April 26, 2002


Picard catches weekly honours
Player of the Week, Week 13 Honours



By BOB ELLIOTT
           

The four-game series between the two America East Conference rivals at the Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass., could have been billed any number of ways.

 In one corner were the visiting Maine Black Bears and in the other were the Northeastern Huskies. Going in it could have been described as:

 
Conference rival vs. conference rival.

 
Who is quicker a Bear or a Husky?

 
Or a meeting of the top two Canadian catchers playing in college: Luc Carlin (junior, Aylmer, Que.) of Northeastern and Alain Picard (junior, St. Foy, Que.) of Maine.

 Well, in a close battle we give the nod to Picard over Carlin, with Aaron Izaryk (freshman, Markham, Ont.) finishing fast on the outside.

 We also give Picard top billing as the Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week. Also receiving consideration for the best among the 533 Canucks playing south of the border were right-hander/DH Andrew Karkoulas (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) of the New York Tech Bears and right-hander Chris Davidson (freshman, Wolfville, NS), who pitched a one-hitter for the Brown Bears.

 Picard, who served as the Maine DH for the four-game series due to a hamstring problem, was a combined 8-for-15 (.533) with five RBIs and four runs scored.

 Carlin was 7-for-11 (.636) with one RBI and two runs scored.

 Izarck, who has stepped in and squatted making sure that the Bears don' t miss a beat, wasn' t bad either going 4-for-9 (.444) in three starts.

 There 11 Canadians are on the two rosters, seven with Maine.

 How the series unfolded:

 
_ Picard went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as Maine beat Northeastern 6-4 in the opener. Picard' s two-run home run capped a four-run fourth inning which put Maine up 5-1. Picard drive to right field cleared a three-story press box nearly 375 feet from home plate. The Black Bears added a run in the fifth when Izaryk had an RBI single. Carlin was better than Picard in the opener going 3-for-3. Right-hander Jordan Thomson (sophomore, Leaside, Ont.) struck out eight Bears, but he allowed six runs on 12 hits to fall to 3-2. DH Miguel Paquette (freshman, Casselman, Ont.) doubled for the Huskies.

 
_ Picard had three hits in the nitecap, a 3-2 win over Northeastern. Picard hit a solo homer, doubled and singled. Picard doubled in the fourth and came around to score the game' s first run. He hit a solo homer to right field in the sixth for a 3-1 lead. Izaryk had a pair of hits as well. Carlin had three hits for the Huskies in another 3-for-3 day, including a solo homer in the sixth to narrow the score to 3-2.

 
_ Picard drove in a pair of runs as Maine blanked Northeastern 7-0 in the opener of the second doubleheader before 288 fans. The game was scoreless until the fifth when Maine scored three walks and a hit batsman, a double and a Picard followed up with a double down the left field line, putting UMaine up 5-0. Picard reached on a two-base throwing error and scored in the seventh. Izaryk added a single. Carlin singled for the Huskies.

 
_ Picard doubled in the nitecap, a 2-1 win over Northeasterm. The single extended his hitting streak to 21 games. Right-hander Paul Bruder (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) pitched six innings for the win, taking a shutout into the seventh. Bruder allowed five hits and four walks, while fanning one. Bruder was in a second-inning jam loading the bases with no outs on two walks and a single. Bruder worked his way out of trouble by inducing a pop out and then getting a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. Bruder has a 3-1 record. Carlin was hitless in two at-bats, including looking at a called strike three with the tying run on third to end the game. Paquette added a single. Right-hander Devin Monds (freshman, Ottawa) deserved a better fate. He allowed seven hits and two runs -- zero earned -- while striking out six. Monds is now 1-1.

 
_ Picard drove in four runs in a 20-2 romp over the Colby White Mules before 448 fans at Mahaney Diamond in Orono. Picard hit a homer in the fourth and a three-run double to right-center in the fifth, finishing 2-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 22 games. First baseman Pat Tobin (junior, Pickering, Ont.) drove in a pair of runs with a single down the left field line in the fifth inning. Right-hander Scott Robinson (freshman, Ajax, Ont.) picked up the win. Robinson worked six innings, allowing six hits and two runs -- one earned -- while walking one. Robinson is now 2-0. Reliever Aaron Smith (freshman, Oakville, Ont.) pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

 
_ Picard had a pair of hits to extend his consecutive-game hitting streak to 23 games in a 16-1 win over Husson at Orono. He had a single up the middle in the first, a double to left-centre in the third and stole a base. Izaryk added a single. Reliever Ryan Harris (junior Woodstock, NB) pitched two scoreless, hitless innings.

 Picard was co-recipient of America East Player of the Week honors after a .533 hitting performance last week as Maine swept a four-game series from Northeastern.

 Picard was named America East Player of the Week, while and Izaryk was named Rookie of the Week. Picard was co-recipient of of the weekly honor after a .533 hitting performance as Maine swept a four-game series from Northeastern University. Picard shared the honor with Albany Great Danes second baseman Mike Grasso, who hit .609 (14-of-23) in five games and did not strike out in 23 at bats. Izaryk was named America East Rookie of the Week after hitting .444 with one RBI in three games against Northeastern. He caught all three games he played, including a 7-0 win in Game 3 of the four-game set.

 And for the rest of Northeastern' s week:

 
_ Carlin had two singles and Paquette one in a 2-1 loss to Massachusetts in Brookline.

 
_ Paquette, who was DHing, singled as the Huskies dropped a 6-3 decision to the UConn Huskies in front of 124 fans at Brookline.

  How Northeastern fared in tournament play:

_ Paquette, who was playing first, homered twice as Northeastern beat the Harvard Crimson 8-4 in front of 406 fans at Fenway park in the first round of the annual Beanpot tournament. Paquette got the Huskies on the board in the bottom the first, blasting a two-run homer inside the Pesky pole to score Carlin, who had drawn a two-out walk. Paquette blasted his second homer of the day and fourth of the season in the seventh, a solo shot that cleared the bullpen in right to complete the NU scoring. Carlin also singled and stole a base. The Huskies made it 7-0 with three runs in the sixth. After Paquette walked and a single, a ball was bunted back to pitcher Mike Dryden (senior, Toronto, Ont.) who threw wildly to first, allowing Paquette to score. Dryden pitched two innings allowing three hits and five runs -- three earned -- while walking two and fanning one. The Huskies will meet either Boston College or UMass in the championship game at Fenway next week.


 A Canadian who was honored:

_ Left fielder Steve Coates (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) was named the St.Louis Florissant Valley Norseman player of the week going 11-for-20 (.550) with eight RBIs.

And how other Canadians fared on the diamonds:

 
_ Second baseman Trevor Adams (senior, North Bay, Ont.) was hitless as the Tusculum Pioneers lost 6-4 to the King Tornado in Bristol, Tenn. yet he moved into the Tusculum record book. Adams established a school record as he made four defensive assists, giving him 327 for his career, the most ever by a Pioneer. Adams singled in a 5-3 win over the Bluefield Blues at Pioneer Park at Greeneville, Tenn.

 
_ Catcher Cole Armstrong (freshman, Surrey, BC) drove in four runs as the Kansas Jayhawks clubbed the Texas Tech Red Raiders 14-3 before 762 fans at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. Armstrong doubled and singled three times in five trips. Armstrong singled in a 5-2 loss to Texas Tech in front of 669 fans.

 
_ Right-hander John Axford (freshman, Port Dover, Ont.) pitched the first two innings as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Ball State Cardinals before 1,385 fans at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind. Axford allowed three hits and one run, while fanning a pair.

 
_ Ryan Balan (senior, Whitby, Ont.) went 9-for-19 (.474) to help the California-Pennsylvania Vulcans to five wins in six games. Balan homered and had eighth RBIs. Balan leads the team in hitting with a .410 average and has a team-leading seven homers. The lefty also picked up a pitching victory over Clarion pitching six innings.

