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Mar 4, 2009
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 7-3 (Home 1-1, Road 6-2, Neutral
0-0)
Northwest Conference: 4-0, 1st (Home 0-0, Road 4-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: First NWC Home Series vs. Lewis & Clark
* Recent Games (4-0): Bruins Sweep Pacific to Take NWC Lead
* Thunell BAA, NWC Hitter Honoree; Dalgleish HM for Pitcher
* Records Set or Tied in 2009: Thunell Ties Doubles, SF Marks
* NWC Stats: Thunell Leads in RBIs, Dalgleish in Wins
* Career Lists: Several Bruins Move Up on Top 10 Lists
* COMING UP: First NWC Home Series vs. Lewis &
Clark
Sat, Mar. 7, 11:00 am - vs. Lewis & Clark College (2),
in Newberg, Ore.
Sat, Mar. 8, 12:00 pm - vs. Lewis & Clark College (2), in Newberg, Ore.
Hot off a 4-0 sweep at Pacific that has thrust them into the early
Northwest Conference lead, the Bruins will try to keep it going
against the Lewis & Clark Pioneers (1-7, NWC 1-3, 7th) in their
first home conference series this weekend … Lewis &
Clark was picked to finish 8th in the nine-team conference this
season, the Bruins 2nd to defending NWC champion Linfield …
The Pios dropped their first seven games of the season, including
three NWC games vs. Willamette, before pulling out the final game
of the series 2-1 … L&C is 8th in the league in batting
(.299), 3rd in pitching (5.62), and 1st in defense (.974) …
Parker Dane (.424) and Sami Morgan (.407) are the hitting leaders
for the Pios … Neal Finch leads the team with 2 home runs
and A.J. Brown has 6 RBIs … Possible L&C starters: Alex
St. Pierre (1-0, 2.70), David La Douceur (0-3, 5.91), Colin Dietz
(0-1, 9.00), Evan Fairmont (0-2, 10.29) … Possible GFU
starters: Brian Davis (0-1, 6.52), Shane Dalgleish (3-0, 5.82),
Nick Bratney (1-1, 6.94), Travis Schroder (1-1, 8.36).
* Recent Games (4-0): Bruins Sweep Pacific to Take NWC
Lead
Feb. 28 - George Fox 6, at Pacific 5
Bo Thunell slugged a three-run home run with two out on a 0-2 pitch in the top of the 9th to rescue the Bruins in their conference opener. Pat Bailey also homered, his 3rd of the season. Thunell finished with four RBIs. Chad Jones picked up the win by closing the game with four perfect relief innings.
Feb. 28 - George Fox 10, at Pacific 6
In the day’s finale, Shane Dalgleish gave Pacific little to work with, allowing the Boxers just four hits in seven innings of work while striking out three. The Bruins took control with four runs in the 4th on a sacrifice fly by Dan Winterstein, an RBI single by Seth Anderson, and a two-run triple by Todd Siler. The Bruins banged out 16 hits, with Kyle Kuenzi, Bailey, and Siler all getting three apiece.
Mar. 1 - George Fox 12, at Pacific 2
The Bruins continued to pound the ball as they collected 14 hits in support of Nick Bratney, who scattered four hits over six innings while striking out three and walking three. The Bruins scored one in the 1st, three in the 3rd, then put the game away with a six-run 5th. Kuenzi, Thunell, Bailey, Siler, and Dan Winterstein had two hits apiece.
Mar. 1 - George Fox 14, at Pacific 3
Thunell tied George Fox records for doubles in a game with three and sacrifice flies in a game with two while going 3-3 and knocking in six runs as the Bruins hammered out 15 hits in completing a sweep of the Boxers. Kuenzi went 3-4 with a double, a triple, and four runs scored, and Taylor Hunter was 3-3 with a double and four runs scored. Travis Schroeder earned the victory, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with two walks and a strikeout in five innings of work.
