Shawnee State closed out the 2008 season with an 11-8 victory over Miami-Hamilton.  Jonathon Venters (7-4) worked the 2.2 innings to pick up the win.  He struck out three in the game giving him a school-record 66 on the season.  Justin Craft worked the final inning to pick up his 2nd save of the season.  Shawnee State had 12 hits in the game including 3 from Billy Stump and 2 each from Logan Crabtree, Brian Ramey, and Jeremy Blackston.  Stump scored 4 runs in the game and Blackston added 3 RBI.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State Baseball Team lost a double-header to Ohio Dominican to complete league action.  Shawnee State lost the opener 12-2.  Zac Alexander was tagged with the loss as he pitched 4 inning and allowed 7 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, 1 walks, and had 3 strike outs.  Phillip Holt pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed 5 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, and retired 3 batters.  Jeff Case pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed 1 hit.  Chris Smith got the win for ODU as he pitched 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, and struck out 4 batters.  Corey Fischer was 2-for-2 in the game for the Bears. [Box Score]  Shawnee State lost the night-cap 5-4.  Adam Hatton was tagged with the loss as he pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed 5 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk.  Ryan Fairley pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing 1 walk while striking out 1.  Jonathan Venters pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and allowed 2 hits.  Ryan Robowski got the win as he pitched 4 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, 2 walks, and had 3 strike outs.  Zane Miller pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 walk, and had 2 strike outs.  Bryan Doberdruk was 3-for-4 in the game with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.  Billy Stump was 2-for-3 at the plate. [Box Score]

Shawnee State split a double-header at Cedarville University.  Shawnee State lost the opener 2-0.  The Bears managed just 4 hits in the game, all of them singles.  Cedarville's runs came with 2 outs in the second inning.  The Yellow Jackets loaded the bases on three singles.  Phil Cruz's fly ball to centerfield was booted to allow 2 runs to score.  Zac Alexander (0-4) took the loss for the Bears.  Jared Griest (1-4) picked up the win for the Yellow Jackets.  [Box Score]  Shawnee State won the night-cap 9-3 behind a trio of three-run innings.  The Bears scored in the first, second, and fifth innings.  Zac Alexander was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.  Drew Howard had a double, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored.  Billy Stump also had two RBI.  Adam Hatton (4-1) got the win as he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits.  Colbu Stoltzfus (1-5) took the loss as he allowed 6 runs in 1.1 innings of work.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State split a double-header with Urbana in Chillicothe.  Urbana won the opener on Sunday 2-1.  The Bears led 1-0 after 6.2 innings.  Urbana's Michael Heck reached on an error.  A pair of singles followed and gave the Blue Knights a 2-1 win.  Shawnee State managed just one hit in the game, a triple by Zac Alexander. [Box Score]  Shawnee State avoided the series sweep with a 5-4 win in the night-cap.  Jonathon Venters picked up the complete-game win as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 8.0 innings.  Bryan Doberdruk came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning.  Urbana shortstop Matt Murphy booted Doberdruk's ground ball and allowed Tim Steflik to score the winning run.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost a double-header at Urbana University.  The Bears lost the opener on Friday by a score of 16-11.  Urbana jumped out early with a 7-run first inning only to see Shawnee State respond with a 9-run second inning.  Shawnee State's lead was short-lived as Urbana put 4 more runs on the board in their half of the second.  Bryan Doberdruk led off the third inning with a single and Drew Howard followed with his second homerun of the game to tie the game at eleven.  Urbana scored once in the bottom of the inning, three times in the fourth, and once in the sixth for the final margin.  Adam Hatton started for the Bears and gave up 11 runs (5 earned) in 1.2 innings.  Greg Kettle (0-1) took the loss as he gave up the game winning run in the third inning.  Drew Howard was 2-for-4 with a pair of homeruns and 6 RBI in the contest.  Brian Ramey was 3-for-4.  Billy Stump was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.  [Box Score]  The night-cap Friday was suspended due to darkness with Urbana leading 17-13 in the top of the fifth inning.  Urbana held on to win 17-15 as the game was completed in Chillicothe prior to Sunday's double-header.  Shawnee State had held a 9-3 lead before Urbana exploded for an 11-run third inning.  Billy Stump was 4-for-5 in the game with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI.  Zac Alexander, Logan Crabtree, and Corey Fischer each had a pair of hits.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost a double-header at Walsh University.  Shawnee State lost the opener 9-3.  The Bears fell behind early giving up 3 runs in each of the first two innings.  Drew Howard was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI's.  Justin Craft was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI.  As a team the Bears had 7 hits in the game.  Phillip Holt took the loss as he gave up 8 runs on 9 hits through 4.0 innings.  Walsh's Jason Pettigrew drove in 7 runs with a pair of homeruns and singles.  [Box Score]  Shawnee State led the night-cap 6-5 in the 7th inning.  Ryan Fairly retired the first two batters before surrendering 2 consecutive walks.  