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Justin
Rozich adds all-region second team to his honors SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.-Justin Rozich (Elkins) can now add the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-North Atlantic Region second team to his awards list. Second baseman Rozich was the only member of Wesleyan’s baseball team to make all-region. Rozich joins three other fellow WVIAC players on the second team list. Eight West Virginia Conference players were named to the All-North Atlantic Region first team. West Virginia State contributed five of those players including the Player of the Year, Jeff Miller, and the Coach of the Year, Cal Bailey. For the full list of honorees please click on the following link: NCBWA All-Region Honors.
The pair provided most of the offensive fire power for the ‘Cats in 2006. Batting second and third, respectively, for most of the season, Rozich and Stettnisch ended the season ranked first or second in almost every offensive category. Eric led the Bobcats by batting .421 (59-for-140). His 59 hits, 15 doubles, seven home runs, .693 slugging percentage, and .430 on-base percentage were all tops for Wesleyan. Stettnisch’s walk-off, three-run blast in the bottom of the seventh inning against Pitt Johnstown on March 29 helped give head coach Randy Tenney his 500th career win. He also finished second behind Rozich with 34 RBI and 140 at-bats.
Rozich’s terrific senior season vaulted the second baseman into the Bobcats’ record books in seven different categories. His triple against West Virginia State this past Sunday was his 13th career three-base hit and moved him into sole possession of second place all-time. He trails Troy Roberts who hit 16 triples from 1990-93. Justin finished his career on Sunday tied for sixth in runs scored (114), seventh in hits (171) and RBI (118), eighth in doubles (29) and home runs (17), and ninth in at-bats (441). Stettnisch’s seven blasts this season give him 13 in three seasons and move him into a tenth place tie with Ben Cornish (1997-98). In addition to excelling at the plate, Eric was 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in nine innings pitched. He made three appearances, starting one game. In his lone start he allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits, over four innings against Bluefield State on April 9. His other victory, which was actually his first win of the year, came on April 5 when he pitched four innings of relief against IUP. In that contest he allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits. Rozich and
Stettnisch also combined for 37 multi-hit games. Justin had 15 two-hit
games and three three-hit games. Eric had 10 two-hit games, seven three-hit
games, and back-to-back four-hit games against Concord on March 25 and
26. His 9-for-14 series against the Mountain Lions earned him co-player
of the week honors with Shepherd’s Colin Brown for the week ending
March 26. Baldwin compiled
an unbeaten 7-0 record during the regular season. The Barboursville, W.Va.
senior, who shared the WVIAC Pitcher of the Year honor last season, notched
a 3.29 earned run average. He struck out 49 hitters and only walked nine
in 54 2/3 innings pitched. The Coastal Carolina transfer owns an 18-0
record during his two seasons at West Virginia State. No. 3 West Virginia State upends Wesleyan May 2, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score 
BUCKHANNON, W.Va—West Virginia Wesleyan (18-25-1, 9-11-1
WVIAC) and No. 3 West Virginia State (41-4-1, 14-1-1, WVIAC) battled through
six and a half hours of WVIAC action on Sunday at Hank Ellis Field. The
Yellow Jackets defeated the Bobcats 20-10 in game one. Darkness ended game
two in the ninth with the score knotted at 8-8.