COACH MARTY HUNTER:
Marty Hunter (Linfield '84) is 35-17 (.673) 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:
Lewis & Clark - 4-0 (4-0 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Thunell BAA, NWC Hitter Honoree; Dalgleish HM for
Pitcher
Junior second baseman Bo Thunell of Canyon City,
Ore., was named the Bruin Athletic Association Men’s Athlete
of the Week and the Northwest Conference Student-Athlete Hitter of
the Week for Feb. 23-Mar. 1. He opened the
Pacific series by slugging a three-run home run with two out in the
top of the 9th for a 6-5 first-game win on Feb. 28, finishing with
a 2-5 game with a double, 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. In
a 10-6 2nd-game win, he ws 2-5 with a double, a stolen base, and 2
runs. On Mar. 1, in a 12-2 1st-game win, he was
2-4 with a double, a walk, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. In
a 14-3 nightcap win, he was 3-3 with 3 doubles, 2 sacrifice flies,
and 6 RBIs, tying GFU single-game records for doubles and sac
flies. For the week, he batted .529 (9-17) with
6 doubles, a home run, 6 runs, 12 RBIs, a 1.029 slugging pct. and a
.500 on base pct. Thunell is 1st in the NWC in
RBIs (18), sacrifice flies (2, T), 2nd in doubles (6, T), 3rd in
hits (19), 4th in total bases (28), at bats (41), 5th in total at
bats (48, T), 7th in batting (.463), runs (11, T), 9th in on base
pct. (.500, T) …
Senior right-hander Shane Dalgleish of Sammamish,
Wash., received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference
Student-Athlete Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 23-Mar.
1. He started and got the win in the
Bruins’ 10-6 victory in the second game of a doubleheader at
Pacific on Feb. 28, working 7.0 innings and scattering 4 hits while
allowing 1 earned run, striking out 3 and walking none.
Dalgleish is 1st in the NWC in wins (3 T),
starts (3 T), 4h in innings (170), 9th in ERA (5.82)
* 2009 Honors:
1B-OF Matt Wyckoff ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men’s 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)
2B Bo Thunell ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men’s Athlete of the
Week (Feb. 23-Mar. 1)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete Hitter of the Week (Feb.
23-Mar. 1)
P Shane Dalgleish ---
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete Pitcher of the Week (HM,
Feb. 23-Mar. 1)
* Records Set or Tied in 2009: Thunell Ties Doubles, SF
Marks
Bo Thunell tied two George Fox single-game
records in the Bruins’ 14-3 win at Pacific in the second game
of a doubleheader on Mar. 1. While going 3-3
with 6 RBIs, he had three doubles and two sacrifice flies, tying
the records for a game in each of those
categories. The doubles record has been achieved
five times, the last by Pat Bailey at Corban on Apr. 10,
2007. The sacrifice flies record has also been
done several times, the last by C.R. Braniff against Linfield on
Mar. 5, 2006.
* NWC Stats: Thunell Leads in RBIs, Dalgleish in
Wins
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats
(thru Mar. 1):
Batting
Batting Avg. - 3rd (.349)
Slugging Pct. - 4th (.483)
On Base Pct. - 2nd (.447)
Runs - 2nd (89)
Hits - 2nd (120)
Runs Batted In - 2nd (76)
Doubles - 2nd (25
Triples - 2nd (3)
Home Runs - 3rd (5, T)
Total Bases - 2nd (166)
Total At Bats - 2nd (424)
At Bats - 2nd (344)
Walks - 2nd (47)
Hit by Pitches - 1st (20)
Strikeouts - 2nd (54)
Sacrifices - 3rd (6, T)
Sacrifice Flies - 1st (7, T)
Stolen Bases - 2nd (13, T)
Caught Stealing - 1st (6)
- 1B Matt Wyckoff is 1st in sacrifice flies (2, T), 2nd in stolen bases (4, T), 4th in runs (13, T), doubles (5, T), 5th in total at bats (48, T), at bats (40, T), 6th in hits (16, T), 8th in total bases (23, T) …
- 3B Pat Bailey is 2nd in home runs (3), 3rd in walks (7), 6th in total bases (24, T), 8th in slugging pct. (.706) …
- 2B Bo Thunell is 1st in RBIs (18), sacrifice flies (2, T), 2nd in doubles (6, T), 3rd in hits (19), 4th in total bases (28), at bats (41), 5th in total at bats (48, T), 7th in batting (.463), runs (11, T), 9th in on base pct. (.500, T) …
