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Northwest Missouri State’s Caenepeel named MIAA Pitcher of the Year

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Northwest2013riggertKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Anthony Caenepeel has been named the MIAA Pitcher of the Year in a press release from the conference office on Thursday. Caenepeel was named First Team All-MIAA while five other Bearcats also garnered all-conference honors. Nikko Pablo was named to the All-MIAA Third Team as a relief pitcher. Earning honorable mention were Ozzie Adams, Landon Figg, Garrett Fort and Luke Hassman.

Caenepeel leads the MIAA with 103 strikeouts, setting a Northwest single season record. His 94.2 innings pitched is the second most among conference pitchers and his eight victories puts him in a tie for second. He has held opponents to a .231 batting average, ranking sixth in the MIAA. He holds the Bearcat career record with 256 strikeouts and 266.0 innings pitched.

Pablo has transitioned seamlessly into the Northwest closer role. His 10 saves this season rank third in the MIAA. He has appeared in a Northwest record 79 contests in his four seasons. This year, he has appeared 31 times, working 46.1 innings. He has struck out 42 batters and allowed just 10 walks. Pablo has a 5-1 record and holds a career-low 3.30 ERA.

Fort is hitting a career-high .303 this season, making 49 starts. He has tallied 59 hits with 12 doubles, a triple and two home runs. He has scored 40 runs this season and stolen eight bases. Adams has appeared and started all 49 games for the Bearcats at second base. This year he is hitting a career-high .327 with 66 hits, 13 doubles, one triple and three home runs. He has scored 35 runs and tallied 34 RBIs while compiling a 96.9 fielding percentage. Figg is hitting .307 this season with 40 runs scored and 35 RBIs. He has also started all 49 contests for the Bearcats, compiling 58 hits with 15 doubles and five home runs. Hassman is in his first season with the Bearcats, hitting a team-best .328. He has 45 hits with nine doubles and six home runs. This year had has driven in 27 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffon women fall short of NCAA National Championships but Yong qualifies individually

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riggertMissouriWesternSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Missouri Western freshman Chong Yong won a sudden death playoff to clinch an individual spot in the NCAA National Championship tournament. Missouri Western finished the Super Regional at Minnehaha Country Club in sixth place.

Yong punched her ticket to the National Championship by paring the 10th hole in the playoff. She finished in seventh place with a 229 and shot a 4-over-par 75 for the day. Shi Qing Ong carded an 82 for the round and finished tied for 17th with a 232. Madison Romjue ended her tournament tied for 23rd after scoring an 82 on the day and 237 over the three days. Tiffanie Yabut and Jenna Kosmatka were both at 83 for the day.

Chong Yong advances to the National Championship Tournament on May 17-20 in Findlay, Ohio at Findlay Country Club. It is the second consecutive year the Griffons will have at least one player qualify for the National Championship.

— MWSU Athletics —

MWSU’s McCarthy shoots lowest career round on final day of NCAA Super Regional

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riggertMissouriWesternAXTELL, Neb. – Missouri Western freshman golfer Patrick McCarthy shot a season best 3-under-par 69 in his final round of the NCAA Super Regional at Awarii Dunes. He finished the tournament with a 213, another season best for him in a three-round tournament.

He birdied five of his last nine holes including three of the first four holes after making the turn off of the back nine. McCarthy finished tied for 37th and is the only freshman in Griffon men’s golf history to qualify for the Super Regional as an individual.

Keenai Sampson of McKendree University carded a 199 for the tournament title as Central Missouri won the team championship with an 831.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest tennis earns four ITA regional awards

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Northwest2013riggertSKILLMAN, N.J. – The Northwest Missouri State University men’s tennis team received four ITA Central Region awards at the NCAA National Championship site in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Head coach Mark Roswell, Aymeric Autones, Romain Boissinot and Sergi Fontcuberta were all honored with individual regional honors.

Rosewell was named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to the region’s top ranking. Autones as named the region’s Most Improved Player (senior) and Boissinot was the ITA Senior Player of the Year. Fontcuberta garnered ITA Player to Watch accolades.

