Match 25, 2001

Healthy Gillies has excellent week
Player of the Week, Week Eight Honours



By BOB ELLIOTT

               
Mike Gillies wore a red shirt for the 2000 season.

 He injured his right shoulder and had only six at-bats, managing four hits for a lofty .667 batting average.

 Now healthy, Gillies is proudly wearing the blue and silver of the University of Nevada Reno Wolf Pack. And he's wearing it with distinction.

 While Gillies was impressive in his handful of at-bats in 2000, he has been just as impressive wearing his game jersey.

 This week he went 12-for-20, an even .600 on the button as the Wolf Pack scored four victories. For that output, Gillies (junior, Port Moody, B.C.) receives this week's honor as the Player of the Week.

 The weekly honor goes to the top Canadian of the 458 currently playing college baseball south of the border.

 Gillies is batting .442 over the previous 15 games improving his over-all average from .059 to .358 playing in 11 of the 15 games.

 Gillies has collected a team high 14 RBIs during the stretch. The white-hot streak now has him batting in the clean-up spot. Nevada has won 11 of its previous 15 games to even its record at 13-13.

 Besides his .358 batting average, Gillies has six doubles, one triple, two homers and 15 RBIs for a .567 slugging percentage.

 Exactly how Gillies week that was, unfolded:

_ 3-for-5 at the plate as the Wolf Pack rallied from an 11-2 deficit to defeat Hawaii at Hilo 13-12 in Western Athletic Conference action in 10 innings at Peccole Park. The Wolf Pack scored five runs on four hits in the bottom of the seventh closing the gap to 11-9. Gillies had a two-run double in the seventh. Trailing by two heading into the bottom of the eighth inning Nevada scratched out another run after two were out. Gillies' two-out single started the rally. Gillies scored twice and drive in a pair, thanks to his fourth double of the season.

_ 3-for-5 in the Wolf Pack's 10-1 victory over Hawaii-Hilo in front of 1,283 fans. The Wolf Pack scored three-runs in the bottom of the third on a two-run homer and Gillies followed with a solo shot, extending his team season high hit streak to 10 games. Gillies hit his second homer and his fifth double, driving in two run.

_ 1-for-4 as the Wolf Park were edged 11-9 by the Vulcans in the finale of the three-game series before 1,790 fans at Peccole Park in Reno, Nev. Gillies extended his team season-high, consecutive-game hit streak to 11 games

_ 5-for-6 as the Wolf Pack downed the Sacramento State Hornets 18-8 in front of 907 fans. Gillies extended his team season high hit streak to 12 games. After a scoreless first inning Sacramento State jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Nevada scored eight runs on six hits with the help of one Hornet error in the bottom of the second inning to take a 8-1 lead. Gillies doubled to start the inning and three consecutive walks by Sacramento State pitchers scored him to tie the game, 1-1. Gillies batted for a second time in the inning delivering a two-run single. In all, Gillies scored three times and drove in three runs in the romp. He doubled, his sixth of the season, and had four hits to extend his consecutive hitting streak to 12 games.

 The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder, attended the College of Southern Idaho where he hit .350 with 12 homers to earn all-star honors in 1999. Gillies was male athlete-of-the-year in 1996 and named all-region as well as provincial MVP in 1997. Gillies is majoring in health ecology.

 How Canadians fared in tournament play:

 _ Catcher Luc Carlin (sophomore, Aylmer, Que.) had a pair of hits to help the Northeastern Huskies open their season on a winning note, a 14-9 triumph over the Bowling Green Falcons in front of 154 fans at the Homestead Challenge at Homestead, Fla. Carlin singled in the second and had an RBI single in the fourth. Right fielder Len Elias (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) singled for the Falcons. Carlin also drove in two runs with a double in the seventh as the Huskies lost 11-4 to Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Homestead Challenge in front of 104 fans. Carlin singled to open the nine-run eighth as Northeastern beat Stony Brook 10-5 in the Homestead Challenge. Carlin also singled in the Huskies 8-0 loss in front of 113 fans. He hit a pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth, in the Huskies 13-9 loss to the Cornell Big Red in Homestead in front of 129 fans. Carlin is hitting .353 with five RBIs. Right-hander John Burns (senior, Fredericton, NB) started, worked 2 2/3 innings and allowed six earned runs.


