Weekly Washburn Baseball Notes | Season Stats

Leading off
• The Ichabods take on Drury in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday at noon.
• The DH will consist of two seven-inning games

Coaching Staff
Head Coach    Steve Anson
Alma Mater, year    Kansas State, 1976
Record at Washburn, years    754-682-3 (.525), 30 years
Overall Record    777-704-3 (.525), 31 years
Baseball Office Phone    785-670-1793
Assistant coaches    Nick Ginapp, Mike Amend, Luis Lopez III

Series history with Opponents
Drury
Overall    Drury leads 3-1
Last Meeting    L 8-4 on 3/8/09 in Springfield, Mo.
Streak    L-3
Notes    All 4 meetings have occurred since 2008

Up Next
• The Ichabods wrap up the home portion of their schedule with a doubleheader against Emporia State on Friday.
• Washburn will finish the season with seven straight road games

Last time out for the Ichabods
    April 18, 2010 - TOPEKA, Kan. -- For the second straight day the Washburn Ichabods rallied to win game two and salvage a split of an MIAA doubleheader with Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks won game one on Sunday 11-6 and the Ichabods took game two 6-4 at Falley Field. Washburn will be back in action on Tuesday with a non-conference doubleheader against Drury starting at 12 p.m. at Falley Field.
After UNO (26-12, 22-8 MIAA) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game one, the Ichabods (17-16, 16-14 MIAA) plated four runs to grab the early lead. Brian Clark started things off with an RBI-single. Dane Simoneau had a run-scoring single as did David Wade. Cameron Kasel added a sacrifice fly to stake the 'Bods to an early three-run advantage. The lead was short-lived, however, as the Mavericks regained the lead for good with five runs in the second inning. UNO plated two more in third to take an 8-4 lead.
Vicente Vieyra had an RBI-triple in the fourth and scored on a Clark groundout to pull WU within two at 8-6. Nebraska-Omaha scored a single run in the fifth and two more in the sixth for the 11-6 win.
Dustin Holthaus (5-3) allowed seven runs on seven hits in two innings and was tagged with the loss. Ryan Tomlinson (1-1) earned the win for UNO tossing five innings and allowed six runs on seven hits.
Washburn plated single runs in the first and second innings of game two to take an early 2-0 lead. Thomas Holiday drove in Travis Cruz with an RBI groundout in the first inning. Brian Gomez belted his second home run of the season in the second inning.
The Mavericks tied the game with two runs in the third and took the lead with two more in the fourth. Simoneau smacked his third home run of the season leading off the fourth to pull Washburn within one at 4-3. The Ichabods took the lead for good with two runs in the sixth. Holiday led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Andy Petz. Simoneau, who finished 3-for-4 with two RBI, drove Holiday in with a single. David Wade came on to pinch hit and drove in Simoneau with a run-scoring triple to left center. Washburn tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI single from Blake Boling.
John Braun (1-0) earned the win in relief for Washburn. He allowed three hits in two innings. Alex Coons recorded his second save of the season after tossing two innings of one-hit ball. Starter Raul Guevara allowed four runs, two earned, on nine hits with seven strikeouts in five innings.
Matt Tew (3-3) took the loss for UNO after allowing five runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings.

About Drury
The Panthers enter the week with a 20-19 overall mark, including 14-8 in GLVC play. Drury went 4-1 last week. The Panthers dropped a non-conference game to MIAA foe Central Missouri 8-2 on Tuesday, but rebounded to sweep Missouri-St. Louis in a four-game series over the weekend.
Jason Hall leads the Panthers in hitting with a .441 average. He has 45 hits in 102 at-bats. Kendall Findley and Tyler Goss lead the team with three home runs each, while R.J. Knese has a team-high 35 RBI. Drury has hit 11 home runs as a team and has 115 extra-base hits on the season.
Dan Baner has a team-low 245 ERA, but has appeared in only three games. Sam Pirtle is 1-0 with a 3.04 ERA in 17 relief appearances.
The Panthers are 0-3 against the MIAA this season. DU lost to UCM last week and the Panthers were swept in a doubleheader by Missouri Southern back on April 6 in Joplin.

