April 7, 2008

Monday, April 7, 2008

This Week in Walsh University Athletics

Tues.8

Baseball (A) Malone College (DH) (Thurman Munson Stadium) 1 pm

Women's Tennis (H) University of Northwestern Ohio 3 pm

Softball (A) Carlow College (DH) 6 pm

Wed. 9

Softball at Ursuline College (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis (H) Malone College 3 pm

Women's Golf at Mt. Union College Invitational (Tannenhauf) 10 am

Thurs. 10

Women's Tennis (H) Carlow College 3 pm

Fri. 11

Baseball (H) University of Rio Grande (DH) 1 pm

Women's Golf at University of St. Francis (IN) Invitational (Noble Hawk) 10 am

Men's Tennis (H) Cedarville University 3 pm

Sat. 12

Baseball (H) Shawnee State University (DH) 1 pm

Men's Golf at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University Invitational 9:30 am

Women's Golf at University of St. Francis (IN) Invitational (Noble Hawk) 10 am

Softball (H) Carlow College (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis (H) Roberts Wesleyan 11 am

Women's Tennis (H) Roberts Wesleyan 1 pm

Track (H) Walsh Invitational, Field Events 11 am, Throwing Events 12:15 pm

All times are subject to change

BASEBALL: Cavs (13-11, 7-4 AMC N) Have Tough Week, Meet Malone at Munson Stadium Next

It was a tough week of AMC games for the Cavs (13-11, 7-4 AMC), as they dropped four of five games.  Walsh looks to bounce back at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, with an AMC twin bill against Malone College (1 pm).  The Cavs then host Rio Grande on Friday (1 pm) and Shawnee State on Saturday (1 pm) in a pair of AMC double headers.   The Cavs are in fifth place in the AMC. 

With each team rallying in their half of the seventh inning, Walsh and Malone (15-6, 4-2) split an AMC double header at Walsh last Tuesday.  Walsh rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the opener 7-6.  With two outs and nobody on, Jeff Nicholas (Sr., Navarre, OH/Perry) and Matt Marshall (Sr., New Boston, OH/Glenwood) produced back-to-back singles.  Duston Walter (So., Malvern, OH/HS) then singled to center on a 3-2 pitch to scored Nicholas with the tying run, and when Malone's center fielder bobbled the ball, Walsh coach Tim Mead waved around Marshall with the winning run.  Steve Weirich (So., Minerva, OH/HS) picked up the win for the Cavs.  In game two, Malone rallied with three runs in the seventh, to gain the split with a 4-2 win.  Luke Yetzer (Fr., Mansfield, OH/Madison) took the loss in relief for the Cavs.  Malone's Ryan Baechel smashed four home runs in the two games.

In a game that lasted almost four hours (3:48), Walsh fell 7-6 in ten innings to Urbana University in an AMC game at Athletes in Action in Xenia, Ohio on Friday night.  The second game was postponed, and will be rescheduled at a later date.  The games were moved to Xenia earlier in the day and the Cavs and Blue Knights did not take the field until 7:30 pm.  Urbana scored six runs in the first four innings against Walsh starter Jared Roberts (Fr., Berea, OH/St. Ignatius).  Walsh rallied and tied the game in the top of the sixth inning with six runs.  The game remained deadlocked until the tenth, as Walsh's Mike Schaeffer (Fr., Waynesburg, OH/Sandy Valley) worked 2.1 scoreless innings and Steve Weirich, who allowed only a run in 3.2 innings.  Weirich (2-3) was tagged with the loss after allowing the winning run on a bases loaded walk in the tenth.  Jeff Nicholas drove in two runs for the Cavs and Jason Pettigrew (Sr., Massillon, OH/Jackson) had two singles and a double.

Walsh lost a pair of AMC games at Ohio Dominican University on Saturday, by scores of 4-1 and 1-0.  Chris Norris (Sr., Massillon, OH/Jackson) started game one and was tagged with his first loss (3-1) of the season.  Norris fanned six.  ODU scored two runs in the second inning, and single runs in the third and fourth.  Chad Campbell (Sr., Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside) drove in Walsh's only run with a fifth inning single.  Mike Dougherty (Jr., Canton, OH/McKinley) started game two and was the tough luck loser, as he served-up a walk-off homerun to Eian Banks in the bottom of the seventh inning.  Dougherty is 2-3 on the season.

