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Mustangs rally past Joplin and win in 12 innings

Posted on June 21, 2011

The St. Joseph Mustangs rallied from a 6-4 deficit and got a two-out RBI double from Jordan Guida in the 12th inning Tuesday night to win at Joplin, 7-6.

Guida was 0-for-6 before his go-ahead base hit in the 12th inning.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 20-4 this season and 16-4 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the top of the first inning and led 4-1 in the third before Joplin scored three runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth.

The Outlaws led 6-4 until St. Joseph got a two-out RBI single from Mark Robinette in the seventh and a two-out RBI double from Brock Chaffin in the eighth inning to tie the game.

The Mustangs bullpen was sensational Tuesday as three relievers combined to work 7.1 innings of scoreless baseball.

Robinette had a huge game as he earned the win on the mound by going the final 4.2 innings. He allowed five hits, no runs, one walk and struck out nine batters. Robinette also finished 4-for-6 at the plate to lead the Mustangs offense.

Chaffin and Brent Seifert added three hits each, while Seifert scored three runs and Cameron Bentley scored twice.

Cody Cunningham started the game for St. Joseph as he lasted just 4.2 innings and gave up six runs and eight hits. He didn’t record a strikeout and walked four batters.

The Mustangs close out their four-game road trip Wednesday night as they travel to Chillicothe. The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m.

Royals lose series opener against Arizona

Posted on June 21, 2011

Associated Press

Wily Mo Pena hit his first major league home run in nearly three years, Joe Saunders pitched seven strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Tuesday night.

Pena, just promoted from Triple-A Reno where he topped the Pacific Coast League with 21 home runs, hit a towering shot to right-center with two out in the fifth to tie the score 1-1. Pena’s previous home run was June 24, 2008, while with the Washington Nationals.

Saunders (4-7), who started the season 0-5, picked up his fourth victory in six starts. He held the Royals to six hits and two runs over seven innings, his 10th consecutive start pitching at least six innings.

Chris Young padded the Diamondbacks’ lead with his 15th home run in the eighth after Stephen Drew walked.

Luke Hochevar (4-8) picked up the loss and is 1-5 in his past eight starts. Hochevar, the first pick in the 2006 draft, yielded five runs on eight hits. He struck out six and walked one in seven innings, with his earned run average climbing to 4.97.

The Diamondbacks scored three runs in the seventh. Gerardo Parra stroked a two-run triple to right and scored on Ryan Roberts’ ground out. The Diamondbacks took the lead in the sixth when Justin Upton’s double scored Kelly Johnson, who had a bunt single.

Alex Gordon led the Royals with three hits, needing only a single for the cycle, and drove in both runs. He led off the game with a home run and his triple in the seventh scored Alcides Escobar, who had walked.

Cardinals give up nine-run eighth in loss to Phillies

Posted on June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

Associated Press

Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley each had a two-run single during Philadelphia’s season-best nine-run eighth inning, lifting the Phillies to a 10-2 rout over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Carlos Ruiz had four hits and one of two bases-loaded walks in the eighth for NL East-leading Phillies, who have won Roy Halladay’s last seven starts but put it together too late for the right-hander to become the majors’ first 10-game winner. Two days earlier, Cole Hamels missed his bid for No. 10 in a 2-0 loss at Seattle.

Halladay allowed a run and four hits in six innings, matching his season low in his first official appearance in St. Louis but on the mound where he started for the American League in the 2009 All-Star game. He has worked six or more innings in 62 consecutive road starts, the majors’ best such streak since Walter Johnson put up 82 in a row from 1911-15.

Daniel Descalso had two of St. Louis’ five hits in the Cardinals’ first game since Albert Pujols was diagnosed with a broken left wrist. St. Louis has dropped eight of 10 and fell a half-game behind the Brewers for the NL Central lead.

The Phillies are among four teams with a winning record on the road, going 18-16, and busted out of a three-game stretch in which they’d totaled seven runs.

