|
Volume 6, Number 36 April 28, 2003
Blue Devil Sports Releases Baseball Softball Women's Track & Field Men's Track & Field
Women's Gymnastics
Football Click on a sport or scroll through the document.
Read Our Back Issues Last Edition 2001-02 2000-01 1998-99 1997-98 Blue Devil Schedule Back to Blue Devil Athletics Statistics Men's Hockey Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Women's Gymnastics Women's Indoor Track Men's Indoor Track
Football
Baseball |
FASTPITCH SOFTBALL BASEBALL WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD MEN'S TRACK & FIELD TENNIS
April 27, 2003BLUE DEVILS WIN ONE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH MENOMONIE - It took UW-Stout all weekend to win a game at the WIAC Cluster Tournament, and then they needed to go to the bottom of the seventh inning to pick up a 5-4 win over UW-Stevens Point, Sunday, April 27 at Wakanda Park.But that win didn't come without controversy. After Stout had taken a 3-0 lead on the strength of two Erin O'Connell (So, Altoona) home runs, the Pointers surged ahead with four runs in the sixth inning. Stout (17-18, 7-9) answered back to tie the score in the bottom of the sixth inning when, with runners on second and third, Kim Caswell (Jr, Stanley) hit a one-out sacrifice fly to center field to score Heather Novalany (So, Cottage Grove, Minn). That's where the controversy came in. A Blue Devil runner on second base left before the catch, and was thrown out at home. Stevens Point appealed the call by throwing to second base, then questioned whether Novalany's run should count. Had the Pointers thrown directly to second base, rather than home for the play at the plate, the runner would have been called out, negating Novalany's run because it would have been the third out. After the rule book was brought out, the matter was cleared up with the score tied at 4-4. The Pointers stranded runners at second and third in their half of the seventh inning. Stout's Scooter Aspen (Jr, Eau Claire) led off the inning with a single to right and was brought home by Kaela Wold's (So, Altoona) double to right center to give Stout a 5-4 win. Earlier in the day, Stout dropped a 6-4 decision to UW-Platteville. Stout drew first blood with a run in the first, but the Pioneers, who went on to win the regular season conference title, added two runs in their half of the inning, the took a 3-1 lead in the fourth. The Blue Devils tied the score in the fifth when Caswell drove in two runs. The Pioneers were not to be denied, coming back with three runs in their half of the fifth. O'Connell added a solo home run in the sixth. On the day, O'Connell hit three home runs and is currently tied with Angie Pinnow for most career home runs with 17. O'Connell has 15 home runs on the season. Stout will next compete at the WIAC Tournament, May 2-4 at Platteville. Stout earned the No. 5 seed and will play fourth seeded UW-Eau Claire, Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m. April 26, 2003BLUE DEVILS HAVE ROUGH DAY AT CLUSTER TOURNEY MENOMONIE - It was almost feast or famine for the UW-Stout softball team, but either way, the result was still the same - two losses at the WIAC Cluster Tournament, Saturday, April 26 at Wakanda Park.Stout dropped a 7-6 decision to UW-Oshkosh in the first game, then was tipped, 1-0, by UW-Whitewater in their second game of the day. The Blue Devils (16-17, 6-8) jumped all over the Titans early, scoring three runs in the top of the first on the strength of a two-run home run by Kaela Wold (So, Altoona). The Titans pulled to within one with a two-run outburst in the second. Erin O'Connell (So, Altoona) drove in a run with a triple in the fifth. The Titans took a 5-4 lead in the fifth, then added to that with two runs in the sixth.Stout put together a rally in the seventh, started by Kim Caswell's (Jr, Stanley) second career home run. O'Connell doubled in another run, but that would be it for Stout. Stout would rack up 12 hits, but committed five errors. The Blue Devils connected for only two hits against Whitewater, and committed three errors, including one that lead to the games only run in the top of the first. Stout stranded two in the second in their only series scoring threat. April 23, 2003BLUE DEVILS RECORD SWEEP OVER BLUGOLDS, 5-4, 2-0 EAU CLAIRE - It took to the final conference doubleheader of the season, but UW-Stout finally picked up their first sweep of the season, downing UW-Eau Claire, 5-4, 2-0, Wednesday, April 23 at Carson Park in Eau Claire.Megan Donley (Fr, Fridley, Minn) notched both wins, coming on in relief in the first