Northwestern State Baseball Report – April 19, 2010
Overall Record: 25-10 (12-5 in Southland Conference)
Last Week: 4-0
April 13 def. Jackson State 17-5 (7)
April 16 def. Texas-San Antonio 10-0 (8)
April 17 def. Texas-San Antonio 6-5
April 17 def. Texas-San Antonio 12-2 (8)
Nominee for Pitcher of the Week
Luke Irvine, RHP, Jr.-TR, 6-1, 200, Liberty, Missouri, Liberty HS, MCC Maple Woods
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO
Irvine ran his record to 4-2 on the season after he threw seven shutout innings while allowing just two hits in a 10-0, 8-inning win over Texas-San Antonio on Friday. After he gave up a lead-off double to start the game, he did not allow another hit until the sixth inning as he struck out nine and walked just two. He lowered his season ERA to 2.05.
Nominee for Hitter of the Week
RF Tyler Baisley, Sr.-1L, 6-6, 200, Gilbert, Arizona, Greenway HS
.563, 4 G, 4 GS, 9-16, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2 2B, 1.063 SLG, .529 OB, 0 BB, 3 SO, SF, 2-2 SB
Baisley hit safely in all four games for the week with multiple hits in all but one… knocked in a career-high 5 runs in Saturday’s game two of a double-header against UTSA when he went 4-for-4 with 5 RBIs, two runs scored, two home runs, and a double… in the first game of the DH on Saturday, he had one hit but it scored the winning run as the Demons rallied from a 5-3, 9th-inning deficit to win 6-5… he started out the week with a 2-for-3 game with 4 RBIs in a 17-5 win at Jackson State… he had two hits and scored two runs in Friday’s win… also stole two bases in two attempts.
Weekly Outlook
The Demons went 4-0 for the week and increased their winning streak to six games… Three of the four wins came via the 10-run mercy rule… NSU outscored its opponents 45-12 for the week while hitting .450 at the plate… three starters hit over .500 while a total of six hit .400 or better… Colin Bear celebrated his birthday on Saturday by hitting two home runs in the second game of a doubleheader vs. UTSA – they were his first two round-trippers of the season… the Demons hit 7 homeruns in the weekend SLC series. They came into the series with 7 home runs total in the previous 14 SLC games… Saturday’s game 1 starting pitcher Ryan Zimmerman saw his consecutive scoreless inning streak snapped at 16 straight… Friday’s 10-0 shutout win was the fourth of the season for the Demons and third in conference play – the most since the 2005 SLC championship team had three league shutout wins and seven total.
The Week Ahead
Tuesday, April 20 vs. LSU, 6 p.m. (Fair Grounds Field – Shreveport, La.)
Wednesday, April 21 at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 23 at Texas State, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 at Texas State, 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 at Texas State, 1 p.m.