 
_ First baseman Chris Becker (sophomore, Guelph, Ont.) had six hits as the Texarkana Bulldogs swept the Navarro 7-2 and 5-4 in 10 innings at Corsicana, Tx. Becker went 4-for-4 in the opener, a double and three singles. He had two hits in the nitecap and four RBIs on the day. Second baseman Matt Spatafora (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) added a single in the opener. Becker had a two-run single in a 5-3 win over the Angelina Roadrunners, while Spatafora singled.

 
_ Right-hander Tommy Bertic (freshman, Mississauga, Ont.) pitched a complete game to give the Alfred State Pioneers a 5-3 win over Erie. It will be a game head coach Tom Kenny, who began coaching in 1994, will remember, for it was his 300th career win. Bertic scattered six hits for the victory. Bertic is now 2-1 on the season.

 
_ Reliever Matt Beyer (senior, Calgary, Alta.) pitched a scoreless seventh for the save as the St. Cloud Huskies edged the Valley State Vikings 3-2 at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud, Minn. It was Beyer' s first save of the season. Third baseman Kevin MacDonald (freshman, London) singled and scored a run in St. Cloud' s 13-3 romp over St. John' s in front of 103 fans in St. Cloud. Macdonald drove in a run as St. Cloud dropped a 5-4 decision to the South Dakota Coyotes at Prentis Park in Vermillion, SD. Beyer pitched the first four innings, but was not involved in the decision in an 11-8 loss to South Dakota. Beyer allowed five runs and six runs, while walking four and striking out one.

 
_ Left-hander Brad Bissell (freshman, Penetang, Ont.) was tagged with the loss as the Charleston Southern Buccaneers were edged 3-1 by the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs 3-1 at historic McCormick Field in Asheville, NC. After a runner reached on an error and a walk, Bissell allowed a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the second. Bissell retired 12 straight Bulldogs at one point before UNCA scored in the eighth on one hit. Bissell is 1-3.

 
_ Reliever Dustin Bolton (sophomore, Edmonton, Alta.) picked up the save as the Iowa Western Reivers edged the Des Moines 6-4.

 
_ Right-hander Ryan Braun (junior, Kitchener, Ont.) made his mound debut for the No. 5th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons, pitching 4 2/3 innings in a 9-5 win over the Virginia Cavaliers before 691 fans at the UVA Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. Braun allowed six hits and five runs, while walking four and fanning five. While waiting for time on the mound, Braun has not wasted his time. Playing right field Braun hit a solo homer and singled in an 8-7 win over Virginia at Davenport Field in Charlottesville. For Braun it his fifth homer of the season. Braun is hitting .268 with five homers and 12 RBIs.

 
_ Shortstop Omari Briscoe (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) singled and drove in a run as the Ohio Bobcats beat the Indiana-Purdue Fort Waye Mastodons 8-4 in front of 111 fans at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio. DHing, Briscoe singled in Ohio' s 11-7 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats before 204 fans in Athens. Briscoe singled and scored in a 13-9 win over the Ohio Wesleyan Bishops in front of 183 fans at Athens.

 
_ Right-hander Andrew Brown (freshman, Port Dover, Ont.) was a hard-luck loser as the Columbia Lions edged the Dartmouth Big Green 3-1 before 200 fans at Red Rolfe Field in Hanover, NH. Brown worked 5 1/3 innings allowing 10 hits and three runs -- two earned -- walking one and allowing three. Brown fell to 1-2. Reliever Tim Grant (sophomore, Vancouver, BC) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings at Columbia beat Dartmouth 5-3 before 300 fans.

 
_ Outfielder Sean Camilleri (freshman, Coquitlam, BC) knocked in a run as the Harding Bison pounded the Crichton Cardinals 12-1 at Cardinals Field in Memphis, Tenn.

 
_ Centre fielder Alan Cantwell (senior, Saint John, NB) homered as the LSU-Shreveport Pilots beat William Carey 13-3 in front of 250 fans at She-He Stadium in Shreveport La. Cantwell also singled. Tyson Arishenkoff (junior, Cranbrook, BC) homered doubled and drove in three runs in the Pilots 10-7 win over William Carey. Cantwell tripled, singled and drove in two runs. Gary Moraes (senior, Surrey, BC) added a single. Arishenkoff hit a pair of doubles in a 6-2 victory over William Carey. Cantwell doubled and stole a base, while Moraes singled and drove in two runs. Moraes had homered and doubled, as LSUS defeated Le Tourneau 9-5 as Cantwell doubled and tripled, with Arishenkoff knocking in a run. Cantwell singled and drove in a run in a 7-3 victory over Le Tourneau. Moraes drove in two runs as the Pilots beat East Texas Baptist 14-5 and Arishenkoff added a single.

 
_ Third baseman Hyung Cho (sophomore, Scarborough, Ont.) doubled in a pair of runs as the No. 7th-ranked Houston Cougars upended the Memphis Tigers 15-1 before 834 fans at Cougar Field in Houston, Tx. Cho, a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, doubled in a pair of runs in a 15-3 victory over Memphis. Splitting time between second and third base, Cho singled and scored in a 7-5 loss to the Rice Owls before 3,124 fans at Reckling Park in Houston, Tx.

 
_ Right-hander Rory Coppinger (sophomore, White Rock, BC) pitched the win as the Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Norsemen beat the Connors State Cowboys 13-3 at Miami, Oak. Coppinger pitched five innings allowing eight hits and three runs -- one earned -- walking two and striking out seven. Coppinger is now 5-2. Third baseman Mike Coe (sophomore, Lethbridge, Alta.) drove in three runs with a homer and a single, while left fielder Corey Stang (freshman, Surrey BC) singled and hit a solo homer. Coe had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs in a 12-8, 11 inning loss to the Connors State. Stang drove in three runs with two single sin a 6-2 win over the Crowder Roughriders at Neosho, Mo. Coe had a a double and a single and knocked in one run. Stang had four hits in a 16-13 win over the Butler Grizzlies at El Derado, Kan. Stang doubled, singled three times and knocked in two runs. Coe, meanwhile, had a double and a single and knocked in three runs. Coppinger starter but did not pick up the decision pitching 4 1/3 innings allowing seven hits and eight runs, while walking two and striking out seven.

 
_ Right fielder Justin Czorny (freshman, Stoney Creek, Ont.) doubled and singled as the Eastern Kentucky Colonels dropped a 13-10 decision to the Xavier Muskateers before 115 fans at Turkey Hughes Field in Richmond, Ky. Czorny also drove in a run, while the double was his fifth of the season. Czorny had a pinch hit double in an 8-7 loss to the Murray State Thoroughbreds before 216 fans at Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. Murray State scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth for the win.

 
_ Right-hander Chris Davidson (freshman, Wolfville, NS) threw a one-hitter as the Brown Bears beat the Cornell Big Red 9-1 at Aldrich-Dexter Field in Providence, RI. Davidson earned his first collegiate win for the Bears, holding the Big Red to one run while striking out a career-high 13 batters. Davidson allowed a run in the fifth inning as the Bears led 4-1. Davidson walked one and struck out three. Davidson' s record is now 1-0.

 
_ Left fielder Blake Denischuk (junior, Carstairs, Alta.) singled as the Arkansas State Indians beat the Florida International Golden Panthers 5-3 before 202 fans at Tomlinson Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark.

 
_ Ryan Dickson (senior, Trail, BC) doubled in the second inning as the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds beat their in-state rivals, New Mexico Highlands Cowboys 7-5, at Greyhound Field in Portales, NM.