First baseman Jason Pettigrew leads the Cavs with a .373 batting average.  Pettigrew also has seven doubles and 18 RBI.  Second baseman Mike Suliks (So., Norton, OH/HS) is hitting .368 with nine doubles and 17 RBI.  Left fielder Ryan Indorf (Sr., Massillon, OH/Washington) leads the team with 29 RBI and a .687 slugging percentage.  He is hitting .343.  Mike Weibley (So., Mentor, OH/Lake Catholic) has a seven-game hitting streak.  On the mound, Steve Weirich is 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA.   Mike Dougherty is 2-3 with a 3.31 ERA and Chris Norris is 4-1 with a 4.24 ERA. 

SOFTBALL: Cavs (16-6, 6-0 AMC N) Lead North

Walsh (16-6, 6-0 AMC N) remained unbeaten and in first place in the American Mideast Conference North after posting a double header sweep of Notre Dame College last week.  This week the Cavs play under the lights at Carlow College on Tuesday (6 pm), play at Ursuline College in a make-up AMC twinbill on Wednesday (3 pm), and host Carlow on Saturday.  The Cavs received votes (2) in the NAIA rating last week and were ranked 35th.

Walsh remained perfect in the AMC North Division after sweeping Notre Dame College (OH) at home last Tuesday.  The Cavs won game one 6-2, and then took the nightcap 7-5.  Dana Hartings (Sr., Chicksaw, OH/Marion Local) went the distance for the 10th time this season in game one, and fanned 11 in Walsh's 6-2 win.  Hartings did not walk a batter and scattered seven hits in improving to 9-2.  She was also 2-3 with an RBI.  AMC Player of the Week, shortstop Laura Schmidt (So., Canton, OH/Jackson), hit a two-run homer and went 3-3.  Alyssa Knupp (Fr., Massillon, OH/Tuslaw) was also 2-3.  Krystal Sherry (So., Brunswick, OH/Holy Name) won the nightcap to improve to 6-3.  Sherry fanned five and walked only one in the win.  Schmidt was 3-4 with an RBI and Knupp hit a two-run homer.

Walsh split a non-conference doubleheader with Urbana University on Saturday.  Walsh won the opener 9-1, as Dana Hartings improved to 10-2 on the season. Hartings was also two for three at the plate with four RBI and a three-run homerun.  Laura Schmidt also homered.  Urbana defeated Walsh in game two 4-3. Krystal Sherry  started and was tagged with the loss.  Walsh errors led to three unearned runs. Sherry fanned six.   Shannon Spellacy (So., Brunswick, OH/HS) went two for three, while Hartings and Brittany Sostre (Fr., Parma, OH/Valley Forge) each had doubles in the loss.

Sherry is hitting a team-leading .444 with four triples, three homeruns and 25 RBI.  She also has a .722 slugging percentage.  On the mound, she is 6-4.  Alyssa Knupp is hitting .435 and is on a seven-game hitting streak.  Hartings is also hitting .435, and leads the team with five homeruns and 26 RBI and with a .758 slugging percentage.  Laura Schmidt, last week's AMC Player of the Week, is hitting .415 with six doubles and 12 walks.  Shannon Spellacy is hitting .373 with two triples and 12 RBI.

MEN'S GOLF: Cavs Third at Capital, 5th at Cedarville

Walsh finished (13-15) finished third at the Capital Invitational and fifth at the Cedarville Invitational last week.  This week the Cavs are at the Mt. Vernon Nazarene Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

Walsh finished 5th at the two-day, 36-hole Cedarville University Invitational held at Beavercreek Golf Club and Country Club of the North.  Walsh finished with a two-day total of 635 (316-319).  Mike Lenartowicz (Sr., Canton, OH/Perry) paced the Cavs, and finished 10th with a two-day total of 154 (75-79). Jessie Green (Jr., Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) shot 156 (79-77) and finished 16th. Kevin Tournoux (Sr., Lakewood, OH/HS) finished 28th at 161 (79-82) and Sam Troyer (Jr., Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) 33rd with a 164 (83-81).  Ethan Williams (Fr., Quaker City, OH/Buckeye Trail) shot 180 (87-93).

