1997 Game-by-Game Recaps

May 28, vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State University The Cougars rallied once, but then suffered a heart-breaking loss as second-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State (ranked #3 in the final NAIA poll) eliminated MVNC from the NAIA World Series with a 6-5 win in ten innings. Through the first eight innings, the Cougars managed just two hits (singles by Bob Hartless and Mike Sorbin) as the Savages built a 5-0 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning. However, in the bottom of the ninth, Hartless drove in two runs and Sean Barrett, Chris Iceman, and Travis Gray each drove in a run to tie the score at 5-5. Then, in the top of the tenth, Southeastern Oklahoma State scored an unearned run on a throwing error and a passed ball. Starter Marty McLeary allowed eight hits, four walks, and four earned runs in seven innings of work. Dave Byard (9-2) suffered the loss in relief as he allowed three hits, three walks, and two runs in three innings of work. Hartless led the offense with two hits as MVNC finished the season with a school-best 47-8 record. May 24, vs. Dominican (NY) College MVNC rebounded from its first-round loss to eliminate the Chargers from the NAIA World Series with a 10-0 victory in loser's bracket action. Mike Patch (12-0) was outstanding on the mound for the Cougars as he tied the school record for pitching victories in a season by notching his 12th win. He worked all seven innings for his school-record ninth career shutout. He allowed just five hits and no walks while recording five strikeouts and throwing just 83 pitches. Meanwhile, Brad Nelson paced the offense with a double and two singles. Sean Barrett, Chris Iceman, and Scott Dapprich each added two hits apiece with Barrett driving in three runs. MVNC scored a run in the top of the second inning and plated two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take control of the game. The Cougars tied an NAIA World Series record by turning five double plays, while the two teams combined for a record-tying six double plays. May 23, vs. Cumberland (TN) University In their first-ever appearance in the NAIA World Series, the fifth-seeded Cougars fell to fourth-seeded Cumberland 8-4 in first round action. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 7-0 lead after 5 1/2 innings and held on for the win. MVNC finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth inning when Bob Hartless hit a solo homerun to leftfield and Travis Gray scored on Sean Barrett's RBI-single. The Cougars added single runs in both the seventh and the ninth as Mike Sorbin recorded a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single. Starter Marty McLeary (10-2) suffered his second career loss as he allowed seven hits, six walks, and seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of work. He also recorded five strikeouts. Jeremiah Armstrong worked the final 3 2/3 innings and allowed three hits, two walks, and one earned run. Brad Nelson paced the offense with a double and a single, while Hartless, Barrett, Sorbin, Gary Klingel, and Chris Iceman each recorded one hit. May 17, vs. College of St. Francis (IL) MVNC rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Fighting Saints in the championship game of the NAIA Great Lakes Regional Tournament. With the win, the Cougars earn their first-ever trip to the NAIA World Series. St. Francis scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead, but MVNC tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth when Mike Sorbin scored on a double play ground- out and Gary Klingel hit a two-out RBI-single. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Klingel hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Bob Hartless with what would be the winning run. Jeremiah Armstrong (4-2) went the distance on the mound for the Cougars. He allowed just four hits, three walks, and two earned runs in nine innings of work. He also recorded three strikeouts. Travis Gray led MVNC with two hits, while Klingel, Hartless, Scott Dapprich, and Chris Iceman each recorded on hit apiece. May 17, vs. Madonna University The Cougars advanced to the championship game of the NAIA Great Lakes Regional Tournament with a 13-1 victory over Madonna. MVNC got things going with eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back. Travis Gray drove in three runs in the inning with two singles, while Gary Klingel added a two-run double. Meanwhile, Dave Byard (9-1) earned the win with nine strong innings in which he allowed eight hits, two walks, and one unearned run. He also recorded three strikeouts. Gray led the Cougars with three hits and four runs batted in. His third-inning RBI-double was his 77th hit of the season, breaking the previous single-season school record for hits. Brad Nelson and J.K. Waers each added two hits to the winning attack. May 16, vs. Marian (IN) College MVNC set a new school record for wins in a season with 44 as the Cougars posted an exciting 11-9 come-from-behind victory over Marian in the winner's bracket finals of the NAIA Great Lakes Regional Tournament. MVNC got on the scoreboard early with three runs in the top of the first inning, but the Knights answered with a run in the first and five runs in the third to take a 6-3 lead. Marian added single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to offset three runs that the Cougars scored in the top of the sixth. Trailing 9-6, MVNC scored a run in the eighth to close the gap to 9-7. In the top of the ninth, the first two Cougars were retired and MVNC was one out away from the loser's bracket. However, six consecutive hits later, the Cougars had pushed four runs across the plate and were on their way to the semi-finals as the lone undefeated team. Mike Waddell (2-0) earned the win with 5 2/3 innings of relief in which he allowed five hits, two walks, and two earned runs. Sean Barrett led the 16-hit MVNC attack with two doubles and two singles. Barrett now has 20 doubles on the season, eclipsing the previous single-season school record of 19. Brian Sheets and Bob Hartless each added three hits. May 16, vs. Aquinas (MI) College The Cougars tied the school record for wins in a season as they earned their 43rd victory of the season with an 8-1 win over Aquinas in the NAIA Great Lakes Regional Tournament. MVNC built a 3-0 lead after five trips to the plate, but the Saints pushed across a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to trim the margin to 3-1. That would be as close as they would get as the Cougars scored two times in the seventh and then added three more runs in the ninth. Mike Patch (11-0) earned the win with a complete game performance. He scattered nine hits, three walks, and one earned run over nine innings with six strikeouts. Bob Hartless and Travis Gray led the MVNC offense with three hits each, while Chris Iceman and J.K. Waers added two hits apiece. May 14, vs. Bethel (IN) College MVNC opened play in the NAIA Great Lakes Regional Tournament with a 5-2 victory over the Pilots, ranked #20 in the NAIA, at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, Michigan. After Bethel took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Cougars took control of the game with five runs in the bottom of the first and held on for the win. The big blow in the inning was a three-run homerun by Travis Gray. It was Gray's 18th homer of the season, tying the school record set by Mel Severns in 1985. Marty McLeary (10-1) earned the win with a complete game performance. He scattered seven hits, four walks, and two earned runs over nine innings while striking out three batters. MVNC managed just five hits in the game, but made the most of them. Gray led the way with two hits, while Bob Hartless, Brad Nelson, and Chris Iceman each added one hit. May 9, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY The Cougars were eliminated from the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament as they dropped a 10-8 decision to Tiffin. The Dragons scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning and increased their lead to 10-3 after four innings. The Cougars tried to rally but came up just short as they stranded 13 runners on base for the game. Scott Dapprich, Bob Hartless, Brad Nelson, Sean Barrett, and Brian Sheets each recorded three hits apiece as MVNC pounded out 17 hits in the game. However, the Cougars' defense hurt them as six errors led to seven unearned Tiffin runs. Dave Byard (8-1) suffered the loss as he allowed 10 runs (only three earned) and nine hits over five innings. Kevin Stafford worked two scoreless innings and allowed one hit and one walk while recording one strikeout. Andy Newcomb worked one perfect inning and recorded a strikeout. Despite the loss, MVNC will receive an at-large berth in the NAIA Great Lakes Region Tournament. May 9, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE MVNC suffered its first loss in the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament as the Cougars fell 11-8 to second-seeded Ohio Dominican. After six innings, the Panthers had built a 7-0 lead to seemingly take control of the game. Then, in the top of the seventh inning, Travis Gray and Gary Klingel each blasted two-run homeruns and Brian Sheets added an RBI-single to trim the lead to 7-5. After shutting down Ohio Dominican in the bottom of the seventh, Klingel ripped a two-run double to center to tie the score at 7-7 in the top of the eighth. Sean Barrett followed with a single to center to give MVNC an 8-7 lead. However, the lead was short-lived as the Panthers pushed across four runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away for the victory. Marty McLeary worked six innings and allowed nine hits, four walks, and five earned runs. Jeremiah Armstrong (3-2) suffered the loss in relief as he allowed four earned runs and five hits in 1 2/3 innings of work. Klingel, Barrett, and Mike Sorbin each had three hits to pace the offense. May 7, UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY The Cougars advanced to the winner's bracket championship game with a 10-7 win over fourth-seeded Findlay in the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament. The victory also upped MVNC's winning streak to 22 consecutive games. After the Oilers scored two runs in the top of the first inning, the Cougars answered with four runs in the bottom of the first, two coming on Chris Iceman's two-out single. MVNC built the lead to 7-2 with three runs in the fourth, but Findlay answered with four runs in the fifth. Then, the Cougars added two more runs in their half of the fifth on Scott Dapprich's two-run single. Andy Heimbach (8-1) worked 7 2/3 innings for the win. He allowed nine hits, six walks, and seven earned runs while recording three strikeouts. Jeremiah Armstrong worked the final 1 1/3 inning for his first save as he allowed a hit and a walk with one strikeout. Dapprich, Travis Gray, Gary Klingel, and J.K. Waers each had two hits to lead the offense. May 7, MALONE COLLEGE MVNC successfully opened the Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament with a 12-9 victory over the sixth-seeded Pioneers. Offense was the name of this game as the two teams combined for 32 hits. Sean Barrett led the Cougars with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate as MVNC extended its winning streak to 21 straight games. Gary Klingel was 3-for-5, while Travis Gray, Brian Sheets, Chris Iceman, and Mike Sorbin each added two hits to the winning attack. Mike Patch (10-0) benefitted from the offensive outburst as he picked up the win. He worked seven innings and allowed 14 hits and five earned runs. He also recorded four strikeouts. Mike Waddell pitched the final two innings and allowed two hits and one run with one strikeout. The Cougars rallied from a 2-0 deficit with a run in the bottom of the second inning and three more runs in the third. After Malone trimmed the lead to 4-3 in the fourth, MVNC pushed four runs across the plate in the fifth and never looked back. May 3, at Bethel (IN) College The Cougars claimed an unprecedented third straight NCCAA national crown as they knocked off second-seeded Bethel 11-2 in the championship game of the 1997 NCCAA National Tournament. MVNC broke open a 1-1 tie with seven runs in the top of the fifth inning. Bob Hartless and Sean Barrett each had two-run singles in the inning, while Mike Sorbin added a two-run double. Marty McLeary (9-1) earned the win with a complete game four-hitter. Meanwhile, Hartless led the offense with three hits, while Barrett, Sorbin, Travis Gray, and Chris Iceman each finished with two hits apiece. Gray was named the tournament's most valuable player, and was joined on the all-tournament team by McLeary, Iceman, Scott Dapprich, and Gary Klingel. Gray also became the Cougars' career triples leader when he hit his 19th with two outs in the top of the first. In addition, he broke his own school record for runs scored in a season. May 1, vs. Spring Arbor (MI) College MVNC extended its winning streak to 19 straight games as the Cougars knocked off Spring Arbor 12-4 in the NCCAA National Tournament. Spring Arbor took a 4-0 lead after scoring three runs in the top of the first inning and one run in the third. However, MVNC rallied back with six runs in the bottom of the third inning. In the inning, Scott Dapprich had a two-run double, Travis Gray had an RBI-single, Brad Nelson had a run-scoring double, and Gary Klingel hit a sacrifice fly as the Cougars pulled ahead 6-4. Gray added a three-run homerun in the fourth and J.K. Waers hit a solo homer in the sixth to provide MVNC with some insurance. Dave Byard (8-0) went the distance on the mound for the Coguars. he allowed six hits, two walks, and four earned runs while striking out six batters. Dapprich, Gray, and Waers each had two hits to pace the offense. May 1, vs. Trinity Christian (IL) College The Cougars played homerun derby as they opened play in the 1997 NCCAA National Tournament with a 17-4 victory over Trinity Christian in Mishawaka, Indiana. Travis Gray tied an MVNC single-game record as he blasted three homers in the game. In addition to Gray, Gary Klingel pounded two homeruns, Scott Dapprich smashed a grand slam, and Brad Nelson added a three-run shot as the Cougars tied a team record with seven homeruns. Mike Patch (9-0) benefitted from the offensive fireworks as he tossed six innings and allowed five hits, three walks, and four earned runs. He also struck out seven batters. Dapprich led the hit parade with a 4-for-5 performance with three runs scored and five runs batted in. Gray and Chris Iceman each added three hits apiece, while Nelson and Klingel both had two hits. April 29, KENYON COLLEGE MVNC won its 17th straight game as the Cougars downed cross-county rival Kenyon 11-3 in the regular-season home finale. MVNC broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Bob Hartless had an RBI-double and later scored on an error, while Brad Nelson drove in a run with an RBI-ground out. After adding a run in the fourth on Travis Gray's RBI-double, the Cougars scored three more times in the fifth to make it 7-0. Brian Sheets had a run-scoring single and Mike Sorbin drove in two with a perfectly executed suicide squeeze. After the Lords trimmed the lead to 7-3 in the top of the sixth, Gray blasted a two-run homer to right in the bottom of the sixth. Jeremiah Armstrong (3-1) worked five innings for the win. He allowed six hits, one walk, and two earned runs while striking out six. Mike Waddell and Andy Newcomb combined to pitch four scoreless innings of relief and allowed just one hit. Gary Klingel led the 12-hit attack with three hits. April 26, CEDARVILLE COLLEGE The Cougars earned the right to defend their NCCAA national title with a 9-0 victory over Cedarville to sweep the best-of-three NCCAA District I series. The win also extended MVNC's winning streak to 16 straight games. Andy Heimbach (7-1) gave a strong performance on the mound as he limited the Yellow Jackets to only four hits as he tossed his team-leading fifth shutout of the season, eclipsing the single-season record set by Mike Patch last season. He also recorded five strikeouts. Meanwhile, Travis Gray got things going in the first inning with an RBI-double to right field for all the runs the Cougars would need. Gray rapped another RBI-double to right in the third, and Scott Dapprich and Bob Hartless each drove in a run in the fourth for a 4-0 lead. Then, in the sixth, MVNC capped off the scoring with a two-run double from Hartless and a three-run homerun by Brad Nelson. Hartless, Gray, Scott Dapprich, and Chris Stanifer each finished with two hits. April 26, CEDARVILLE COLLEGE In the first game of a best-of-three series to decide the NCCAA District I title, MVNC knocked off the Yellow Jackets 4-1 for the Cougars' fifteenth straight victory. Cedarville scored an unearned run in the top of the first inning, but would not dent the plate again as Marty McLeary (8-1) shut them down. McLeary worked all seven innings and allowed just three hits and no walks while fanning eight batters. MVNC tied the game on Brad Nelson's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning. Then, Mike Sorbin put the Cougars ahead with an RBI-single in the fourth. Nelson and Sean Barrett added RBI-singles in the fifth to give MVNC some insurance. Bob Hartless led the offense with three hits, while Mike Sorbin added two hits. Travis Gray hit the 18th triple of his career to move into a tie with Joel Perez as the Cougars' all-time leaders in that category. It was his seventh triple of the season, setting a new single-season mark. Scott Dapprich also became the Cougars' career leader in games played (185). April 24, MUSKINGUM COLLEGE The Cougars extended their winning streak to 14 consecutive games with a 7-1 non-conference victory over Muskingum. MVNC took control with three runs in the bottom of the first inning as Travis Gray and Gary Klingel each had RBI-ground outs and Brad Nelson ripped a run-scoring triple to right field. The Fighting Muskies answered with a run in the top of the second, but Gray led off the bottom of the third with a solo homerun and Brian Sheets added an RBI-single to make it 5-1. The Cougars added single runs in the fourth and seventh innings on sacrifice flies by Bob Hartless and Nelson. Dave Byard (7-0) earned the win with eight strong innings of work in which he allowed five hits, two walks, and one earned run. He also struck out six batters. Mike Waddell worked the final inning and allowed one hit while recording one strikeout. Gray, Nelson, and Hartless each had two hits to pace MVNC. With his two hits, Gray became the Cougars' all-time hits leader with 232, surpassing Joel Perez. April 19, at Shawnee State University MVNC won its third straight Mid-Ohio Conference regular-season title and increased their winning streak to 13 straight games as the Cougars pounded Shawnee State 13-3 in the second game of a twinbill. After trailing 1-0, MVNC scored five times in both the third and fourth innings to take control of the game. Travis Gray led the offense with a 3-for-3 performance that included a triple, two singles, three runs scored, and five runs batted in. Sean Barrett, Gary Klingel, and Chris Stanifer each added two hits apiece for the Cougars. Dave Byard (6-0) picked up the win with five innings of work. He allowed five hits, two walks, and three earned runs while striking out seven batters. April 19, at Shawnee State University The Cougars clinched at least a share of the Mid-Ohio Conference regular-season title with a 4-0 victory over Shawnee State in the first game of a doubleheader. Andy Heimbach (6-1) notched his second shutout of the season as he limited the Bears to just five hits and three walks over seven innings. He also recorded five strikeouts. Meanwhile, MVNC got on the board in the top of the first inning when Travis Gray hit a two-out solo homerun. The Cougars added two more runs in the second and capped off their scoring on an RBI-double by Gray in the fifth. Gray, Sean Barrett, and Gary Klingel each finished with two hits in the winning effort. April 18, at Walsh University MVNC upped its winning streak to 11 in a row with a 12-1 Mid-Ohio Conference victory over the Cavaliers in the second game of a twinbill. The Cougars built an 11-0 lead before Walsh scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth inning. MVNC pounded four homeruns in the contest - two by Gary Klingel and one each by Sean Barrett and Brad Nelson. Nelson led off the top of the second with a solo homer and Klingel drilled a two-run homer to cap the three-run inning. Then, in the fourth, Barrett hit a three-run blast and Klingel followed it with a solo shot. Klingel finished the game with a double, two homeruns, three runs scored, and four runs batted in. Nelson also went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a homerun. Barrett and Chris Iceman each added two hits. Marty McLeary (7-1) benefitted from the offensive outburst, but he also did his part by throwing a one-hitter and allowing five walks over five innings. He also recorded three strikeouts. April 18, at Walsh University The Cougars won their tenth straight game with a 7-3 victory over Walsh in the first game of a Mid-Ohio Conference doubleheader. MVNC built a 7-0 lead through five innings and held on for the win. Mike Patch (8-0) scattered nine hits and three earned runs over seven innings to earn the victory. He also recorded four strikeouts. Meanwhile, Gary Klingel paced the Cougars' offensive attack with a homerun and a single. Scott Dapprich, Travis Gray, Sean Barrett, and Chris Iceman each added two hits apiece. April 15, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE MVNC extended its winning streak to nine straight with an 11-1 Mid-Ohio Conference victory over the Redmen in the second game of a twinbill. Once again, the Cougars got another outstanding pitching performance and combined it with timely hitting. Dave Byard (5-0) remained unbeaten this season as he worked six innings and allowed four hits, one walk, and one unearned run. He also recorded four strikeouts. Meanwhile, MVNC used to big innings - a six-run third inning and a five-run sixth inning - to end the game early. Brian Sheets and Brad Nelson each had two hits in the game to the lead the Cougars. Sheets, Nelson, Sean Barrett, and Travis Gray all homered as MVNC made the most of its nine hits. April 15, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE The Cougars made it eight wins in a row with a 10-0 victory over Rio Grande in the first game of a Mid-Ohio Conference doubleheader. Andy Heimbach (5-1) fired a one-hitter as he went all five innings and struck out nine Redmen. Mike Sorbin and Scott Dapprich led the offensive attack with three hits