 
_ Reliever Mike Dryden (senior, Toronto, Ont.) recorded one out and allowed two runs as the Harvard Crimson dropped a 19-11 setback to the Penn Quakers before 263 fans at O'Donnell Field in Cambridge, Mass.

 
_ Centre fielder Jean-Francois Dufour (freshman Beauharnois, Que.) was 4-for-4, including a solo homer as the Saint Rose Golden Knights lost 8-6 to the Dominican Chargers at Walker Field at Bleecker Stadium. Dufour, a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, also had a double.

 
_ Reliever Jeff Edwards (junior, St. Sauveur, Que.) pitched the ninth inning, allowing two runs as the Hofstra Pride were beaten 15-2 by the George Mason Patriots before 134 fans at University Field in Hempstead, NY. Edwards walked one and struck out a pair.

 
_ Catcher Jake Elder (freshman, North Delta, BC) singled as the Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Penn State Quakers 7-2 before 507 fans at Beaver Field in State College, Pa.

 
_ Centre fielder Len Elias (senior, Mississauga, Ont.) singled and drove in two runs to help the Bowling Green Falcons clubbed the Defiance 18-3 before 330 fans at Warren Steller Field in Bowling Green, Ohio. Elias also singled in an 11-6 loss to the Buffalo Bulls before 100 fans at the Pepsi Center Field in Buffalo, NY.

 
_ First baseman Jason Farmer (senior, London, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the South Carolina-Spartanburg Rifles beat North Greenville 10-5 at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, SC. Farmer also drove in a run in a 4-3 win over Anderson in the nitecap of a doubleheader and in the opener, Farmer singled and scored in a 6-3 win over Anderson. Farmer singled in an 8-5 loss to the Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates at Pirate Field in Savannah, Ga. Farmer doubled in a 1-0 loss to the Armstrong Atlantic before 205 fans at Pirate Field in Savannah, Ga. Farmer singled in an 8-5 loss to Armstrong Atlantic.

 
_ Lefty reliever Mark Ferguson (junior, Hamilton, Ont.) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings as the Charlotte 49ers lost 10-4 to the East Carolina Pirates before 230 fans at Fieldcrest-Cannon in Kannapolis, NC. Ferguson allowed two hits in his outing. Ferguson wound up with the loss in a 13-12 loss to UNC Greensboro before 394 fans at UNCG Stadium in Greensboro, NC. Ferguson entered in the bottom of the seventh with the score deadlocked 12-12. He allowed one hit and one run in 1 1/3 innings while walking two.Ferguson is now 0-2.

 
_ Left-hander pitcher Jeff Francis (junior, North Delta, BC) continued his unbeaten streak with a complete-game three hit, shutout as the British Columbia Thunderbirds defeated Western Baptist 5-0 at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver. Francis gave up three singles, didn' t walk a man and fanned seven. Francis, a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, now owns a 6-0 record. Centre fielder Mike Martinsen (senior, Delta, BC.) tripled and drove in three runs, while left fielder Waleed Elabed (junior, Brampton, Ont.) drove in another run. Reliever Gary Tongue (senior, Victoria BC) took over for right-hander Brooks NcNiven (junior, Vernon, BC) and pitched five innings as UBC defeated Western Baptist 4-3. Tongue allowed three hits, while walking one and fanning three. First baseman Ben Herman (junior, Sherwood Park, Alta.) had three hits, while DH Adam Campbell (freshman, Surrey, BC) ad two doubles and knocked in a run. Second baseman Shawn Anderson (senior, North Vancouver, BC) singled and drove in two runs, including the winner in the eighth. Right-hander Jeff Brewer (sophomore, Bathurst, NB) picked up the win as UBC knocked off Western Baptist 5-4. Brewer pitched a complete game as well, allowing six hits and four runs -- two earned -- while walking four and striking out five. Campbell had a triple while catcher Chad Tuck (junior, Prince Geroge, BC) had a double and a single. Cavangh Whitely had two hits as well. Right-hander John Campbell (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) pitched a one-hit shut out as the Thunderbirds defeated Western Baptist 9-0. Campbell walked two and struck out two to even his record at 2-2. Mark Zamojc (sophomore, Burlington, Ont.), a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, Elabed and Anderson had two hits each. Adam Campbell had a double.

 
_ Reliever Coogie Freedman (junior, Richmond Hill, Ont.) worked one inning, allowing two runs, as the Furman Paladins edged the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 9-8 before 458 fans at Greenville, SC. Freedman took over in the fifth with Furman leading 5-4. He gave up three hits and two runs, while walking two.

 
_ Third baseman Emerson Frostad (red-shirt freshman, Calgary, Alta.) had two hits and batted in four RBIs and had a home run as Lewis Clark State defeated St. Martin's 10-2 at Saint Field in Lacey, Wash. Frostad singled in the first, hit a scoring fly ball in the third and hit a three-run homer on a 1-1 pitch in the sixth. Frostad singled in an 8-6 loss to St. Martin' s.

 
_ Right-hander Adam Gautreau took the loss as the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers lost 2-0 to Southern Indians before 100 fans at USI Field in Evansville, Ind. Gautreau pitched a complete game allowing seven hits and two runs, while walking one and fanning four. Gautreau is not 1-3.

 
_ Right-hander Brad Grieveson (junior, Creemore, Ont.) was a tough-luck loser as the Southeastern State Oklahoma Savage were edged 3-1 by Central Oklahoma before 211 fans at the Ballpark in Durant, Oak. Grieveson allowed eight hits and three runs -- two earned -- while striking out a pair. Grieveson now owns an 8-6 record. Right fielder Ryan Brnardic (junior, La Salle, Ont.) singled in the lone Savage run. Catcher Brad Reid (senior, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) singled and drove in a pair of runs in a 6-4 loss to Central Oklahoma before 200 fans.

 
_ First baseman Mike Galloway (junior, St. Thomas, Ont.) had three hits and drove in three runs as the Miami Ohio RedHawks lost a 7-5 setback to the Butler Bulldogs before 150 fans at Bulldog Park in Indianapolis, Ind. Galloway also stole his seventh base of the spring. Galloway hit his ninth double and drove in a Miami' s only run in a 5-1 loss to the Ball State Cardinals in front of 312 fans at the Ball Diamond in Muncie, Ind. Reliever Justin Farina (sophomore, Sarnia, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning allowing one hit. Galloway, a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, singled and scored twice in an 8-7 win over Ball State before 623 fans at McKie Field in Oxford, Ohio. Galloway, splitting playing time first and third, singled and scored in a 13-4 loss to Ball State. Farnia faced two batters, retiring one and walking one, allowing an unearned run.

 
_ Infielder Robert Gillis (freshman, Dartmouth, NS) earned the save with the final two scoreless innings as the Longwood Lancers as they beat Randolph-Macon 5-2 in Ashland, Va. Gillis picked up his third save. Gillis had a perfect 2-for-2 day, as Longwood beat the Coker Cobras 8-2. Gillis doubled twice and hit a scoring fly ball, knocking in two runs. Gillis is hitting .266, with nine doubles, a triple, a homer and 19 RBIs.EGillis is 2-1, with 13 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings.

 
_ Reliever Michael Girimonte (senior, Windsor, Ont.) pitched three scoreless innings as the Detroit Titans lost 7-2 to the Western Michigan Broncos at at the Campbell Complex in Detroit, Mich. Girimonte allowed four hits, while walking three and striking out a pair. Right-hander Jason Horvat (senior, Windsor, Ont.) was charged with the loss as the Titans fell 8-5 to the Youngstown State Penguins in front of 198 fans at Cafaro Field in Niles, Ohio. Horvat pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and six runs, while walking one. Girimonte pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing three hits and three runs, while striking out seven in a 17-7 loss to the Saginaw Valley State before 119 fans in Detroit.

