montclair and NJCU each stranded 11 runners on base in a game where the seven pitchers on the two clubs combined for 358 pitches and combined for 20 walks. MSU evens its record at 10-10 overall and improves to 3-2 in the NJAC. The Gothic Knights fall to 10-11 and 1-4 NJAC. The 12 steals for MSU broke the single-game school record of eight set against Ramapo College in 1999.
The Storm got on the board in the sixth when Jason McClaflin's sacrifice fly scored Corey Rasmussen. The Knights returned the favor in the bottom of the inning when AJ Lewis' ground out scored Ryan Johnson. Wartburg made it 4-1 in the seventh on a Ryan Grant RBI single. The Storm tied the game in the top of the eighth. AJ Wieck doubled to center and moved to third on a Trent Kain single. Rasmussen's fielder's choice scored Wieck and moved Kain to third. A double steal saw Kain take home and move Rasmussen to third. Kyle Meyer singled to left, advancing Rasmussen to third. Meyer stole second. Rasmussen scored when McClafflin ground out to short.
The Knights scored what proved to be the game winning runs in the bottom of the frame. Jake Shandri reached on an error to open the inning, a Jones bunt single moved Shandri to second. A Lewis sacrifice bunt advanced the runners. Saeguling tripled to right to score both runners. A Rose fielder's choice scored Saeguling to make it 7-4. Saeugling, who went 2-for-3, came on to relieve Billy Schmidt in the ninth and retired the side to pick up his second save of the year. The duo limited the Storm to six hits. Only two of the seven Wartburg runs were earned as Simpson committed a total of six errors in the contest. Meyer had two of the Storm hits (2-for-4). Five Simpson pitchers were used, with Jake Ritchey taking the loss. Ritchey gave up four hits over the final two innings.
In other action: Babson College scored six runs in the second inning and never looked back as the Beavers held on for a 13-7 win over Endicott College in a non-conference baseball game at Govoni Field on Friday afternoon. It was the second victory in as many days for the Beavers (10-7), while the Gulls (6-7) lost for the first time in their last three contests.
Junior southpaw Chris McDonough fanned 10 Roger Williams University batters while limiting the Hawks to two hits in eight innings, and senior left fielder Jeff Martin drove in three of Wheaton College's four runs during Friday afternoon's 4-1 non-conference baseball victory at Sidell Stadium. Collecting their ninth victory in 10 games to improve to 14-6, the Lyons came into today ranked first in New England and 10th in the country according to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Roger Williams, which had its four-game win streak snapped after averaging more than 11 runs during that stretch, dipped to 9-10.
After the Kingsmen offense was held in check in the first two games of the series they came alive in the back end of Friday's doubleheader against Menlo with 16 hits en route to a 7-1 victory. Menlo won the first game 6-4. After dropping the three game series 2-1, the Kingsmen ran their record to 17-11 overall while the Oaks now stand at 11-19.
The University of Texas at Tyler got 24 hits in the double-header Saturday against #29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their thirty games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Southpaw Chris Albrecht battled through numerous jams in eight gritty innings of work, pitching the George Fox University Bruins to a 5-3 second-game win and a split of a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader with their Yamhill County archrivals, the Linfield College Wildcats, Friday afternoon here at Morse Field. The Wildcats used three home runs, including a grand slam by Stew Davis, to pound out a 12-7 first-game win. George Fox, ranked 5th nationally, snapped a four-game losing streak with their second-game win, improving to 20-5 overall and 12-5 in the conference. Linfield is now 14-11 overall and 9-5 in the league. The Bruins are second and the Wildcats third in the NWC behind red-hot Pacific Lutheran University, which swept a twinbill at Willamette University Friday to go to 23-6 overall and 12-2 in the conference.
Junior Dan Mattonelli drove in four while freshman starter Joe Bartlinski tossed 6.1 strong innings to lead #7 Kean University past Ramapo College, 15-10, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes Field. The Cougars improve to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in NJAC play while the Roadrunners suffer their first conference loss as they fall to 18-5, 5-1 (NJAC).
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball team used solid pitching from R.B. Garza and timely hitting from Steven Reinlie to post a game one victory only to see Texas Lutheran bounce back to win game two as the two teams split a doubleheader Friday afternoon in Seguin. UMHB won game one 6-1 before dropping a 10-0 decision in game two. The Cru is now 16-14-1 overall and 10-5 in American Southwest Conference play on the season following the split. UMHB is the first opponent to win a game from the Bulldogs in Seguin this season. Texas Lutheran, ranked 12th in the nation, moves to 25-5-1 overall on the season and 12-2 in ASC play with the split.
