April 29, 2008

Senior catcher Chris Taylor (Mt. Pleasant, N.C.) of Charlotte belted two homers versus Duquesne and moved into a tie for fourth place in program history for single-season homers with 15. Freshman infielder Corey Shaylor (Charlotte, N.C.) leads the team in batting (.392) and triples (three). The 49ers will play their final four road contests of the season this week before returning home for the final seven games of the regular season.

Apr. 22 - North Carolina 17, Charlotte 0
Apr. 23 - Charlotte 8, USC Upstate 7
Apr. 25 - Charlotte 5, Duquesne 4 (10)
Apr. 26 - Duquesne 16, Charlotte 14
Apr. 27 - Duquesne 18, Charlotte 9

Dayton junior rightfielder Jake Hoover (Lawrence, Kan.) went 9-for-20 with a pair of home runs and nine RBI on the week. The Flyers have a 21-0 record when leading after six innings this season behind a bullpen that boasts a 3.60 earned run average while registering nine wins and eight saves.

Apr. 23 - Dayton 6, Butler 2; Dayton 19, Butler 2
Apr. 25 - Richmond 5, Dayton 0
Apr. 26 - Dayton 9, Richmond 7
Apr. 27 - Dayton 11, Richmond 4

Duquesne senior first baseman Aaron Janusey's (Venetia, Pa.) two-run homer in the top of the ninth lifted the Dukes past Charlotte on Apr. 26, 16-14. Janusey leads the team with 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances. Sophomore Danny Brown (New Brighton, Pa.) earned his team-leading fifth save on Apr. 26.

Apr. 22 - West Virginia 9, Duquesne 1
Apr. 23 - Duquesne 18, Kent State 9
Apr. 25 - Charlotte 5, Duquesne 4 (10)
Apr. 26 - Duquesne 16, Charlotte 14
Apr. 27 - Duquesne 18, Charlotte 9

Senior righthander Tom Davis (Madison, Conn.) registered his first complete game of the season and eighth of his career on Apr. 25 in Fordham's 9-1 victory over Temple. Davis improved to 6-2 while lowering his earned run average to a team-leading 2.10. Senior Rich Goulian's (Kinnelon, N.J.) 33 stolen bases are the most by a Ram since former standout Bobby Kingsbury swiped 36 in 2001.

Apr. 22 - Fordham 10, Iona 4
Apr. 23 - Fordham 13, NYIT 12
Apr. 25 - Fordham 9, Temple 1
Apr. 26 - Fordham 9, Temple 5
Apr. 27 - Fordham 8, Temple 5

George Washington sophomore lefthander Bobby Lucas (Baltimore, Md.) improved to 5-0 on the season after allowing three earned runs over 13 innings in a pair of starts. Twelve different Colonials collected at least one hit in the team's 21-5 win at Saint Louis on Apr. 26, with sophomore infielder Tom Zebroski (Port Washington, N.Y.) going 5-for-7 with five RBI.

Apr. 22 - George Washington 11, UMBC 3
Apr. 23 - James Madison 8, George Washington 5 (11)
Apr. 26 - George Washington 5, Saint Louis 3; George Washington 21, Saint Louis 5
Apr. 27 - Saint Louis 11, George Washington 4

La Salle junior righthander Drew Gerhart (Richboro, Pa.) did not surrender a hit to the final 20 batters he faced to earn the win in the Explorers' 1-0 win over Rhode Island on Apr. 26. It marked the program's first four-game winning streak in Conference play since 2003. Freshman righthander Kevin Fuqua (Derwood, Md.) notched the first two saves of his career and his 60 strikeouts on the year are the ninth-highest total in team annals.

Apr. 22 - Penn State 7, La Salle 3
Apr. 25 - La Salle 7, Rhode Island 4
Apr. 26 - La Salle 1, Rhode Island 0
Apr. 27 - Rhode Island 6, La Salle 0

Junior southpaw Mitchell Clegg (Woburn, Mass.) notched his second win of the season after allowing three runs over eight innings and junior Mitchell Eilenberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.) recorded his fourth save of the season as visiting Massachusetts edged Saint Joseph's on Apr. 27, 5-4. It marked the second A-10 road series win for the Minutemen this season.

Apr. 22 - Central Connecticut State 9, Massachusetts 7 (12)
Apr. 25 - Saint Joseph's 11, Massachusetts 4
Apr. 26 - Massachusetts 12, Saint Joseph's 5
Apr. 27 - Massachusetts 6, Saint Joseph's 4

Rhode Island sophomore righthander Eric Smith (Milford, Conn.) earned his first win of the season after allowing just two hits over seven innings in the Rams' 6-0 victory at La Salle on Apr. 27. Senior infielder Shaun Hagey (Ephrata, Pa.) has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 contests and has collected at least two hits in 14 games this season.

Apr. 22 - Rhode Island 9, Sacred Heart 3
Apr. 23 - Rhode Island 9, Connecticut 4
Apr. 25 - La Salle 7, Rhode Island 4
Apr. 26 - La Salle 1, Rhode Island 0
Apr. 27 - Rhode Island 6, La Salle 0

Sophomore southpaw Matt Zielinski (Southampton, Pa.) became the first Richmond hurler since 2004 to toss a nine-inning, complete-game shutout on Apr. 25 as the Spiders downed Dayton, 5-0. Zielinski has allowed just 13 earned runs over his last 35.1 innings pitched. The last UR pitcher to throw a nine-inning shutout was Thomas Martin on May 27, 2004, as he blanked George Washington (3-0) in the second round of the A-10 Championship.