 
_ Reliever Billy Gorrell (junior, Calgary, Alta.) allowed three runs as the Washington State Cougars lost 11-7 to the Washington Huskies at Husky Ballpark in Seattle, Wash. Gorrell entered the game in the seventh with the Cougars losing 8-7. He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out one. Gorrell retired the first hitter of the ninth before walking two as the Cougars beat Washington 4-2 in front of 447 fans.

 
_ Reliever Mike Gray (senior, Chatham, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning as the Mississippi Rebels beat the Arkansas State Indians 8-1 before 1,564 fans at Oxford, Miss. Gray walked one and struck out one.

 
_ First baseman B.J. Grenda (senior, Winfield, BC) had two singles as the Centenary Gents lost 17-4 to the Birmingham-Southern Panthers at Shehee Stadium in Shreveport, La. Grenda singled in an 8-5 loss to Birmingham-Southern as reliever Mark Nonis (senior, Kelowna, BC) pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a run. DHing, Grenda singled and drove in a run as the Gents lost 9-5 to the Oklahoma State Cowboys before 1,499 fans at Allie Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oak. Grenda singled in an 18-0 loss to Oklahoma State, before 1,408 fans. Nonis pitched a scoreless inning allowing two hits and fanning two.

 
_ Right-hander Robert Harrand (junior, Regina, Sask.) was charged with his first loss of the season as the San Diego Aztecs were beaten 13-1 by the Cal State Northridge Matadors before 304 fans at Matador Field in Northridge, Calif. Harrand was knocked out with none out in the third inning, allowing six hits and seven runs -- six earned, while walking two and striking out two. Harrand is now 4-1 on the season.

 
_ First baseman Ryan Hay (junior, St. Catharines, Ont.) had a pair of hits and drove in a run as the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles hammered Tennesee Temple 17-1 at Cookeville, Tenn. Hay singled and scored twice in the Golden Eagles 11-7 loss to the Western Carolina Broncos before 103 fans in Cullowhee, NC. Hay singled in a 6-5 win over the Lipscomb Bisons at Cookeville. He doubled -- his seventh of the spring -- and scored three runs in a 5-4 win over Lipscomb before 263 fans in Nashville, Tenn.

 
_ Catcher Chris Hilton (junior, Amherstburg, Ont.) singled and scored as the Wayne State Warriors edged the Mercyhurst Lakers 2-1 at WSU Baseball Field in Detroit, Mich. Hilton doubled in an 8-2 loss to Mercyhurst. Reliever Ricky Okis (junior, Hamilton, Ont.) allowed three hits and two runs -- both unearned -- while striking out one. Hilton singled and drove in a run in a 6-0 loss to Wayne. Okis worked an inning and allowed two hits and four runs in a 13-4 loss to Mercyhurst. Third baseman Frank Jeney (freshman, Windsor, Ont.) went 2-for-2 with a double, his third, a single and an RBI as Wayne State lost 22-6 to the Michigan State Spartans in front of 327 fans at Kobs Field in East Lansing, Mich. Hilton also knocked in a run.

 
_ Shortstop Tim Hinchliffe (junior, London, Ont.) had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run to help the Ashland Eagles beat the West Liberty Hilltoppers 10-0 at West Liberty State. For Hinchliffe it was his fifth double of the spring.  Hinchliffe had a perfect 3-for-3 day and drove in a run in a 9-2 win over West Liberty.

 
_ Cam Houston (sophomore, Spruce Grove, Alta.) had a 5-for-5 day as the Garden City Broncbusters lost 27-18 to the Seward County Saints at Liberal, Kan. Houston stroked a pair of doubles and knocked in four runs. Jon Bosnick (sophomore, New Westmister, BC) singled in a run. Bosnick had a pair or hits and drove in two runs in a 20-5 loss to Seward, while Houston had one hit. Bosnick had three hit and stole a base in a 7-4 loss to the Cloud County T-Birds, while Houston doubled home a run. Bosnick homered in an 18-14 loss to the Hutchinson Blue Dragons while Houston doubled in a run.

 
_ Right fielder John Hurd (freshman, Fruitvale, BC) went 3-for-3 as the Southern Idaho Eagles beat the Treasure Valley Chakurs 9-2 at Elk Memorial Field in Ontario, Org. Hurd had two singles, a double and knocked in two runs. Mike Hill (freshman, Abbotsford, BC) singled for Treasure Valley. Hurd singled and scored in a 12-1 win over Treasure Valley. Hurd had a pair of hits in a 9-0 win over the Utah State Aggies at Frontier Field in Twin Falls, ID. Hurd singled, doubled and stole a base. Reliever Rich Conway (freshman, Maple Ridge, BC) picked up the win with two scoreless innings. He didn' t allow a hit, walked one and struck out one. Hurd pitched a scoreless inning in the win. Hurd had a pair of hits, including a triple, as Southern Idaho beat Utah State 6-1 and first baseman Matt Gunning (sophomore, Victoria, BC) added one.

 
_ Shortstop Vincent Ircandia (freshman, Calgary, Alta.) drove in four runs as the Niagara Purple Eagles lost 12-7 to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies before 325 fans at McGraw-Jennings Field in St. Bonaventure, NY. Ircandia doubled, hit two singles and stole three bases on his 3-for-5 day, besides knocking in more than half of the Niagara runs. Centre fielder Josh McCurdy (junior, Thornhill, Ont.) singled for Niagara. Reliever Mark Nicholson (freshman, Stoney Creek, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning. Shortstop Reed Eastley (freshman, Brandon, Man.) had a single, one of the Eagles two hits, in Niagara' s 12-2 loss to the Siena Saints at Siena Field in Loudonville, NY. Right-hander Matthew McNally (junior, Bradford, Ont.) started and took the loss. McNally pitched two innings allowing eight hits and six runs -- two earned -- while striking out a pair. McNally fell to 1-4. Ircandia singled and drove in a run in the nitecap, a 5-1 Siena victory. Left-hander Rylan Pranger (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) pitched a complete game and was charged with the loss. Pranger allowed seven hits and five runs, while waling two. Pranger is now 3-3. Eastley doubled and singled in an 8-5 loss to Siena, which swept the three-game series, before 255 fans. Ircandia also had a pair of hits while pinch hitter Justin Montgomery (junior, Virgil, Ont.) had an RBI single in the sixth and McCurdy hit a run-scoring fly ball and a run-scoring single in the eighth. Steve Venerus (senior, Windsor, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning for the Eagles. McCurdy had two hits, including his third homer, while Eastley doubled in a run in a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Bulls before 225 at Bobo Field in Niagara Falls, as coach Mike McRae's (Niagara Falls, Ont.) team had a winless week. Ircandia also had two hits McNally took the loss allowing six hits and three runs, while walking one and fannings even. Venerus pitched a scoreless inning in relief. McNally is now 1-5.

 
_ Right-hander Andrew Karkoulas (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) was a force both on the mound and at the plate for the New York Tech Bears. Karkoulas picked up a pair of wins and when he was DHing drove in six runs. Karkoulas pitched five innings as the Bears beat the Iona Gaels 8-0 at President' s Field in Old Westbury, NY. He allowed only two hits while walking three and fanning two. Karkoulas worked another five solid innings in an 18-5 romp over the Fordham Rams at Old Westbury, NY. Karkoulas allowed four hits and one run while walking four and striking out one. Karkoulas is now 3-1. He hit a fifth-inning, two-run double to put New York Tech up 7-0 on the way to a 7-2 win over the C.W. Post Pioneers at Brookville, NY. He also singled in that game. Karkoulas homered in the nitecap to put the Bears 5-0 and singled in a 15-2 route. Karkoulas singled, scored and stole a base in a 15-1 win over C.W. Post. In a 15-2 win over the Post Toasties, Karkoulas drove in a run. In a 15-12 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Old Westbury, Karkoulas singled in a pair of runs. For the week he hit .286 (6-for-21) six a double, a homer and six RBIs, while going 2-0 and pitching 10 innings (0.90 ERA), while allowing six hits, one run and fanning seven.