apiece, while Chris Iceman added two hits. J.K. Waers continued to swing the bat well as he blasted a solo homer to centerfield leading off the third inning. After scoring a run in the bottom of the first, MVNC scored three runs in third, fourth, and fifth innings to end the game early. April 14, UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY It took MVNC nine innings, but the Cougars finally broke through for a 2-1 victory in the second game of a Mid-Ohio Conference twinbill. MVNC took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI-single by Bob Hartless. From that point, the game became a pitchers' duel until the Oilers pushed across a run in the top of the seventh. The score remained deadlocked at 1-1 until Gary Klingel ended the game with a two-out homerun to left centerfield in the bottom of the ninth. The blast made a winner out of Marty McLeary (6-1), who pitched all nine innings. McLeary pitched a one-hitter and struck out seven batters while walking seven. Brian Sheets led the offense by going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, while Hartless, Klingel, and Sean Barrett each had one hit. April 14, UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY The Cougars won their sixth straight game with an 8-3 Mid-Ohio Conference victory in the first game of a doubleheader against Findlay. After spotting the Oilers an unearned run in the first inning, J.K. Waers gave MVNC a 3-1 lead with a three-run homer in the bottom of the second. Findlay battled back to tie the score at 3-3 with single runs in the third and fourth, but the Cougars took the lead for good with three runs in the fifth. Mike Patch (7-0) picked up the win by going all seven innings and allowing ten hits, two walks, and two earned runs. He also struck out three batters. Travis Gray led the offense by going 3-for-4, while Waers finished with two hits and three runs batted in. Bob Hartless added a two-run homerun for MVNC in the sixth. April 10, at Tiffin University MVNC upped its winning streak to five in a row as the Cougars claimed a 9-1 Mid-Ohio Conference victory in the second game of a twinbill. Once again, MVNC received a strong pitching performance as Dave Byard (4-0) went the distance on the mound. He worked seven innings and allowed six hits, three walks, and one earned run while striking out four batters. The Cougars snapped a 1-1 tie with an eight-run fifth inning, highlighted by two homeruns by J.K. Waers. Waers, the first MVNC player ever to accomplish this feat, led off the inning with a solo blast and later drilled a three-run shot over the fence. Brad Nelson also added a homerun and three RBI in his 2-for-2 performance. April 10, at Tiffin University The Cougars continued to roll as they won their fourth straight game with a 10-0 victory over Tiffin in the first game of a Mid-Ohio Conference doubleheader. Andy Heimbach (4-1) bounced back from his first loss of the year by tossing a one-hit shutout. Over five innings, he walked one batter and recorded three strikeouts. MVNC got things going with three runs in the first inning and four more in the second as the Cougars cruised to the victory. Scott Dapprich led the offensive charge with a 3-for-4 performance, while Sean Barrett added a homerun, a single, three runs scored, and three runs batted in. Bob Hartless, Travis Gray, Brad Nelson, Gary Klingel, and Chris Stanifer each recorded two hits as part of the 16-hit attack. April 8, URBANA UNIVERSITY MVNC won its third straight game with a 13-1 Mid-Ohio Conference victory over the Blue Knights in the second game of a twinbill. After giving up a run in the top of the first inning, Marty McCleary (5-1) held Urbana in check, while the Cougar offense recorded 13 hits. McLeary went all five innings and allowed one earned run, three hits, and four walks. He also recorded five strikeouts. Bob Hartless led the MVNC offensive attack with a 3-for-4 performance that included three runs scored and three runs batted in. Gary Klingel and Mike Sorbin each went 2-for-2 with Klingel driving in three runs. The Cougars exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning to end the game early. April 8, URBANA UNIVERSITY The Cougars held on for a hard-fought 10-8 Mid-Ohio Conference victory in the first game of a doubleheader against the Blue Knights. After Urbana scored two runs in the top of the first inning, MVNC regained the lead with three runs in their half of the first. The Cougars added three runs in both the fourth and fifth to increase the lead to 9-2. However, the Blue Knights made things exciting with two runs in the sixth and four runs in the seventh. Mike Patch (6-0) worked 6 2/3 innings and allowed 12 hits, six earned runs, and a walk while striking out four batters. Mike Waddell recorded the final out for his first save of the year. Offensively, MVNC was led by Gary Klingel and Mike Sorbin, who both went 2-for-3. Scott Dapprich, Brad Nelson, and Sean Barrett also recorded two hits apiece. April 7, at Malone College MVNC stopped their two-game losing skid with a great pitching performance from Dave Byard (3-0) as the Cougars defeated Malone 6-1 in the second game of a Mid-Ohio Conference doubleheader. The freshman tossed a no-hitter and allowed only seven walks and an unearned run in his complete game performance. He also recorded four strikeouts. Travis Gray put MVNC on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning with a two-run homerun and the Cougars never looked back. Bob Hartless added a three-run homer in the seventh. Hartless and Chris Iceman paced the offense with two hits apiece. April 7, at Malone College The Cougars lost their second straight game as Malone rallied for an 8-7 victory in the first game of a Mid-Ohio Conference doubleheader. MVNC led 7-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Pioneers scored seven runs in their final at bat for the come-from-behind win. Andy Heimbach (3-1) suffered the loss for the Cougars. He worked 6 1/3 innings and allowed ten hits and seven earned runs. He also walked three batters and recorded five strikeouts. Andy Newcomb recorded a strikeout for the second out of the seventh inning, but also allowed two hits. Offensively, MVNC was led by Mike Sorbin with three hits. Travis Gray, Gary Klingel, Sean Barrett, and Chris Iceman added two hits each. April 4, OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MVNC tried to rally from an eight-run lead, but their comeback came up just short as they fell to the Battling Bishops 14-12 in non- conference action. Ohio Wesleyan, ranked #27 in NCAA Division III, turned a 4-2 deficit into a 10-4 lead with a seven-run third inning. After the Cougars trimmed the lead to 10-6 in the bottom of the third, the Battling Bishops added a run in the fourth and three more runs in the fifth for a 14-6 advantage. However, the MVNC pitching staff would shut them out from that point on, while the Cougar offense continued to score to make things interesting. Kevin Stafford (2-1) suffered the loss by allowing five runs in just two innings of work. Mike Waddell followed with three innings of work in which he gave up nine earned runs. Andy Heimbach pitched three scoreless innings and Dave Byard added a scoreless ninth. Meanwhile, Sean Barrett led the MVNC offense with three hits and four runs batted in. Chris Stanifer and Brad Nelson also added three hits as the Cougars collected 18 hits on the day. April 1, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE In the second game of a doubleheader, the Cougars got another strong pitching performance as they defeated #12 Ohio Dominican College 4-1 to improve to 4-0 in the Mid-Ohio Conference. Marty McLeary (4-1) rebounded from his first collegiate loss to throw a complete game one-hitter as he allowed just one run and two walks while striking out six batters. Offensively, MVNC was led by Bob Hartless with a double and a single, while Gary Klingel also added two hits and an RBI. Travis Gray finished with an RBI-single in his only official at bat. April 1, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE In a match-up of nationally-ranked teams, MVNC prevailed with a 4-1 Mid-Ohio Conference victory over the Panthers, ranked #12 in the latest NAIA poll. The Cougars combined timely-hitting and a strong pitching performance from Mike Patch (5-0) to earn the win. MVNC scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to break the scoreless tie. Ohio Dominican scored their only run in the fifth, but the Cougars added an insurance run in the sixth. Patch went all seven innings and allowed four hits, one walk, and the one run. He also recorded five strikeouts. Meanwhile, the MVNC offense was led by Sean Barrett, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Travis Gray added a solo homerun and Gary Klingel recorded an RBI-single. March 31, at Cedarville College The Cougars improved to 2-0 in the Mid-Ohio Conference with a 13-7 victory over Cedarville in the second game of a twinbill. MVNC got things going in the top of the first with six runs as they sent 12 batters to the plate. The Cougars added three runs in the second, two runs in the third, and a run in the fourth to take a commanding 12-1 lead. The Yellow Jackets answered with four runs in their half of the fourth, but MVNC held on for the win. Andy Heimbach (3-0) earned the win by going five innings and allowing eight hits, three walks, and three earned runs. He also recorded four strikeouts. Andy Newcomb worked the final two innings and gave up two runs and three hits while striking out two batters. Brian Sheets rapped three hits in the contest, while Bob Hartless, Chris Iceman, Sean Barrett, and J.K. Waers each recorded a pair of hits. March 31, at Cedarville College MVNC opened Mid-Ohio Conference play by claiming a 12-1 victory over the Yellow Jackets in the first game of a doubleheader. The Cougars scored a run in the first inning on an RBI-double by Travis Gray, and then added four runs in the second. Cedarville scored their only run in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-1, but MVNC scored five times in the sixth to end the game early. Jeremiah Armstrong (2-1) picked up the win by working five innings and allowing just one run, five hits, and five walks. He also struck out ten batters. Kevin Stafford pitched a perfect sixth and recorded two strikeouts. Chris Stanifer and Scott Dapprich each pounded three hits, while Gray, Chris Iceman, and Mike Sorbin added two hits apiece. March 28, vs. University of St. Thomas (MN) The Cougars dropped their second game of the season in extra innings as they fell 3-2 to St. Thomas in eight innings in the final game of their spring trip to Fort Myers. MVNC took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on an RBI-single by Travis Gray. However, the Tommies answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead of their own. The Cougars responded right away in the top of the sixth as Gray led the inning off with a triple. One out later, Sean Barrett doubled him home to tie the score. Meanwhile, Marty McLeary (3-1) was working hard on the mound. Through seven innings, he allowed only four hits and four walks while striking out 11 batters. However, in the bottom of the eighth, he gave up a double and threw walks as St. Thomas prevailed. For McLeary, it marked his first collegiate loss. Gray, Barrett, and Scott Dapprich each finished with two hits for MVNC. March 28, vs. Hartwick (NY) College MVNC avenged their first loss of the season with a 14-0 victory over the Hawks at Fort Myers. After a scoreless first inning, the Cougars sent 10 batters to the plate as they scored seven runs in the inning. They did not stop there as they scored three times in the fourth and four more times in the fifth to end the game early. Sean Barrett had the biggest blow of the game, a grand slam in the fifth inning. Mike Patch (4-0) benefitted from the scoring outburst as he went the distance on the mound. He allowed just two hits and struck out seven batter for his eighth career shutout, an MVNC record. March 27, vs. Coker (SC) College After 14 consecutive victories to open the season, the Cougars suffered their first loss as they fell 8-4 to Coker. MVNC built a 4-2 lead after two innings as Sean Barrett hit a two-run single in the first and J.K. Waers added a second inning RBI-double followed by a sacrifice fly by Bob Hartless. However, the Cobras exploded for six runs in the fifth and held on for the win. Starter Jeremiah Armstrong (1-1) took the loss for the Cougars. He worked 4 1/3 innings and allowed six runs, nine hits, and three walks. He also recorded four strikouts. Mike Waddell came on in relief and worked the final 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs, two hits, and two walks while fanning five batters. Travis Gray, Scott Dapprich, and Chris Stanifer each recorded two singles for MVNC. March 27, vs. Geneva (PA) College MVNC's winning streak reached 14 straight as the Cougars downed Geneva 9-3 at Fort Myers. Andy Heimbach (2-0) went the distance on the mound as he threw a complete game two-hitter. He allowed five walks and two earned runs while striking out six batters. Meanwhile, Travis Gray led the MVNC offense by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homerun, and a sacrifice fly. Bob Hartless, Brad Nelson, and Mike Sorbin each added two hits to the winning attack. March 25, vs. Sioux Falls (SD) College The Cougars increased their winning streak to 13 in a row as they defeated Sioux Falls 8-4 to sweep the twinbill at Cape Coral. MVNC took a 4-0 lead in the third inning only to see Sioux Falls tie things up with four runs in the top of the sixth. However, the Cougars answered with four runs in their half of the sixth on an RBI-double by Travis Gray, a two-run triple by Brad Nelson, and an RBI-single by Sean Barrett. Dave Byard (2-0) earned the win with six innings of work. He allowed four hits, four earned runs, and five walks. He also struck out six batters. Andy Newcomb pitched the seventh and retired all three batters he faced. Nelson and Scott Dapprich each had three hits in the game, while Barrett, Bob Hartless, and Chris Iceman added two hits apiece. March 25, vs. Sioux Falls (SD) College MVNC took the first of two games against Sioux Falls by the score of 11-1 at Cape Coral. The Cougars started the game with three runs in the first inning, highlighted by a solo homerun by Sean Barrett. After adding another run in the second, MVNC exploded for six runs in the third on just four hits. Sioux Falls finally scored a run in the bottom of the third, but that would be the extent of their run production. Kevin Stafford (2-0) earned the win with four innings of work in which he allowed just four hits and one earned run. He also recorded five strikeouts. Scott Schlabach came in to pitch the fifth and retired the side in order. Barrett, Mike Sorbin, and Scott Dapprich led the offensive attack with two hits each. March 24, vs. Muskingum College The Cougars rallied from an early deficit to post a 10-7 victory against Muskingum at Fort Myers. After trailing 4-1, Travis Gray tied the score in the bottom of the second inning with a two-out, three-run homerun. MVNC added four more runs in the third with two outs as J.K. Waers got things started with an RBI-single. The Fighting Muskies closed to within 8-7 in the fourth, but an RBI-double by Brad Nelson and a run-scoring single by Chris Iceman in the sixth gave the Cougars a three-run cushion. Marty McLeary (3-0) went the distance on the mound for MVNC. He allowed four earned runs, eight hits, and three walks. He also recorded six strikeouts. Waers, Nelson, Gray, and Scott Dapprich each contributed two hits apiece to pace the Cougars' offense. March 24, vs. Augustana (SD) College MVNC built an early lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vikings at Fort Myers to run their winning streak to ten straight. The Cougars scored a run in the first inning, two runs in the second, and two more in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. Augustana answered with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to close the gap to 5-3, but MVNC added an insurance run in the seventh. Mike Patch (3-0) pitched a complete game for the Cougars, allowing three runs and eight hits while fanning four batters. Scott Dapprich led the offense with a double and two singles, while Travis Gray and Sean Barrett each added two singles. March 22, vs. Franklin Pierce (NH) College The Cougars picked up another win with a 6-1 victory over Franklin Pierce at Cape Coral. Mike Waddell (1-0) earned his first collegiate win by allowing just one run, two hits, and six walks in six innings of work. He also recorded nine strikeouts. Andy Newcomb pitched the final inning and allowed a hit and picked up two strikeouts. Meanwhile, MVNC took a 6-0 lead before the Ravens scored their lone run in the fourth inning. Scott Dapprich led the offense with three singles and a walk in four trips to the plate. March 22, vs. Edinboro (PA) University MVNC increased their winning streak to eight straight with a 9-0 victory over the Scots at Cape Coral. Andy Heimbach (1-0) notched his first collegiate win and shutout as he allowed only three hits and five walks in seven innings of work. He also recorded four strikeouts. Meanwhile, Brian Sheets went 4-for-4 at the plate with a homerun, three singles,and four runs batted in. Chris Iceman and Sean Barrett each added a double and a single. The Cougars scored a run in the first inning, two runs in the second, a run in the third, and two more runs in the fourth. Then, they added three more runs in the sixth. March 21, vs. University of Northern Colorado After having the first game of the scheduled doubleheader against Northern Colorado rained out, the Cougars claimed a 5-3 victory over the Bears at Fort Myers. Travis Gray got things going for MVNC in the top of the first inning with a two-run homer, giving him a school-record 29 for his career. Northern Colorado answered with a run in the bottom of the first and two more runs in the third to take a 3-2 lead. However, Sean Barrett tied things up with an RBI-double in the fourth. Then, in the fifth inning, Gray launched another two-run shot over the left centerfield fence for a 5-3 lead that would hold up. Dave Byard (1-0) picked up his first collegiate win as he allowed seven hits and two walks. He also recorded five strikeouts. March 20, vs. State University of New York at Fredonia MVNC made it two shutouts in a row as the Cougars knocked off Fredonia 14-0 in Fort Myers behind a 14-hit attack and an outstanding pitching performance from Kevin Stafford (1-0). Stafford limited the Blue Devils to just four hits and a walk in five innings of work. He also recorded four strikeouts. Offensively, MVNC was led by Bob Hartless with two doubles, a single, and four runs scored. Mike Sorbin also added two singles to the winning attack. The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and then the flood gates opened as MVNC plated four runs in the second, five in the fourth, and four more in the fifth to end the game early. March 20, vs. Central Connecticut State University The Cougars used a strong pitching performance from Jeremiah Armstrong (1-0) and some heavy hitting on their way to a 10-0 win over the NCAA Division I Blue Devils at Fort Myers. Armstrong pitched a complete game and allowed only three hits and four walks while striking out four batters. Meanwhile, MVNC got things going with two outs in the first inning when Travis Gray belted a homerun, tying the school's career record for homers with 28. Then, Brad Nelson reached on an error and Sean Barrett followed with a homerun of his own to make it 3-0. In the second inning, Brian Sheets led off with a homer over the centerfield fence and the rout was on. Barrett led the offense by going 3-for-4 with five runs batted in. March 19, vs. Edinboro (PA) University Offense was the name of the game for MVNC as they posted a 13-1 victory over the Scots in Fort Myers. The Cougars scored at least one run in four of the first five innings, then exploded for six more in the seventh to put the game away. Travis Gray's three-run homer was the big hit in the final inning. Starter Marty McLeary (2-0) worked six shutout innings before turning the ball over to Andy Newcomb in the seventh. McLeary allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out six. Newcomb allowed the only run of the game in the seventh, but gave up just two hits and struck out two batters. Sean Barrett led the MVNC offense by going 4-for-4 with two doubles. Gray, Mike Sorbin, Bob Hartless, and Brad Nelson each added two hits apiece. Sorbin hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Nelson ripped two doubles. March 19, vs. Allegheny (PA) College The Cougars successfully began their spring trip in Fort Myers, Florida, with a 7-3 victory over Allegheny. MVNC got things going early offensively as they scored two runs in the second inning on a two-run double by Brian Sheets. Then, they added four more runs in the third, highlighted by Chris Iceman's two-run double. Meanwhile, Mike Patch (2-0) went the distance on the mound, allowing just two earned runs and six hits in seven innings of work. He also recorded five strikeouts and walked only two batters. Iceman and Scott Dapprich led the offense with three hits apiece, while Brad Nelson and Sean Barrett each recorded two hits. March 13, at Otterbein College MVNC used strong pitching and timely hitting to post an 8-0 non-conference victory. Starter Marty McLeary (1-0) pitched seven innings allowing only two hits and three walks while striking out six batters. Jeremiah Armstrong and Dave Byard each pitched a hitless inning of relief with Armstrong recording two strikeouts. Meanwhile, the Cougars' offense got things going early with three runs in the second inning on an RBI groundout by Mike Waddell, a run-scoring double by Scott Dapprich, and an RBI single by Mike Sorbin. MVNC added two runs in the fourth inning, a run in the seventh, and two more runs in the eighth. Chris Iceman and Chris Stanifer led the way with two hits apiece. March 4, ASHLAND UNIVERSITY The Cougars successfully opened the 1997 season with a come-from-behind 5-2 non-conference victory over Ashland. After trailing 2-0, MVNC got things going in the sixth inning. Bob Hartless drove in a run with a double, and following an intentional walk, Brad Nelson laced two-run double to left center. Travis Gray drilled a two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Cougars some insurance runs. Starter Mike Patch (1-0) picked up the win by going six innings and allowing four hits and one earned run. He struck out five batters and did not issue a walk. Marty McLeary recorded the save with three hitless, scoreless innings of relief that included five strikeouts.

