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Sunday, April 27, 2003
T.J. a Tiger for Salem Canucks
Players of the Week, Week Nine Honours
By MIKE CORMACK and BOB ELLIOTT
For SLAM! Canadian Baseball
Earlier this week, Rickey Henderson signed a contract with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. The 44-year-old is hoping to play well enough to catch on with a big-league club before the end of the season but long gone are the days when Henderson could take over a game with his speed.
Rich Leitch, head coach of the Salem International Tigers however, says he's experienced more than a few Rickey flashbacks of late.
Leitch's reminder comes in the form of shortstop T.J. Shimizu. The Tiger's lead-off hitter has used his quick bat and even quicker feet to terrorize the opposition this season at the plate, in the field and on the base paths.
Shimizu, a transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A@M Junior College, went 16-for-27 (.593) with 12 runs, one home run and six RBIs for the week and was also a perfect 10-for10 in steals.
So, Shimizu (junior, East York, Ont.) is this week's SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week edging right-hander John Axford (sophomore, Port Dover, Ont.) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish; third baseman Hyung Cho (junior, Scarborough, Ont.) of the Houston Cougars; right-hander Jim Henderson (junior, Calgary, Alta.) of the Tennesse-Wesleyan Bulldogs; right-hander Jordan Holloway (sophomore, Pitt Meadows, BC) of the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters and right-hander Brooks McNiven (senior, Vernon, BC) of the British Columbia Thunderbirds.
The weekly honour recognizes the best of the 534 Canadians playing south of the border.
"He's been unbelievable for us," Leitch said of Shimizu. "He's just so much like Rickey in how he can control a game with his speed."
Or several.
How the week that was went for Shimizu as he:
Went 1-for-3 including a double, walk, stolen base and run scored in Salem's 7-5 victory over Ohio Valley at Frank Loria Field in Salem, W.Va.
Had three hits, a walk, a stolen base, drove in a pair and scored twice himself in a 13-0 win over Ohio Valley.
Was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBIs and three stolen bases in a 15-2 win over West Virginia Tech.
Went 2-for-3 with a RBI, a double and a run scored in a 5-2 win over West Virginia Tech.
Led off the seventh with a solo shot to dead centre field to spark a five-run Tiger rally in an eventual 7-6 win over Bluefield State. For the day, Shimizu had a pair of other hits in the contest and swiped a pair of bags.
Went hitless in 8-6 win over Bluefield, but drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Walked twice, stole three bases and scored three times in 7-3 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. He also made a diving stop on a ground ball up the middle and flipped to shortstop David Parsons (sophomore, Gander, Nfld.) for a potential game-saving double play in the seventh.
Went 2-for-3 including a triple, a walk and a run scored in another 7-3 win over West Virginia Wesleyan.
"I've never coached a kid as hot, for as long as he's been," said Leitch, a Scarborough Ont. native, who is one of the few Canadians to hold a head coaching position at an American college.
Leitch figures the 5-foot-9 165 lb. Shimizu, who has received interest from the Los Angeles Dodgers,
will be a late round pick in the amateur draft, but
says teams might want to take a closer look at his speedy lead-off hitter.
"He's defence is even better than offensive, which is terrific, so anyone that takes a chance on him might end up looking like a genius."
Leitch took a chance on Shimizu after hearing about him through some friends who were played against him in the Toronto senior leagues. Shimizu was playing for East York at the time.
A former Salem Tiger himself, Leitch returned to Virginia prior to the 2000 season to work under head coach Brad Warnimont. When Warnimont left two years
later to take over at Rio Grande in Ohio, Leitch was handed the reins.
In second season as head coach
Leitch has already put his own uniquely Canadian stamp on the ball club. All nine position starters are Canadian as are three starting pitchers.
"Everyone down here (in the U.S.) is over-scouted to death," Leitch said. "The Canadians don't receive that much exposure, so there's always that hidden gem waiting to be discovered."
And Leitch spends a lot of his recruiting time mining Canadian fields
for talent < as much as 80-to-90 per cent of his total recruiting time, he estimates.
"Hey, all my contacts are up there," he said.
And for the first time in decades, Leitch's all-Canadian nine has Salem competing for a conference title.
"We're primarily a big basketball market down here (in Virginia)," Leitch said. "But we're starting to get some media attention and some talk on campus.
"The people don't really care where the players come from. It's just been so long, they're ready to see somebody challenge for a conference title."
The Salem starting nine consists of (some we have stats for and some we don't):
Catcher Tanner Hill (junior, Stoney Creek, Ont.).
First base Andrew Palmer (senior, Mississauga, Ont.).
Second base Shimizu (sophomore, East York, Ont.): leads the West Virginia Athletic Conference with a .468 average and has scored 32 runs, tied for second best in the conference and has swiped 31 bags in 33 attempts.
Third base Shawn Scott (junior, Windsor, Ont.).
SS Parsons (sophomore, Gander Nfld.): is hitting .380, with 31 RBIs and has swiped 22 bases in 24 attempts. He's a former Conference Player of the Week winner.
Left fielder Ryan Crotin (junior, Whitby, Ont.): has six homers and 29 RBIs.
Centre fielder Kael Racioppa (senior, Pickering, Ont.): has been successful stealing in 19 of 22 attempts.
Right fielder John Hull (junior, East York, Ont.): owns a .385 average, with 12 doubles.
DH Jeff MacLeod (junior, Milton, Ont.).
Starters: Right-hander Mark Garrard (senior, Port Hope, Ont.) is 5-1, and earlier won a Conference Pitcher of the Week honours; right-hander Jason Ulmer (sophomore, Ottawa, Ont.) is 4-4 and right-hander Justin Bartkiewicz (senior, Dundas, Ont.) has a 3.15 earned run average.
And how other Canadians fared during the week:
Right-hander Mike Alexander (sophomore, Dartmouth, NS) is 2-4 with a 6.10 ERA for Taft Cougars. He has fanned 32 in 41 1/3 innings. Outfielder Kyle Curtis (freshman, Edmonton, Alta.) is hitting .227 with four doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs.
Shortstop Derek Amalfa (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) is hitting .333 with five doubles and 13 RBIs for the Medaille Mavericks.
Shortstop Tyson Arishenkoff (senior, Cranbrook, BC) went 3-for-3, with a home run as the Louisiana-Shreveport Pilots defeated Springhill 4-1 in front of 175 fans at Pilot Field in Shreveport. Catcher Aaron McRae (senior, Delta, BC) went 2-for-2, with a double. Arishenkoff had one hit as the LSUS lost to Springhill 9-7. DH Myles Fletcher (senior, Lethbridge, Alta.) had one hit as well. Arishenkoff had one hit and drove in a run as the Pilots defeated Springhill 9-4. Arishenkoff singled and drove in three runs in an 11-0 win over East Texas Baptist in Shreveport before 100 fans. McRae doubled in a run.
Catcher Cole Armstrong (sophomore, Surrey, BC) homered and drove in five runs to help the Chipola Indians beat Pensacola 17-2 at Marianna, Fla. For Armstrong it was his fourth homer. The Indians scored 13 times in the first. Left fielder Adam Loewen (freshman, Surrey, BC) went 4-for-4 with three homers. Armstrong homered and drove in two runs to help as Chipola edged Pensacola 7-6. Loewen doubled, his eighth of the season and left fielder Andre Meadus (freshman, St-Bruno, Que.) singled. Loewen and Armstrong each singled in a 12-4 win over Pensacola. DH Loewen had a pair of hits and drove in a run in a 16-3 loss to Okaloosa-Walton at Marianna. Armstrong singled and knocked in a run. DHing Loewen, had two hits, including his ninth double in a 5-4, 10-inning win over Okaloosa-Walton at Niceville, Fla. Loewen worked eight innings on the mound to wind up with the no decision. He allowed three hits and four runs -- two earned -- while walking four and striking out seven.