 
_ Right fielder Ryan Kenning (senior, North Vancouver, BC) hit his 22nd homer of the season as the New Mexico State Aggies dropped a 16-7 decision to the New Orleans Privateers before 212 fans at Presley Askew Field in Las Cruces, NM. Kenning, a two-time, former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, hit a third-inning fly ball to knot the score at 3-3 in a 9-8 loss to New Orleans before 350 fans. It was Kenning' s ninth sacrifice fly of the season. Kenning continues to lead the nation in runs batted in and ranks second in home runs. He is currently third in single-season home runs and needs more more to tie Jason Story (1998), who ranks second in home runs in a single season with 23. Joe Williams (1990) owns the record with 25. For his Aggie career, Kenning has 35 home runs and 139 runs batted in. He is tied for fourth in career home runs with Jason Story (35, 1997-98) and needs three more home runs to tie Chris Fanning (1988-91) and Efrain Lara (1990-93) for second. Williams (1988-90) is the career leader with 40. Kenning is tied for seventh in career RBI with Carlos Lincon (139, 1993-96) and Jerry Macias (139, 1978-81). He needs three more runs batted in to surpass Story (141, 1997-98) and Chris Weekly (141, 1998-99) for fifth. The Sun Belt Conference record for home runs is 27 by Rob Tomberlin of Western Kentucky in 1985 and the conference RBI record is 98 by Keith Mohler of South Alabama set back in 1979. That RBI record is the oldest single season individual record in the Sun Belt Conference.

 
_ Right-hander Scott Jellous (junior, Ingersoll, Ont.) won his fourth-straight outing as the Dowling Golden Lions beat Philadelphia 12-4 at Alumni Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Jellous allowed one run in the first and three in the second on six hits after Dowling had taken a 6-0 lead in first. After that, Jellous fell into rhythm andEset down the last 16 in order. Jellous allowed six hits and four runs, while walking one striking out five. Jellous has allowed five runs over his last four startsEwith three complete game wins, two by shutout.EIn seven starts he has worked 45 innings with an ERA of 2.85.ELeft fielder Craig Barber (sophomore, Richmond, BC) had two hits, including a triple, and drove in a run. Barber doubled in a 10-6 Dowling win while knocking in a pair of runs. Barber tripled in Dowling' s 13-4 victory.

 
_ Catcher Darrick Jones (senior, Baldur, Man.) tripled as the Graceland Yellow Jackets lost 15-9 to Lindenwood two hits at Lamoni, Iowa. Ryan Pollard (junior, Misssissauga, Ont.) doubled and singled, while Fraser Vernon (sophomore, Mississauga, Ont.) and Rafael Ylanen (junior, Surrey BC) each doubled. Jones had two hits and drove in a run in a 10-6 loss to Lindenwood. Vernon and Ylanan each had doubled. Pollard had two hits in a 13-2 loss to Simpson. Vernon had a hit and knocked in a run, while Ryan Boe (junior, Medicine Hat, Alta.), Ylanan and Jones each had a hit. Reliever Alex Hnatyshyn (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) pitched one inning and was tagged for five hits and eight runs -- five earned -- while walking six.

 
_ Right-hander Chris Kemlo (freshman, Oshawa, Ont.) was tagged with the loss as the Sante Fe Saints dropped a Seminole Raiders scored a 12-2 win. Kemlo pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing eight hits and seven runs -- six earned -- while walking two and striking out two.

 
_ Shortstop Mike Koitsopoulos (sophomore, Markham, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the Marshall Thundering Herd beat the Akron Zips 8-4 before 134 fans at University Heights in Huntington, WV. Koitsopoulos hit his fourth double of the season and singled. First baseman Craig Dziedziejko (junior, Kitchener, Ont.) singled and scored in the win. Dziedziejko and Koitsopolous each had two hits in a 12-3 loss to Akron, before 143 fans.

 
_ Catcher George Kottaras (freshman, Markham, Ont.) drove in four runs as the Connors State Cowboys beat the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Norseman 12-8 in 11 innings at Miami, Oak. Kottaras homered, doubled and singled. First baseman Karl Amonite (sophomore, Woodslee, Ont.) hit a solo homer and singled. Shortstop Aaron Hornostaj (freshman, Waterloo, Ont.) had two hits, including a double. Hornostaj had two hits and an RBI in a 13-3 loss to the Norsemen, while second baseman Tyler Johnstone (freshman, Brampton, Ont.) had two hits and Kottaras one. Right-hander Danny Desclouds (sophomore, Stittsville, Ont.) was charged with the loss lasting one inning and allowing five hits and five runs, while walking two and striking out two.

 
_ Right-hander Tom Klapp (sophomore, Elkford, BC) pitched a complete-game, one-hit victory as the Valley City State Vikings beat Mary 7-0 at Charlie Brown Field in Valley City, ND. Klapp walked one and fanned eight. Second baseman Bud Penner (junior, Steinbach, Man.) had three hits and one double, while Klapp added a single. Right-hander Bryce McLean (freshman, Calgary, Alta.) pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and six runs with one walk and two strike outs as Valley City State lost to Mary 11-1. Penner had two hits along while Klapp who had one as Valley City lost 6-2 to the St. Cloud State Huskies at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud, Minn. 6-2. Reliever Manley Mackendeski (sophomore, Rossburn, Man.) pitched one inning and gave up one hit. Reliever Dwayne Wandy (junior, Roblin, Man.) pitched two innings allowing a hit in a 3-2 loss to St. Cloud State defeated Wandy' s Valley City 3-2. Wandy relieved right-hander Aren Nelson (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) who gave up two hits and one run. Klapp had two hits and recorded the last out of the game. Penner had one hit.

 
_ Right-hander Benjamin Krantz (junior, Toronto, Ont.) took the defeat in the Pennsylvania Quakers 9-2 loss to the Dartmouth Big Green before 300 fans at Red Rolfe Field in Hanover, NH. Krantz allowed six hits and six runs -- five earned -- in 7 1/3 innings, while walking three and striking out six. Krantz is now 0-5. Krantz also worked the first two innings of a Penn 10-9 win over the Villanova Wildcats at Murphy Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Krantz allowed three hits and one run, while walking two and fanning one.

 
_ Right fielder David Lamky (sophomore, Cambridge, Ont.) had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run as the Northwood Timberwolves beat Gannon 18-8 before 130 fans at Gerace Stadium in Midland, Mich. For Lamky it was his 10th double of the season. Left-fielder Ted Drew-Smith (senior, Cambridge, Ont.) added a single. Drew-Smith pitched the final 1 1/3 innings allowing two hits and one run, while walking two. Lamky also singled in a 9-5 win over the Saginaw State Valley Cardinals before 115 fans at SVSU Field in University Center, Mich. Lamky had two hits, including a double, and knocked in a run in a 17-5 loss to Saginaw State. Reliever Andrew Schwalm (senior, Hamilton, Ont.) pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five hits and five runs -- four earned -- while walking four and striking out two.

 
_ Centre fielder Gerohn Lanns (sophomore, Pickering, Ont.) singled in the Susquehanna Crusaders 5-1 loss to Elizabethtown at Elizabethtown, Pa. Lanns also singled and scored in a 4-1 loss to Elizabethtown.

 
_ Catcher Jean-Gilles Larocque (senior, Garson, Ont.) singled and drove in a run as the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets edged West Virginia Tech 5-3 at C.L. Bailey Field in Institute, WV. Larocque singled in a run as the Yellow Jackets were edged 3-2 by WVU Tech before 200 fans at Institute, Wv.