_ Left fielder Kevin Eiben (senior, Delta, BC) drove in a pair of runs as the Bucknell Bison came within an out of an upset before losing 13-7 to the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Pepsi-Johnny Quik Classic in front of 3,177 at Pete Beiden Field in Fresno, Calif. Eiben snapped an 0-for-11 streak with a base hit up the middle, scoring two runs. Eiben had a single for a two-hit game. Eiben lined a two-out base hit to right to in the seventh to drive in the winning run as Bucknell beat the U.S. Naval Academy 12-9. Bucknell dropped a 14-2 decision to the Miami Redhawks as Eiben singled in his only at-bat. Returning from California, Eiben had an RBI single as the Bison lost 5-4 to the Bloomsburg Huskies in front of 136 fans at Bucknell Field in Lewisburg, Pa.


_ Right-hander Craig Hawkins (senior, Burlington, Ont.) pitched five innings in the Bradley Braves in a 13-7 loss to the Stony Brook Seawolves during the Homestead Challenge in Hometsead, Fla. Bradley, who missed the final weeks of the 2000 season, allowed two earned runs in five innings, on four hits and two walks.


_ Right-hander Judd Richardson (sophomore, Caledon, Ont.) wasn't fooling around when his manager gave him the ball. Richardson wouldn't give it back working 10 1/3 innings as the Miami of Ohio RedHawks were edged 3-2 in 11 innings by the 8th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Pete Beiden field in Fresno, Calif. Richardson allowed Notre Dame hitters only one hit off in the game's last four frames. The Irish scored the winner thanks to a lead-off single and back-to-back walks which loaded the bases. Then, a high pop-up fell just past a drawn-in infield to bring the winning run home. In only his third-career start, Richardson allowed 10 hits and three runs over a career-high 10 1/3 innings. Before tossing seven innings in a 2-1 win over Fresno State last week, Richardson's career high had been just 2 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs while walking five and fanned three. Lefty reliever Justin Farina (freshman, Sarnia, Ont.) worked three innings, striking out two, allowing one run as the RedHawks humiliated the New Mexico Lobos 17-3. Farina and two other relievers combined to hold New Mexico to one run and four hits over the final three innings. Miami beat Bucknell 14-2 in the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic to capture the fifth place in the eight-team tournament.

_ Right-hander Jordie Thomson (freshman, Leaside, Ont.) recorded the win in his first start as the Northeastern Huskies beat Stoney Brook 10-5 in front of 98 fans in the Homestead Challenge in Homestead, Fla. Thomson was losing 3-1 after seven innings when the Huskies put up a nine-spot to win. Thomson allowed two runs in the bottom of the eighth. He allowed nine hits, but only two earned runs, walking six and striking out six. Thomson had a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh in the Huskies 13-9 loss to the Cornell Big Red in Homestead.


  And now on to some other Canadians who had strong a week, a week that George Strait came to Tampa and made us late with our weekly report:

_ Second baseman Trevor Adams (junior, North Bay, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the Tusculum Pioneers beat the Newberry Indians 13-4 at Kirkland Field at Newberry, S.C.

_ Pinch hitter Alex Anderson (sophomore, Dunrobin, Ont.) hit a game-tying pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the eighth and the Santa Clara Bronocs went on to sneak past the Loyola Marymount Lions 6-5 at Santa Clara, Calif.

_ Reliever Shawn Andrews (sophomore, Pickering, Ont.) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings as the Troy State Trojans lost 8-5 to Mercer Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga. Andrews allowed one hit and fanned one.