In a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest that took 3:50 to play on a frigid day at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex, Montclair State collected a school-record 12 stolen bases and scored two runs in the sixth and eighth innings to open a 5-1 lead, before holding off New Jersey City University, 6-4, on Friday afternoon. Montclair and NJCU each stranded 11 runners on base in a game where the seven pitchers on the two clubs combined for 358 pitches and combined for 20 walks. MSU evens its record at 10-10 overall and improves to 3-2 in the NJAC. The Gothic Knights fall to 10-11 and 1-4 NJAC. The 12 steals for MSU broke the single-game school record of eight set against Ramapo College in 1999.
Permalink | Apr 07, 2007
In defeat, NJCU's George Jessen lowered his ERA to 1.54 on the season.
Comeback victories are starting to become old hat for Lebanon Valley (6-13, 2-5 MAC-C). For an amazing fourth game in a row, the Flying Dutchmen came from behind to win on their last at-bat, defeating Widener (17-6, 6-3) 12-11 in 10 innings in a MAC Commonwealth tilt at a bitter-cold, blustery McGill Park on Thursday afternoon.
Sophomore Brandon Thompson belted a 2-2 pitch through the left side, just beyond the reach of diving third baseman Tom Connelly to score classmate Brandon Stoothoff from third, ending a game that lasted nearly four hours. The win allowed Lebanon Valley to finish 4-0 on four straight walk-off wins during its four-game homestand.
Junior Chris Schank enjoyed a perfect day at the plate for the Valley, going 4-for-4. Thompson went 3-for-7 with two runs and three RBIs. In addition to his game-winning hit, he also had a big two-run double during a five-run Dutchman ninth. Freshman reliever Josh Muscalus earned the win for the Valley, throwing the final six innings to earn his first collegiate victory. Matt Fischer finished 4-for-6 with three doubles, a home run, and three RBIs for Widener.
In other action: Junior righthander Colin Feneis moved from the bullpen into a starting role flawlessly as Kean downed Rutgers-Newark, 10-3, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The Cougars (14-3, NJAC 3-1) collected 16 hits against four Scarlet Raider pitchers in support of Feneis, who had made four relief appearances this spring, totaling five and a third innings of work. Rutgers-Newark slipped to 5-17 overall and 2-3 in the NJAC.
No. 10 Wheaton (Mass.) saw its winning streaks of eight games overall and 20 at home come to an end in 11 innings Thursday afternoon, as the Lyons dropped a 4-3 decision to WPI in NEWMAC action at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which had won five straight against the Engineers, fell to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the NEWMAC. Winners in six of its last eight games, WPI improves to 10-11 on the season while moving past the Lyons in the regular season standings at 4-1.
Ramapo defeated New Jersey City University 4-3, extending its win streak to six games including five straight NJAC victories. With the win the Roadrunners improve 18-4 overall, 5-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Gothic Knights fall to 10-10 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Washington University defeated Westminster (Mo.) 5-0 on Thursday, giving WU head coach Ric Lessmann his 1,300th career win. Lessmann, who has a 1,300-509-1 (.719) career record, is only the 14th coach in college baseball history -- including NCAA, NAIA and junior colleges -- to win 1,300-plus games.
Sophomore Brandon Thompson belted a 2-2 pitch through the left side, just beyond the reach of diving third baseman Tom Connelly to score classmate Brandon Stoothoff from third, ending a game that lasted nearly four hours. The win allowed Lebanon Valley to finish 4-0 on four straight walk-off wins during its four-game homestand.
Junior Chris Schank enjoyed a perfect day at the plate for the Valley, going 4-for-4. Thompson went 3-for-7 with two runs and three RBIs. In addition to his game-winning hit, he also had a big two-run double during a five-run Dutchman ninth. Freshman reliever Josh Muscalus earned the win for the Valley, throwing the final six innings to earn his first collegiate victory. Matt Fischer finished 4-for-6 with three doubles, a home run, and three RBIs for Widener.
In other action: Junior righthander Colin Feneis moved from the bullpen into a starting role flawlessly as Kean downed Rutgers-Newark, 10-3, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The Cougars (14-3, NJAC 3-1) collected 16 hits against four Scarlet Raider pitchers in support of Feneis, who had made four relief appearances this spring, totaling five and a third innings of work. Rutgers-Newark slipped to 5-17 overall and 2-3 in the NJAC.
No. 10 Wheaton (Mass.) saw its winning streaks of eight games overall and 20 at home come to an end in 11 innings Thursday afternoon, as the Lyons dropped a 4-3 decision to WPI in NEWMAC action at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which had won five straight against the Engineers, fell to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the NEWMAC. Winners in six of its last eight games, WPI improves to 10-11 on the season while moving past the Lyons in the regular season standings at 4-1.
