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May 9, 2008 vs. Knox College at
Monmouth, Ill.
Midwest Conference Tournament Elimination Round
Knox 10, Monmouth 5 (9-24)
The Fighting Scots knocked the Prairie Fire's starting pitcher out with
three first inning runs, but couldn't make the early advantage hold up
in a 10-5 season-ending loss to the Knox. Matt McIntire gave
Monmouth an early lead with a two-run single and Chaz Baggio's
based loaded hit-by-pitch made it 3-0. Knox countered when George
Nicholson's grand slam in the bottom of the second put Knox ahead 4-0.
Monmouth rallied with two out in the fourth when Kevin Sashko
dashed home on wild pitch and Ryan Priola's base hit plated
Billy Herrin. Knox answered with two in their half of the inning and
added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth. Matt Tye took the
loss to fall to 2-3. McIntire and Priola led the Scots' offense with two
hits each and combined for three of the Scots' four RBIs as Monmouth was
eliminated from the conference tournament.
May 9, 2008 vs. St. Norbert College at
Monmouth, Ill.
Midwest Conference Tournament First Round
St. Norbert 16, Monmouth 1 (9-23)
Monmouth couldn't overcome five errors in a 16-1 loss to St. Norbert in
the opening round of the Midwest Conference Tournament. Leading 1-0 in
the bottom of the third, the Green Knights took advantage of
back-to-back errors with two outs to score nine unearned runs. Brian
Chandler suffered the loss despite allowing just one earned run in
three innings. Chaz Baggio drove in the Scots only run with a
double in the fourth inning, scoring Matt McIntire who had
reached on an error. The teams combined for seven errors and six hit
batsmen.
May 4, 2008 vs. Knox College at
Monmouth, Ill.
MWC South Division Single Elimination Tournament Final
Knox 9, Monmouth 7 (9-22)
The Fighting Scots' string of seven straight Midwest Conference South
Division titles came to an end with a 9-7 loss to Knox in the finals of
the MWC's South Division championship tie-breaker tournament. Trailing
5-4 in the bottom of the fifth, Knox broke loose with five runs to pull
out the win and take the South Division title. The Scots put three runs
on the board in the top of the first inning when Ryan Stubler's
single scored Billy Herrin and Ryan Priola. Matt
McIntire made it 3-0 with an RBI single, plating Jake Bice.
Bice picked up three hits and two RBIs in the game. Mike Reed
suffered the loss. Priola earned his career record 21st hit-by-pitch in
the second inning. The Scots will host North Division winner St. Norbert
Friday at 11 a.m. at Monmouth's Glasgow Field.
May 4, 2008 vs. Grinnell College at
Monmouth, Ill.
MWC South Division Single Elimination Tournament Semifinal
Monmouth 11 (9-21), Grinnell 7
Monmouth guaranteed themselves a trip to the Midwest Conference
tournament for the ninth straight year with an 11-7 win over Grinnell in
the semifinals of the MWC's South Division championship tie-breaker
tournament. The Scots broke a 6-6 tie, taking advantage of two Grinnell
errors and three hit batsmen to score four unearned runs in the bottom
of the seventh and held on for the win. Ryan Stubler's RBI off of
a based loaded hit-by-pitch earned him his school record 111th career
RBI. Matt Tye pitched seven and a third strong innings to notch
the win. Jake Bice went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Robbie Hinkle
added three RBIs and Billy Herrin picked up three hits.
May 3, 2008 vs. Grinnell College at
Grinnell, Iowa
Grinnell 13, Monmouth 2 (7-21, 5-6)
Monmouth 16 (8-21, 6-6), Grinnell 4
Crowning the Midwest Conference South Division champion will have to
wait one more day after all four teams remained tied at the end of the
regular season. Monmouth stayed alive after dropping the opener of
Saturday's doubleheader at Grinnell 13-2, and rebounding to salvage a
split with a 16-4 win in the nightcap. The split coupled with Knox and
Illinois College's split means a single elimination tournament will be
played Sunday in Monmouth and Galesburg to determine the division's two
representatives in the MWC Tournament. The Scots got off to an
auspicious start in Game 1 when Ryan Priola's two-run homer in
the first staked Monmouth to a 2-0 lead. Grinnell responded with three
runs in their half and knocked starter Mike Reed out in the
fourth inning. The Pioneers posted three runs in four separate innings
while limiting the Scots to just seven base runners after the first
inning. The Scots broke open a close game in the nightcap with a
four-run fifth to lead Grinnell 8-4. They added six unearned insurance
runs in the ninth as Ryan Stubler smacked a three-run homer to
tie Chris Wheat's career RBI record of 110 set from 1987-90. Tom
Shaver drove in a career high four RBIs and Robbie Hinkle
drove in three runs on three hits. Matt Bourne went the distance
for the Scots, striking out eight and scattering nine hits.