After taking a three stroke lead into the final at Capital, the Cavs (13-15) faltered, shooting 328 to finish third at the 2nd Annual Capital Purple & White Men's Golf Invitational at Foxfire Golf Club in Lockbourne, Ohio.  Mike Lenartowicz tied for third and paced the Cavs with a 152 (74-78).  Sam Troyer tied for 12th (74-83=157), Jessie Green tied for 26th (76-86=162), Kevin Tournoux tied for 30th (79-84=163) and Ethan Williams tied for 40th (83-83=166).

WOMEN'S GOLF:  Cavs at Mount Union and St. Francis

Walsh hits the road twice this week, after failing to score at the Ashland University Invitational last weekend.  The Cavs play at Tannenhauf at the Mt. Union Invitational on Wednesday and play Friday and Saturday in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the University of St. Francis Invitational at Noble Hawk Golf Course.

Walsh (10-13) did not post a team score in the Ashland University Invitational.  Tammy Schumacher (Sr., Whitney Point, NY/HS) paced the Cavs, with a two day total of 183 (91-92)183.  Kaley Foster (Jr., Manchester, OH/HS) had a two-day total of 204 (106-98), followed by Kaitlin Sesock (So., Uniontown, OH/Lake) shooting a 210 (102-108).  Melanie Stone (Fr., Akron, Firestone) did not finish on Saturday and shot 120 on Sunday.
 
MEN'S TENNIS: Cavs Split

Walsh (5-6) split a pair of matches last week.  The Cavs blanked the University of Northwestern Ohio 9-1, but fell to Georgetown College 1-8.  The Cavs host Malone College on Wednesday (3 pm), Cedarville University Friday at 3 pm and Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday at 11 am.

Number one singles Stephen Webster (Sr., Lexington, OH/HS) is 10-5 on the season and has won four of his last five matches.  He is 10-2 at number doubles with Gary Innes (Fr., Randburg, South Africa).  Innes is 8-7 at third singles.  Greg Kerschbaum (Sr., Elyria, OH/HS) is 8-7 at second singles and 9-3 at second doubles with Jake Allmaras (Fr., Powell, OH/Olentangy).

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Cavs Fall Twice

Walsh fell to 2-8 on the season, after dropping matches to Ohio Dominican University (2-7) and Georgetown College (2-7).  This week the Cavs host the University of Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday (3 pm), Carlow College on Thursday (3 pm) and Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday (1 pm).

Jenamarie Ianni (Jr., North Canton, OH/Hoover) split two matches at first singles and is 3-7.

WOMEN'S TRACK: Cavs Perform Well at Hazen Invitational

Walsh performed well at the non-scoring Jack Hazen Track and Field Invitational held at Malone College last Saturday.   This Saturday, the Cavs are home for their first meet on their new track.  Field events are slated to begin at 11 am and running events at 12:15 pm.

Holly Gospodinsky (Fr., Wadsworth, OH/HS) won the shot put (40'110.25).  A throw of 41'2" is needed to qualify for nationals.  The Cavs had numerous second place finishes on the day.  Danielle Cofojohn (So., Diamond, OH/Southeast) was second to Gospodinsky in the shot (127'8") and in the discus (125'3").  Maria Mudd (Jr., Suffield, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) placed second in the 3000m race walk (17:47.44).  Her time met the provisional standard.  Amy Stermole (Sr., North Ridgeville, OH/HS) placed second in the hammer (127'8") and the team of Megan Case (Fr., Louisville, OH/HS), Kristen LeFever (So., Alliance, OH/Marlington), Kristen Havens (Fr., Wadsworth, OH/HS) and Erin Kopple (Jr., McDonald, OH/HS) in the 4x800m (9:52.93).  Andrea DiNinno (Jr., Greensburg, PA/Central Catholic) was third in the 300m steeple chase
(12.03.20).