17-24 (.415) Overall

Shawnee State's season came to an end with an 11-5 loss to St. Vincent in the AMC Qualifying Tournament.  Shawnee State held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the 3^rd inning.  The Bearcats exploded for 11 runs in the inning on 7 hits, 4 walks, and one hit batter.  Scott Lynd (2-2) took the loss as he allowed 7 runs on 4 hits in 2 1/3 innings.  He walked 5 and hit a batter.  Matt Thompson gave up 4 runs on 4 hits in 2/3 of an inning.   Seth Morrison and Jeff Tillman combined to work the final 5 innings.  Kevin Brogan (6-0) picked up the win as he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 5 innings.  Kip Watkins worked the final 4 innings to pick up the save.  Jeff Tillman was 3-5 with an RBI for the Bears.  Nick Wayne and Jeremy Wilson had 2 hits apiece.  Wayne hit his 6^th homerun of the season and Wilson added a triple.    Trailing 11-2 in the 9^th inning, SSU attempted to mount a comeback.  Jeremy Wilson led off the inning with a double.  Dan Wiemer followed with a single. Wilson scored and Wiemer advanced to 3^rd on a single by Aaron Morrison.  Wiemer scored on a single by Dan Wysong.  Jeff Tillman singled home Morrison after a stikeout by Ted Tom.  Andy Malone was hit by a pitch to load the bases, following a flyout to center field by Nick Wayne.  The rally ended on a groundout to shortstop by Brent Johnson.

Shawnee State lost its opening game of the AMC Qualifying Tournament to St. Vincent College by a score of 9-6.  Shawnee State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning on a 2-run homer by Nick Wayne.  St. Vincent answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning.  The Bearcats moved ahead for good when they took a 5-4 lead in the 4th inning.  Jeff Tillman was 3-5 in the game with a homerun and 2 runs scored.  Ted Tom added 2 hits, 1 run, and 1 RBI.  St. Vincent's Joe Pichler had 2 solo homeruns.  Dan Consuegra was 3-5 with a homerun and 3 RBI.  Brian Hines (4-5), starting his 3rd game in 9 days, took the loss as he allowed 7 runs (5 earned) on 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings.  St. Vincent added 2 runs off Brandon Conn in 2 2/3 innings.  Jeremiah Scott (5-3) picked up the win for St. Vincent.  He allowed 6 runs on 8 hits in 8 innings.  Kip Watkins worked the 9th inning to earn his first save of the season. 

Shawnee State University split a double-header with Cedarville University.  Cedarville won the opener 9-1.  The victory is just Cedarville’s second in 26 games versus Shawnee State.  David Snow (1-4) picked up the win as he allowed just 1 run on 4 hits.  Brent Johnson (1-3) took the loss.  He allowed 6 runs on 7 hits in 3+ innings.  Cedarville added 3 runs in 2 1/3 innings off of Aaron Morrison.  Garret Benton pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the Bears.  Shawnee State’s lone run came off an RBI double by Andy Malone in the 4^th inning.  Shawnee State won the nightcap 4-3.  The Bears scored 3 runs in the 1^st inning thanks to an error and 2 walks surrendered by Cedarville.  A single from R.J. Niemer in the 3^rd inning scored Jeff Tillman to give the Bears a 4-0 lead.  Brian Hines (4-4) worked 5 2/3 innings to pick up the win.  He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits.  He struck out 4 and did not allow a walk.  Jeff Tillman picked up his first save of the season as he worked the final 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits.  Andrew Noble (1-3) took the loss for Cedarville.  He allowed 4 runs (1 earned) on just 2 hits in 4 innings.  He walked 5 and did not record a strikeout. 

Shawnee State swept a double-header from Cedarville University.  SSU won the opener by a score of 3-2.  Brian Hines (3-4) picked up the complete-game victory.  He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits while striking out 3 and walking four.   Shawnee State had solo homeruns by Jeremy Wilson (1) and Jeff Tillman (2).  Tillman, Nick Wayne, and Jared Perdue had two hits apiece in the game.  Scott Tarvin (0-4) was tagged with the loss.  Shawnee State won the nightcap 5-4 in 10 innings.  SSU wasted a great performance on the mound by Scott Lynd.  Lynd left the game with a 4-2 lead one out into the 7^th inning.  Matt Thompson gave up 2 hits allowing Cedarville to tie the game at 4.  Seth Morrison worked a scoreless 7^th inning and Brandon Conn (2-1) allowed 2 hits through 2 innings to pick up the win.  Shawnee State took a 3-0 lead in the 1^st inning off of Andy Malone’s second homerun of the season.  A solo shot by Jarred Perdue in the 6^th inning gave the Bears a 4-1 cushion.  Nick Wayne hit his 5^th homerun of the season leading off the 10^th inning to give the Bears the win.  Bryan Metcalf (1-3) was tagged with the loss.   