The teams posted 14 runs on 11 hits in the opener’s one hour and 10 minute first inning. State right fielder Josh Miller went 2-for-2 with a double and a homerun to give the visitor’s an early 8-0 lead. Senior Justin Rozich (Elkins) hit a two-run homerun and juniors Marc Kimes (Vienna) and Eddie Hargro (Morgantown) hit back-to-back doubles to help the ‘Cats climb back into the game with six runs of their own. Each team added a run in the second, but West Virginia State scored five runs in the top of the third to go up 14-7. The Yellow Jackets would go on to score in every inning of the 20-10 victory. Junior first baseman Jeff Miller led the Jackets going 3-for-3 with three homeruns, six RBI, and five runs scored. Miller also walked twice and was hit by a pitch. Center fielder Mike Jackanich (Pacifica, Calif.) and left fielder Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) each had three hits a piece for Wesleyan. Jackanich was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple. He drove in two runs and also scored twice. Stettnisch went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Rozich finished game one 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. State’s Daniel Palmer (4-0) threw 3 2/3 innings of relief to get the win. Palmer surrendered three earned runs on five hits. Starter Brett McClain lasted just 2/3 of inning, giving up six runs on five hits. Wesleyan starter Art Yerecic (Export, Pa.) (3-7) labored through four innings of work for the ‘Cats. Yerecic was the biggest victim of the team’s six errors; he gave up 15 runs, eight earned, in the loss. In game two junior Josh Norman (Wheeling) quelled the No. 1 ranked hitting team in the nation by allowing just two earned runs over six innings. The Yellow Jackets, who are hitting .393 as a team, added three unearned runs on three Bobcat errors. West Virginia State scored unearned runs in each of the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead. The Bobcats overcame the small deficit, scoring three times in the bottom of the third. A Rozich triple scored Bobby Prim (Morgantown) and Jackanich. Prim had reached on a fielder’s choice and Jackanich on a single to center field. The triple was Rozich’s 13th career three-base hit and moves him into second place all-time at Wesleyan. He then scored the go-ahead run one batter later on a Stettnisch line drive to center field. The Yellow Jackets evened the score with their third unearned run in the fifth inning. Two runs in the fifth and another stick mark in the sixth gave the ‘Cats a 6-3 lead heading into the top of the seventh. Drama unfolded in the last inning as the first two Jacket hitters, right fielder Josh Miller and left fielder Brandon Halstead, each homered to draw State within one run at 6-5. Following the homeruns, Norman was lifted in favor of Tyler Phares (Elkins). The first batter Phares had to deal with was first baseman Jeff Miller. Miller singled to center field, and after a walk and sacrifice bunt, the Yellow Jackets scored the tying run when shortstop Robert Flinn’ fielder’s choice drove in Miller. The team’s played a scoreless eighth, but the Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by second baseman Tyler Courts and a bases loaded walk by third baseman Boo Hager. Junior Jason Kelley (Buckhannon) came in and shut down the next two hitters to get the ‘Cats out of the inning down just 8-6. Rozich started a Wesleyan rally in the top of the ninth with a lead-off single. A chopper over first base by Dan Golden (Lakeland, Fla.) and an RBI base knock by catcher Steve Holdsworth (Morgantown) cut the lead to one run. Third baseman T.J. Jarvis (Ocala, Fla.) tied the game with an RBI single through the right side. Jarvis’ single scored Greg Groves (Bridgeport) who had come in to pinch run for Golden. Eddie Hargro was then inserted to pinch run for Holdsworth. Gus Fernandez (Kissimmee, Fla.) singled to center but Hargro was cut down at the plate by center fielder Eric Workman’s game saving throw. Wesleyan’s last chance ended with a groundout to second base. The umpires had already decided before the inning that it had become too dark and that played would be stopped after the ninth. The tie was the first of the season for both squads. Holdsworth and Stettnisch led the ‘Cats each going 3-for-4. Rozich was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Josh Miller and Brandon Halstead went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored for State. First baseman Jeff Miller was 4-for-5 with two runs scored. He finished the afternoon 7-for-8 with six RBI and seven runs scored. Wesleyan
needed to sweep the doubleheader to get into the WVIAC Tournament. The
Bobcats finish the season 18-25-1, 9-11-1 in the West Virginia Conference.
All-WVIAC teams will be announced soon.
