2001 depauw baseball archive

DePauw eliminated from Mideast Regional
In a game that took over 24 hours to complete due to rain delays, the Tigers fell to Allegheny College 8-5 and were eliminated from the NCAA Division III Championship. The Tigers took a 5-4 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, but the Gators responded with three in the fifth and one in the seventh. DePauw out-hit Allegheny 15-8, but left 11 men on base. Dan Jones led the Tigers with three hits followed by Steve Spasojevich, Jarrett Hunt, Javair Gillett and Scott Hamer with two each. Mark Minaeo and Kevin Hiles each had two hits for Allegheny. DePauw finished the season with a 26-19 record. Box score

Tigers fall to Ohio Wesleyan in first game of Mideast Regional
After a three hour, 10-minute rain delay prior to the start of the Mideast Regional game with Ohio Wesleyan, the Tigers fell to the Battling Bishops by a 6-2 score. DePauw faces Allegheny College in an elimination game on Friday at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Story with Box score

Tigers headed to Marietta to open NCAA Division III Championship
With their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, the DePauw baseball team is headed to the 42-team NCAA Division III Championship and begins regional play on Thursday, May 16 at 4:30 p.m. EDT, against 10th-ranked Ohio Wesleyan University (40-10) at Marietta College's Pioneer Park. Marietta, 41-7-1 and ranked 15th in Division III, takes on second-ranked Allegheny College (29-9) in the 1 p.m. game on Thursday. Each of DePauw's tournament games can be heard on WGRE (91.5FM). Full story with tournament schedule | Follow the tournament on Marietta's site

Walker named SCAC Coach of the Year; Four named to all-conference team
After leading the Tigers to the conference title in just his second season at the helm, Matt Walker was named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Four Tigers earned spots on the all-conference team including seniors Javair Gillett and Steve Spasojevich, junior Jarrett Hunt and sophomore Pat Creel. Earning honorable mention were senior Dan Jones, junior Scott Hamer, sophomore John Stephens and freshman Tyson Becker. 

Tigers win SCAC title; headed for NCAA Championships
The Tigers topped 12th-ranked Southwestern 8-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship game to win their first SCAC title and earn automatic qualification into the NCAA Championship. For SCAC Championship statistics, please visit the SCAC Baseball Championship site.

DePauw battles back only to lose in the 10th inning
The Tigers came back from as much as a three-run deficit, but visiting Marian scored five in the top of the tenth in the 10-5 win over the Tigers. DePauw left 15 runners on base in the 10 innings. Nick Horvath went four-for-five in the loss and Javair Gillett added two hits. Story with photos and stats

 

Tigers split doubleheader with Washington
Daniel Mack allowed just one run in the first game and the Tigers totaled 10 hits on the way to a 4-1 win over visiting Washington (Mo.) University. Jarrett Hunt, Scott Hamer and Dan Jones each had two hits for the Tigers. Washington starter Kurt O'eal allowed just a first inning run in pitching the Bears to a 6-1 win in the nightcap. Hamer had to hits in game two. Game story with stats. NOTE: Sunday's game with Marian has been changed to a 1 p.m. start time.

 

Anderson rallies in final two innings to defeat Tigers; Gillett breaks hit record
Visiting Anderson scored two in the eighth and five in the ninth to wipe out a 6-4 DePauw lead and take an 11-6 win. Javair Gillett's fourth-inning double was his 60th of the season and broke the record set by Adam Dill. Story with photos and box score

 

Tigers clinch number-one seed in SCAC East with sweep; Gillett ties hit record
The Tigers swept Sewanee by scores of 10-0 and 6-2 to finish SCAC East Division play at 12-4 and improve to 22-13 overall. DePauw has earned the number one seed in the East Division for the SCAC Championship at DePauw beginning April 26. The Tigers have earned a bye and will begin play in the double elimination tournament on April 27. Pat Creel and Tyson Becker pitched complete game wins for the Tigers and Javair Gillett tied the DePauw single-season record of 59 hits. Adam Dill set the mark in 1999. Game one box | Game two box