Right-hander John Axford (sophomore, Port Dover, Ont.) continued to roll along as the 16th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish won its 12th straight beating the Wester Michigan Broncos before 901 fans at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind. Axford worked seven innings allowing six hits and one run in his 104-pitch outing. Axford did not walk a man and whiffed 12. Axford's 12 whiffs are the most ever by an ND pitcher at The Eck and one shy of the facility's overall record (13), set by Alabama's Will Schleuss in 1995. Axford, who dropped his season ERA to 2.14 is now 6-0 and already has bested his freshman-year win total (5-2). Axford became the 17th Notre Dame pitcher to post 12-plus Ks in a game and is the fourth to do so since 1980, joining Darin Schmalz (12 in nine innings at Georgetown, in 1996), Brad Lidge (12 in seven innings against Pitt, at Three Rivers Stadium in '98) and Aaron Heilman. Heilman had 12 strikeouts games in 2000 (eight innings against Georgia in the Metrodome) and 2001 (nine innings against Rutgers in the Big East tournament, nine innings), in addition to his 18 strikeout, 10-inning game at West Virginia in 2000. Axford's season totals now include 47 strikeouts, just 16 walks (nearly a 3-to-1 strike out-to-walk ratio), 36 hits allowed and a .224 opponents batting average in 42 innings. It was his first outing in 10 days, after a doubleheader at Boston College was rained out.
Outfielder Adam Balan, (freshman, Whitby, Ont.) continues to wield a hot bat for the California-Pennsylvannia Vulcans. Through 30 games this year, Balan is hitting .391 with two homers 20 RBIs. Larson has also swiped 15 bags in 18 attempts. Right-hander Mike Larson (sophomore, Weyburn, Sask) is 3-2 with a 4.33 ERA in 35 1/3 innings pitched and is batting .250 in seven games.
Centre fielder Eric Bernier (junior, Laval, Que.) singled and scored as the Florida A&M Rattlers edged the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 4-2 before 123 fans at Jackie Robinson Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Fla. Bernier had a pair of hits in a 12-0 loss to Bethune-Cookman.
Centre fielder Alex Borgo (senior, Cookstown, Ont.) homered to help the New Mexico State Aggies beat the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 10-4 before 237 fans at Presley Askew in Las Cruces, NM. Borgo hit his solo homer in the third inning to narrow the gap to 7-1. Borgo had a pair of hits and knocked in a 12-5 win over Louisiana-Lafayette before 167. Borgo went 3-for-4, including a triple and a double, and scored three times as the New Mexico State 8-7. Borgo, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, singled as New Mexico State edged the New Mexico Lobos 10-7 with five runs in the eighth before 227 fans Las Cruces. Reliever Rory Coppinger (junior, White Rock, BC) pitched two innings allowing two hits and three runs, while walking four and striking out one. Reliever Rob Lachuer (junior, Delta BC) allowed two runs and three runs in two innings, while walking one and striking out three.
Left fielder Sebastien Boucher (freshman, Ottawa, Ont.) tripled and doubled to help the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats beat the Florida A&M Rattlers 10-4 before 250 fans at Jackie Robinson Field in Daytona Beach, Fla. Boucher went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Boucher singled in a 4-2 loss to Florida A&M before 123 fans. Second baseman Brad Frick (junior, Surrey BC) had three hits, knocked in a run and stole a base as Bethune-Cookman beat Florida A@M 12-0 before 177 fans. Boucher added a single. Boucher drove in four runs in an 11-6 Bethune-Cookman win over the Florida International Golden Panthers 11-6 in Daytona Beach before 185 fans. Boucher had two singles and a triple to do the damage.
Reliever Ryan Braun (senior, Kitchener, Ont.) picked up the save with a scoreless 1 2/3 innings in the New Mexico at Nevada-Las Vegas Hustlin' Rebels 7-6 win over the New Mexico Lobos before 677 fans at E. Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. Braun allowed two hits and struck out a pair for the save. Braun also gained the save in a 10-9 win over New Mexico before 492 fans. Braun pitched the ninth inning allowing three hits and one run while striking out the side.
First baseman Omari Briscoe (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) had a pair of doubles as the Ohio Bobcats beat the Marshall Thundering Herd before 247 fans at University Heights in Huntington, W.Va. Briscoe singled in an 11-1 win over Marshall before 253 fans.
Outfielder, Ryan Brnardic, (senior, La Salle, Ont.) hit his 11th homerun of the season and went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for SE Oklahoma State in a 5-4 loss to East Central at Tiger Field in front of 150 fans. Right-hander Brad Grieveson, (senior, Creemore, Ont.) pitched five innings for the Savages, giving up six runs on eight hits, while striking out five in a 10-9 loss to East Central Oklahoma in front of 125 fans at Tiger Field. Brnardic went 2-for-3 with a RBI and pitched two scoreless innings of relief of the starter SE Oklahoma State's 9-2 win over Northeastern State at the Ballpark in Durant. In 44 games this season, Brnardic, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, is batting .352, shares the team lead in homers with 13 and has a team-high 55 RBIs.
Outfielder Sean Camilleri, (sophomore, Coquitlam B.C). went 2-for-7, knocking in a pair of runs for the Harding Bison as it edged Arkansas Tech 15-12 in front of 254 fans at Tech Field in Russell, Ark. Camilleri shares the team with 10 multi-RBI games.
Shortstop Alan Cattrysse (freshman, Chatham, Ont.) singled in a 3-2 Michigan State Spartans win over the Northwestern Huskies before 118 fans at Kobs Field in East Lansing, Mich.
Left fielder Aaron Challoner (junior, Winnipeg, Man.) went 2-for-2 including his first homer the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles 8-4 loss to the Bemidji State Beavers at the UMC Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn. Challoner also singled and drove in two runs.
Third baseman Hyung Cho (junior, Scarborough, Ont.) not only helped the Houston Cougars beat the Southwest Texas Bobcats 14-6 in front of 676 fans at Cougar Field in Houston, Tx. but he also put his name in the record books. Cho went 4-for-5 -- all extra-base hits, to tie school single-game records with five runs and four extra-base hits. It was the second time this season Cho has hit two home runs in a game. Earlier he hit two homers in the Cougars' 7-3 win at Sam Houston State. Cho becomes the eighth player and the first since Goefrey Tomlinson against Charlotte in 1997, to score five runs in a game. Tyson Schweitzer was the last player to blast four extra-base hits in one game, ripping two doubles and two homers against Ohio State on March 14, 1999. Cho blasted an 0-1 offering over the left-field wall in the first innings. He doubled down the left field line, as the Cougars in the Cougars four-run, third; he hit an RBI double, his 13th, down the right-field line in the fourth; hit a 2-1 pitch to straight-away centre for a two-run blast. The two homers give Cho a team-leading seven homers on the season. Cho singled in a run as Houston edged the 31st-ranked Alabama-Birmingham Blazers 2-1 at Cougar Field in Houston. Cho singled in a run as Houston edged UAB 4-3 before 701 fans. Cho is now hitting .379.
Infielder Michael Coe, (junior, Lethbridge, Atla.) had a pair of hits in Central Arkansas' 6-5 win at Henderson State. Coe is batting .379 in 32 games with one homerun, 12 RBIs and a .500 on-base percentage.
Don Cornell (senior, London, Ont.) singled as the York Panthers lost 12-0 to the Bellevue Bruins at York, Levitt, Neb.
Right-hander Chris Davidson (sophomore, White Rock, NS) took the loss as the Brown Bears were edged 7-6 by the Cornell Big Red at Hoy Field in Ithaca, NY. Davidson pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing four runs, while walking four and striking out three.
Left-hander Joel Donlon (sophomore, Windsor, Ont.) was impressive picking up his first win as the the Detroit Titans edged the Cleveland State Indians 4-3 at Memorial Field in Euclid, Ohio. Donlon worked five innings allowing two hits and three runs -- two earned -- while walking four and striking out two. Reliever Rob Galbraith (freshman, Kingsville, Ont.) took over for Donlon and pitched a scoreless 1/3 of an inning allowing one walk and one hit. Second baseman Jason Chapieski (freshman, Windsor, Ont.) hit his second double, singled and stole two bases giving him seven on the season. Catcher Mike Mitrevski (senior, Windsor, Ont.) singled and drove in a run. Chapieski singled and stole a base in a 5-3 win over Cleveland State. Chapieski singled twice and knocked in two runs in a 12-8 loss to Cleveland State at Memorial Field in Euclid. Catcher Dustin Wiley (junior, Windsor, Ont.) singled for the Titans. Reliever Michael Girimonte (senior, Windsor, Ont.) allowed five hits and four runs, while walking two in 1 2/3 innings. Reliever Adam Myers (freshman, Tecumseh, Ont.) pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing two hits and three runs -- none earned -- while walking two and striking out three.
