Baseball Heads to Edwardsville for Games with Valparaiso and SIU Edwardsville
3/17/2011 5:08:00 PM | Baseball
Creighton (13-4, 0-0)
vs. Valparaiso (1-15, 0-0) • March 19 • 1:00 p.m.
@ SIU Edwardsville (4-12, 0-0) • March 19 • 4:00 p.m.
vs. Valparaiso (1-15, 0-0) • March 19 • 1:00 p.m.
@ SIU Edwardsville (4-12, 0-0) • March 19 • 4:00 p.m.
ERA W-L App GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Creighton
Sat. - Ty Blach, LHP 3.00 3-0 3 3 0 18.0 17 6 6 6 12
Sat. - Jonas Dufek, RHP 2.00 2-0 3 3 0 18.0 15 6 4 7 23
Valparaiso
Sat. - Jon Gulbransen 6.85 0-3 5 5 0 22.1 32 21 17 13 18
SIU Edwardsville
Sat. - Unknown
Creighton
Sat. - Ty Blach, LHP 3.00 3-0 3 3 0 18.0 17 6 6 6 12
Sat. - Jonas Dufek, RHP 2.00 2-0 3 3 0 18.0 15 6 4 7 23
Valparaiso
Sat. - Jon Gulbransen 6.85 0-3 5 5 0 22.1 32 21 17 13 18
SIU Edwardsville
Sat. - Unknown
Last Time Out
In a two game series with the Air Force Falcons (the last team to drop the Jays in a doubleheader sweep), the Falcons took the first game 2-1 but Creighton bounced back and held on to claim the 11-9 win in the second game.
Creighton 1, Air Force 2 - Creighton starter Greg Hellhake was solid in his fifth start of the season, giving up just three hits through the first four innings. The Jays got on the board first, puhisng across one in the top of the first inning. Michael Mutcheson led off the inning with a double, was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and driven in by Jimmy Swift with his 13th RBI on the season. The Jays couldn't put together anything else, giving up two runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Falcons scored two runs on three singles, one defensive error and a balk.
Creighton 11, Air Force 9 - The Jays got on the board first in game two, scoring two runs in the top of the second. Alex Staehely ripped his team leading 11th double of the season and drove in his 17th and 18th RBI (Michael Mutcheson and Anthony Bemboom) in the top of the second. The Jays scored three runs in the top of the fourth, combining to hit for the cycle. Chance Ross hit a single, followed by a Michael Blatchford homerun in his first at bat this season. Anthony Bemboom hit a triple down the right field line, followed by a Jimmy Swift double to complete the cycle, giving the Jays the 5-4 lead. Ross added another homerun, his first of the season, as well as four more runs in the top of the seventh. Reese McGraw and Mark Winkelman combined to finish the game, holding off a five run bottom of the seventh comeback bid.
Scouting Creighton
The Jays have started off the 2011 season with one of the best starts in Bluejay history, certainly the best under Ed Servais, rolling to a 13-4 start, highlighted by a four game sweep over New Mexico (2010 NCAA Tournament participant). The most recent start that was better was in 1999, when the team went 15-1 to open the season, including a 12 game win streak. Creighton was picked to finish fifth in the MVC this season, returning 20 players and just four starters from the team that went 27-25 last season. Creighton is being led offensively early this season by Alex Staehely and Trever Adams. Staehely has exploded in the early games, with a triple and game winning RBI in the 4-3 win over Kansas and a triple and three doubles over the weekend. Staehely is still swinging a hot bat, second on the team with a .373 batting average and a hit in 14 of the 17 games. Adams has improved his batting average almost .300 points after a slow start. He leads the team in home runs (3) and triples (3). Overall, the team is hitting .291 with 103 runs on 166 hits and 31 doubles. The Jays have had solid pitching performances on the mound already this season. Jonas Dufek and Greg Hellhake set career strikeout records in their first outings, with 11 and six, respectively while Ty Blahc fanned a career high of eight against South Dakota State University (3/11/11). Jack VanLeur has been solid as a middle reliever, holding opponents to just a .105 average against him, giving up just one earned run on the seasn in 13.2 innings pitched. The pitching staff has a combined 3.50 ERA and is holding opponents to a .244 batting average against.