He was relieved by Jeff Case who walked the only batter he faced.  Jonathon Venters came in for Case and allowed the tying run on a wild pitch.  New Boston's Matt Marshall then singled home the winning run.  Drew Howard was 2-for-3 in the game with 4 RBI's.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State split a double-header at Point Park College.  Shawnee State lost the opener 7-2.  Justin Craft (1-6) got the start for the Bears but was touched up for 7 runs on 8 hits and 5 walks through just 1.2 innings.  Justin Gregory and Jeff Case combined to pitch the remainder of the game and gave up just 2 hits between them.  The Bears offense managed just 2 hits in the contest.  [Box Score]  Shawnee State won the night-cap 11-5.  Jonathon Venters gave up 5 runs off 5 hits in the first inning, but settled in to scatter 5 hits over the next 4.0 innings.  Greg Kettle and Ryan Fairley each worked a hitless inning.  Shawnee State mounted a 2-out rally in the 5th inning to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 10-5 lead.  Billy Stump tied the game with a 2 RBI single with the bases loaded.  A wild pitch, a balk, and a base on balls led to 3 more runs before Justin Gregory smacked a 2 RBI single to score Bryan Doberdruk and Corey Fishcer. [Box Score]

Shawnee State swept a double-header at Rio Grande.  Shawnee State jumped on top early in the opener with 2 runs in the 1st inning.  Bryan Doberdruk and Jeremy Blackston started the game with back-to-back singles to centerfield.  Dobedruk later scored on a balk.  Blackston scored one out later on a fielder's choice by Justin Craft.  The Bears scored twice in the 4th inning on an RBI double by Logan Crabtree and an RBI single by Brian Ramey.  Craft added an RBI single in the 5th and Zac Alexander had a two RBI double.  Adam Hatton (3-0) picked up the win as he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while walking 4 and striking out three through 6.0 innings.  Ryan Fairley worked a scoreless 7th inning.  [Box Score]  Shawnee State score 4 runs to open the night-cap only to give up 3 runs to Rio Grande in the bottom of the 1st.  Shawnee State came back with 2 runs in the second and 1 run in the third inning.  The Bears' lead was short lived as Rio Grande put up three runs in the 3rd and 4th innings to take a 9-7 lead.  Shawnee State responded with 3 runs in the top of the 5th.  Corey Fischer reached after being hit by a pitch to lead off the inning.  He stole second and scored on a one-out error off the bat of Jeremy Blackston.  Justin Craft hit a two-run homerun which put the Bears on top for good.  Jonathon Venters (4-3) picked up the win in relief.  He gave up 1 hit in 1 1/3 innings.  Justin Craft worked the final 2/3 of an inning for his first save of the year.  Craft had 3 hits, 3 RBI, and scored 2 runs.  Logan Crabtree was 2-for-5 with and RBI.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost a double-header to Malone College.  Shawnee State lost the first game 6-7 in 8 innings.  The Bears let a 6-2 lead slip away in the 7th inning as they allowed Malone to score 4 runs on no hits.  Phillip Holt was tagged with the loss as he pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 run on 1 hit, 2 walks, and struck out 1.  Justin Craft pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks.  He had 7 strike outs.  Justin Gregory pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on no hits.  Greg Kettle pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked 1 batter.  Ryan Fairley pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed no hits.  Bryan Bayer was tagged with the win for Malone as he pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and allowed 1 hit.  Sam Capitalla pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed 6 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, 3 walks, and had 5 strikeouts.  Bryan Doberdruk was 3-for-3 in the game with a double and 2 RBI’s for the Bears.  Logan Crabtree had a homerun in the game.  [Box Score]  Shawnee State lost the second game 4-6.  Jonathan Venters was tagged with the loss as he pitched 6 innings and allowed 6 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits, 2 walks, while striking out 5 batters.  Jeff Case allowed 1 hit in the game.  Ryan Fairley pitched the final inning for the Bears and walked one batter.  Adam Boudler got the win as he pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 uns (2 earned) on 5 hits and had 5 strikeouts.  Bryan Bayer got the save as he pitched the final inning and allowed 1 hit and had 2 strikeouts.  Bryan Doberdruk had a homerun in the game.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State split a double header with Notre Dame.  Shawnee State lost the first game 4-9. Justin Craft was tagged with the loss as he pitched 5 innings and allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits, 1 walk, while striking out 4. Ryan Fairley pitched 1 innings and had 1 strike out. Greg Kettle allowed 1 run and 1 walk. Jeff Case allowed 1 run on 1 hit. Jonathan Venters pitched 1 inning and allowed 2 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits. Chris Balmert got the win for Notre Dame. He pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3 batters. Tony Canzoni pitched the final inning for the Falcons and allowed 1 walk.  Drew Howard went 3-for-3 in the game, tallied 1 RBI, and scored 2 runs for the Bears. [Box Score]  Shawnee State won the second game 4-1. Jonathan Venters got the win as he pitched the final 3 innings and allowed no runs, 4 hits and struck out 3 batters. Adam Hatton pitched 2 innings for the Bears and allowed 1 run (1 earned) on 4 hits. Phillip Holt pitched 2 innings and allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 batters.  Jeremy Blackston was 2-for-2 at the plate. Bryan Doberdruk was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI’s and Brian Ramey had 2 RBI’s in the game. [Box Score]