Baseball
2010 Outlook
Trine Baseball readies for 2010 with high hopes for a winning season and climbing into the top third of the MIAA standings. The Thunder finished 15-25 overall and 11-17 in the MIAA, good for fifth place in 2009
Seven seniors will lead the way. The coaches have named infielder Brad Laucher (Marion, Ohio/Ridgedale); outfielder Justin Kurtz (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) and pitcher Adam Shiltz (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) captains. The three have the talent, stability and intelligence to lead on and off the field. [more]
MANCHESTER - Brad Laucher (Marion, Ohio/Ridgedale) went four-for-five with
five RBI
to lead Trine (3-7), but host Manchester was too much in a 16-7 win Sunday.
Elliot Gaff (Churubusco, Ind./Churubusco) worked four innings allowing nine runs - seven
earned - to drop to 0-2 on the season. Kale Popp (DeMotte, Ind./Kankakee Valley)
pitched
2 1/3 innings of no-hit ball walking just one batter. Trine opens up MIAA Friday at Albion.
A second game has been added to Friday's game with Aquinas College, the team announced today. The first game gets underway around 2 p.m. The second game will begin about 30 minutes following the completion of the first game.
It's the home opener for the Thunder who finished 2-3 during their rain-shortened spring break in Florida last week. Originally Friday's action was scheduled to include a junior varsity game.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - For the second day in a row, rain cancelled Thunder baseball games. This time a two-game set with Emerson. The doubleheader will not be rescheduled.
AUBURN, Fla. - Rain in central Florida washed away Thursday's game with Pitts-Greensburg. The game will not be replayed.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Trine improved to 2-3 on the season with a double header split Tuesday in college baseball.
In the opening game Baldwin-Wallace posted a 9-2 win over Trine. Michael Sentman (Batavia, Ill/Batavia) went two-for-three with an RBI, while Justin Kurtz (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) was two-for-four with a pair of hits and an RBI. Trine finished with eight hits and seven runners left on base.
Phillip Cappelletty (Adrian, Mich./Adrian) was tagged with the loss. He worked three inning, allowed nine hits and seven earned runs. Keegan Worley (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) pitched three innings of relief, giving up three hits and two earned runs.
Thunder bats came alive in the second game, pounding out 10 runs and 11 hits in a 10-4 win. Sentman went three-for-four with three runs scored and an RBI. Todd Shadley (Kalamazoo, Mich./Parchment) finished three-for-three with two RBI. Brian Hoeper (Angola, Ind./Angola) drove in four runs.
Ryan Smith (Danville, Ill./Danville) picked up his first win of the season, working six innings allowing four runs and four hits. Anthony Hammond (Decatur, Ind./Adams Central) worked one inning, retiring all three batters he faced.
The Thunder return to action Thursday against the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg in a 3:30 p.m. contest.
The countdown to spring officially kicked of this week as the 2010 edition of Trine baseball opened practice.
The Thunder will open the season Saturday, March 7 in Auburndale, Fla., against Wittenberg. The Thunder will play eight games in five days before hosting Aquinas in the home opener Friday, March 19 at Jannen Field. Trine opens Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play Friday, March 26 at Albion. Click here for 2010 schedule.
The Thunder coaching staff has also announced senior third baseball Brad Laucher (Marion, Ohio/Ridgedale), senior outfielder Justin Kurtz (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) and senior pitcher Adam Shiltz (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) as the the captains for 2010.
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