April 3, 2006

Monday, April 3, 2006

Mon. 3 

Men's Tennis at Seton Hill (12:30 pm)

Tues. 4

Baseball (H) Mount Vernon Nazarene (DH) 1 pm

Softball (H) Tiffin University (DH) 3 pm

Women's Tennis at Malone College 2 pm

Wed. 5 

Softball at Notre Dame College (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis at Tiffin University 3 pm

Thurs. 6

Women's Tennis (H) Ohio Dominican University 3 pm

Fri. 7

Baseball at Notre Dame College (DH) 1 pm

Men's Golf at Urbana University

Sat. 8

Baseball (H) Notre Dame College (DH) 1 pm

Men's Golf at Urbana University

Men's Tennis (H) Ohio Dominican University (Harvard Courts) 12 pm

Women's Tennis (H) Shawnee State University 12 pm

Softball at Mount Vernon Nazarene (DH) 1 pm

Track at Mount Union College Invitational

All Events are subject to change

BASEBALL: Cavs (13-15, 8-4 AMC N) Back in AMC Race

Walsh (13-15, 8-4 AMC N) climbed back into the American Mideast Conference North Division race by taking four games from Geneva College this past week.  The Cavs are second in the AMC North, just one game behind first place Malone College (9-3).  The Cavs host Mount Vernon Nazarene in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday (1 pm), then play four conference games with Notre Dame College on Friday (1 pm) and Saturday (1 pm).  The Cavs are at Notre Dame on Friday and home on Saturday.

Walsh snapped a three-game losing streak with their AMC North Division doubleheader sweep at Geneva College on Thursday.  The Cavs toppled the Golden Tornadoes 13-2 in game one and 5-1 in game two.  Walsh banged out 17 hits in the opener.  Ben Botbyl (Sr., Willard, OH/HS) had three hits and drove in three runs and Jeff Nicholas (So., Navarre, OH/Perry) had a pair of hits and also drove in three runs.  Duane Kaley (Sr., Deerfield, OH/Southeast) had three hits and two RBI and Chad Campbell (So., Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside) had three hits.  Starting pitcher Kyle Lynn (Jr., Massillon, OH/Tuslaw) tossed a seven hitter and went the distance to earn his third win of the season.  Chris Norris (Jr., Massillon, OH/Jackson) started the nightcap and worked six and two-third innings to earn the win.  Andy Scritchfield (Jr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) drove in two runs.

The Cavs are hitting .314 as a team, with Rollin Matsui hitting a team best.478.  Ben Botbyl is hitting .382, with 18 RBI.  Ryan Indorf is hitting .380, Jeff Nicholas is hitting .329 with a team best 23 RBI and Andy Scritchfield is hitting .353.  Chris Norris, who just became a starter last week, is 4-0, all in relief, with an 0.98 ERA.  Andy Schon is tied with Norris for the team lead in wins (4).

SOFTBALL: Cavs (10-11, 3-2) Take Five of Seven Games

Walsh (10-11, 3-2 AMC S) won five out of seven games last week and opened American Mideast Conference South play with three wins in five games.  The week also produced a suspended game at Cedarville University.  This week, the Cavs host Tiffin University on Tuesday (3 pm), play at Notre Dame College on Wednesday (3 pm) and travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Saturday (1 pm) for an AMC South twinbill.

Walsh extended its modest winning streak to four games with a doubleheader sweep of Edinboro University last Tuesday.  The Cavs rallied to win game one 4-3, then blanked the Scots 1-0 in the nightcap.  Dana Hartings (So., Chickasaw, OH/Marion Local) won her third straight game in the opener, providing power at the plate as well. Hartings two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the Cavs a 4-3 lead.  Megan Pisciotta (So., Uniontown, OH/Akron Saint Vincent-St. Mary) pitched a four-hit shutout in the nightcap. Walsh scored the games only run in the fourth inning, as Rebecca Adkison (Sr., Manchester, OH/Archbishop Hoban) reached base on an error and scored on Jessica Edmunds (So., Uniontown, OH/Green) RBI double. 

Walsh lost its AMC South Division opener 6-5 at Cedarville University on Wednesday, then had game two suspended in the eighth inning with the score tied at 2-2 due to darkness.  No date has been set for the completion of the second game.  Cedarville scored four runs in the first inning of game one against Walsh starter, and loser, Megan Pisciotta.  Walsh rallied to tie the game, but fell in the bottom of seventh when the Yellow Jackets scored an unearned run to win.  Catcher Kelly Jackson (So., Akron, OH/Ellet) was 2-3 with an RBI. 

