FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team had its doubleheader on Monday with the University of Minnesota-Morris postponed by rain.
No make-up date has been set.
The Vikings return to action on Tuesday with games against Minnesota-Morris and Utica College.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team posted a walk-off win in the second game of a nonconference doubleheader with Gettysburg College at the Gene Cusic Classic on Saturday.
Lawrence (2-2) won the nightcap 2-1 after Gettysburg (8-4) took the opener 1-0.
The Vikings trailed 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh of the nightcap, but Jake Gordon led off the inning with a single against Gettysburg starter John Donovan. After a wild pitch, Richie Foreman drew a walk.
Relief pitcher Chris Yoda then misplayed Alex Brewer’s bunt, and Gordon scored on the play. With runners at the corners, Davide Harris followed with a single to score Foreman and give Lawrence the 2-1 victory.
Sophomore Atley Gay went the distance for Lawrence to earn the victory. He allowed five hits, struck out five and walked three. Yoda didn’t record an out and took the loss.
In the opener, both teams received outstanding pitching performances. Eric Hungerford went the distance to record the shutout for the Bullets. He allowed only three hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter. Harris had two of Lawrence’s three hits.
Drew Doares was almost as good for Lawrence. He gave up just five hits, struck out six and walked four. The only run Doares allowed came in the bottom of the fourth on a pair of walks, a single and a fielder’s choice groundout.
Lawrence plays a junior varsity game on Sunday, and the varsity returns to action on Monday with a doubleheader against the University of Minnesota-Morris.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team opened its season on Friday with a nonconference doubleheader split with Lakeland College at the Gene Cusic Classic.
Lakeland (4-4) won the opener 17-6, but the Vikings (1-1) took the nightcap 15-11.
In the nightcap, Lawrence rallied from a pair of deficits to take control. The Vikings trailed 2-1 after the second but scored four times in the top of third.
The Muskies grabbed the lead back with five runs in the bottom of the third to go up 7-5. Lawrence came right back to score six times in the fourth, and the Vikings added three more runs in the sixth to seal the victory.
Lawrence had three players with three hits apiece to pace a 17-hit attack. Jake Gordon went 3-for-4 and finished a homer short of the cycle. Gabe Henriques and Aaron Benz both went 3-for-4 as well.
Davide Harris, Sam Kossow, Phil Wisniewski and Richie Foreman all had two hits for the Vikings.
Senior Alex Brewer pitched three-plus innings to get the win in relief. Dan Taylor pitched the final 1.2 innings to close out the victory. Andy Chitwood made the start and took the loss for Lakeland.
Lakeland got off to a fast start and took advantage of walks to win the opener. The Muskies led 4-0 after the top of the first, and Lawrence pitchers walked 12 in the opener.
John Doran made the start for the Vikings and took the loss. Derek Loomans picked up the win for Lakeland.
Henriques went 3-for-4 with a double to pace the Lawrence offense, and Davis Ogilvie went 2-for-4 for the Vikings.
Lawrence returns to action on Saturday with a doubleheader against Gettysburg College.
APPLETON, Wis. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced ticket pricing for its 2013 Division III Baseball Championship that rewards early buyers.
The championship, which will be held May 24-28 at Time Warner Cable at Fox Cities Stadium, is an eight-team, double-elimination tournament. Four games will be held on both May 24 and 25, while three contests are set for May 26. Two games are scheduled for May 27 and the final will be May 28, with a second title game if necessary.
The Early Bird All-Session Pass will be on sale for $15 from March 18 through May 10. The cost is a savings of $18 off the regular price. Early Bird passes can be purchased by contacting the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ticket office at (920) 733-4152. They can also be obtained by going to www.timberrattlers.com.
After May 10, the price of the all-session pass rises to $33 for adults and $20 for students and senior citizens. A daily pass to the tournament costs $11 for adults and $7 for students or senior citizens. Tickets for championship day will be $7 for adults and $5 for students or senior citizens.
In the 2012 NCAA Division III Championship, Marietta College (Ohio) won its second straight title and sixth overall with a 7-2 victory over Wheaton College (Mass.).
Lawrence University and the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau are hosting the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, which began in 1976.
Other major local sponsors are the Bergstrom Corporation, J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc., and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium will serve as the venue of this championship for the 14th straight year. The newly renovated facility is the home of the 2012 Midwest League champion Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, a Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
For more information on the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, visit www.ncaa.com. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Lawrence University Director of Athletic Media Relations Joe Vanden Acker at (920) 832-6878.
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team was forced to cancel the opening game of its spring break trip to Florida on Thursday.
The Vikings have canceled Thursday’s game vs. Principia College, which was scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern time in Fort Myers, Fla.