Davis & Elkins takes two from Wesleyan April 27, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score ‘Cats win second day, split at Charleston April 24, 2006 - G1 Box Score / G2 Box Score / G3 Box Score / G4 Box Score
The Bobcats are now 18-22 overall, 9-10 in the WVIAC. Charleston evens their record at 20-20, 9-9 in the conference. On Saturday the team dropped game one 6-5 after being held to six hits by starter Alex Shaw and reliever Matt Meyers. Shaw (2-4) earned the win going six innings, allowing five runs, three earned, while striking out five and not walking a batter. Meyers threw the seventh to pick up his third save of the season. Tyler Phares (Elkins) (4-3) took the loss for the ‘Cats. Phares allowed six runs, four earned, on nine hits, over six innings. The Golden Eagles erupted for 10 runs off six hits in the first inning of game two. Following the tough first inning, starter Aaron Gallagher allowed just one hit over the next four innings. Gallagher (2-3) threw five innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits, in the 10-5 loss. Erik Sehnal (3-2) threw a complete game for the Golden Eagles to earn his third win of the year. Charleston was paced offensively by third baseman Luis Aguayo and center fielder Jim Daily. Aguayo was 2-for-3 with a homerun, two RBI, and two runs scored. Daily was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) connected for his team-leading seventh homer of the season. He is now 10th all-time at Wesleyan with 13 career homeruns. On Sunday, Yerecic and Norman revived the Bobcats by pitching the team to two victories and a series split. The Bobcats won game one, 11-5, and game two, 11-7. Yerecic’s
(3-6) complete game victory was the senior’s fourth complete game
of the year. He allowed five runs on 11 hits and struck out 12 while walking
just one. After recording 14 hits in the first two games of the series, the offensive shook things up by knocking 11 hits around Appalachian Power Park. Four players had two hits in the win. Justin Rozich (Elkins) and Marc Kimes (Vienna) each had three RBI in the game. Rozich was 2-for-3 with a triple. Kimes went 1-for-3 with a homerun (5). Rozich’s first triple of the season was the 12th of his career. He is now tied for second all-time with Joe Honce. Aguayo and second baseman Tony Crivello each went 2-for-4 with a homerun while first baseman Erik Bower was 3-for-4 for the Golden Eagles. Roger Dicks took the loss to fall to 1-3. Dicks gave up 11 runs, five earned, over five innings. In game two the offense kept rolling with 11 more runs, this time on 17 hits. Stettnisch, Kimes, and shortstop Craig Hriblan (Martin, Pa.) all recorded three hits in the win. As a team, the Bobcats pounded out five doubles. Designated hitter Bobby Prim (Morgantown), who went 2-for-5, led the ‘Cats with three RBI. Norman’s (4-2) complete game victory was the junior’s team-best fifth complete game of the season. Josh surrendered four earned runs and struck out four. His four punch outs give him 154 for his career. He is now 5th all-time. Charleston was led by Aguayo’s third homerun of the series. The third baseman was 3-for-4 with two RBI. Right fielder John McGuire also homered for the Golden Eagles. McGuire was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Tony Musante was the loser for Charleston. Musante gave up eight earned runs and 13 hits over 5 1/3 innings. The Bobcats travel to Davis & Elkins on Thursday for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader against the Senators. UPJ sweeps Wesleyan April 21, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score 'Cats drop three to Golden Bears April 18, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score / Game 3 Box Score / Game 4 Box Score  MONTGOMERY,
W.Va.—West
Virginia Wesleyan (16-18, 7-8 WVIAC) baseball dropped three games to the
WVU Tech Golden Bears on Friday and Saturday.The 'Cats lost game one, 5-4, game two, 6-2, and game three, 4-2, before exploding for 23 hits in a 16-10 victory in the finale. Wesleyan remains on the road as they travel to UPJ tomorrow for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader against the Mountain Cats. Hargro, Kimes, and Stettnisch homer in split with IUP April 12, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score  INDIANA,
Pa.—Almost a week after sweeping the IUP Indians at Hank
Ellis Field, the Bobcats traveled up to Indiana, Pennsylvania, and split
a non-conference doubleheader, winning game one, 3-0, and losing game two,
4-3.