In a two game series with the Air Force Falcons (the last team to drop the Jays in a doubleheader sweep), the Falcons took the first game 2-1 but Creighton bounced back and held on to claim the 11-9 win in the second game.
Creighton 1, Air Force 2 - Creighton starter Greg Hellhake was solid in his fifth start of the season, giving up just three hits through the first four innings. The Jays got on the board first, puhisng across one in the top of the first inning. Michael Mutcheson led off the inning with a double, was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and driven in by Jimmy Swift with his 13th RBI on the season. The Jays couldn't put together anything else, giving up two runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Falcons scored two runs on three singles, one defensive error and a balk.
Creighton 11, Air Force 9 - The Jays got on the board first in game two, scoring two runs in the top of the second. Alex Staehely ripped his team leading 11th double of the season and drove in his 17th and 18th RBI (Michael Mutcheson and Anthony Bemboom) in the top of the second. The Jays scored three runs in the top of the fourth, combining to hit for the cycle. Chance Ross hit a single, followed by a Michael Blatchford homerun in his first at bat this season. Anthony Bemboom hit a triple down the right field line, followed by a Jimmy Swift double to complete the cycle, giving the Jays the 5-4 lead. Ross added another homerun, his first of the season, as well as four more runs in the top of the seventh. Reese McGraw and Mark Winkelman combined to finish the game, holding off a five run bottom of the seventh comeback bid.
Scouting Creighton
The Jays have started off the 2011 season with one of the best starts in Bluejay history, certainly the best under Ed Servais, rolling to a 13-4 start, highlighted by a four game sweep over New Mexico (2010 NCAA Tournament participant). The most recent start that was better was in 1999, when the team went 15-1 to open the season, including a 12 game win streak. Creighton was picked to finish fifth in the MVC this season, returning 20 players and just four starters from the team that went 27-25 last season. Creighton is being led offensively early this season by Alex Staehely and Trever Adams. Staehely has exploded in the early games, with a triple and game winning RBI in the 4-3 win over Kansas and a triple and three doubles over the weekend. Staehely is still swinging a hot bat, second on the team with a .373 batting average and a hit in 14 of the 17 games. Adams has improved his batting average almost .300 points after a slow start. He leads the team in home runs (3) and triples (3). Overall, the team is hitting .291 with 103 runs on 166 hits and 31 doubles. The Jays have had solid pitching performances on the mound already this season. Jonas Dufek and Greg Hellhake set career strikeout records in their first outings, with 11 and six, respectively while Ty Blahc fanned a career high of eight against South Dakota State University (3/11/11). Jack VanLeur has been solid as a middle reliever, holding opponents to just a .105 average against him, giving up just one earned run on the seasn in 13.2 innings pitched. The pitching staff has a combined 3.50 ERA and is holding opponents to a .244 batting average against.
Meet the Coaches
Ed Servais (Creighton) - Ed Servais enters his eighth season leading the Creighton baseball program in 2011. He currently holds a .631 winning percentage while at the helm of the Jays, which is the second best in school history. Servais needs just 18 wins to move into second in Creighton history in wins by a head coach, as Jack Dahm (283) and Jim Hendry (289) sit in front of him. He has taken the Jays to two NCAA Tournaments and has won the MVS Coach of the Year award three times in his seven seasons.
Servais' teams pride themselves on defense, as they again ranked among the top teams in the Nation in defensive fielding percentage last season, boasting a .980 percentage as a team, good for second in the nation. Servais has coached three Gold Gloves in his time at Creighton.
