20-14 (.588) Overall

Shawnee State lost to Mt. Vernon 10-8 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at the NAIA Region IX Tournament.  Tom Spille (2-4) took the loss for the Bears.  He worked 4.0 innings in relief of Brian Bachman.  Spille gave up five runs on on five hits. Bachman worked 6.0 innings and gave up five runs on six hits.  Jon Roy had two homeruns and four RBI's in the losing effort.  Tom Janis had three hits including his ninth double of the season.

Shawnee State dropped a double-header to Rio Grande by scores of 5-2 and 8-7.  Tom Spille (2-3) took the loss in game one as he gave up five runs (two earned) on eight hits.  The Bears' defense committed four errors in the game.  Shawnee State had two hits apiece from Alan Smith, Nathan Palmer, and Jon Estep.  Shawnee State seemed to rally from a three run deficit in the fifth inning of game two when Pat Looney hit what was initially ruled a grand slam homerun.  However, Looney was called out for missing third base on when Rio appealed the play.  Rio Grande scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take an 8-5 lead.  SSU closed the gap on a two-out, two-run homer by Keenan Perry.  Jason Spiro then flew out to centerfield to end the game.  Brian Hines (2-1) took the loss in relief of Brian Bachman.

Shawnee State lost a double-header to Ohio Dominican College by scores of 10-4 and 7-4.  A. J. Hurst (4-1) took the loss in the opener as he gave up six runs on seven hits in three innings of work.  Nate Pool worked three innings and gave up four runs on three hits, one base on balls, and three hit batters.  Shawnee State collected seven hits including two apiece by Jon Roy, Keenan Perry, and Jon Estep.  Brian Bachman (2-4) worked just two innings and gave up six runs on eight hits in game two.  Eric Brooks closed out the game working the final four innings.  He allowed just one run on three hits.  Shawnee State managed four hits in the game including Keenan Perry's fourth homerun of the season.

Shawnee State split a double-header with Mt. Vernon Nazarene College.The Bears won game one by a score of 11-2 behind the pitching of A. J. Hurst and the bat of Trevor Vaught.  Hurst (4-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on just three hits.  Vaught was three-for-four with two homeruns.  He drove in four RBI’s and scored three runs.  Tom Janis added three hits, and Alan Smith and Keenan Perry had two hits apiece.  Eric Brooks (4-3) took the loss in game two as the Bears dropped the 4-2 decision.  Brooks pitched five innings and allowed four runs on six hits.  The Bears managed just five hits in the game, two of which came off the bat of Trevor Vaught.  

Shawnee State split a double-header with Point Park College.  The Bears lost the opener by a score of 7-6.  Eric Brooks (3-2) took the loss as he allowed four runs in the bottom of the first inning after retiring the first two batters.  Alan Smith and Ryan Wells had two hits apiece in the game.  Snith scored three runs and added an RBI.  SSU bounced back to win game two 12-7.  Brian Hines (2-0) picked up the win in relief of A. J. Hurst.  Ryan Wells was 3-for-5 in the game with two homeruns, and three RBI's.  Alan Smith, Jason Spiro, Nate Palmer, and Trevor Vaught each collected two hits.  

Shawnee State swept a double-header from Malone College by scores of 12-2 and 13-6.  Eric Brooks (3-1) picked up the complete game win in Game 1. He scattered five hits and allowed just two runs in the game, which was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule. Ryan Wells smacked his third homerun of the season. Jon Estep hit his first homer of the year. Jason Spiro, Dan Wysong, Wells and Estep each had two hits in the game.  Brian Hines (1-0) got the win in Game 2 in relief of Tom Spille. The game was tied at five in the fifth inning when the Bears exploded for six runs. Alan Smith was 3 for 4 in the game. Trevor Vaught scored twice and drove in 3 runs.

Shawnee State University pounded John Carroll University 11-2 on Friday afternoon.  Alan Smith picked up the win in his first starting assignment of the season.  Smith (1-0) pitched 5 strong innings, scattering 6 hits and allowing just 2 runs.  Tom Janis and Ted Tom combined to pitch 4 scoreless innings in relief.  Tom Janis, Keenan Perry, Nathan Palmer, and Brian Bachman picked up 2 hits apiece.  Janis, Perry, and Bachman each scored 2 runs and drove in two.

Shawnee State University split a pair of games with AMC foe Walsh University.  The Bears lost the opener 13-8.  They bounced back to take the nightcap by a score of 5-4.  Brian Bachman (1-2) was tagged with the loss in Game 1.  The senior lefty gave up 9 runs (5 earned) in just 3 innings of work.  Shawnee State got homeruns from Keenan Perry (3) and Ryan Wells (2).  A. J. Hurst pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, but was unable to record the final out in the eighth frame to pick up the win.  Nate Poole picked up his first win of the season by working 1/3 of an inning.  SSU scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth when Trevor Vaught attempted to steal second base and Ted Tom scored from third on the play.  Tom led off the inning by reaching first on an error.  He advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from Jon Estep.

Shawnee State opened American Mideast Conference play with a double-header sweep of Cedarville University.  Shawnee State won the opening game 11-6 behind a two-homerun, 4-RBI outing from Keenan Perry and a strong pitching performance from Brian Bachman. Bachman went 6 2/3 innings allowing just one earned run as he picked up his first win of the season. Trevor Vaught was 3-3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI.  Eric Brooks allowed 1 run while scattering 6 hits over 5 innings to even his record at 1-1 on the season in the night cap. Keenan Perry continued his hot hitting as he went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. The Bears batted around in the third inning belting out 7 consecutive doubles on their way to a 9-run frame. The Bears went on to win 11-1 in five innings.