Shawnee State lost a double header to Mt. Vernon Nazarene.  Mt. Vernon won the opener 7-6.  Aaron Morrison (0-4) worked 2 innings, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits.  Brent Johnson held MVNU to 2 runs on 5 hits over the remaining 4 innings.  SSU had 2 hits each from Jeff Tillman, Brent Johnson, and Andy Malone.  Malone hit his first homerun of the year in the 4th inning.  Jason Irish (5-2) picked up the win for the Cougars.  Mike Laughlin (7-1) tossed his 3rd shutout of the season to give Mt. Vernon the 4-0 win in the nightcap.  Scott Lynd (2-1) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed 4 runs (none earned) on 5 hits in 4 innings of work.  Shawnee State committed 3 errors while getting just 2 hits in the game.

Shawnee State split a double-header with AMC leading Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  Shawnee State won the opener by a score of 4-0 in 14 innings.  Brian Hines (SSU) and Adam Rowe (MVN) each threw 11 scoreless innings before giving way to their respective bullpens.  Hines allowed 3 hits and 3 base on balls while striking out seven.  Rowe allowed r hits and struck out eight.  Scott Lynd (2-0) picked up the win in relief.  He worked 3 innings and allowed 3 hits.  Derek Morey (2-2) was tagged with the loss as he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits over 3 innings of work.  SSU belted out 4 hits to score 4 times in the 14^th inning.  The Bears had RBI singles by Jared Perdue, Nick Wayne, and Andy Malone.   Mt. Vernon won the nightcap 8-1.  Matt Thompson (2-5) was tagged with the loss as he allowed 6 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings.  Nick Schwatz (4-4) picked up the complete game victory as he allowed just 1 run on 5 SSU hits.  Jared Perdue and Dan Wiemer had 2 hits apiece for the Bears.  Justin Clarey hit a pair of 2-run homeruns for the Panthers.  

Shawnee State split a double-header with Ohio Dominican University.  Ohio Dominican clobbered SSU by a score of 20-4 in the opening game.  The Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.  SSU answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the first and another run in the second to tie the game at three.  Ohio Dominican proceeded to score 9 runs in the top of the third.  The Panthers added 4 runs in each of the next 2 innings.  Jeff Tillman (2-2) took the loss.  He allowed 10 runs on 7 hits in 2 2/3 innings.  He walked 6 and did not strike out a batter.  Seth Morrison worked 2 1/3 innings allowing 10 runs (6 earned) on 14 hits.  He did not record a base on balls or a strike out.  Shawnee State had 5 h its in the game including doubles from Tillman, Brent Johnson, and Dan Wysong.   Shawnee State bounced back to take the nightcap 11-10 in 9 innings.  Shawnee State held a 7-6 lead going into the 7^th inning, but ODU’s Aaron Yorde smacked a single up the middle to scored Nick Assmann from 2^nd base sending the game to extra innings.  Ohio Dominican came up with 6 hits to score 3 runs in the top of the 9^th inning.   Shawnee State benefited from 4 walks surrendered by ODU’s Justin Boudler in the bottom of the 9^th to make it a 10-8 game.  With two outs and the bases loaded, Jeremey Wilson hit his 3^rd double of the game to clear the bases and give the Bears the victory.  Brian Hines (2-4) worked 3 innings in relief to pick up the win.  Justin Boudler (3-1) was tagged with the loss.

Shawnee State lost a double-header to Ohio Dominican University by scores of 9-5 and 8-7.   ODU jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1^st inning in the opener on a 3-run homer by Angel Lopez.  SSU’s Brian Hines (1-4) settled down and allowed just 3 hits through the next 5 innings.  Ohio Dominican’s Jonathon Sanchez allowed just 1 SSU hit through the first four innings.  SSU scored twice in the 5^th after Sanchez hit 1 batter and walked 2.  Ryan Rowland scored on a Ted Tom sacrifice fly, and Dan Wysong scored on a ground out by Jeff Tillman.  The Bears scored 3 more runs off Justin Boudler (3-0) in the 6^th inning.  SSU had RBI hits from Tillman, Dan Wiemer, and Jeremy Wilson.  The lead was short lived as ODU scored 6 runs in the top of the seventh.  The rally was capped by a grand slam homerun by Kyle Moore.  Ohio Dominican jumped out to another 1^st inning lead as Angel Lopez hit his second homerun of the day.  The Bears scored a 1^st inning run of their own as Ted Tom scored on an error by ODU first baseman Kyle Moore.  The Panthers tacked on 3 runs in the second and 1 in the third to chase SSU starter, Matt Thompson (2-4).  ODU would score 3 runs off reliever Scott Lynd over the next 2 innings.  SSU scored 4 times in the 5^th inning including 2 runs on a Dan Wysong single.  The Bears pulled to within 8-7 on a Dan Wiemer sacrifice fly in the 6^th inning.  SSU appeared to score the tying run in the ensuing at bat.  Jared Perdue, pinch running for R. J. Niemer, attempted to steal second base.  Nick Wayne broke for home on the throw to second.  Wayne was called out due to malicious contact with ODU catcher, Brett Counts, who was blocking the plate resulting in a hard collision.  Counts took exception with the contact and was ejected from the game.  Wayne was ejected on the dubious malicious contact call.  Dan McCarthy closed out the game for ODU to pick up the save.  