Servais started his coaching career as an assistant at St. Mary's and then was the first head coach at Viterbo, starting up the program and leading them to a 23-6 record in the first year. He then moved back to St. Mary's as the head coach, went to Iowa State as an assistant and landed at Creighton as an assistant from 1998-2003 before being named head coach in 2004. Servais is assisted by Rob Smith, Craig Moore and Brandon Tormoehlen.
Tracy Woodson (Valparaiso) - Woodson enters the 2011 season with a 95-125 record for both his collegiate career as well as at Valpo. In 2010, he led the Brown and Gold to a fourth place finish in the Horizon League during the regular season. He was a professional player for 13 seasons and coached in the majors for eight years. He has coached three First Team All-Horizon League selectons as well as three Second Team picks. The team has finished third in each of his first three seasons. Woodson is assisted by Brian Schmack, Adam Piotrowicz, Jeramy St. Clair and Dallas Cawiezell.
Gary Collins (SIU Edwardsville) - The 2011 season is the third year the Cougars will play at the Division 1 level, and Collins has been at the helm through the transfer, for 33 total seasons. He led his team to 14 Division II regional appearances and five College World Series appearances. Collins began his coaching career as an assistant at SIUE to head coach Roy E. Lee adn then went to Lewis and Clark CC before returning to become the head coach. He played in the Cardinals organization as a professional, the first SIUE player in any psort to sign a professional contract. He is assisted by Tony Stoecklin and Danny Jackson.
Jays vs. The Horizon League
The Jays hold a 22-2 record against teams from the Horizon league, but this is the first time in six years they have met up with any team from the league. The Jays played UW-Milwaukee in the 2005 season, defeating UWM 3-2 and 9-1, both in seven innings.
Jays vs. The Ohio Valley
Creighton holds a 9-2 record over teams from the Ohio Valley, with the only game between the two last season being Creighton's 22-0 rout of SIU Edwardsville. In the 2008 season, the Jays swept Tennessee-Martin in three games, outscoring UTM 29-7 in the three games.
The Series
Creighton vs. Valparaiso - The Jays and Crusaders will meet for the first time on the baseball field this weekend.
Creighton vs. SIU Edwardsville - Creighton holds a 1-0 lead over SIUE, defeating the Cougars 22-0 in last season's opener.
Valley's Best
Bluejay senior right fielder Trever Adams has been named the MVC Player of the Week, after his play from March 7-13. The Lincoln, Neb., native hit two home runs, two triples and knocked in five RBI over the week, improving his batting average 100 points. He is also on a 10 game hit streak, the longest by a Bluejay this season.
Smarty Pants
Ty Blach, a sophomore southpaw from Centennial, Colo., has been named the Prairie Farms MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week, named on Wednesday, March 16. The pitcher struck out a career high eight batters in the 6-0 win over South Dakota State on March 12. Blach has a 3.812 gpa in business
2-2-2
Creighton's Michael Blatchford has had a good streak in his first at-bat of the season. Last year, as a freshman in his first ever collegiate at-bat, Blatchford knocked in his first homerun of his career. In the game at Air Force on March 16, Blatchford's first at-bat of the 2011 season resulted in the same way, a homerun over the left center field fence. Two season opening at bat homeruns in back to back seasons, not too shabby.
Touch 'em All
For the first time this season, the Jays had multiple homeruns in a single game in the 11-9 win at Air Force on Wednesday. After Michael Blatchford knocked a ball over the fence in the fourth, Chance Ross unleashed on a ball that went over the 400 foot deep, 30 foot high center field hitter's eye at Air Force.
Small Ball
With the first set of NCAA statistics to be released next week, the Jays are sure to be in the top of the lists in sacrifices thus far this season. The Jays have 23 sacrifices on the season and nine sacrifice fly's. Leading the way is Nick Judkins. The junior college transfer, who usually hits in the number two position, has six sacrifices on the season and one sacrifice fly. With the change of the bat, many teams will turn to the bunt, although anyone familiar with Creighton baseball knows Ed Servais has always been a fan of getting a runner on and moving them over.