game, and scattering seven hits, but shutting Eau Claire out as a starter in the second game. Stout (16-15, 6-6) trailed 4-2 heading into the fifth when the Blue Devils exploded for three runs on three hits. Scooter Aspen (Jr, Eau Claire) drove in a run on her fielder's choice, then Kaela Wold (So, Altoona) drove in a run on a ground out to second. Erin O'Connell (So, Altoona) singled in Aspen for the final run of the inning. Stout took an early lead when Wold slammed out a two-run home run in the first. Eau Claire (12-18, 6-6) answered back with the long ball in the third. Emily Planert opened the inning with a solo home run and Beth Stewart smacked a two-run shot. Wold went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Heather Novalany (So, Cottage Grove, Minn) was 2-for-3. In the nightcap, another Wold double drove in a run in the third and Jamie Gorges (So, New London) hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to drive in O'Connell, who had tripled. Aspen was 2-for-4, but the Blugolds out-hit Stout, 7-6. Eau Claire stranded eight runners, including runners at second and third in the second inning. Donley (13-4) recorded three strikeouts and no walks in the second game, and did the same in the opener. April 21, 2003ERIN O'CONNELL POUNDS OUT FOUR HOME RUNS ON THE DAY MENOMONIE - If records are made to be broken, then UW-Stout's Erin O'Connell (So, Altoona) did just that as the Blue Devils split a pair of games with UW-Superior, Monday, April 21 at Wakanda Park.The Yellowjackets took the opener, 4-1, but Stout came back in the second game to take a 9-0, five-inning win as O'Connell hit three home runs in three at-bats for seven runs batted in. On the day, O'Connell hit four home runs - her solo home run in the first game was Stout's lone run - and set a Stout single game record for most home runs and tied the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) record for most home runs in a game (Beth Shaw, Platteville, 2001). With 12 home runs on the season, O'Connell broke the WIAC single season record of 10 set by Jill Schoenike of UW-Eau Claire in 1999. Her solo home run in the first game tied the Stout single season record, and her first home run of the second game - a three run shot to right center - broke the Stout record of nine set by Angie Pinnow in 2000. Pinnow holds the school career record with 17. Three of O'Connell's home runs went into left field where a stiff north wind of upwards of 25 mph was blowing across towards home plate. In the nightcap, O'Connell blasted a three-run shot in the first inning, bringing home Scooter Aspen (Jr, Eau Claire) and Kaela Wold (So, Altoona) to take a 3-0 lead.Stout (14-15, 4-6) added four more runs in the second inning when Wold doubled in Aspen and Bethany Johnson (Fr, Black River Falls). O'Connell homered home Wold in the next at-bat. O'Connell got the eventual game ending home run in the fourth inning, driving in Wold. Megan Donley (Fr, Fridley, Minn) got the win, scattering two hits, a lead off single in the first inning and a one out single in the fourth. In the opener, the Yellowjackets (8-10, 2-6) scored on a passed ball in the first inning, then scored another in the fourth inning. O'Connell answered back with her solo shot in the bottom of the fifth. Stout loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth with two outs, but O'Connell's ground out to shortstop ended the inning. Superior tacked on two runs in the seventh to take a 4-1 lead. Stout stranded two in the bottom half of the inning. Stout recorded six hits in the first game, but no batter got more than a single hit. In the second game, Wold matched O'Connell in hitting percentage, going 3-for-3 and scored three runs and drove in two.
April 27, 2003BLUE DEVILS HANG WITH TITANS IN SECOND GAME OSHKOSH - UW-Oshkosh made the sweep complete by taking a pair of games, 14-4, 12-10, over UW-Stout, Sunday, April 27, at Oshkosh.The Titans (27-2, 13-1) had seven consecutive batters reach base in a six-run third inning to break open the opener. The Blue Devils (5-26, 4-17) halved the score with three runs in the fourth inning as Nick Ziegler (Fr, Plymouth, Minn), Joe Miller (Fr, Chippewa Falls) and Greg Meinertz (So, La Crosse) each drove in a run. But that would be about it for Stout as Oshkosh scored two in the fifth, five in the sixth and one in the seventh as the game was ended by the 10-run rule. Stout tacked on an unearned run in the sixth. In the second game, Stout used two Oshkosh errors to score three runs in the eighth to forge a 10-10 tie in the inning. Oshkosh scored two runs in the top