April 30, 2008 vs. Robert
Morris-Springfield at
Monmouth,
Ill.
Monmouth 7 (7-19, 5-5), Robert Morris 2
Robert Morris 17, Monmouth 6 (7-20, 5-5)
The Scots split their midweek twinbill with Robert Morris-Springfield,
winning the opener 7-2 and falling in the nightcap 17-6. Matt Tye
picked up his first win in the complete game victory, scattering seven
hits and allowing one earned run. Ryan Priola's three-run homer
in the third gave the Scots a 3-1 lead. Monmouth added an insurance run
on Priola's sac fly in the fifth and scored three more in the sixth to
put the game away. Monmouth fell 17-6 in the nightcap despite Matt
McIntire's second inning grand slam. The Scots plated six runs in
the inning after falling behind 9-0. RMS slammed the door after the
Scots big inning and coasted to the win. Chris Albanese took the
loss.
April 26, 2008 vs. Knox College at
Monmouth,
Ill.
Monmouth 11 (6-18, 5-4), Knox 9
Knox 9, Monmouth 4 (6-19, 5-5)
It wasn't the sweep they wanted, but Monmouth's split with Knox moved
the Scots into a first-place tie with Illinois College after the Blue
Boys were swept by Grinnell. Monmouth doused the Prairie Fire 11-9 in
the opener, but fell 9-4 in the nightcap. The Scots capitalized on five
Knox errors in Game 1 and fought past four miscues of their own to give
Mike Reed his second win of the season. Leading 11-9 with Knox's
tying run at the plate, the Scots turned a game-ending double play to
hold off the Fire. The Scots scored six runs in the fourth to take a 7-1
lead with Matt McIntire supplying a two run double. Knox turned
the table on Monmouth in Game 2, plating five runs in the fourth for a
7-2 lead and held the Scots to just two runs the rest of the way.
Brian Chandler suffered the loss. Jake Bice picked up five
hits and three RBIs in the twinbill for the Scots and Willy Mason
added four hits.
April 22, 2008 vs. Augustana at Rock
Island,
Ill.
Augustana 18, Monmouth 2 (5-18, 4-4)
It was only fitting that Ryan Priola's record-breaking double
plated the only runs the Scots could muster in an 18-2 loss to Augustana.
The senior designated hitter had been chasing the career doubles mark of
39 set by Michael Blaesing and Craig Foxall from 1993-96. Priola's
two-out, two-run double in the fifth drove in Billy Herrin and Kevin
Sashko. Herrin picked up two of the Scots' four hits on the night.
Augustana jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first and were never
threatened.
April 20, 2008 vs. Knox at Galesburg,
Ill.
Knox 3, Monmouth 2 (5-16, 4-3)
Knox 5, Monmouth 4 (5-17, 4-4)
The race for the Midwest Conference South Division title got a lot more
interesting when Knox swept Monmouth 3-2, 5-4 to move just behind
Monmouth at 3-3 in the league. The Scots jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the
opener when Ryan Priola's single scored Kevin Sashko. The
Prairie Fire took the lead with solo runs in the second and third
innings. After Ryan Stubler's solo homer in the fourth tied the
game at 2-2, the Fire's John Curtin delivered a solo blast in the bottom
of the inning to make it 3-2. Knox gunned down the tying run at the
plate one inning later and held on for the win. Knox was nursing a 4-1
lead in the nightcap before the Scots rallied with three runs in the
eighth. The Scots used three walks, an error, two hits and a sac fly to
tie the game at 4-4. Priola delivered his fourth hit of the day, driving
in Jake Virgo and Billy Herrin in the inning. Stubler then
scored on Matt McIntire's sac fly. Knox re-took the lead in the
bottom of the frame to pick up the win. Priola collected four RBIs on
the day to go with his four hits. Mike Reed suffered the Game 1
loss, Brian Chandler took the Game 2 loss in relief.
April 17, 2008 vs. Robert
Morris-Springfield at Springfield,
Ill.
