This Week in Walsh University Athletics

Tues. 20 Softball (H) Ursuline College 3 pm 

Women's Tennis at Ashland University 3 pm

Wed. 21 Softball (H) Myers University (DH) 3 pm

Thurs. 22 Baseball (H) Geneva College (DH) 1 pm

Synchronized Swimming at US Collegiate Championships/Wheaton College (IL)

Fri. 23 Softball (H) St. Vincent College (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis at Ohio Northern University 3:30 pm

Track at Wake Forest Relays

Synchronized Swimming at US Collegiate Championships/Wheaton College (IL)

Sat. 24 Baseball at Geneva College (DH) 1 pm

Softball at Urbana University (DH) 1 pm

Women's Tennis at Carlow College TBA

Track at Wake Forest Relays

Synchronized Swimming at US Collegiate Championships/Wheaton College (IL)

Sun. 25 Baseball at Baldwin-Wallace College 1 pm

Men's Tennis (H) Tiffin University 1 pm

Schedule subject to change

BASEBALL: Cavs (6-12) Swept in Portsmouth, Open AMC North Play This Week

Walsh (6-12) looks to break a five-game losing streak, when they open American Mideast Conference North Division play this weekend.  The Cavs play two AMC North double headers with Geneva College.  The Cavs open the home season with Geneva on Thursday (1pm) and then play at Geneva on Saturday (1 pm).  Walsh is at Baldwin-Wallace College for a single game on Sunday (1 pm).

Walsh lost three one-run games at Shawnee State this past week.  The Cavs lost 3-2 and 10-4 on Saturday, and then 2-1 and 3-2 on Sunday.  The team has just not hit through the first 18 games, batting only .229.  Shortstop Chad Campbell (Jr., Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside) has been the Cavs most consistent hitter.  Campbell is batting a team-best .327, with four multi-hit games and a team-best 11-game hitting streak.  Andy Schon (Sr., Akron, OH/Coventry) is 1-2 in four starts, but has a sparkling 2.19 ERA.  Schon worked six strong innings in Walsh's 3-2 loss at Shawnee on Sunday, but did not get a decision.  Alan Frame (Jr., Atwater, OH/Waterloo) fanned nine, but was charged with loss at Shawnee State (3-2) on Sunday.  Mike Dougherty (So., Canton, OH/McKinley) went the distance, but was the losing pitcher in game two (3-2) on Sunday.

SOFTBALL: Cavs (3-13) Offensive Struggles Continue, Hope to Right Ship in AMC Play

Walsh's (3-13) offensive woes continued, as they scored 13 runs in going 1-3 this past week.  The Cavs are hitting just .210 and have been out scored 98-40 in the first 16 games.  The Cavs did snap a six-game losing streak, when they won the second game of a double header on Sunday.  This week they play eight games, including their American Mideast Conference South Division opener at Urbana University (1 pm) on Saturday.  The Cavs play non-league games with Ursuline College (3 pm) at home on Tuesday, Myers University (3 pm) at home on Wednesday, and Saint Vincent College (3 pm) at home on Friday.

The Cavs lost 3-2 and 6-1 to Mount Union College on Wednesday.  First baseman Jamie Notch (Sr., Suffield, OH/Field) was 3-4 with a double and two RBI in game one.  In game two, all of Mount Union's runs were unearned, as the Cavs made three errors.  Walsh committed a season-high eight errors in their 14-4 loss to Hiram College in game one on Sunday.  The team has committed 42 errors for the season.  Dana Hartings (Jr., Chickasaw, OH/Marion Local) went the distance as Walsh gained a split with a 6-4 win in game two.  Hartings is 2-6 on the season.  Krystal Sherry (Fr., Brunswick, OH/Holy Name) and Laura Schmidt (Fr., Canton, OH/Jackson) each homered in the win.  Walsh lost outfielder Shannon Spellacy (Fr., Brunswick, OH/HS) for the season with a broken clavicle.

MEN’S TENNIS: Cavs (6-1) Winning Streak Reaches Five

Walsh (6-1) rolled to its sixth straight win, whey they blanked Seton Hill University 9-0 on Friday.  This week, the Cavs play at Ohio Northern University on Friday (3:30 pm), and then open the American Mideast Conference season with Tiffin University at home on Sunday (1 pm).

Stephen Webster (Jr., Mansfield, OH/Lexington) is 6-1, and is on a five-match win streak.  He has played five matches at number one singles and two at number two.  Junior Dexter Mahase (La-Romaine, Trinidad/ST. Benedict) is also 6-1, playing five times at number two and twice at number one.  Sean Smith (Sr., Edgewater, NJ/Bradenton Academy) has played third singles the entire season and is 6-1, and is on a five-match win streak.  Greg Kerschbaum (Jr., Elyria, OH/HS) is 5-2 at fourth and fifth singles.  In doubles play, Mahase and Webster are unbeaten at the number one spot with a 5-0 record. Smith and freshman Justin Collins (Lexington, OH/HS) are 5-0 at second doubles, while Kerschbaum and Nicholas Grahame (Sr., Canton, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) are 5-0 at third doubles.

WOMEN’S TENNIS: Cavs (3-3) Even Mark, Hand Baldwin-Wallace First Loss

Walsh (3-3) evened its record on the season and handed Baldwin-Wallace College (9-1) its first loss of the season, 5-4 on Saturday.  Walsh has won three straight matches since opening the season 0-3.  Tihs week, the Cavs play at Ashland University on Tuesday, and at Carlow College on Friday.

Number one singles player Kristen Cady (Sr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) has won her last two matches and stands 2-4 on the season.  Number two singles player Jenamarie Ianni (So., North Canton, OH/Hoover) is also 2-4.  Cady and Ianni clinched the win over B-W, with their 8-5 doubles win on Saturday.  Ingrid Brainard (Sr., Madison, OH/HS) has played third, fourth and fifth singles and is 3-2 on the season.  Megan Navarre (Jr., Indianapolis, IN/Center Grove) is 3-3, and is on a three-match win streak.  Navarre has played five matches at fifth singles and one at sixth.

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: Walsh Heads to US Championships

Walsh's Margareta Jakovac (Fr., Zagreb, Croatia/IX Gimnasium) and Nilda Rosado (Fr., Puerto Rico) are headed to the United States Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships, held at the Balfour Natatorium on the campus of Wheaton College (Norton, MA), this Thursday through Saturday.

Jakovac will compete in solo and "A" elements, and in duet with Rosado.  Rosado will also compete in solo.