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WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 3-3 (Home 1-1, Road 2-2, Neutral
0-0)
Northwest Conference: 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: First Northwest Conference Series at Pacific
* Recent Games: Bruins Split Six Games to Open Season
* Game at Division I Portland Postponed to March 17
* Wyckoff BAA, NWC Hitter Honoree; Jones HM for Pitcher
* NWC Stats: Seven Bruins Among League Leaders
* COMING UP: First Northwest Conference Series at Pacific
Sat, Feb. 28, 11:00 am - at Pacific University (2), in Forest
Grove, Ore.
Sun, Mar. 1, 11:00 am - at Pacific University (2), in Forest Grove, Ore.
Northwest Conference play begins this coming weekend as the Bruins
get their first look at Pacific University’s new Chuck Bafaro
Stadium. The Boxers opened the new park up last
year, but the two teams met in Newberg last year, with the Bruins
taking three out of four … Pacific was picked to finish 7th
in the nine-team conference this season, the Bruins 2nd to
defending NWC champion Linfield … The Boxers are off to a
3-2 start after sweeping Menlo 11-7 and 3-2 in a doubleheader on
Feb. 21 … Pacific is last in the league in batting (.229)
through five games but 1st in defense (.982) and 2nd in pitching
(3.89) … Brandon Kon is the Boxers’ early hitting
leader (.375), while Nate Rasmussen leads the team with 2 home runs
and 3 RBIs …
* Recent Games (3-3): Bruins Split Six Games to Open
Season
Feb. 12 - George Fox 7, at Hawai’i-Hilo 6
The Bruins took the season opener when Dan Winterstein singled in Bo Thunell to break a 6-6 tie in the top of the 8th inning and Chad Jones pitched two innings of shutout relief for the save. Thunell was 3-4 with three runs scored and an RBI, while Todd Siler was 3-5 with three RBIs.
Feb. 13 - at Hawai’i-Hilo 6-5, George Fox 3-6
In the opener, Brian Davis took the loss despite allowing only one earned run in 3.2 innings, but three Bruin hurlers walked nine in the game. Winterstein had two of the Bruins’ six hits in the game. In the nightcap, the Bruins broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the top of the 6th, then turned the lead over to the bullpen to preserve the win. Matt Wyckoff came on with the tying run at second in the last of the 6th and got two ground outs. Chad Jones gave up a double and a walk in the last of the 7th but got the final out on a grounder for his second save of the season. Wyckoff and Thunell each went 3-4, Wyckoff scoring twice and Thunell knocking in two.
Feb. 14 - at Hawai’i-Hilo 11, George Fox 7
Hilo banged out 14 hits and scored in five consecutive innings, from the 2nd through the 6th, to salvage the series split. George Fox collected 10 hits on the day, including the Bruins’ first home run of the season, a solo shot by Pat Bailey.
Feb. 20 - Concordia-Portland 13, at George Fox 8
Pounding out five home runs, including two to go along with six RBIs by Tommy Whalen, the Cavaliers spoiled the Bruins’ home opener. Thunell, Winterstein, and Perry Knudson each had two hits for the Bruins, including Winterstein’s first home run of the season. Reliever Travis Schroeder, though touched for five runs in 5.1 innings, struck out nine, including four in a row at one point.
Feb. 21 - at George Fox 16, Concordia-Portland 9
For the second day in a row, the Bruins spotted the Cavaliers a big early lead, falling behind 6-1 after three innings, but this time the bats awoke in time to come back for the victory. A four-spot in the 3rd, capped by a Pat Bailey three-run homer, cut the Bruins’ deficit to 6-5, and another four-run inning in the 5th gave the Bruins the lead for good. Seth Anderson led a 19-hit Bruin assault with a 4-5 game and two RBIs, while Wyckoff and Knudson each went 3-5, Wyckoff scoring three and driving in two.
* Game at Division I Portland Postponed to March 17
Due to wet weather, the Bruins’ game at the NCAA Division I
University of Portland on Feb. 24 was postponed.
The game will be made up on Tuesday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. in
Portland. The Bruins defeated the Pilots 3-2 on
Feb. 24 last season when Dan Winterstein threw out the potential
tying run at the plate in the 9th inning.
COACH MARTY HUNTER:
Marty Hunter (Linfield '84) is 31-17 (.6460) to
date in his 2nd season as a college head coach. In his first
season, he led the Bruins to a 28-14 record, 2nd place in the
Northwest Conference, and a berth in the NCAA Division III National
Tournament. He had spent the previous five years
as an assistant coach at George Fox under Pat Bailey, who went to
Oregon State as an assistant coach. He was named conference Coach
of the Year six times in 12 years of high school coaching at Bend
and Canby High Schools in Oregon. Click here for the complete bio
on the George Fox web site for Coach
Hunter.
Hunter vs. Upcoming Opponents:
Pacific 3-1 (3-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Wyckoff BAA, NWC Hitter Honoree; Jones HM for
Pitcher
Senior first baseman/outfielder Matt Wyckoff from
Olympia, Wash., was named the Bruin Athletic Association
Men’s Athlete of the Week and the Northwest Conference
Student-Athlete Hitter of the Week for Feb.