D-D-D, D-Fence
The Jays are again on the top of the lists in fielding percentage in the conference. OVerall, Creighton has a .976 fielding percentage (as of March 17, 2011), committing just 16 errors (.941 per game).
Another, and Another, and Another
Creighton put up 13 runs in the win on Sunday, the highest single game output this season. In the three game series, Creighton outscored SDSU 25-3. The Sunday game was also a season high in hits (16) and total bases (20).
Multiplication
Creighton senior Trever Adams has put together a 10 game it streak, the longest of any Bluejay this season. Possibly even more impressive - the right fielder has had multiple hits in six games during that stretch, incuuding a three hit outing on March 12 and a two hit game on March 13, both against South Dakota State.
Back on the Horse
After putting together an eight game hit streak earlier in the season, sophomore Alex Staehely has been held hitless in two of the last five games. But the second baseman has continued to be aggressive at the plate. He knocked in a career high five RBI in the 13-0 win against SDSU on March 13, driving two doubles and a single from the dish and not committing an error on defense.
Taking a Chance
Chance Ross transfered into Creighton from Cowley College, not sure where he would fit in. After spending some time at shortstop in the fall, the junior has earned a starting spot at third base this season, and has fully taken advantage of the opportunity. In the three games this weekend, the third baseman had seven hits, scoring four runs and driving in two.
Fresh Faces
The Jays were able to get a couple players in on Sunday that haven't seen much playing time this season. Included in that mix were seniors Vince Bellino and Clay Cuno. Bellino scored his first run as a Bluejay, picking up a walk. He also mmade his first defensive play, tossing out a runner on a ground ball late in the game. Cuno went one for two from the dish in his first appearance this season, after being the designated hitter for much of last season.
Tossing Your Cookies
Head coach Ed Servais and Bluejay assistant Brandon Tormoehlen each got thrown out of the ball game on Monday, March 7 at Arkansas State. After a called strike three, the two voiced their feelings on the call, resulting in an ejection from home plate umpire Steve Dew. The last time Coach Servais was thrown out of a game was at Evansville on April 4, 2009.
Going Yard
Bluejay senior Trever Adams had another good series in Arkansas. The right fielder went six-for-twelve in the three games at Arkansas State,with two home runs (one to straight away center in the 6-0 win and the other off the scoreboard in right field in the 6-8 loss). He also added a triple and beat out a drag bunt for an infield hit. Adams finished the Central Arkansas game with two RBI in the game on a sacrifice fly and double down the left field line.
Get Your Motor Running
Bluejay senior Trever Adams had a rough start to the season, going .095 through the first five games of the season with just two hits. Adams has started his offensive power in the last three games, improving his average to .314 by getting seven hits in the final three games of the New Mexico weekend's games, including two doubles and a triple and scoring three runs. Adams also finished the Arkansas trip going seven for 14, with two homeruns. The Preseason MVC All-Valley pick finished last season with a .356 batting average while starting all 52 games.
Ed Servais (Creighton) - Ed Servais enters his eighth season leading the Creighton baseball program in 2011. He currently holds a .631 winning percentage while at the helm of the Jays, which is the second best in school history. Servais needs just 18 wins to move into second in Creighton history in wins by a head coach, as Jack Dahm (283) and Jim Hendry (289) sit in front of him. He has taken the Jays to two NCAA Tournaments and has won the MVS Coach of the Year award three times in his seven seasons.
Servais' teams pride themselves on defense, as they again ranked among the top teams in the Nation in defensive fielding percentage last season, boasting a .980 percentage as a team, good for second in the nation. Servais has coached three Gold Gloves in his time at Creighton.