Shawnee State split a double-header with Tiffin University.  Aaron Morrison (0-3) took the loss in the opener on Saturday as the Dragons defeated SSU 8-3.  Morrison allowed 8 runs on 8 hits and 7 walks.  SSU had 2 hits each from Ted Tom and Brent Johnson.  Chris Johnson (3-5) picked up the win for the Dragons.  SSU salvaged a split in the series with a 5-2 win in game 2 Saturday.  Jeff Tillman (2-1) got the win as he allowed just 2 runs on 2 hits.  He allowed 1 walk and struck out 3 batters.  He also had a hit and a run scored on the day.  Brent Johnson and Nick Wayne had 2 hits apiece.  Wayne Drove in 3 runs on the day.  Justin Billett (4-3) took the loss for the Dragons. 

Shawnee State split a double-header with Tiffin University.  Tiffin won the opener by a score of 6-3.  Brian Hines (1-3) took the loss as he allowed 6 runs on 10 hits.  He walked 2 and struck out 3.  Shawnee State managed 8 hits on the day including an RBI double by Nick Wayne.  Kurt Rammel had 3 hits and 2 RBI for Tiffin.  Ryan Disbennett (2-4) picked up the win for the Dragons.  Shawnee State picked up the 2-1 win in the nightcap on Friday.  Matt Thompson (2-3) picked up the win.  He allowed 1 on run on just 3 hits.  He walked 4 and struck out 5.  Nick Wayne was 3-3 with a run scored in the game.   The Bears collected 8 hits as a team.  Nate Long (2-2) was the victim of bad defense as he gave up 2 unearned runs on 3 Tiffin errors.   

Shawnee State lost to Marietta College 15-5.  Seth Morrison (2-1) picked up his first loss of the year. He pitched 6 innings allowing 10 hits, 10 runs, and striking out 3 Pioneer batters. Brent Johnson relieved Morrison to finish out the last 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 3 batters. Johnson contributed offensively with 3 hits and 1 run. Ryan Rowland added 2 hits, while scoring once and driving in a run. 5 other Bears had 1 hit in the loss.  Marietta was led offensively from Justin Steranka who was 3-4 with a home run, triple, 4 runs scored, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases. Mike Ulle helped in the win by delivering 3 hits and 2 RBI.

Shawnee State swept a double-header from Kentucky State University.  SSU won the opening game 13-3. Jeff Tillman (1-1) picked up his first victory in a Bears uniform. Tillman allowed only 1 earned run  while striking out 5 Thorobred batters. Garrett Benton allowed 1 run and 1 hit,  in the final 2 innings pitched. Dan Wiemer  was a perfect 4-4, with 4 runs scored and an RBI. Jeremy Wilson, who  saw his first action as a Bear contributed by smacking two hits and scoring 4 runs. The big power came off the bat of senior Brent Johnson. Johnson went 3-5, with 3 RBI,  2 runs scored and a pair of home runs. Ryan Rowland helped in the cause by banging out 3 hits, and 3 RBI.  SSU completed the sweep with a 7-1 victory over the Thorobreds in the nightcap.  Scott Lynd (1-0), who has been used primarily in relief, was given the opportunity to make his starting pitching debut. Scott threw a complete game  no -hitter, striking out 10 Thorobred batters.  The Bears did allow 1 KSU run due to consecutive errors in the 7th inning.  Jeff Tillman was 2-3, with two runs scored, an RBI, and 2 stolen bases. Ted Tom added a hit, a run scored and an RBI. Brent Johnson, who already hit a pair of home runs in the first game capped of the second game with 2 more home runs, bringing his total to 4  home runs on the day. 