Wesleyan moves to 15-15 on the season while Indiana is now 9-27. In game one, junior Aaron Gallagher (Bridgeport) (2-2) threw six innings, allowing no runs on just three hits to pick up his second win of the season. Eddie Hargro (Morgantown) and Marc Kimes (Vienna) homered to pace the offense. Hargo was 2-for-2 in the opener with an RBI and two runs scored. Eddie also doubled and laid down a sacrifice bunt. His fifth-inning solo shot was his third homerun of the season. Kimes’ fourth homerun of the year in the top of the seventh gave the ‘Cats a little room to breath heading into the last half inning. After a single, an error, and a walk loaded the bases for the Indians in the bottom of seventh, Gallagher was removed in favor of reliever Jason Kelley (Buckhannon). Kelley proceeded to strike out the next three IUP hitters en route to his second save of the season. Chase McNutt (0-2) suffered the loss for Indiana. Aaron Albert led the Indians with two of the team’s three hits. He was 2-for-3. A pair of two-run innings in the second game was all that IUP needed to shut down Wesleyan, 4-3. Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) (1-1) took the loss for the ‘Cats. Mark Rager (1-1) threw a scoreless sixth inning to earn his first win of the year for IUP. Mark Seibert followed with a scoreless seventh to record his first save. T.J. Jarvis (Ocala, Fla.) and Bobby Prim (Morgantown) each collected two hits in the loss. Both players were 2-for-3. Stettnisch clubbed his fifth homerun of the season. He is now tied with senior Justin Rozich (Elkins) for the team lead. Wesleyan travels to Montgomery this Friday and Saturday for two WVIAC doubleheaders against the WVU Tech Golden Bears. 'Cats sweep Big Blues April 9, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score Bobcats split with Bluefield State April 8, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score ‘Cats take two from Indiana (Pa.) April 6, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score
The ‘Cats exploded for a 12-3 win in game one and put together two five-run innings to grab a come-from-behind 10-9 victory in game two. The wins improve Wesleyan’s overall record to 11-13 while the Indians fall to 8-20. Justin Rozich’s (Elkins) first-inning homerun (5) gave the Bobcats an early 2-0 lead in the opener. Four straight singles followed by a T.J. Jarvis (Ocala, Fla.) double put six more runs on the board in the second inning. Wesleyan collected five of their 10 hits in the home half of the second. The Indians
scored three unearned runs off of starter Tyler
Phares (Elkins) in the third inning. Phares (3-1) pitched
four innings, allowing just two hits while striking out three and walking
none in his third win of the year. Justin Kreger (0-1) took the loss for IUP. Rozich, center fielder Mike Jackanich (Pacifica, Calif.), and first baseman Eddie Hargro (Morgantown) each had two hits in the win. All three players scored twice. Jackanich and Hargro drove in two runs apiece while Rozich had three RBI. In game two Wesleyan burst out to a five-run lead on the strength of five straight hits to lead off the bottom of the second inning. Hargro and right fielder Marc Kimes (Vienna) singled to start the inning. Shortstop Bobby Prim (Morgantown) followed with a single that plated Hargro. A Jackanich triple cleared the bases and put the Bobcats up 3-0. Rozich then singled in Jackanich and later came around to score on a Nick Newberry (Peterstown) base hit. IUP responded by scoring nine runs over the next four innings to grab a 9-5 lead. Wesleyan used their second six-hit, five-run inning of the game to reclaim the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. T.J. Jarvis’ only hit of the second game drove in the tying and go-ahead runs. The senior third baseman clubbed a two-out triple that brought in Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) and Newberry. Stettnisch (1-0) earned the win in relief. He threw four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits. Mark Rager (0-1) was the losing pitcher. Rager came in with two outs in the sixth and allowed two inherited runners and Newberry to score. Rozich, Stettnisch, Kimes, and Prim all recorded two hits while Newberry led Wesleyan with three hits in game two. Designated hitter Aaron Albert was the top hitter for the Indians. Albert went 3-for-4 in the loss. Next up for the Bobcats is a weekend series with Bluefield State. The ‘Cats will take on the Big Blues on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Hank Ellis Field. Bobcats split series with Ohio Valley Wesleyan takes game three, falls late in game four April 2, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score
Wesleyan is now 9-13 overall and 3-4 in the West Virginia Conference. Ohio Valley moves to 22-12 overall, 8-4 in the WVIAC. The ‘Cats struck early and often in the first game, scoring three runs in both the first and second innings and adding two runs in each of the next three innings. Batters one through five collected 11 of the team’s 15 hits and six players had at least two hits in the offensive onslaught. Mike Jackanich (Pacifica, Calif.) led all players with three hits in the opener. Jackanich was 3-for-4 with one RBI and three runs scored. Junior Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) provided the big hit again when he took starter Brian Cuffe (loss) deep over the left centerfield wall for a three-run homerun in the first inning. Stettnisch would end up