Servais started his coaching career as an assistant at St. Mary's and then was the first head coach at Viterbo, starting up the program and leading them to a 23-6 record in the first year. He then moved back to St. Mary's as the head coach, went to Iowa State as an assistant and landed at Creighton as an assistant from 1998-2003 before being named head coach in 2004. Servais is assisted by Rob Smith, Craig Moore and Brandon Tormoehlen.
Tracy Woodson (Valparaiso) - Woodson enters the 2011 season with a 95-125 record for both his collegiate career as well as at Valpo. In 2010, he led the Brown and Gold to a fourth place finish in the Horizon League during the regular season. He was a professional player for 13 seasons and coached in the majors for eight years. He has coached three First Team All-Horizon League selectons as well as three Second Team picks. The team has finished third in each of his first three seasons. Woodson is assisted by Brian Schmack, Adam Piotrowicz, Jeramy St. Clair and Dallas Cawiezell.
Gary Collins (SIU Edwardsville) - The 2011 season is the third year the Cougars will play at the Division 1 level, and Collins has been at the helm through the transfer, for 33 total seasons. He led his team to 14 Division II regional appearances and five College World Series appearances. Collins began his coaching career as an assistant at SIUE to head coach Roy E. Lee adn then went to Lewis and Clark CC before returning to become the head coach. He played in the Cardinals organization as a professional, the first SIUE player in any psort to sign a professional contract. He is assisted by Tony Stoecklin and Danny Jackson.
Jays vs. The Horizon League
The Jays hold a 22-2 record against teams from the Horizon league, but this is the first time in six years they have met up with any team from the league. The Jays played UW-Milwaukee in the 2005 season, defeating UWM 3-2 and 9-1, both in seven innings.
Jays vs. The Ohio Valley
Creighton holds a 9-2 record over teams from the Ohio Valley, with the only game between the two last season being Creighton's 22-0 rout of SIU Edwardsville. In the 2008 season, the Jays swept Tennessee-Martin in three games, outscoring UTM 29-7 in the three games.
The Series
Creighton vs. Valparaiso - The Jays and Crusaders will meet for the first time on the baseball field this weekend.
Creighton vs. SIU Edwardsville - Creighton holds a 1-0 lead over SIUE, defeating the Cougars 22-0 in last season's opener.
Valley's Best
Bluejay senior right fielder Trever Adams has been named the MVC Player of the Week, after his play from March 7-13. The Lincoln, Neb., native hit two home runs, two triples and knocked in five RBI over the week, improving his batting average 100 points. He is also on a 10 game hit streak, the longest by a Bluejay this season.
Smarty Pants
Ty Blach, a sophomore southpaw from Centennial, Colo., has been named the Prairie Farms MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week, named on Wednesday, March 16. The pitcher struck out a career high eight batters in the 6-0 win over South Dakota State on March 12. Blach has a 3.812 gpa in business
2-2-2
Creighton's Michael Blatchford has had a good streak in his first at-bat of the season. Last year, as a freshman in his first ever collegiate at-bat, Blatchford knocked in his first homerun of his career. In the game at Air Force on March 16, Blatchford's first at-bat of the 2011 season resulted in the same way, a homerun over the left center field fence. Two season opening at bat homeruns in back to back seasons, not too shabby.
Touch 'em All
For the first time this season, the Jays had multiple homeruns in a single game in the 11-9 win at Air Force on Wednesday. After Michael Blatchford knocked a ball over the fence in the fourth, Chance Ross unleashed on a ball that went over the 400 foot deep, 30 foot high center field hitter's eye at Air Force.
Small Ball
With the first set of NCAA statistics to be released next week, the Jays are sure to be in the top of the lists in sacrifices thus far this season. The Jays have 23 sacrifices on the season and nine sacrifice fly's. Leading the way is Nick Judkins. The junior college transfer, who usually hits in the number two position, has six sacrifices on the season and one sacrifice fly. With the change of the bat, many teams will turn to the bunt, although anyone familiar with Creighton baseball knows Ed Servais has always been a fan of getting a runner on and moving them over.