Reliever Roman Dubiel (sophomore, Longueuil, Que.) worked 2/3 of an inning in the Albany Great Danes 11-5 loss to the Le Moyne Dolphins before 109 fans at at Dick Rockwell Field in Syracuse, NY. Dubiel allowed one hit and one run while striking out one. Dubiel recorded the final out in a 10-1 loss to the Stoneybrook Seawolves at Seawolves Field in Stony Brook, NY.
Third baseman Chad Elmy (junior, Saltcoats, Sask.) had another stellar week for the Brescia Bearcats. Elmy hit his first of his home run in a 12-10 loss to Bethel at Bethel Field in McKenzie, Tenn. Elmy had another single and batted in three runs. His next came against the same Bethel squad, but this time in an 11-3 win Elmy knocked in three runs and also singled. Elmy singled twice and knocked in a run in a 6-0 win over Bethel. Elmy went 3-for-7 Brescia's 15-11, 10-inning win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at Panther Park in Owensboro, Ky. Brescia scored five times in the top of the 10th. Elmy had two doubles and drove in three runs as Brescia lost 11-8 to Iowa Wesleyan 11-8 in Owenboro. Right-hander Bill Hadden (junior, Buckley Bay, BC) pitched two innings for Brescia giving up one hit and one run, whiffing two as Brescia defeated Iowa Wesleyan 10-4. Elmy had one hit. Elmy went 2-for-3 with two RBIs as Brescia defeated Iowa Wesleyan 8-2. Elmy had two hits as Brescia lost to Lindsey Wilson 5-4 at LWC Field in Columbia, Ky. Hadden pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and ten runs -- eight earned -- with two strikeouts as Lindsey Wilson defeated Brescia 13-7. Elmy had two hits and two RBIs.
Right-hander Kenny Falconer (sophomore, Lethbridge, Alta.) gained the win as the Kansas Jayhawks beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 9-6 in front of 217 fans at Vince Grady Field in Macomb, Ill. Falconer pitched four innings, allowing four hits and two runs, while walking two and striking out one. Falconer pitched 2 1/3 innings in a 16-7 loss to the 11th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers before 1,121 fans at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. Falconer allowed three hits and two runs, while striking out one.
Infielder Chris Falls (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) is hitting .235 for the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. Falls has a double and two RBIs. Outfielder Scottie Richmond (freshman, Vernon, BC) is hitting .182 with three RBIs.
Reliever Nino Fasulo (sophomore, Smithville, Ont.) took the loss as the Charleston Southern Buccaneers were edged 10-9 by the Birmingham-Southern Panthers at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, SC. Fasulo took over in the fifth with the score tied 4-4. He pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing four hits and six runs, while walking four and striking out three. Fasulo is now 0-4. Reliever Brad Bissell (sophomore, Penetang, Ont.) pitched a scoreless ninth. Bissell took the loss as Birmingham-Southern beat Charleston Southern 12-4. Bissell pitched seven innings allowing 11 hits and nine runs, while waling one and striking out two. Bissell's record is now 2-7.
Reliever Mark Ferguson (senior, Hamilton, Ont.) gained the save in the Charlotte O49ers 8-6 win over the Tulane Green Wave before 162 fans at Fieldcrest-Cannon Stadium in Kannapolis, NC. Ferguson recorded the final two outs to pick up his second save.
Third baseman Wade Friesen (junior, Saskatoon, Sask.) drove in a run and stole a base in the Cal State Northridge Matadors 3-1 loss to the Long Beach State O49ers in front of 748 fans at Goodwin Field in Long Beach, Calif.
Left-hander Geoff Freeborn (junior, Calgary, Alta.) earned a no-decision in Northern Kentucky's 10-7 win over Wisconsin-Parkside at Highland Heights. Freeborn started and went five innings for the Norse, giving up five runs -- two earned -- on eight hits, while striking out six. In a 6-3 loss to Indianapolis, Freeborn came on in relief of the starter in the fifth inning and struck out three in two scoreless innings work. Freeborn, 1-1, leads all Norse pitchers in ERA (2.66) and innings pitched (50 2/3).
Catcher Emerson Frostad (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) singled as the Lewis Clark Warriors defeated Eastern Oregon 5-4 in front of 105 fans at Harris Field in Lewiston, Id. Frostad singled in a 7-3 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs before 279 fans at August/A.R.T. in Spokane, Wash.
Right-hander Adam Gautreau (junior, London, Ont.) pitched well, but took the loss for No. 7th-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers, as they went down 7-1 to Missouri-St. Louis at Panther Park. Gautreau, 2-3, pitched seven innings giving up three unearned on two hits and struck out four.
Reliever Billy Gorrell (senior, Calgary, Alta.) pitched 1/3 of an inning as the Washington State Cougars lost 12-5 to the 4th-ranked Stanford Cardinal before 739 fans at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman, Wash. Gorrell took over in the eighth and allowed one hit, two walks and Stanford's final run. Reliever Karl Mejlholm (freshman, Nanaimo, BC) also worked 1/3 of an inning in a 10-1 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in front of 361 fans at Spokane, Wash. Mejlholm allowed five hits and four unearned runs.
Catcher Jason Gotwalt (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Central Michigan Chippewas beat the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons before 122 fans at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Gotwalt singled three times, while centre fielder Thomas Grubb (senior, Wheatley, Ont.) singled, drove in a run and stole his fourth base of the season.
Catcher Bob Grant, (junior, Denfield Ont.) had big game for Northern Colorado in a 9-1 win over St. Cloud State at Jackson Field in front of 177 fans. Grant had a perfect day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in the third. Grant later went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI singles and a sacrifice fly for a total of three RBIs in a 13-5 win over St. Cloud State.
Right-hander Tim Grant (junior, Vancouver, BC) took the loss as the Dartmouth Big Green dropped a 7-3 decision to the Columbia Lions at New York, NY. Grant pitched 7 2/3 innings allowing 13 hits and seven runs -- six earned -- while walking one and striking out five. Grant's record is now 2-2. Left-hander Andrew Brown (sophomore, Port Dover, Ont.) was charged with the loss in a 6-3 setback at the hands of the Pennsylvania Quakers before 127 fans at Murphy Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Brown pitched three innings allowing four hits and five runs, while walking three and striking out two. Brown is now 0-2. First baseman Patrick Nailer (junior, Leaside, Ont.) knocked in one of the Dartmouth runs.
First baseman Matt Gunning (junior, Victoria, BC) tripled and doubled as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers lost 6-1 to the Arkansas State Indians before 201 fans at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky. It was Gunning's fourth homer.
Reliever Tim Hanbey (senior, Vancouver, BC) had a rough homecoming as his Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls were beaten 18-1 in front of 150 at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, BC. Hanbey pitched the eighth inning allowing five hits and six runs -- four earned -- while walking two.
Pinch hitter Frankie Hare (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) singled and drove in a run as the 16th-ranked Southern Arkansas beat Ouachita Baptist 10-7 at Rab Rodgers Field in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Right-hander Jim Henderson (junior, Calgary, Alta.) went to 6-0 as the Tennesse-Wesleyan Bulldogs defeated Alice Lloyd 11-1. Henderson hit his ninth home run of the year as Tennesse-Wesleyan routed Alice Lloyd 22-4. Henderson went 2-for-3, hitting his tenth and eleventh home runs of the spring as Tennesse-Wesleyan beat Berry College 11-1.
Second baseman Tim Henderson (sophomore, Victoria, BC) doubled and drove in a run as the Yavapai Roughriders beat the New Mexico Military Broncos 11-2 at the Yavapai tourney in Prescott, Az. Henderson is hitting .250 with five doubles, two homers and six RBIs.