two-for-four with four RBI and a run scored. Senior third baseman T.J. Jarvis (Ocala, Fla.) was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored in the win. Freshman Tyler Phares (Elkins) (2-1) threw his first collegiate complete game for the ‘Cats. Phares went the distance allowing seven runs, six earned, on nine hits. He allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings, but gave up a bases loaded single followed by a grand slam to Ohio Valley’s Kenny Balderson in the seventh inning. Balderson was 2-for-4 in game one. The ‘Cats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in game two on Jarvis’ three-run double to left center. T.J. was 3-for-6 with six RBI for Wesleyan in the split. The Fighting Scots responded with two runs in the top half of the second to cut the lead one run. Eddie Hargro’s (Morgantown) second homerun of the year put Wesleyan up 4-2 in the bottom of the second. Hargro was 2-for-3 with a homer and a double. Trailing 5-2 in the top of the seventh inning, Ohio Valley mounted a two-out rally that culminated with Balderson’s second grand slam off of reliever Jason Kelley (Buckhannon) (1-1). Kelley had taken over for starter Aaron Gallagher (Bridgeport) in the sixth. Gallagher tossed five innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on seven hits. Bobby Prim (Morgantown) reached on an error to start the bottom of seventh. He was then sacrificed over to second by Jackanich, but was stranded as Brad Linch (win) battled through Justin Rozich (Elkins) and Stettnisch to preserve the split for Ohio Valley. Rozich was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. The senior’s productive weekend moved him into eighth all time in hits (144) and ninth all time in RBI (93) for the Bobcats. Wesleyan travels to Point Park (Pa.) on Tuesday for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader. Yerecic, Driggers drive ‘Cats to split with Ohio Valley April 1, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score
The Bobcats are now 8-12 overall, 2-3 in the WVIAC. The Fighting Scots are 21-11 overall, 7-3 in the WVIAC. Yerecic (2-3) kept the Ohio Valley hitters at bay for most of the afternoon. The senior pitcher allowed just one run on six hits. Art struck out four batters and walked none en route to his second win of the season. Jason Kelley (Buckhannon) (1) threw 2/3 of an inning to pick up his first save of the season. Wesleyan scratched the game’s first run across in the bottom of the second when Driggers’ groundout scored Nick Newberry (Peterstown) from third. Newberry had singled to lead off the inning. He was a perfect 3-for-3 in the opener with two runs scored and a stolen base. Ohio Valley knotted things up in the fourth when first baseman Andrew Lore drove in Wayne Toms. Things could have been worse though had it not been for the arm of Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.). Earlier in the inning the Bobcat right fielder gunned down Brad McConnachie who tried to score from second on Toms’ single. Stettnisch would add the team’s insurance run in the fifth with a two-out RBI single to center scoring Justin Rozich (Elkins). Rozich was 2-for-2 in the game with a run scored and a stolen base. Ohio Valley’s Andrew Lore led the Scots going 2-for-3. Andrew Copeland took the loss. In game two each team plated a run in the first inning. Ohio Valley’s Toms smacked a solo homerun over the left field fence. The Bobcats responded when Rozich doubled over the right fielder’s head and later scored on a Stettnisch single. The Fighting Scots added two unearned runs with two outs in the fifth to take the lead. Zach Fairbanks relieved starter Derek Sidwell and pitched a scoreless 2 2/3 innings to grab the win. Josh Norman (Wheeling) (2-1) suffered the loss despite giving up just four hits over five innings. Norman allowed all three runs, only one of which was earned. The teams will match up again tomorrow for games three and four. Action starts at 1:00 p.m at Hank Ellis Field. Stettnisch’s walk-off homer gives Tenney 500th career win March 29, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score The win gave the ‘Cats a doubleheader split as the team dropped the first game, 3-2. Wesleyan is now 7-11 overall, 1-2 in the WVIAC. UPJ moves to 13-8 on the season. Bobby Prim’s (Morgantown) double down the right field line with two outs got things going for the Bobcats in the bottom of the seventh inning of game two. Following a Mike Jackanich (Pacifica, Calif.) walk, pinch-hitter Justin Rozich (Elkins) singled home Prim. Stettnisch then followed with a three-run blast that left the Mountain Cats standing on the field. Christian Rosado (Deltona, Fla.) (1-0) took the win. Garrett Pampiks suffered the loss (1-1). Stettnisch was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Jackanich’s first career homerun helped the center fielder to a 1-for-2 day with two RBI and two runs scored. Prim was a solid 3-for-3 with two runs scored. Adam Plummer and Paul Pentz