April, 10, 2006

Monday, April 10, 2006

Mon. 10 

Baseball (H) Notre Dame 3:30 pm

Men's Golf (H) Prestwick CC 10 am

Softball at Mount Vernon Nazarene 3 pm

Women's Tennis at College of Wooster 4 pm

Tues. 11

Baseball at Mount Union College (DH) 1 pm

Men's Golf (H) Raintree GC 8 am

Softball at Geneva College (DH) 3 pm

Wed. 12 

Softball at Ursuline (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis at Notre Dame 3 pm

Thurs. 13

Baseball at Seton Hill (DH) 1 pm

Women's Tennis at Tiffin 2 pm

Fri. 14

Men's Golf at Mount Vernon Nazarene

Sat. 15

Baseball (H) Seton Hill (DH) 1 pm

Men's Golf at Mount Vernon Nazarene

Softball (H) Ohio Dominican University (DH) 1 pm

Track at Slippery Rock

All Events are subject to change

BASEBALL: Cavs (16-17, 11-4 AMC N) Take Over First Place in AMC North

Walsh (16-17, 11-4 AMC N) has into first place in the American Mideast Conference North Division race by taking three games from Notre Dame College this past week.  The Cavs lead Malone College (10-4) by one-half.   This week, the Cavs finish their weekend series with Notre Dame on Monday.  The game has been moved to Walsh because of field conditions.  The Cavs will be the visitor in the single game.  On Thursday, they travel to Seton Hill University for an conference doubleheader and on Saturday host Seton Hill.  Both doubleheaders start at 1 pm.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University scored 26 runs in a non-conference doubleheader sweep of the Cavs last Tuesday.  The sweep snapped the Cavs four-game winning streak.  The Cougars took the opener 9-8 in 9 innings and won the nightcap 17-7.  Andrew Tighe (Jr., Cincinnati, OH/Moeller) was the losing pitcher in the first game.  Andy Scritchfield (Jr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) had three hits and drove in a run, Chad Campbell (So., Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside) had three singles and a double, and Duane Kaley (Sr., Deerfield, OH/Southeast) had two hits and two RBI.  Andy Schon (Jr., Akron, OH/Coventry) was the starter and loser in the second game.  The Cougars banged out 17 hits in game two.  Jason Pettigrew (So., Massillon, OH/Jackson) doubled and drove in two runs for the Cavs.  .

Walsh improved to 10-4 in the North Division of the AMC, with a doubleheader sweep of Notre Dame College on Saturday.  The Cavs won game one 3-1 and game two 9-2, to improve to 15-17 overall.  Kyle Lynn (Jr., Massillon, OH/Tuslaw) tossed a complete game five-hitter in the opener.  Lynn fanned five and did not walk a batter in improving to 4-3.  Pat Conley (Jr., Tallmadge, OH/HS) doubled and hit a solo homer and Ben Botbyl (Sr., Willard, OH/HS) also hit a solo homer.  Chris Norris (Jr., Massillon, OH/Jackson) started the nightcap and pitched a seven-hit complete game, to stay unbeaten at 5-0.  Jason Pettigrew doubled twice and drove in three runs and Andy Scritchfield had three hits and three RBI. 

The Cavs and Notre Dame met again at Walsh on Sunday due to field conditions at Notre Dame.  In a game for the ages, Walsh outlasted Notre Dame College, 2-1 in 13 innings in the first game. Game two was rescheduled for Monday, due to length of game one.  If the game had been filmed, it would have qualified for ESPN's Classic rewind.  Walsh starting pitcher Andy Schon pitched ten innings and left with the game tied at 1-1.  Walsh pushed the winning run across in the top of the 13th inning, when Andy Scritchfield reached on an error and was sacrificed to second base by Chad Campbell, then moved to third on a wild pitch.  Pinch hitter John Zakel (Jr., Middleburg Heights, OH/Holy Name) was then walked and Greg Miller (Jr., Dover, OH/HS) drove in Scritchfield with a sacrifice fly to give Walsh a 2-1 lead.  Andrew Tighe, who came into the game in relief in the 11th, retired the Blue Falcons in the 13th to pick-up his first win (1-3) of the season.   

GOLF: Cavs (7-0) Open Season With Win at Urbana/Sigler Medalist

Walsh (7-0) opened the season by winning the Urbana University Blue Knights Invitational, with Chris Sigler (Sr., Wooster, OH/Triway) taking medalist honors.  The Cavs finished with a 36-hole total of 637, five strokes better than second place Urbana University and 14-strokes better than third place Mount Vernon Nazarene.  The Cavs play twice this week.  They host the Walsh Invitational on Monday (Prestwick CC) and Tuesday (Raintree GC) and at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Apple Valley GC) on Friday and Saturday.

Walsh shot 320 on Saturday and took a two-stroke lead into the final round at Urbana on Sunday.  The Cavs then bettered their Saturday score with a final round 317 on Sunday. Medalist Chris Sigler shot 79-74 for a 153 total.  David Brodie (Jr., Newton Stewart, Scotland/Douglas Ewart) finished sixth with scores of 83-75 (158), David Rose (Jr., Marietta, OH/HS) finished 14th (78-85=163), Sam Troyer (Fr., Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) placed 20th (80-87=167) and Mike Lenartowicz (So., Canton, OH/Perry) 29th (91-83=174).