Ramapo defeated New Jersey City University 4-3, extending its win streak to six games including five straight NJAC victories. With the win the Roadrunners improve 18-4 overall, 5-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Gothic Knights fall to 10-10 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Washington University defeated Westminster (Mo.) 5-0 on Thursday, giving WU head coach Ric Lessmann his 1,300th career win. Lessmann, who has a 1,300-509-1 (.719) career record, is only the 14th coach in college baseball history -- including NCAA, NAIA and junior colleges -- to win 1,300-plus games.
Permalink | Apr 06, 2007
Kyle Wewe fired the first complete game no-hitter of his career for Thomas More
Thomas More Athletics
With an increasing number of great performances, it is getting harder for voters to single out the very best, and never was that more evident than this past week when there was an unprecedented three-way tie for NCAA Division III Hitter of the Week for March 26-April 1 among Richard Hurd of Rhodes College, Don Reinertsen of William Paterson University, and Kyle Sherman of Ohio Wesleyan University. No-hit hurler Kyle Wewe of Thomas More College was named Pitcher of the Week, as chosen by representatives of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Hurd, a junior outfielder from Marietta, Ga., went 13-for-24 (.542) with five home runs, a double, three walks, 10 runs scored and 16 RBI, leading the Lynx to a 5-0 week, including a four-game sweep of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Eastern Division foe Centre College. His slugging percentage was 1.208 and he had a .593 on-base percentage. Hurd had two multi-home run games on the week, driving in six in each of those contests. For the season, Hurd leads the SCAC in batting average (.450), runs (48), hits (58) and total bases (93). In addition, he is second in triples (4) and third in the following; slugging percentage (.721), on-base percentage (.520), home runs (6) and RBIs (49) and is seventh in stolen bases (9). Hurd was the SCAC Co-Player of the Week.
Reinertsen, a senior outfielder from Swartzwood, N.J., batted .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for the Pioneers. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 New Jersey Athletic Conference road win at New Jersey City, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stolen base, four RBI and three runs scored. He currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average. Reinertsen was the NJAC Player of the Week.
Sherman, a senior second baseman from Plain City, Ohio, went 11-17 (.647) with eight runs scored, two doubles, two triples, three home runs, nine RBI, 26 total bases, and a slugging percentage of 1.529. During a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series at Earlham on Saturday and Sunday, he was 10-13 (.769) with seven runs scored, a double, two triples, three home runs, eight RBI, 24 total bases, and a slugging number of 1.846, highlighted by a Sunday doubleheader in which he hit all three of his home runs. Ohio Wesleyan went 5-1, opening with an 8-4 loss at Marietta before defeating Mount Union and sweeping the Earlham series. Sherman was the NCAC Player of the Week.
Wewe, a sophomore right-hander from Brookville, Ind., fired the first complete game no-hitter of his career for Thomas More on Saturday, defeating Presidents Athletic Conference rival Thiel College 6-0 to earn the Saints a split of a doubleheader. He struck out seven batters in seven innings, improving to 3-0 on the season, with 16 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings and lowering his earned run average to 1.15. Wewe was the Presidents Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Honorable Mention Hitters: Jose Fulgencio (New Jersey City) - .478 (11-23), 3 doubles, 3 triples, 12 runs, 12 RBI, 7 steals, .870 slugging pct.; John Wagle (Augustana) - .625 (5-8), 3 doubles, 1 home run, 7 runs, 6 RBI, 2 steals, 1.375 slugging pct.; Shawn Gilblair (Eastern Connecticut) - .625 (10-16), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 runs, 12 RBI, .938 slugging pct.; Aaron Dalton (East Texas Baptist) - .667 (8-12), 6 doubles, 8 runs, 3 RBI, .1.167 slugging pct.; Jim Swienconek (Franklin) - .643 (9-14), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 runs, 3 RBI, 4 steals, 1.000 slugging pct.
Honorable Mention Pitchers: Caleb Calarco (King's)2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 ip, 2 cg, 11 hits, 14 strikeouts; Joe Augustine (Kean) - 2-0, 0.60 ERA, 15.0 ip, 6 hits, 16 strikeouts; Cody Flynn (Edgewood) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 10.0 ip, 8 hits, 13 strikeouts; Ryan Hantel (Concordia IL) - 2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 ip, 11 hits, 16 strikeouts; Jake Dennstedt (SUNY Brockport) - 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 7 hits, 9 strikeouts; Joe DiPietro (Pacific Lutheran) - 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 3 hits, 5 strikeouts; Shane Wolf (Ithaca) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 3 hits, 8 strikeouts; Kyle Barnett (Hanover) - 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 ip, 8 hits, 6 strikeouts.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Howser Award Player of the Year, Regional Player of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors preseason All-America awards, publication and writing contests.