Central Region
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year: Mark Rosewell, Northwest Missouri State University

ITA Assistant Coach of the Year: Fanni Varga, Southwest Baptist University

ITA Most Improved Player (Senior): Aymeric Autones, Northwest Missouri State University

ITA Senior Player of the Year: Romain Boissinot, Northwest Missouri State University

ITA Rookie of the Year: Ferenc Agoston, Southwest Baptist University

ITA Player to Watch: Sergi Fontcuberta, Northwest Missouri State University

ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award: Christian Blodig, Southwest Baptist University

ITA Community Service Award: Emporia State University

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri baseball’s Dave Silvestri Named SEC Legend

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riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Mizzou Baseball standout SS Dave Silvestri will be honored as part of the 2017 AT&T SEC Baseball Legends Class, announced Wednesday by the Southeastern Conference. Silvestri and honorees from three other SEC schools are set for recognition at this month’s SEC Tournament, scheduled for May 23-28 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. One of the all-time Mizzou greats, Silvestri is the second Mizzou Baseball alum to earn SEC Legend distinction after Gene McArtor in 2013.

A two-time First Team All-American, Silvestri was a standout shortstop under Coach McArtor from 1986-88 and guided Mizzou to its first NCAA Regional appearance since 1981 as a junior during his final season with the program in 1988. He is the only player in school history to earn All-America First Team in two separate seasons. Silvestri remains one of the most decorated players to ever come through the Mizzou Baseball program. In addition to earning All-America honors in both 1987 and 1988, he was a two-time All-Big Eight selection, a two-time All-District V selection, and a 1988 All-Big Eight Tournament Team member.

After guiding Mizzou to the NCAA South Regional with 42 wins in 1988, Silvestri played with USA Baseball in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics. That team won the Gold Medal as Silvestri played along the likes of Tino Martinez, Jim Abbott, Andy Benes and Robin Ventura. Silvestri was drafted in the second round of the 1988 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros. He played 181 games over eight seasons in the big leagues, including 86 games with the Montreal Expos in 1996. His first National League hit was a run-scoring, pinch-hit single against his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, at old Busch Stadium, in 1995.

One cannot look at the Mizzou Baseball record book without seeing Silvestri’s name all over it. He still holds the school single season records for slugging percentage (.849 in 1988), runs scored (89 in 1988), extra-base hits (47 in 1988) and total bases (186 in 1988). His .379 career batting average is fourth in program history and his .660 career slugging percentage is second all-time. His 18 career triples are a school record.

Silvestri ranks in Mizzou’s all-time career top 10 in 11 different categories: batting (fourth – .379), hits (sixth – 248), triples (first – 18), homers (seventh – 35), RBI (ninth – 167), runs scored (fifth – 206), extra-base hits (four – 96), total bases (fourth – 432), slugging (second – .660), stolen bases (fifth – 47) and on-base percentage (fifth – .465).

A native of St. Louis, Mo., Silvestri was inducted into the Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and was widely considered the greatest Missouri Baseball player of his era.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Griffon women in third after day two of NCAA Central Super Regional

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riggertMissouriWesternSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team shot a 312 in the second round in the NCAA Super Regional at Minnehaha Country Club Tuesday. MWSU is currently in third place inn the team standings with a 620.

Shi Qing Ong is in third place individually with a 150 after she shot a 4-over-par 75 for the second day. Chong Yong carded a 78 for the round and is tied for 12th place with a 154. Madison Romjue trailed Yong by a stroke and finished tied for 16th with 155. Tiffanie Yabut knocked in an 80 as Jenna Kosmatka scored an 83 to round out the scoring for the day.

Arkansas Tech leads the team standings with a 608 as ATU’s Nuchakorn Nunbhakdi is the individual leader with a 6-over-par 148. Missouri Westerns tees off the third round at 9 a.m. Tuesday. If the Griffons can stay in the top three they would qualify for their second consecutive NCAA National Championship Tournament.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest tennis falls to No. 2 Barry in NCAA Tournament round of 16

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State University men’s tennis team fell to Barry University, 5-1, on Tuesday in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16. The match was played at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

The No. 19 ranked Bearcats finish the year at 18-4 overall while No. 2 ranked Barry improves to 24-1 and advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

This season marked the ninth time in Northwest history the team had advanced to the NCAA Championship Tournament and the fifth straight appearance for the Bearcats.

