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Weekly Notes
Ashland University
Eagles
The Eagles put together a 5-1 week, splitting at Mercyhurst and sweeping a four-game series from Gannon. Ashland combined to score 76 runs in the four wins over Gannon, allowing just 14 runs…AU has won five straight games and seven of its last eight contests. In that stretch, the Eagles are averaging 15 runs per game…the 22 runs scored in a game one win over Gannon on Sunday is the seventh time Ashland has scored 22 runs under head coach John Schaly. The most runs scored by a Schaly-coached team is 25 in a 1999 win over Saginaw Valley State…as a team, Ashland hit .419 for the week, led by freshman second basemen Matt McAllester (Westlake, OH). The rookie went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and eight RBI in a game two win on Sunday. For the week, McAllester hit .727 with seven runs and 13 RBI and had a 1.273 slugging percentage...eight different Eagles homered during the week. Ashland has 32 dingers this season. AU had 34 roundtrippers last season…Ashland outscored its opponents 88-21 in the six games and has scored 10 or more runs in six of its last eight contests…the four-game sweep gives AU 44 wins against Gannon in the all-time series. That is the second-most in school history against any one team, as Ashland has defeated Findlay 52 times. AU owns a .898 winning percentage against the Golden Knights, winning 44 of 49 times the two have met…the Eagles are home for an eight-game home stand over a one-week period, with GLIAC contests against Findlay, Hillsdale (twice), and Mercyhurst.
Weekly Notes
University of Findlay
Oilers
The Oilers had a rough week, going 2-4 in six GLIAC games…On the season, junior Brian Sampsel is leading the team with a .402 batting average…He also has 20 doubles on the season which ties the school record set by Rob Talpas during the 2004 campaign…Senior George Rohan is having a monster year for Findlay as he is batting .366 and leads the team in hits (48), runs (31), triples (3) homeruns (7), RBI’s (35), total bases (88), slugging percentage (.672) and stolen bases (12)…On the mound, freshman Ryan Rothenbuhler is currently 4-1 while senior Josh Barney has saved seven games.
Weekly Notes
Gannon University
Golden Knights
Gannon went 1-5 last week, splitting a doubleheader against Findlay before dropping a four-game series to Ashland … Jonathan Dziomba (Williamsville, N.Y./St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute) hit a game-tying three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning against Findlay, a game Gannon eventually won 5-4 in nine innings on Greg Radwan’s (Farnham, N.Y./St. Francis) two-out, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning … Eric Harpster (Erie, Pa./McDowell) had arguably his best pitching performance of the season, allowing only one run on three hits in seven innings … Harpster, who received a no decision, stranded seven Findlay runners in seven innings … Jim Travers (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) led Gannon with a .529 (9-17) average last week, raising his season average 66 points to .307 … Harpster (.450) and Radwan (.450) also hit over .400 last week … Gannon is 6-0 when leading after the sixth inning this season.
Weekly Notes
Grand Valley State University
Lakers
GVSU head coach Steve Lyon became the all-time winningest coach in Laker baseball history with its sweep over Northwood. Lyon is now 367-148-1 and passed former GVSU head coach Andy Chopp (365-310-2)...Matt Nickels (Novi, Mich.) hit .478 in nine games last week, collecting 11 his in 23 at bats...1B/ DH Cory Maguire (Davison, Mich.) hit .417 (10-for-24) with nine RBIs in nine games, while Derek Hinke was 13-for-35 with 13 RBIs, four doubles and two home runs...1B/DH Casey Robrahn (Jenison, Mich.) is hitting .425 with 51 hits, 10 doubles and 29 RBIs. Robrahn is hitting .520 in GLIAC action (26-for-50) with five doubles, 15 runs scored and 14 RBIs.
Weekly Notes
Hillsdale College
Chargers
The two-week homestand for the Hillsdale College baseball team continued this week, with six straight home games against Tiffin and Northwood…The Chargers and Timberwolves split for the second straight year…It was Northwood’s first visit to Hillsdale since 2005…Sophomore pitcher Pat Krebs figured in both of the Chargers’ wins this weekend, getting a save Saturday and a win Sunday…He had seven strikeouts against one walk in his two appearances…All four games over the weekend lasted more than two hours, and five of the team’s last six games have eclipsed two hours…Hillsdale is 8-4 vs. Northwood since the 2006 season…Jesse Smith had a key hit in the second game Sunday against Northwood, driving in three runs…Smith had hits in all six games last week for the Chargers, and is batting .333 for the season…Hillsdale will host Indianapolis Tuesday in makeup games that were originally scheduled to be played in Indiana back in February.
Weekly Notes
Mercyhurst College
Lakers
Mercyhurst posted a 4-2 week by winning 3-of-4 against Tiffin and splitting with Ashland. After an 8-4 loss in game one against Tiffin, the Lakers rattled off three-straight wins—their longest winning streak since taking three in a row from Feb. 27-29... Senior Dan Bertolini had an excellent week at the plate, going 9-for-18 in six starts, scoring four runs and driving in fie... Junior Jamie Walczak was just as impressive, batting .471 (8-for-17), driving in five runs, swiping three bases, walking three times and recording a double and a homer... Mercyhurst also hit three home runs on the week, receiving one from Walczak, one from Joe Luli and a John Blike’s first career grand slam, which helped them to a 7-6 win over Ashland on Wednesday. It was Blike’s third homer of the year and the first grand slam by any Laker this season... Steve Grife was outstanding in a game two win over Tiffin on SaturdaySaturday’s performance was his fourth complete game and second double-digit strikeout effort of the season, and it halted Tiffin’s seven-game winning streak that included wins over two Division I programs and a sweep of nationally ranked Grand Valley State. He held Tiffin to just four hits and only one extra base hit and surrendered only one walk, earning his first mound win since March 15—a span of four starts. Yet during that winless streak, Grife was still excellent, averaging 6.1 innings, 7.5 strikeouts, five hits and 2.25 runs allowed per start with only four runs of offensive support.