Robert Morris 4, Monmouth 3 (5-15, 4-2)
Monmouth gave up just one earned run in the ninth, but it was the three
unearned runs in the first, fourth and fifth innings that hurt the Scots
in the 4-3 loss to Robert Morris-Springfield. The Scots out-slugged the
Eagles 10-4 and got a six strikeout performance from starter Matt Tye
through five innings. A hit batsman and two straight hits in the bottom
of the ninth gave the Eagles the win as Brian Chandler took the
loss for the Scots. Monmouth tied the game three times with solo runs in
the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Chaz Baggio, Robbie Hinkle
and Billy Herrin picked up RBIs for the Scots. Baggio, Matt
McIntire and Jake Virgo collected two hits each.
April 15, 2008 vs. Illinois Wesleyan at
Monmouth,
Ill.
Illinois Wesleyan 14,
Monmouth 12 (5-14, 4-2)
The Scots came up one hit short in a game that featured 26 runs and 27
hits combined as Illinois Wesleyan outlasted Monmouth 14-12. The Titans
appeared to have the game in hand with a 12-3 lead in the top of the
fourth. The Scots rallied with seven runs in the bottom of the inning
and had the bases loaded, trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth
before hitting into a game-ending double play. Ryan Priola
collected four RBIs for the Scots, two on a first inning home run and
the final two on a double in the fourth. Jake Bice picked up four
hits in the game. Monmouth used five pitchers in the game, IWU used four
in the 3:20 contest.
April 14, 2008 vs. Illinois College at
Jacksonville,
Ill.
Monmouth 4 (4-13, 3-2), Illinois College 1
Monmouth 9 (5-13, 4-2), Illinois College 7
Monmouth moved back into the driver's seat in the Midwest Conference's
southern division after a 4-1, 9-7 sweep of Illinois College in
Jacksonville. Mike Reed pitched seven strong innings in the
opener and the Scots made two second inning runs stand up as Reed
allowed just two hits. The Scots put the only runs they would need on
the board in the second when Ryan Priola led off the inning with
a single and Ryan Stubler reached on an error. Priola scored on a
Chaz Baggio ground out. Billy Herrin's two out, bases
loaded single drove in Stubler to put the Scots on their way to the road
win. Chris Albanese pitched the final two innings for his first
save. The Scots trailed 3-0 in Game two going into the fourth inning,
but nearly batted around twice in their eight-run inning. Monmouth
parlayed six hits and three hit batsmen plus one walk into eight runs in
the critical inning. Jake Bice drove in two runs in the inning -
twice. His first two RBIs came on a two run homer and his last two on a
two run single. Monmouth used four pitchers in the game as Drew
Johnson picked up his second win against the Blue Boys this season.
Stubler came on to get the final out in the ninth for his first save.
April 5, 2008 vs. Illinois College at
Monmouth,
Ill.
Monmouth 9 (3-12, 2-1), Illinois College 8
Illinois College 4, Monmouth 3 (3-13, 2-2)
The Scots got ninth inning heroics in winning the opener 9-8, but
couldn't get a key hit in the ninth of the nightcap to fall 4-3 to
Illinois College. Jake Virgo's RBI single in the bottom of the
ninth scored Brian Wilhelm to give the Scots a come-from-behind
win against the Blue Boys. IC jumped out to a 5-0 lead through the first
three innings before Monmouth could mount an offensive attack. Jake
Bice supplied the big blow in the fourth, a three-run homer and
Matt McIntire's base hit plated Ryan Priola to trim it to
5-4. With the Blue Boys taking an 8-4 lead in to the eighth, the Scots
answered with four runs in the inning to tie the game at 8-8. Chaz
Baggio's two RBI's sparked the big inning. With two outs and a
runner at third in the top of the ninth, Drew Johnson came on in
relief to induce a pop out and picked up the win when Virgo got the game
winning RBI in the bottom of the frame. The scenario was much the same
in Game 2 save for a Scots win. IC scored solo runs in the second,
fourth and fifth innings for a 3-0 lead before Monmouth erupted for
three runs in the seventh. After Bice's single scored Billy Herrin,
Priola belted a two-run double scoring Bice and Willy Mason. The
Blue Boys scratched out a single run in the ninth and picked up the win
as the Scots stranded a runner at third in the ninth to fall 4-3. Bice
picked up three hits and four RBIs and Herrin added four hits in the
twinbill.
April 1, 2008 vs. Eastern Illinois
University at Charleston,
Ill.
