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BASEBALL NEWS AND NOTES:
4/17/2006
 Tom Rinaldi and the Retrievers host five games at home this week. |
LOOKING AHEAD
This Week:
4/18 George Washington at UMBC, 7 pm
4/21
4/22
4/23
Tuesday Night Baseball Continues, UMBC Hosts
Tuesday Night baseball continues this week as the Retrievers host George Washington for the start of six consecutive home games. The Retrievers and Colonials will begin with first pitch slated for 7 p.m. The game is a rematch from earlier this season as UMBC took a 4-3 lead with three-runs in the ninth inning before the Colonials in the bottom half of the inning scored two for a 5-4 win.
In America East Conference action this week, UMBC hosts
WEEKLY WRAP
Navy 5, UMBC 1 (Apr 11, 2006 at
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Navy................ 002 000 021 - 5 6 3 (26-10-1)
UMBC................ 010 000 000 - 1 6 4 (10-18)
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Pitchers: Navy - Kovalcik, D; Lee, J(6); Hefner, R(8). UMBC - Blewett; Rae(4); Buchholz(6);
Fitzpatrick(8); Schlein(8).
Win-Kovalcik, D(1-1) Save-Hefner, R(7) Loss-Blewett(1-1) T-2:50 A-212
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UMBC................ 101 000 210 - 5 8 0 (10-19, 0-4)
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Pitchers: UMBC - Comiskey; Buchholz(4); Sauter(5); Fitzpatrick(7).
Win-Diamond(4-3) Loss-Comiskey(1-4) T-3:02 A-75
HR BING -
UMBC 6,
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UMBC................ 000 030 3 - 6 6 2 (11-19, 1-4)
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Pitchers: UMBC - Pavlis; Bach(5).
Win-Bach(2-3) Loss-Rampey(1-3) T-1:54 A-150
HR UMBC - Fowler (6).
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UMBC................ 001 000 0 - 1 5 1 (11-20, 1-5)
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Pitchers: UMBC - Clark; Rae(5).
Win-Van Gorder(3-1) Loss-
HR BING - Hitchcock (4).
DAWG BITES
Conference Season Underway
The America East Conference season heads into its third weekend with another full slate of league action. UMBC looks to rebound from a tough start after facing some of the toughest league competition the last two weeks. The Retrievers are currently 1-5 in seventh place while teams ranked four through six only have two wins.
This week’s conference games:
UMBC’s bye is the week of May 5-7
UMBC In NCAA Statistics
UMBC as a team ranks high in a couple of NCAA charts as the national rankings were made available for the first time on Tuesday, April 11 for game through April 9, 2006. UMBC as a team ranks 17th in the nation in doubles per game at 2.33. The Retrievers also are the 34th best fielding team in the country with a .970 fielding percentage. Zach Clark batting .415 on the year ranks 37th individually. NCAA statistics will be available every Tuesday at NCAA.org and therefore in this addition of news and notes, due not reflect UMBC’s last four games.
Fowler Goes Yard With Retrievers Down To Their Last Strike
Joe Fowler was down 0-2 in the count with UMBC trailing 5-3 in the top of the seventh inning with two outs when the sophomore outfielder sent a shot over the right field fence. The three-run home run propelled UMBC into the lead at 6-5. Eddie Bach sat down
Fowler’s Hit Streak Ends At 18,
Sophomore outfielder Joe Fowler and senior Zach Clark entered last week with impressive hit streaks before both came to an end. Fowler’s streak stopped on Tuesday night as he went hitless against Navy. Fowler, however, recorded hits in the final three games of the week and has hits in 21 of the last 22 games. Clark’s streak went to 20-games before going hitless in two at bats in the series finale against
Zach Clark Enters Week Third In League In Batting Average
With a .389 batting average in 28 games, Zach Clark ranks third in the league in hitting heading into the week.
Fowler Starts Strong To Begin League Play
Joe Fowler picked up where he left off last season during league play. Fowler batted .356 his freshman year with 21 hits and 18 RBI in 16
Freshman Eddie Bach Ranks Second In The Conference For Strikeouts
UMBC freshman Eddie Bach ranks second to
Team Defense First In the Conference
UMBC with a team fielding percentage of .968 leads the America East Conference. UMBC has made 37 errors on 1,139 chances this season. UMBC has turned 14 double plays and thrown out 13 batters trying to steal.
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 11 wins this season, Jancuska has 613 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. Below is a look at the two on UMBC’s all-time pitching charts.
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 48
Zach Clark 47
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Games Started Chart
Name Starts
1. Eric Butkiewicz 50
Tom Bloom 50
3. Zach Clark 37
4. Bill Gerhardt 36
5. Ben O’Connor 35
6. Kevin Loewe 34
7. Trevor Buckley 33
8. Jon Pavlis 31
John Smith 31
Bryan Raino 31
-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. Jon Pavlis 210.0
10. Zach Clark 208.2
-bold denotes active player
UMBC Pitching Strikeouts Chart
Name K’s
7. Mel Hammel 155
8. Zach Clark 152
9. Fritz Lahner 149
10. John Smith 147
Brian Price 142
Jon Pavlis 128
-bold denotes active player