 

DePauw drops doubleheader at Sewanee
Host Sewanee jumped out to a 6-0 lead after four innings in the first game on the way to a 6-3 win and were ahead 5-0 after two in the nightcap before winning 5-3. DePauw fell to 20-13 overall and 10-4 in the SCAC. Game 1 box | Game 2 box

 

Gillett named SCAC Player of the Week
Tiger first baseman Javair Gillett earned SCAC Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Tigers' 5-0 week. In those games he hit .591 (13 for 22) including a double, triple and home run, while scoring seven runs and knocking in nine more. He also stole a base and walked five times. Gillett's big game was the second game against the Engineers on Saturday. He had four hits in five at-bats with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored.

 

Tigers complete weekend sweep of Rose-Hulman with 15-13 win
DePauw wrapped up its four-game series at Rose-Hulman with a 15-13 win over the Engineers. Scott Hamer's two-run single in the top of the ninth broke a 13-13 deadlock and gave the Tigers the victory. DePauw led 13-5 heading into the bottom of the eighth before the Engineers rallied to score eight. Story with photos to come Box score

 

DePauw takes commanding lead in SCAC East with sweep of Engineers
The Tigers pulled off a sweep at Rose-Hulman by scores of 22-14 and 18-10 to improve to 19-11 overall and 9-2 in the SCAC Eastern Division. DePauw banged out 19 hits in each game. More details to come. Game 1 box | Game 2 box

 

Tigers take first game of key SCAC series
The Tigers spoiled Rose-Hulman's historic first night game at Art Nehf field by defeating the host Engineers 11-7 in the first of an important four-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference set. More...

 

Tigers score nine in final three innings on way to 10-3 victory at Wabash
DePauw and Wabash battled through five scoreless innings before Wabash grabbed a 2-1 lead after six. The Tigers then scored five in the seventh and four in the ninth to take the 10-3 victory. Dan Jones went five-for-five in the contest and Javair Gillett added three hits in the 15-hit attack. Dan Sadowski returned to his hometown and tossed the complete game win by following just seven hits. Game story with stats

 

DePauw finishes spring trip with one-hitter at Rhodes
Jason Lee pitched a one-hitter and the Tigers banged out 11 hits in a 10-0 win at Rhodes. Jarrett Hunt, Javair Gillett and Jeff Bardonaro each ad two hits for DePauw which improved to 15-11. Box score

 

Tigers fall to Millsaps, 5-3
The Tigers led 2-1 before Millsaps scored three in the bottom of the third on the way to a 5-3 win over the Tigers. Box score

 

DePauw holds on for win at Millsaps
The Tigers scored in five of the first six innings to take an 11-2 lead, but host Millsaps nearly came all the way back with two each in the seventh and eighth and four in the ninth. DePauw's 11-10 victory lifted their record to 14-10, while Millsaps fell to 19-4. The Tigers banged out 15 hits led by Javair Gillett's five-for-five performance. Jeff Bardonaro added three hits followed by Scott Hamer and Dan Jones with two each. Dave Edmonds allowed just two earned runs in seven innings to earn his fourth win in five decisions. Box score

 

Tigers split doubleheader at Mississippi College
Dan Sadowski allowed just one unearned run in the Tigers' 3-1 win over Mississippi College in the first game of a doubleheader. Jarrett Hunt and Steve Spasojevich each had two hits in the victory. DePauw held a 3-2 lead after three in the nightcap before the Choctaws scored four in the fourth and seven in the fifth on the way to a 14-7 win over the Tigers. DePauw committed five errors in the loss. Javair Gillett banged out three hits, while Steve Spasojevich and and Scott Hamer each had two. Game 1 box | Game 2 box 

 

DePauw sweeps frigid twinbill from Stormy Petrels to move to 6-2 in SCAC East
The Tigers swept Oglethorpe by scores of 6-5 (9 innings) and 6-3 to improve to 12-9 overall and 6-2 in the SCAC. Story with stats and photos

 

