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BASEBALL NEWS AND NOTES:
4/5/2006
 John Jancuska and the Retrievers open league play this weekend. |
Baltimore,
LOOKING AHEAD
This Week:
4/5 UMBC at
4/7
4/8
4/9
UMBC To Conclude
UMBC concludes a stretch of six-games on the road as they travel to
UMBC this weekend begins America East Conference play against the coaches’ preseason pick to win the league.
WEEKLY WRAP
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UMBC................ 000 002 000 - 2 2 3 (8-11)
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Pitchers: UMBC - Bach; Fitzpatrick(8).
Win-Heppner(2-0) Loss-Bach(1-3) T-1:45 A-230
HR UMBC -
HR
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UMBC................ 101 300 011 - 7 13 0 (8-12)
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Pitchers: UMBC - Rae; Comiskey(6).
Win-Johnson(2-1) Save-Brown(3) Loss-Rae(1-2) T-2:27 A-125
HR UMBC - Russo (1); Bowen (2); Fowler (4).
HR
UMBC Retrievers 9, Longwood Lancers 3 (Apr 01, 2006 at
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UMBC Retrievers..... 003 020 4 - 9 12 0 (9-12)
Longwood Lancers...000 003 0 - 3 8 4 (16-15)
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Pitchers: UMBC Retrievers - Pavlis. Longwood Lancers - Mangigian; Walker II(5); Berg(7).
Win-Pavlis(3-3) Loss-Mangigian(3-3) T-1:56 A-125
HR LU - Zigrang (3).
UMBC Retrievers 9, Longwood Lancers 0 (Apr 01, 2006 at
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UMBC Retrievers..... 421 200 0 - 9 6 1 (10-12)
Longwood Lancers.. 000 000 0 - 0 6 8 (16-16)
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Pitchers: UMBC Retrievers - Comiskey. Longwood Lancers - Farrell;
Win-Comiskey(1-2) Loss-Farrell(2-2) T-2:05 A-125
Longwood Lancers 3, UMBC Retrievers 2 (Apr 02, 2006 at
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UMBC Retrievers..... 002 000 000 - 2 7 0 (10-13)
Longwood Lancers...010 001 001 - 3 6 2 (17-16)
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Pitchers: UMBC Retrievers - Clark; Bach(2); Rae(8). Longwood Lancers - McCullough.
Win-McCullough(4-2) Loss-Rae(1-3) T-2:22 A-125
DAWG BITES
Conference Season Begins
The start to the America East Conference season begins this weekend with six of the seven teams in action against each other. The way the conference season works is teams will play six conference series, three at home and three on the road. Conference games will be played every weekend for the next seven weeks. Each series features a Friday nine-inning game, two seven-inning games on Saturday and a nine-inning series finale on Sunday. The America East Conference Tournament will be held May 25-27 at the highest seed with lights. UMBC,
This week’s conference games:
UMBC’s bye is the week of May 5-7
Zach Clark Enters Week Leading League In Batting Average
With a .436 batting average in 20 games, Zach Clark leads the league in hitting heading into the week.
Freshman Eddie Bach Leads Conference In Strikeouts
UMBC freshman Eddie Bach leads the America East Conference in strikeouts with 33 on the year. Bach also leads the league by 13 batters looking on the third strike call. Bach on the year is 1-3 with a 6.94 ERA. He has a team-high nine appearances and has held opponents to a .261 batting average, ninth in the America East. Bach has two saves as well on the year.
Comiksey Pitches Six-Hit Shutout over Longwood
Tim Comiskey silenced the Longwood Lancers bats with a six-hit complete game shut out in the Retrievers 9-0 win. The right handed freshman struck out one and did not give up a walk as he moves to 1-2 on the season
Fowler and Clark Extend Hit Streaks To 13-Games
Sophomore outfielder Joe Fowler and senior Zach Clark extended personal hit streaks to 13-games each with the two each recording a hit in five starts last week.
UMBC As A Team Among Conference Leaders
UMBC ranks at the top of all three team categories. The Retrievers rank third in batting with a .287 average, third in pitching with a 5.52 ERA and lead the league in field with a .970 fielding percentage. First baseman Steve Gale has yet to record an error with 123 put outs and 14 assists in 137 chances on the season.
Duke Sweep Comes On Jancuska’s 28th Anniversary of First Career Coaching Victory
UMBC’s two-game sweep over Duke came on the 28th anniversary of UMBC head coach John Jancuska’s first career coaching victory. On March 22, 1978, Jancuska’s Retrievers defeated John’s
Senior Zach Clark came a single short from the cycle in the opening game against
Tom Schlein Named Co-Pitcher of the Week by
UMBC pitcher Tom Schlein was named America East Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March 12, 2006. The award recognizes all games played up until March 12 as Schlein in three appearances produced a 1.04 ERA with two wins.
Schlein, a sophomore relief pitcher, pitched 5.0 innings, allowing one earned run and seven hits with one strikeout in the Retrievers 7-6 win over Navy. Schlein also entered the game against
UMBC Touches The Plate 21 Times Against William & Mary
UMBC crossed home plate 21 times in the middle of a three-game series with William & Mary as the Retrievers defeated the Tribe, 21-7 for their first win of the season. UMBC tallied 18 hits in the game, led by a 4-for-6 performance by Brian Moran. UMBC’s 21 runs are the most since scoring 23 runs in a 23-13 win over Quinnipiac on April 29, 2002.
Jancuska Enters Season With Among Nations Top Active Coaches In Wins
UMBC skipper John Jancuska entered the 2006 season with 602 career wins, ranking 45th among active Division I coaches for career wins. With 10wins this season, Jancuska has 612 for his career.
RETRIEVER RECORD CHASING
Senior Duo Continues To Climb Into The Retriever Record Books
The Retriever pitching duo of Zach Clark and Jon Pavlis continue to climb closer to top-10 status all-time in the UMBC career pitching record books. Clark, who has been a Retriever the last four years is third all-time in career starts and 10th in strikeouts. He is closing in on top-10 status for wins, appearances, complete games and innings pitched. Pavlis, entering his third season with UMBC after transferring from Division II program Alderson-Broaddus College after his freshman season, holds top-10 status in starts and is chasing top-10 marks for appearances while another strong season will have him in the innings pitched, complete games and strikeouts top-10 charts as well.
UMBC Pitching Games Won Chart
Name Wins
10. Steve Loomis 15
Howie Brown 15
Zach Clark 11
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Appearances Chart
Name Games
10. Kevin Alarie 50
Jon Pavlis 46
Zach Clark 45
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Games Started Chart
Name Starts
1. Eric Butkiewicz 50
Tom Bloom 50
3. Zach Clark 36
Bill Gerhardt 36
4. Ben O’Connor 35
6. Kevin Loewe 34
7. Trevor Buckley 33
8. John Smith 31
Bryan Raino 31
10. Jon Pavlis 29
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Complete Games Chart
Name Complete Games
10. Eric Weltmer 12
Tom Bloom 12
Zach Clark 9
Jon Pavlis 7
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Innings Pitched Chart
Name IP
7. Kevin Alarie 229.1
8. John Smith 214.0
9. Trevor Buckley 207.2
10. Zach Clark 201.2
Jon Pavlis 200.2
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Strikeouts Chart
Name K’s
7. Mel Hammel 155
8. Fritz Lahner 149
9. John Smith 147
10. Zach Clark 142
Brian Price 142
Jon Pavlis 123
-bold denotes active player