D-D-D, D-Fence
The Jays are again on the top of the lists in fielding percentage in the conference. OVerall, Creighton has a .976 fielding percentage (as of March 17, 2011), committing just 16 errors (.941 per game).
Another, and Another, and Another
Creighton put up 13 runs in the win on Sunday, the highest single game output this season. In the three game series, Creighton outscored SDSU 25-3. The Sunday game was also a season high in hits (16) and total bases (20).
Multiplication
Creighton senior Trever Adams has put together a 10 game it streak, the longest of any Bluejay this season. Possibly even more impressive - the right fielder has had multiple hits in six games during that stretch, incuuding a three hit outing on March 12 and a two hit game on March 13, both against South Dakota State.
Back on the Horse
After putting together an eight game hit streak earlier in the season, sophomore Alex Staehely has been held hitless in two of the last five games. But the second baseman has continued to be aggressive at the plate. He knocked in a career high five RBI in the 13-0 win against SDSU on March 13, driving two doubles and a single from the dish and not committing an error on defense.
Taking a Chance
Chance Ross transfered into Creighton from Cowley College, not sure where he would fit in. After spending some time at shortstop in the fall, the junior has earned a starting spot at third base this season, and has fully taken advantage of the opportunity. In the three games this weekend, the third baseman had seven hits, scoring four runs and driving in two.
Fresh Faces
The Jays were able to get a couple players in on Sunday that haven't seen much playing time this season. Included in that mix were seniors Vince Bellino and Clay Cuno. Bellino scored his first run as a Bluejay, picking up a walk. He also mmade his first defensive play, tossing out a runner on a ground ball late in the game. Cuno went one for two from the dish in his first appearance this season, after being the designated hitter for much of last season.
Tossing Your Cookies
Head coach Ed Servais and Bluejay assistant Brandon Tormoehlen each got thrown out of the ball game on Monday, March 7 at Arkansas State. After a called strike three, the two voiced their feelings on the call, resulting in an ejection from home plate umpire Steve Dew. The last time Coach Servais was thrown out of a game was at Evansville on April 4, 2009.
Going Yard
Bluejay senior Trever Adams had another good series in Arkansas. The right fielder went six-for-twelve in the three games at Arkansas State,with two home runs (one to straight away center in the 6-0 win and the other off the scoreboard in right field in the 6-8 loss). He also added a triple and beat out a drag bunt for an infield hit. Adams finished the Central Arkansas game with two RBI in the game on a sacrifice fly and double down the left field line.
Get Your Motor Running
Bluejay senior Trever Adams had a rough start to the season, going .095 through the first five games of the season with just two hits. Adams has started his offensive power in the last three games, improving his average to .314 by getting seven hits in the final three games of the New Mexico weekend's games, including two doubles and a triple and scoring three runs. Adams also finished the Arkansas trip going seven for 14, with two homeruns. The Preseason MVC All-Valley pick finished last season with a .356 batting average while starting all 52 games.
Scouting the Crusaders
Valparaiso has struggled in the early goings this season, including losing a four game series at UNLV last weekend. The team is hitting .219 this season, with just three players (Ben Olejniczak, Kyle Gaedele and Steven Scoby) hitting over .300. The team has hit two homeruns and 23 doubles, part of 116 total hits on the season, with Gaedele leading the way with 20 hits. The team does show speed, as they have safely stolen 26 of 30 bases this season, with Gaedele also leading the way with nine of 10. The defense has committed 31 errors on the season, puttign together a .945 fielding percentage. On the mound, Tyler Deetjen has the only win of the season, starting in four games this season. Damon McCormick leads the staff with 24.2 innings pitched. A combined 6.84 ERA has proven rough for the team, giving up 128 runs and giving opponents a .300 batting average against the team.