 
_ Second baseman David Latour (freshman, Barrie, Ont.) homered and doubled as the Central Michigan Chippewas edged the Eastern Michigan Eagles 3-1 before 127 fans at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Mich. Latour also singled for a 3-for-3 day and stole his first base of the season. Centre fielder Thomas Grubb (junior, Wheatley, Ont.) and right fielder Danny Gibbons (junior, Toronto, Ont.) each doubled for CMU. Gibbons had three hits -- two singles and a double -- in a 7-5 loss to Eastern Michigan before 105 fans. Grubb added a double and a single. Gibbons hit a solo homer, his first, as CMU lost 12-5 to Eastern Michigan before 126 fans. Grubb added a single and Latour knocked in a run. Grubb singled, stole a base and scored three times in an 11-9 loss to rival Eastern Michigan before 122 fans, while Gibbons singled. The three Canuck Chippewas accounted for eight of CMU' s 16 hits in a 10-9 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before 1,258 fans at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind. Latour hit his fourth homer and singled. Gibbons hit his second homer and his fifth double, while driving in four runs and Grubb had four hits, all singles.

 
_ Right fielder Aaron Lavorato (junior, Lethbridge, Alta.) knocked in a pair of runs as the Wayne State Wildcats lost to the Morningside Mustangs 14-11 at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa. Reliever Mark Bignell (freshman, Calgary, Alta.) pitched 2 1/3 innings in an 11-7 loss to Bemidji State in front of 115 fans at BSU Baseball Field in Bemidji, Minn. Bignell allowed four hits and three runs -- two earned -- while walking one and striking out three.

 
_ DH Kyle Leon (junior, Guelph, Ont.) went 4-for-4 with three RBIs as the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers edged the Tulane Green Wave 8-7 before 312 fans at Young Memorial Field in Birmingham, Ala. Leon singled in a 16-1 loss to Tulane before 375 fans. Leon doubled in a run in a 15-7 loss to Tulane.

 
_ Reliever Jon Lockwood (sophomore, High Park, Ont.) pitched the final three innings as the North Central Texas Lions blanked the Texarkana Bulldogs 5-0. For Lockwood, who allowed only two hits, it was his fourth save of the year. Catcher Jeff Martin (sophomore, Burlington, Ont.) drove in a pair of runs as North Central beat Vernon 6-5. Vincent Michaud (freshman, Charlesbourg, Que.) knocked in a run with a fly ball against Brookhaven. Martin hit a grand slam to right against Brookhaven. Martin had RBI single to helped the Lions to a 4-3 win over Colin County.

 
_ Right-hander Jeff Mayberry (sophomore, Edmonton, Alta.) pitched a complete-game, 3-1 win for the Allan Hancock Bulldogs over Oxnard. The only run Mayberry allowed was unearned. Mayberry struck out seven and walked one in the 130-pitch effort. Mayberry' s record is now 7-4. Outfielder Tom Huntingford (sophomore, West Vancouver, BC) was 2-for-4 and second base Wade Friesen (sophomore, Saskatoon, Sask.) doubled and scored. Friesen had seven assists and two putouts at second base.

 
_ Outfielder Brad McCamus (senior, Peterborough, Ont.) hit a three-run homer as the Missouri Valley Vikings blanked MidAmerica Nazarene 9-0 at Osage Field. McCamus hit his eighth dinger of the season, a three-run shot, in the sixth for the final tallies. Outfielder Colin Rudko (junior, St. Michael, Alta.) singled ahead of the McCamus homer. McCamus also knocked in a run with a fly ball. Third baseman Ryan Davis (senior, Peterborough, Ont.) also singled in the fourth and drove in a run with a ground ball. Rudko walked with one out in the third, stole second and came in on Davis' single in a 5-3 win over MidAmerica Nazarene.

 
_ DH Bret McLeod (sophomore, St. Albert, Alta.) had three hits as the Georgetown Hoyas beat Howard Bison at 18-6 before 137 fans at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md. McLeod doubled once, singled twice and drove in a pair of runs. McLeod doubled in a run in a 9-2 loss to the Boston Eagles before 325 fans at Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass. McLeod also singled in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the St. John' s Red Storm before 150 fans at Ballpark at SJU in Jamaica, NY.

 
_ Right fielder Ben Meachen (freshman, Abbotsford, BC) had two doubles in the North Idaho Cardinals 8-3 loss to Utah Valley State at Orem, Utah. Catcher Geoff Freeborn (sophomore, Calgary, Alta.) added a single. Reliever Jordan Holloway (freshman, Pitt Meadows, BC) allowed four hits and two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Second baseman Rob Recuenco (freshman, Vancouver, BC) singled in a run in a 5-2 loss to Utah Valley. Right-hander Ryan Sallaway (sophomore, Victoria, BC) took the loss in a 4-3 setback to Utah Valley allowing two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Sallaway allowed 10 hits and four runs -- three earned -- walking one and striking out five. Recuenco contributed a single. Freeborn was charged with the loss in a 10-4 setback against the Treasure Valley Chakurs. Freeborn worked 5 2/3 innings allowing 10 hits and 10 runs -- eight eared -- while walking four and fanning four. Holloway retired the final out. Meachen contributed a single.

 
_ Right-hander Nat Ogborne (sophomore, Pickering, Ont.) picked up the victory as the Liberty Flames beat the Winthrop Eagles 12-8 in front of 158 fans at Winthrop Field in Rock Hill SC. Ogborne pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing six six hits and two runs, walking three and striking out six. Ogborne is now 1-2.

 
_ Third baseman Brad Pickering (junior, Port Hope, Ont.) homered and drove in three runs as the Mercyhurst Lakers beat the Wayne State Warriors 8-2 at Lincoln Park High in Detroit, Mich. For Pickering, who also singled, it was his first homer of the season. Second baseman Eugene Repa (sophomore, Stoney Creek, Ont.) doubled, singled and drove in three runs as Mercyhurst beat Wayne State 13-4. It was Repa' s second double of the season. Pickering had a pair of his and scored twice. Repa singled, hit his third double of the year and drove in two runs as Mercyhurst edged Gannon 11-10 before 150 fans at Jerry Uht Park in Erie, Pa. Pickering had two hits as well. Repa had a pair of singles in the nitecap, an 11-7 win over Gannon, while Pickering drove in a run.

 
_ Left-hander James Pidutti (freshman, Sudbury, Ont.) picked up the victory as the Dodge City Conquistadors beat Pratt 6-2. Pidutti worked six innings allowing four singles and one earned run, while striking out three.

 
_ First baseman Adam Piggott (sophomore, Sarnia, Ont.) homered and knocked in three runs as the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals defeated the Detroit Titans before 119 fans at the Campbell Complex in Detroit, Mich. For Piggott it was his ninth homer of the spring. He also singled in the win. Shortstop Sean Odamura (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) knocked in three runs as well while centre fielder Jason Scott (senior, Burlington, Ont.) drove in one. Odamura had a pair of hits, knocked in a run and stole a base as Saginaw Valley beat Alma 12-9 before 125 fans at Klenk Park in Alma, Mich. Pinch-hitter Jeff O'Loughlin (freshman, Proton Station, Ont.) singled and knocked in a run, while Scott singled and scored and Piggott knocked in a run. Right-hander Scott Corby (junior, London, Ont.) took the loss as Saginaw lost 4-0 to the Findlay Flashes as the SVSU Baseball Field in University Center, Mich. Scott singled for the Cardinals. Scott, Odamura and Piggott all singled in the nitecap, before 115 fans, a 1-0 win over Findlay. Piggott had three hits, including two doubles, and an RBI in an 9-5 loss to the Northwood Timberwolves before 115 fans in University Center, Mich. Scott added an RBI single. Corby was charged with the loss allowing five hits and six runs, while walking two and striking out two. Reliever Adam Campbell (junior, London, Ont.) pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, walking one an striking out one. Piggott homered and drove in three runs in a 17-5 win over Northwood. Odamura had a pair of hits and Scott drove in a run. Reliever Mike Watt (freshman, Sarnia, Ont.) pitched an inning allowing one run, walking two and striking out one.

