Monday, May 17, 2010
Eagles win regional title
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The Screaming Eagles advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship Series for the second time since 2007. USI reached the national semifinals in 2007, going 2-2 during the championship series. The NCAA II National Championship Series will be May 22-29 at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. USI's first round opponent will be against the Central Region representative May 23 (St. Cloud State University and Minnesota State University Mankato are playing for the Central Region title today). USI was led to the region title by sophomore second baseman Brad Vance (Louisville, Kentucky), who was three-for-five with a three-run blast in the second inning and four RBIs in the game. The home run was 10th of the season for Vance. The tournament Most Valuable Player, Vance hit .407 with nine runs scored, 12 RBIs, three doubles, three home runs, and a .825 slugging percentage in the six games. USI junior centerfielder Justin Blinn (Vincennes, Indiana) and senior third baseman Wes Fink (Clarksville, Tennessee) also had three hits each in the win. On the mound, junior right-hander Taylor Dennis (Covington, Indiana) was dominating in getting his 10th win of the year. Dennis (10-1) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits, while striking out three in 6.1 innings of work. He also is only the second USI hurler to reach double-digits in wins for a season and two games in the tournament. The Eagles forced the deciding game by defeating the Lakers, 7-3, in the 10th game of the regional. USI was led by the strong pitching performances of sophomore right-hander Trevor Leach (Danville, Indiana) and senior closer/shortstop Wandy Rosario (Boston, Massachusetts). Leach, who won twice and had a save in the regional, held the Lakers in-check for the first five innings. He allowed eight hits and two runs, while striking out two to get the win. Rosario pitched the last four innings, scattering four hits and allowing one run to earn his 13th save of the year. He also scored twice and had an RBI in five plate appearances. At the plate, Vance had three hits and a RBI to lead the Eagle hitters. Senior rightfielder Caleb Ehmke (Waterloo, Indiana) also had a pair of hits. In addition to Vance′s regional MVP award, USI had five players named to the All-Regional Tournament team â€" Vance, Rosario, Leach, Fink, and junior leftfielder Michael Huling (South Bend, Indiana). Southern Indiana 7, Grand Valley State 3 (05-16-10 at Evansville, IN) Grand Valley State.. 000 101 001 - 3 12 4 (37-15) Southern Indiana...... 020 011 03X - 7 9 0 (47-13) Pitchers: Grand Valley State - Rademacher, Cory Holcomb, Daniel(6) Zambron, Brad(8) and Cowan, Jared. Southern Indiana - Leach, Trevor Rosario, Wandy(6) and Mooney, Dylan. Win-Leach, Trevor(11-1) Save-Rosario, Wandy(13) Loss-Rademacher, Cory(5-2) T-2:40 A-315 Weather: Cloudy, cool, light rain Leach faced 1 batter in the 6th. Holcomb faced 2 batters in the 8th. Game: MWREG10 Southern Indiana 11, Grand Valley State 4 (05-16-10 at Evansville, IN) Southern Indiana.... 130 112 300 - 11 14 3 (48-13) Grand Valley State.. 110 100 100 - 4 6 4 (37-16) Pitchers: Southern Indiana - Dennis, Taylor Schultze, Josh(7) Marcacci, Dan(8) Leach, Trevor(8) Walther, Mark(9) and Mooney, Dylan. Grand Valley State - Jablonski, Joe Knuth, Jared(6) Zambron, Brad(6) Holcomb, Daniel(8) and Laupp, Zach. Win-Dennis, Taylor(10-1) Loss-Jablonski, Joe(80-3) T-2:39 A-315 HR USI - Vance, Brad (10). Weather: Cloudy, cool, chance of rain Game notes: All-Tour: C Zach Laupp (GV) 1b Evan McDole (NK) 2b Brad Vance (USI) MVP 3b Wes Fink (USI) SS Wandy Rosario (USI) OF Michale Huling (USI), Steve Anderson (GV), Bryan Rose (NK) DH Torre Aguirre (GV) P Trevor Leach (USI) Jared Knuth (GV) Leach faced 2 batters in the 9th. Game: MWREG11 |
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