_  Right-hander Chris Begg (senior, Sunderland, Ont.) continued his outstanding start to the season, pitching the Niagara Purple Eagles to an 8-3 win over the Iona Gaels at J.B. Buono Field in New Rochelle, NY. Begg had eight strikeouts while allowing one earned run in eight innings of work to improve to 3-1 on the year. Begg fanned eight, while reliever Matthew McNally (sophomore, Bradford, Ont.) recorded the final two outs. Right fielder Josh McCurdy (sophomore, Thornhill, Ont.) had an RBI double in the fifth and a single in the ninth. Second basmen Darin Wahl (senior, Waterloo, Ont.) had an RBI single in the sixth for Niagara, while third baseman David Adair (senior, Waterloo, Ont.) singled to centre in the second and shortstop Jamie Robertson (senior, St. Catharines, Ont.) singled in the sixth. Niagara dropped the second game 8-6, despite McCurdy hitting a double to left in the second and a scoring fly ball in the third. Wahl singled in the third and scored twice, while Robertson doubled in a run in the fourth. Reliever Steve Venerus (junior, Windsor, Ont.) pitched the final four innings allowing two runs and striking out six. Robertson led Niagara with four hits as the Purple Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 10-6 at Trees Field.

_  First baseman Darrell Bowles (senior, Vancouver, BC) made his first start of the season and made the most of it as the San Diego Aztecs hammered the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels 11-0 in front of 257 fans at Earl Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. Bowles was 3-for-6 batting in the clean-up spot, drove in a run and scored a run. Reliever Brad Maloff (senior, Castlegar, BC) pitched two innings for UNLV allowing two runs.

_ Shortstop Jason Breland (senior, Winnipeg, Man.) homered as Lubbock Christian edged Valley City 3-2 at Lubbock, Tx. Right-hander Aren Nelson (freshman, Calgary, Alta.) was charged with the loss.

_ First baseman Kent Brunen (senior, Vanscoy, Sask.) had four hits but it wasn't enough as the Arkansas State Indians were edged 5-2 by the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in front of 103 fans at Tomlinson Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark. Kent Brunen hit three singles and his third double of the season. He had a better performance in a 16-6 loss to Middle Tennessee in front of 124 fans driving in four runs with two hits, which included a homer, his second of the season, and a single. Kyle Brunen (senior, Vanscoy, Sask.) singled and scored a run as the Indians won one game of the Middle Tennessee series 3-0 in front of 162 fans.

_  Reliever Matt Buckle (senior, Surrey, BC) pitched the final three innings as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs edged the Florida International Golden Panthers 10-7 in front of 344 fans at University Park in Miami, Fla. Buckle took over in the sixth with the score deadlocked 4-4 and benefitted from the Bulldogs six-run eighth for the win. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk. Buckle also pitched a scoreless inning in the Bulldogs 12-1 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.

_ Outfielder OF Bryce Coppieters (junior, Raymond, Alta) had a pair of hits as the Iowa Hawkeyes Huskies blanked Northern Illinois at Daytona Beach, Fla. Coppieters also stole a base in the win.

_ Centre fielder Kris Cox (junior, Delta, BC) had a pair of hits and scored a run as the Mississippi Rebels edged the Auburn Tigers 10-8 in front of 2,797 at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Cox singled to right field in the first and hit a scoring fly ball in the ninth, for the first of two runs to even the score as Ole Miss edged Auburn 6-5 in 11 innings in front of 2,558. The Rebels tied the game with a pair of runs in the ninth.

_ Shortstop Lee Delfino (junior, Pickering, Ont.) doubled, his seventh of the year, as the East Carolina Pirates whipped the 6th-ranked Miami Hurricanes 7-2 in front of 2,175 spectators at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla. Delfino went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates beat the OCanes 14-13 in front of 1,989 fans. Delfino also had a pair of hits, a double and a single, as the Pirates dropped a 9-8 decision to Florida Atlantic at Foley Field in front of 347 fans at Boca Raton, Fla.

_ First baseman Ryan Dickson (junior, Trail, BC) drove in two runs with a single as the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds beat West Texas A&M 21-10 in Canyon, Tx.

_ Centre fielder Ted Drew-Smith (junior, Cambridge, Ont.) had a pair of hits in three trips and drove in two runs as the Northwood Timberwolves edged Alma 5-2 in front of 126 fans at Gerace Field in Midland, Mich. Drew-Smith had two singles and a homer, his first. DH David Lamky (freshman, Cambridge, Ont.) also drove in a run.

