This Week in Athletics

This Week in Walsh University Athletics

Monday, April 28, 2008

Monday, 28

Women's Golf (H) Sanctuary CC 12 pm

Baseball at Seton Hill University (DH) 2 pm

Tuesday, 29

Softball (H) Mount Vernon Nazarene (DH) 3 pm

Wednesday 30

Baseball at Siena Heights University (DH) 2 pm

Thursday 1

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

Softball (H) Malone College (DH) 3 pm

Men's Tennis (H) Cedarville University 1 pm / NAIA Region IX Tournament

Women's Tennis (H) Cedarville University 9 am / NAIA Region IX Tournament

Friday 2

Baseball at Notre Dame College (DH) 1 pm

Men's Tennis (H) NAIA Region IX Tournament 1 pm

Women's Tennis (H) NAIA Region IX Tournament 9 am

Track at University of Toledo

BASEBALL: Cavs (20-16, 13-9 AMC) Down Urbana, Remain 5th in AMC/Face Big Week

Walsh (20-16, 13-9 AMC) remained fifth in the American Mideast Conference after winning its only game last week, a single game with Urbana University.  The Cavs are scheduled to play eight games this week.  On Monday, they play a non-conference twin bill at Seton Hill University (PA) and on Wednesday play two non-conference games at Siena Heights University (MI).  The big games are slated for Thursday (H) and Friday (A), when they tangle with Notre Dame College in a pair of AMC double headers.  Walsh is one game behind fourth place Mount Vernon Nazarene for the final playoff spot.

Ryan Indorf (Sr., Massillon, OH/Washington) homered and drove in four runs in Walsh's 10-5 AMC win over Urbana University (23-15, 13-7 AMC) on Saturday.  For Indorf, it was his sixth home run of the season and raises his RBI total to a team leading 43.  Chris Norris (Sr., Massillon, OH/Jackson) started and picked-up his sixth win of the season (6-2).  Norris fanned five and scattered five hits in six innings.  Mike Dougherty (Jr., Canton, OH/McKinley) worked three scoreless innings in relief.  Mark Kelly (So., Norton, OH/HS) had three hits and an RBI and Mike Suliks (So., Norton, OH/HS) had two doubles and an RBI.

Tim Hromada (So., North Royalton, OH/Padua Franciscan), who shares catching duties with Duston Walter (So., Malvern, OH/HS), is hitting .400 in 22 games.  Walter is hitting .333 in 24 games. Designated hitter Ryan Indorf has a team-leading 43 RBI and is hitting .383.  Indorf also leads the team with six homeruns and has 12 doubles. First baseman Jason Pettigrew is hitting .368 and is second with 34 RBI.  Second baseman Mike Suliks is hitting .358 and leads the team with 14 doubles.  Left fielder Mark Kelly is hitting .352 and leads the team with 13 multi-hit games.  Eight of Walsh's nine regulars are hitting over .300, as the Cavs sport a team batting average of .329.  Right-hander Chris Norris is 6-2 with a 4.25 ERA and Steve Weirich is 3-2 with a team-leading 2.60 ERA.

SOFTBALL: Cavs (28-8, 17-1 AMC N) Splits with ODU/Closes Regular Season on Thursday

Walsh (28-8, 17-1 AMC N) split a non-conference double header at home with Ohio Dominican University on Saturday.  This Cavs close the regular season this week, with a non-conference double header at home against Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Tuesday (3 pm) and at home on Thursday in an AMC North twin bill with rival Malone College at 3 pm.

The Cavs lost the first game to Ohio Dominican 2-1, but came back to win the nightcap 8-6.  Dana Hartings (Sr., Chickasaw, OH/Marion Local) took the loss in the opener to fall to 16-4.  She fanned eight and allowed five hits.  Alyssa Knupp (Fr., Massillon, OH/Tuslaw) hit her 7th homerun of the season in the bottom of the seventh inning.  In game two, Krystal Sherry (So., Brunswick, OH/Holy Name) picked-up her 12th win (12-4) of the season, in relief of Hartings. Sherry came on relief in the sixth inning.  She fanned two, while Hartings had five strikeouts. Hartings homered (9th) and Sherry went 2-4 with two homeruns (9th) and six RBI.