each collected three hits a piece for the Mountain Cats. Plummer was 3-for-3 with two runs scored. All three of Pentz’s hits were doubles as the catcher also drove in three runs. Game two’s victory gives head coach Randy Tenney his 500th career win. Tenney is now 500-290-6 in his 19+ seasons at Wesleyan. Coach Tenney began his tenure in 1986 and has since won four conference championships (1991, ’92, ’95, ’96) and three WVIAC Coach of the Year awards (1991, ’92, ’99). His teams have appeared in the regional playoffs three times (1991, ’92, ’96). In game one Pitt Johnstown scored two runs in the first inning on a Casey Long homerun and added another run in the third when a Long single plated Jeff Rolla The three runs, all courtesy of Long, were enough to beat the Bobcats, 3-2. Back-to-back doubles by Jackanich and Rozich put Wesleyan on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning. Rozich’s second RBI double in the sixth inning drew the ‘Cats closer, but it was not enough to overcome Brian Chruscial’s complete game performance. Chruscial (2-1) scattered five hits over seven innings, giving up two runs, one earned, while striking out four and walking one. Art Yerecic (Export, Pa.) took the loss to fall to 1-3 on the season. Yerecic threw two innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Wesleyan remains at home for a four-game series with Ohio Valley University on Saturday and Sunday. Both doubleheaders begin at 1:00 p.m. at Hank Ellis Field. Stettnisch named Co-Player of the Week March 28, 2006
Stettnisch batted .643 (9-for-14) during the ‘Cats’ three-game series against southern division rival Concord. Eric drove in eight runs and smacked three doubles and a homerun over the weekend. In game one he was 1-for-4, but the junior had four hits in five at-bats in both games two and three. He drove in five of his eight runs in game two while scoring twice. In game three he drove in three and scored three. The Bobcats
lost the opener 14-6, won game two, 11-8, and dropped the third game,
12-11, in eight innings. Bobcats return from spring trip March 23, 2006
The Bobcats started the trip with back-to-back losses to Rio Grande (Ohio) and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). Against Rio Grande, Wesleyan had a two-run lead heading into the ninth, but gave up three to fall 9-8. Olivet Nazrene also scored three in the ninth and one in the tenth for an 11-10 comeback victory over the 'Cats. Craig Hriblan (Martin, Pa.) (0-1) took the loss against Rio Grande while Marc Kimes (Vienna) (0-1) fell to Olivet Nazarene.
On Monday the team battled Olivet Nazrene for the second time. The Bobcats fell 7-3. Hriblan (0-2) went the distance, surrendering seven runs, four earned. Bridgeport (Conn.) defeated Wesleyan 9-6 on Tuesday morning. Aaron Gallagher (Bridgeport) (0-2) threw 2.1 innings, giving up eight runs, five earned, in his second loss of the season. Jason Kelley (Buckhannon) threw 5.2 innings of relief. Kelley gave up one run and struck out 10 Bridgeport batters.
On the last day of the trip Wesleyan fell to Merrimack in game one, 6-4, but beat New Haven, 8-5, in game two. Hriblan (0-3) suffered the loss against Merrimack. Gallagher (1-2) redeemed himself with a nine-inning complete game victory against New Haven. The Bobcats are now 5-8 overall and face their first WVIAC Southern Division foe this weekend when they travel to Concord to take on the Mountain Lions in a four-game series. Both doubleheaders start at 1:00 p.m.
Norman struck out 12 batters and walked just one while scattering four hits over seven innings. Josh retired the Mansfield hitters in order in three of his seven innings. He also struck out the side in the top of the first after allowing a lead-off single. The 1-0 victory
was Norman’s first of the season. The game’s lone run came
in the first inning when a Christian
Rosado (Deltona, Fla.) two-out RBI single scored Nick
Newberry (Peterstown). Norman's complete game gives Wesleyan split with Mansfield March 5, 2006 - Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score / Photo Gallery BUCKHANNON, W.Va.—Junior Josh Norman (Wheeling) (1-0) struck out 12 batters and allowed just four hits in a complete game 1-0 shutout of Mansfield University on Sunday afternoon. The Bobcats split their first home games at Hank Ellis Field, dropping game two, 8-3. A Christian Rosado (Deltona, Fla.) RBI single was all Norman needed in the opener. Nick Newberry (Peterstown) led off the game with a single to left and was moved over to second when Justin Rozich (Elkins) grounded out to third. Newberry then advanced to third when Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) flew out to right. Rosado’s two-out single to right center plated Newberry and gave the Bobcats the one and only run they needed to earn their first victory of 2006. Josh retired the Mansfield hitters in order in three of his seven innings. He also struck out the side in the top of the first after allowing a lead-off single. Newberry and Rosado were each 2-for-3 in the game. Adam Lorson (1-1) took the loss. Lorson threw all six Mansfield innings. He also allowed just four hits. In game two the Mansfield bats came alive scoring a run in the first, three in the second, and four in the third to top the ‘Cats, 8-3. Matt Allegretto (1-1) picked up the win while Aaron Gallagher (Bridgeport) (0-1) took the loss. Center fielder Ryan Wyland and shortstop Ryan Giblin had two hits apiece for the Mansfield. Three other Mounties recorded two RBI each to pace the offensive attack. Newberry picked up another hit in game two to finish the afternoon 3-for-5. Junior Jake