_ Reliever Dave Gauthier (freshman, Qualicum Beach, BC) gained the win in relief as the British Columbia Thunderbirds came from behind to score two runs in the top of the ninth for a 3-2 win over the Lewis-Clark Warriors at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

_ DH Nicholas Leswick (senior, Calgary, Alta.) doubled in two runs for the OBirds. Gauthier, now 1-3, had help from centre fielder Mark Dunstan (freshman, Calgary, Alta.) and first baseman Mark Zamojc (freshman, Burlington, Ont.) who each had a pair of hits. The Warriors won the other three games of the series, 14-6 in front of 109 fans despite UBC getting a double and a homer from right fielder Spencer Barnard (sophomore, North Vancouver, BC) and two hits apiece from catcher Mark Kittleson (sophomore, Coquitlam, BC), shortstop Ben Herman (sophomore, Sherwood Park, Alta.), second baseman Shawn Anderson (junior, North Vancouver, BC) and Zamojc. Leswick had a pair of hits in UBC's 10-1 loss to the Warriors. And Herman had three hits and two RBIs in a 4-3 loss to the Warriors, while Dunstan, Leswick and Zamojc each had two hits.

_ Third baseman Nathan Grant (senior, Guelph, Ont.) went 4-for-7, with a pair of RBIs as the South Carolina at Aiken Pacers swept the Armstrong Atlantic Pirates in a doubleheader in front of 255 fans at Pirate Field in Savannah, Ga. Grant had three hits, one double and two singles in Aiken's 5-4 win in the other. Catcher David Harriman (junior, Surrey, BC) had two hits for the Pirates. The Pacers won the second game 5-3 as Grant singled in two runs. Shortstop Trevor Rurak (junior, Burnaby, BC) had two hits for Armstrong Atlantic, while Harriman had a pinch hit single. Reliever Andrew Moss (sophomore, Mississauga, Ont.) worked two innings and allowed two unearned runs to be charged with the loss, falling to 4-2. And in the finale of the three-game series, Grant had three hits but Aiken lost 8-6 to Armstrong Atlantic. Grant doubled and hit two singles, while Harriman singled for the Pirates. Harriman also singled in Armstrong Atlantic 13-2 win over Hillsdale at at Pirate Field in Savannah as Moss pitched a scoreless inning.

_ Catcher B.J. Grenda (junior, Winfield, BC) homered twice as the Centenary Gents dropped a pair of losses to the No. 5-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Grenda hit his third homer as the Gents lost 17-4 by the third homer in front of 137 fans at Shehee Stadium in Shreveport, La. Grenda also singled and drove in two of the Gents four runs. Grenda hit his fourth homer and singled in a 12-1 loss to Nebraska in front of 318 fans. Right-hander Mark Nonis (junior, Kelowna, BC) pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the Gents. Playing first, Grenda doubled in a run and scored twice in a 17-2 win over LeTourneau.

_ Right-hander Alex Groleau (sophomore, Longeuil, Que.) pitched Seminole State to a 9-5 win over South Mountain.

_ Outfielder Thomas Grubb (sophomore, Wheatley, Ont.) is hitting at a lofty .385 clip for Grand Rapids, along with two homers and nine RBIs. Infielder Shaun Russell (freshman, Scarborough, Ont.) is hitting .357 with two homers and nine RBIs.

_ Reliever Ryan Harris (sophomore, Woodstock, NB) picked up the win as the Maine Black Bears edged the Fordham Rams 7-6 at Ormond Beach, Fla. Harris picked up his first victory of the season against no losses with the scoreless outing. He worked 2 2/3 innings allowing three hits and two earned runs while fanning two.

