March 12, 2007

Jason Glushon

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Bryce Taylor’s Oregon, Ohio State, UCLA, and North Carolina. You heard it here first. These are the Final 4 Teams.

As March Madness begins this week, our own tournament also begins on Tuesday in Sanford, Florida. However, we were able to put together four straight wins heading down south.

On Tuesday, Anthony Vidal pitched 6 strong innings to lead us to a 6-2 victory over the Stormy Petrels. Behind a 3 strikeout and 0 walk performance, he was followed up by a three-inning shutout relief performance from freshman Adam Genn, picking up his first collegiate save of his Emory career. Hissey, Molnar, and McDonough led the offense with two hits apiece, while Cust, Frank, Bralv, and McD added RBIs. Freshman Dan Molnar added two RBIs, while Zander, Joe Joe, and Franklin added a hit apiece during the game.

And now for Did You Know? Sponsored by Kenny Mayne.
Did You Know that the most stolen bases in one game by one player at Emory is 4, tied by Josh Barrett (3/31/04), Mike Garvis (3/23/95), and Brad Wands (4/2/98).

On Wednesday, we defeated Bridgewater 6-1, filled with shutout 2 inning relief performances by Rich Babb and Ian Ganzer, who combined for 7 strikeouts in 4 innings. Strong bats continued at the plate with 2 hits from Molnar and Bralver, along with hits from Frank, Corny, and Zander. Big RBIs came from Hound Dog, Shades, and Hansel, with a two-spot from Crank. For all the kids reading this, make sure to do research to find out which player fits these nicknames, because we will have prizes later on this season.

Over the weekend, we were graced down at Chappell Park by many alumni of the baseball program, including Tom Mieczkowski, Steve Zaychik, Kris Herring, Bryan Langbord, Ryan Lumsden, & Michael Sayegh. Always great see Eagles return back to their homes, and teach the youngsters many things including flip strategy.

On Saturday, Ian ‘Terminator’ Ganzer delivered the heat in a huge 1-0 victory over Christopher Newport. Seven shutout innings and five strikeouts later, he handed the ball off to Babbers who was perfect in two innings of work, along with 2 strikeouts. And, after the first shutout of the year, we all know what that means… PITCHER’S BATTING PRACTICE! At the plate, we were able to come through with our only run in the 8th inning after Frank singled (1 of his 3 hits of the day) and proceeded to steal both second and third base. Bo Schill came off the bench to hit an RBI groundout to give us the 1-0 lead, and Babb picked up his third win of the year. He is now 3-0 with 2 saves. How ‘bout that!

For all the young kids out there, here is a little advice from pitching guru Tom House:
“The most important pitch in baseball = next pitch. The best pitch in baseball = strike 1.”
–Tom House, National Pitching Association

On Sunday, we welcomed former Eagles’ coach Bill Walkenbach and his Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall, and the bats were able to go to work in an 11-1 victory. Hits from Molnar, Bralv, Zander, Matty, and perfect 2-2 Nick Wills, along with first ever multi-hit games from freshman Tommy Dugan and Michael Saleh, each having two hits with Tommy knocking in two as well. Joe Roth also added two hits, including a first inning 2-run home run, only 1 day before his 21st birthday. Leading the offense again was junior Frank Pfister, knocking in three runs while getting four hits on the day. His hot bat continues to propel our offense forward at this point in the season.

Eagles’ fanatics around the country: Mark your calendars to visit Emory between March 30th and April 2nd. Friday we have a home game vs. LaGrange at 3 pm, Saturday we have the 2nd Annual Home Run Derby for Charity event followed by the Final Four that evening, Sunday we are down the street at 1 pm vs. Oglethorpe, and Monday night is the NCAA Championship, live from the Georgia Dome. Do it! Do it!

Tony V picked up his second win of the week, going 5 strong, allowing 1 run, and striking out 3. The rest of the staff provided 4 innings of shutout relief, from Brian ‘Beef’ Cournoyer, Will Gummi Bears, Sam ‘Chief’ Cunningham, Matt ‘Butters’ Katten, and Julian ‘Kramer’ Smith, son of Smitty. Special shout out to Sam Cunningham for his first ever pitching appearance at Emory during his five years here, and doing so in style with two strikeouts in his first ever appearance.

“Surely you can't be serious… I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.” – Airplane, 1980

Jason Glushon is a senior from Encino, Calif. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.