Catcher Chris Hilton (senior, Amherstburg, Ont.) singled as the Oakland Golden Grizzlies lost 6-2 to the Bowling Green Falcons at Warren Steller Field in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Shortstop Tim Hinchliffe (senior, London, Ont.) hitting leadoff, went 3-for-5 for the Ashland Eagles with a run scored in a 6-5 victory over the Grand Valley State Lakers at Laker Field. Hinchliffe also had a two-run single in a 16-1 win over Northern Kentucky at Highland Heights. Hinchliffe leads the Eagles with a .419 batting average.
Right-hander Jordan Holloway (sophomore, Pitt Meadows, BC) pitched a nine-inning, complete-game gem of a shutout as the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters blanked South Mountain 3-0. Holloway allowed only three hits, while striking out nine and walking one in his 110-pitch effort. Holloway now has a 5-1 record. Earlier this season, Holloway threw 3 1/3 innings allowing three hits and one unearned run in a 2-1 win over Pasedena. Holloway took the loss pitching 3 2/3 innings in a 10-9 loss to New Mexico, allowing 11 hits and seven runs, while striking out two. Holloway struck out the only man he faced on three pitches in a 9-2 loss to Chandler-Gilbert. Holloway pitched two scoreless innings in an 8-5 loss to Pima as he allowed one hit and fanned four. Holloway picked up the win in a 3-2 decision over Cochise working 7 1/3 innings allowing four hits and two runs -- one earned -- while striking out five in his 85-pitch outing. Hollowy pitched 7 2/3 innings in a 6-5 win over Glendale allowing 10 hits and three runs, while striking out four and walking one. Holloway went five innings in the opener of the Triple Crown tournament in a 4-3 loss to North East Colorado, allowing seven hits and four runs -- two earned -- while striking out two and walking four. Holloway picked up the win in a 7-3 win over Mesa, working six innings allowing eight hits and three runs -- zero earned -- while fanning seven and walking one.
First baseman Cam Houston (junior, Spruce Grove, Alta.) went 2-for-5 with four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the top of the third, to lead his Fort Hays State Tigers to a 10-7 win over Metro State in the firs game of a double-header at Regis Field in Denver, Colorado. In the nightcap, Houston had a two-run double in a 4-3 loss. On the season, Houston, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, is batting .415 with five homeruns and is tied for the team lead with 57 RBIs.
Right fielder John Hurd (sophomore, Fruitvale, BC) was a one-man wrecking crew for the Southern Idaho Golden Eagles in a 3-2 win over Salt Lake at Cate Field in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hurd had a pair of hits and drove in a run, not to mention picking up the save. Hurd pitched a scoreless seventh, striking out one for the save. Reliever Rich Conway (sophomore, Maple Ridge, BC) gained the win pitching two scoreless innings and allowing one hit. Southern Idaho won it with two runs in the top of the seventh. Hurd singled and knocked in a pair of runs in a 7-5 loss to Salt Lake.
Infielder Vince Ircandia (sophomore, Calgary, Alb.) went 4-for-7 with four RBIs as the Niagara Purple Eagles swept a doubleheader against the Iona Gaels 5-2 and 9-2 at J.B. Buono Field in New Rochelle, NY. Right-hander James Avery (freshman, Moose Jaw, Sask.) won the nitecap for coach Mike McRae's (Niagara Falls, Ont.) Purple Eagles. Avery has a 3-2 record with a 4.46 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings. Mike Alati (freshman, Woodbridge, Ont.) leads the Eagles with a .405 average, two doubles, a triple and eight RBIs, while Niagara has come to depend upon outfielder Josh McCurdy (senior, Thornhill, Ont.). McCurdy is hitting .391 with nine doubles, a triple, seven homers and 33 RBIs. Ircandia is hitting .385 with nine doubles, four triples, a homer and 26 RBIs. Reed Eastley (sophomore, Brandon, Man.) is hitting .258 with two doubles, a triple, two homers and nine RBIs. Andrew MacNiven (freshman, St. Catharines, PEI) is hitting .205 with four doubles and seven RBIs. Reliever Christopher Cerchie (sophomore, LaSalle Ont.) is 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA. Right-hander Kyle Nicoletta (freshman, Oakville, Ont.) is 1-2, with a 4.10 ERA. Lefty Mike Radanovic (freshman, Surrey, BC) is 1--3, with a 7.16 ERA and reliever Rylan Pranger (sophomore, Guelph, Ont.) is 0-1 with an 11.74 ERA.
Right fielder Glenn Jackson (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) hit a two-run homer as the Barton County Cougars beat Brown Mackie Lions 11-2 in Salina Kan. for its seventh-straight win. Jackson homered in the fifth inning for his team-leading sixth home run of the season. Jackson also stole a base. Right-hander Derek McDaid (freshman, Barrie, Ont.) allowed two runs and six hits in his complete game effort. McDaid struck out eight and walked just two. Jackson drove in two runs in the second game of the doubleheader, an 8-5 win. For Jackson it was his team-leading 30th RBI as he doubled, singled and stole a base.
Right-hander Chris Johnson, (junior, Edmonton, Alta.) improved his record to 3-5 while going six innings, giving up four runs on three hits in Henderson State's 8-4 win over Central Arkansas at Reddie Field. In 12 appearances this season, Johnson has compiled a 8.41 ERA in 45 innings pitched.
Graham Johnson (freshman, Westbank, BC) singled as the Coppin State Eagles lost 6-1 to the Delaware State Hornets at Soldier Field in Dover, Del. Johnson singled in the sixth and scored the only Coppin State run. Johnson also singled in a 12-2 loss in the other game of the doubleheader.
Right-hander Andrew Karkoulas (sophomore, Guelph, Ont.) went the distance as the New York Tech Bears lost 5-0 to the Maryland Terapins at before 191 fans Shipley Field College Park, Md. Karkoulas pitched eight innings allowing six hits and five runs -- none earned -- while walking four and fanning five. Karkoulas' record is now 1-4. Playing centre field, Karkoulas singled in an 11-0 loss to Maryland before 200 fans.
Reliever Scott Kelly (freshman, Belleville, Ont.) picked up a pair of saves for the St. Louis-Forest Park Highlanders pitched a scoreless seventh in a 6-4 win over Three Rivers in Saint Louis, Mo. Kelly then picked up his fifth save of the season in a 5-3 win over Mineral Area.
Shortstop Jordan Kissock (sophomore, Vancouver, BC) doubled as Booiser Parish was edged 2-1 by the Texarkana Bulldogs. Kissock also doubled in a 3-1 loss to Texarkana.
Shortstop Mike Koitsopoulos (junior, Markham, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the Marshall Thundering Herd beat the Ohio Bobcats 4-3 before 247 fans at University Heights in Huntington, W. Va. The win snapped its 18-game losing streak to Ohio. First baseman Craig Dziedziejko (senior, Kitchener, Ont.) hit his seventh double in a 16-2 loss to Ohio. Reliever Mike Marchyshyn (junior, Markham, Ont.) pitched one innings allowing seven hits and six runs, while walking one. Koitsopoulos singled and knocked in a run in an 11-1 loss to Ohio, while Dziedziejko singled. Marchyshyn pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a base hit. Dziedziejko singled and stole a base in a 5-3 loss to Ohio before 152 fans.
Right-hander Ben Krantz (senior, Toronto, Ont.) went the distance, and it was a long road, pitching the Penn Quakers to a 6-4 win over the Harvard Crimson Murphy Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Krantz gave up two runs in the first and then two more in the fifth to fall behind 4-2. Yet, he shut the door after that as the Quakers scored once in the seventh and three times in the eighth for the win. Krantz allowed nine hits and four runs -- two earned -- while walking one and fanning nine. Krantz now has a 3-2 record.
Right-hander Phil Kueber (freshman, Kelowna, BC) owns a 3.38 ERA in six games for the Lassen Cougars. Kueber has fanned three hitters in 5 1/3 innings.
