BB: West Region Independents

[CrashDavisD3]

Wayde Kitchens graduated last year and I believe will pitch this year for a independent professional minor league team.

He had outstanding career at Chapman and one of the reasons Chapman made it every year to Appleton while he was there.

Wayde holds or is tied for records for game, season, career strikeouts, season/career shutouts, and innings pitched  at Chapman.

Wayde is one the all time top pitchers Chapman has had. Unfortunately he was injured the last half of 2009 season and it would have been very interesting if he was available at last years DIII Championship Series.

Wayde is a great person along with being a great pitcher who comes from a great supportive family and I wish him all the luck in his pursuit of a professional career.

[CrashDavisD3]

Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Menlo 0 Cal State East Bay 4
http://www.menloathletics.com/article/3569.php

[CrashDavisD3]

La Sierra Scoreboard
http://www.lasierra.edu/departments/athletics/mbaseball/schedule.html

Mon Jan 25California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) LSU W 12-8
Fri Jan 29 University of Redlands L 2-7
Sun Jan 31 California Lutheran (DH) L 0-14 L 0-18
Tue Feb 2 University of Redlands L 2-7

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman is scheduled to open the season on Friday Febuary 5th with Whittier today unless the game is postpone due to rain.

Last year Chapman lost 2 out 3 games vs Whittier to open the 2009 season

Chapman returns 7 of the top 11 position players from last years roster and 6 of the top 9 pitchers also from last years roster.

With only 4 pool B bids available this year Chapman will need to have an outstanding season to have a chance to play in this years West Regional.

[dahlby]

Chapman/Whittier game today is postponed until 7PM Saturday at Chapman. The doublehitter that was scheduled for Saturday at Whittier has been pushed back to Sunday. No word yet on the time. Check the school(s) web site(s) for updates on time and/or if weather will cause further delays.

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman Baseball Preview Story
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/news/0205

[dahlby]

Chapman swept Whittier 14-1 and 11-1 on Sunday afternoon, and 15-3 on Monday.

[CrashDavisD3]

Freshmen arms help Panthers complete three-game sweep at Whittier

http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/news/0208

[CrashDavisD3]

#2 NAIA Pt. Loma Nazarene 6 #7 (DIII NCAA) Chapman 5

Chapman loses a close one after being up 5 to 2 in the 9th as Pt. Loma hit a 9th inning walk off Grand Slam to win it

BOX SCORE
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/stats/cu-plnu.htm


SAN DIEGO (2/10) - A slugger has to have a short memory.

PLNU's left fielder Rashad Taylor went to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, three runners on and his team trailing 5-2. The junior was 0-for-4 at that point in Wednesday's non-conference tilt against Chapman. To make matters worse he flew out to end a bases-loaded threat earlier in the game.

In his fifth at-bat the junior who is in the cleanup spot, took a big cut and missed on the first offering from Panther reliever Christian Maietta. Taylor's second swing was just as hard. But this time he connected and sent the ball on a line over the right center field wall at Carroll B. Land Stadium to give the NAIA No. 2-ranked Sea Lions a 6-5 walk off win.

"I was a little hard on myself because of my earlier at bats," said Taylor. "I wanted to be in that situation though. I'm glad it turned out on our side this time."

The Sea Lions fell behind 2-0 before they had a chance to take their first swings as the NCAA DIII fourth-ranked Panthers scored twice in the top of the first. Chapman added a run in the top of the third to go up 3-0. PLNU finally pushed a run across in the bottom of the fourth when shortstop Tyler Kuehl came home on a double steal.

CU (3-1) plated their fourth run a half inning later. Sea Lion right fielder JJ Reading singled home third baseman Wes Kartch to cut the deficit in half in the sixth but the Panthers added another run in the top of the eighth.

The third Chapman pitcher of the day, Richard Matamoros, had gotten out of a jam in the seventh and cruised through the eighth. He gave up a single to center fielder Allen Boyer to start the ninth though. Second baseman Alex Cameron then coaxed a walk, forcing CU to go to the pen for the fourth time. PLNU's third batter of the frame, DH Steven Winnick, worked a walk to set the table for Taylor.

"I knew he [Maietta] wasn't going to throw me a fast ball," Taylor later said. "It was a slider and he left it up and over the plate. I drove it hard the opposite way. I thought it was out when I hit it; I was hoping it was out."

Out it was and out of the dugout came the Sea Lions who mobbed Taylor – who had never hit a walk-off homer at any level.

The grand slam made a winner out of Kenny Houser (1-0) who tossed two innings in relief. Winnick started and allowed four runs – three earned – in 4.1 innings. Davis Koenig kept PLNU in the game with 2.2 innings of stellar relief in which he surrendered just one hit and one walk.

"I think it's big," Taylor said of the win. "Hopefully we can keep up the momentum into this weekend's games."

The Sea Lions (5-0-1) hosts Dixie State for a twinbill this Friday starting at 11:00 am.

[BigPoppa]

This is a good loss for Chapman. Point Loma is #2 in the NAIA right now and will likely be a title contender. For Chapman to play with them after all of the questions they have this year is a good sign for the Panthers.

[CrashDavisD3]

Tuesday February 16  Chapman University 12 Claremont 3  Final - 8 innings 
http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/spring/bsb/2009-10/stats/cu-cms.htm#GAME.NCA

[CrashDavisD3]

Game Results West Region Independents

Menlo College Scores
http://www.menloathletics.com/schedule/7/3.php

University of Dallas Scores
http://www.udallas.edu/athletics/mensports/baseball/schedule

La Sierra Scores
http://www.lasierra.edu/departments/athletics/mbaseball/schedule.html

Chapman University Scores
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/stats/teamstat.htm

[CrashDavisD3]

Friday February 19, 2010

McMurry @ Chapman 1:00 PM
McMurry @ Champan 4:30 PM

LIVE STATS
http://livestats.prestosports.com/chapman/

[BigPoppa]

Friday February 19, 2010

McMurry @ Chapman 1:00 PM
McMurry @ Champan 4:30 PM

LIVE STATS
http://livestats.prestosports.com/chapman/

Is that Pacific Time or Mountain?

[Ralph Turner]

Friday February 19, 2010

McMurry @ Chapman 1:00 PM
McMurry @ Champan 4:30 PM

LIVE STATS
http://livestats.prestosports.com/chapman/

Is that Pacific Time or Mountain?

The first game is at 1pm Pacific Standard Time/ 3pm Central/ 4pm Eastern.