_ Shortstop Jason Helps (senior, Wyoming, Ont.) crushed a pair of home runs including a grand slam to help the Central Michigan Chippewas to a doubleheader sweep over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. In the second inning Helps sparked a CMU four-run rally which led to an 8-3 win before 245 fans at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The former Player of the Week smashed a three-run homer to centre, his fourth, for a 5-1 lead. Helps added an RBI single in the sixth. Mike Galloway (sophomore, St. Thomas, Ont.) hit a run-scoring fly ball for the Chippewas first run and in the first inning, while DH Brad Reid (junior, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) hit his fourth double of the season. In the second game of the doubleheader, Helps broke a 3-3 tie with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give CMU a 7-3 victory win over the Golden Grizzlies. Helps went 3-for-4 with two home runs and eight RBIs in the doubleheader. Helps also homered in CMU's 11-3 win over the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich. This homer, a solo job was his sixth. Galloway had two hits, including his fifth double to drive in a pair of runs. Left-hander Tim Goheen (senior, Proton Station, Ont.) set the Chippewas down in order working the first two scoreless, hitless innings. Right-hander Scott Corby (sophomore, London, Ont.) allowed four runs in 1 1/3 innings and was charged with the loss.

_ Right-hander Jeremy Herauf (senior, Regina, Sask.) put up zero zeros, but wound up with a no decision as the Winthrop Eagles edged the Western Michigan Bronocs 4-3 in 11 innings at Rock Hill SC. Herauf took a 1-0 lead into the eighth. He allowed two runs on three hits, walked one and struck out 12 in 7 2/3 innings before Western Michigan took the lead. Conrad Funk (sophomore, Waldeck, Sask.) came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th. Funk was looking to drive in the winning run, however he was given the bunt sign. The runner started from third, but Funk missed the pitch on a squeeze play and the Western Michigan catcher started to chase the runner back to third. The runner dropped to the ground and the catcher tripped over the runner's legs. The runner got up and ran home, untagged, for the winning run. Reliever Ryan Chenard (sophomore, Port Alberni, BC) picked up the victory.

_ Centre fielder Matt Huntingford (senior, Vancouver, BC) had two homers for the 25th-ranked Florida International Golden Panthers against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He homered in a 10-7 loss to the Tech before 344 at University Park in Miami, Fla. and homered in a 17-3. Huntingford also singled and scored a run as the Golden Panthers beat Tech 4-3 in front of 315 fans. Huntingford had three hits and two RBIs as FIU won for the 16th time in its last 17 games with a 9-5 come-from-behind victory over Wright State.

_ Left-hander Craig Kilshaw (sophomore, Victoria, BC) went the distance for a win as Southern Idaho beat Snow 6-1 at Frontier Field in Twin Falls, Iadho. Kilshaw allowed one unearned run, while walking four and striking out eight. He had support from right fielder Matt Gunning (freshman, Victoria, BC) who had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs, and third baseman Kevin Sytko (sophomore, Surrey, BC) who singled. Gunning drove in two runs in Souther Idaho's 7-0 win over Snow, while Sytko singled and drove in one run. Gunning and Sytko each singled in Southern Idaho's 7-5 win over Snow. Reliever Andy Myette (freshman, Surrey, BC) pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one in a 2-1 victory over Snow. Sytko had an RBI-single.

_ Right-hander Brian Kirton (senior, Ajax, Ont.) picked up the win in relief as the Lindenwood Lions edged MidAmerica Nazarene 3-2. Kirton pitched two innings striking out three in two innings. Right-hander Vince Cann (junior, Montreal, Que)

_ Right-hander Michael Kashuba (junior, Vernon, BC) worked four innings to pick up the save as Dallas Baptist edged the LSU-Shreveport Pilots 6-2 at Shreveport, La. Kashuba took over in the fourth with a 2-1 lead and allowed five singles and one run, while fanning a pair.

_ DH Trent Kitsch (senior, Kelowna, BC) hit his seventh homer but it wasn't enough as the UNLV Husltin' Rebels lost an 8-4 decision to the San Diego Aztecs in front of 319 fans at Earl Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas. Kitsch homered in his only official at-bat, scored two runs and stole a base.

_ Right-hander Benjamin Krantz (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) picked up the win as the Pennsylvannia Quakers beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 6-1 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Daytona Beach, Fla. Krantz pitched eight strong innings, giving up one run on six hits while striking out five hitters. Krantz allowed a run in the first and then put up seven zeros on the board for the victory.