1997 Schedule and Results

Overall Record: 47-8 (.855); MOC Record: 17-1 (.944) *Mid-Ohio Conference Games +Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, FL) %NCCAA National Tournament Games (Mishawaka, IN) #Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament Games @Great Lakes Region Tournament Games (Battle Creek, MI) $NAIA World Series Games (Sioux City, IA) March 4 ASHLAND Won 5-2 March 13 at Otterbein Won 8-0 March 19 + vs. Allegheny (PA) Won 7-3 March 19 + vs. Edinboro (PA) Won 13-1 March 20 + vs. Central Connecticut Won 10-0 March 20 + vs. SUNY-Fredonia (NY) Won 14-0 March 21 + vs. Northern Colorado Won 5-3 March 22 + vs. Edinboro (PA) Won 9-0 March 22 + vs. Franklin Pierce (NH) Won 6-1 March 24 + vs. Augustana (SD) Won 6-3 March 24 + vs. Muskingum Won 10-7 March 25 + vs. Sioux Falls (SD) Won 11-1 March 25 + vs. Sioux Falls (SD) Won 8-4 March 27 + vs. Geneva (PA) Won 9-3 March 27 + vs. Coker (SC) Lost 4-8 March 28 + vs. Hartwick (NY) Won 14-0 March 28 + vs. St. Thomas (MN) Lost 2-3 March 31 * at Cedarville Won 12-1 March 31 * at Cedarville Won 13-7 April 1 * OHIO DOMINICAN Won 4-1 April 1 * OHIO DOMINICAN Won 4-1 April 4 OHIO WESLEYAN Lost 12-14 April 7 * at Malone Lost 7-8 April 7 * at Malone Won 6-1 April 8 * URBANA Won 10-8 April 8 * URBANA Won 13-1 April 10 * at Tiffin Won 10-0 April 10 * at Tiffin Won 9-1 April 14 * FINDLAY Won 8-3 April 14 * FINDLAY Won 2-1 April 15 * RIO GRANDE Won 10-0 April 15 * RIO GRANDE Won 11-1 April 18 * at Walsh Won 7-3 April 18 * at Walsh Won 12-1 April 19 * at Shawnee State Won 4-0 April 19 * at Shawnee State Won 13-3 April 24 MUSKINGUM Won 7-1 April 26 CEDARVILLE Won 4-1 April 26 CEDARVILLE Won 9-0 April 29 KENYON Won 11-3 May 1 % vs. Trinity Christian (IL) Won 17-4 May 1 % vs. Spring Arbor (MI) Won 12-4 May 3 % at Bethel (IN) Won 11-2 May 7 # MALONE Won 12-9 May 7 # FINDLAY Won 10-7 May 9 # OHIO DOMINICAN Lost 8-11 May 9 # TIFFIN Lost 8-10 May 14 @ vs. Bethel (IN) Won 5-2 May 16 @ vs. Aquinas (MI) Won 8-1 May 16 @ vs. Marian (IN) Won 11-9 May 17 @ vs. Madonna (MI) Won 13-1 May 17 @ vs. St. Francis (IL) Won 3-2 May 23 $ vs. Cumberland (TN) Lost 4-8 May 24 $ vs. Dominican NY Won 10-0 May 28 $ vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State Lost 5-6

The 1997 Roster

# Player POS YR HT WT B/T HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL

39 Jeremiah Armstrong P 2 6-5 185 R/R Uhrichsville Claymont

12 Sean Barrett OF 3 5-10 170 R/R Brookville Northmont

23 David Byard P 1 6-2 200 R/R Byesville Meadowbrook

3 Scott Dapprich IN 4 5-8 150 R/R Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

5 Heath Engle P 1 6-1 175 L/L Mason, WV Wahama

42 Drue Gray IN 1 6-1 210 R/R Ashville Teays Valley

11 Travis Gray IN 4 6-0 195 L/R Ashville Teays Valley

14 Bob Hartless OF 4 5-9 180 R/R Newark Newark

32 Andy Heimbach P 1 6-2 175 R/R Wheelersburg Wheelersburg

10 Chris Iceman IN 2 6-3 175 L/L Lucas Lucas

36 Gary Klingel IN 4 6-0 200 R/R Moore, OK Moore

26 Keith Kohler C 2 5-10 180 R/R Carrollton Carrollton

16 Marty McLeary P 3 6-5 210 R/R Mansfield Mansfield Christian

15 Brad Nelson C 4 5-7 150 R/R Flint, TX Robert E. Lee

22 Andrew Newcomb P 3 5-8 165 R/R Defiance Defiance 17 Michael Patch P 4 6-1 185 R/R Quincy, MA North Quincy

19 Scott Schlabach P 1 6-0 185 R/R Berlin Hiland

9 Brian Sheets IN 1 5-9 170 R/R Vermilion Vermilion

18 Michael Sorbin OF 4 6-3 185 R/R Conesville River View

24 Kevin Stafford P 2 5-10 165 R/R Alexandria, KY Campbell County

2 Chris Stanifer OF 2 5-11 160 R/R Adrian, MI Adrian

13 Matthew Triplett IN 2 5-10 165 R/R Ashville Teays Valley

31 Mike Waddell P 1 6-3 195 R/R Cardington Cardington

33 J.K. Waers C 3 6-1 195 R/R Byesville Meadowbrook

Head Coach: Keith Veale Assistant Coach: Mel Severns Assistant Coach: Paul Loveless Athletic Director: Scott Flemming Sports Information Director: Steve Gregory Athletic Trainer: Chris Shooter 1996 Record: 43-3

1997 Cougar Baseball Overall Statistics for Mt. Vernon Nazarene (as of May 30, 1997) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record:47-8-0 Home:15-1-0 Away:10-3-0 Neutral:22-4-0 Conference:17-1-0

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

Kohler...... 667 4-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .667 2 1 0 0 .833 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Gray, T...... 426 55-55 190 76 81 18 8 18 86 169 .889 29 4 30 0 .502 4 1 12-12 106 164 9 .968 Klingel...... 411 36-36 124 21 51 13 0 9 38 91 .734 9 3 6 4 .453 3 1 0-1 18 42 5 .923 Gray, D...... 400 9-0 5 3 2 0 1 0 4 4 .800 3 0 1 0 .625 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 Hartless.... .394 55-54 188 78 74 12 2 3 44 99 .527 28 3 16 1 .469 5 2 18-19 59 4 4 .940 Barrett...... 390 55-55 195 48 76 21 0 6 62 115 .590 13 4 10 0 .435 2 1 12-16 63 3 1 .985 Nelson...... 372 54-54 188 36 70 17 2 6 59 109 .580 11 6 12 0 .416 4 4 0-0 156 16 5 .972 Stanifer.... .364 44-25 77 43 28 1 1 0 9 31 .403 8 0 6 0 .424 0 1 8-10 16 0 0 1.000 Sheets...... 358 38-31 109 17 39 6 0 3 23 54 .495 12 3 14 0 .435 0 0 4-4 10 32 7 .857 Dapprich.... .350 55-55 214 61 75 15 3 1 39 99 .463 17 0 7 3 .393 3 0 18-20 69 159 16 .934 Iceman...... 328 55-55 183 27 60 16 0 0 38 76 .415 15 1 14 4 .380 1 1 1-1 426 27 3 .993 Waers...... 312 28-26 77 8 24 3 0 5 17 42 .545 11 0 19 1 .389 2 1 0-0 154 19 1 .994 Sorbin...... 312 51-44 138 39 43 7 3 1 22 59 .428 10 6 28 1 .381 1 2 5-6 60 5 2 .970 Waddell...... 263 16-5 19 10 5 1 1 0 2 8 .421 2 0 2 1 .333 0 0 2-3 5 8 0 1.000 Triplett.... .143 18-0 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 3 0 2 0 .400 0 0 1-1 3 2 0 1.000 McLeary...... 000 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 11 29 6 .870 Stafford.... .000 7-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 3 1 .857 Armstrong... .000 9-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 4 0 1.000

Totals...... 368 55-55 1717 476 631 131 21 52 445 960 .559 173 31 167 15 .429 25 14 81-93 1190 565 65 .964 Opponents... .232 55-55 1465 175 340 60 4 23 167 477 .326 175 26 314 31 .324 6 9 18-36 1136 498 117 .933

LOB - Team (354), Opp (315). DPs turned - Team (55), Opp (33). CI - Team (0), Opp (6). IBB - Team (7), Klingel 3, Iceman 2, Gray, T. 2, Opp (4). Picked off - Hartless 3, Iceman 1, Gray, T. 1, Klingel 1, Sheets 1, Stanifer 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

Schlabach... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Byard...... 2.41 9-2 13 10 8 0/1 0 71.0 60 31 19 30 51 11 0 5 300 .227 2 2 0 3 1 McLeary..... 2.58 10-2 15 14 9 0/1 1 97.2 62 37 28 59 82 13 2 2 406 .183 13 8 0 0 1 Heimbach.... 2.70 8-1 11 10 6 5/0 0 63.1 52 30 19 31 47 8 0 2 271 .224 6 6 0 1 1 Patch...... 3.09 12-0 12 12 9 2/0 0 81.2 89 36 28 13 59 16 1 5 339 .277 2 2 0 0 3 Armstrong... 3.79 4-2 9 5 2 1/1 1 38.0 36 17 16 19 31 7 0 4 166 .250 4 1 0 0 2 Stafford.... 3.86 2-1 6 3 1 1/0 0 14.0 14 6 6 5 13 1 1 2 64 .259 1 4 0 1 0 Newcomb..... 4.26 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 8 3 3 0 9 2 0 0 27 .296 0 0 0 0 0 Waddell..... 5.63 2-0 9 1 0 0/0 1 24.0 19 15 15 18 22 2 0 3 105 .232 5 3 0 1 1

Totals...... 3.04 47-8 55 55 35 10/1 3 397.0 340 175 134 175 314 60 4 23 1681 .232 33 26 0 6 9 Opponents... 9.58 8-47 55 55 18 0/0 1 378.2 631 476 403 173 167 131 21 52 1966 .368 54 31 2 25 14

PB - Team (10), Waers 6, Nelson 4, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (15), McLeary 10, Patch 3, Stafford 1, Heimbach 1, Opp (5). SB/ATT - Waers (8-20), Nelson (10-14), McLeary (6-10), Byard (3-8), Patch (5-6), Waddell (2-6), Stafford (2-3), Armstrong (0-2), Heimbach (0-1).

1997 Cougar Baseball Overall Statistics for Mt. Vernon Nazarene (as of May 30, 1997) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI

Patch...... 19 6 13 0 1.000 1 5 1 .833 0 0 Stanifer.... 16 16 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Waddell..... 13 5 8 0 1.000 1 2 4 .333 0 0 Gray, D..... 7 7 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 Armstrong... 6 2 4 0 1.000 1 0 2 .000 0 0 Triplett.... 5 3 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Kohler...... 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Newcomb..... 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Waers...... 174 154 19 1 .994 0 8 12 .400 6 0 Iceman...... 456 426 27 3 .993 53 0 0 --- 0 0 Barrett..... 67 63 3 1 .985 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Nelson...... 177 156 16 5 .972 1 10 4 .714 4 0 Sorbin...... 67 60 5 2 .970 1 0 0 --- 0 0 Gray, T..... 279 106 164 9 .968 46 0 0 --- 0 0 Hartless.... 67 59 4 4 .940 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Dapprich.... 244 69 159 16 .934 40 0 0 --- 0 0 Klingel..... 65 18 42 5 .923 5 0 0 --- 0 0 Byard...... 26 11 13 2 .923 0 3 5 .375 0 0 Heimbach.... 27 3 21 3 .889 1 0 1 .000 0 0 McLeary..... 46 11 29 6 .870 2 6 4 .600 0 0 Sheets...... 49 10 32 7 .857 6 0 0 --- 0 0 Stafford.... 7 3 3 1 .857 0 2 1 .667 0 0 Schlabach... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0

Totals...... 1820 1190 565 65 .964 55 18 18 .500 10 0 Opponents... 1751 1136 498 117 .933 33 81 12 .871 17 6

The Automated Scorebook

Ashland University at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 04, 1997 at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Ashland University 2 (1-3) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 5 (1-0)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Seder cf 4 1 0 0 Dapprich ss 3 0 0 0 Roseberry 2b 4 0 2 0 Hartless cf 4 2 2 1 Marchetti ss 3 1 1 1 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 1 2 Kemmes dh 4 0 1 0 Nelson c 3 0 1 2 Russell c 3 0 0 0 Triplett pr/3b 1 0 0 0 Fink ph 1 0 0 0 Waers c 1 0 0 0 Detillion 1b 2 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 0 1 0 Albert rf 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 1 0 Stan ph 0 0 0 0 Waddell pr 0 0 0 0 Krutsch rf 1 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 0 0 Young 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanifer dh 3 0 1 0 Geshacion lf 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 1 1 0 Brown p 0 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Masterson p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Perron p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 2 4 1 Totals...... 31 5 8 5

Score by innings: R H E ------Ashland University 000 101 000 - 2 4 0 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 003 02 - 5 8 4 ------

E - McLeary, Sheets 3. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - AU 3, MVNC 5. 2B - Hartless(1), Nelson(1). HR - Marchetti(1), Gray, T.(1). SB - Kemmes(1), Sorbin(1). CS - Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Brown 5.0 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 16 17 3 7 Masterson L 0-1 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 3 1 Perron 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 1

Patch W 1-0 6.0 4 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 21 21 5 7 McLeary S,1 3.0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 8 11 0 2

WP - Brown 2, McLeary 2. HBP - by McLeary (Detillion).

Strikeouts - Seder 2, Kemmes 2, Russell, Albert 2, Young 2, Fink, Gray, T. 2, Hartless, Iceman, Sheets, Waers. Walks - Marchetti, Geshacion, Dapprich, Gray, T., Sorbin.

Umpires - Smith, Shradzke Start: 3:00 pm Time: 2:15 Attendance: 125

Game Notes: 1997 Season Opener

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Otterbein College Mar 13, 1997 at Otterbein College

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (2-0) Otterbein College 0 (0-1)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Stanifer lf 5 0 2 1 Colopy 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartless dh 5 0 1 1 McFarland rf 4 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 0 0 0 Clinger ss 4 0 0 0 Nelson c 5 1 2 0 Stewart 1b 3 0 0 0 Barrett cf 4 1 1 1 Uranack c 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 5 2 2 0 Berrier 3b 4 0 1 0 Waddell 3b 3 1 0 1 Harris lf 2 0 0 0 Triplett 3b 1 0 0 0 Takos cf 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 1 Bloudill dh 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 2 1 2 Lattie p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Crabtree p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Litzenburger p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 40 8 10 7 Totals...... 30 0 2 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 030 200 120 - 8 10 3 Otterbein College 000 000 000 - 0 2 4 ------

E - Dapprich, Gray, T., Nelson, Colopy, Clinger, Berrier, Litzenburger. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - MVNC 8, Otterbein 6. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich. SB - Sorbin.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary W 1-0 7.0 2 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 23 26 1 12 Armstrong 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 Byard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3

Lattie L 0-1 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 1 4 Crabtree 4.0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 5 6 Litzenburger 3.0 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 12 15 4 4

WP - Armstrong, McLeary 2, Litzenburger 2. PB - Uranack.

