Monday, April 02, 2007

This Week in A-Sun Baseball

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Matchup of the Week

April 6-7
Belmont at North Florida
Jacksonville, Fla.

North Florida is coming off their first A-Sun series win on 2007 taking 2 of 3 at Lipscomb.The Ospreys won their first road games of the season as well. Belmont has won all three A-Sun series this season. The Bruins have won 5 of 7.The Ospreys took 2 of 3 from Belmont in Nashville in 2006. North Florida is still tryin to recover from their 0-7 start to the season. Conference play has started off on a better note for the Ospreys heading into the weekend at 4-5. Belmont, picked to finish 7th in the conference looks to continue their stellar play in Jacksonville.

A-Sun Player of the Week
Ben Petsch, Belmont (Sr. - C/1B/OF - Franklin, Tenn. - Marketing)
Petsch led the team to a 3-1 record on the week, collecting seven hits, including three homeruns. He scored four times in the team's 20-2 win on Friday, and doubled and scored the winning run in the weekend finale against Gardner-Webb. The senior started games at catcher, first base, and left field. For the week, Petsch hit .412 (7-17) with 8 runs, 2 doubles, 3 homeruns and 8 RBI.

A-Sun Pitcher of the Week
Corey Kluber, Stetson (Jr. - RHP - Coppell, Texas - Sports Management)
Kluber tossed a complete game, 3-hit shutout Friday night at Kennesaw State to spark a series sweep. The Owls came into the match up ranked third in the A-Sun in runs scored and second in batting average. Kluber struck out 7 batters, allowing just three singles with two walks, and no Owl advanced past second base. The junior retired the first 12 batters he faced and 9 of his last 10. Kluber improved his Friday night record to 6-0, and the Hatters as a team are undefeated in his eight Friday starts.

Gearrin Fills Urena's Shoes
Mercer's junior closer, Cory Gearrin continues to strike out batters at an amazing rate. Gearrin leads the A-Sun with 14.24 strikeouts per nine innings. Gearrin pitched five scoreless innings against Jacksonville to earn to the win in Mercer's 13-inning victory over Jacksonville. For the week, Gearrin pitched 7 innings, allowing no runs and striking out 11 batters.

This Week's Schedule
Tuesday, April 3
Tennessee-Martin at Lipscomb 6:00pm CT

Wednesday, April 4
Mercer at Georgia State 6:00pm
Troy at Kennesaw State 6:00pm
Stetson at Bethune-Cookman 6:00pm
Belmont at Nashville Sounds (exh.) 6:00pm CT
North Carolina A&T at Campbell 7:00pm
ETSU at Tennessee 7:00pm

Thursday, April 5
* Gardner-Webb at Stetson 7:00pm

Friday, April 6
* Campbell at Jacksonville (DH) 3:30pm
* Belmont at UNF (DH) 4:00pm
* Lipscomb at Mercer 6:00pm
* Kennesaw State at ETSU 7:00pm
* Gardner-Webb at Stetson 7:00pm

Saturday, April 7
* Lipscomb at Mercer (DH) 12:00pm
* Gardner-Webb at Stetson 12:00pm
* Campbell at Jacksonville 1:00pm
* Belmont at UNF 1:00pm
* Kennesaw State at ETSU (DH) 1:00pm

A-Sun Standings

A-Sun Players of the Week

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League Leaders

Team-by-Team Notes