_ Right-hander Matt LaReau (senior, Burlington, Ont.) picked up his first win of the seasons as the Charleston Southern Buccaneers beat the Lafayette Leopards 7-2 at Charleston SC. LaReau allowed one run on four hits in five innings of work. LaReau's performance on the mound was a welcome sight for a pitching staff that had been hit hard of late. LaReau has the team's lowest ERA, allowing five earned runs in 19 innings (2.37) this season.

_ Left-hander Ryan Lupul (sophomore, Prince George, BC) allowed four earned runs as North Idaho dropped a 5-2 decision to Eastern Utah at Price, Utah. Lupul walked six and struck out 11 to fall to 1-2. Right-hander Ryan Sallaway (sophomore, Victoria, BC) was charged with the loss as North Idaho lost a 10-2 game to Eastern Utah. Sallaway, Ryan allowed four earned runs in four innings, walking four and striking out five.

_ Left-hander Bob Mackie (senior, Burlington, Ont.) went the distance for the victory as Montreat beat Bluefield 10-5 at Montreat NC. Mackie allowed seven hits and two earned runs while walking three and striking out 13.

_ Right-hander Jason Mandryk (junior, Langton, Ont.) worked five solid innings as the East Carolina Pirates whipped the 6th-ranked Miami Hurricans 7-2 in front of 2,175 spectators at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla. Mandryk left after five with the Pirates trailing 2-1. In his outing he allowed eight hits and two unearned runs, while walking two and fanning one.

_ Third baseman David Martindale (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) hit a seventh-inning homer as the Charleston Southern Buccaneers edged the Lafayette Leopards 11-10 at Charleston S.C. It was Martindale's fourth long ball of the season and cut Lafayette's lead to 7-6. "David's been our most consistent hitter of late," said CSU head coach Gary Murphy. "He's very confident at the plate.

_ Pinch hitter Bret McLeod (freshman, St. Albert, Alta.) came off the bench to deliver a two-run single as the Georgetown Hoyas fell 10-8 to the Pittsburgh Panthers at Shirley Povich Field. The Panthers led 10-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but the Hoyas scored six runs. Loading the bases with none out McLeod singled trimming the lead to 10-3.

_ Outfielder Drew Miller (junior, Medicine Hat, Alta.) hit consecutive grand slams as the Oklahoma Baptist Bison beat Wayland Baptist 14-2. Miller smashed consecutive grand slams in the second and third innings to finish with eight RBIs. And in the second game of the Sooner Athletic Conference doubleheader Miller homered again in a 15-2 OBU win. Miller singled and connected for a two-run homer in the third. Miller also homered as Oklahoma Baptist beat Hillsdale Baptist 6-5. Miller blasted a solo home run. He entered the contest as the leading hitter in the Sooner Athletic Conference at .490.

_ First baseman Gary Moraes (junior, Surrey, BC) drove in three runs as the LSU-Shreveport Pilots edged Loyola 11-8 at Wesley Barrow in front of 150 fans. Moraes homered in the win. Shortstop Tyson Arishenkoff (sophomore, Cranbrook, BC) scored three times and singled, while catcher Jon Boruch (sophomore, Revelstoke, BC) and right fielder Alan Cantwell (junior, Saint John, NB) each singled and drove in a run. Boruch drove in a pair of runs with a double as the Pilots were edged 10-9 by Loyola and Moraes also doubled. Arishenkoff chipped in with a single. Moraes doubled and singled while driving in a run in the Pilots 8-7 loss to Loyola, as Arishenkoff had a pair of singles. Boruch singled and drove in a run while Cantwell knocked in a run. Cantwell and Moraes each singled twice and Cantwell knocked in a run. Moraes singled and drove in the Pilots only run in a 5-1 loss to Dallas Baptist, while Cantwell singled. Right-hander Terry Bonnar (sophomore, Prince George, BC) pitched six innings allowing four earned runs to fall to 3-2. Cantwell tripled in two runs as the Pilots beat Milliken 12-11 and Moraes doubled and scored twice. Boruch singled and knocked in a pair of runs. The Pilots romped 15-2 over Milliken as Cantwell had three hits, including a double, and an RBI, while Moraes singled and drove in a run.