Outfielder Sean Latimer, (freshman London, Ont.) had a pair of hits in a losing cause for his fifth-ranked Barton Bulldogs as they went down to Catawba 9-6.
Reliever Marc-Andre Lavoie (sophomore, Timmins, Ont.) pitched 1 1/3 innings in a 9-4 Northeast Texas Eagles loss to the Texarkana Bulldogs. Lovie allowed two hits and one run.
Outfielder Richard Leach, (senior, Port Lambton, Ont) is batting .417 with two homers and 22 RBIs in 39 games for Tiffin this season. Right-hander Chris Johnson, (junior, Camlachie, Ont.) is 4-1 with a 5.21 ERA in 11 games and fellow right-hander Geoff Alston, (senior, Scarborough, Ont.) is 0-3 with a 13.97 ERA in nine games.
Right fielder Kyle Leon (senior, Guelph, Ont.) singled and drove in two runs as the 31st-ranked Alabama Birmingham Blazers dropped a 4-3 decision to the Houston Cougars before 701 fans at Cougar Field in Houston, Tx. Leon singled in a 2-1 loss to Houston before 757 fans.
Catcher Chris Leroux (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) had a pair of hits, including a double as the Winthrop Eagles beat the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 9-3 in front of 259 fans at the Winthrop Ballpark in Rock Hill, SC. Reliever Ryan Chenard (junior, Port Alberni, BC) recorded the final two outs of the game and allowed one hit, while striking out one. Leroux had two hits and knocked in a run in an 11-3 win over UNC Asheville before 516 fans. Chenard came on to walk a man and then struck out the final Asheville hitter to end the game. Chenard, the workhouse, also pitched three innings in a 5-0 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs before 972 fans at Foley Field at Athens, Ga. Chenard allowed six hits and two runs.
Right-hander Jon Lockwood (junior, Toronto, Ont.) took the loss as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs lost 10-3 to the Nevada Wolf Pack before 958 fans at Peccole Park in Reno, Nev. Lockwood lasted 2 2/3 innings allowing seven hits and five runs -- four earned -- while walking one and striking out two. Lockwood pitched 6 2/3 innings, but did not get the decision as Louisiana Tech edged the Hawaii Rainbows 6-5 in 10 innings in front of 407 fans at J.C. Love Field in Ruston, La. Lockwood allowed six hits and five runs in his 114-pitch outing, while walking two and striking out five.
DH Kyle Mace (sophomore, Nelson BC) doubled in three runs for the Texarkana Bulldogs in a 14-3 win over Lon Morris. Mace also doubled in a 5-3 win against Navarro. Mace singled in a 7-6 win against Tyler and singled in a 4-3 Texarkana win over Tyler. And Mace singled, knocking in a pair of runs in a 7-1 win over Angelina.
Left fielder Charlie MacFarlane (sophomore, Lantzville, BC) singled in a run as the Eastern Oklahoma State Mountaineers edged the Texarkana Bulldogs 3-2. Right fielder Dustin Schroer (sophomore, Surrey, BC) doubled and stole a base for the Mountaineers.
Second baseman Dan Marshall Jr. (sophomore, Amherstburg, Ont.) drove in a run as the Bemidji State Beavers beat the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles 8-4 at the UMC Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn.
Catcher Jeff Martin (junior, Burlington, Ont.) singled in the Northwestern State Demons 6-4 loss to the Louisiana State Fighting Tigers before 2,329 fans at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, La. Martin singled in a 12-8 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide before 1,374 at Natchitoches. Martin singled as the Demons lost 9-3 to the Lamar Cardinals at before 341 at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont, Tx. Martin doubled, his fourth of the season, in a 7-4 loss to Lamar before 493 fans. Martin had two hits and stole his first base as Northwestern State lost 11-3 to Lamar before 381 fans.
Lefthander Chris McBride (senior, Moose Jaw, Sask.) pitched one inning, allowing three runs and a pair of walks in North Dakota's 9-0 loss to Augustana at Ronken Field.
DH Scott McGuigan (freshman, Cedar Springs, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the Butler Bulldogs were edged 1-0 by the Indian-Purdue Fort Wayne at the IPFW Baseball Field in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Third baseman Ryan McKinnon (sophomore, Stoney Creek, Ont.) hit an RBI single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Louisville Cardinals went on to beat the Murray State Thoroughbreds 7-6 in 12 innings before 217 fans at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Down 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Louisville benefitted from a lead-off double. After a bunt moved the lead-off man to third and Murray State fouled to get an out, McKinnon hit a one-out single to centre to score the tying run.
Right-hander Brooks McNiven (senior, Vernon, BC) moved to 6-0 as the British Columbia Thunderbirds defeated Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls 18-1 in front of 150 at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, BC. McNiven worked seven innings allowing three hits and one run, while walking one and striking out 13. Left fielder Chris Ames (sophomore, Fredricton, NB) and right fielder Mark Zamojc (junior, Burlington, Ont.) had three hits apiece. Zamojc had a double. Catcher Ian Prescott (sophomore, Barrie, Ont.), Mark Capone (freshman, Etobicoke, Ont.) and Ames had three RBIs each. Capone had four hits in all. Shortstop Tyler Hughes (freshman, Brampton, Ont.) had two hits. Reliever Dan Osachoff (Surrey, BC) moved his record to 3-1 as his T-Birds defeated Oregon Tech 4-3 in extra innings. Osachoff recorded two outs and had a strikeout, coming in relief of southpaw Matt Miller (freshman, Ottawa, Ont.) who pitched three innings and gave up two hits with three strikeouts. Left fielder Sean Dyck (senior, Kamloops, BC) and DH Kareem Johnson (senior, Trail, BC) had two hits each. Johnson had a triple and a game-winning single. Dyck finished 2-for-4 and added a pair of RBIs to pad his team-leading total of 18. Third baseman Trevor Rurak (senior, Burnaby, BC) and first baseman Ben Herman (senior, Sherwood Park, Alta.). Closer Cory Stuart (junior, White Rock, BC) was impressive striking out the side in an 8-5 UBC win over Oregon Tech. Osachoff picked up the win working two scoreless innings and allowing three hits. Second baseman Matt Kittleson (senior, Coquitlam, BC) drove in three runs without a hit. Prescott and Zamojc had two hits each, while Ames drove in two runs.
Left fielder Darren Meloche (junior, Stony Plain, Alta.) had a pair of hits, including a double, in a 7-5 Bellvue Bruins win over the Peru State Bobcats at the Centennial Complex in Peru, Neb. Meloche doubled and knocked in a run in a 5-2 win over Peru State.
Third baseman Justin Millward (junior, Campbell River, BC) had a pair of hits in the Vanguard Lions 7-0 win over the California Baptist Lancers at Lancer Field at Riverside, Calif. Millward also drove in a run. Millward singled and stole a base in a 5-0 win over Westmont at VU Baseball Field in Costa Mesa, Calif. Millward knocked in a run in an 8-2 loss to Biola at Biola Field in La Mirada, Calif. Millward singled in a 7-6 win over the San Diego Toreros. Millward had three hits and knocked in a run in a 9-8 loss to the The Master's. Millward had two hits, including a double, and drove in a run in Vanguard's 9-6 win over The Master's.
Right-hander Curtis Morrison, (junior, Brandon, Man.) pitched five strong innings, giving up two runs while striking out eight as his eighth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic Pirates beat 26th-ranked Francis Marion 3-2 in 10 innings at Pirate Field in Savannah Ga. in front of 216 fans. Morrison is 5-2 on the season with a 2.57 ERA in 12 starts. In 55.2 innings pitched Morrison has struck out a team-high 79 batters and opponents are hitting just .209 against him.
