March 27, 2007

Jason Glushon

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UCLA did their job. Ohio State did theirs, too. But after the end of a long weekend, my bracket is cracked…How is yours doing?

During the course of the week, we were able to outscore our opponents 36-10 during a 4-0 week after winning UAAs one week ago. At the plate, we had some impressive performances by many of our stars. Nick Wills finished the week 2-4, including making his first collegiate start on Sunday for Piedmont. However, his 2-4 week lowered his batting average down to .625 for the year. Helping the offense was Bo Schill with 2 hits, Mikey Saleh going 1-2 with 2 RBIs, and Tommy Dugan with a hit, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Tyler Short made three starts during the week, getting a hit in each game while collecting 2 RBIs.

Over the past week, Los Angeles Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant had four consecutive games of 50 points or more, and five consecutive games of forty points or more. More importantly, the Lakers have won five straight games.

Zander added two hits and a run; Timmy C had two hits at the dish, Custer had four hits and two RBIs, and Sam Cunningham added two hits and an RBI helping propel our offense to a studly week. Dan Molnar had five hits, three RBIs, and four runs scored while Frank Pfister added seven hits, four runs, and five RBIs.

Top Three Studs at the Plate:
1) Dave Hissey – 11-17, 8 runs, and 2 RBIs
2) Steve Bralver – 9-17, 6 runs, and 12 RBIs
3) Joe Roth – 8-18, 2 runs, and 5 RBIs

On the mound, we were able to keep on keepin’ on, with Tony leading the way on Wednesday, collecting his third win of the season. He was relieved by Jules & Sam, both helping to shut the door with scoreless relief. For those who want to learn how to pitch, study video of Ian Ganzer on Saturday vs.Piedmont, where he went 8 innings, struck out nine batters, while only allowing one hit in the sixth inning. His near-perfect day was relieved in the ninth by Will Gumm who threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Sunday was a full staff effort, starting with Brian Cournoyer, followed by Adam Genn, Julian Smith, and followed by Rich Babb’s three scoreless innings of relief concluding with his fifth win of the season.

And now for Did You Know? Sponsored by Kenny Mayne.
Did you know that Andrew Pinckney holds the career record for most intentional walks with 10, followed by Kyle Foster with 9, and Justin Gordon with 4.

Sunday’s game vs. Piedmont was quite the day, starting with team pictures, and of course, ‘Kids’ Day!’ Now after honoring our favorite kids in the Atlanta area, we wanted to put on a good show for their friends and families. After a back and forth game, Brandon Custer came to the plate and hit a game winning single with the bases loaded in the tenth inning, leading to us walking off to our sixth consecutive victory.

The week ahead calls for games at Huntingdon & Oglethorpe, and hosting Sewanee & LaGrange, as well as the 2nd Annual Home Run Derby for Charity on Saturday. We also will be hosts to the 2007 Final Four, so it is time to open the red carpet to not only UCLA, Ohio State, Florida, and Georgetown, but also Gary Glushon, David Sherman, and Kevin Weiser.

“Home Runs Today. Helping Kids Tomorrow.” – 2nd Annual Home Run Derby for Charity.

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