Driggers (Plant City, Fla.) was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Driggers
has hit safely in two of his three at-bats this season. Both hits and
all three of his RBI have come in pinch-hitting roles. ‘Cats drop opener at Shepherd March 3, 2006 - Box Score SHEPERDSTOWN, W.Va.—The Shepherd University Rams (6-2, 0-0) used four home runs and a solid six innings from starter Scott McCormick to defeat West Virginia Wesleyan (0-1, 0-0),7-5, on Wednesday afternoon. The teams were originally scheduled for a doubleheader but weather conditions allowed just one, nine-inning game to be played. Shepherd scratched an early run across in the first inning but Wesleyan responded with a run of their own in the third. Following another Shepherd run in the bottom of the fourth, the Bobcats grabbed a 3-2 lead with two runs in the top of the fifth. The Rams regained the lead and won with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Scott McCormick (2-1) picked up his second win of the season for Shepherd. McCormick threw six innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits. Senior Art Yerecic (Export, Pa.) took the loss after giving up six runs, five earned, over 4.1 innings pitched. Dirk Webb pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second save of the season. Webb also led the Rams offense going 2-for-3 with a homerun and three RBI. Joe Cook provided a spark for Shepherd by hitting his seventh double and second homerun of the season. Cook was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Nicky Brown and Andrew McCormick hit Shepherd’s other two homeruns. All four of the Rams’ long balls were hit far enough to make it over the 330-foot power alley in left center. The Bobcat offense swung the sticks well in their first game of the year. It was also just the second time the team had been outside since the fall. Junior Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Stettnisch was the only player to record more than one hit for Wesleyan. Jake Driggers (Plant City, Fla.) drove in two runs on a pinch-hit single. Second baseman Justin Rozich (Elkins) and shortstop Bobby Prim (Morgantown) each collected one hit and scored twice. Wesleyan will face Mansfield University in 12:00 p.m. doubleheader at Ellis Field on Sunday, March 5. The teams were originally scheduled to play two games on Saturday and one on Sunday but field conditions have postponed the games until Sunday. 2006 Season Outlook February 27, 2006 West Virginia Wesleyan will look to build around a lineup that boasts seven seniors and a pitching staff regarded as one of the best in the North Atlantic region in order to make it back to the WVIAC Tournament in Princeton, West Virginia. Wesleyan’s major offensive strength will be the right side of the infield. Senior second baseman Justin Rozich (Elkins) (.377/4/29) and junior first baseman Eric Stettnisch (Woodbury, N.J.) (.379/6/31) accounted for nearly 30 percent of the club’s RBI and 10 of the team’s 17 homeruns in 2005. Stettnisch
led the Bobcats with a .379 average and was also first in homeruns (6),
RBI (31), and slugging percentage (.642). He was named the first team
All-WVIAC designated hitter. Senior shortstop Bobby Prim (Morgantown) (.264/0/12) and senior catcher Steve Holdsworth (Morgantown) (.315/1/15) also return up the middle for the ‘Cats. Prim drew a team-best 21 walks and connected for a team-leading three triples last season. Holdsworth did not record a single error in 177 chances. Outfielders Mike Jackanich (Pacifica, Calif.) (.353/0/15) and Christian Rosado (Deltona, Fla.) (.254/0/13) return to their starting positions in left and right, respectively. Jackanich’s .571 average (12-for-21) with runners in scoring position was tops on the ‘Cats. Junior Nick Newberry (Peterstown) (.297/0/8) and senior Marc Kimes (Vienna) will also see time in the outfield in 2006. Senior Art Yerecic (Export, Pa.) (4.30/6-1/46.0) and junior Josh Norman (Wheeling) (3.77/3-3/45.1) anchor one of the top pitching staffs in the North Atlantic Region. The two upperclassmen, along with freshman standout Craig Hriblan (Martin, Pa.) (3.00/3-1, 7 SV/21.), return to lead a staff that finished third in the WVIAC in ERA last year. Wesleyan’s cumulative 4.90 ERA fell just short of Davis & Elkins’ 3.98 and conference champion West Virginia State’s 4.73. Yerecic’s six