- RF Dan Winterstein is 8th in hits (15, T), total at bats (44, T) …
- SS Taylor Hunter is 1st in hit by pitches (6), 7th in runs (11, T) …
- DH Todd Siler is 5th in on base pct. (.556) …
- CF Kyle Kuenzi is 2nd in runs scored (15, T), stolen bases (4, T), 4th in walks (6, T), 8th in total at bats (45) …
- IF Seth Anderson is 2nd in hit by pitches (3, T) …
- C Brent Trask is 2nd in hit by pitches (3, T) …
- IF Kyle Seymour is 4th in sacrifice bunts (2, T) …
Pitching
Earned Run Avg. - 4th (6.19)
Opponents’ BA - 2nd (.312)
Innings - 2nd (80.0)
Strikeouts - 4th (44)
Wins - 1st (7)
Losses - 6th (3, T)
Saves - 1st (2)
Hits - 6th (101, T)
Runs - 6th (66)
Earned Runs - 6th (55)
Walks - 8th (43)
Home Runs - 6th (6)
Wild Pitches - 3rd (6, T)
Hit Batters - 7th (5, T)
- RHP Shane Dalgleish is 1st in wins (3, T), starts (3 T), 4h in innings (170), 9th in ERA (5.82) …
- RHP Travis Schroeder is 6th strikeouts (11 T), 8th in innings (14.0, T) …
- RHP Chad Jones is 1st in saves (2), games finished (4, T), 2nd in games (4, T) …
- RHP Nick Bratney is 1st in starts (3, T) …
Fielding
Fielding Pct. - 2nd (.967)
Total Chances - 2nd (364)
Putouts - 2nd (240)
Assists - 1st (112)
Errors - 6th (12)
Double Plays - 2nd (8)
Stolen Bases Allowed - 4th (9)
Caught Stealing - 8th (1, T)
Passed Balls - 8th (0, T)
- SS Taylor Hunter is 1st in assists (30), 9th in chances (44) …
- 3B Pat Bailey is 2nd in double plays (5, T) …
- 2B Bo Thunell is 1st in fielding avg. (1.000, T), 2nd in double plays (5, T), 4th in assists (22, T) …
- CF Kyle Kuenzi 1st in fielding avg. (1.000, T) …
* Career Lists: Several Bruins Move Up on Top 10
Lists
- Bo Thunell: With a 9-17 week at the plate,
Thunell has raised his batting avg. to .387 (133-344) and is now
6th … With 18 total bases during the week, he raised his
slugging pct. to .587 and is now 9th … He is tied for 7th
with 16 hit by pitches with Travis Maffey (16, 2001-02) and Nic
Chapin (16, 2006-07). Ahead is Marc Mason (17,
2005-06) … With two sacrifice in one game at Pacific, he has
10 and is tied for 2nd with Greg Dombek (10, 2001-04), Drew Johnson
(10, 2004-07), and Ryan Fobert (10, 2005-08).
Ahead is Derrick Jones (11, 2003-06) …
- Pat Bailey: With 11 total bases during the
week, Bailey raised his slugging pct. to .597 and is now 8th
… With two doubles on the week, he has 39 and is
7th. Ahead is Nate Barnett (43, 1996-99)
… With 6 triples, he is 8th. Ahead are
Ryan LeBreton (7, 1998-99), Mike Thompson (7, 1994-96), David
Peterson (7, 2002-05), and Dan Wentzell (7, 2004-07) … With
7 sacrifice bunts, he is tied for 9th with Stephen Donohue (7,
2000-04), David Farrell (7, 1997-2000), and Kyle Kuenzi (7, 2007-)
…
- Matt Wyckoff: With one double this week,
Wyckoff has 35 for 12th and needs one more to move into a tie for
9th with Ryan Munoz (36, 1995-99), Joshua Sargent (36, 2001-04),
and David Peterson (36, 2002-05) …
- Kyle Kuenzi: With one triple this week, he has
5 and is tied for 9th with Mike Nadeau (5, 1992-95) and Mark Tyler
(5, 1996-99). Ahead is Pat Bailey (6, 2006-)
… With 7 sacrifice bunts, he is tied for 9th with Stephen
Donohue (7, 2000-04), David Farrell (7, 1997-2000), and Pat Bailey
(7, 2006-) …
- Nick Bratney: With a win at Pacific this week,
Bratney has 17 wins, moving into 9th. Ahead is
Troy Schrenck (18, 1994-97) … With a start at Pacific, he
has 27 starts, moving into 5th. Ahead is Mike
Beck (38, 2001-04) … With 6.0 innings at Pacific, he has
172.2 innings and moved past Brandon Rupp and Paul Andrewjeski into
9th. Ahead is Derrick Jones (183.1, 2003-06)
… He is tied for 6th in hit batters with Jordan Purdy (16,
2003-06) … He is 2nd in balks (6) …
- Shane Dalgleish: With a win at Pacific,
Dalgleish now has a .833 won-lost pct. (10-2), tied for 5th with
Daniel Grierson (.833, 5-1, 2005-07) … With a wild pitch at
Pacific, he has 9 wild pitches, tied for 9th with Nick Hedgecock
(9, 2005-08). Ahead are Damon Lorenz (10,
2000-01) and Mike Beck (10, 2001-04) …