2007 Winners:
Feb. 26-Mar. 4 - Hitter of the Week: Jake Shandri (Wartburg)
Pitcher of the Week: Bill Dictus (Edgewood)
Mar. 5-11 - Hitter of the Week: Pete Moore (Moravian)
Pitcher of the Week: Lee Boyse (Coe)
Mar. 12-18 - Hitter of the Week: Rob Sumner (New Jersey City)
Pitcher of the Week: Jake Dennstedt (SUNY-Brockport)
Mar. 19-25 - Hitter of the Week: Jake Shandri (Wartburg)
Pitcher of the Week: Xander Jones (Ohio Wesleyan)
Mar. 26-Apr. 1 - Co-Hitter of the Week: Richard Hurd (Rhodes)
Co-Hitter of the Week: Don Reinertsen (William Paterson)
Co-Hitter of the Week: Kyle Sherman (Ohio Wesleyan)
Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Wewe (Thomas More)
Hurd, a junior outfielder from Marietta, Ga., went 13-for-24 (.542) with five home runs, a double, three walks, 10 runs scored and 16 RBI, leading the Lynx to a 5-0 week, including a four-game sweep of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Eastern Division foe Centre College. His slugging percentage was 1.208 and he had a .593 on-base percentage. Hurd had two multi-home run games on the week, driving in six in each of those contests. For the season, Hurd leads the SCAC in batting average (.450), runs (48), hits (58) and total bases (93). In addition, he is second in triples (4) and third in the following; slugging percentage (.721), on-base percentage (.520), home runs (6) and RBIs (49) and is seventh in stolen bases (9). Hurd was the SCAC Co-Player of the Week.
Reinertsen, a senior outfielder from Swartzwood, N.J., batted .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for the Pioneers. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 New Jersey Athletic Conference road win at New Jersey City, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stolen base, four RBI and three runs scored. He currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average. Reinertsen was the NJAC Player of the Week.
Sherman, a senior second baseman from Plain City, Ohio, went 11-17 (.647) with eight runs scored, two doubles, two triples, three home runs, nine RBI, 26 total bases, and a slugging percentage of 1.529. During a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series at Earlham on Saturday and Sunday, he was 10-13 (.769) with seven runs scored, a double, two triples, three home runs, eight RBI, 24 total bases, and a slugging number of 1.846, highlighted by a Sunday doubleheader in which he hit all three of his home runs. Ohio Wesleyan went 5-1, opening with an 8-4 loss at Marietta before defeating Mount Union and sweeping the Earlham series. Sherman was the NCAC Player of the Week.
Wewe, a sophomore right-hander from Brookville, Ind., fired the first complete game no-hitter of his career for Thomas More on Saturday, defeating Presidents Athletic Conference rival Thiel College 6-0 to earn the Saints a split of a doubleheader. He struck out seven batters in seven innings, improving to 3-0 on the season, with 16 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings and lowering his earned run average to 1.15. Wewe was the Presidents Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Honorable Mention Hitters: Jose Fulgencio (New Jersey City) - .478 (11-23), 3 doubles, 3 triples, 12 runs, 12 RBI, 7 steals, .870 slugging pct.; John Wagle (Augustana) - .625 (5-8), 3 doubles, 1 home run, 7 runs, 6 RBI, 2 steals, 1.375 slugging pct.; Shawn Gilblair (Eastern Connecticut) - .625 (10-16), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 runs, 12 RBI, .938 slugging pct.; Aaron Dalton (East Texas Baptist) - .667 (8-12), 6 doubles, 8 runs, 3 RBI, .1.167 slugging pct.; Jim Swienconek (Franklin) - .643 (9-14), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 runs, 3 RBI, 4 steals, 1.000 slugging pct.
Honorable Mention Pitchers: Caleb Calarco (King's)2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 ip, 2 cg, 11 hits, 14 strikeouts; Joe Augustine (Kean) - 2-0, 0.60 ERA, 15.0 ip, 6 hits, 16 strikeouts; Cody Flynn (Edgewood) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 10.0 ip, 8 hits, 13 strikeouts; Ryan Hantel (Concordia IL) - 2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 ip, 11 hits, 16 strikeouts; Jake Dennstedt (SUNY Brockport) - 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 7 hits, 9 strikeouts; Joe DiPietro (Pacific Lutheran) - 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 3 hits, 5 strikeouts; Shane Wolf (Ithaca) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 3 hits, 8 strikeouts; Kyle Barnett (Hanover) - 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 ip, 8 hits, 6 strikeouts.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Howser Award Player of the Year, Regional Player of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors preseason All-America awards, publication and writing contests.