_ Centre fielder David Muryn (junior, Medicine Hat, Alta) singled twice as the Wayne State Wildcats were edged 7-5 by Pittsburgh State. Shortstop Joel Tremblay singled in the Wildcats 6-0 win over Pittsburgh State. Wayne State beat the Jamestown Johnnies 4-0 as shortstop Justin Millward (freshman, Campbell River, BC) singled for the Johnnies, while Graeme Lehman (sophomore, Edmonton, Alta.) allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss.

_ Reliever Gordon O'Brien (junior, Montreal, Que.) recorded the final two outs as the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns edged the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 5-3 in the Sun Belt conference opener at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky. Trailing 5-2, the Hilltoppers rallied in the bottom of the ninth on an error and a one-out, run-scoring single. After a hit batter, O'Brien relieved Townsend and escaped the jam on a fly out and a ground ball to pick up his second save.

_ Reliever Nat Ogborne (freshman, Pickering, Ont.) pitched a scoreless final 1 1/3 innings as the Liberty Flames suffered a 6-3 loss to the Massachusetts Minutemen in front of 221 fans at Worthington Stadium in Lynchburg, Va.

_ OF Nick Pattison (freshman, Vancouver, BC) doubled and singled as the New Mexico Thunderbirds edged the Frank Phillips Plainsmen 2-0 at Hobbs N.M. First baseman Brandon Kaye (freshman, Chemanius, BC) added a single. Kaye singled and scored twice in the T-Birds 9-1 win over Frank Phillips. Centre fielder Kael Racioppa (sophomore, Pickering, Ont.) singled for the Plainsmen.

_ Second baseman Quin Peel (senior, Manotick, Ont.) had a ninth inning and scored the final run as the Maine Black Bears edged the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 5-2 in front of 175 fans at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla. Catcher Alain Picard (sophomore, St. Foy, Que.) had a pair of singles and scored a run as the Black Bears beat the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 14-9 at Daytona Beach, Fla. Picard also drove in a sixth-inning run in a 5-1 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in front of 112 fans at Daytona Beach, Fla. With the win, the Black Bears improved to 8-0 with the win, the team's best start since 1903. Picard drove in four runs in a 19-9 loss to the Florida Gators in front of 586 fans at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Picard doubled, his fourth, and hit his first homer. Peel doubled, his second, and singled.

_ Adam Piggot (freshman, Sarnia Ont.) had two hits, including a double, while shortstop Sean Odamura (sophomore, Mississauga, Ont.) had two singles as the Saginaw Valley Cardinals beat Olivet 16-2. Right-hander Adam Campbell (sophomore, London, Ont.) gave up an unearned run in the ninth, on two hits, while striking out one.

_ Shortstop Ben Quinto (sophomore, Richmond, BC) singled and drove in a run as the Southern Nevada Coyotes beat the Fullerton Hornets 20-11 in front of 134 fans at Leid Field in Henderson, Nev. Right-hander Jeff Ammer (freshman, Richmond, B.C.) pitched the final two innings for the Coyotes allowing one unearned run. Quinto singled and drove in a run as the Coyotes edged Fullerton 11-9 in another game.

_ Right-hander Louie Raptopoulos (red-shirt freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) picked up the victory as the Lyon Scots beat Freed Hardeman 11-1 at Batesville, Ark. With the win Raptopolous now has the best record in the Trans South Conference at 5-1. John Ogiltree (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) is 3-1 with Martin Methodist. Ogiltree has the best ERA in the conference at 0.61 _ two earned runs in 29 1/3 innings. Raptopolous is seventh with a 2.72 ERA.

_ Reliever Jeff Reeves (sophomore, Peterborough, Ont.) picked up the win as the Winthrop Eagles edged the Fairfield Stags 3-2 before 148 fans at Hill, SC. Reeves is now 1-1.


_ Right fielder Josh Ridgway (senior, Lander, BC) doubled in a run as the Murray State Thoroughbreds doubled the score on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 8-4 at Murray, Ky. Murray doubled in two runs with his eighth double as the Thoroughbreds beat Marshall 12-2 at Murray, Ky. Ridgway singled in Murray State's 9-3 loss to the Eastern Illinois Panthers in front of 122 fans at Murray, Ky. Ridgway doubled in Murray State's 9-4 loss to Eastern Illinois in front of 145 fans.

