Weekly Washburn Baseball Notes | Season Stats

Leading off
• The Ichabods travel to Maryville, Mo. for the final MIAA series of the season against Northwest Missouri State
• The series will start on Saturday with a DH at 1 p.m. and conclude with a DH on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Washburn is currently in fifth place in the MIAA, one game ahead of both Missouri Southern and Missouri Western.
• The top six teams qualify for the MIAA tournament

Coaching Staff
Head Coach    Steve Anson
Alma Mater, year    Kansas State, 1976
Record at Washburn, years    757-686-3 (.525), 30 years
Overall Record    780-708-3 (.524), 31 years
Baseball Office Phone    785-670-1793
Assistant coaches    Nick Ginapp, Mike Amend, Luis Lopez III

Series history with Opponents
Northwest Missouri
Overall    NWMSU leads 44-43
Last Meeting    W 5-0 on 3/21/09 in Topeka
Streak    W-5
Notes    Washburn swept last season's four-game series in Topeka, it was WU's first four-game MIAA sweep since 2006

Up Next
• The Ichabods look to qualify for the MIAA postseason tournament for the first time since 2006
• The MIAA Tournament is set for May 6-9 at Community America Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Last time out for the Ichabods
   April 27, 2010 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods knocked off Rockhurst 7-5 in the final non-conference game of the regular season on Tuesday night at Loyola Park. The Ichabods will close out the regular season this weekend at Northwest Missouri. The series is slated to start with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Hawks (25-23) got on the board first with a single run in the second inning. Sean Carter led off with a double for RU and later scored on a Washburn throwing error.
The Ichabods (20-20) took the lead for good with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. Matt Raabe had an RBI single and later scored on a Wes Joy RBI groundout. Andy Petz scored on a wild pitch as well. Rockhurst got one run back in the bottom of the inning, but Washburn responded with two more runs in the fifth. Thomas Holiday had an RBI single and later scored on a single by Petz.
The teams traded single runs in the seventh inning to make the score 6-3. John Hermsen scored on a passed ball for the Ichabods and Carter had an RBI single for the Hawks.
Washburn added an insurance run in the top of the ninth when Travis Cruz scored on a double play. The Hawks added two runs in the ninth, but the Ichabod's held on for the 7-5 win.
Dane Simoneau finished 3-for-5 with two doubles for the Ichabods.
Washburn starter Mitchell Carver allowed two runs on four hits in four innings, but didn't factor in the decision. Mitchell List (1-0) earned the win in relief after pitching one scoreless inning.
Ben Baker (1-2) took the loss for Rockhurst after allowing three runs on four hits in four innings.

About Northwest Missouri
The Bearcats enter the final week of the regular season at 17-31 overall and 15-19 in MIAA play. Northwest Missouri lost 3-of-4 to Nebraska-Omaha last weekend in Omaha. NWMSU salvaged the final game of the series 7-4 on Sunday. The Bearcats are currently in eighth place in the MIAA, one game behind Missouri Western and Missouri Southern for the sixth and final spot in the MIAA postseason tournament.
Jon Henne, Jr. leads NWMSU at the plate with a .286 average. He has a team-high 13 doubles on the season. Matt Stice is second on the squad hitting .278, but he leads the team with six home runs and is second with 24 RBI. Landinn Echardt leads NWMSU with 26 RBI, he has six doubles, a triple and two home runs.
Jayson Huett is 3-3 with a team-low 4.30 ERA in 22 appearances. Chris Green has a team-leading seven wins and sports a 4.97 ERA in 13 appearances, including 11 starts. Bearcat pitchers have surrendered 166 extra-base hits on the season, including 98 doubles and 57 home runs. The team ERA sits at an even 7.00. Opponents are batting .309 against Northwest Missouri pitchers this season, while Bearcat hitters have a combined .241 average.

Series History
Northwest Missouri leads the all-time series 44-43, but Washburn has won five straight games against the Bearcats.
Washburn swept last season's four-game series by a combined score of 22-5. It was the Ichabods' first four-game sweep in an MIAA series since sweeping Southwest Baptist in 2006.
Washburn won the final game of the 2008 series after the Bearcats won the first three.

Player Notes
#1 • Dustin Holthaus • RHP • Sr. • Tied for the team lead with five wins
#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. • 4-of-7 with two doubles, home run and five runs scored in last two games
#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...leads the team with 32 RBI on the season
#8 • Cameron Kasel • C • Jr. • Has two home runs and 11 RBI on the season
#9 • Travis Ice • IF • Sr. • Batting .267 in 15 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. • Tossed a complete-game one-hitter in the win over Emporia State...now 5-2 with a 2.70 ERA in 11 appearances with six starts
#18 • Shawn Moore• RHP • Jr. • Has thrown three scoreless innings of relief without allowing a hit this season
#20 • Matt Raabe• IF • Jr. • Batting .228 with three doubles and nine RBI
#21 • Kyle Porter • OF • Fr. • Went 2-for-5 in Southwest Baptist series with two runs scored
#22 • Travis Cruz • OF • Jr. • Hitting .266 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 three games this season
#25 • Wes Joy • IF • Sr. • Scored game-winning run in 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha
#26 • Danny Cook• RHP • Sr. • Earned the win against Drury after tossing six solid innings, allowing three runs on six hits
#27 • Brian Gomez• IF • Jr. • Hitting .292 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 16 RBI on the season
#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 4.32 ERA and three saves in 15 relief appearances
#30 • John Braun • RHP • Sr. • Is 1-0 a 0.96 ERA in seven 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 7.04 ERA in seven 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. • Allowed five runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings of a start against Drury
#36 • Andy Petz • C/1B • Jr. • Batting .342 with seven doubles and 28 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 2-for-4 with four RBI in the win over Emporia State; leads the team with a .362 average and three home runs
#45 • Mike McSweeney• RHP • Fr. • Freshman from Lansing, Kan. has not seen any action so far this season