Dana Hartings is 16-4 with a 2.09 ERA and has completed 18 of her 19 starts.  At the plate, she is hitting .402 and is tied with Sherry for the homerun lead with nine and in doubles with nine.  Hartings and Sherry have tied the single season mark for homeruns, set by Nicole Baumgardner in 2004.  Hartings also has 38 RBI.  Outfielder Chelsea Saunders, who is on a 13-game hitting streak, has taken over the team batting lead at .447.  Krystal Sherry is hitting .424, with a team best five triples and 48 RBI.  Sherry is two RBI from matching the single mark of 50 set by Kami Kessler in 2000.  On the mound, Sherry is 12-4 with 12 complete games.  Walsh has clubbed a career-high 34 homeruns on the season and is batting .341 as a team. 

MEN'S GOLF: Cavs Finish 6th AMC Championships

Walsh (23-30) finished sixth at the NAIA Region IX and American Mideast Conference championships held last Thursday and Friday at Apple Valley Golf Course in Howard, Ohio. Malone College captured their fifth straight title, after shooting a final round 281 to secure a 19 stroke lead over second place Ohio Dominican University.  Walsh finished with a 72-hole total of 935 (318-311-306).

Kevin Tournoux (Sr., Lakewood, OH/HS) shot a final round 73 and finished 9th overall (78-75-73=226).  Mike Lenartowicz (Sr., Canton, OH/Perry) also shot a final round 73 and finished tied for 18th (80-77-73=230).  Sam Troyer (Jr., Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) tied for 26th (79-78-77=234), Jessie Green (Jr., Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) tied for 38th (81-81-83=245) and Ethan Williams (Fr, Quaker City, OH/Buckeye Trail) placed 50th (92-92-83=267).

MEN'S TENNIS: Cavs set to Defend NAIA Region IX Title

Walsh (9-7, 4-1 AMC) is the second seed for the upcoming NAIA Region IX Championships, hosted by the Cavs on Thursday and Friday.  Walsh will meet third seeded Cedarville University (10-6, 5-2 AMC) at 1 pm on Thursday.  Walsh beat the Yellow Jackets 5-4 in the regular season.  Number one seed Malone College (15-5, 5-0 AMC) meets fourth seeded Ohio Dominican University (9-6, 2-3 AMC) at Harvard Courts in Canton at 9 am on Thursday.  The winners play for the championship at Walsh on Friday at 1pm, with the victor advancing to the 57th Annual NAIA Championships in Mobile, AL, May 12-16.  Walsh has won ten of the last 11 region championships.

Number one singles Stephen Webster (Sr., Lexington, OH/HS) is 15-5 on the season and has won nine of his last ten matches.  He is 15-2 at number one doubles with Gary Innes (Fr., Randburg, South Africa).  Innes is 13-7 at third singles.  Greg Kerschbaum (Sr., Elyria, OH/HS) is 9-11 at second singles and 13-4 at second doubles with Jake Allmaras (Fr., Powell, OH/Olentangy).

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Second Seeded Cavs Set to Defend NAIA Region IX Championship

A trip to the 28th Annual NAIA Championships is at stake, as Walsh (8-9, 6-1 AMC) prepares to host the NAIA Region IX Championships this Thursday and Friday.  The second seeded Cavs meet Cedarville University (9-5, 5-2 AMC) at 1 pm on Thursday.  Walsh beat the Yellow Jackets 6-3 in the regular season.  Top seeded Ohio Dominican University (11-4, 7-0 AMC) meets fourth seeded Roberts Wesleyan College (3-4, 3-3 AMC) at 9 am on Thursday at Harvard Courts in Canton.  The winners play for the championship at Walsh on Friday at 9 am, with the victor advancing to Mobile, AL for the NAIA Championships, May 12-16.  Walsh has made two trips to Nationals in the last three years.

Jenamarie Ianni (Jr., North Canton, OH/Hoover) is 9-7 at first singles. Megan Navarre (Sr., Indianapolis, IN/Center Grove) is 8-6 at second and third singles.  Lindsey Cady (Jr., Canton, OH/GlenOak) is 8-8 at second and third singles.  Jen Yost (So., Massillon, OH/Jackson) is 7-8 at mostly fourth singles and Hilary Rossi (So., Warren, OH/John F. Kennedy) is 9-6 at five and six singles.  Madeline Lewis (So., Columbus, OH/St. Frances DeSales) is 7-4 mostly at fifth singles.  Ianni and Cady are 5-3 at first doubles.  Lewis and Navarre are 6-4 at mostly second singles.