2007 Winners:
Feb. 26-Mar. 4 - Hitter of the Week: Jake Shandri (Wartburg)
Pitcher of the Week: Bill Dictus (Edgewood)
Mar. 5-11 - Hitter of the Week: Pete Moore (Moravian)
Pitcher of the Week: Lee Boyse (Coe)
Mar. 12-18 - Hitter of the Week: Rob Sumner (New Jersey City)
Pitcher of the Week: Jake Dennstedt (SUNY-Brockport)
Mar. 19-25 - Hitter of the Week: Jake Shandri (Wartburg)
Pitcher of the Week: Xander Jones (Ohio Wesleyan)
Mar. 26-Apr. 1 - Co-Hitter of the Week: Richard Hurd (Rhodes)
Co-Hitter of the Week: Don Reinertsen (William Paterson)
Co-Hitter of the Week: Kyle Sherman (Ohio Wesleyan)
Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Wewe (Thomas More)
Permalink | Apr 05, 2007
Ramapo's Chris Stanisce is holding the opposition to .208 batting average.
Ramapo College Sports Department
After being picked to finish 9th in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, the Ramapo Roadrunners have sprinted out to a 17-4 record, with five wins in row. Although they may have feasted on teams that aren't near the top 30, one cannot dismiss an .809 winning percentage. The NJAC championship tournament in May only takes the top six teams team in the conference by record. It will take about 12-13 conference wins to make the tournament, so the Roadrunners are about a one-third of the way there with a 4-0 NJAC record thus far.
Right fielder, Jairo Jimenez leads the team in RBI with 27 and a .443 average. While centerfielder Nick Sbarra has contributed 22 RBI and a .409 average. The average margin of victory has been 9-5. Pitchers Joe Abruzzo, Chris Stanisce, and Michael Murano have combined for 8 victories with ERA's under three. Second baseman, Joe Cacchiola has recently garnered NJAC rookie of the week honors, after batting .529 (9-for-17) for the week with seven doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. Cacchiola also leads the team in saves with four.
The team concluded the week on Saturday by going down to Rutgers-Camden and sweeping a doubleheader, opening up a 1 ½ game lead in the NJAC. In the first game, Ramapo pounded out 12 runs on 11 hits, while limiting the Scarlet Raptors to two runs on three hits. Winning pitcher Stanisce (3-0) went seven innings giving up the two runs on three hits. Sbarra led the team with 3 RBI on two hits, on of which was a triple. The second game included more punishment for Rutgers-Camden as they lost 11-3. Left fielder Mark Ruggiero paced the Roadrunners with three RBI on three hits. Flourian Wouters (1-2) pitched five innings for the win, giving up one run on three hits. Michael Murano gave up two runs over the remaining four innings, notching his first save of the season.
With the meat of the NJAC schedule coming up over the next four weeks, including current top 30 teams in Kean and The College of New Jersey, it remains to be seen if Ramapo is a contender or prentender. Still it a nice shot out of the gate for team that was 3-15 in the NJAC and 18-21 overall in 2006.
In other NJAC news, Jersey City's Rob Sumner and TCNJ's Gerard Haran, the 2006 Player of the Year, are tied for the conference lead the conference in home runs with five. Senior RHP Joe Augustine earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after earning a pair of victories on the mound for Kean. He opened the week by surrendering just three hits and one run while striking out nine and walking none in Kean's 11-2 non-conference road win at Drew. He wrapped up the week by tossing a three-hit complete-game shutout while striking out seven and walking just two in the Cougars' 7-0 NJAC road win at TCNJ. Augustine, who did not surrender an extra-base hit in 15.0 innings, currently ranks second in the NJAC in strikeouts with 40 on the season.
Left fielder, Don Reinertsen earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for William Paterson. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 NJAC road win at NJCU, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stole base, four RBI and three runs scored. Reinertsen currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average.
Right fielder, Jairo Jimenez leads the team in RBI with 27 and a .443 average. While centerfielder Nick Sbarra has contributed 22 RBI and a .409 average. The average margin of victory has been 9-5. Pitchers Joe Abruzzo, Chris Stanisce, and Michael Murano have combined for 8 victories with ERA's under three. Second baseman, Joe Cacchiola has recently garnered NJAC rookie of the week honors, after batting .529 (9-for-17) for the week with seven doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. Cacchiola also leads the team in saves with four.