Halladay struck out five to take the major league lead at 119. He failed to reach 100 pitches for the first time in 16 starts this year when he was lifted ahead of pinch-hitter Ross Gload’s RBI single against Kyle McClellan that tied it at 1 in the seventh.

Trever Miller (0-1) retired one of the three batters he faced to start the eighth, and it got much worse from there for the Cardinals.

Jason Motte hit his only two batters, forcing in the tying run when he plunked Placido Polanco on a full count. Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco put Philadelphia in front with a single off Brian Tallet and Miguel Batista walked Ruiz and pinch-hitter Michael Martinez in succession with the bases loaded to put the Phillies up 5-2 on only two hits.

Rollins’ big hit came off Batista and Utley delivered against Maikel Cleto as the Phillies topped their previous best of seven runs in an inning. Cardinals relievers toiled for 64 pitches to get three outs.

Griffon DE David Bass earns preseason All-America honors

Posted on June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

MWSU Sports Information

Missouri Western junior defensive end David Bass (St. Louis, Mo.) has been named pre-season All-America by the Consensus Draft Services as announced by the organization on June 20.

Bass, 6-4, 254, was a 2nd Team All-MIAA performer last season leading the Griffons in sacks and tackles for a loss. He accumulated 47 tackles with 29 being assisted. He finished with 10.5 tackles for a loss with eight of them being sacks. He also had two interceptions to go along with four pass breakups, six passes defended and four quarterback hurries. With eight sacks he finished fifth in the MIAA. Bass had a career high 11 tackles against Truman State and had two sacks in three games last season which included the last two regular season contests.

The Griffons open up the 2011 regular season on September 1 with a 6 pm game at home against Pittsburg State University.

The complete list is below.

2011 CDS Division II Preseason All-American Teams

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
• QB Dane Simoneau, 6’2″, 200, Washburn
• RB Franklyn Quiteh, 5’9″, 198, Bloomsburg (So.)
• RB Nic Cooper, 5’10”, 230, Winston-Salem State
• WR Jake Soy, 6’2″, 210, Northwest Missouri
• WR Thomas Mayo 6’2″, 184, Concord
• TE Tony Carreri, 6’3″, 245, Grand Valley
• OT Tyler Hendrickson, 6’8″, 320, Concordia-St. Paul
• OG Amini Silatolu, 6’3″, 320, Midwestern St.
• C John Hancock, 6’2″, 280, Ferris St.
• OG Garth Heikkinen, 6’4″, 290, Minnesota-Duluth (Jr.)
• OT Joe Long, 6’6″, 305, Wayne St. (MI)
• K Michael Ziola, 5’10”, 155, Chadron, (So.)
• KR Stephan Neville, 5’8″, 175, Stonehill

DEFENSE
• DE Armonty Bryant, 6’5″, 245, East Central
• DL Brandon Williams, 6’3″, 325, Missouri Southern (Jr.)
• DL Brandon Martin, 6’3″, 270, Lenoir-Rhyne
• DE Zach Moore, 6’6″, 260, Concordia-St.Paul (Jr.)
• LB Nate Dreiling, 6’3″, 223, Pittsburg St. (So.)
• LB Shawn Loiseau, 6’1″, 240, Merrimack
• LB Alex Whitehill, 6’3″, 215, Fort Hays St.
• LB Chad Kilgore, 6’1″, 230, Northwest Missouri
• CB Darnell Evans, 5’7″, 181, Shaw (So.)
• CB Logan Kerr, 5’8″, 181, Ashland
• S Andre Lyles, 6’2″, 210, Fayetteville St.
• S Harrison Dreiling, 6’0″, 190, Valdosta St.
• P Ronnie Partridge, 5’10”, 183, Stillman
• PR Jordan Simmons, 5’9″, 190, Northwest Missouri