SOFTBALL: Cavs (11-14, 3-2) Get Back to Business/Face Tough Week

After winning five out of seven games the previous week, Walsh (11-14, 3-2 AMC S), the Cavs lost three out of four non-conference games last week.  This week. the Cavs play eight games in six days.  They will travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Monday (3 pm) to make-up last week's American Mideast Conference South doubleheader. On Tuesday, they play at non-conference pair at Geneva College (3 pm), Wednesday (3 pm) sends the Cavs to Ursuline for another non-conference doubleheader and on Saturday (1 pm) host Ohio Dominican in an AMC doubleheader.

Walsh split a non-conference doubleheader with Tiffin University yesterday.  Kim Eash's (Jr., East Canton, OH/HS) two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Cavs a 5-4 come-from-behind win in game one.  Eash drove in three of Walsh's five runs.  Walsh battled back with two runs in the sixth inning and two in the seventh.  Dana Hartings (So., Chickasaw, OH/Marion Local) went the distance in game one to improve to 7-7.  Tiffin erased a 3-1 deficit with six runs in the fifth inning of game two, and went on to win 11-7.  Megan Bender (Jr., Akron, OH/Coventry) was 2-4 for the Cavs and drove in three runs.  Megan Pisciotta (So., Uniontown, OH/Akron Saint Vincent-St. Mary) took the loss for the Cavs to fall to 4-4.  Walsh was two to Notre Dame the next day, 3-1 and 14-0.

MEN'S TENNIS: Cavs (10-5, 4-0) Lead AMC

Walsh (10-5, 4-0) won two more American Mideast Conference matches last week, downing Seton Hill University 8-1 and Tiffin University 9-0.  This week, the Cavs play at home against Notre Dame College in an AMC match on Wednesday at 3  pm.  Last week's postponed match with Ohio Dominican University will be played on Thursday, April 20 at Walsh.

Number one singles player Stephen Webster (So., Lexington, OH/HS) is 10-5 on the season, winning twice last week.  Sean Smith (Jr., Edgewater, NY/Bradenton Academy) is 9-6 at second singles.  Joe Grande (Jr., North Canton, OH/Hoover) is 7-6 at third singles, Greg Kerschbaum (So., Elyria, OH/HS) is 11-2 at fourth singles and has won nine of his last eleven matches.   Andy Coutts (Jr., New Philadelphia, OH/HS) is 5-3 at fifth singles and Nick Grahame (Jr., North Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) is 5-3 at sixth singles and 4-4 at fifth singles.

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Cavs (9-4, 3-0) Open AMC Slate with Three Straight Wins

Walsh (9-4, 3-0) opened American Mideast Conference South play with wins over Malone College (8-1), Ohio Dominican University (5-4) and Shawnee State University (9-0).  This week, the Cavs play at the College of Wooster on Monday (4 pm) and at Tiffin University on Thursday (2 pm).  Both are non-conference matches.

Number one singles player, Kristen Cady (Jr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) is 5-7 in the top position and 5-8 overall.  Freshman Jenamrie Ianni (North Canton, OH/Hoover) is 11-1 at second singles and 11-2 overall.  Cady and Ianni are 8-3 at number one doubles.  Lindsey Cady (Fr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) is 4-9 at third singles, Kaylyn Moyer (Sr., Ravenna, OH/HS) is 5-3 at fourth singles and Ingrid Brainard (Jr., Madison, OH/HS) is 9-0 at fifth singles and 10-2 overall.  Lindsey Cady and Brainard are 7-5 at second doubles.  Moyer and Lauren Akkerman (Fr., Ashland, OH/HS) are 6-2 at third doubles, while Akkerman is also 4-1 at sixth singles.  Megan Navarre (So., Indianapolis, IN/Center Grove) is 6-3 playing fourth, fifth and sixth singles, while Kelly Dehn (So. Powell, OH/Olentangy) is 2-3 in singles and 2-0 in doubles play.

MEN'S TRACK: McCallion Wins 400m Hurdles at Mount Union Invitational and Geneva

WOMEN'S TRACK: Cavs Fourth at Geneva

Walsh finished fourth at the Butler-Merriman Invitational, held at Geneva College.  They also participated in a non-scoring meet at Mount Union.  Tess Francis (Jr., Randolph, OH/Waterloo) and Jessica LeGrair (Jr., Copley, OH/HS) each placed second in respective events.  Francis finished second in the 400m hurdles (1:07.52) and LeGrair in the long jump (15'09").  Sarah Richards (Sr., East Canton, OH/HS), Meghan Patton (Jr., Parma, OH/Holy Name) and Jackie Misiak (Fr., North Ridgeville, OH/HS) each recorded third place finishes.  Richards was third in the discus (121'02"), Patton in the 400m hurdles (1:10.99) and Misiak in the 100m hurdles (16.02).  At Mount Union, Ebony Williams (So., Akron, OH/Firestone) took second in the high jump (5-00.00) and Richards was second in the discus (120-03).  The Cavs 4x100m relay team, comprised of Brenna Kirkbride (Fr., Atwater, OH/Waterloo), Casey Fischer (So., Aurora, OH/HS), Haley Rogers (Sr., Akron, OH/Green) and Amy Vagedes (Fr., Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) finished second in a time of 52.25.  Patton was third in the 400m hurdles (1:07.84) and Misiak third in the 100m hurdles (15.78).

The Cavs are at Slippery Rock on Saturday