The team concluded the week on Saturday by going down to Rutgers-Camden and sweeping a doubleheader, opening up a 1 ½ game lead in the NJAC. In the first game, Ramapo pounded out 12 runs on 11 hits, while limiting the Scarlet Raptors to two runs on three hits. Winning pitcher Stanisce (3-0) went seven innings giving up the two runs on three hits. Sbarra led the team with 3 RBI on two hits, on of which was a triple. The second game included more punishment for Rutgers-Camden as they lost 11-3. Left fielder Mark Ruggiero paced the Roadrunners with three RBI on three hits. Flourian Wouters (1-2) pitched five innings for the win, giving up one run on three hits. Michael Murano gave up two runs over the remaining four innings, notching his first save of the season.
With the meat of the NJAC schedule coming up over the next four weeks, including current top 30 teams in Kean and The College of New Jersey, it remains to be seen if Ramapo is a contender or prentender. Still it a nice shot out of the gate for team that was 3-15 in the NJAC and 18-21 overall in 2006.
In other NJAC news, Jersey City's Rob Sumner and TCNJ's Gerard Haran, the 2006 Player of the Year, are tied for the conference lead the conference in home runs with five. Senior RHP Joe Augustine earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after earning a pair of victories on the mound for Kean. He opened the week by surrendering just three hits and one run while striking out nine and walking none in Kean's 11-2 non-conference road win at Drew. He wrapped up the week by tossing a three-hit complete-game shutout while striking out seven and walking just two in the Cougars' 7-0 NJAC road win at TCNJ. Augustine, who did not surrender an extra-base hit in 15.0 innings, currently ranks second in the NJAC in strikeouts with 40 on the season.
Left fielder, Don Reinertsen earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .667 (16-for-24) with three doubles, two triples, nine RBI and eight runs scored in five games for William Paterson. He hit safely in all five contests and produced four multiple-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and five RBI in Paterson's 15-1 non-conference win over Old Westbury. In the Pioneers' 13-7 NJAC road win at NJCU, he was 6-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a stole base, four RBI and three runs scored. Reinertsen currently leads the NJAC in hitting with a .565 batting average.
Permalink | Apr 04, 2007
Central College pitcher Brett Mahan yielded just a pair of infield hits to shut out Simpson College
Central Athletics Dept
Junior second baseman Zack Thomas lined a two-out single to left field to score the winning run in the top of the ninth inning as Eastern Connecticut State edged Montclair State, 5-4 in NCAA Division III Baseball action at Yogi Berra Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas finished 3-for-5 with two RBI as the Warriors (10-6) won their sixth straight and gained a measure of revenge against the Red Hawks, who fell to 9-10 on the year. Last season, Montclair eliminated ESCU from the NCAA Division III World Series by the same identical score.
Junior third baseman Rob Clark belted a two-run homer for Montclair State, which still leads the all-time series between the teams who have won a combined seven national championships, 22-13.
Righthander Sam Iverson picked up the win in relief as he allowed a hit and one walk in two innings. Iverson evened his record at 1-1. Mendez suffered the loss to fall to 0-2 as he gave up the one run and two hits, striking out two. Joe Esposito went the first six innings for ESCU giving up four runs and six hits in six innings. Esposito struck out five and walked two. Montclair's Enrique Gomez fanned five and walked one allowing four runs (three earned) and 10 hits over the first seven innings.
In other action:
Simpson (9-11, 3-3 IIAC) and Central (8-11, 2-5 IIAC) split an Iowa Conference doubleheader in Indianola. The Dutch won the opener 2-0. Central pitcher Brett Mahan limited the Storm to just two hits and struck out nine along the way. Mahan enduced 10 ground ball outs and only twice did Simpson get the ball out of the infield. Despite being outhit 9-to-4, Simpson won the nightcap 5-3.
The Ithaca (9-6) baseball team's three-game winning streak ended Tuesday with a 9-4 loss at third-ranked Cortland (17-2). The game, which was delayed 50 minutes because of a lack of umpires, was called because of darkness after the top of the seventh.
Junior centerfielder Rob Sumner was 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBIs, two walks, his sixth homerun of the year, and a triple, as New Jersey City University (10-9) moved back above .500 with a 9-6 victory over John Jay College (10-6), in a non-conference game Tuesday at American League Field. The win is the 250th in the career of NJCU head coach Ken Heaton, now in his 18th season as skipper of the Gothic Knights.
The Wheaton College (13-5) baseball team racked up 15 hits while senior hurler Joe White picked up his third straight victory, as the nationally-ranked Lyons extended their winning streak to eight games following their 10-4 non-conference triumph over Suffolk University (10-6) Tuesday afternoon at Sidell Stadium.