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
• QB Bo Cordell, 6’0″, 195, Tusculum (Jr.)
• RB Akeem Satterfield, 6’0″, 210, Slippery Rock (Jr.)
• RB Tommy Addison, 5’7″, 181 Shepherd
• WR Tyson Williams, 5’11”, 205, West Texas A&M
• WR Charles Johnson, 6’2″, 183, Southwest Baptist
• TE Demetrius Guice, 6’6″, 274, Central Washington
• OT Roy Richard, 6’3″, 297, Ouachita Baptist
• OG Colton Ables, 6’2″, 307, Northeastern St. (OK)
• OL Kevin Martin, 6’2″, 290, C.W. Post
• OG Ryan Sullivan, 6’3″, 285, Southeast Oklahoma
• OT Larry Wreidt, 6’6″, 320, West Liberty
• K Jason Fowler, 5’8″, 180, Ouachita Baptist (Jr.)
• KR Tyron Laughinghouse, 6’3″, 200, St. Augustine’s (Jr.)

DEFENSE
• DE Aston Whiteside, 6’1″, 270, Abilene Christian
• DT Randy Colling, 6’4″, 315, Gannon
• DT Andrew Iupati, 6’1″, 310, Humboldt St.
• DE Luke Black, 6’6″, 280, Fairmont St.
• LB Nick Thomas, 6’3″, 37, Wayne St. (MI)
• LB Billy O’Connor, 5’9″, 220, C.W. Post
• LB Lee Meisner, 5’11”, 242, CSU-Pueblo
• LB Zach Sheridan, 6’2″, 241, Slippery Rock
• CB Dontae Smith, 6’0″, 182, East Central (OK)
• S Shaquille Shedd, 6’2″, 190, Southwest Baptist (Jr.)
• S Dan O’Keefe, 6’2″, 215, Augustana
• CBNate Robinson, 5’9″, 160, Northwestern State
• P Kevin Berg, 6’0, 180, Chadron State
• PR Deante Steele, 5’9″, 185, Shepherd