Right fielder Adam Morton (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) had a pair of hits, including a double, as the Wright State Raiders lost 3-1 to the Butler Bulldogs before 100 fans at Bulldog Park in Indianapolis, Ind. Pinch hitter Kofi Gyimah (senior, Woodbridge, Ont.) added a single. Gyimah singled in a 7-0 loss to Butler. Morton singled and knocked in two runs in a 5-4 loss to Butler. Playing left field, Gyimah doubled in a 14-2 loss to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels before 102 fans at Fairborn, Ohio. Morton singled in a 4-2 loss to the Kentucky Bat Cats before 127 fans at Cliff Hagen Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
Right-hander Greg Mullens (freshman, Saskatoon, Sask.) was saddled with the loss as the Columbia Lions dropped an 8-4 decision to the Harvard Crimson at New York, NY. Mullens allowed seven hits, while walking two and striking out one. Mullens record fell to 0-2. Mullens pitched the final inning, a scoreless inning, in a 7-3 win over the Dartmouth Big Green at Andy Coakley Field in New York, NY. Mullens fanned one.
Shortstop Brock Mutcheson (freshman, Morden Man.) knocked in a pair of his three RBIs with a single in the fourth and went 3-for-4 on the day but all in a losing effort as ST. Cloud State dropped a 13-5 decision to Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley, Col. Mutcheson later had a pair of hits in 6-4 loss to Minnesota State at Dick Putz Field in front of 124 fans. In 24 games this year, Mutcheson is second on the team with a .343 batting average.
Third baseman Ivan Naccarata (junior, Longeuil, Que.) singled and drove in a pair of runs as the 10th-ranked Louisiana State Fighting Tigers beat the 20th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks before 7,471 fans at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge La. Naccarata singled in a 5-1 win over South Carolina before 7,660 fans. And, the former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, singled in an 8-5 loss to South Carolina before 7,499 fans.
Right-hander Aren Nelson (junior, Calgary, Alta.) had a week to remember for the Valley State Vikings. Nelson pitched 6 1/3 innings in a 2-1 win over Huron at Charlie Brown Field in Valley City, ND. Nelson allowed two hits and one run, while walking four and striking out five. Reliever Tom Klapp (junior, Elkford, BC) picked up the save, by recording the final two outs, one on a strikeout. Nelson is now 5-0. Three days earlier, Nelson pitched Valley City State to a 16-4 win over the Jamestown Jimmies at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, ND. Nelson allowed five hits and four runs in five innings, while walking two and striking out three. Catcher Ryley Hunter (freshman, Cranbrook, BC) singled for the Vikings. Klapp took the loss in a 7-5, extra-inning setback to Jamestown. Klapp pitched 7 2/3 innings allowing seven hits and seven runs, while walking one and striking out four. Klapp had two hits, including a double, in an 8-4 win over the Mayville State Comets before 100 fans at Valley City. Pinch runner Dave Shierman (freshman, Kathryn, Alta.) stole a base and scored a run. Right-hander Dwayne Wandy (senior, Roblin, Man.) pitched the complete-game win, for his first win of the spring, allowing seven hits and four runs. Wandy walked four and struck out six. Right-hander Bryce McLean (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) pitched Valley City to an 8-5 win over Mayville State. McLean worked five innings, allowing six hits and five runs -- four earned -- while walking five and striking out five. Klapp picked up the save with a 1 2/3 hitless innings striking out four. Hunter singled and drove in a run, while Klapp singled. Klapp lost a 1-0 decision to Huron, allowing four hits and one run in the complete-game effort. Klapp struck out two. Right-hander Manley Mackendenski (junior, Rossburn, Man.) worked five innings for the win as Valley City beat Northern State 14-8 at Fossum Field in Aberdeen, SD. Klapp added a single to help Mackedenski. Hunter knocked in five runs in a 22-1 win over Northern State thanks to his pair of hits. Left fielder Greg Andreychuk (freshman, Yorkton, Sask.) added a single.
Right-hander Jordan Neufeld (freshman, Barrie Ont.) decided enough was enough. Neufeld went the distance pitching the Canisius Golden Griffs to a 7-2 win over the Fairfield Stags at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo. The win broke a 25-game losing skid, dating back to last season, for the Golden Griffins. Neufeld allowed seven hits and two runs, while walking two and striking out 10. Newfeld is now 1-4. Catcher Matt Van Geene (senior, Barrie, Ont.) was Matt Van Geene was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base. Left fielder Harpreet Padda (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) was 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs, while centre fielder Ishmael Cox (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) singled in a run and stole a base. Canisius won it with a five-run fifth as Van Geene had an RBI single and Padda had a two-run single. Van Geene had two hits, including a double, and an RBI in the opener, an 8-5 loss to Fairfield. Right-hander Ryan Topping (senior, Niagara Falls, Ont.) made like Neufeld and went the distance as edged their cross-town rivals, the Buffalo Bulls 3-2. Topping pitched a five-hitter and struck out five to earn his first victory of the season. Topping's record is now 1-4. Catcher Adam Montgomery (sophomore, Virgil, Ont.) drove in a run, while Padda and Van Geene each singled and knocked in a run. Padda went the distance for Canisius in the opener a 2-1 Buffalo win. Padda allowed two runs on three hits to take the loss. Padda walked three and struck out four to fall to 0-2. Padda helped himself with two hits, while Van Geene had two hits, including a double, as well an RBI. Cox also singled.
Reliever Nat Ogborne (junior, Pickering, Ont.) worked 2 2/3 innings as the Liberty Flames went down in flames against the Elon Phoenix 19-4 at Elon, NC. Ogborne took over in the fourth with Elon leading 5-1 and he allowed two hits and five runs, while walking four and striking out two.
Catcher Darcy Patterson (junior, Hamiota, Man.) drove in a run as the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles lost 8-4 to the Bemidji State Beavers at the UMC Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn. Patterson had one hit as Minnesota-Crookston lost to Southwest State 13-0 in front of 121 at Alumni Field in Marshall, Minn. Marshall later had a pair of hits, and a RBI double in a 15-7 loss to Minnesota Morris.
Right fielder Adam Pernasilici (freshman, Tecumseh, Ont.) of the Coastal Carolina Chantileers homered and doubled in a 16-3 win over The Citadel Bulldogs in front of 2,812 fans at Riley Park in Charleston SC. Pernasilici drove in four runs with his single, double and homer, a solo shot in the fourth. Right-hander Steve Carter (junior, Woodslee, Ont.) pitched 7 2/3 innings for the win in an 11-6 win over The Citadel before 324 fans at Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C. Carter allowed six hits and four runs, while fanning seven. Carter increased his record to 6-1. Pernasilici singled and drove in a run. Pernasilici singled in an 8-7, 10-inning loss to the Citadel before 1,114 fans in Charleston.
DH Alain Picard (senior, Ste. Foy, Que.) delivered a singled in the eighth inning and one single later a two-out later the Maine Black Bears edged the Pace Setters 2-0 in extra innings at Finnerty Field in Pleasantville, NY. Catcher Aaron Izaryk (sophomore, Markham, Ont.) and Picard each singled in a 5-1 win over Pace. Picard singled in an 8-3 win over Pace before 105 fans. Picard, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, singled and scored in a 10-3 win before 100 fans.
First-baseman Brad Pickering (senior, Port Hope, Ont.) went 1-for-4 and scored twice and second baseman Eugene Repa (junior, Stoney Creek, Ont.) added a pair of hits to help lift Mercyhurst Lakers to a 11-5 win over Gannon Crusaders in the first game of a doubleheader at Jerry Uht Park in front of 105 fans. In the nightcap, an 8-4 Gannon victory, Repa went 1-for-3 with a two-run double.
Shortstop Kevin Powell, (junior, Coquitlam, BC) singled, scored and stole a base in a losing effort as his Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Northern Kentucky Norse at Highland Heights.
Right-hander Todd Piirto (junior, Ivy, Ont.) has a 9.00 ERA in two games having akiwed five hits and six runs -- two earned -- while walking four and striking out three.
Right-hander Stefan Prostran (sophomore, Oakville, Ont.) is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA for the Cerro Coso Coyotes. Prostran has fanned 43 hitters in 41 1/3 innings. Right-hander Dustin Lowthian (sophomore, Mt. Bridges, Ont.) is 2-1 with a 6.12 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 25 innings.
Right-hander Jim Ripley (junior, Pickering, Ont.) was tagged with the loss as the Kansas Jayhawks were upended 10-1 by the 23rd-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys before 1,399 fans at Allie Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oak. Ripley pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing 10 hits and 10 runs -- nine earned -- while walked three and striking out four in his 114-pitch outing. Ripley is now 2-3.
