Monday, March 05, 2007

This Week in A-Sun Baseball

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Matchup of the Week

March 9-11
Eastern Illinois at Belmont
Nashville, Tenn.

The Belmont Bruins are doing their best to take the spotlight away from their basketball team, which earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament this past week. The Bruins have started the season 8-1 and lead the A-Sun with a .332 batting average and a 2.84 ERA. Eastern Illinois, the preseason favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference is on a three-game losing streak and is 2-4 on the season. One of their wins came over #25 ranked Evansville. Belmont was picked to finish 7th in the Atantic Sun by the league coaches. Preseason All-Atlantic Sun outfielder, Wilson Tucker, is batting .379 with 3home runs.

A-Sun Player of the Week
Pete Clifford, Jacksonville (Sr. - OF - Jacksonville, Fla. - Business Major)
Clifford broke out of his early season slump in a big way while also helping the Dolphins snap a four-game slide with two consecutive wins over La Salle. Against Georgia Southern, he finished 4-for-4 with in a loss to the Eagles. In game three against La Salle, he went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead the Dolphins to a 6-2 win. In the finale, he went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBI to lead a 14-4 route. With his recent streak, he has successfully raised his batting average from .194 to .382 since Feb. 18 and has tallied a nine-game hitting streak.

A-Sun Pitcher of the Week
Caleb Glafenhein, ETSU (Sr. - RHP - Knoxville, Tenn. - Finance Major)
Glafenhein went 1-0 with two saves on the week, throwing 9 1/3 scoreless innings and holding opponents to a .171 batting average, and striking out four while walking none. He came on with two outs in the eighth inning against Kent State to open the Coca-Cola Classic at Winthrop University and recorded the final four outs in a 2-0 ETSU win; securing the first Buccaneer shutout in two years. The Knoxville native took to the mound to start Saturday's contest against Temple, throwing seven scoreless innings in a 12-0 Buc romp, as ETSU shutout back-to-back Division I opponents for the first time in 26 years.

This Week's Schedule

Monday, March 5
Nebraska at Stetson 12:00pm
Holy Cross at Campbell 3:00pm
Western Michigan at UNF 7:00pm

Tuesday, March 6
Holy Cross at Campbell 1:00pm
Lipscomb at Tennessee 2:00pm CT
Gardner-Webb at Wake Forest 2:30pm
Western Carolina at ETSU 3:00pm
Jacksonville @ Florida 6:30pm
Stetson at USF 6:00pm

Wednesday, March 7
Mercer at Western Carolina 3:00pm
Middle Tennessee at Belmont 3:00pm CT
Connecticut at Jacksonville 6:30pm
Michigan State at Stetson 7:00pm
Kennesaw State at Georgia 7:00pm
Western Michigan at UNF 7:00pm
Appalachian State at ETSU 7:00pm

Friday, March 9
Campbell at Marshall 1:00pm
ETSU at High Point 3:00pm
Eastern Illinois at Belmont 3:00pm CT
Mercer at Florida A&M 4:00pm
Lipscomb at Alcorn State 5:00pm CT
Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State 6:00pm
Gardner-Webb at Georgia 6:00pm
Connecticut at Jacksonville 6:30pm
Central Michigan at Stetson 7:00pm
Ohio State at UNF 7:00pm

Saturday, March 10
Campbell at Marshall (DH) 12:00pm
ETSU at High Point 1:00pm
UNC-Greensboro at Jacksonville 1:00pm
Mercer at Florida A&M 1:00pm
Connecticut at UNF 1:00pm
Eastern Illinois at Belmont 1:00pm CT
Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State 2:00pm
Gardner-Webb at Georgia 2:00pm
Central Michigan at Stetson 7:00pm
Lipscomb at Alcorn State 7:00pm CT

Sunday, March 11
Western Michigan at Jacksonville 11:00am
Lipscomb at Alcorn State 12:00pm CT
Central Michigan at Stetson 12:05pm
ETSU at High Point 1:00pm
Mercer at Florida A&M 1:00pm
Charleston Southern at KSU 1:00pm
Gardner-Webb at Georgia 1:00pm
Eastern Illinois at Belmont 1:00pm CT
UNC Greensboro at UNF 2:00pm

A-Sun Standings

A-Sun Players of the Week

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League Leaders

Team-by-Team Notes