NOTE: All players are seniors unless otherwise inidcated

HONORABLE MENTION – OFFENSE
• QB Clay Garcia, 5’11”, 200, Colorado Mines
• QB Cody Haffly, 6’0″, 210, Wingate
• QB Kevin Morton, 6’0″, 190, Kutztown
• QB Mitchell Gale, 6’1″, 220, Abilene Christian (Jr.)
• QB Micah Davis, 6’1″, 203, Delta St.
• QB Kevin Lynch, 6’2″, 216, Southern Connecticut
• WR Gerald Worsham, 5’8″, 186, West Alabama
• WR Deonte’ Gist, 5’8″, 170, Tusculum
• WR Joseph Jean-Pierre, 6’1″, 215, Virginia Union
• WR Willie Epps, 6’1″, 180, Southern Connecticut (Jr.)
• WR Brandon Bostick, 6’3″, 230, Newberry
• WR Jerrod Doucet, 6’0″, 184, Colorado Mines (Jr.)
• WR Rashaad Carter, 6’2″, 200, Tusculum
• WR Jon Meadows, 6’0″, 186, West Virginia Wesleyan
• RB Jesse Lewis, 5’5″, 173, CSU-Pueblo
• RB Daronte McNeill, 6’1″, 218, Elizabeth City St. (Jr.)
• RB Josh Renel, 5’7″, 187, Wayne State (MI)
• RB Joe Glendening, 5’9″, 188, Hillsdale (Jr.)
• RB Brian Kennedy, 5’8″, 174, Concord
• RB Rustin Dring, 6’0, 200, Nebraska-Kearney
• RB Tommy Addison, 5’7″, 181, Shepherd
• RB David Carter, 5’10”, 225, Morehouse (Jr.)
• RB Levi Terrell, 6’0″, 195, Nebraska-Omaha (Jr.)
• TE Sean McGrath, 6’4″, 255, Henderson St.
• TE Ben Gibbs, 6’3″, 240, Abilene Christian (Jr.)
• TE Ryan Shelley, 6’2″, 205, Southeast Oklahoma
• TE Brian Leonhardt, 6’4″, 255, Bemidji St.
• TE Blake Williamson, 6’3″, 230, California (PA) (Jr.)
• TE Greg Frantz, 6’2″, 245, Millersville
• OT Daron Rose, 6’5″, 320, North Alabama
• OT Andrew Gomez, 6’4″, 280, Henderson St.
• OT Adam Robinson, 6’6″, 300, Eastern New Mexico
• OT Brian Folkerts, 6’4″, 285, Washburn
• OT Daryl Kurtz, 6’3″, 315, Bloomsburg
• OT Will Khoury, 6’3″, 293, Wayne St. (MI)
• OT Ervin Una Smiley, 6’6″, 320, Western Oregon
• OG Larry McDonald, 6’2″, 300, Fayetteville St.
• OG Jason Slowey, 6’4″, 300, Western Oregon
• OG Kyle Smith, 6’2″, 280, Ouachita Baptist
• OG Logan Freeman, 6’3″, 290, Central Missouri (Jr.)
• OG Ian Saxton, 6’3″, 268, Missouri Southern
• OG Cory Fleisch, 6’4″, 270, Minnesota-Duluth
• OG Tim Hiett, 6’1″, 260, Chadron St.
• C Hector Rodriguez, 6’2″, 290, West Texas A&M
• C Matt Webber, 6’1″, 275, Abilene Christian
• C Cory Immermam, 6’0″, 285, Bemidji St.
• C Chris Steck, 6’0″, 275, Bloomsburg (So.)
• C Brandon Link, 6’1″, 280, Concord
• K Kelly Morgan, 5’9″, 170, Western Oregon (Jr.)
• K Aaron Jamieson, Central Missouri (Jr.)
• K Sergio Castillo, 5’11”, 195, West Texas A&M (So.)
• K Austin Turner, 6’2″, 240, Fayetteville State
• KR Pat Gondkoff, 6’0″, 183, Humboldt St. (Jr.)
• KR Rafael Thomas, 5’8″, 180, Southern Arkansas (Jr.)
• KR Jeremy Holt, 5’9″, 180, Harding
• KR L.J. McCray, 6’1″, 200, Catawba (Jr.)

HONORABLE MENTION – DEFENSE
• DE Barrington Morrison, 6’1″, 270, Abilene Christian
• DE Todd Storm, 6’2″, 240, Michigan Tech
• DE Tony Johnson, 6’3″, 225, Merrimack
• DE Tim Hume, 6’0″, 240, Cheyney
• DE Timothy Durant, 6’2″, 235 Virginia St.
• DL Jordan Morgan, 6’4″, 252, Ferris St.
• DL Charles Deas, 6’6″, 305, Shaw
• DL Gavin Drake, 6’3″, 285, Western Oregon (Jr.)
• DL Andrew Oney, 6’3″, 258, Central Washington
• DL Johnny Tivao, 6’0″, 351, Texas A&M-Kingsville
• DL Bracy McCoy, 6’2″, 264, Eastern New Mexico (Jr.)
• DL David Bass, 6’3″, 254, Missouri Western (Jr.)
• LB Max Davis, 5’10”, 225, Indianapolis
• LB Kenny Klatt, 5’11”, 205, Findlay (So.)
• LB Rocco DeLorenzo, 6’0″, 231, Adam State
• LB Jonathan Poth, 6’1″, 194, Stonehill
• LB Curtis jackson, 5’9″, 201, Eastern New Mexico
• LB Corey Robinson, 6’1″, 220, Miles
• LB Ronnie Modik, 6’0″, 225, C.W. Post
• LB Rudy Cabral, 6’1″, 230, Mars Hill (Jr.)
• DB Desmond Anderson, 5’7″, 180, New Haven
• DB Keon Robinson, 5’10”, 187, Shepherd (Jr.)
• DB Waylon Kimble, 5’9″, 175, West Georgia
• DB Juan McKeever, 5’10”, 175, Urbana
• DB Eric Walker, 5’9″, 175, Southeastern Oklahoma, (So.)
• DB Anthony Hooks, 5’9″, 185, Chowan (Jr.)
• DB Don Unamba, 6’0″, 192, Southern Arkansas
• DB Kwaheem Smith, 5’9″, 185, Lincoln (PA)
• S Don Hopkins, 6’0″, 205, Bentley
• S Bryce Pelia, 6’0″, 200, Western Oregon (Jr.)
• S O’Hara Fluellen, 5’11”, 190, Lincoln (MO) (Jr.)
• S Williams Miles, 5’10”, 190, Ferris St.
• S Creadell Pennon, 5’9″, 200, Central Oklahoma (Jr.)
• S Mike Virgin, 6’2″, 190, Tiifin (Jr.)
• P Chris Hill, 5’11”, 185, West Chester
• P Taylor Accardi, 6’2″, 200, Colorado Mines, (Jr.)
• PR Lucas Gonsalves, 5’9″, 175, Western Oregon (So.)
• PR Chris Muhammad, 6’1″, 205, Southwest Baptist
• PR Tony Goodman, 6’0″, 195, Chowan (Jr.)