Second baseman Ben Quinto (senior, Richmond BC) drove in a run as the San Diego Toreros edged the Southern California Trojans 4-3 before 247 fans at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles, Calif. Quinto singled in a 6-0 loss to the Pepperdine Green Wave in front of 284 fans at Cunningham Stadium in San Diego, Calif.
Right-hander Etienne Ratte-Delorme (freshman, St-Hubert, Que.) picked up the win for the North Eastern Oklahoma A&M Norse in a 12-4 triumph over Carl Albert Vikings at Miami, Oak. Ratte-Delorme pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing five hits and four runs -- three earned -- while walking five and striking out five. Right fielder Corey Stang (sophomore, Surrey BC) knocked in three runs for NEO. Third baseman Matthew Bergeron (freshman, Trois-Rivieres, Que.) had a pair of hits and drove in a run in a 6-3 win over Carl Albert. Bergeron had two hits and drove in a run in a 10-4 loss to the Seminole State Trojans at Homa Thomas Field in Miami, Oak. Right-hander Karl Gelinas (freshman, Iberville, Que.) pitched a complete-game, but wound up on the wrong end of a 10-2 score. Gelinas allowed 17 hits and 10 runs -- seven earned -- while walking one and striking out five. Stang had a pair of hits.
Right-hander Ryan Reid, (junior, Sarnia, Ont.) took the loss but pitched six strong innings, in Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 4-1 loss to Hillsdale in Michigan. Reid gave up four runs -- one unearned -- on three hits and struck out four. First-baseman Adam Piggott, (junior, Sarnia, Ont.) and shortstop Sean Odamura, (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) each had a hit in the losing effort. In the second half of the double header, a 16-1 Saginaw romp, Piggot had three hits and a RBI. Right-hander Scott Corby, (senior, London, Ont.) started and got the win to improve to 4-0. Corby went five innings giving up one run on six hits while striking out three.
First-baseman Chuck Roberts, (junior, London, Ont.,) went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the sixth, to spark his Tusculum Pioneers to a 13-8 win over Carson-Newman at Silver Diamond field at Jefferson City, Tennessee in front of 203 fans. The day before, Roberts had a pair of hits and scored a run in an 11-6 loss to Carson-Newman. On the season, Roberts is batting .380 with four homeruns and 19 RBIs. Meanwhile, left-hander Matt Tjart, (freshman Wyevale, Ont.) is 1-1 with a 7.94 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched this season.
Catcher Chris Robinson (freshman, Dorchester, Ont.) singled as the Illinois Illini were edged 4-0 by the Indiana State Sycamores before 202 fans at Illinois Field at in Champaign, Ill.
Outfielder Ryan Roeder, (sophomore, Waterloo, Ont.) is batting .302 this season with two homeruns and 28 RBIs for the Lander Senators.
First baseman Greg Ross (senior, Spruce Grove, Alta.) homered in the top of the seventh to give the Jamestown Jimmies a 4-3 win over the Dickinson Blue Hawks. Reliever Geoff White (junior, Kelowna, BC) picked up the victory. White wiggled out of a jam in the bottom of the sixth to keep things even, so Ross's homer would be the winner. Third baseman Jordan Blundell (junior, Edmonton, Alta.) had three hits and reached base four times to pace the Jimmies. Leadoff man Scott Wallis (senior, Campbell River, BC) homered in the nitecap, a 16-6 win. It was his fourth homer and he scored three times. Reliever Adam Walton (junior, Quesnel, BC) picked up the win as Jamestown edged the Valley City State Vikings 7-5 in eight innings at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, ND. With one out, Blundell singled and an out later the clutch homer won it. Walton worked two scoreless innings to move to 4-0. White took the loss in the opener, a 16-4 loss to Valley City. White retired the first six Valley City State batters he faced, but the Vikings erupted sent 14 batters to the plate in the third. White allowed six hits and nine runs -- seven earned -- while walking one. Blundell added a two-run double. Ross, who drove in three runs, hit his fourth homer in a 9-8 loss to the Mayville State Comets. Walton, who took over for right-handed starter Graeme Lehman (senior, Edmonton, Alta.) was saddled with loss, his first of the season against four wins.
Left fielder Adam Salter (junior, Ottawa, Ont.) had two hits as the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks battled the Austin Peay Govenors in front of 123 fans at Skyhawk Field in Martin, Tenn. Austin Peay scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to create the tie. Salter single in a 5-2 win over the Christains Brothers Buccaneers at Martin. Martin doubled, his fifth, in an 11-5 loss to Austin Peay before 312 fans.
Left fielder Michael Schlekewy (junior, Calgary, Alta.) drove in four runs in the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders 10-6 win over the Texas-Pan American Broncos in front of 210 fans at Islander Field in Corpus Christi, Tx. Schlekewy homered and doubled for the Islanders. Schlekewy tripled in a 3-2, 12-inning win over Texas Pan-Am before 225 fans. He also singled and stole a base in an 8-6 loss to Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Corpus Christi before 260 fans. Schlekewy singled in a run in a 9-4 loss to San Antonio.
Outfilder/RHP Tony Schuster (senior, Calgary, Alta) went 2-for-4 with a run scored for Minnesota Morris in a 8-7 loss to Northern State at Fossum Field in front of 105 fans. Second-baseman Brent Meissner (junior, Brandon, Man.) chipped in for Morris with an RBI single.
Second baseman Arman Sidhu (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) looked to have knocked in the game-winning run -- at least everyone at the Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass. thought so. With a runner on second and one out in the bottom of the 10th, Sidhu singled to centre and it appeared as if the Northeastern Huskies had one. However, the Boston Eagles centre fielder threw out the runner at the plate. No problem. The next batter ripped a double to right-center, and Sidhu came all the way around from first to score the winning run in a 3-2 Northeastern win over Boston. Reliever Devin Monds (sophomore, Ottawa, Ont.) pitched a scoreless sixth walking one and striking out one, for Northeastern. Centre fielder Chris Emanuele (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) knocked in a run and stole a base in the Huskies six-run second inning, but BC rallied for an 8-7 win. DH Miguel Paquette (sophomore, Casselman, Ont.) singled for the Huskies. Reliever Jordan Thomson (junior, Toronto, Ont.) pitched a the fourth inning for Northeastern, leaving with the score 7-4 for the Huskies, but BC rallied for four runs in the fifth. Thomson allowed two hits and one runs, while walking one and striking out a pair.
Right-hander Kip Simon (sophomore, Regina, Sask.) gained the win as the Trinidad State Trojans beat the New Mexico Military Broncos 13-6 at Roswell, NM. Simon pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing three hits and one run, while walking one and striking out three. At the plate Simon had a pair of singles, while shortstop Cole Armstrong (freshman, Swift Current, Sask.) singled and scored twice. Armstrong and Simon each singled in a 5-2 win over NMMI. Armstrong had a pair of two hits, including a double, in a 4-1 win over NMNI at Trinidad, Col. Simon added a double. DH Simon knocked in a run in a 10-0 win over NMMI. Simon is 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA, fanning seven in 10 innings. Simon owns a .398 average with 10 doubles, two triples, six homers and 38 RBIs. Armstrong has a .340 average with four doubles, three homers and 14 RBIs.
Third baseman Russell Smithson (freshman, Coquitiam, BC) of the El Paso Tejanos had a pair of hits and drove in a run in a 15-4 win over Lubbock Christian. Smithson also singled and knocked in a run in a 15-5 win against Lubbock Christian. Smithson, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, sits fifth in his conference with a .478 average and seventh in RBIs with 52. He has 15 doubles and four homers.
Right-hander Phil Sobkow pitched six strong innings to improve to 4-0 as Central Missouri pounded Emporia State 16-1 at Glennon Field in front of 154 fans. Sobkow, 4-0, gave up one run on seven hits and struck out three.
Shortstop Matt Spatafora (junior, Toronto, Ont.) had two hits to help the Arkansas Little Rock Trojans beat the Louisiana-Monroe Indians 16-6 before 230 fans at Curran-Conway Field in Little Rock, Ark. Spatafora singled twice and knocked in a run.