 
_ First baseman Mike Packowski (sophomore, Richmond Hill, Ont.) singled for the West Liberty Hilltoppers in a 10-0 loss to the Ashland Eagles at West Liberty State. Packowski also took to the mound, allowing three hits and two runs in a 9-2 loss to Ashland.

 
_ Matt Stocco (freshman, Guelph, Ont.) hit his 11th homer to help the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers beat Truett-McConnell 10-2 at Mooneyham Field. Stocco also singled and had two RBIs, while Mike Visca (freshman, High Park, Ont.) had a pair of hits and knocked in three runs. Stocco hit a two-run single in the third inning for a 4-2 win over the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears JVs.

 
_ Second baseman David Quattrociocchi (senior, Toronto, Ont.) hit a solo homer to help the Northwestern State Demons edge Texas Southern 4-2 before 116 fans at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, La. Quattrociocchi also homered in a 10-0 win over the Sam Houston State Bearcats before 536 fans at at Natchitoches. Quattrociocchi scored three times and also stole a base. Quattrociocchi singled in a 12-5 win over Sam Houston before 223 fans while reliever Kelsey Tomyn (senior, Sherwood Park, Alta.) pitched a scoreless inning, fanning two, for the Demons. Tomyn hit a solo homer and Quattrociocchi went 4-for-4 in a 15-2 drubbing of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in front of 939 fans at JC Love Field in Ruston, La. Quattrociocchi doubled once, singled three times, drove in a run and scored three times.

 
_ Outfielder Kael Racioppa (junior, Pickering, Ont.) of the Salem International Tigers was nominated for the West Virginia Conference player of the week after going 10-for-18 (.556) Racioppa had two homers and seven RBIs for the Tigers during their 1-5 week. Racioppa now has nine homers, while third baseman Andrew Palmer (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) has seven. Teammates TJ Shimizu (junior, Toronto, Ont.) is 15th in the batting race with a .381 mark, while Jeff MacLeod (sophomore, Milton, Ont.) sits 23rd with a .381 mark. Shimizu is second in stolen bases with 36, followed by David Parsons (junior, Gander, Nfld.) is next with 31 and Racioppa has 23.

 
_ Left-hander Jimmy Ramshaw (senior, Regina, Sask.) pitched a complete game as the Florida Gators beat the Tennessee Vols 15-1 in front of 1,607 fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Ramshaw went a career-high tying eight innings and allowed six hits, three walks and one run. He also struck out seven batters and threw 117 pitches on the evening. But the outing didn' t start as well as he expected as he battled through a rough first inning. He loaded the bases on two walks and a double then struck out two straight Vols and got a fly ball to end the inning. Ramshaw then went on to retire 12 straight batters from the second through sixth innings. OJimmy Ramshaw was just outstanding,O Florida head coach Pat McMahon said. OThe key for him was getting out of that first inning jam. He had to throw 35 pitches but battled out of it with two key strikeouts. After that, Jimmy just threw the ball in the strike zone and made the defense work for him.O Ramshaw is now 3-3.

 
_ Reliever Justin Reid (senior, Carman, Man.) allowed two runs in 1/3 of an inning in a 13-7 loss to the Wayne State Wildcats before 175 fans at the BSU Baseball Field in Bemidji, Minn.

 
_ Left fielder Andy Rempel (junior, Abbotsford, BC) had singled and scored as the Purdue Boilermakers edged the Northwestern Wildcats 3-2 in front of 624 fans Lambert Field in Lafayette, Ind. Rempel then singled in a 2-1 win over Northwestern before 562 fans in the opener of a doubleheader. He also singled in the nitecap, a 10-5 Purdue loss. In the opener of the series the game was scoreless heading into the seventh, when Rempel worked a walk, advanced to second on an errant pick-off attempt by the Wildcat catcher. and scored moments later on a single for a 1-0 win.

 
_ Right-hander Mike Roga (junior, Pickering, Ont.) of the Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates became only the 16th pitcher to reach double-digits in wins when he beat the USC Spartanburg Rifles 13-3 in front of 215 fans at Pirate Field in Savannah, Ga. Roga pitched six innings allowing six hits and three runs while walking six and striking out five. Roga' s record is now 10-3. Catcher David Harriman (senior, Surrey, BC) singled for the Pirates. Harriman, Harriman, coming on his 41-game consecutive-hit streak, had three hits and knocked in two runs as Armstrong Atlantic beat USC Spartanburg 8-5. Reliever Andrew Moss (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) worked four scoreless innings for the victory. Moss allowed six hits, walked one and struck out two. Moss is now 2-1. Harriman doubled, his 11th of the season, in a 6-5 win over Valdosta State at Billy Grant Field in Valdosta, Ga. Moss worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings allowing two hits and striking out a pair.

 
_ Reliever Igor Roiberg (sophomore, Toronto, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers dropped a 10-inning 8-7 loss to the Austin Peay Governors before 254 fans at Raymond C. Hand Park in Clarksville, Tenn. Roiberg worked the sixth with Western Kentucky trailing 7-5, allowing one hit and walking one.

 
_ DH Darren Rowe (junior, Brampton, Ont.) had a three hit game in the Olivet Comets' 9-8 10-inning, win over Albion at Olivet, Mich. Rowe also drove in a run. Shortstop Stephen Held (junior, Brampton, Ont.) singled and scored a run for the Comets. Reliever D.J. Celetti (sophomore, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) pitched two scoreless inning for Olivet, allowing one hit and fanning one.

 
_ Shortstop Matt Rogelstad (sophomore, Coquitlam, BC) had three hits as the Southeastern Lions edged the McNeese State Cowboys 8-6 before 706 fans at Cowboy Diamond in Lake Charles, La. Rogelstad doubled once, singled twice and knocked in a pair of runs. He had a pair of hits and drove in a run in a 7-6, 10-inning loss to McNeese State before 512 fans.

 
_ Reliever Brooks Saunders (junior, Fredricton, NB) was tagged with the loss as the Concord Mountain Lions lost 9-7 to the Tusculum Pioneers in front of 125 fans at the Lions Den in Athens, WV. Saunders pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing three hits and two runs -- zero earned -- while walking one and striking out three. Reliever Dereck Finnigan (sophomore, Rogersville, NB) pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing two runs -- zero earned. Saunders was also tagged with an 11-6 loss in the second game of the doubleheader. Saunders worked two innings allowing eight hits and seven runs -- six earned -- while walking two.

 
_ Left fielder Mark Schmidt (freshman, Waterloo, Ont.) had three hits as the Winthrop Eagles dropped a 12-8 decision to the Liberty Flames in front of 158 fans at Winthrop Field in Rock Hill SC. Schmidt also drove in a run, while right fielder Conrad Funk (junior, Waldec, Sask.) had a pair of hits and an RBI. Reliever Craig Kilshaw (junior, Victoria, BC) pitched two scoreless innings for Winthrop allowing one hit. Schmidt singled in a 6-5, 10-inning loss to Liberty before 374 fans. Reliever Ryan Chenard (junior, Port Alberni, BC) was saddled with the loss allowing an unearned run in 2 2/3 innings. Chenard is now 1-4. Schmidt went 2-for-2 in an 11-8 loss to Liberty before 387 fans. Schmidt singled and drove in a run in an 17-16 loss to the Appalachian State Mountaineers before 133 fans at Red Lackey Field in Boone, NC. Kilshaw started and allowed five hits and four runs in four innings while walking one and fanning five. Chenard allowed five runs in 2/3 of an in inning during the Appalachian State' s 11-run fifth.