Northwest athletes boast high GPAs

Posted on June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

NWMSU Sports Information

Northwest Missouri State’s 14 athletic programs and its cheerleading and steppers programs combined to achieve grade point averages above 3.00 for both the 2010 fall trimester (3.03) and 2011 spring trimester (3.05).

The Bearcats’ women’s golf program led all programs in the fall with a team GPA of 3.76. Northwest’s women’s cross country program had a team GPA of 3.68 in the spring to lead all programs.

A full listing of team GPAs can be found below:

Program Fall GPA Spring GPA

Women’s Golf                         3.76         3.28
Women’s Cross Country    3.52         3.68
Women’s Volleyball            3.39         3.39
Women’s Tennis                   3.39         3.38
Women’s Track                      3.35         3.39
Softball                                     3.32         3.27
Men’s Cross Country          3.28         3.10
Baseball                                    3.15         2.95
Women’s Basketball            3.13         3.00
Women’s Soccer                   3.09         3.27
Cheerleading                          2.94         2.61
Men’s Track                            2.91         2.79
Steppers                                   2.88         2.98
Football                                   2.81         2.89
Men’s Tennis                         2.77         2.80
Men’s Basketball                  2.71         2.79

Totals 3.03 3.05

100 MWSU athletes named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll

Posted on June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

MWSU Sports Information

The Missouri Western athletic department had 100 student-athletes named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll as announced by the league office.

In addition to the 100 named to the Academic Honor Roll, eight student-athletes earned MIAA Scholar Athlete and one was given the MIAA’s Academic Excellence award.

To be named to the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 and have at least two terms of attendance. To earn Academic All-MIAA status, a student-athlete must have maintained a 3.50 cumulative GPA and have earned All-MIAA status during their respective championship seasons. To be given the Academic Excellence award, student-athletes must have maintained a cumulative 4.00 GPA in at least two terms of attendance. Redshirt athletes are not eligible for any of the awards.

Western’s MIAA Scholar Athlete winners were Drew Newhart from football, Sarah Brimeyer and Mary Ohm from women’s soccer, Natalie Bird from women’s golf, Rachel Luteyn from women’s basketball and Keri Lorbert, Toni Dance and Maegan Roemmich from softball.

Winner of the prestigious Academic Excellence award was Katie Field from women’s tennis.

A complete list of the 100 MWSU student-athletes on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll can be found by clicking on the link below.