After a forgettable 3-16 record in March, Guilford College's baseball team started April on a good note with a 17-8 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win over visiting Roanoke College Tuesday afternoon at McBane Field. The Quakers' third ODAC win in four games raised their overall record to 9-20 (3-9 ODAC). Roanoke slipped to 6-18 (5-6 ODAC) with its third straight loss. Senior Chad Boone continued his torrid hitting for the Quakers with three hits, including a fifth-inning grand slam, which keyed an eight-run Guilford fifth. Junior Zach Schlesinger opened the inning with his second home run in three games. The Quakers banged out seven of their 17 hits in the fifth frame and opened an insurmountable 14-1 lead.
Six different batters had two hits apiece to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (12-4) baseball team to a 12-4 win over Castleton St. College (6-7) in the first game of a non-league doubleheader at Robison Field. The visiting Spartans then got a complete game five-hitter from senior Tom Cummings to earn the split, 6-2.
Thomas finished 3-for-5 with two RBI as the Warriors (10-6) won their sixth straight and gained a measure of revenge against the Red Hawks, who fell to 9-10 on the year. Last season, Montclair eliminated ESCU from the NCAA Division III World Series by the same identical score.
Junior third baseman Rob Clark belted a two-run homer for Montclair State, which still leads the all-time series between the teams who have won a combined seven national championships, 22-13.
Righthander Sam Iverson picked up the win in relief as he allowed a hit and one walk in two innings. Iverson evened his record at 1-1. Mendez suffered the loss to fall to 0-2 as he gave up the one run and two hits, striking out two. Joe Esposito went the first six innings for ESCU giving up four runs and six hits in six innings. Esposito struck out five and walked two. Montclair's Enrique Gomez fanned five and walked one allowing four runs (three earned) and 10 hits over the first seven innings.
In other action:
Simpson (9-11, 3-3 IIAC) and Central (8-11, 2-5 IIAC) split an Iowa Conference doubleheader in Indianola. The Dutch won the opener 2-0. Central pitcher Brett Mahan limited the Storm to just two hits and struck out nine along the way. Mahan enduced 10 ground ball outs and only twice did Simpson get the ball out of the infield. Despite being outhit 9-to-4, Simpson won the nightcap 5-3.
The Ithaca (9-6) baseball team's three-game winning streak ended Tuesday with a 9-4 loss at third-ranked Cortland (17-2). The game, which was delayed 50 minutes because of a lack of umpires, was called because of darkness after the top of the seventh.
Junior centerfielder Rob Sumner was 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBIs, two walks, his sixth homerun of the year, and a triple, as New Jersey City University (10-9) moved back above .500 with a 9-6 victory over John Jay College (10-6), in a non-conference game Tuesday at American League Field. The win is the 250th in the career of NJCU head coach Ken Heaton, now in his 18th season as skipper of the Gothic Knights.
The Wheaton College (13-5) baseball team racked up 15 hits while senior hurler Joe White picked up his third straight victory, as the nationally-ranked Lyons extended their winning streak to eight games following their 10-4 non-conference triumph over Suffolk University (10-6) Tuesday afternoon at Sidell Stadium.
After a forgettable 3-16 record in March, Guilford College's baseball team started April on a good note with a 17-8 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win over visiting Roanoke College Tuesday afternoon at McBane Field. The Quakers' third ODAC win in four games raised their overall record to 9-20 (3-9 ODAC). Roanoke slipped to 6-18 (5-6 ODAC) with its third straight loss. Senior Chad Boone continued his torrid hitting for the Quakers with three hits, including a fifth-inning grand slam, which keyed an eight-run Guilford fifth. Junior Zach Schlesinger opened the inning with his second home run in three games. The Quakers banged out seven of their 17 hits in the fifth frame and opened an insurmountable 14-1 lead.
Six different batters had two hits apiece to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (12-4) baseball team to a 12-4 win over Castleton St. College (6-7) in the first game of a non-league doubleheader at Robison Field. The visiting Spartans then got a complete game five-hitter from senior Tom Cummings to earn the split, 6-2.
Permalink | Apr 03, 2007
Manhattanville's Jason Monforte goes for the ball.
2-1 in battle of
New England
Junior southpaw Josh Moore limited Southern Maine's high-powered offense to three hits through 7-2/3 innings Sunday, leading the Wheaton (Mass.) baseball team to a 2-1 non-conference win in a battle of the region's top two teams at Sidell Stadium. Today's game also marked a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament regional title game, won by the Lyons.