Walsh swept Urbana University (8-10, 0-2) in an AMC South doubleheader on Saturday.  The Cavs won the opener 4-1, and then rallied to win the nightcap 6-5 in 13 innings. Dana Hartings pitched a complete game, five-hitter, in the opener to improve to 5-6.  Hartings (6-6) won both ends of the twinbill.  Walsh's Nicole Offenbecher (Fr., Massillon, OH/Washington) was 3-3 with two doubles.  In game two, Urbana jumped on Walsh starter Megan Pisciotta for a run in the first inning and three in second to take a 4-0 lead.  Walsh tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the second, but trailed 5-4 going to the home half of the sixth inning.  The Cavs tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on a lead-off homerun from Jamie Notch (Jr., Suffield, OH/Field).  Hartings relieved Pisciotta in the fifth and held Urbana scoreless the rest of the way.  Walsh settled the issue in the 13th inning, when Rebecca Adkison singled home Jessica Modic (So., Poland, OH/HS) with the winning run.  Adkison was 2-2 with a double and two RBI. 

Walsh split an AMC South Division doubleheader at the University of Rio Grande on Sunday.  Rio Grande rallied from a 9-4 sixth inning deficit in game one to win 11-9.  Dana Hartings (6-7) was the starter and loser in game one for the Cavs.  Kelly Jackson had three hits in game one and Jamie Notch had a pair of doubles.  Walsh banged out 15 hits.  Megan Pisciotta (4-3) handcuffed Rio in game two, even though she allowed ten hits and walked four.  Walsh took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, scoring on passed ball.  Kelly Jackson drove in the second run with a single in the third and Nicole Offenbecher drove in what proved to be the winning run on a fielders choice.

MEN'S TENNIS: Cavs (8-5, 2-0) Open Defense of AMC Title with Two Wins

Walsh (8-5, 2-0) opened defense of its American Mideast Conference title with wins against Cedarville University (5-4) and Saint Vincent College (9-0) last week.  The Cavs play at Seton Hill University in an AMC match on Monday (12:30 pm), at Tiffin University (AMC) on Wednesday (3 pm) and host Ohio Dominican University (AMC) at Harvard Courts on Saturday.

Number one singles player Stephen Webster (So., Lexington, OH/HS) is 8-5 on the season.  Webster won twice last week.  Sean Smith (Jr., Edgewater, NY/Bradenton Academy) is 7-6 at second singles.  Joe Grande (Jr., North Canton, OH/Hoover)is 6-5 at third singles, with two straight wins.  Greg Kerschbaum (So., Elyria, OH/HS) is 9-2 at fourth singles and has won eight of his last nine matches.   Andy Coutts (Jr., New Philadelphia, OH/HS) is 3-3 at fifth singles and Nick Grahame (Jr., North Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) is 3-3 at sixth singles and 4-4 at fifth singles.

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Cavs (6-4) Split two Matches

Walsh (6-4) split two matches last week, losing at Ohio Wesleyan (3-5) and winning at Saint Vincent College (6-3).  The Cavs open American Mideast Conference South match play at Malone on Tuesday (2 pm).  They host Ohio Dominican in AMC match on Thursday (3 pm) and host Shawnee State in another AMC contest on Saturday (12 pm).

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

MEN'S TRACK: Cavs Fourth at Wooster Invitational

WOMEN'S TRACK: Cavs Second at College of Wooster Invitational

Walsh (136 pts.) placed a strong second at the College of Wooster Invitational today, finishing just three and one-half points behind first place Case Western Reserve University (139.50).  The Cavs will compete at the Mount Union College Invitational this Saturday.

The Cavs placed well throughout the meet and recorded four first place finishes and three second place finishes.  Tess Francis (Jr., Randolph, OH/Waterloo) won the 400m hurdles in a time of 1:08.46.  Mikka Ray (Jr., Minerva, OH/HS) won the triple jump (33-10.00) and placed fifth in the long jump (15-02.00) and Ebony Williams (So., Akron, OH/Firestone) won the high jump (4-09.75).  The Cavs 4x100m relay team, comprised of Brenna Kirkbride (Fr., Atwater, OH/Waterloo), Casey Fischer (So., Aurora, OH/HS), Nicole Rogers (Sr., Akron, OH/Green) and Amy Vagedes (Fr., Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) won in a time of 51.41.  Sarah Richards (Sr., East Canton, OH/HS) took second place in the discus (126-07), Amy Stermole (So., North Ridgeville, OH/HS) was second in the shot put (35-06.00) and Jackie Misiak (Fr., North Ridgeville, OH/HS) placed second in the 100m hurdles (15.68).

MEN'S GOLF: Cavs Open at Urbana University

The Cavs open the season at the Urbana University Invitational on Friday.  The 36-hole event concludes on Saturday at Woodland G.C.