9-15. He opened the season going 2-4 in the
Bruins’ 7-6 win at Hawai’i-Hilo on Feb. 12, with a
double, a walk, and a run scored.
In the Bruins’ split with the Vulcans on
Feb. 13, he was 1-3 with an RBI in a 6-3 first-game loss, then 3-4
with 2 runs and 2 steals in 6-5 second-game win.
On feb. 14, he was 1-3 with a walk and a steal in an 11-7
setback. For the week, he batted .500 (7-14)
with a double, an RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 walks and 3
steals.
Wyckoff also received honorable mention for NWC Hitter of the Week
for Feb. 16-22. In a 13-8 loss to
Concordia-Portland on Feb. 20, he was 1-3 with a triple, 2 walks,
an RBI, and 3 runs scored. In a 16-9 win over
the Cavaliers on Feb. 21, he was 3-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs
scored and a walk. For the week, he again hit
.500 (4-8) with 2 doubles, a triple, a 1.000 slugging pct., 3 RBIs,
6 runs scored, 3 walks, and a .636 on base pct.
Junior RHP Chad Jones from McMinnville, Ore.,
received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference
Student-Athlete Pitcher of the Week for Feb.
9-15. In the Bruins’ season-opening 7-6
win at Hawai’i-Hilo on Feb. 12, he pitched 2 innings of
scoreless relief, allowing a hit with one strikeout and picking up
the save. He got another save on Feb. 13 as the
Bruins won the second game of a twinbill with the Vulcans, 6-5,
allowing a hit and a walk in the 7th but getting out of the jam
with a ground out. For the week, he picked up 2
saves while hurling 3.0 innings, allowing 2 hits with a walk and a
strikeout.
* 2009 Honors:
1B-OF Matt Wyckoff ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men Athlete of the Week
(Feb. 9-15)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete Hitter of the Week (Feb.
9-15; HM, Feb. 16-22)
P Chad Jones ---
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete Pitcher of the
Week (HM, Feb. 9-15)
* NWC Stats: Seven Bruins Among League Leaders
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats
(thru Feb. 23):
Batting ---
Batting Avg. - 4th (.333, T)
Slugging Pct. - 6th (.419)
On Base Pct. - 2nd (.442)
Runs - 2nd (47)
Hits - 3rd (66)
Runs Batted In - 2nd (38)
Doubles - 8th (6)
Triples - 2nd (1, T)
Home Runs - 3rd (3, T)
Total Bases - 4th (83)
Total At Bats - 3rd (245)
At Bats - 3rd (198)
Walks - 3rd (30)
Hit by Pitches - 1st (10)
Strikeouts - 4th (32)
Sacrifices - 2nd (5)
Sacrifice Flies - 4th (2, T)
Stolen Bases - 3rd (8, T)
Caught Stealing - 1st (5)
- 1B Matt Wyckoff is 2nd in runs (9), hits (11, T), triples (1, T), stolen bases (3, T), 3rd in total bases (16), walks (5, T), 6th in batting (.500, T), slugging pct. (.727, T), 8th in on base pct. (.571, T), total at bats (28, T) …
- 3B Pat Bailey is 2nd in home runs (2, T), 6th in total bases (13, T), 7th in runs (4, T), 8th in slugging pct. (.722) …
- 2B Bo Thunell is 2nd in hits (11, T), 3rd in RBIs (6, T), 7th in at bats (24, T), 8th in total at bats (28, T) …
- RF Dan Winterstein is 6th in total bases (13, T) …
- SS Taylor Hunter is 1st in hit by pitches (3, T) …
Pitching ---
Earned Run Avg. - 8th (8.06)
Opponents’ BA - 7th (.355)
Innings - 3rd (48.0)
Strikeouts - 4th (29)
Wins - 2nd (3, T)
Losses - 3rd (3, T)
Saves - 1st (2)
Hits - 7th (70)
Runs - 7th (50)
Earned Runs - 7th (43)
Walks - 9th (33)
Home Runs - 8th (6)
Wild Pitches - 3rd (4, T)
Hit Batters - 6th (5, T)
- RHP Shane Dalgleish is 1st in wins (2, T), starts (2, T), 8th in innings (10.0)
- RHP Travis Schroeder is 3rd in strikeouts (10, T), 10th in innings (9.0) …\
- RHP Chad Jones is 1st in saves (2), games finished (3, T), 2nd in games (3, T) …
- RHP Nick Bratney is 1st in starts (2, T) …
- RHP Brian Davis is 1st in wild pitches (2, T) …
Fielding ---
Fielding Pct. - 5th (.968)
Total Chances - 3rd (217)
Putouts - 3rd (144)
Assists - 2nd (66)
Errors - 3rd (7, T)
Double Plays - 2nd (6)
Stolen Bases Allowed - 4th (9)
Caught Stealing - 6th (1, T)
Passed Balls - 7th (0, T)
- SS Taylor Hunter is 1st in fielding avg. (1.000, T), assists (20) …
- 1B Matt Wyckoff is 10th in putouts (24) …
- 3B Pat Bailey is 3rd in double plays (4, T) …
- 2B Bo Thunell is 3rd in double plays (4, T) …