Lawrence, traveling by bus to Florida, was stuck in traffic for three hours after an accident ahead of them on the highway. The Vikings are now scheduled to arrive in Florida this evening.
The Vikings are scheduled to open play on Friday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern time with a doubleheader against Lakeland College.
The six seniors on the Lawrence University baseball team are banking on this season being worth the wait.
After struggling through a tough first two seasons with the Vikings, the core of the 2012 team was a group of juniors. Those players helped Lawrence put together a seven-game win streak, the longest since 1980, and the most victories (14) in a season since 2006.
“They are about as special a group of guys as there can be to me. They were my first recruiting class,” Lawrence coach Jason Anderson said. “We’ve been through some really hard times together, some real challenges. They’ve become better men because of it.”
The group of seniors is headed by four-year starters Gabe Henriques, Davide Harris and Phil Wisniewski. It also includes regulars Tanner DeBettencourt, Alex Brewer and Richie Foreman.
“They’ve learned every lesson that I hoped they would,” Anderson said. “I hoped that we could have won more games, but maybe we can remedy that this season.”
Lawrence, which opens its season on March 14 with 12 games in Fort Myers, Fla., went 14-21 a season ago and returns that core of seasoned players.
Henriques returns to start at shortstop after hitting .358 last season with five doubles, five triples, a homer and 25 runs batted in. Harris made the move from second base to left field last season and will again start in the outfield. Harris hit .309 last season and scored a team-best 37 runs. Harris, who had six doubles, three triples and 14 RBIs, also stole a team-high 17 bases.
Wisniewski and DeBettencourt join junior Marc Linger to form Lawrence’s catching trio. Wisniewski led this group by hitting .309 last season with 10 doubles, three homers and 21 RBIs.
Brewer started in right field last season and hit .244 with a pair of homers and 13 RBIs. He is likely to see more action on the mound this season after posting a 2-0 record in relief in 2012. Foreman, who has been a reserve throughout his career, will push for playing time in the outfield during his final season.
The Vikings also return a mix of veteran players and outstanding young talent.
Junior Sam Kossow is back at first base after hitting .306 with five doubles, a homer and 15 RBIs last season. Junior Aaron Benz will be in the mix at first base and right field after transferring from UW-Oshkosh.
Sophomore Joel Birch, who hit .263 and drove in 20 runs last season, will see action at second along with freshman Gabe Warshaw. Sophomore Davis Ogilvie is at third, along with sophomores Dan Taylor and Jake Zdrojewski.
Sophomore Jake Gordon started in center field last season and hit .337, drove in 13 runs and swiped 11 bases in 2012.
“We’re still very young in most key areas,” Anderson said. “I’m optimistic but our league is tough and playing in Wisconsin is tough so you have to come to play every day.”
Lawrence also returns a youthful but deep pitching staff. The Vikings used four freshmen as their starting rotation last season and all are back for 2013. That group of Atley Gay (2-2, 4.66 ERA), Andrew Doares (4-6, 6.09 ERA, two shutouts), Kelton Jenkins (2-4, 5.36 ERA) and Ogilvie (1-3, 7.01 ERA) form the backbone of the pitching staff.
“Our pitching staff is young but we are very experienced,” Anderson said.
The Vikings also return key relievers in John Doran, Phil Clark and Taylor. Brian King, who was the team’s No. 1 starter in 2011, also has returned to Lawrence to give the bullpen even more depth. Rookie Miles Link will see action from the bullpen and be a backup on the infield.
“My hope for this season is to be in every game we play,” Anderson said.
Two records fall
The Lawrence track team broke a pair of records at UW-Stevens Point Last Chance Meet this past Saturday.
Freshman JP Ranumas broke his own record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.67 seconds. He set the mark of 8.76 earlier this season.
The distance medley relay team of Dan Thoresen, Tyler Herman, Mike Mangian and Sam Stevens set a Lawrence record with a time of 10:25.97. That broke the record of 10:33.27 that Thoresen, Mangian, Stevens and Cam Blegen set back in 2011.
Fencers take 10th
The Lawrence fencing team turned in a solid 10th-place finish at the 21-team Midwest Fencing Conference Championships this past weekend at Notre Dame.
The top individual finisher for the Vikings was Graham Jones, who was 10th in men’s sabre. The sabre contingent also led the way for Lawrence by finishing fourth during the team tournament. The Vikings fell to Michigan 5-1 in the third-place match.
Editor’s Note: Inside LU Athletics is a notes package written by Lawrence University Director of Athletic Media Relations Joe Vanden Acker. It will feature teams and individual players, recap weekly awards or highlights and take a look at what’s ahead for the Vikings.
Lawrence University baseball standout Eric Bohling has been named to the All-Midwest Conference North Division team in a vote by league coaches.