Strikeouts - Hartless, Sorbin, Stanifer, Colopy 2, McFarland 2, Clinger, Stewart, Berrier, Bloudill. Walks - Barrett, Sorbin, Waddell, Stewart, Uranack, Harris.

Umpires - Start: 3:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 52

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Otterbein College Mar 13, 1997 at Otterbein College

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (2-0) Otterbein College 0 (0-1)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Stanifer lf 5 0 2 1 Colopy 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartless dh 5 0 1 1 McFarland rf 4 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 0 0 0 Clinger ss 4 0 0 0 Nelson c 5 1 2 0 Stewart 1b 3 0 0 0 Barrett cf 4 1 1 1 Uranack c 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 5 2 2 0 Berrier 3b 4 0 1 0 Waddell 3b 3 1 0 1 Harris lf 2 0 0 0 Triplett 3b 1 0 0 0 Takos cf 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 1 Bloudill dh 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 2 1 2 Lattie p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Crabtree p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Litzenburger p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 40 8 10 7 Totals...... 30 0 2 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 030 200 120 - 8 10 3 Otterbein College 000 000 000 - 0 2 4 ------

E - Dapprich, Gray, T., Nelson, Colopy, Clinger, Berrier, Litzenburger. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - MVNC 8, Otterbein 6. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich. SB - Sorbin.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary W 1-0 7.0 2 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 23 26 1 12 Armstrong 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 Byard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3

Lattie L 0-1 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 1 4 Crabtree 4.0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 5 6 Litzenburger 3.0 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 12 15 4 4

WP - Armstrong, McLeary 2, Litzenburger 2. PB - Uranack.

Strikeouts - Hartless, Sorbin, Stanifer, Colopy 2, McFarland 2, Clinger, Stewart, Berrier, Bloudill. Walks - Barrett, Sorbin, Waddell, Stewart, Uranack, Harris.

Umpires - Start: 3:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 52

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Edinboro University Mar 19, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13 (4-0) Edinboro University 1 (1-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 1 1 0 Winten cf 2 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 3 3 1 Koch cf 1 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 1 2 4 Ray rf 2 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 3 2 1 Schulte rf 1 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 2 4 1 Anderson lf 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 2 0 0 0 Diulus lf 1 0 1 0 Gray, D. ph/1b 2 0 1 2 Johnker ss 3 0 1 0 Stanifer dh 3 0 0 0 Vierkorn dh 2 0 0 0 Kohler ph 2 0 1 0 Myers dh 1 0 0 0 Waddell 3b 2 0 1 0 Saylor 3b 1 0 0 0 Triplett ph/3b 0 1 0 0 Hayes 3b 1 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 2 2 2 Coakley c 2 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Kunkle ph 1 1 1 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0 Seidl 2b 2 0 1 1 Tingen 1b 3 0 1 0 Rusko p 0 0 0 0 Adsit p 0 0 0 0 Irons p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 35 13 17 11 Totals...... 25 1 5 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 201 220 6 - 13 17 0 Edinboro University 000 000 1 - 1 5 0 ------

DP - MVNC 1. LOB - MVNC 9, Edinboro 5. 2B - Barrett 2, Nelson 2, Seidl. 3B - Hartless, Sorbin. HR - Gray, T.(1), Sorbin(1). SB - Barrett, Dapprich, Waddell, Johnker. CS - Dapprich.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary W 2-0 6.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 20 22 4 7 Newcomb 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 1

Rusko L 0-1 4.0 8 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 19 21 3 6 Adsit 2.0 4 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 9 12 5 0 Irons 1.0 5 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 2 0

WP - Rusko, Adsit 3, Irons. PB - Coakley.

Strikeouts - Gray, T., Waddell, Winten, Anderson, Vierkorn, Saylor, Koch, Schulte, Myers, Hayes. Walks - Barrett, Dapprich, Hartless, Iceman, Nelson 2, Triplett, Waddell, Saylor, Seidl.

Umpires - Dick Molenar, Bob Golliher Start: 2:00 Time: 2:05 Attendance: 120

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Central Connecticut Mar 20, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (5-0) Central Connecticut 0 (1-3)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 1 1 0 Maule ss 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 5 2 1 0 Lombardo dh 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 1 3 1 1 Pruchnicki 2b 3 0 1 0 Nelson dh 4 2 1 2 Graham rf 3 0 1 0 Barrett lf 4 1 3 5 O'Gorman 3b 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 1 Palmese 1b 3 0 1 0 Sheets 3b 4 1 1 1 Dube 1b 0 0 0 0 Waers c 2 0 0 0 Solesky cf/p 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 0 2 0 Zahner c 3 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 House lf 1 0 0 0 Poturnicki p 0 0 0 0 Yanasey p 0 0 0 0 Lynch p 0 0 0 0 Borofast p/cf 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 32 10 11 10 Totals...... 23 0 3 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 312 022 0 - 10 11 0 Central Connecticut 000 000 0 - 0 3 5 ------

E - Maule 2, Pruchnicki, O'Gorman, Zahner. DP - MVNC 1, Cent. Conn. 2. LOB - MVNC 7, Cent. Conn. 6. 2B - Barrett 2, Sorbin 2, Pruchnicki. HR - Barrett(1), Gray, T.(3), Sheets(1).

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Armstrong W 1-0 7.0 3 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 23 27 10 6

Poturnicki L 0-1 2.0 4 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 12 2 2 Yanasey 2.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 2 Lynch 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 Borofast 1.0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 0 2 Solesky 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 2

WP - Armstrong, Borofast.

Strikeouts - Sorbin, Waers 2, Graham, O'Gorman 2, Palmese. Walks - Gray, T. 3, Iceman, Waers 2, Lombardo, Solesky, House 2.

Umpires - Dick Molenar, Rick Sanzone

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs SUNY-Fredonia Mar 20, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 14 (6-0) SUNY-Fredonia 0 (0-2)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 1 1 1 Alessi rf 3 0 1 0 Hartless cf 3 4 3 2 Gaupp cf 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 1 1 Panella ss 2 0 0 0 Nelson c 2 1 1 1 Caso 1b 2 0 0 0 Kohler c 0 0 0 0 Clarke 3b 2 0 0 0 McLeary pr 0 1 0 0 Mierzwa c 2 0 1 0 Barrett dh 3 1 1 1 Zulawski dh 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Reineke lf 1 0 1 0 Gray, D. 1b 1 1 1 2 Reynolds 2b 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 1 1 Smith p 0 0 0 0 Triplett 3b 1 0 1 1 Newton p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 1 1 Sorbin rf 3 2 2 2 Stafford p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 28 14 14 13 Totals...... 19 0 4 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 140 54 - 14 14 0 SUNY-Fredonia 000 00 - 0 4 2 ------

E - Gaupp, Reineke. LOB - MVNC 7, Fredonia 6. 2B - Hartless, Triplett. 3B - Gray, D.. SF - Dapprich. SB - Barrett, Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Stafford W 1-0 5.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 19 21 5 6

Smith L 0-1 3.0 10 10 8 2 2 2 0 1 0 18 22 5 2 Newton 2.0 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 14 1 4

WP - Smith 2. HBP - by Stafford (Panella), by Smith (Nelson), by Newton (Sorbin). PB - Mierzwa 2.

Strikeouts - Dapprich, Gray, T., Iceman, Gaupp, Caso 2, Clarke. Walks - Barrett, Gray, T., Hartless, Kohler, Stanifer, Reineke.

Umpires - Start: 2:00 Time: 1:45 Attendance: 86

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Northern Colorado Mar 21, 1997 at Ft. Meyers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 5 (7-0) Northern Colorado 3 (14-7)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 0 0 0 Andre lf 3 1 1 0 Hartless cf 3 1 1 0 Scott 2b 3 1 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 3 2 4 Ott dh 2 1 2 3 Nelson c 3 0 2 0 Davis 1b 3 0 1 0 Sheets pr 0 0 0 0 Miller ss 2 0 0 0 Barrett rf 2 0 1 1 Young 3b 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 2 0 0 0 Jackson rf 2 0 1 0 Stafford pr 0 0 0 0 Tench c 2 0 1 0 Waddell 3b 2 0 0 0 Keough pr 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 0 0 0 Noffsinger cf 2 0 0 0 Sorbin dh 2 1 0 0 Kisler p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 21 5 6 5 Totals...... 21 3 7 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 200 120 - 5 6 2 Northern Colorado 102 00 - 3 7 1 ------

Note: None out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Gray, T., Nelson, Young. DP - MVNC 1, N. Colorado 1. LOB - MVNC 2, N. Colorado 5. 2B - Barrett, Ott, Young. HR - Gray, T. 2(5), Ott(3).

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Byard W 1-0 5.0 7 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 21 23 6 2

Kisler L 1-3 5.0 6 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 21 22 4 7 Williams 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WP - Byard.

Strikeouts - Iceman, Sorbin, Waddell, Andre, Davis, Miller 2, Young. Walks - Gray, T., Ott, Miller.

Umpires - Don Rolfe, Dave Baker Start: 2:25 Time: 2:15 Attendance: 77

1997 Cougar Baseball

Edinboro University vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 22, 1997 at Cape Coral, FL

Edinboro University 0 (4-9) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 9 (8-0)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Winten cf 0 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 0 0 0 Seidl 2b 3 0 0 0 Hartless dh 3 1 1 0 Rusko rf 3 0 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 0 0 Johnker ss 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 2 0 1 0 Saylor 3b 3 0 2 0 Waddell pr 0 2 0 0 Coakley c 3 0 0 0 Barrett cf 3 1 2 1 Vierkorn dh 1 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 2 Koch lf 1 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 1 0 0 Tingen 1b 3 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 4 1 4 4 Hayes p 0 0 0 0 Triplett 3b 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 4 1 1 1 Sorbin rf 4 0 1 1 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 20 0 3 0 Totals...... 30 9 11 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Edinboro University 000 000 0 - 0 3 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 121 203 - 9 11 0 ------

E - Johnker. DP - Edinboro 1, MVNC 3. LOB - Edinboro 6, MVNC 9. 2B - Saylor, Barrett, Iceman. 3B - Stanifer. HR - Sheets(2). SH - Winten. SB - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Hayes L 0-1 6.0 11 9 8 6 4 0 0 0 0 30 36 2 11

Heimbach W 1-0 7.0 3 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 20 27 5 9

WP - Heimbach 2. PB - Coakley.

Strikeouts - Rusko 2, Saylor, Vierkorn, Dapprich, Sorbin 2, Stanifer. Walks - Koch 2, Vierkorn 2, Winten 2, Barrett, Gray, T., Hartless, Iceman, Nelson 2.

Umpires - Jones, Cheetum, Griffin Start: 10:00 Time: 2:19 Attendance: 110

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Franklin Pierce Univ Mar 22, 1997 at Cape Coral, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 6 (9-0) Franklin Pierce Univ 1 (0-2)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 1 3 1 Healey 2b 2 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Pellerin ss 2 1 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 1 1 0 Burstein 3b 3 0 1 0 Nelson dh 4 0 0 0 Wilson cf/p 2 0 0 0 Barrett lf 3 1 0 0 Cipollina c 3 0 1 1 Iceman 1b 4 1 1 2 Smith lf/cf 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 4 1 2 0 Mott rf 2 0 1 0 Triplett 3b 0 0 0 0 Bertolini dh/lf 2 0 0 0 Waers c 4 0 1 1 Barrels ph 1 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 0 0 0 Jardin 1b 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Archibald p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 31 6 9 4 Totals...... 21 1 3 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 023 100 0 - 6 9 0 Franklin Pierce Univ 000 100 0 - 1 3 2 ------

E - Pellerin 2. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - MVNC 8, Franklin 6. 2B - Iceman, Burstein. SB - Barrett, Dapprich 3, Gray, T. 2, Sheets 2, Wilson. CS - Healey.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Waddell W 1-0 6.0 2 1 1 6 9 0 0 1 0 17 24 3 3 Newcomb 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0

Archibald L 0-1 6.0 8 6 3 4 9 3 0 0 0 27 31 5 3 Wilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0

WP - Archibald 3. HBP - by Waddell (Healey). PB - Cipollina 2.

Strikeouts - Barrett 2, Gray, T., Nelson, Sheets, Sorbin 3, Waers 3, Healey, Pellerin 2, Wilson 2, Cipollina, Mott, Bertolini 2, Jardin, Barrels. Walks - Barrett, Dapprich, Gray, T. 2, Healey, Pellerin, Wilson, Smith, Mott, Jardin.

Umpires - Jones, Price Start: 5:30 Time: 7:00 Attendance: 35

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Augustana College Mar 24, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 6 (10-0) Augustana College 3

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 2 3 1 Cady ss 4 0 1 0 Hartless cf 4 0 1 1 Hewber lf 4 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 2 0 Conrail 3b 4 0 1 0 Nelson c 4 0 0 0 Esbbo c 3 1 2 0 Waddell pr 0 1 0 0 Miller rf 3 1 1 1 Barrett dh 4 0 2 3 Schneringer dh 3 1 2 1 Sheets 3b 4 0 0 1 Gross 1b 3 0 1 1 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 0 Hansen 2b 3 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 1 1 0 Trollope cf 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 2 0 0 0 Hokerstad p 0 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 30 6 9 6 Totals...... 30 3 9 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 120 020 1 - 6 9 1 Augustana College 000 003 0 - 3 9 2 ------

E - Dapprich, Conrail 2. DP - MVNC 1, Augustana 1. LOB - MVNC 7, Augustana 6. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich, Esbbo, Schneringer. SB - Dapprich 2, Waddell, Cady, Trollope.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 3-0 7.0 9 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 30 30 4 12

Hokerstad L 7.0 9 6 4 3 4 1 0 1 0 30 34 3 12

WP - Hokerstad. HBP - by Hokerstad (Sorbin).

Strikeouts - Barrett, Hartless, Sheets, Sorbin, Cady, Hewber, Conrail 2. Walks - Gray, T., Iceman, Stanifer.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 12:07 Attendance: 55

1997 Cougar Baseball

Muskingum College vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 24, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Muskingum College 7 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (11-0)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Gourley 2b 3 1 1 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 2 2 Mohler ss 3 1 2 0 Hartless cf 2 2 1 0 Comb 3b 4 0 1 3 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 2 4 Webb 1b 4 0 0 0 Nelson dh 3 1 2 1 Grandy dh 3 1 1 0 Barrett rf 4 1 1 0 Gieger lf 3 1 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 0 0 Roski c 3 1 1 1 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 1 Barday rf 3 1 1 0 Waers c 4 1 2 1 Davenport cf 3 1 1 2 Stanifer lf 3 1 0 0 Amos p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 7 8 6 Totals...... 29 10 11 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Muskingum College 040 300 0 - 7 8 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 134 002 - 10 11 3 ------

E - Gieger, Dapprich, McLeary 2. DP - Muskingum 1, MVNC 2. LOB - Muskingum 5, MVNC 8. 2B - Davenport, Dapprich, Nelson. 3B - Comb. HR - Gray, T.(6). SB - Barrett.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Amos L 6.0 11 10 9 6 0 2 0 1 0 29 36 3 14

McLeary W 3-0 7.0 8 7 4 3 6 0 0 1 0 29 33 2 10

WP - Amos 2. HBP - by Amos (Hartless), by McLeary (Gourley).

Strikeouts - Mohler, Webb, Grandy, Gieger, Roski, Barday. Walks - Mohler, Grandy, Gieger, Gray, T., Hartless, Iceman, Nelson, Sheets, Stanifer.

Umpires - Start: 2:00 Time: 3:45 Attendance: 79

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Sioux Falls College Mar 25, 1997 at Cape Coral, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 11 (12-0) Sioux Falls College 1

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 1 2 3 Krant cf 3 0 1 0 Hartless dh 4 1 1 2 Bozied 3b 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 2 1 1 Deboer lf 2 0 1 1 Nelson c 3 1 1 0 Kloos c 2 0 0 0 Barrett cf 3 2 2 3 Ellis dh 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 2 0 0 1 Gardineen 1b 2 0 0 0 Waddell 3b 3 0 1 0 Covey rf 2 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 2 0 0 Poppinga 2b 1 1 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 2 2 0 Brown ss 2 0 1 0 Stafford p 0 0 0 0 Brink p 0 0 0 0 Schlabach p 0 0 0 0 Fry p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 26 11 10 10 Totals...... 18 1 3 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 316 01 - 11 10 0 Sioux Falls College 001 00 - 1 3 2 ------

E - Brown 2. LOB - MVNC 5, Sioux Falls 3. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Deboer. HR - Barrett. SF - Iceman. SB - Stanifer, Krant.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Stafford W 2-0 4.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 15 16 3 4 Schlabach 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3

Brink L 4.0 8 10 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 21 26 7 5 Fry 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0

WP - Brink 2. HBP - by Stafford (Poppinga), by Brink (Nelson). PB - Nelson, Kloos.