After falling at No. 3 and No. 1 doubles, Northwest’s Romain Boissinot and Sergi Fontcuberta battled to win an 8-5 decision at the No. 2 position.

At No. 1 singles, Boissinot took No. 3 ranked Ahmed Tirki to a first set tie breaker but fell behind 7-6. His match was unfinished when the competition was called.

Aymeric Autones took the first set at No. 5 singles, 6-2, but dropped the second set when the match was called.

Sergi Fontcuberta battled back after dropping the first set at No. 2 singles to lead the second set, 4-2.

Scores
1. #34 Boissinot,Romain (NW) vs. #3 Ahmed Triki (BARRY) 6-7, 1-3, unfinished
2. #35 Fontcuberta,Sergi (NW) vs. #26 Pierre Montrieul (BARRY) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. #13 Carlos Gomez (BARRY) def. Tete,Mauro (NW) 6-3, 6-3
4. #47 Nico Dreer (BARRY) def. Altmann,Josef (NW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Autones,Aymeric (NW) vs. Fabian Pronnet (BARRY) 6-2, 1-6, 0-1, unfinished
6. Thomas Bugeaud (BARRY) def. Glowick,Fin (NW) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. #2 Ahmed Triki/Pierre Montrieul (BARRY) def. Tete,Mauro/Sherif,Youssef (NW) 8-4
2. Boissinot,Romain/Fontcuberta,Sergi (NW) def. #25 Carlos Gomez/Vivien Versier (BARRY) 8-5
3. Nico Dreer/Fernando Tous (BARRY) def. Altmann,Josef/Autones,Aymeric (NW) 8-2

— Northwest Athletics —

Western’s McCarthy shoots 2-over 74 in second round of NCAA Super Regional

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riggertMissouriWesternAXTELL, Neb. – Missouri Western freshman golfer Patrick McCarthy shot a 2-over-par 74 in his second round Tuesday at the NCAA Super Regional at Awarii Dunes Golf Course.

McCarthy ended his day with putts on the eighth and ninth green just missing by rolling in and out. He didn’t record a bogey on the last nine holes of today’s round and is 2-over par 144, tying him for 54th in a field of 108 players. McCarthy’s final round will tee off at 8:35 a.m. tomorrow, May 10.

Stefan Idstam of Southwestern Oklahoma State, Keenai Sampson of McKendree University and DJ Vogt of Bellarmine all share the individual lead with a two-day total of 132.

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffon women’s golf leads NCAA Central Super Regional after day one

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riggertMissouriWesternSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team shot a 308 in the opening round of the NCAA Central Super Regional and they are in first place in the team standings after day one in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at Minnehaha Country Club.

Shi Qing Ong led the Griffons with a 4-over-par 75 and is tied for third place. Chong Yong and Madison Romjue both trailed Ong by a stroke in the round and are tied for ninth. Tiffanie Yabut scored an 81 as Jenna Kosmatka carded an 82 for the day.

MWSU leads Arkansas Tech by one stroke as Central Oklahoma’s Anna Pool and Savannah Stone from Concordia-St. Paul lead the individual field with a 74. The Griffons begin round two Tuesday at 8:50 a.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

MWSU’s McCarthy sits in 22nd at NCAA Super Regional after 2-under 70

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riggertMissouriWesternAXTELL, Neb. – Missouri Western freshman golfer Patrick McCarthy is in 22nd after shooting a 2-under-par 70 at the NCAA Super Regional at Awarii Dunes on Monday.

McCarthy carded four birdies in the round with three of those birdies coming on par 5’s. He is the only Griffon to make the field and is one of ten MIAA players in the top 25 of the 108 person field after the first round.

Keenai Sampson of McKendree University sits atop of the individual leaderboard with 9-under-par 63. McCarthy tees off his second round Tuesday at 1:25 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

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