 
_ Right-hander Mark Schuurman (senior, Branchton, Ont.) was very impressive on the mound to get the win as the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs beat the Wofford Terriers in front of 107 fans at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, SC. Schuurman pitched 7 1/3 innings allowing five hits and three runs -- all in the second inning -- while walking two and fanning four. Schuurman levelled his record at 3-3.

 
_ Right-hander Michel Simard (freshman, Charlesbourg, Que.) owns a 5-2 record for St. Petersburg. Simard has a 3.86 ERA and one save, while striking out 54 in 51 2/3 innings. Right-hander Mike Bergeron (sophomore, Ottawa, Ont.) is 3-0 with one save and a 4.29 ERA. He has 47 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings.

 
_ Right fielder Al Stephens (junior, Ajax, Ont.) singled as the Troy State Trojans dropped a 7-2 decision to the Faulkner Eagles before 417 fans at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala. Reliever Shawn Andrews (junior, Pickering, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning for the Trojans.

 
_ Reliever Drew Taylor (freshman, Leaside, Ont.) pitched two scoreless innings as the No. 5th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Auburn Tigers 10-4 in front of 1,878 fans at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Taylor allowed two hits and one run, while fanning one. The victory improved the Yellow Jackets' record to 21-0 at their new home park in 2002 and extended Tech' s overall home winning streak to 26 games dating back to last season. The win was Tech's 18th in its last 20 games.

 
_ Second baseman Gamin Teague (senior, Brampton, Ont.) hit a solo homer as the Grand Valley State Lakers lost 9-6 to the Ashland Eagles before 183 fans at Laker Field in Allendale, Mich. Teague doubled in a run in a 4-3 victory over Ashland. Teague hit his seven double in a 6-0 loss to Ashland before 175 fans.

 
_ Right-hander Mike Tisdale (junior, Peterborough, Ont.) pitched a complete game as the Louisville Cardinals edged Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 3-1 in front of 2,383 fans at Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, Miss. Tisdale carried a shutout into the ninth before allowing a two-out homer. He gave up four other hits and stuck out six. For Tisdale, a protege of coach Steve Terry, it was his third complete game of the spring. Tisdale was virtually untouchable, retiring 18 in order at one point and striking out six. Tisdale, a former Canadian Baseball College Player of the Week, is now 5-1.

 
_ Left fielder Jake Toms (senior, Toronto, Ont.) hit a dramatic two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as the Albany Great Danes went on to beat the Hartford Hawks 9-8 in 10 innings before 186 fans at the Heritage Park in Colonie, NY. Albany trailed 7-5 when Toms blasted a two-run homer, his second of the year, over the left-field fence. Toms scored twice and knocked in three runs. Toms singled in a 9-8 loss to Hartford in the second game, as reliever Roman Dubiel (freshman, Longueuil, Que.) took the loss. Dubiel took over in the second with the score 4-4 and allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings while walking three and striking out two. Dubiel is now 1-1. Toms singled and drove in a run in a 6-2 victory over Hartford before 177 fans. In the second game of the doubleheader, Toms singled in a 9-8 loss to Hartford. Toms had a run-scoring single in the first inning as Albany beat the Hofstra Pride 7-1 before 142 fans at Varsity Stadium in Albany, NY. Toms belted his third home run of the season, a solo blast, in the fifth as Albany beat C.W. Post 12-1 in the opener of a double dip before 114 fans at Varsity Field in Albany. Dubiel started for the Great Danes allowing three four hits and three runs in one inning before exiting.

 
_ Catcher Matt Van Geene (junior, Barrie, Ont.) hit a solo homer, but it was far from enough as the Canisus Golden Griffs lost 18-10 to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, NY. Centre fielder Ishmael Cox (junior, Mississauga, Ont.) added a single. Right-hander Ryan Topping (junior, Niagara Falls, Ont.) took the loss working four innings and allowing eight hits and 10 runs, while walking five and striking out three. Topping falls to 0-2. Reliever Matt Hochever (sophomore, Midland, Ont.) pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing seven hits and five runs, while walking three and striking out two. Cox singled in 9-3 loss to the Marist Red Foxes in front of 183 fans at McCann Field in Poughkeepsie, NY. Hochevar was tagged with the loss allowing five hits and four runs, while walking two and fanning three. Hochevar is now 0-3. Topping worked 2 1/3 innings allowing six hits and five runs, while reliever Tyler Hosick (junior, Oakville, Ont.) pitched a scoreless 2 2/3 innings walking two and fanning one. Shortstop Rowan Lam (sophomore, Glencoe, Ont.) doubled and scored in a 16-3 loss to Marist while Cox singled and drove in a run in front of 110 fans. Van Geene singled for the Griffs. Cox and Van Geene each singled in a 9-1 loss to Marist.

 
_ Shortstop Phil Van Horne (freshman, Scarborough, Ont.) continued to swing a hot bat for the Buffalo Bulls knocking in three runs in an 11-6 win over the Bowling Green Falcons before 100 fans at the Pepsi Center in Amherst, NY. Van Horne doubled and singled for the Bulls, who won it with six eighth-inning runs. Centre fielder John Boom (freshman, London, Ont.) had a pair of hits, including a double. Boom singled in a run and Van Horne singled in a 7-3 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes before 100 fans at Dunn Tire Park in Buffalo. Right-hander Mark Garrard (junior, Port Hope, Ont.) pitched 6 1/2 innings allowing six hits and six runs -- five earned -- while walking five and striking out four. Van Horne also had two hits and two RBIs in a 17-6 loss to Kent State, while Boom singled. Van Horne doubled in two runs as the Bulls beat the Niagara Purple Eagles 7-2 at Bobo Field in Niagara Falls, NY. Van Horne also stole his ninth base. Buffalo took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when Boom doubled over the left fielder' s head. Buffalo broke the game open with three unearned runs in the seventh to take a 6-0 lead, with Van Horne' s two-run double was the key hit of the inning.

 
_ Left-hander Tom Van Kasteren (sophomore, Aylmer, Ont.) pitched a complete-game victory as the Marion Sabres beat the Edgewood Eagles before 102 fans at Stampfl Field in Verona, Wis. Van Kasteren took a shutout into the final inning allowing five hits while walking one and fanning three. Reliever David Colk (sophomore, Chemainus, BC) worked a scoreless 2/3 of an innings for the Eagles. Van Kasteren also picked up his first save as Marian edged the Milwaukee Engineers 3-2 at the FDL Complex in Fond du Lac, Wis. Van Kasteren registered a 1-2-3 inning, fanning two.

 
_ Right fielder Kevin Virtue (junior, London, Ont.) had a pair of hits as the Southwest Texas State Bobcats edged the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners 11-10 before 923 fans at Bobcat Field in San Marcos, Tx.

 Last week' s question

 Did right-hander Marc-Andre Lavoie (sophomore, Timmins, Ont.) and catcher George Kottaris (freshman, Markham, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys combine for the first all Canuck no-hitter south of the border?

 This week' s answer

 I believe it has been done before. I was in the outfield for Winthrop Eagles from 1994-1998 and witnessed a no-hitter thrown by Mike Condon (Sutton, Ont.) to his battery mate Brian Dunn (Woodslee, Ont.) in 1995 (if my memory serves correctly). The no-hitter was thrown against Cleveland State. Just thought I' d try to answer the question of the day. It' s great to see that there is someone keeping up with the incredible amount of Canadian talent playing south of the border. Keep up the great work.

 Joe Colameco
 Burlington, Ont.

 -- With files from Conor Adami