New Promotions at Falley Field
Games and drawings will determine the winners of great prizes including free movie rentals, concessions food and other gift certificates to local area restaurants.
In addition, all Tuesday home games are now “T-Shirt Tuesday's” courtesy of Bod Squad and Washburn Student Government Association. Free t-shirts will be handed out to Washburn students who come out and show their support for the Ichabods.

Player Notes
#1 • Dustin Holthaus • RHP • Sr. • Opponents are hitting .265 against him through 49.0 innings this season
#2 • Blake Boling • OF • Jr. • Earned bases-loaded walk to force in winning run in series finale against Pittsburg State
#4 • Daren Parker• LHP • Jr. • Tossed eight solid innings allowing two runs against Nebraska-Omaha
#5 • Brian Clark • IF • Sr. • Batting .272 with one home run and 21 RBI
#7 • Dane Simoneau • IF • Jr. • Went combined 3-for-8 with a HR, three RBI and three runs scored in two wins over Nebraska-Omaha
#8 • Cameron Kasel • C • Jr. • Has two home runs and 11 RBI on the season
#9 • Travis Ice • IF • Sr. • Batting .280 in 12 games played
#11 • Jake Iverson • LHP • Jr. • Has not seen mound action yet this season after sitting out last season
#14 • Jeremy Heeke • RHP • Jr. • Tossed two scoreless innings of relief to earn save at SBU
#15 • Drew Mikkelson• RHP • Jr. • Pitched one scoreless inning in relief against the Gorillas
#16 • Raul Guevara• RHP • Jr. • Is 4-2 with a 2.97 ERA in 10 appearances
#18 • Shawn Moore• RHP • Jr. • Has thrown one scoreless inning of relief this season
#20 • Matt Raabe• IF • Jr. • Batting .235 with three doubles and seven RBI
#21 • Kyle Porter • OF • Fr. • Went 2-for-5 in Southwest Baptist series with two runs scored
#22 • Travis Cruz • OF • Jr. • Hitting .299 out of the leadoff spot with three doubles, a triple and 12 RBI
#23 • John Hermsen • IF • So. • Transfer from Northwest Missouri State has appeared in one game
#25 • Wes Joy • IF • Sr. • Scored game-winning run in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha
#26 • Danny Cook• RHP • Sr. • Tossed five innings in earning first win of the season at SBU
#27 • Brian Gomez• IF • Jr. • Hitting .300 with two home runs and 14 RBI
#28 • Vicente Vieyra • OF • Sr. • Has 11 RBI on the season, including game-winner in 3-2 win over UNO
#29 • Alex Coons • RHP • Jr. • Is 2-0 with a 2.51 ERA and two saves in 12 relief appearances
#30 • John Braun • RHP • Sr. • Has a 1.08 ERA in six relief appearances
#32 • Xavier Lewis • LHP • So. • Had a no-decision in his first start of the year against Rockhurst
#33 • Mitchell List • LHP• Jr. • Has a 7.50 ERA in five relief appearances
#34 • Kalan Norton • RHP • Jr. • Allowed seven runs (five earned) in his first start of the year against Rockhurst
#35 • Mitchell Carver • RHP • So. • Has struck out nine batters in eight relief appearances this season
#36 • Andy Petz • C/1B • Jr. • Batting team-high .354 with seven doubles and 24 RBI this season
#37 • Brett Ash • RHP • Fr. • Earned the lone win in the Central Missouri series
#39 • Brent Matile • C • Fr. • Freshman from Yates Center, Kan. has yet to see action this season
#40 • David Wade • IF • Jr. • Had game-winning RBI triple against Nebraska-Omaha
#41 • Ben Wilson • IF • Jr. • Transfer from Garden City CC has not seen action yet this season
#42 • Thomas Holiday • OF • Sr. • Went 4-for-4 with four RBI in the win over Central Missouri
#45 • Mike McSweeney• RHP • Fr. • Freshman from Lansing, Kan. has not seen any action so far this season