Bohling (Salt Lake City, Utah/East), a senior third baseman, earned his first all-conference selection. Plagued by injury during his career, Bohling had a healthy and productive 2012.
Bohling hit .369 during Midwest Conference play with a .453 on-base percentage. Bohling had six doubles, one triple, one homer and 12 runs batted in in 16 league contests.
On the season, Bohling hit a team-high .366 with nine doubles and one triple. He tied for the team lead with three homers and drove in a team-best 30 runs.
Bohling led Lawrence to an 11-win improvement in 2012 as the Vikings finished with a 14-21 record.
The Carroll University baseball team got a triple play and a grand slam in the opener and rallied late to win the nightcap in a Midwest Conference doubleheader sweep of Lawrence University at Whiting Field on Thursday.
Carroll took the opener 10-6 and the Pioneers won the second game 5-2.
In the first game, Aaron Gendrich hit a grand slam for Carroll (15-19, 5-11 MWC), and the Pioneers ended the game on a triple play. Joe Klobukowski went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs for Carroll.
Richie Matyas allowed four runs in relief but picked up the win. Matt Risch pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief for the save.
Drew Doares, who shut out the Pioneers this past Saturday, allowed eight runs over four innings and took the loss.
Sam Kossow went 2-for-4 and Davide Harris drove in a pair of runs for the Vikings (14-21, 5-11).
The nightcap was a pitchers’ duel between Carroll’s Matt Buhrow and Lawrence’s Atley Gay.
Carroll took a 2-0 lead in the second, but the Vikings picked up single runs in the second and third to tie the game. The score stayed that way until the eighth when Carroll scored three times with two outs.
Gay allowed a walk and a pair of singles with two outs in the eighth, and Carroll took a 3-2 lead. Davis Ogilvie came on in relief, and Matt Francis hit a line drive that hit Ogilvie near his left eye and caromed into center field. Two runs scored on the play and Carroll led 5-2.
Gay allowed seven hits over 7 2/3 innings and took the loss. Buhrow went the distance, allowed seven hits, struck out 10 and walked four to get the win.
Senior Eric Bohling finished his career with the Vikings by going 3-for-5 and was just a homer short of hitting for the cycle in the nightcap. Kossow went 2-for-4 for Lawrence in the second game.
Lawrence University baseball standout Drew Doares has been named the Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Doares (Holly Springs, N.C./William G. Enloe) earned the honor after tossing his second shutout of the season on May 5. In a 7-0 victory at Carroll University, Doares allowed only five hits, all singles.
The freshman pitcher struck out six and walked only one in a game that was completed in just one hour, 45 minutes. Doares allowed only two runners to advance as far as second base and none made it to third.
Doares, who also tossed a 1-0 shutout against Beloit College on April 21, improved to 4-5 on the season and lowered his earned run average to 5.20.
This marks the second time this season a Lawrence pitcher has won the conference’s weekly honor. Atley Gay (Manitowoc, Wis./Roncalli) was named MWC Pitcher of the Week on April 16.
Lawrence wraps up its season when it hosts Carroll in a doubleheader at Whiting Field on Thursday at 1 p.m.
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Freshman pitcher Drew Doares tossed his second shutout of the season to lead the Lawrence University baseball team to a Midwest Conference doubleheader split with Carroll University on Saturday at Frame Park.
Lawrence (14-19, 5-9 MWC) won the opener 7-0, and Carroll (13-19, 3-11) pulled away late to take the nightcap 14-8.
Doares improved to 4-5 on the season and earned his second shutout in impressive fashion. He allowed only five hits, struck out six and walked one. Doares allowed only two runners as far as second base and none made it to third.
Jake Gordon went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs for the Vikings, and Sam Kossow went 3-for-5. Gabe Henriques had a pair of hits for Lawrence, and Phil Wisniewski homered for the Vikings.
Lawrence led 2-0 and started to break the game open with three runs in the sixth. An error and a Kossow double put a pair of runners aboard, and Gordon followed with a two-run double. Gordon later scored on a wild pitch to give Lawrence a 5-0 lead.
The Vikings then completed the scoring with a pair of runs in the seventh on back-to-back RBI singles from Kossow and Gordon.
Matt Buhrow went the distance for Carroll, allowed 11 hits, and took the loss.
In the nightcap, Carroll scored six times in the eighth to break an 8-8 tie. The Pioneers scored six times in the eighth on five hits, and the big blow was Drew Volkmann’s three-run double. Volkmann went 4-for-6 and drove in seven runs.
Dan Taylor took the loss in relief for the Vikings, and Marcus Radue worked the final 2 2/3 innings to get the win.
Kossow, Alex Brewer and Eric Bohling all had two hits for the Vikings, and Wisniewski drove in three runs. Wisniewski hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run sixth inning that tied the game at 8-8.