2010-11 Academic Awards

Mustangs’ five-game win streak snapped at Joplin

Posted on June 20, 2011

The St. Joseph Mustangs had their five-game winning streak snapped Monday night as they lost at Joplin, 12-4.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team drops to 19-4 this season and 15-4 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs had to play from behind early Monday night as Joplin took a 3-0 lead after two innings. St. Joseph rallied to take the lead 4-3 in the top of the fifth inning, but the Outlaws answered with three in the bottom of the fifth, four more runs in the sixth inning and they capped off the win with two in the eighth.

All four pitchers that threw for the Mustangs allowed at least two runs and they combined to walk 11 batters. Cody Lane fell to 2-1 as he allowed three runs on four hits in just three innings of work.

Royce Duncan gave up three runs in 1.2 innings, Ryan Price allowed four in one inning pitched and Jordan Clark went 2.1 innings and gave up two runs.

St. Joe 3B Brent Seifert led the offense with two hits, two runs scored and one RBI. Six other Mustangs had at least one hit in game.

St. Joseph will play again in Joplin Tuesday night as the first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

KU’s Patterson named to CFPA Special Teams Award Watch List

Posted on June 20, 2011June 20, 2011

Kansas senior wide receiver/kick returner Daymond Patterson was named to the 2011 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Specials Teams Watch List Monday afternoon. Patterson, a senior from Mesquite, Texas, was listed as one of the top punt returners in college football.

The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

Patterson has amassed 460 yards on 56 career punt returns through his first three seasons at KU. He has returned one punt for a touchdown, a 75-yard return versus Florida International in his first collegiate game. Patterson has led the Jayhawks in punt returns in each of three seasons in Lawrence.

In addition to his outstanding play on the punt return unit, Patterson also is one of KU’s top receivers. He has hauled in 74 career receptions for 641 yards and four TDs. He led the Kansas receiving corp in 2010 with 60 catches for 487 yards and two TDs.

Missouri Western earns three awards from NACMA

Posted on June 20, 2011June 20, 2011

MWSU Sports Information

Missouri Western State University earned three bronze awards from the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA).

Initiated in 2003, the NACMA Awards program honors outstanding achievement in marketing and promotions. Awards are presented in 16 categories, with each category divided into three groups based upon institution size and conference affiliations to promote fairness. More than 782 entries were received for the 2010-11 year.

Western earned bronze awards in three different categories which were: Promotional/Schedule Poster, Student Promotion and Sales Piece.

Former Jayhawk Murray signs with Phillies organization

Posted on June 20, 2011

The Philadelphia Phillies announced Monday that they have come to terms with former Kansas pitcher Colton Murray on a minor league contract after selecting the junior right-hander in the 13th round of this season’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Murray has been assigned to the Phillies’ Short-Season Class A affiliate – the Williamsport (Pa.) Crosscutters.

Williamsport opened its season in the New York-Penn League this past weekend and will play a three-game series against Jamestown beginning this evening.

“Our entire coaching staff is thrilled that Colton gets the opportunity to chase his dream of playing professional baseball,” Kansas head coach Ritch Price said. “We’ve had success in the past with other former players in the Phillies’ organization. Colton is a young man who has the talent to play this game for a long time.”

Murray is the third former Jayhawk to play in the Phillies’ organization since 2004, joining pitcher Mike Zagurski (2004) and outfielder Gus Milner (2006).

A junior right-handed pitcher from Overland Park, Kan., Murray went 3-4 for the Jayhawks in 2011 with seven saves and a 3.79 ERA in 20 appearances. The junior allowed just 15 walks to go with 33 strikeouts. In his first outing of the season, Murray tossed seven innings of relief against No. 1 TCU to earn the win as well as a “Primetime Performer” honor by CollegeBaseball360.com.

In his three-year career at Kansas, Murray appeared in 80 games and posted a 6-9 record with 11 saves and a 3.89 ERA. He recorded 108 strikeouts in 111 innings on the hill.

Murray is the second former Jayhawk to sign with a professional organization this summer, joining right-handed pitcher T.J. Walz, who signed with the Oakland Athletics last week.