Strikeouts - Nelson, Bozied, Ellis 2, Gardineen, Covey. Walks - Gray, T. 2, Stanifer.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 12:04 Attendance: 89

1997 Cougar Baseball

Sioux Falls College vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 25, 1997 at Cape Coral, FL

Sioux Falls College 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (13-0)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Bozied 2b 1 1 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 3 0 Brown ss 3 1 1 0 Hartless cf 4 1 2 0 Hirt c 1 1 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 2 1 2 Mathesien 1b 3 1 1 3 Nelson dh 4 2 3 2 Swenson cf 3 0 2 1 Barrett lf 4 1 2 2 Manes lf 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 0 1 0 Ellis dh 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 2 2 Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 Waers c 4 0 1 0 Covey rf 3 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Parks p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 22 4 4 4 Totals...... 33 8 15 8

Score by innings: R H E ------Sioux Falls College 000 004 0 - 4 4 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 004 004 - 8 15 1 ------

E - Bozied, Manes, Gray, T.. DP - Sioux Falls 1, MVNC 2. LOB - Sioux Falls 2, MVNC 9. 2B - Mathesien, Dapprich, Gray, T.. 3B - Nelson. SB - Barrett. CS - Hirt, Swenson.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Parks L 6.0 15 8 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 33 35 9 7

Byard W 2-0 7.0 4 4 4 5 7 0 0 0 0 22 27 4 6

WP - Parks.

Strikeouts - Bozied, Brown, Ellis, Mathesien 2, Nelson 2, Gray, T.. Walks - Bozied 2, Hirt 2, Manes, Sheets 2.

Umpires - Start: 6:00 Time: 1:38 Attendance: 110

1997 Cougar Baseball

Geneva College vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 27, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Geneva College 3 (6-5) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 9 (14-0)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Gardner ss 3 1 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 1 Garvin dh 3 0 1 2 Hartless cf 4 2 2 0 Robertson 3b 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 3 3 Edmunds, T. rf 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 0 2 2 McClellan 2b 3 0 0 0 Waddell pr 0 1 0 0 Powell 1b 2 0 0 0 Barrett dh 4 1 1 1 Kohler lf 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 1 Edmunds, C. c 2 1 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 1 1 0 Holaren cf 2 1 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 1 0 0 Russo p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 2 1 Majors p 0 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 23 3 2 2 Totals...... 28 9 12 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Geneva College 003 000 0 - 3 2 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 102 141 - 9 12 1 ------

E - Gardner, Russo, Sheets. DP - Geneva 1. LOB - Geneva 4, MVNC 5. 2B - Barrett, Gray, T. 2. 3B - Hartless. HR - Gray, T.(7). SF - Gray, T., Nelson.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Russo L 1-1 4.0 9 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 23 7 4 Majors 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 3 2

Heimbach W 2-0 7.0 2 3 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 23 28 6 9

WP - Majors. PB - Nelson.

Strikeouts - Gardner, Edmunds, T., Powell 2, Edmunds, C. 2. Walks - Gardner, Powell, Kohler, Edmunds, C., Holaren, Sheets, Stanifer.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 1:45 Attendance: 155

1997 Cougar Baseball

Coker College vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mar 27, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Coker College 8 (20-11) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (14-1)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

McCoy cf 2 1 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 0 2 0 Corn 3b 4 1 3 2 Hartless cf 2 0 0 1 Edwards 2b 3 1 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 0 Neal 1b 4 1 1 2 Nelson dh 4 1 1 0 Helms dh 4 0 1 2 Barrett rf 3 0 1 2 Hutchinson lf 2 1 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 1 0 Heffernan ss 4 2 3 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Perkins rf 3 1 2 2 Waers c 2 0 1 1 Williams c 3 0 1 0 Sorbin pr/ph 1 1 0 0 Osteen p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 0 2 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 8 11 8 Totals...... 29 4 11 4

Score by innings: R H E ------Coker College 020 060 0 - 8 11 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 220 000 0 - 4 11 0 ------

E - Osteen. LOB - Coker 5, MVNC 6. 2B - Corn 2, Helms, Neal, Waers. SF - Hartless. SB - Hutchinson. CS - Heffernan, Helms.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Osteen W 7.0 11 4 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 29 31 8 4

Armstrong L 1-1 4.1 9 6 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 20 23 6 1 Waddell 2.2 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 9 11 0 2

WP - Osteen, Armstrong.

Strikeouts - Corn, Edwards 2, Heffernan, Helms, Hutchinson, McCoy, Neal, Williams, Barrett, Dapprich, Gray, T. 2, Hartless, Sorbin, Waers. Walks - Edwards, Hutchinson 2, McCoy 2, Hartless.

Umpires - Start: 6:00 Time: 1:57 Attendance: 113

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Hartwick College Mar 28, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 14 (15-1) Hartwick College 0 (3-7)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 1 2 1 La Rose 3b 2 0 0 0 Hartless dh 2 1 0 0 Hoffman 2b 2 0 0 0 Gray, D. dh 0 1 0 0 Onyon lf 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 2 2 Collins dh 2 0 0 0 Triplett 2b 1 0 0 0 Polunci 1b 2 0 1 0 Nelson c 3 0 2 0 Conley c 2 0 0 0 Waddell pr/ph 1 2 1 0 Delly ss 2 0 1 0 Kohler c 0 1 0 0 Gutheil cf 2 0 0 0 Barrett cf 3 1 1 4 Brogna rf 1 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 2 1 1 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 2 1 2 Bodnar p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 3 1 Sorbin rf 2 1 0 1 Patch p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 26 14 13 12 Totals...... 17 0 2 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 070 34 - 14 13 0 Hartwick College 000 00 - 0 2 1 ------

E - Conley. DP - Hartwick 2. LOB - MVNC 5, Hartwick 2. 2B - Gray, T., Iceman. HR - Barrett(3). SB - Dapprich(8), Gray, T.(3).

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 4-0 5.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 17 17 2 6

Barlow L 4.1 13 14 14 5 1 1 0 2 0 25 32 6 5 Bodnar 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1

WP - Barlow. HBP - by Barlow (Sorbin), by Barlow (Sheets).

Strikeouts - Triplett, La Rose, Hoffman, Polunci, Conley 2, Delly, Brogna. Walks - Barrett, Gray, D., Hartless, Iceman, Kohler, Sheets.

Umpires - Molenari, Davis Start: 10:00 Time: 2:03 Attendance: 87

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Univ. of St. Thomas Mar 28, 1997 at Ft. Myers, FL

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 2 (15-2) Univ. of St. Thomas 3 (9-2)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 1 2 0 Hartung 3b 4 1 1 1 Hartless cf 4 0 0 0 Hannahan 2b 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 1 Pignato 1b 3 0 1 0 Nelson dh 4 0 0 0 Vertanen lf 2 1 1 1 Barrett lf 4 0 2 1 Kohls rf 4 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 0 0 Mariarty dh 4 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 0 Barcelona cf 3 1 1 0 Waers c 3 0 1 0 Orbell c 2 0 0 1 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Guion ss 3 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Olein p 0 0 0 0 Hensa p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 32 2 7 2 Totals...... 28 3 5 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 001 001 00 - 2 7 1 Univ. of St. Thomas 000 020 01 - 3 5 2 ------

Note: 1 out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Sheets, Guion, Orbell. DP - UST 1. LOB - MVNC 7, UST 10. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich, Hartung, Mariarty. 3B - Gray, T.. SB - Barrett 2, Dapprich, Sheets.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary L 3-1 7.1 5 3 3 7 11 1 0 0 0 28 35 2 9

Olein 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 28 29 6 6 Hensa W 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 1

WP - McLeary. PB - Waers 2.

Strikeouts - Gray, T., Hartless, Iceman, Nelson, Sheets 2, Sorbin, Waers, Barcelona, Guion 3, Hannahan, Hartung, Mariarty 2, Orbell, Pignato 2. Walks - Sheets, Barcelona, Hannahan, Orbell 2, Pignato, Vertanen 2.

Umpires - Start: 6:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 55

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Cedarville College Mar 31, 1997 at Cedarville, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12 (17-2) Cedarville College 1

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 2 3 1 Reed rf 4 0 1 0 Hartless cf 2 1 1 1 Looney 3b 3 0 2 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 5 Wood lf 2 0 0 1 Nelson c 4 0 0 0 Green c 2 0 1 0 Barrett lf 3 0 0 0 Strong dh 3 0 0 0 Gray, D. lf/pr 0 1 0 0 Howard cf 3 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 2 1 Moore 1b 3 0 0 0 Waddell 3b 4 1 1 1 Schlapp 2b 2 0 0 0 Stanifer dh 4 2 3 1 Crider ss 1 1 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 3 2 2 Clark p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Stafford p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 31 12 14 12 Totals...... 23 1 5 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 140 205 - 12 14 0 Cedarville College 000 100 - 1 5 2 ------

E - Clark, Howard. LOB - MVNC 7, Cedarville 9. 2B - Gray, T. 2. 3B - Sorbin, Waddell. SF - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Armstrong W 2-1 5.0 5 1 1 5 10 0 0 0 0 20 25 3 2 Stafford 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0

Clark L 0-1 6.0 14 12 12 5 1 1 0 0 0 31 37 9 7

WP - Clark.

Strikeouts - Stanifer, Reed 2, Looney, Wood, Strong 3, Howard, Moore 2, Schlapp, Crider. Walks - Barrett, Hartless, Iceman, Sorbin 2, Wood, Green, Schlapp, Crider 2.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 1:45 Attendance: 69

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Cedarville College Mar 31, 1997 at Cedarville, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13 (17-2) Cedarville College 7

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 2 1 1 1 Reed rf 4 1 1 1 Triplett ss 1 0 0 0 Looney 3b 3 0 1 1 Hartless cf 4 2 2 1 Wood lf 4 1 2 1 Gray, T. 2b 5 1 1 2 Green c 4 2 1 1 Barrett rf 5 2 2 2 Neubert cf 4 0 3 0 Sheets 3b 5 1 3 1 Moore 1b 3 1 1 1 Iceman 1b 3 2 2 1 Freese dh 3 1 2 1 Stanifer lf 2 2 1 2 Schlapp 2b 3 1 0 0 Gray, D. lf 1 0 0 0 Crider ss 3 0 0 1 Waers c 4 1 2 1 Rasey p 0 0 0 0 Waddell pr/1b 2 1 1 0 F. Wood p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin dh 2 0 1 1 Kohler dh 1 0 1 1 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 37 13 17 13 Totals...... 31 7 11 7

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 632 110 0 - 13 17 3 Cedarville College 010 400 2 - 7 11 2 ------

E - Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Green, Schlapp. DP - MVNC 1, Cedarville 1. LOB - MVNC 9, Cedarville 7. 2B - Barrett 2, Hartless, Sheets, Stanifer, Waddell, Waers, Green. SF - Freese. SB - Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Iceman.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Heimbach W 3-0 5.0 8 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 22 26 3 5 Newcomb 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 3

Rasey L 4.0 15 12 11 4 2 0 0 1 0 27 32 7 3 F. Wood 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 11 3 3

HBP - by Rasey (Kohler). PB - Green 3.

Strikeouts - Barrett, Gray, T., Sheets, Crider 2, Reed 2, Schlapp, Freese. Walks - Dapprich, Gray, D., Hartless, Stanifer, Triplett, Looney, Moore, Schlapp.

Umpires - Start: 3:00 Time: 1:45 Attendance: 59

1997 Cougar Baseball

Ohio Dominican Coll. at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 01, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Ohio Dominican Coll. 1 (24-3) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (18-2)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Green cf 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 3 0 2 0 Marple 3b 2 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 0 1 0 Otero ss 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 1 0 Kish lf 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 1 1 1 Miller 1b 3 0 1 0 Barrett lf 3 1 2 0 Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 1 2 1 Wolf dh 3 1 0 0 Klingel dh 3 0 2 0 Lubbers rf 2 0 1 0 Waddell pr 0 0 0 0 James c 2 0 1 1 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 1 Pedley pr 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 0 0 0 Ridgeway 2b 2 0 1 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Vega p 0 0 0 0 Bailey p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 23 1 4 1 Totals...... 26 4 12 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Ohio Dominican Coll. 000 010 0 - 1 4 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 301 - 4 12 0 ------

E - Miller. DP - ODC 2, MVNC 2. LOB - ODC 2, MVNC 4. 2B - Lubbers. HR - Nelson(1). CS - Dapprich.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Vega L 3-1 5.1 12 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 25 7 4 Bailey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Patch W 5-0 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 23 24 4 10

Strikeouts - Green, Marple, Miller 2, Wolf, Nelson, Sorbin. Walks - Marple.

Umpires - Morgan, Pataway Start: 1:00 Time: 1:32 Attendance: 105

1997 Cougar Baseball

Ohio Dominican Coll. at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 01, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Ohio Dominican Coll. 1 (24-4) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (19-2)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Green cf 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 0 Marple 3b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 2 2 0 Otero ss 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 1 1 1 1 Kish lf 2 1 0 0 Nelson dh 3 0 1 0 Miller 1b 3 0 0 0 Barrett rf 2 0 1 1 James c 2 0 1 1 Klingel 3b 3 0 2 1 Lubbers rf 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 0 Ward dh 2 0 0 0 Waers c 2 0 0 0 Ridgeway 2b 2 0 0 0 Sheets ph 1 0 0 0 Mullins p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 0 1 0 Bailey p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 21 1 1 1 Totals...... 26 4 9 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Ohio Dominican Coll. 010 000 0 - 1 1 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 201 010 - 4 9 0 ------

E - Marple 2. DP - ODC 1, MVNC 1. LOB - ODC 1, MVNC 7. 2B - James, Hartless. SH - Gray, T.. SF - Barrett. SB - Kish, Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Mullins L 2-2 4.1 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 22 3 8 Bailey 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 2 2

McLeary W 4-1 7.0 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 21 23 6 8

Strikeouts - Green 2, Kish 2, Miller, Ridgeway, Sheets, Waers. Walks - Kish, Otero, Gray, T..

Umpires - Start: 3:00 Time: 1:30 Attendance: 137

1997 Cougar Baseball

Ohio Wesleyan at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 04, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, OH

Ohio Wesleyan 14 (19-3-1) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12 (19-3)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Weaver ss 4 2 2 1 Dapprich ss 6 1 1 0 England rf 4 2 2 0 Stanifer lf 6 3 3 0 Emrich pr 0 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 2 1 0 Missler 3b 5 2 3 4 Nelson c 4 1 3 2 Heise 1b 5 2 2 1 Hartless pr 0 1 0 0 Zak lf 4 2 2 2 Barrett cf 5 2 3 4 Cioffi c 3 0 0 1 Sheets dh 5 2 2 1 Emerich pr 0 1 0 0 Klingel 3b 4 0 2 3 Langendenfer cf 3 2 2 4 Iceman 1b 5 0 2 1 Thompson dh 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 1 1 Dennis ph/dh 1 0 0 0 Stafford p 0 0 0 0 Ratcliff 2b/p 3 1 1 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0 Hebert 2b 1 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 P.Ratcliff dh 1 0 1 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Postek p 0 0 0 0 Landers p 0 0 0 0 Marchetti p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 36 14 15 13 Totals...... 43 12 18 12

Score by innings: R H E ------Ohio Wesleyan 217 130 000 - 14 15 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 402 021 120 - 12 18 2 ------

E - Weaver, Landers, Nelson, Stafford. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - OWU 9, MVNC 9. 2B - Weaver, Iceman, Klingel, Nelson, Sheets, Sorbin. 3B - England. HR - Missler, Heise, Zak, Langendenfer 2. SF - Missler, Cioffi, Klingel, Sorbin. CS - Heise, Klingel.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Postek 2.0 5 4 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 10 11 1 2 Landers 2.2 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 4 4 Marchetti W 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 7 1 3 Ratcliff 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 12 15 2 4

Stafford L 2-1 2.0 5 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 14 3 2 Waddell 3.0 6 9 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 13 20 8 0 Heimbach 3.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 9 12 3 3 Byard 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1

WP - Ratcliff, Postek, Marchetti, Waddell. HBP - by Stafford (Zak), by Postek (Nelson), by Waddell (Cioffi), by Heimbach (England), by Ratcliff (Sorbin). PB - Cioffi.

Strikeouts - Thompson, Dennis, Dapprich, Gray, T., Iceman, Sheets. Walks - Weaver 2, England, Heise, Zak, Langendenfer 2, Ratcliff, Dennis, Gray, T..

Umpires - Start: 3:30 Time: 3:06 Attendance: 249

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Malone College Apr 07, 1997 at Canton, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 7 (19-4) Malone College 8

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 0 1 1 Miller 2b 3 1 1 1 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Knapp ss 4 1 0 1 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 2 1 Yunn rf 4 2 2 1 Nelson c 3 0 0 1 Willamson 1b 3 1 2 2 Barrett lf 4 0 2 0 Rollyson dh 4 1 2 2 Sheets 3b 4 0 0 0 Yoak cf 3 0 0 0 Klingel dh 4 2 2 1 Boris lf 4 1 2 0 Iceman 1b 3 2 2 1 Robison 3b 4 1 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 3 1 Josett c 4 0 2 1 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 Tunning p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 32 7 13 6 Totals...... 33 8 12 8

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 120 002 2 - 7 13 2 Malone College 000 001 7 - 8 12 1 ------

Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Gray, T., Heimbach, Knapp. DP - MVNC 1, Malone 1. LOB - MVNC 6, Malone 8. 2B - Barrett, Hartless, Klingel, Sorbin, Willamson, Rollyson 2. 3B - Gray, T. 2. HR - Klingel, Yunn. SF - Nelson. SB - Dapprich, Gray, T..

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Heimbach L 3-1 6.1 10 8 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 30 33 5 8 Newcomb 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0

Tunning W 7.0 13 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 34 7 11

PB - Josett.

Strikeouts - Sheets, Yoak, Boris, Robison 3, Josett. Walks - Gray, T., Miller, Willamson, Yoak.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 1:57 Attendance: 56

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Malone College Apr 07, 1997 at Canton, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 6 (20-4) Malone College 1 (7-14)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 2 1 0 Miller 2b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 2 2 3 Kapp ss 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 1 2 Yunn cf 1 1 0 0 Nelson dh 2 0 0 0 Willamson 1b 4 0 0 0 Sheets dh 2 0 0 0 Rollyson dh 2 0 0 1 Barrett rf 3 0 0 0 Josett c 3 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 2 0 1 0 Boris lf 3 0 0 0 McLeary pr 0 0 0 0 Yoder 3b 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 2 0 Wagner rf 2 0 0 0 Waers c 2 0 0 0 Hill p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin ph 1 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 1 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 28 6 8 5 Totals...... 24 1 0 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 201 000 3 - 6 8 4 Malone College 000 100 0 - 1 0 4 ------

E - Gray, T., Klingel 3, Josett 2, Miller, Hill. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - MVNC 5, Malone 9. 2B - Iceman 2, Klingel. HR - Gray, T., Hartless. SB - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Byard W 3-0 7.0 0 1 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 24 31 6 9

Hill L 7.0 8 6 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 28 32 7 6

Strikeouts - Gray, T. 2, Hartless, Stanifer, Waers 2, Boris 2, Willamson, Wagner. Walks - Dapprich, Klingel, Miller, Rollyson, Yunn 3, Kapp, Wagner.