Last Time Out
The Crusaders took on UNLV, falling 6-5 after giving up an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th inning. The Crusaders fell early, but got on the board in the third and scored three runs taking the lead in the third inning. Valpo added to its lead in the fourth, but then allowed the UNLV Rebels to come back into the game in the seventh, and tie it in the eighth, with three runs on two home runs. Two hitters for Valpo had two hits a piece, Robbie Robinson and Michael Morman each picking up two of the eight total hits the team had.
Valparaiso has struggled in the early goings this season, including losing a four game series at UNLV last weekend. The team is hitting .219 this season, with just three players (Ben Olejniczak, Kyle Gaedele and Steven Scoby) hitting over .300. The team has hit two homeruns and 23 doubles, part of 116 total hits on the season, with Gaedele leading the way with 20 hits. The team does show speed, as they have safely stolen 26 of 30 bases this season, with Gaedele also leading the way with nine of 10. The defense has committed 31 errors on the season, puttign together a .945 fielding percentage. On the mound, Tyler Deetjen has the only win of the season, starting in four games this season. Damon McCormick leads the staff with 24.2 innings pitched. A combined 6.84 ERA has proven rough for the team, giving up 128 runs and giving opponents a .300 batting average against the team.
Last Time Out
The Crusaders took on UNLV, falling 6-5 after giving up an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th inning. The Crusaders fell early, but got on the board in the third and scored three runs taking the lead in the third inning. Valpo added to its lead in the fourth, but then allowed the UNLV Rebels to come back into the game in the seventh, and tie it in the eighth, with three runs on two home runs. Two hitters for Valpo had two hits a piece, Robbie Robinson and Michael Morman each picking up two of the eight total hits the team had.
Scouting the Cougars
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars have put together a stretch of three wins, after starting the season just 1-11. The team is hitting .267 from the plate, with 79 runs scored on 138 ttal hits. The team has four home runs, led by Joel Greatting with two. Devin Caldwell has a .357 average for the team, one of just three players with an average above .300. The pitching staff has a 7.47 ERA, led by Spencer Patton who has given up just four earned runs in 21.2 innings of work, for a 1.66 ERA. Travis Felax has the only perfect record for the team, sitting at 1-0 with three starts and four appearances. On defense, the Cougars have committed 24 fielding errors, for a team fielding percentage of .956. No single Cougar has over five errors, with Chase Green and James Vazquez each committing four.
Last Time Out
The Cougars swept a three-game series with Chicago State. The team finished with a 7-4 win on Sunday at Edwardsville High School. The team improved to 4-11 on the season. The team pitched well out of the gate, padding with some offensive runs but not giving anything up. The team scored in the third and the fifth, followed by adding two more in the eighth. The team led 7-0 after eight, giving up three in the ninth. Zach Hawkins was one for three on the day, driving in three RBI, for a team high 15 RBI.
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars have put together a stretch of three wins, after starting the season just 1-11. The team is hitting .267 from the plate, with 79 runs scored on 138 ttal hits. The team has four home runs, led by Joel Greatting with two. Devin Caldwell has a .357 average for the team, one of just three players with an average above .300. The pitching staff has a 7.47 ERA, led by Spencer Patton who has given up just four earned runs in 21.2 innings of work, for a 1.66 ERA. Travis Felax has the only perfect record for the team, sitting at 1-0 with three starts and four appearances. On defense, the Cougars have committed 24 fielding errors, for a team fielding percentage of .956. No single Cougar has over five errors, with Chase Green and James Vazquez each committing four.
Last Time Out
The Cougars swept a three-game series with Chicago State. The team finished with a 7-4 win on Sunday at Edwardsville High School. The team improved to 4-11 on the season. The team pitched well out of the gate, padding with some offensive runs but not giving anything up. The team scored in the third and the fifth, followed by adding two more in the eighth. The team led 7-0 after eight, giving up three in the ninth. Zach Hawkins was one for three on the day, driving in three RBI, for a team high 15 RBI.
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