Tigers split doubleheader with Oglethorpe
DePauw scored all seven runs in the first three innings to win game one 7-3 over visiting Oglethorpe, but managed just two runs in the nightcap in a 4-2 loss to the Stormy Petrels. Story with photos and stats

 

DePauw rallies in late innings to top Franklin 6-3
The Tigers scored two runs each in the eighth and ninth innings to top host Franklin 6-3. Box score

 

Becker named SCAC Pitcher of the Week
Freshman pitcher Tyson Becker was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performances against Wabash and Centre. Though not earning wins in either game, Becker allowed just two first-inning runs to Wabash and pitched shutout ball over the last 13 innings of the week. For the week, he threw 14 innings, allowed 10 hits, two earned runs, struck out 10 and posted a 1.29 ERA.

 

Tigers sweep Colonels to take three of four for weekend
The Tigers defeated Centre by scores of 6-1 and 1-0 to improve to 8-8 overall and 3-1 in the SCAC. Weekend wrapup | Game 1 box | Game 2 box

 

Tigers split twinbill with Centre
The Tigers scored two in the bottom of the eighth in game one against visiting Centre to win 6-4, but dropped the nightcap, 6-0. Story to come | Game 1 box | Game 2 box

 

Hunt's ninth-inning single defeats Wabash, 3-2
Junior shortstop Jarrett Hunt delivered a single that scored John Stephens with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth in DePauw's dramatic 3-2 victory over visiting Wabash. Story with photos | box score

 

DePauw falls to Franklin
The Tigers couldn't make a 2-0 lead stick as visiting Franklin battled back with three in the sixth, one in the seventh and two in the ninth in a 6-2 win over DePauw. Box score

 

Tigers split doubleheader to move to 4-6
DePauw split its doubleheader with the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday. The Tigers dropped game one by a 6-4 score in 10 innings and won the nightcap 9-6. Story | Game 1 box | Game 2 box

 

DePauw splits twinbill with Hope
The Tigers dropped the first game of a doubleheader with Hope College by a 3-1 score in nine innings, but came back to win the nightcap 12-6. Story | Game 1 box score | Game 2 box score

 

Tigers fall at Indiana State
DePauw scored three times in the top of the first, but host Indiana State scored two in first, five in the second and two more in the third on the way to a 15-5 win over the Tigers. Jarrett Hunt and Scott Hamer each collected two hits and Hamer drove in two. Box score

 

DePauw drops pair of close games to Mount St. Joseph
The Tigers fell to 2-3 on the season with a pair of losses to visiting Mount St. Joseph as they lost the first game 3-1 and the nightcap 4-2. Daniel Mack and Pat Creel combined to allow just four hits in the first game, but the Tigers left nine runners on base. In the nightcap, Jason Geringer homered, but it wasn't enough as the Lions jumped out to a 3-1 lead after two innings. Game one box | Game two box

 

Tigers drop 6-0 decision at Indiana
The host Hoosiers scored one in the first and two each in the second and third innings on the way to a 6-0 win over DePauw. Jason Lee pitched three innings and suffered the loss to fall to 1-1. Collecting hits for the Tigers were Steve Spasojevich, Jarrett Hunt and Nick Horvath. Daniel Mack pitched four innings of scoreless relief and struck out five. Box score

 

 

Tigers sweep Goshen in season-opening twinbill
DePauw won both games of a doubleheader against Goshen as they opened the 2001 season with 9-3 and 6-5 victories. Jason Lee started and notched the victory in game one, while Jarrett Hunt and Javair Gillett each banged out two hits In the nightcap the Tigers scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings and scored the game-winner in the eighth. Hunt had four hits to cap off a 7-for-8 afternoon. Gillett and Steve Spasojevich each had two hits. Game one box | Game two box

 

DePauw slated as team to beat in SCAC Eastern Division
In a poll of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches, the Tigers were voted the preseason favorites to win the SCAC Eastern Division. The Tigers totaled 23 points and three first-place votes, while Oglethorpe was picked second with 21 points and two first-place votes.

 

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