Apr. 25 - Richmond 5, Dayton 0
Apr. 26 - Dayton 9, Richmond 7
Apr. 27 - Dayton 11, Richmond 4

St. Bonaventure received some solid production from its underclassmen during its six-game week. Sophomore Nick Cunliffe (Farmington, N.Y.) turned in four multi-hit games and finished the week with a .409 batting average. Freshman Jesse Bosnik (St. Mary's, Pa.) went 7-for-19 on the week for a .368 batting average. Senior Randy Moley (Lancaster, N.Y.) still leads the Conference with a .447 batting average and is just three hits shy of breaking the program single-season record established by two-time A-10 Most Valuable Player Brian Pellegrini last season (69).

Apr. 22 - Buffalo 3, St. Bonaventure 2; St. Bonaventure 11, Buffalo 1 Apr. 23 - Bucknell 9, St. Bonaventure 6
Apr. 25 - Xavier 6, St. Bonaventure 5 (12)
Apr. 26 - Xavier 5, St. Bonaventure 4
Apr. 27 - Xavier 4, St. Bonaventure 0

Saint Joseph's freshman outfielder/designated hitter Mike Coleman (Drexel Hill, Pa.) recorded the team's first four-hit performance of the season on Apr. 26 in the Hawks' 12-5 loss to Massachusetts. Coleman scored seven runs in the three contests versus UMass.

Apr. 23 - Villanova 12, Saint Joseph's 3
Apr. 25 - Saint Joseph's 11, Massachusetts 4
Apr. 26 - Massachusetts 12, Saint Joseph's 5
Apr. 27 - Massachusetts 6, Saint Joseph's 4

Saint Louis tied its season high with 17 hits, including three apiece by senior infielder Ryan Bennett (Kansas City, Mo.) and junior designated hitter Tom Pinnell (Edwardsville, Ill.), in its 11-4 win over George Washington on Apr. 27. Junior righthander Scott Turmail (Florissant, Mo.) recorded his fourth complete game of the season on Apr. 26 versus the Colonials.

Apr. 22 - Saint Louis 7, Missouri-St. Louis 6
Apr. 23 - Missouri State 9, Saint Louis 4
Apr. 26 - George Washington 5, Saint Louis 3; George Washington 21, Saint Louis 5
Apr. 27 - Saint Louis 11, George Washington 4

Freshman outfielder Byron McKoy (Charlotte, N.C.) of Temple had a pair of three-hit performances while extending his hitting streak to 11 games. McKoy has stolen 13 straight bases and his batting a team-high .395 in Conference play.

Apr. 22 - Villanova 13, Temple 5
Apr. 25 - Fordham 9, Temple 1
Apr. 26 - Fordham 9, Temple 5
Apr. 27 - Fordham 8, Temple 5

Xavier won its sixth A-10 series of the season after taking all three home contests versus St. Bonaventure (Apr. 25-27). Junior shortstop Jordan Conley (Hamilton, Ohio) went 10-for-20 with five extra-base hits on the week and added a win and a save in four innings out of the bullpen.

Apr. 22 - Ball State 14, Xavier 4
Apr. 23 - Miami (Ohio) 8, Xavier 7
Apr. 25 - Xavier 6, St. Bonaventure 5 (12)
Apr. 26 - Xavier 5, St. Bonaventure 4
Apr. 27 - Xavier 4, St. Bonaventure 0

Home teams in bold

Player of the Week
Feb. 25 - Ryan Metzroth, Richmond
Mar. 3 - Randy Moley, St. Bonaventure
Mar. 10 - Chris Taylor, Charlotte
Mar. 17 - Billy Barber, Richmond
Mar. 24 - Chris Taylor, Charlotte
Mar. 31 - Brad McElroy, Charlotte
Apr. 7 - Steve Brown, Xavier
Apr. 14 - Marshall MacDonald, Dayton
Apr. 21 - Rob Lyerly, Charlotte
Apr. 28 - Rich Goulian, Fordham / Tim Reeves, George Washington

Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 25 - Scott Turmail, Saint Louis
Mar. 3 - Matt Mongiardini, Temple
Mar. 10 - Kevin Fuqua, La Salle / Brett Palanski, Rhode Island
Mar. 17 - Danny Rosenbaum, Xavier / Scott Turmail, Saint Louis
Mar. 24 - Jim Britton, St. Bonaventure / Ryan Juran, Duquesne
Mar. 31 - Randy Mower, Saint Joseph's / Chris Pickering, Rhode Island
Apr. 7 - Chris Neary, George Washington / Cody Vincent, St. Bonaventure
Apr. 14 - Jordan Conley, Xavier
Apr. 21 - Charlie Leesman, Xavier
Apr. 28 - Danny Rosenbaum, Xavier / Matt Zielinski, Richmond

Rookie of the Week
Feb. 25 - n/a
Mar. 3 - Jimmy Roesinger, Dayton / Cory Tilton, Charlotte
Mar. 10 - Kevin Fuqua, La Salle
Mar. 17 - Billy Barber, Richmond
Mar. 24 - Billy Barber, Richmond
Mar. 31 - Chris Pickering, Rhode Island / Corey Shaylor, Charlotte
Apr. 7 - Nick Serino, Massachusetts
Apr. 14 - Pete Mastors, Rhode Island
Apr. 21 - Kevin Fuqua, La Salle / Byron McKoy, Temple
Apr. 28 - Burny Mitchem, Dayton