Winners in seven straight to improve to 12-5, Wheaton entered today's action ranked 10th in the country and first in New England according to the American Baseball Coaches Association. The Huskies, who are ranked 15th nationally and second in the region, had their four-game win streak snapped and fell to 8-3. The Huskies averaged nine runs during that stretch.
Moore, who faced the minimum number of hitters through the first three innings, received early run support as the hosts scored single runs in each of the first two frames.
The Huskies broke up Moore's no-hit bid in the fifth with a two-out single, but Moore got his next batter out on strikes before retiring five of the next six. In the eighth, Moore forced a fly ball to center and fanned the second batter for two quick outs, but a Vardaro single to left was the last Husky the junior faced. Three hitters later, Southern Maine halved its deficit, as Vardaro scored after watching the visitors draw three straight walks.
In other action:
Senior Dan Zeffiro picked up his third win of the season in relief while head coach Neil Ioviero recorded his 250th coaching victory as seventh-ranked Kean University baseball team swept host Manhattanville College, 8-6 and 8-4 Monday afternoon.
Junior designated hitter Ryan Gregg homered and knocked in four runs as No. 16 Washington and Jefferson (12-2) routed Saint Vincent (4-12), 16-5, in the final game of a three-game series between the two schools on Monday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. Senior second baseman Chris Varacallo also went 4-for-4 for the Presidents As 13 batters collect a hit throughout the contest. Freshman pitcher Tommy Brown earned his first collegiate victory after tossing six innings and allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits. He posted five strikeouts.
Mary Hardin-Baylor could not overcome McMurry's eight-run first inning as the Cru dropped a 10-3 decision to McMurry Monday afternoon in Abilene, Texas. The loss drops UMHB to 15-12-1 overall and 9-3 in American Southwest Conference play. McMurry improves to 17-11 overall and 8-4 in the ASC with the victory.
Illinois College (5-10) pitcher Brad Collignon kept Knox (6-11) hitters off balance in the first game of the doubleheader, lasting 8-1/3 innings, surrendering two runs, walking one, and striking out seven. Knox College responded in game two despite finding themselves down 4-0 early. They belted out 12 runs; just enough to stave off an IC 9th inning rally. The Blueboys had bases loaded with two outs, but Steve Hoosen, the loser of Game 1, struck out Justin Leinberger to end the game 12-10.
Winners in seven straight to improve to 12-5, Wheaton entered today's action ranked 10th in the country and first in New England according to the American Baseball Coaches Association. The Huskies, who are ranked 15th nationally and second in the region, had their four-game win streak snapped and fell to 8-3. The Huskies averaged nine runs during that stretch.
Moore, who faced the minimum number of hitters through the first three innings, received early run support as the hosts scored single runs in each of the first two frames.
The Huskies broke up Moore's no-hit bid in the fifth with a two-out single, but Moore got his next batter out on strikes before retiring five of the next six. In the eighth, Moore forced a fly ball to center and fanned the second batter for two quick outs, but a Vardaro single to left was the last Husky the junior faced. Three hitters later, Southern Maine halved its deficit, as Vardaro scored after watching the visitors draw three straight walks.
In other action:
Senior Dan Zeffiro picked up his third win of the season in relief while head coach Neil Ioviero recorded his 250th coaching victory as seventh-ranked Kean University baseball team swept host Manhattanville College, 8-6 and 8-4 Monday afternoon.
Junior designated hitter Ryan Gregg homered and knocked in four runs as No. 16 Washington and Jefferson (12-2) routed Saint Vincent (4-12), 16-5, in the final game of a three-game series between the two schools on Monday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. Senior second baseman Chris Varacallo also went 4-for-4 for the Presidents As 13 batters collect a hit throughout the contest. Freshman pitcher Tommy Brown earned his first collegiate victory after tossing six innings and allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits. He posted five strikeouts.
Mary Hardin-Baylor could not overcome McMurry's eight-run first inning as the Cru dropped a 10-3 decision to McMurry Monday afternoon in Abilene, Texas. The loss drops UMHB to 15-12-1 overall and 9-3 in American Southwest Conference play. McMurry improves to 17-11 overall and 8-4 in the ASC with the victory.
Illinois College (5-10) pitcher Brad Collignon kept Knox (6-11) hitters off balance in the first game of the doubleheader, lasting 8-1/3 innings, surrendering two runs, walking one, and striking out seven. Knox College responded in game two despite finding themselves down 4-0 early. They belted out 12 runs; just enough to stave off an IC 9th inning rally. The Blueboys had bases loaded with two outs, but Steve Hoosen, the loser of Game 1, struck out Justin Leinberger to end the game 12-10.
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