Umpires - Start: 3:15 Time: 1:58 Attendance: 67

1997 Cougar Baseball

Urbana University at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 08, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Urbana University 8 (13-11-1) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (21-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

McGovern rf 3 2 1 1 Dapprich ss 4 2 2 3 Faieta ss 4 1 2 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 2 Shipley 3b 4 2 1 2 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 1 1 Scott c 3 1 2 2 Nelson c 4 1 2 0 Williams pr 0 0 0 0 Waddell pr/p 0 0 0 0 Webb dh 4 0 2 1 Barrett dh 4 0 2 2 Parsons pr 0 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 3 2 2 1 Johnson lf 3 0 2 1 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 0 Nichols pr 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 1 0 1 Carper 1b 4 1 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 1 2 0 Miller 2b 3 1 1 1 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Larison cf 2 0 1 0 Stafford p 0 0 0 0 Toler ph 1 0 0 0 Sharp p 0 0 0 0 Mason p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 31 8 13 8 Totals...... 30 10 13 10

Score by innings: R H E ------Urbana University 200 002 4 - 8 13 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 300 331 - 10 13 1 ------

E - Faieta 2, Shipley, Miller, Sorbin. DP - Urbana 1, MVNC 1. LOB - Urbana 5, MVNC 5. 2B - McGovern, Scott, Carper, Miller, Barrett, Hartless. 3B - Dapprich. HR - Shipley, Klingel. SH - Stanifer. SB - Gray, T.. CS - Barrett, Stanifer, Waddell.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Sharp L 1-3 4.2 13 9 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 26 28 4 7 Mason 1.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3

Patch W 6-0 6.2 12 8 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 29 30 4 8 Stafford 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 Waddell S,1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

WP - Sharp, Stafford. HBP - . PB - Scott.

Strikeouts - Scott, Webb 2, Toler. Walks - McGovern, Johnson, Gray, T., Klingel.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:12 Attendance: 61

1997 Cougar Baseball

Urbana University at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 08, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Urbana University 1 (13-12-1) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13 (22-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

McGovern rf 1 1 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 1 Larison cf 2 0 1 0 Hartless cf 4 3 3 3 Shipley 3b 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 1 1 Scott c 1 0 0 0 Nelson dh 3 2 1 3 Smith 1b 1 0 1 1 Barrett lf 3 1 1 1 Toler 1b 0 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 2 0 2 3 Carper dh 2 0 0 0 Triplett 3b 0 0 0 0 Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Miller 2b 1 0 0 0 Waers c 3 0 1 0 Nichols ss 2 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Faieta p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 2 2 0 Laakko p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 14 1 3 1 Totals...... 27 13 13 12

Score by innings: R H E ------Urbana University 100 00 - 1 3 6 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 240 7 - 13 13 0 ------

E - Johnson 2, McGovern, Nichols, Shipley 2. LOB - Urbana 3, MVNC 6. 2B - Iceman. SB - Gray, T., Hartless. CS - Johnson.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Faieta L 3.1 11 9 6 2 2 1 0 1 0 22 25 1 5 Laakko 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 0

McLeary W 5-1 5.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 14 19 1 5

WP - Faieta, Laakko. HBP - by McLeary (Scott), by Faieta (Nelson).

Strikeouts - Carper, Johnson, Larison, Nichols, Shipley, Dapprich, Iceman. Walks - McGovern 2, Miller, Smith, Gray, T., Klingel, Sorbin.

Umpires - Start: 3:40 Time: 1:31 Attendance: 79 1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Tiffin University Apr 10, 1997 at Tiffin, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (23-4) Tiffin University 0

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 2 3 0 Barton lf 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 2 2 1 McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 2 Deliz 2b 1 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 0 2 1 Garner cf 1 0 0 0 Sorbin pr 0 1 0 0 Burnes dh 1 0 0 0 Barrett rf 3 3 2 3 Ortiz c 2 0 0 0 Klingel dh 4 0 2 1 Gray 1b 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 0 1 0 McGee 3b 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 0 Nye rf 2 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 2 1 Easson p 0 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 Crookshank p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 30 10 16 9 Totals...... 16 0 1 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 340 21 - 10 16 1 Tiffin University 000 00 - 0 1 1 ------

E - Heimbach, Ortiz. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - MVNC 8, Tiffin 4. 2B - Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Klingel, Nelson. HR - Barrett(1).

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Heimbach W 4-1 5.0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 16 19 5 6

Easson L 3.0 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 3 5 Crookshank 2.0 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 13 1 4

WP - Heimbach, Crookshank. HBP - by Heimbach (Garner), by Crookshank (Sheets), by Heimbach (Burnes).

Strikeouts - Klingel, Barton 2, Nye. Walks - Barrett, Nelson, Deliz.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 64

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Tiffin University Apr 10, 1997 at Tiffin, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 9 (24-4) Tiffin University 1

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 1 0 0 Barton lf 3 0 1 0 Hartless cf 3 1 0 1 McDonald ss 2 0 2 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 1 1 Deliz 2b 3 0 0 0 Nelson dh 2 1 2 3 Garner cf 3 1 1 1 Barrett lf 4 0 0 0 Burnes dh 3 0 1 0 Klingel 3b 4 1 1 0 Ortiz c 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 1 1 0 Gray 1b 3 0 0 0 Waers c 3 2 2 4 McGee 3b 1 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 2 1 0 0 Nye rf 3 0 1 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Hill p 0 0 0 0 Vandescoy p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 9 7 9 Totals...... 24 1 7 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 100 080 0 - 9 7 0 Tiffin University 010 000 0 - 1 7 3 ------

E - McGee, Hill 2. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - MVNC 5, Tiffin 5. 2B - Nelson. 3B - Gray, T.. HR - Nelson, Waers 2, Garner. SF - Gray, T., Hartless. CS - McDonald, Nye.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Byard W 4-0 7.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 24 27 5 8

Hill L 4.2 4 7 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 19 24 5 6 Vandescoy 2.1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 11 2 4

HBP - by Hill (Nelson).

Strikeouts - Hartless 2, Sorbin 2, Burnes, Deliz, Gray, Nye. Walks - Nelson, Sorbin, Waers, McDonald, McGee 2.

Umpires - Start: 3:30 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 52

1997 Cougar Baseball

Univ. of Findlay at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 14, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Univ. of Findlay 3 (4-10) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (25-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Hunt cf 4 2 1 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 1 0 Blair 2b 3 1 3 1 Hartless cf 3 2 1 2 Schumm pr 0 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 3 0 Kayser dh 1 0 1 1 Nelson dh 3 0 1 2 Scott pr 2 0 0 0 Barrett lf 3 0 0 0 Otto dh 1 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 3 1 1 0 McDaniel 3b 4 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 2 1 0 0 Pasan ss 4 0 2 1 Waers c 3 1 2 3 Reynolds 1b 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Konopka rf 3 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Osborn c 3 0 1 0 Hammond lf 3 0 1 0 Kayser. J p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 31 3 10 3 Totals...... 28 8 9 7

Score by innings: R H E ------Univ. of Findlay 101 100 0 - 3 10 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 030 032 - 8 9 2 ------

E - McDaniel, Dapprich, Klingel. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - Findlay 9, MVNC 4. 2B - Blair, Reynolds, Dapprich, Gray, T.. 3B - Hunt. HR - Hartless, Waers.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Kayser. J L 0-2 6.0 9 8 8 1 2 1 1 1 0 28 30 9 7

Patch W 7-0 7.0 10 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 31 33 3 13

WP - Kayser. J, Patch. HBP - by Kayser. J (Hartless). BK - Kayser. J.

Strikeouts - McDaniel, Reynolds, Hammond, Sorbin, Waers. Walks - Blair, Reynolds, Iceman.

Umpires - Joe Schratz Start: 2:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 69

1997 Cougar Baseball

Univ. of Findlay at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 14, 1997 at Mt. Vernon Ohio

Univ. of Findlay 1 (4-11) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 2 (26-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Hunt cf 4 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 0 0 Blair 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 0 1 1 Kayser 3b 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 0 0 0 Wagner ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson c 4 0 0 0 Schumm 3b 0 0 0 0 Barrett rf 4 0 1 0 McDaniel dh 2 0 0 0 Klingel dh 4 1 1 1 Aukerman pr 0 1 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 0 2 0 Otto ph 1 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 1 0 0 0 Pagan ss 3 0 1 0 Stanifer lf 3 0 0 0 Reynolds 1b 2 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Kimble pr 0 0 0 0 Gazerak c 4 0 0 0 Konopka rf 2 0 0 0 Osborn ph/rf 0 0 0 1 Hammond lf 4 0 0 0 Fortier p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 1 1 1 Totals...... 29 2 5 2

Score by innings: R H E ------Univ. of Findlay 000 000 100 - 1 1 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 100 000 001 - 2 5 2 ------

Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Blair, Pagan, McLeary 2. DP - Findlay 1. LOB - Findlay 8, MVNC 5. 2B - Barrett, Sheets. HR - Klingel. SH - Hartless, Iceman. SB - Konopka, Pagan, Dapprich, Sheets.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Fortier L 0-2 8.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 29 33 9 13

McLeary W 6-1 9.0 1 1 0 7 7 1 0 0 0 29 36 6 14

WP - McLeary. PB - Gazerak, Nelson 2.

Strikeouts - Hunt, Konopka 2, Reynolds, Gazerak 3, Gray, T. 2. Walks - Konopka, McDaniel, Osborn, Reynolds 2, Schumm, Pagan, Iceman, Sheets.

Umpires - Start: 4:20 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 61

1997 Cougar Baseball

Univ. of Rio Grande at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 15, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Univ. of Rio Grande 0 (8-15) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (27-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Thomas lf 1 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 3 3 Sommer 2b 2 0 0 0 Hartless cf 2 0 1 2 Welsh 3b 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 0 0 1 Kistemaker 1b 2 0 0 0 Nelson dh 2 0 0 1 Hitchcock cf 2 0 0 0 Barrett lf 2 1 0 0 King ss 2 0 1 0 Klingel 3b 3 1 1 0 Butterbaugh dh 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 2 2 1 Stevenson c 1 0 0 0 Waers c 1 2 1 1 Freeman rf 1 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Vance p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 1 3 1 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 15 0 1 0 Totals...... 22 10 11 10

Score by innings: R H E ------Univ. of Rio Grande 000 00 - 0 1 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 103 33 - 10 11 0 ------

Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Freeman. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - Rio Grande 1, MVNC 4. 2B - Dapprich, Iceman, Sorbin. HR - Waers. SH - Nelson. SF - Gray, T., Hartless. SB - Barrett, Dapprich, Hartless. CS - Thomas.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Vance L 1-3 4.2 11 10 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 22 28 5 6

Heimbach W 5-1 5.0 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 15 16 0 5

WP - Heimbach. HBP - by Heimbach (Thomas). PB - Waers.

Strikeouts - Thomas, Sommer, Kistemaker 2, Hitchcock, King, Butterbaugh, Stevenson, Freeman, Gray, T. 2. Walks - Barrett, Waers 2.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 1:33 Attendance: 79

1997 Cougar Baseball

Univ. of Rio Grande at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 15, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Univ. of Rio Grande 1 (8-16) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 11 (28-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Thomas lf 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 1 0 Sommer 2b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 2 1 1 Welsh 3b 3 0 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 1 2 Kistemaker 1b 2 1 1 0 Nelson c 4 1 2 3 Hitchcock cf 3 0 0 0 Sorbin pr 0 1 0 0 King ss 2 0 0 1 Barrett rf 3 1 1 1 McMannes dh 3 0 0 0 Klingel dh 3 1 0 0 Stevenson c 3 0 1 0 Sheets 3b 3 1 2 3 Butterbaugh rf 2 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 1 0 0 0 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 1 0 Haverdill p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Patrick p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 24 1 4 1 Totals...... 28 11 9 10

Score by innings: R H E ------Univ. of Rio Grande 000 001 - 1 4 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 006 005 - 11 9 2 ------

Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - King 2, Johnson, Patrick, Byard, Sheets. LOB - Rio Grande 7, MVNC 5. 2B - Kistemaker, Butterbaugh. HR - Barrett, Gray, T., Nelson, Sheets. SF - King. SB - King, Sorbin.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Johnson L 0-1 2.1 4 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 17 3 3 Haverdill 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 4 3 Patrick 0.1 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0

Byard W 5-0 6.0 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 24 26 6 8

PB - Stevenson.

Strikeouts - Thomas 2, Sommer, McMannes, Gray, T., Stanifer. Walks - Kistemaker, Barrett, Hartless, Iceman 2.

Umpires - Start: 3:06 Time: 1:54 Attendance: 117

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Walsh University Apr18, 1997 at North Canton, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 7 (29-4) Walsh University 3

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 1 2 0 Casto 3b 4 0 1 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Sturzickle 2b 4 2 2 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 2 2 1 Tomlinson cf 4 0 3 3 Nelson dh 4 1 1 1 Burtcher lf 4 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 1 2 2 Packard dh 3 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 4 1 2 2 Broom c 3 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 2 1 Warnes rf 3 0 0 0 Waers c 4 0 0 0 McCarthy 1b 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Calez ss 3 1 1 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Ventura p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 34 7 12 7 Totals...... 31 3 9 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 200 140 0 - 7 12 1 Walsh University 000 020 1 - 3 9 2 ------

E - Dapprich, Calez, Ventura. DP - Walsh 1. LOB - MVNC 7, Walsh 7. 2B - Barrett, Dapprich, Sturzickle, Tomlinson. 3B - Gray, T.. HR - Klingel. SB - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 7-0 7.0 9 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 31 31 7 10

Ventura L 7.0 12 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 34 35 6 10

WP - Patch.

Strikeouts - Hartless, Nelson, Sorbin, Waers, Casto, Burtcher 2, Packard. Walks - Gray, T..

Umpires - Start: 2:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 57

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Walsh University Apr 18, 1997 at North Canton, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12 (30-4) Walsh University 1

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 3 0 0 0 Casto 3b 3 0 0 0 Waddell ss 1 0 0 0 Sturzickle 2b 1 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 0 0 1 Tomlinson cf 3 1 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 1 0 0 Burtcher lf 2 0 0 0 Triplett 2b 1 0 0 0 Packard dh 0 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 2 3 1 Biery c 1 0 0 1 Sorbin pr/rf 0 1 0 0 Schaeffer rf 2 0 0 0 Barrett rf 3 3 2 4 McCarthy 1b 2 0 0 0 Klingel dh 3 3 3 4 Calez ss 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 2 1 1 1 Bittner p 0 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 2 1 Doe, John p 0 0 0 0 Gray, D. 1b 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 1 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 26 12 11 12 Totals...... 16 1 1 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 034 41 - 12 11 2 Walsh University 000 10 - 1 1 1 ------

E - Dapprich, Sheets, Calez. LOB - MVNC 3, Walsh 5. 2B - Iceman, Klingel, Nelson 2, Sheets. HR - Barrett, Klingel 2, Nelson. SF - Hartless. CS - Packard.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary W 7-1 5.0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 16 21 2 8

Bittner L 3.2 11 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 23 24 1 8 Doe, John 1.1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 4 0

WP - Doe, John.

Strikeouts - Gray, T. 2, McCarthy, Schaeffer 2. Walks - Gray, T., Sheets, Stanifer, Packard 2, Sturzickle 2, Biery.

Umpires - Start: 3:10 Time: 1:50 Attendance: 67

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Shawnee State Univ. Apr 19, 1997 at Portsmouth, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (31-4) Shawnee State Univ. 0

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 0 0 0 Doss cf 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Zimmerman 2b 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 2 2 Ashkettle 1b 2 0 0 0 Nelson dh 3 0 0 0 Rosler dh 3 0 1 0 Barrett lf 3 1 2 0 Kearns lf 3 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 3 1 2 0 Rogers rf 1 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 0 1 Conn c 3 0 1 0 Waers c 2 0 0 1 Estep 3b 3 0 1 0 Sheets ph 1 0 1 0 Hogle ss 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 0 0 Burrham p 0 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 4 8 4 Totals...... 23 0 4 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 120 010 0 - 4 8 1 Shawnee State Univ. 000 000 0 - 0 4 1 ------

E - Dapprich, Kearns. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - MVNC 4, Shawnee St. 5. 2B - Gray, T., Klingel. HR - Gray, T..

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Heimbach W 6-1 7.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 23 26 4 9

Burrham L 7.0 8 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 29 29 8 10

Strikeouts - Klingel, Sorbin, Waers, Doss, Zimmerman, Ashkettle, Kearns, Estep. Walks - Ashkettle, Rogers 2.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 1:57 Attendance: 45

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Shawnee State Univ. Apr 19, 1997 at Portsmouth, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13 (32-4) Shawnee State Univ. 3

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 2 0 1 1 Doss cf 3 1 1 1 Hartless cf 4 3 1 1 Zimmerman 2b 1 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 3 3 4 Ashkettle 1b 3 0 1 0 Nelson c 2 0 1 2 Rosler dh 3 1 1 0 Sorbin pr 0 1 0 0 Kearns lf 2 1 1 0 Barrett rf 3 2 2 1 Rogers rf 2 0 1 1 Gray, D. rf 0 0 0 0 Conn c 2 0 0 0 Klingel dh 3 0 2 3 Estep 3b 1 0 0 1 Waddell dh 1 0 0 0 Hogle ss 2 0 0 0 Sheets 3b 3 0 0 0 Ervin p 0 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Marks p 0 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 2 3 2 0 Clady p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 26 13 13 12 Totals...... 19 3 5 3

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 005 53 - 13 13 0 Shawnee State Univ. 000 21 - 3 5 0 ------

LOB - MVNC 5, Shawnee St. 4. 2B - Rosler. 3B - Gray, T.. HR - Doss. SF - Dapprich, Nelson, Estep. SB - Hartless 2, Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Byard W 6-0 5.0 5 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 19 22 3 5

Ervin L 2.2 4 5 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 12 15 1 4 Marks 1.1 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 3 1 Clady 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 1 2

WP - Ervin 3, Clady. HBP - by Ervin (Gray, T.), by Ervin (Nelson). PB - Conn.

