(For games played from Monday, April 23 through Sunday, April 29)

JASON GERINGER OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a 6-0 junior outfielder from Bloomington, Ind., has been named the SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week.

Geringer had 12 hits in 17 at bats (.706) to lead the Tigers to the SCAC Baseball title at the 2001 Spring Sports Festival. In DePauw's four tournament games, Geringer had three doubles, four runs scored and six RBIs and led all hitters in batting for the weekend. He slugged .882 and had an on-base percentage of .684 to lead DePauw to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1979.

Other impressive offensive performances from the week:
Sophomore first baseman Bryan Jones of Southwestern had 12 hits in 27 at-bats (.429) with three doubles, one home run, eight runs scored and nine runs batted in as the Pirates went 5-2 at the SCAC tournament. Senior designated hitter Andy Tochterman of Rose-Hulman batted .667 with one double, four hits, two runs scored and two RBIs in the Engineers' SCAC Tournament play. Tochterman walked four times to record an on-base percentage of .800. Senior catcher/third baseman Travis Munro of Trinity batted .533 (8-for-15) in the SCAC Tournament, leading the team in hits and average. He also scored four runs and drove in three from the top of the Trinity lineup, and held an on-base perecentage of .579 for the four games. Millsaps and Oglethorpe did not nominate anyone for the award, and Centre, Hendrix, Rhodes and Sewanee did not play.

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JOEY SCHLAFFER OF SOUTHWESTERN, a 6-0 junior pitcher from Midland, Texas, has been named the SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Week.

Schlaffer was all but unhittable at the SCAC tournament, throwing 14.0 innings without allowing a single run. He went 2-0 in three appearances, allowing 11 hits while striking out 12 and walking one as opposing batters hit just .212 against him over the weekend. 

Other impressive pitching performances from the week:
First-year pitcher Dave Edmonds of DePauw pitched a complete-game in the Tigers' 8-4 championship-clinching victory over Southwestern on Sunday. Edmonds, in his only pitching performance of the weeknd, scattered six hits and allowed four runs, striking out two and walking three as DePauw earned its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1979. First-year lefthander Travis Woody of Trinity appeared in two of the Tigers' four games this week, both in relief, earning the win in one of them. He totaled 7.2 innings, allowing just one earned run (1.17 ERA). Woody gave up just five hits, striking out 10 hitters in the process. Millsaps, Oglethorpe and Rose-Hulman did not nominate anyone for the award, and Centre, Hendrix, Rhodes and Sewanee did not play.


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DePauw; Southwestern Fall in NCAA Baseball Regionals

ORANGE, Calif. – Southwestern University defeated McMurry (Tex.) 9-3 on Friday to survive the NCAA Division III West Region’s first elimination game, but lost the next day 8-4 to Cal State Hayward – ending the Pirates season at 40-11.

Southwestern dropped to the loser’s bracket after losing 7-5 to host Willamette (Ore.) University in the regional opener.

James Cunningham went eight strong innings, allowing three earned runs while striking out five in picking up the Pirates only win of the tournament against McMurry. Justin Barnett hit .429 (6-for-14) with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in the three games and teammate Chad Wiley hit .417 (5-for-12) with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored.

MARIETTA, Ohio - In a game that took over 24 hours to complete due to rain delays, DePauw University fell to Allegheny College 8-5 and was eliminated from the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional baseball tournament. The Tigers took a 5-4 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, but the Gators responded with three in the fifth and one in the seventh.

DePauw outhit Allegheny 15-8, but left 11 men on base.

Dan Jones led the Tigers with three hits followed by Steve Spasojevich, Jarrett Hunt, Javair Gillett and Scott Hamer with two each. Mark Minaeo and Kevin Hiles each had two hits for Allegheny. DePauw finished the season with a 26-19 record.

After a three-hour, 10-minute rain delay prior to the start of its first round game, DePauw lost to Ohio Wesleyan 6-2 to drop into the loser’s bracket.


Page, Kenna, Lenhart and Walker take major awards in All-SCAC Baseball voting

Millsaps College, after winning the SCAC Western Division, had two of its players among the three sharing post-season honors and DePauw University and Oglethorpe University had one representative each in exclusive 2001 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference voting by the league’s head coaches.

Brandon Page of Millsaps, a junior outfielder from Amarillo, Texas, was selected as the SCAC Player-of-the-Year. Page hit .404 on the season with six home runs, 12 doubles, three triples and led the league in runs scored (59 in 39 games). He also stole 23 bases and drove in 35 runs.

Page’s teammate Chat Lenhart, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, was selected as SCAC Co-Pitcher-of-the-Year. Lenhart finished the season with eight wins against just two losses and an ERA of 4.24. His eight wins tied for the conference lead. He appeared in 16 games and threw 87.0 innings.

Sharing Pitcher-of-the-Year honors with Lenhart was Brian Kenna of Oglethorpe, a senior from Tampa, Fla. Kenna finished the season at 6-4, throwing 79.1 innings with an ERA of 3.40. He won the only game for the Petrels in the SCAC tournament, defeating Rose-Hulman 5-3 and finished his career with eight-consecutive regular season conference wins without a loss.

DePauw head coach Matt Walker, in his first full season as the Tigers’ skipper, led his squad to the top of the SCAC Eastern Division and the league’s conference tournament title at the Spring Sports Festival. After two seasons of two-and-out in the conference tournament, the Tigers advanced to the championship game with victories over Southwestern and Trinity. After losing Sunday’s opening game to Southwestern 7-1, DePauw rallied to win the SCAC crown and an automatic bid to the NCAA baseball championships with an 8-4 victory over the Pirates.