Shawnee State lost a double-header to Urbana University.  SSU lost the opener  4-2.  Matt Thompson (1-3) took the loss as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings.  Jeff Tillman had 2 hits for the 3rd straight game.  Brent Johnson and Nick Wayne had singles for the only other SSU hits.  SSU lost the night cap 5-4.  Tyler Saxton (1-1) was tagged with the blown save and the loss as he gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.  The Bears tallied 6 hits in the game including a homerun by Jared Perdue.

Shawnee State split a double-header with Urbana University.  SSU lost the opening game by a score of 8-6.  Aaron Morrison (0-2) took the loss as he allowed 7 runs on 6 hits in 4.2 innings.  He walked 3 and struck out 4.  Seth Morrison allowed 1 run as he worked the final 1.1 innings.  SSU out hit Urbana 9-8.  Jeff Tillman, Ted Tom, and Nick Wayne had 2 hits apiece for the Bears. Brian Hines (2-2) picked up the win in the second game on Friday.  He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings.  He struck out 5 and did not walk a batter.  Dan Wysong, Jeff Tillman, Dan Weimer, and Ryan Rowland had 2 hits each in the game.  Kole Hargrave and Nick Wayne each had a homerun.

Shawnee State split a double-header with Walsh University.  SSU won the opener 11-8.  Seth Morrison (2-0) picked up the win.  He worked 4 innings allowing 7 runs on 9 hits and 3 hit batsmen.  Matt Thompson worked the final 3 innings to pick up his first save of the season.  He allowed 1 run on 2 hits.  He did not walk a batter.  SSU had homeruns from Nick Wayne (1) and Nolan Crabtree (1).  In all, the Bears collected 13 hits in the game, including 3 from Jeremy Jakubowski.  Ted Tom and Dan Wysong had 2 hits apiece.  Kuchenski took the loss for Walsh as he allowed 8 runs on 6 hits in 2 1/3 innings.  SSU took a 9-6 lead in the bottom of the 5^th inning of the final game of the series.  Walsh then scored 4 runs in the top of the 6^th inning to secure the 10-9 Cavaliers win.  Brent Johnson worked the final 1 2/3 innings and absorbed the loss.  Tyler Saxton gave up 9 runs (7 earned) over 5 1/3 innings for the Bears in his first collegiate start.  Ted Tom, Jeremy Jakubowski, Dan Wysong, and R. J. Niemer had 2 hits apiece for SSU.  Tom, Wysong, and Niemer drove in 2 runs each.

SSU split a double header with Walsh University.  Brent Johnson hit a walk-off 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 7^th inning to cap a comeback from a 5-0 deficit and give the Bears a 6-5 win in the opener.  Brandon Conn (1-0) picked up the win in relief as he pitched a perfect inning in the 7^th.  Brian Hines started the game.  He allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits over 6.0 innings.  He walked 4 and struck out 4.  Steiner took the loss for Walsh.  Ted Tom, Dan Wiemer, Nolan Crabtree, Brent Johnson, and R. J. Niemer had one hit apiece for the Bears.   Walsh won the second game in a slugfest by a score of 13-12.  The Cavaliers jumped out to an 8-0 lead as they scored 7 runs in the top of the 3^rd inning.  SSU responded with 9 runs in the bottom of the inning.  SSU held a 10-9 lead going into the 7^th inning, but Walsh scored 3 runs inn the inning off of reliever Brandon Conn.  The Bears scored twice in the bottom of the 7^th to send the game to extra innings.  Walsh added yet another run off of Conn (1-1) in the top of the 8^th.  Lahna pitched 2 scoreless innings to pick up the win for Walsh.  Brent Johnson was 3-3 in the game with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.  Jeremy Jakubowski and Nick Wayne were each 2-5 in the game.  Jakubowski drove in 3 runs and Wayne drove in 2. 

The Shawnee State University Baseball Team split a double-header with the University of Rio Grande.  Shawnee State picked up the 1-0 win in the opener behind Seth Morrison’s one-hitter.  Morrison allowed a lead-off hit in the top of the first to Gabe DeVono.  He would allow two more base runners (one base on balls and a hit batter) the rest of the game.  He struck out seven.  Dan Wysong led off the 6^th inning with a double and then scored on a Ted Tom single.  Rio Grande picked up the win in the nightcap to avoid the series sweep.  Brent Johnson (0-1) took the loss as he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in 3 2/3 innings.  Tyler Saxton pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.  Rio Grande added 2 runs off Scott Lynd in the 6^th inning.  Gabe DeVono and Brent Ewing had 2 hits apiece for Rio.  Shawnee State managed just 4 hits, all singles.