Strikeouts - Barrett, Hartless, Iceman, Ashkettle 2, Conn 2, Doss, Estep, Rosler. Walks - Dapprich, Gray, D., Stanifer, Zimmerman 2.

Umpires - Start: 3:10 Time: 1:20 Attendance: 55

1997 Cougar Baseball

Muskingum College at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 24, 1997 at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Muskingum College 1 (12-17) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 7 (33-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Stricko 2b 4 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 1 0 Gourley 3b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 2 2 0 Cleaver ph/ss 1 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 2 McComb ss/3b 4 0 0 0 Nelson c 3 0 2 2 Webb dh 3 1 1 0 Stanifer pr 0 2 0 0 Shaw rf 4 0 2 0 Barrett lf 2 0 1 0 Geiger lf 3 0 1 1 Klingel 3b 4 0 1 1 Grandry 1b 3 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 0 0 0 Davenport cf 3 0 2 0 Sheets dh 4 0 1 1 Roski c 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 0 0 Brooks p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 0 1 0 Gensor p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 31 1 6 1 Totals...... 33 7 11 6

Score by innings: R H E ------Muskingum College 010 000 000 - 1 6 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 302 100 10 - 7 11 0 ------

E - Gourley, McComb, Shaw, Roski. DP - MUSKINGUM 1, MVNC 1. LOB - MUSKINGUM 5, MVNC 5. 2B - Geiger, Davenport. 3B - Nelson. HR - Gray, T.. SH - Nelson. SB - Hartless 2, Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Brooks L 0-1 7.0 11 7 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 30 33 8 9 Gensor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2

Byard W 7-0 8.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 27 29 5 11 Waddell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1

WP - Gensor. HBP - by Brooks (Barrett), by Brooks (Barrett).

Strikeouts - Gourley 2, Webb 2, Davenport, Roski 2, Iceman 2, Sheets. Walks - Webb, Geiger.

Umpires - Start: 3:30 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 110

1997 Cougar Baseball

Cedarville College at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 26, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Cedarville College 1 (6-20) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (34-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Schlappi 2b 3 1 2 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 2 0 Lunney 3b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 1 3 0 Wood lf 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 0 1 0 Green c 3 0 1 1 Nelson c 1 0 1 2 Urbassic pr 0 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Strong dh 3 0 0 0 Barrett lf 3 0 1 1 Neubert rf 3 0 0 0 Klingel 3b/dh 2 0 0 0 Howard cf 3 0 0 0 Sheets dh/3b 3 0 0 0 White 1b 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Crider ss 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 2 1 Freese p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 25 1 3 1 Totals...... 25 4 11 4

Score by innings: R H E ------Cedarville College 100 000 0 - 1 3 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 001 120 - 4 11 1 ------

E - Wood, McLeary. LOB - Cedarville 3, MVNC 7. 2B - Schlappi. 3B - Gray, T.. SF - Nelson. CS - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Freese L 1-3 6.0 11 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 29 9 5

McLeary W 8-1 7.0 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 25 25 3 10

WP - Freese. HBP - by Freese (Klingel).

Strikeouts - Crider, Green, Howard 3, Neubert 2, Strong, Gray, T.. Walks - Gray, T., Nelson.

Umpires - Start: 11:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: 176

1997 Cougar Baseball

Cedarville College at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 26, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Cedarville College 0 (6-21) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 9 (35-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Schlappi 2b 3 0 3 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 2 1 Lunney 3b 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 3 2 2 3 Howard cf 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 2 2 Green c 3 0 0 0 Nelson dh 4 1 1 3 Neubert rf 3 0 0 0 Barrett rf 4 0 1 0 Wood dh 3 0 1 0 Klingel 3b 4 0 0 0 Urbassic lf 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 White 1b 2 0 0 0 Waers c 3 0 1 0 Crider ss 1 0 0 0 Sorbin pr 0 1 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 Stanifer lf 3 1 2 0 Wood, M. p 0 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 24 0 4 0 Totals...... 31 9 12 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Cedarville College 000 000 0 - 0 4 3 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 101 205 - 9 12 0 ------

E - Crider, Howard, Schlappi. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - Cedarville 3, MVNC 6. 2B - Dapprich, Gray, T. 2, Hartless. HR - Nelson.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Wood, M. L 1-3 6.0 12 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 33 14 2

Heimbach W 7-1 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 24 24 6 9

WP - Heimbach.

Strikeouts - Green, Howard 2, Urbassic, White, Nelson. Walks - Gray, T., Hartless.

Umpires - Start: 1:07 Time: 1:38 Attendance: 157

1997 Cougar Baseball

Kenyon College at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Apr 29, 1997 at Mt. Vernon OH

Kenyon College 3 (7-26) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 11 (36-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Von Kennel 2b 5 1 1 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 0 0 Faust cf 3 1 2 0 Hartless cf 3 2 2 2 Swaggert dh 3 1 1 1 Gray, T. 2b 4 2 2 4 Schwoy 1b 4 0 1 1 Nelson c 4 0 0 1 Ferrell rf 3 0 0 0 Stanifer pr/ph 1 0 1 0 Glinn c 4 0 1 1 Waers ph/c 1 0 0 0 Steele lf 2 0 1 0 Barrett lf 2 1 1 0 Exner ph 1 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 5 1 3 1 Goowillie ss 3 0 0 0 Sheets dh 3 1 1 1 Laurie ph 1 0 0 0 Triplett ph 1 0 0 0 Meyers 3b 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 1 1 0 Parmelee ph/3b 2 0 0 0 Gray, D. 1b 0 0 0 0 Swaggert J. p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 2 1 2 Hobson p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Krebs p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 33 3 7 3 Totals...... 34 11 12 11

Score by innings: R H E ------Kenyon College 000 003 000 - 3 7 3 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 003 132 20 - 11 12 1 ------

E - Glinn, Goowillie, Meyers, Dapprich. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - KC 7, MVNC 8. 2B - Von Kennel, Gray, T., Hartless, Klingel. HR - Gray, T.. SH - Sorbin. SB - Barrett 2, Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Sorbin.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Swaggert J. L 4.0 4 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 16 22 6 2 Hobson 2.0 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 3 3 Krebs 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 1 3

Armstrong W 3-1 5.0 6 3 2 1 6 0 0 1 0 21 23 4 4 Waddell 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 9 11 2 3 Newcomb 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1

WP - Krebs. HBP - by Armstrong (Swaggert), by Waddell (Ferrell).

Strikeouts - Von Kennel, Faust, Swaggert, Glinn, Steele, Goowillie 2, Meyers, Exner, Laurie, Dapprich, Sheets, Sorbin, Triplett. Walks - Faust, Steele, Barrett 2, Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless 2, Sheets, Sorbin.

Umpires - Start: 4:00 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 132

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Trinity Chr. College May 01, 1997 at Mishawaka,Indiana

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 17 (37-4) Trinity Chr. College 4 (10-13)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 3 4 5 Herder ss 2 0 0 1 Hartless cf 4 2 1 0 Schans lf 3 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 3 3 5 Daglow rf 3 0 0 0 Nelson c 4 1 2 3 Partin cf 3 1 2 1 Stanifer pr/lf 0 1 0 0 DeJong 1b 3 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 1 1 0 Vantil 3b 3 2 1 0 Klingel 3b 4 2 2 3 DeRuiter 2b 2 1 1 1 Triplett 3b 0 0 0 0 Murphy dh 3 0 1 1 Sheets dh 3 2 1 0 Huisenga c 1 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 3 1 Tigchelaar pr 0 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 1 0 0 O'Niel p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 1 0 0 Tomala p 0 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 35 17 17 17 Totals...... 23 4 5 4

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 115 316 - 17 17 1 Trinity Chr. College 020 110 - 4 5 1 ------

E - Hartless, DeJong. LOB - MVNC 3, Trinity 4. 2B - Dapprich 2, Iceman 2, DeRuiter, Partin. HR - Dapprich(2), Gray, T. 3(15), Klingel 2(8), Nelson(6), Partin. SB - Barrett, Stanifer, Vantil.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 9-0 6.0 5 4 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 23 26 2 9

O'Niel L 3.0 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 20 5 4 Tomala 3.0 7 8 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 18 7 1

WP - Tomala. HBP - by O'Niel (Hartless).

Strikeouts - Murphy, DeRuiter, Huisenga, Herder, Schans 2, Partin. Walks - Sheets, Sorbin, DeRuiter, Huisenga, Herder.

Umpires - Start: 11:15 Time: 2:07 Attendance: 25

1997 Cougar Baseball

Spring Arbor vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 01, 1997 at Mishawaka, Indiana

Spring Arbor 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12 (38-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Shank cf 3 1 2 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 2 2 Fairbanks lf 4 1 1 1 Hartless cf 3 2 1 1 Kelp 3b 3 2 1 1 Gray, T. 2b 3 3 2 4 Klinger c 3 0 1 0 Nelson dh 4 1 1 1 Bode dh 3 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 0 0 0 Patterson 1b 3 0 1 2 Klingel 3b 2 0 1 1 Duchene rf 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 1 1 0 Parrott ss 3 0 0 0 Waers c 3 1 2 1 Pene 2b 3 0 0 0 Stanifer pr/lf 0 0 0 0 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 2 1 0 Jacobson p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 27 4 6 4 Totals...... 28 12 11 10

Score by innings: R H E ------Spring Arbor 301 000 0 - 4 6 3 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 006 303 - 12 11 0 ------

E - Shank, Parrott, Pene. LOB - Spring Arbor 5, MVNC 2. 2B - Fairbanks, Dapprich, Hartless, Iceman, Klingel, Nelson. 3B - Dapprich. HR - Kelp, Gray, T., Waers. SF - Klingel. SB - Shank, Barrett.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Thomas L 4.0 7 9 8 1 2 2 0 1 0 19 22 6 4 Jacobson 2.0 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 10 4 0

Byard W 8-0 7.0 6 4 4 2 6 0 0 1 0 27 30 5 10

WP - Thomas 2, Jacobson. HBP - by Byard (Kelp), by Thomas (Sorbin).

Strikeouts - Duchene, Patterson, Klinger, Parrott, Pene 2, Gray, T., Klingel. Walks - Duchene, Shank, Gray, T., Hartless.

Umpires - Start: 2:00 Time: 1:46 Attendance: 34

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Bethel College May 02, 1997 at Mishawaka, Indiana

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 11 (39-4) Bethel College 2 (37-8)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 1 1 1 Hudnall 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 2 3 3 Sherwood c 2 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 2 2 0 Hodge 3b 4 1 1 0 Nelson dh 5 0 1 1 Zartman lf 2 0 1 0 Barrett lf 3 0 2 3 Jenkins dh 3 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 1 1 0 0 Personett 1b 1 1 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 1 2 1 Miller rf 2 0 0 0 Waers c 3 0 1 0 Riggleman ss 3 0 2 1 Stanifer pr 0 2 0 0 Evans cf 2 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 1 0 0 Urbanski p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 1 2 2 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 33 11 14 11 Totals...... 23 2 4 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 100 071 2 - 11 14 0 Bethel College 100 000 1 - 2 4 6 ------

E - Hudnall, Urbanski, Hodge, Sherwood 3. DP - Bethel 1. LOB - MVNC 8, Bethel 7. 2B - Sorbin(6), Waers(3), Riggleman. 3B - Gray, T.(8). SH - Hartless(5). SB - Hartless(13). CS - Barrett.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary W 9-1 7.0 4 2 1 6 4 1 0 1 2 23 30 3 12

Urbanski L 10-1 7.0 14 11 8 5 6 2 0 0 2 33 40 7 6

WP - McLeary, Urbanski 2. HBP - by McLeary (Sherwood). PB - Waers.

Strikeouts - Gray, T., Hartless, Nelson, Sorbin 2, Waers, Evans 2, Hodge, Miller. Walks - Barrett, Gray, T., Klingel 2, Waers, Evans, Sherwood, Miller, Zartman, Personett 2.

Umpires - Start: 11:45 Time: 1:15 Attendance: 58

1997 Cougar Baseball

Malone College at Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 07, 1997 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio

Malone College 9 (15-24) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 12 (40-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Miller 2b 5 1 3 2 Dapprich ss 4 2 1 0 Knapp ss 5 1 2 1 Hartless cf 2 1 0 0 Yun cf 6 1 2 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 2 2 1 Rollyson dh 4 1 3 3 Nelson c 3 1 1 2 Williamson 1b 2 0 0 1 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Yoak lf 5 0 1 1 Barrett lf 4 2 3 2 Robison 3b 5 3 3 0 Klingel 3b 5 0 3 1 Bosett c 4 0 1 0 Triplett pr 0 1 0 0 Hindel pr 0 1 0 0 Sheets dh 5 1 2 1 Wagner rf 3 1 1 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 2 2 Tunning p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 1 2 0 Gall p 0 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Denman p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0 Hoskins p 0 0 0 0 Volz p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 39 9 16 8 Totals...... 36 12 16 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Malone College 200 100 231 - 9 16 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 013 040 31 - 12 16 3 ------

E - Knapp, Yoak, Dapprich 2, Gray, T.. LOB - Malone 12, MVNC 7. 2B - Rollyson 2, Dapprich, Klingel, Nelson, Sheets. SH - Knapp, Rollyson, Wagner, Williamson, Barrett, Nelson. SB - Dapprich 2, Gray, T., Sorbin, Triplett.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Tunning L 0-1 4.2 12 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 26 6 5 Gall 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 Denman 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 Hoskins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Volz 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1

Patch W 10-0 7.0 14 8 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 31 37 5 9 Waddell 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 8 11 3 2

WP - Waddell 3. HBP - by Patch (Williamson), by Patch (Wagner). BK - Denman.

Strikeouts - Knapp, Yoak, Williamson, Bosett 2, Gray, T., Sheets, Sorbin. Walks - Miller, Williamson, Bosett, Dapprich, Hartless 3, Nelson.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 2:51 Attendance: 123

1997 Cougar Baseball

Univ. of Findlay at Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 07, 1997 at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Univ. of Findlay 7 (14-18) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (41-4)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Hunt cf 3 2 1 0 Dapprich ss 4 2 2 2 Blair 2b 3 2 0 0 Hartless cf 3 2 1 0 Otto ph 0 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 2 2 2 2 Reynolds 1b 3 2 2 3 Nelson dh 4 2 1 2 Hunt, C pr 0 0 0 0 Barrett lf 5 0 0 0 McDaniel dh 4 1 4 2 Klingel 3b 5 0 2 0 Pagan ss 5 0 1 0 Triplett pr 0 0 0 0 Kayser 3b 5 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 1 2 Osborn c 4 0 2 1 Waers c 4 0 2 0 Gazarek pr/ph 1 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Schuman pr 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 5 1 1 0 Konopka rf 2 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 Kimble ph/rf 3 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Hammond lf 3 0 0 0 Aukerman, G lf/ph 1 0 0 0 Canterbury p 0 0 0 0 Harding p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 37 7 10 6 Totals...... 36 10 12 8

Score by innings: R H E ------Univ. of Findlay 200 040 010 - 7 10 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 400 320 100 - 10 12 2 ------

E - Hammond, Osborn, Heimbach, Sorbin. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - Findlay 11, MVNC 11. 2B - McDaniel, Osborn, Gray, T.. HR - Reynolds. SB - Gray, T. 2, Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Canterbury L 4.0 8 9 9 4 4 3 0 3 0 20 27 6 1 Harding 4.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 18 5 6

Heimbach W 8-1 7.2 9 7 7 6 3 1 0 1 1 32 39 6 13 Armstrong S 1 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 1

WP - Canterbury 3, Heimbach. HBP - by Canterbury (Gray, T.), by Canterbury (Gray, T.), by Canterbury (Iceman), by Harding (Gray, T.), by Heimbach (Hunt).

Strikeouts - Hunt, Kimble, Konopka, Pagan, Barrett, Nelson 2, Sorbin, Waers. Walks - Blair, Hunt, McDaniel, Osborn, Otto, Reynolds 2, Dapprich, Hartless 2, Nelson, Waers.

Umpires - Start: 4:30 Time: 2:31 Attendance: 137

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Ohio Dominican May 09, 1997 at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (41-5) Ohio Dominican 11 (43-11-1)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 0 0 0 Green cf 3 1 1 0 Hartless cf 4 2 1 0 Ridgeway 2b 4 2 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 2 1 2 Otero ss 5 2 4 5 Nelson dh 3 1 1 0 Kish dh 5 3 2 0 Klingel 3b 5 1 3 4 Miller 1b 4 1 2 2 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Pedley pr 0 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 1 3 1 James c 3 0 2 1 Iceman 1b 4 0 1 0 Marple pr 0 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 0 0 0 Luebbers rf 4 0 1 2 Waers c 3 0 0 0 Wolf lf 3 2 1 1 Sheets ph 1 0 1 1 Williamson 3b 4 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 0 3 0 Keltner p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Bailey p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 37 8 14 8 Totals...... 35 11 14 11

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 000 530 - 8 14 1 Ohio Dominican 003 022 04 - 11 14 2 ------

E - Dapprich, Green, Williamson. DP - MVNC 2, ODC 1. LOB - MVNC 6, ODC 6. 2B - Klingel, Sorbin, Miller, Otero. HR - Gray, T.(17), Klingel(7), Otero, Wolf. SH - Nelson. SB - Otero. CS - Barrett, Green.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

McLeary 6.0 9 7 5 4 4 3 0 2 0 25 31 2 8 Armstrong L 3-2 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 10 3 1 Waddell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Keltner 6.0 8 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 24 24 4 7 Bailey 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 1 Williams W 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 3 2

WP - Armstrong, McLeary 3. HBP - by McLeary (Miller), by McLeary (Wolf). PB - Waers.