2001 SCAC Player-of-the-Year
Brandon Page / Millsaps College / Junior / Amarillo, Texas

2001 SCAC Co-Pitchers-of-the-Year
Brian Kenna / Oglethorpe University / Senior / Tampa, Fla.
Chat Lenhart / Millsaps College / Sophomore / Houston, Texas

2001 SCAC Coach-of-the-Year
Matt Walker / DePauw University / 26-17 Overall / 12-4 SCAC East / 
                                                  SCAC Champions / NCAA Tournament                                                                                                       

2001 All-SCAC Baseball Team

Catchers
J.C. Bunch / Trinity University / Senior / Austin, Texas
Taylor Paul / Southwestern University / Junior / El Paso, Texas

First Basemen
Javair Gillett / DePauw University / Senior / Chicago, Ill.
Bryan Jones / Southwestern University / Sophomore / Hurst, Texas
Eli Lightner / University of the South / Senior /  Newnan, Ga.
Brock Zauderer / Oglethorpe University / Senior / Roswell, Ga.

Second Basemen
K.K. Aldridge / Millsaps College / Sophomore / Brandon, Miss.
Zach Miller / Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. / Senior / Glouster, Ohio

Shortstops
Scott Burrer / Southwestern University / Senior / Montgomery, Texas
Jarrett Hunt / DePauw University / Junior / Bloomington, Ind.
Dan Rall / Centre College / Senior / Danville, Ky.
Matt Yglesias / Millsaps College / Sophomore / Greenwell Springs, La.      

Third Basemen
Travis Munro / Trinity University / Senior /  Katy, Texas                       
Barrett Vawter / Rhodes College / Senior / Fort Worth, Texas
Cullen Watson / University of the South / Junior / Upper Marlboro, Md.

Outfielders
Justin Barnett / Southwestern University / Senior / Mesquite, Texas
Jason Fox / Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. / Senior / Speedway, Ind.      
Brandon Page / Millsaps College / Junior / Amarillo, Texas
Kenneth Sharpe / Trinity University / Sophomore / Lake Jackson, Texas
Steve Spasojevich / DePauw University / Senior / McHenry, Ill.
Walker Thrash / Millsaps College / Junior / Hattiesburg, Miss.

Designated Hitters
Dash Kohlhausen / Trinity University / Junior / Houston, Texas
Andrew Tochterman / Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. / Senior / Greentown, Ind.

Pitchers
Robert Chandler / Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. / Junior / Nashville, Tenn.
Pat Creel / DePauw University / Sophomore / Shelbyville, Ind.
James Cunningham / Southwestern University / Senior / Plano, Texas            
Michael Frost / Trinity University / First-Year / Northridge, Calif.
Larry Haden / Hendrix College / Senior / Conway, Texas
Brian Kenna / Oglethorpe University / Senior / Tampa, Fla.
Chat Lenhart / Millsaps College / Sophomore / Houston, Texas
Forrest Martin / Southwestern University / Junior / Buffalo Valley, Okla.
Joey Schlaffer / Southwestern University / Junior / Midland, Texas
Travis Soyer / Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. / Senior / Norwalk, Iowa

Honorable Mention

Centre - Chad Cadle (P);  DePauw - Tyson Becker (P), Scott Hamer (DH), Dan Jones (C), John Stephens (OF); Hendrix - Matt Blanton (P), Brad Henry (P), Billy Schewee (SS), Justin Taylor (2B);  Millsaps - Matt Dowd (DH), Doug Garner (P), Cody McCain (C), Stuart Phillips (OF);  Oglethorpe - Ryan Meehan (2B), Chris Stanley (DH), Kevin Welch (3B);  Rhodes - Josh Wilmsmeyer (P);  Rose-Hulman - Matt King (C), Matt Moore (OF);  Sewanee - Joe Kasl (SS);  Southwestern - Spencer Sparrow (OF);  Trinity - Jason Armstrong (2B), Adam Coffman (P), Paul Gustowski (SS), Travis Steele (1B), Jake Walker (OF)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:
-Southwestern University dropped from second to 12th and MIllsaps College dropped one slot from 21st to 22nd in the latest ABCA Division III National Rankings (April 23). No other SCAC school received votes.
-Hendrix College set two NCAA records during the March 24 game with Rust (Miss.) College. In the first inning, the Warriors stole 11 bases - breaking the all-time DIII single-inning stolen base record of 10 formerly held by Rhodes College (4/11/94 against LeMoyne-Owen). Hendrix finished the game with 24 total stolen bases, which shattered the old single-game mark of 16, which was shared by three schools, one of which was Rhodes from the same April 11, 1994 game. Hendrix won the game 16-6 over Rust.


PAST SCAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:
Week 1 - Brandon Page, Millsaps College (Offensive), Joe Etzler, Southwestern University (Pitcher)
Week 2 - Kenneth Sharp, Trinity University (Offensive), Larry Haden, Hendrix College (Pitcher)
Week 3 - Jason Fox, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Offensive), J.T. Kirkland, Centre College (Pitcher)
Week 4 - Walker Thrash, Millsaps College (Offensive), Adam Coffman, Trinity University (Pitcher)
Week 5 - Eli Lightner, The University of the South-Sewanee (Offensive), Tyson Becker, DePauw University (Pitcher)
Week 6 - Justin Barnett, Southwestern University (Offensive), Forrest Martin, Southwestern University (Pitcher)
Week 7 - Brandon Page, Millsaps College (Offensive), Jon Wise, Millsaps College (Pitcher)
Week 8 - Javair Gillett, DePauw University (Offensive), Kevin Holman, The University of the South-Sewanee (Pitcher)
Week 9 - Jason Fox, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Offensive), Robert Chandler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Pitcher)
Week 10 - Chad Wiley, Southwestern University (Offensive), Chat Lenhart, Millsaps College (Pitcher)