_ Second baseman Matt Rogelstad (freshman, Coquitlam, BC) singled and stole his eighth base in the Southeastern Louisiania Lions were edged by Southern Mississippi 4-2 in front of 636 fans at Alumni Field at Hammond, La.

_ Catcher Paul Schlosser (senior, Medicine Hat, Alta.) singled in the tying run but the Georgia State Panthers dropped a 5-3 decision to the Jacksonville Dolphins as Trans America Athletic Conference began play in Jacksonville. Schlosser's single came in the fourth. Schlosser singled in a run as the Panthers were humbled 24-6 to Georgia Souther at DeKalb South in Atlanta, Ga.

_ Right-hander Simon Stoner (senior, Prince George, BC) made the successful transfer from Armstrong Atlantic to Maine and celebrated by pitching the Black Bears to a 14-9 win over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla. Stoner allowed a grand slam in the sixth to narrow the gap to 12-5. In all, he pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs. He fanned three Wildcats to pick up his second win of the season. Stoner also allowed two seven runs _ two earned _ in five innings in a 19-9 loss to the Florida Gators at Gainesville, Fla.

_ Right fielder Adam Stern (junior, London, Ont.) had four hits to help power the 5th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the Northwestern State Demons 13-1 in front of 850 fans at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, La. Stern singled to shortstop in the third, singled to left in the fifth, singled down the right line to drive to knock in two runs and singled to left in the ninth. Left fielder John Cole (junior, Kanata, Ont.) doubled, his third of the season, knocking in a run. Was it possible for Stern to top his four-hit game in the same week? You bet. He drove in five runs with a 3-for-5 games, as the Cornhuskers beat the Centenary Gents 17-4 in front of 137 fans at Shehee Stadium in Shreveport, La. The former Player of the Week singled to right field in the first, hit a three-run, homer to right centre, his second, in the second and singled down the left field line in the seventh. Cole had a pair of doubles, giving him five on the season, as the Huskers beat the Gents 12-1, while Stern singled. The Cornhuskers dropped a 9-8, 10-inning decision to Centenary as Stern had a bunt single in the third and had a two-out, RBI single in the 10th, while pinch hitter Cole knocked in a run. Stern had two hits as the Wichita State Shockers downed the Huskers, 6-5, in front of a crowd of 4,269 at Eck Stadium. Stern led off the sixth with a triple to right. Cole had a ninth-inning single in the losing cause.

_ Right-hander Mike Tisdale (sophomore, Peterborough, Ont.) tossed his third complete game of the season as the Louisville Cardinals opened the Conference USA season with a 12-7 victory over rival Cincinnati. The former Player of the Week allowed 13 hits, walking none and striking out nine. Tisdale, 4-2, opened the game by watching his first pitch tagged for a home run and eventually he fell behind 4-0. Louisville rallied for 11 unanswered runs, although it was without centre fielder Mike Hook, the Cards leading hitter, who is day-to-day with a bruised forearm.

_ Left fielder Jake Toms (junior, Toronto, Ont.) has a .342 average, the third highest with the Albany Great Danes after 10 games. In addition, he ranks as the team leader in RBIs (nine), is second in doubles (three) and third in hits (13) and runs (9). Toms, who is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak, has started every game in left field. He went 5-for-13 with five RBIs and three doubles during a recent three-game series against New York Tech. After striking out eight times over his first 20 at bats, Toms has only fanned once over his last five games.

_ Infielder Jordan Webb (senior, Courtenay, BC) scored the first run and later drove in an insurance run as the Winthrop Eagles knocked off the Western Michigan Broncos 4-1. The Eagles trailed 1-0 after the third inning, but found enough offense in the fifth and sixth innings for a win. In the fifth inning, Webb led off with a single to centre and advanced to second on a wild pitch. He scored on a double. In the sixth, Webb had an RBI double to left centre. Webb had an RBI single in the sixth giving the Eagles the lead in a 5-3 victory over North Caroline State Wolfpack at Knight's Stadium.