Catcher Nathan Stockman (junior, Scarborough, Ont.) is batting .238 with seven RBIs in 35 games this year for Montevallo.
Shortstop Josiah Stroup (senior, Chilliwack, BC) had one hit as his Dakota Wesleyan Tigers squad lost to Mount Mary 5-2 at Riverside Park in Yankton, South Dakota. Stroup also singled in a 13-6 win over the Midland Lutheran Warriors at Cadwell Park in Mitchell, SD. Stroup had a pair of hits in a 6-4 win over Midland Lutheran.
Third baseman Kevin Sytko (senior, Surrey, BC) homered and knocked in two runs as the 30th-ranked South Alabama Jaguars belted the New Orleans Privateers 12-5 before 1,053 fans at Eddie Stanky Field in Mobile, Ala. Sytko singled, hit his third double and his third homer to knock in the two runs. Sytko knocked in a run in a 9-8, 11-inning win over New Orleans before 702 fans. Sytko singled and knocked in a run in an 8-1 South Alabama win over New Orleans before 1,136. Sytko singled and stole his fifth base in a 5-0 triumph over the Florida A&M Rattlers at Mobile, before 371 fans. Sytko doubled and knocked in a run to beat Florida A&M 7-5 in front of 323 fans.
Reliever Drew Taylor (sophomore, Leaside, Ont.) pitched 2/3 of an inning as the Michigan Wolverines lost 8-7 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers before 257 fans at Ray Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. Taylor took over with Michigan leading 6-5 and allowed an unearned run, while walking one.
Right-hander Chris Toneguzzi (freshman, Thunder Bay, Ont.) turned in a complete-game effort as the Purdue Boilermakers beat the Illinois Illini 4-3 before 284 fans at Lambert Field in West Lafayette, Ind. Toneguzzi allowed seven hits and three runs, while walking three and fanning five in his 106-pitch outing. Toneguzzi is now 3-1. First baseman Eric Wolfe (freshman, Willowdale, Ont.) and centre fielder Tyler Johnstone (sophomore, Brampton, Ont.) each singled in a run, while left fielder Andy Rempel (senior, Abbotsford, BC) singled. Wolfe and Johnstone, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, each had two hits and drove in a run apiece in a 7-6 win over Illinois before 427 fans. Rempel added a single. Rempel, a former SLAM! Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, singled in a 5-2 loss to Illinois before 302 fans.
Right fielder Dana Tosoni (sophomore, Coquitlam, BC) had a pair of hits, including a double, to help the Garden City Broncbusters beat the Pratt Beavers 3-2 at Pratt, Kan. Tosoni also drove in a run as did shortstop Geno LeBlanc (freshman, Surrey, BC). Left fielder Ty Willson (freshman, Surrey, BC) added a single. Wilson and LeBlanc each singled in a 4-2 loss to Pratt. LeBlanc knocked in a run in a 5-4 loss to the Barton County Cougars before 103 fans at Cougar Fields in Great Bend, Kan. Tosoni added a single. LeBlanc singled in a 3-0 loss to Barton.
Right-hander Marcus Turner (senior, Surrey, BC) took the loss as the Macalester Scots lost 10-1 to Augsburg at Macalester Field in St. Paul, Minn. Turner pitched three innings, allowing six hits and seven runs, while walking three and striking out one. Turner's record falls to 0-2.
Shortstop Phil Van Horne (sophomore, Scarborough, Ont.) drove in both runs, but his Buffalo Bills were edged 3-2 by the Canisius Golden Griffs tat the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo. The Bulls took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when John Boom (sophomore, London, Ont.) scored on a Canisius error. Reliever Jeff Loveys (freshmen, Woodstock, Ont.) took the loss for Buffalo. Loveys worked one run, allowing two hits and one run, walking one and striking out two. Van Horne stole two bases in the opener, a 2-1 win.
Right fielder Jimmy Van Ostrand (freshman, North Delta BC) is hitting .427 for the Allan Hancock Bulldogs. Van Ostrand has nine doubles, a triple, two homers and 21 RBIs. On the mound Van Ostrand is 2-0 with three saves and a 4.70 ERA, striking out 26 in 22 innings. Infielder Jeremy Burton (sophomore, Peterborough, Ont.) owns a .330 average through 28 games with four doubles, a triple, two homers and 21 RBIs.
Outfielder Tom Van Wart (senior, Saint John, N.B.) is batting .385 with five homers and 30 RBIs in 37 games for College of the South West this season.
First baseman Fraser Vernon (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) homered to help the Graceland Yellowjackets beat the William Jewell Cardinals 14-2 in Lamoni, Iowa. Right-hander Adam Clarke (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) pitched six innings in the second game of the doubleheader and wound up with no decision in a 6-5 loss.
Right-hander Karnie Vertz (junior, Sherwood Park, Alta.) pitched a complete-game win as the Arkansas State Indians best the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6-1 before 201 fans at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky. Vertz allowed eight hits and one run in the ninth -- almost getting the shutout -- as he walked two and fanned five. Vertz improved his record to 3-3. Shortstop Matt Rogelstad (junior, Coquitlam, BC) homered and as the For Rogelstad it was his his fifth homer. Left fielder Blake Denischuk (senior, Carstairs, Alta.) singled for Arkansas State. Denischuk and Rogelstad each doubled and singled in a 2-1 loss to Western Kentucky. Denischuk stole his fourth base. Rogelstad hit his sixth homer in an 8-3 loss to the 17th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys before 864 fans at Allie Reynolds Stadium in at Stillwater, Oak. Denischuk singled and stole his fifth base.
Reliever Evan Weinstein (junior, Toronto, Ont.) picked up the win as the Longwood Lancers edged Southern Virginia 4-3. Weinstein allowed four hits with one earned run and one strikeout over two innings. The win moved Weinstein's record to 4-2. And as a starter, Weinstein should have had the win when Longwood played Coker. Weinstein left after eight innings with a 4-2 lead, only to watch Coker rally for a 5-4 win. He pitched eight innings, scattering five hits with two earned runs and four strikeouts. Weinstein has a 4-2 record, one save, a 4.09 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings. Second-baseman Robert Gillis (sophomore, Dartmouth, N.S.) saw limited action this past week however, he did contribute in a 20-0 shellacking of St. Paul's at Lancer Stadium. Gillis reached base in both plate appearances, had an RBI single and scored twice. In 41 games this year, Gillis is batting .315 with two homeruns and 29 RBI.
Right fielder Tyler Williams (freshman, Delta, BC) had a pair of hits, including a double as the 29th-ranked Missouri Tigers beat the 23rd-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders 11-5 before 610 fans at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Mo. It was the first double of the season for Williams, who also knocked in a run. Pinch-hitting, Williams knocked in a run in a 16-3 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Columbia before 255 fans.
Catcher Brad Wolansky (sophomore, St. Albert Alta.) Wolansky went 2-for-3 and knocked in a pair of runs as Peru State Bobcats defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan 8-6 at Centennial Complex in Peru, Neb. Shortstop John McHugh (junior, Edmonton, Alta.) singled and knocked in three runs. McHugh singled in a 6-3 win over Oklahoma Wesleyan. McHugh doubled in a 5-2 loss to Bellevue.
Third baseman Geoff Zimmerman (senior, Moose Jaw, Sask.) had three hits and drove in a run as the Mayville State Comets lost 8-4 to the Valley City Vikings at Charlie Brown Field in Valley City, ND. Catcher Brendan Harz (junior, Oakbank, Man.) knocked in a run, while right fielder Brenden Ash (senior, Lethbridge, Alta.) doubled. Right-hander Aaron Foster (senior, Moose Jaw, Sask.) pitched a complete game and was charged with the loss allowing 12 hits and eight runs -- four earned -- while walking two and fanning five. Left fielder Lee Smith (senior, Moose Jaw, Sask.) had two hits and drove in a run in an 8-5 loss to Valley City. Zimmerman had a base hit and Harz drove in a run.
-- With files from Conor Adami
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