Weekly Notes
Northwood University
Timberwolves
Northwood went 2-4 in the GLIAC last week, getting swept at home by Grand Valley before splitting four games with Hillsdale Saturday and Sunday … the Timberwolves are now 18-17 overall, 6-14 in the GLIAC … Mark Lipscomb (Quincy, Mich.) had a big week at the plate for Northwood … he hit .529 with a pair of home runs and six RBI’s … he had a .941 slugging percentage and a .652 on-base percentage for the week … Clay Rosette (Hartland, Mich.) continued his fine season by batting .389 with seven RBI’s … Rosette is currently tied for the league lead in RBI’s with 46 … NU has already scored more runs this season than during the 2007 season (263-230) despite playing in 13 fewer games … Northwood will host Alma at Dow Diamond Tuesday afternoon before facing Saginaw Valley in its regular season home finale … the Timberwolves then travel to Wayne State for a weekend series with the Warriors.
Weekly Notes
Saginaw Valley State University
Cardinals
The SVSU baseball team finished last week strong, winning three out of four games in a series against Findlay to improve to 10-8 in GLIAC play and 22-12 overall…Andrew Doyle (Flint, Mich./Powers) improved to 6-3 with a win over Findlay…Doyle struck out 13 batters against Findlay and 18 batters during the week, giving him a GLIAC-best 75 strikeouts for the season…Doyle also ranks second in the GLIAC in innings pitched (58.1), third in wins (6) and fourth in ERA (2.78)…Roy currently leads the GLIAC in wins (7) and ranks third in innings pitched (58.0) and strikeouts (60)…Roy moved into a tie for third place all-time in the Cardinals’ record book with 25 career wins…Reed Welker (Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s) leads the GLIAC in home runs (8), ranks second in slugging percentage (.704) and fourth in RBI (39)…Josh Peterson (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek) and Max Bell (Goodrich, Mich.) rank first and second in the GLIAC in walks with 29 and 27 respectively…Brandon Fanion (Marysville, Mich.) hit his fifth home run of conference play and moved into a tie for ninth all-time at SVSU with 17 career home runs…Bell is hitting .434 in 18 conference games with three home runs and 17 RBI…Welker committed an error in a game on Saturday against for the first time in his career …Chase Coulter (Flint, Mich./Powers) is hitting .353 in GLIAC conference games…Fanion hit three batters in his start against Findlay Saturday, giving him 15 on the season, the most of any pitcher in the GLIAC…the Cardinals rank second in the GLIAC with 26 home runs and 142 walks as a team on the season…Cardinal pitchers have allowed the fewest hits of any team in the GLIAC with 281n.
Weekly Notes
Wayne State University
Warriors
Wayne State went 6-1 last week and remains at the top of the GLIAC standings ... after improving to 10-0 all-time against Concordia following Tuesday’s 8-5 win, the Warriors snapped their three-game losing streak against Saginaw Valley State with two wins Wednesday … Michael Wiseman (White Lake, Mich.) went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and a season-high five RBI in game one … the Warriors scored 10 of their runs on 12 hits off SVSU starter Scott Roy, who entered the game 6-0 with the league’s second-best ERA (1.96) … Adam Kaminski’s (Clinton Twp., Mich.) two-run single in the bottom of the seventh propelled Wayne State to a 4-3 victory in the second game, the first of three comeback wins for WSU last week … Wayne State hosted #10 Grand Valley State over the weekend and took three of four games for the first time since 1997 … Anthony Bass (Trenton, Mich.) tossed a complete game and earned his sixth win of the year in Saturday’s opener as the Warriors snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Lakers … Bass recorded his 17th career victory, putting him in a tie for sixth all-time at WSU … Matthew Williams (Detroit, Mich.) stole his GLIAC-best 20th base of the season … consecutive solo home runs by Drew Churchward (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Williams in the bottom of the seventh capped off a 10-9 comeback victory in the second game of the series … after losing their first home game of the season on Sunday, 7-2, the Warriors recovered for another come-from-behind triumph in the series finale … after falling behind by six runs early, Wayne State scored nine runs over the final three innings to secure a 9-8 win … Kaminski and Wiseman each hit .478 (11-23) in the seven games last week, while Wiseman contributed 11 runs and 11 RBI … Ryan LaPensee (LaSalle, Ont.) went 10-for-23 (.435) in the seven games, while Brett Witczak (Hudsonville, Mich.) hit .400 (6-15) in six games … with 10 conference games remaining, the Warriors have already exceeded their GLIAC win total from a year ago (17) … Wayne State will host Tiffin for a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. before Northwood comes to Detroit next weekend for a four-game GLIAC series.
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