Eastern 4, Monmouth 3 (2-12, 1-1)
For the better part of the game, it looked as if Monmouth was going to
pull an April Fool's joke on Eastern Illinois. The Scots led the
Division I Panthers 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, but
Eastern's Brett Nommensen ripped a two-out, two-run triple to put EIU in
the lead for good 4-3. The Scots drew first blood when Kevin Sashko
led off the first inning with a walk and was sacrificed to second by
Willy Mason. Sashko moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on
Jake Bice's grounder to short. Eastern pushed two runs across in the
third to take a 2-1 lead. The Scots answered in the top of the fourth
when Ryan Stubler's double plated Bice and Matt McIntire's sac
fly drove in Ryan Priola giving Monmouth a 3-2 lead before
Nommensen's heroics. Monmouth was held to just three hits over the final
five innings. Bice and Billy Herrin picked up two hits each for
the Scots. Chris Schwarz was saddled with the loss.
Mar. 29, 2008 vs. Grinnell at Monmouth,
Ill.
Monmouth 9 (2-10, 1-1), Grinnell 6
Grinnell 7, Monmouth 3 (2-11, 1-1)
Monmouth didn't quite get the sweep they were hoping for in their
conference opener. The Scots downed Grinnell 9-6 in the opener at
Glasgow Field, but fell 7-3 in the nightcap. Brian Chandler
pitched 6-2/3 strong innings, scattering seven hits to get his second
win of the season. Drew Johnson closed out the game to earn his
first save. The Scots broke open a 2-1 game in the fourth, using four
hits, two walks and a hit batsman to score five runs. Jake Bice
and Ryan Priola drove in two runs each in the inning, Bice with a
single to score Billy Herrin and Willy Mason and Priola's
double plated Bice and Ryan Stubler. The Pioneers made it
interesting with four runs on five hits in the seventh to close the gap
to 7-6, but the Scots pushed two insurance runs across in the eighth.
The Pioneers exacted revenge in the nightcap when Chad Takabuki's solo
homer in the top of the fourth broke a scoreless tie. Grinnell added two
more runs in the inning and held a 5-1 lead in the seventh when the
Scots parlayed a pair of walks and back-to-back singles by Bice and
Kevin Sashko into two runs to trim the deficit to 5-3. The Pioneers
answered on Greg Suryn's two-run homer for the winning margin. Mike
Reed took the loss for the Scots surrendering five runs on seven
hits. Bice led the offense with four hits and four RBIs in the twinbill,
Priola added four hits and three RBIs.
Mar. 21, 2008 vs. Aurora at Monmouth,
Ill.
Aurora 19, Monmouth 5 (1-9)
Aurora 4, Monmouth 2 (1-10)
The Scots nearly held on for a win at Glasgow Field, but late runs
doomed the Scots in the second game of a 19-5, 4-2 double header loss to
Aurora. Monmouth rebounded from the Game 1 loss to hold a 2-0 lead
through six innings in the nightcap. Monmouth scored in the second when
Matt McIntire scored on a wild pitch and Vinnie Vitale's
fielder's choice plated Jake Virgo. Freshman Mike Reed
pitched 6-1/3 strong innings before the Spartans touched the bullpen for
three runs over the last two innings in the come-from-behind win.
Willy Mason picked up two hits in Game 2. The Spartans used two big
innings to handle the Scots in the opener. After Aurora posted seven
runs in the second, the Scots came back with two in the third to close
the gap to 7-4. The Spartans used a 10-run seventh to put the game out
of reach. Jake Bice collected two RBIs for the Scots in the first
game.
Mar. 20, 2008 vs. Augustana at Monmouth,
Ill.
Augustana 10, Monmouth 13 (1-8)
Kevin Sashko and Willy Mason picked up three hits each, but
it wasn't enough as Augustana posted a 10-3 win over the Fighting Scots.
The Vikings' Kevin Schuetz and Marc Blakely each homered to push
Augustana to a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth. Sashko
got in the home run parade, lofting a solo shot in the Scots' half of
the inning. Monmouth added another run in the eighth when Mason picked
up his third hit of the game to trim the deficit to 8-3. Augustana added
a pair of insurance runs in the ninth. Matt Bourne suffered the
loss for the Scots, Mike Pagano picked up the win.
Mar. 14, 2008 vs. North Park at
Phoenix, Ariz.
Concordia (Wis.) 15, Monmouth 11 (1-7)
Monmouth got out of the gate quickly, but couldn't hold off
Concordia in a 15-11 loss. The Scots' 2-0 lead after one disappeared in
the second when Concordia began the inning with three straight hits and
plated four runs. Monmouth closed the gap with a four-run fifth to trim
the deficit to 9-7. CUW countered with a four run inning of their own in
the top of the sixth and held off the Scots in the final innings.