Strikeouts - Gray, T., Hartless, Iceman, Waers 2, Green, James, Kish, Miller, Williamson. Walks - Gray, T., Hartless, Nelson, Green 2, James, Ridgeway.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 2:55 Attendance: 134

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Tiffin University May 09, 1997 at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (41-6) Tiffin University 10 (22-21)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 2 3 2 Barton lf 5 2 2 1 Hartless cf 5 1 3 0 McDonald ss 5 1 0 1 Gray, T. 2b 6 0 0 1 Deliz 2b 4 2 2 4 Nelson c 5 2 3 2 Garner cf 4 0 2 1 Klingel 3b 5 0 1 0 Barnes dh 3 2 2 1 Barrett lf 4 2 3 0 Ortiz c 4 0 1 0 Sheets dh 5 1 3 2 Nye pr 0 1 0 0 Iceman 1b 5 0 1 1 Parks 1b 2 1 0 1 Sorbin rf 5 0 0 0 McGee 3b 3 0 1 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Herb 3b 1 0 0 0 Stafford p 0 0 0 0 Iriti rf 4 1 0 1 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0 Gray p 0 0 0 0 Ricker p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 45 8 17 8 Totals...... 35 10 10 10

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 002 110 112 - 8 17 6 Tiffin University 061 300 00 - 10 10 5 ------

E - Barrett, Dapprich 3, Iceman, Nelson, Deliz, Gray, McDonald, McGee 2. DP - Tiffin 3. LOB - MVNC 13, Tiffin 5. 2B - Barrett, Hartless, Nelson, McGee, Barnes. HR - Deliz. SF - Parks. SB - Parks. CS - Barton, Parks.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Byard L 8-1 5.0 9 10 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 26 29 5 6 Stafford 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 3 Newcomb 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1

Gray W 8.2 17 8 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 44 47 10 11 Ricker S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

HBP - by Byard (Barnes), by Gray (Barrett).

Strikeouts - Sorbin, Deliz, McDonald, McGee, Ortiz, Herb. Walks - Dapprich, Hartless, Deliz, Parks.

Umpires - Start: 1:30 Time: 2:24 Attendance: 121

NAIA Great Lakes Regional, Battle Creek

Bethel College vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 14, 1997 at Battle Creek, MI

Bethel College 2 (40-11) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 5 (42-6)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Hudnall 2b 4 0 1 0 Dapprich ss 3 1 0 0 Sherwood c 4 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Hodge 3b 3 1 2 0 Gray, T. 2b 4 1 2 3 Zartman lf 4 0 2 1 Klingel 3b 1 0 0 0 Jenkins dh 4 1 0 0 Barrett lf 4 1 0 0 Personett 1b 1 0 1 0 Nelson c 4 0 1 1 Cebra pr 0 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Miller rf 4 0 1 1 Sheets dh 3 0 0 0 Riggleman ss 3 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 1 1 Taylor cf 3 0 0 0 Triplett pr 0 0 0 0 Urbanski p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 30 2 7 2 Totals...... 30 5 5 5

Score by innings: R H E ------Bethel College 100 000 100 - 2 7 2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 500 000 00 - 5 5 1 ------

E - Hodge, Zartman, Hartless. DP - MVNC 4. LOB - Bethel 5, MVNC 7. 2B - Zartman, Gray, T.. 3B - Hodge. HR - Gray, T.(18). SB - Stanifer.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Urbanski L 11-2 8.0 5 5 5 5 7 0 0 1 2 30 36 11 6

McLeary W 10-1 9.0 7 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 30 34 9 11

WP - McLeary 2. HBP - by Urbanski (Klingel).

Strikeouts - Jenkins 2, Miller, Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Sheets, Sorbin 3. Walks - Hodge, Personett 3, Dapprich, Iceman, Klingel 2, Sheets.

Umpires - Start: 3:00 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 53

NAIA Great Lakes Regional, Battle Creek

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Aquinas College, MI May 15, 1997 at Battle Creek, MI

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 8 (43-6) Aquinas College, MI 1 (41-7)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 0 0 1 Vellanti cf 5 0 1 0 Hartless cf 4 3 3 1 Wendt lf 4 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 2 3 2 Addicott 2b 3 1 2 1 Klingel 3b 3 0 1 1 Vandentoorn 3b 4 0 2 0 Barrett lf 5 0 0 0 Barnard c 4 0 1 0 Nelson dh 5 0 1 2 O'Toole dh 3 0 1 0 Iceman 1b 5 1 2 1 Thompson rf 4 0 1 0 Waers c 4 0 2 0 Bocian 1b 0 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 2 0 0 Stankiewicz 1b 4 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 1 0 Hardin ss 4 0 1 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 McGuire p 0 0 0 0 Hood p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 38 8 13 8 Totals...... 35 1 9 1

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 020 010 203 - 8 13 0 Aquinas College, MI 000 010 000 - 1 9 1 ------

E - McGuire. LOB - MVNC 9, Aquinas 10. 2B - Gray, T., Iceman, Nelson. 3B - Sorbin. HR - Addicott. SH - Klingel. SB - Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Stanifer. CS - Sorbin, Vellanti.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 11-0 9.0 9 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 35 38 9 11

McGuire L 6-3 8.0 11 7 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 33 39 8 12 Hood 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2

HBP - by McGuire (Sorbin).

Strikeouts - Barrett, Gray, T., Iceman, Wendt 2, Vandentoorn 2, Hardin, Stankiewicz. Walks - Dapprich, Hartless, Klingel, Waers, Wendt, Addicott, O'Toole.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 2:22 Attendance: 36

NAIA Great Lakes Regional, Battle Creek

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Marion College, IN May 16, 1997 at Battle Creek, MI

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 11 (44-6) Marion College, IN 9 (29-25)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 5 1 1 0 Gilbert dh 4 3 2 0 Hartless cf 5 2 3 0 Hennessy 2b 3 2 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 2 2 1 Morales lf 5 1 4 4 Klingel 3b 5 1 2 1 Rosenburger c 5 0 1 0 Barrett lf 5 2 4 3 Crace 1b 3 2 1 0 Nelson c 5 0 2 2 Wilhelm ph/1b 1 0 1 1 Stanifer pr 0 2 0 0 Hiner cf 5 1 1 1 Triplett pr 0 1 0 0 Kaplachinski 3b 4 0 1 1 Sheets dh 5 0 3 0 Weberding rf 5 0 1 2 Iceman 1b 5 0 2 3 Hennessy, E. ss 4 0 0 0 Stafford pr 0 0 0 0 Mehringer p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 5 0 0 0 Heimbach p 0 0 0 0 Waddell p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 45 11 19 10 Totals...... 39 9 13 9

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 300 003 014 - 11 19 2 Marion College, IN 105 111 000 - 9 13 2 ------

E - Gray, T., Nelson, Kaplachinski 2. DP - MVNC 1. LOB - MVNC 7, Marion 8. 2B - Barrett 2, Klingel, Gilbert, Weberding. CS - Barrett, Morales.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Heimbach 3.1 8 7 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 18 21 4 3 Waddell W 2-0 5.2 5 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 21 23 6 7

Mehringer L 6-3 9.0 19 11 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 45 45 15 7

WP - Waddell. HBP - by Heimbach (Hennessy).

Strikeouts - Hartless, Klingel, Sheets, Hiner, Kaplachinski, Hennessy, E. 3. Walks - Gilbert, Hennessy, Crace, Kaplachinski.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 39

NAIA Great Lakes Regional, Battle Creek

Madonna University vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 17, 1997 at Battle Creek, MI

Madonna University 1 (25-30-1) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 13 (45-6)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Foley cf 4 0 1 0 Dapprich ss 3 2 1 1 Marcotte ss 3 1 1 0 Hartless cf 2 2 1 1 Taylor 3b 4 0 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 5 1 3 4 Shrewsburg rf 4 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 3 1 1 2 Rocho dh 3 0 1 0 Triplett ph/3b 0 0 0 0 Butler dh 1 0 0 0 Barrett lf 3 2 0 0 Quinn lf 3 0 2 1 Nelson dh 4 1 2 2 Hansen lf 1 0 0 0 Gray, D. dh 1 0 0 0 Gatt 1b 2 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 4 0 0 0 Jaskolski ph 1 0 0 0 Waers c 3 0 2 1 Voletti c 3 0 1 0 Stanifer pr/lf 1 2 0 0 LaPointe 2b 3 0 1 0 Sorbin rf 3 2 0 0 Mason p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0 Jabczenski p 0 0 0 0 Benedict p 0 0 0 0 Pydyn p 0 0 0 0 Warholik p 0 0 0 0 Roman p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 32 1 8 1 Totals...... 32 13 10 11

Score by innings: R H E ------Madonna University 000 100 000 - 1 8 4 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 803 001 10 - 13 10 2 ------

E - Taylor, Quinn, Voletti 2, Gray, T., Iceman. DP - MVNC 3. LOB - Madonna 6, MVNC 6. 2B - Gray, T., Klingel, Nelson. SF - Dapprich, Waers.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Mason L 3-5 0.2 4 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1 1 Jabczenski 5.1 5 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 21 23 8 5 Benedict 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 Pydyn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Warholik 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 Roman 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1

Byard W 9-1 9.0 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 32 34 9 11

Strikeouts - Foley, Voletti, Jaskolski, Barrett, Gray, D., Sorbin, Waers. Walks - Marcotte, Gatt, Dapprich, Hartless 2, Iceman, Klingel, Sorbin, Triplett.

Umpires - Start: 10:00 Time: 2:22 Attendance: 44

NAIA Great Lakes Regional, Battle Creek

Coll. of St. Francis vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 17, 1997 at Battle Creek, MI

Coll. of St. Francis 2 (29-27) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 3 (46-6)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 Dapprich ss 3 0 1 0 Hiar ss 4 0 0 0 Hartless cf 4 1 1 0 Vander Tuuk lf 4 0 0 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 2 0 Kujawa 3b/p 2 1 1 1 Klingel 3b 3 0 1 2 Leitz 3b 1 0 0 0 Barrett lf 4 0 0 0 Zuffrano dh 4 1 1 0 Nelson c 3 0 0 0 Reeb cf 3 0 0 0 Sheets dh 3 0 0 0 Powers rf 3 0 1 1 Iceman 1b 2 0 1 0 Sanchez 1b 3 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 2 1 0 0 Skovran c 2 0 1 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 Pecora pr 0 0 0 0 Guess p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 29 2 4 2 Totals...... 27 3 6 2

Score by innings: R H E ------Coll. of St. Francis 000 200 000 - 2 4 0 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 002 01 - 3 6 0 ------

DP - St. Francis 2, MVNC 1. LOB - St. Francis 4, MVNC 5. 2B - Zuffrano, Gray, T.. HR - Kujawa. SH - Johnson. SF - Klingel. SB - Hartless.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Guess L 7.1 6 3 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 26 30 9 7 Kujawa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0

Armstrong W 4-2 9.0 4 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 29 33 13 10

WP - Guess.

Strikeouts - Vander Tuuk, Kujawa, Reeb, Gray, T., Klingel, Nelson 2. Walks - Kujawa, Reeb, Skovran, Dapprich, Gray, T., Iceman, Sorbin.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:20 Attendance: 56

1997 Cougar Baseball

Cumberland Univ. (TN) vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 23, 1997 at Sioux City, Iowa

Cumberland Univ. (TN) 8 (50-11) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 4 (46-7)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Hermoso 2b 4 2 1 0 Dapprich ss 5 0 0 0 Strickland lf 4 2 1 3 Hartless cf 2 1 1 1 Green 3b 3 1 2 3 Gray, T. 2b 3 1 0 0 Foster rf 3 0 1 0 Klingel 3b 4 0 1 0 Suarez c 3 0 1 0 Barrett lf 4 0 1 1 Yarborough pr 0 0 0 0 Nelson dh 4 1 2 0 Franklin ss 4 1 1 0 Iceman 1b 4 1 1 0 Mandelbaum 1b 5 1 1 0 Waers c 3 0 0 0 Atwood dh 3 1 1 2 Stanifer pr 0 0 0 0 Tsiros cf 3 0 1 0 Sheets ph 0 0 0 0 Dutton p 0 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 3 0 1 2 Roga p 0 0 0 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 32 8 10 8 Totals...... 32 4 7 4

Score by innings: R H E ------Cumberland (TN) 002 014 001 - 8 10 3 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 002 101 - 4 7 1 ------

E - Foster 2, Suarez, Dapprich. DP - MVNC 2. LOB - Cumberland 8, MVNC 6. 2B - Hermoso, Suarez, Mandelbaum, Iceman, Nelson. HR - Strickland, Green, Hartless(3). SH - Green, Tsiros, Sorbin. SB - Strickland. CS - Hermoso.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Dutton W 13-1 8.1 7 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 31 36 13 9 Roga S,2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

McLeary L 10-2 5.1 7 7 7 6 5 1 0 1 0 20 28 4 5 Armstrong 3.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 4 5

WP - Dutton, McLeary. HBP - by McLeary (Atwood).

Strikeouts - Strickland, Suarez, Mandelbaum 2, Tsiros, Gray, T., Iceman, Klingel. Walks - Hermoso, Strickland, Green, Foster 2, Suarez 2, Franklin, Gray, T., Hartless, Sheets.

Umpires - Start: 9:00 Time: 2:47 Attendance: 1467

1997 Cougar Baseball

Mt. Vernon Nazarene vs Dominican Coll. (NY) May 24, 1997 at Sioux City, Iowa

Mt. Vernon Nazarene 10 (47-7) Dominican Coll. (NY) 0 (38-13)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Dapprich ss 4 2 2 1 Wein ss 3 0 0 0 Hartless cf 2 2 0 1 Paul 1b 2 0 1 0 Gray, T. 2b 3 0 0 1 18 1b 1 0 0 0 Klingel 3b 4 0 0 1 Jeffries rf 3 0 1 0 Barrett lf 3 1 2 3 Martin c 3 0 1 0 Nelson dh 4 2 3 0 Luthian lf 1 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 3 0 2 2 McBride ph 1 0 1 0 Waers c 3 0 0 1 Mariconti 3b 2 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 1 0 0 Janczak dh 2 0 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 2 0 0 Johannesen cf 2 0 0 0 Patch p 0 0 0 0 Dietz 2b 2 0 1 0 Vega p 0 0 0 0 Lobar p 0 0 0 0 Schwartz p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 30 10 9 10 Totals...... 22 0 5 0

Score by innings: R H E ------Mt. Vernon Nazarene 010 224 1 - 10 9 1 Dominican Coll. (NY) 000 000 0 - 0 5 4 ------

E - Klingel, Wein, Luthian, Mariconti 2. DP - MVNC 5, Dominican 1. LOB - MVNC 7, Dominican 1. 2B - Nelson. 3B - Dapprich. SH - Waers. SF - Barrett, Gray, T.. SB - Dapprich, Hartless 2.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Patch W 12-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 22 22 3 8

Vega L 5.0 7 8 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 23 28 9 5 Lobar 1.0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 2 Schwartz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1

WP - Vega.

Strikeouts - Hartless, Paul, Wein, Mariconti, Dietz, 18. Walks - Dapprich, Hartless 3, Iceman.

Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:10 Attendance: 154

1997 Cougar Baseball

SE Oklahoma State vs Mt. Vernon Nazarene May 28, 1997 at Sioux City, Iowa

SE Oklahoma State 6 (55-8) Mt. Vernon Nazarene 5 (47-8)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

Ammons dh 3 3 3 0 Dapprich ss 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez 2b 5 1 2 0 Hartless cf 4 0 2 2 Coggburn 3b 2 1 1 2 Gray, T. 2b 4 0 1 1 James c 4 0 2 3 Klingel 3b 4 0 1 0 Kelley rf 5 0 0 0 Triplett pr 0 1 0 0 Ramos ss 5 0 0 0 Barrett lf 5 1 1 1 Mullins 1b 4 0 2 0 Nelson dh 5 0 1 0 Briscoe lf 5 0 0 0 Iceman 1b 5 0 1 1 Clayborn cf 4 1 1 0 Waers c 1 0 0 0 Wooten ph 1 0 0 0 Stanifer pr 0 0 0 0 Truett p 0 0 0 0 Sheets ph 1 0 0 0 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 Waddell pr/3b 0 1 0 0 Sorbin rf 4 1 1 0 McLeary p 0 0 0 0 Byard p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 38 6 11 5 Totals...... 37 5 9 5

Score by innings: R H E ------SE Oklahoma State 002 000 201 1 - 6 11 1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 000 000 005 0 - 5 9 1 ------

E - Coggburn, Waers. DP - SE Oklahoma 3. LOB - SE Oklahoma 11, MVNC 8. 2B - Gonzalez, Barrett, Klingel. HR - Coggburn. SH - Gonzalez. SB - Clayborn. CS - James.

IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd

Truett 8.0 4 2 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 27 32 6 12 Whitson W 7-0 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 3

McLeary 7.0 8 4 4 4 3 0 0 1 1 27 32 8 8 Byard L 9-2 3.0 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 11 15 4 3

WP - Truett, Byard. HBP - by McLeary (James), by Truett (Klingel). PB - Waers.

Strikeouts - Coggburn, Kelley 2, Ramos, Briscoe, Barrett, Iceman 2, Nelson, Sorbin. Walks - Ammons 3, Coggburn 3, Mullins, Dapprich, Gray, T., Hartless, Waers 2.

Umpires - Start: 4:30 Time: 2:55 Attendance: 258