Baseball Weekly Release #4

March 7, 2006

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Player of the Week

Mike Goetz, UW-Milwaukee
Senior Outfielder * Franklin, Wis.
Goetz posted a .636 (seven-for-11) batting average and .733 on-base percentage in three games at #20 Missouri. The senior extended his hitting streak to 18 games (dating back to last season) while scoring five runs. He went three-for-four with an intentional walk and scored twice in the Panthers' 7-2 victory on Sunday to close the series. He was also perfect in 11 chances in the field.

Pitcher of the Week

Zach Peterson, UIC
Junior Right-hander * Minnetonka, Minn.
Peterson kept #18 Mississippi at bay for six stellar innings Friday night, pacing the Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Rebels. The junior struck out a career-best five hitters, allowing only one run on five hits in his six frames for the victory, leveling his season record at 1-1 and lowering his earned-run average to 1.89.

Other Top Performances for the Week Ending March 5

Ted Rosinski, UIC
Senior * OF * Wilmette, Ill.
Rosinski went three-for-eight with a triple and a run scored against #18 Mississippi over the weekend. He scored a crucial run in UIC's 4-1 victory over the Rebels on Friday.

Charles Schultz, Youngstown State
Senior * SS * Worthington, Ohio
Schultz batted .385 (five-for-13) in a three-game set at Wofford, hitting safely in all three games including a three-for-five effort in the nightcap of Saturday's twinbill. He is at .360 for the year.

Mike Rauwerdink, UW-Milwaukee
Junior * RHP * Sheboygan, Wis.
Rauwerdink allowed one earned run in eight innings Sunday, lifting the Panthers past #20 Missouri 7-2. He allowed just three hits while striking out five Tiger batters.

Around the Horizon League

Bulldogs toppled by Western Kentucky
Butler won its third straight home game with a 6-3 decision over Anderson on Tuesday before being swept in a three-game series at Western Kentucky, lowering the Bulldogs' record to 4-4 overall.

Senior infielder Stephen Gill had four hits in five trips to the plate, while playing three of Butler's four games last week. He was three-for-three in the Bulldogs' 3-2 loss at Western Kentucky. Gill is batting .583 in Butler's first eight games, while senior outfielder Ricky Chomicz is at .385.

The Bulldogs used nine different pitchers in their 6-3 victory over Anderson. Senior Craig Costello earned the win in his one inning of work, while freshman Evan DePotter picked up his first collegiate save.

Flames win opener at #18 Mississippi
UIC (now 3-7) upset No. 18 Mississippi at the Rebels' Oxford-University Stadium on Friday, as junior starter Zach Peterson handcuffed the Rebel bats for his first win of the year. Peterson went six innings and tied his career-high mark for strikeouts in a single game with five.

Senior catcher Justin Johnson has proved to be fully recovered from surgery while showing off his clutch hitting ability. Johnson hit a two-out, two-run triple that scored the go-ahead runs to pave the way for the 4-1 victory.

Young relievers performed well out of the UIC bullpen against Ole Miss over the weekend, as freshman right-hander Adam Worthington picked up his first career save while junior transfer Randy Krick pitched three innings of one-hit ball.

Redshirt freshman first baseman Jake Carr is showing no fear at the plate early on in his career, leading the Flames with a .333 average (7-for-21) in six starts at first.

Panthers also drop top-20 foe at Missouri
UW-Milwaukee claimed one of three games at #20 Missouri over the weekend, with junior right-hander Mike Rauwerdink throwing eight innings and allowing just one run in a 7-2 victory on Sunday. The win pushes UW-Milwaukee to 3-7 on the season.

In beating the Tigers 7-2 in the series finale, UW-Milwaukee defeated its first ranked opponent since the Panthers knocked off #15 Nebraska 9-7 on April 25, 2000.

Senior outfielder Mike Goetz has a hit in all 10 games this season, extending his hitting streak to 18 games dating back to last year. He is steadily approaching the school record of 22 games, set by Scott Gillitzer in the 2001 season.

UW-Milwaukee's defense in the middle infield has been nothing short of outstanding. Between sophomores Jesse Hart (0 errors in 41 chances at 2B) and Grant Berkovitz (1 error in 41 chances at SS), the Panthers have a combined .988 fielding percentage and six double plays turned.

Raiders hope to stop skid in home debut
After going 2-1 against the ACC in 2005 the Raiders dropped a three games in a series against Wake Forest last week. The Raiders, who defeated Duke twice last season, couldn't muster up enough offense to defeat the Demon Deacons. Wright State dropped the first two games of the set by identical 7-2 scores before a 19-2 setback in the finale, giving Wright State a 2-6 overall mark including a five-game losing streak.

Senior outfielder Justin Wilson, who reached base in 48 of 55 games last season, has started the 2006 season off the same way her finished 2005. Wilson has reached base in all eight games the Raiders have played this season, collecting a hit in four straight games at one point during that stretch.

In 2006 the Raiders have yet to be shutout and are averaging 4.2 runs per game.

Penguins have tough outing to open season
Youngstown State fell to 0-6 after losing three games at Wofford over the weekend. The Penguins have led in five of their six games this season, but they remain winless. They led in the final two games at East Tennessee State, then 3-0 in game one at Wofford, 5-0 in game two and 3-1 in game three.

Senior shortstop Charles Schultz and sophomore catcher Erich Diedrich are on team-high four-game hitting streaks. Schultz has safely in nine of his last 18 at-bats. Diedrich has hit safely in five of the team's six games.

Although the Penguins are winless this season, they are showing vast improvement at the plate. As a team, YSU is hitting .275 this season through six games. At the same juncture last season, the squad was hitting .239. This year's squad has also stolen six more bases and scored 15 more runs.

Vikings struggle in 2006 debut
Cleveland State dropped its first three games of the year as UNC Charlotte posted a sweep of its weekend series. The Vikings lost the opener 7-3 but managed only ten hits and allowed 31 runs in the final two games of the set.

Senior second baseman Steve Chinn went five-for-ten with a run scored and one driven in, while junior outfielder Marc Sikora added three hits in his ten at-bats. Those two veterans accounted for nearly half of the team total, however, as CSU finished with 18 hits in the the three contests.

Sophomore left-hander Stephen Procner pitched seven strong innings in his 2006 debut, allowing five hits and two walks. The Viking defense committed three errors, however, which led to three 49er runs in that game.

Sophomore right-hander Jeremy Hartman pitched two innings of scoreless relief over the weekend for CSU, yielding only one hit over that span.