wins was the most by any Bobcat pitcher. The senior also walked just eight batters and struck out 35 in his team-leading 46.0 innings pitched. He was named to All-WVIAC second team for his efforts. Aside from tying Yerecic for the team lead in complete games (3), Norman ended 2005 second on Wesleyan in wins (3), strikeouts (37) and innings pitched (45.1). Freshman Craig Hriblan (3.00/3-1, 7/21.0) moves into the starting rotation in 2006. As a freshman Hriblan led the ‘Cats in appearances (14) and saves (7). His seven saves tied him for the league lead, placed him 18th in the nation, and positioned him just three behind Joe Honce’s (1990-93) team-record 10 career saves. Juniors Aaron Gallagher (Bridgeport) (3.79/2-1/19.0), Stettnisch (6.12/2-1/25.0), and Jason Kelley (Buckhannon) (6.08/0-0/13.1) are pitchers that will also see time on the mound in either a starting or relieving role. Gallagher finished fourth on Wesleyan with a 3.79 ERA. Kelley fired a five-inning no-hitter against Point Park College last season. Aside from finishing third in ERA, Wesleyan’s staff also led the West Virginia Conference in earned runs (149) and walks allowed (88). The ‘Cats will need performances such as these if they intend to reel off wins like they did at the end of last season. Winning 19 of their final 25 games, including a stretch in which they won eight in a row and 13 of 14, the Bobcats finished 14-4 in games decided by three runs or less. The team was 8-3 in one-run games. In 2006 the ‘Cats may use their staff to capacity by playing for that one run. Newcomers Chris Cole (Sanford, Fla.) (3B) and Tyler Phares (Elkins) (P) are two of the team’s most promising freshman. Head coach Randy Tenney is seeking a significant contribution from each player. Despite losing one of their top hitters in Ricky Bergen (.370/2/22) and their probable ace, David Beach (2.61/3-1/38.0), head coach Randy Tenney’s major concern is dealing with a schedule that features four teams receiving national consideration in preseason polls: West Virginia
State University - 6th in NCAA Div. II (44-16 in 2005) “We certainly have a tough schedule ahead of us this season. There is no area in which we dominate. We will need to play well on both sides of the ball to be successful,” Tenney remarked. The Bobcats were scheduled to play 11 games before heading down to Ormond Beach, Fla. for their annual spring trip. Due to their rainout against West Virginia State, they will now play seven games before departing. Five of those seven games will be played at Hank Ellis Field. The early season home games provide a nice change for a team that played its first 18 games away from Ellis Field last season. The consistent rain limited the ‘Cats to only 36 games in 2005, and 27 of those were played away from home. This season’s 56-game schedule includes 21 home dates. One major change for the 2006 season is that all WVIAC divisional games will be played in a four-game series format. Previously teams had played a doubleheader on Saturday followed by a nine-inning game on Sunday. Wesleyan’s southern division opponents include: West Virginia State (44-16, 14-1), Concord (24-15, 10-6), WVU Tech (17-21, 7-5), Ohio Valley (12-28, 5-11), Charleston (10-32, 3-12), and Bluefield State (6-44, 2-14). The Bobcats will also play Shepherd (19-20, 10-4), Davis & Elkins (33-22, 10-5), and Alderson Broaddus (9-32, 3-10)—all northern division teams. A return to Ormond Beach awaits Wesleyan in early March. The team will play 12 games in eight days from March 11 through March 18.m Baseball picked to finish third in Southern Division February 20, 2006 PRINCETON,
W.Va.—West Virginia Wesleyan (23-13, 10-2) baseball was
picked to finish third behind West Virginia State (44-16, 14-1) and Concord
(24-15, 10-6) in the WVIAC’s Southern Division, as voted on by the
league’s 13 head coaches. The 12 remaining Southern Division first-place votes were given to West Virginia State. Last season the Yellow Jackets advanced to the NCAA Division II World Series, but were knocked off by North Florida and Florida Southern. Florida Southern went on to beat North Florida, 12-9, in the championship game. In the Northern
Division, Davis & Elkins (33-22, 10-5) received eight first-place
votes while Shepherd (19-20, 10-4) and Fairmont State (17-22, 10-5) received
four votes and one vote, respectively. *WVU Tech
will compete in the WVIAC but will not be eligible for the playoffs.
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Justin’s
.378 average (54-for-143) placed him fourth on the team. The Elkins, native
led the club in at-bats and RBI (42); finished in a tie for the team lead
with 40 runs scored; and was second behind Stettnisch in hits (54), home
runs (6), slugging percentage (.622), and on-base percentage (.430).
The Bobcats crushed New Haven (Conn.) 12-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday morning. In the second game, however, Wesleyan fell 10-7. 
accounted for 10 of the team’s 13 hits. 
Junior