Matt McIntire and Ryan Priola picked up two hits each for the
Scots. Drew Johnson went two innings and took the loss.
Mar. 13, 2008 vs. North Park at
Phoenix, Ariz.
North Park 21, Monmouth 1 (1-6)
The Scots used four pitchers, but were unable to stop the bleeding
in a 21-1 loss to North Park. Leading 5-0 heading into the bottom of the
fourth, NPU plated five runs in each of the next two innings to put the
game out of reach. Ryan Stubler took the loss, surrendering 10
runs over 3-1/3 innings. The Scots got extra base hits from Jake Bice,
Payton Judy and Neil Mecagni.
Mar. 12, 2008 vs. Webster at
Phoenix, Ariz.
Monmouth 11 (1-5), Webster 8
For the second straight game, a five-run inning played a major role
in the outcome, and this time the Fighting Scots were the beneficiaries.
Monmouth plated five runs in the fifth en route to an 11-8 win over
Webster. Leading 4-0 going into the the top of the fifth, the Scots
parlayed just three hits into a five-run outburst. The Scots batted
around in the inning with Matt McIntire's three-run triple supplying the
big blow. After Jake Bice was thrown out at third on Jake Virgo's
fielder's choice, a hit batsman and a walk loaded the bases. Kevin
Sashko induced the inning's second base-on-balls to begin the
scoring. Ryan Stubler's base hit plated McIntire to end the
scoring. Brian Chandler pitched six innings to get the Scots
first win of the season.
Mar. 10, 2008 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) at
Tempe, Ariz.
Wheaton 13, Monmouth 6 (0-5)
A five-run fourth inning doomed the Scots in a 13-6 loss to Wheaton
(Mass.) Monday in Tempe, Ariz. Leading 4-2 in the top of the fourth,
Wheaton parlayed three hits and an error into five runs and held off the
Scots' late inning rally. Ryan Stubler went 2-for-5 with a two
run homer, Jake Bice picked up a pair of hits and Matt
McIntire collected two RBIs. Matt Tye suffered the loss.
Mar. 9, 2008 vs. Simpson College at
Phoenix, Ariz.
Game 1
Simpson 9 , Monmouth 5
Game 2
Simpson 9, Monmouth 2 (0-4)
The Fighting Scots couldn't dig themselves out of a hole in either
game of a doubleheader loss to Simpson College in Phoenix, Ariz.,
falling 9-5 and 9-2. After the Scots drove their first run across in the
top of the second of the opener, Simpson posted five runs in their half
of the inning thanks to a walk and two errors. Monmouth pushed a pair of
runs across in the fourth when Nick Basala's single plated
Brett Peterson and Matt McIntire to cut it to 5-3. Simpson
again answered with three runs and held on for the win. Monmouth was
blanked in the nightcap until Ryan Stubler's fielder's choice
drove in Kevin Sashko and Willy Mason's single scored
Stubler. Jake Bice and Basala picked up two hits each in Game 1,
Sashko and Robbie Hinkle added two hits each in Game 2.
Mar. 2, 2008 vs. DePauw University at
Danville, Ky.
DePauw 10 ,Monmouth 2 (0-2)
Matt Bourne held DePauw scoreless through the first three innings
before DePauw took advantage of two errors and a hit batsman to post
four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Bourne had pitched out of jams in
the second and third innings, but wasn't able to muster any magic in the
fatal fourth. Jake Bice scored the Scots' first run in the fifth.
After doubling to leadoff the inning, Bice scored when Matt McIntire
grounded into a double play. Ryan Priola drove in the other
Monmouth run in the sixth when his base hit plated Kevin Sashko
who had started the inning with a single. Bourne suffered the loss
despite giving up no earned runs over five innings of work. Ryan
Stubler and Brian Wilhelm each picked up a pair of hits.
Mar. 2, 2008 vs. Centre College at
Danville, Ky.
Centre 13,Monmouth 7 (0-1)
The Fighting Scots had to drive eight hours for their opener, but
showed no ill effects in the early innings of a 13-7 loss to Centre
College. Monmouth jumped on Centre pitching early, posting two runs in
the first inning. Ryan Stubler's grand slam in the top of the
second with two out vaulted the Scots to a 6-3 lead, but Centre answered
with multiple runs in the next two innings and their four-run fifth put
the game out of reach. Kevin Sashko had his 22 game hitting
streak come to an end, going 0-for-2 with a walk and hit-by-pitch twice.
Drew Johnson took the loss, giving up 10 hits while striking out
four and issuing four walks in four innings.
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