of the ninth on a Vince Mancusco double. Seth Maier (Fr, Park Falls) went 4-for-5 with three RBI in the game. On the day, Maier went 6-for-8. Stout will be at Viterbo University, Tuesday, April 29, and will close WIAC play at UW-Superior, Wednesday, April 30. April 26, 2003BLUE DEVILS LOSE TWO TO OSHKOSH, 6-2, 14-6 OSHKOSH - UW-Stout dropped two games to the high-flying UW-Oshkosh baseball team, 6-2, 14-6, Saturday, April 26 at Oshkosh.In the opener, the Blue Devils (5-24, 4-15) took a 2-0 lead, but couldn't hold it as Oshkosh cut the score in half with a single run in the third inning, then tacked on three runs in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth. Stout outhit the Titans, 7-5, and the Titans (25-2, 11-1) committed four errors, but it didn't help the Blue Devils, who walked nine Titan batters. In the nightcap, Oshkosh jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but Stout cut the lead to 8-5 with a three-run seventh inning, with Justin Biever (Sr, South Milwaukee), Nick Ziegler (Fr, Plymouth, Minn) and Brock Meyer (Sr, Lyle, Minn) each driving in a run. Stout added a run in the eighth, but the Titans put a lock on the game with a six-run eighth. April 23, 2003BLUE DEVILS DROP TWO AT UW-LA CROSSE, 5-3, 6-2 LA CROSSE - UW-La Crosse scored all of their runs early in both games and went on to take both ends of a conference doubleheader over UW-Stout, Wednesday, April 23 in La Crosse. The Eagles took decisions of 5-3, 6-2.The Eagles scored two runs each in the first and third innings of the first contest, added another in the fourth, then held off a Stout rally. The Blue Devils (5-22, 4-13) put their only three runs on the board int the sixth inning. Brock Meyer (Sr, Lyle, Minn) doubled in Justin Biever (Sr, South Milwaukee). Greg Meinertz (So, La Crosse) doubled in Meyer and Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) for the final two runs. Stout loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but came up empty. La Crosse (11-17, 7-7) threatened in the eighth, loading the bases, but relief pitchers Matt Hoeft (Sr, Elk Mound) and Dan Yudchitz (So, Stevens Point) worked out of the jam. Biever was 2-for-3 in the game. The Eagles scored all six of their runs of the second game across the first three innings, getting three runs in the first off a Casey Bablitch home run, one in the second and two in the third. The Blue Devils got their runs in the second on a triple by Biever that brought in Seth Maier (Fr, Park Falls) and Jim Foreman (Jr, Apple Valley, Minn). Maier was 2-for-4, while Foreman was 2-for-3 in the game.
April 26, 2003SCHACHTNER SETS PERSONAL BEST IN SHOT PUT LA CROSSE - UW-Stout's Ann Schachtner (So, Somerset) recorded a personal best in winning the shot put at the UW-LaCrosse Women's Classic, Saturday, April 26 in La Crosse.Schachtner threw the shot 44-feet, 2-inches, good enough for a high NCAA Division III provisional mark. Schachtner won the event by more than a foot. Cousin Marci Schachtner (So, Deer Park) threw the hammer a provisional mark of 152-11 and placed fourth. UW-La Crosse Women's Classic Individual Results High jump: 1. Jen Anderson (Luther) 5-7; 16. Camelle Meyer 4-8.25; 17. Amy Biegel 4-6.25; Pole vault: 1. Angela Hilgers (LX) 11-9.75; Long jump: 1. Tricia Clark (LX) 18-10.75; 22. Ramona Vann 15-0.75; Triple jump: 1. Tricia Clark (LX) 37-7.25; 20. Ramona Vann 30-4.25; Shot put: 1. Ann Schachtner (Stout) 44-2p; 12. Kari McWithey 36-6.25; 18. Amy Biegel 32-10.25; 22. Tabitha Martin 31-10; Discus: 1. Amanda Nechuta (SP) 138-02; 6. Ann Schachtner 126-0; 9. Marci Schachtner 119-9; 14. Kim Randt 114-8; 22. Kari McWithey 93-10; Hammer: 1. Melissa Seefeldt (SP) 161-2; 3. Marci Schachtner 152-11p; 8. Kari McWithey 135-6; 17. Kim Randt 116-4; 20. Wendy Keller 108-11.
April 25, 2003CASSELLIUS, ANDERSON FOURTH AT SIMPSON MEET INDIANOLA, Iowa - Lewis Cassellius (Jr, Glenwood City) and Brian Anderson (Fr, Waunaukee) both finished fourth in their event to leadUW-Stout at the Simpson Twilite Open, Friday, April 25 in Indianola, Iowa. Cassellius pole vaulted 15-feet, 5.50-inches, while Anderson clocked a time of 15.27 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. The 4x100-relay team took first place at the meet in a time of 42.68 seconds. Simpson Twilight Individual Results(First place, all Stout finishers) 100: 1. Dan Tutskey (unattached) 10.60; 9. Steve Wenhardt 11.39; 18. Sam Werner 11.55; 20. Tim Faber 11.59; 40. Dustin Berglin 12.18; 200: 1. Steve Bubb (Wartburg) 22.06; 11. Steve Wenhardt 23.32; 12. Tim Faber 23.33; 21. Sam Werner 23.67; 400: 1. Eric Schmidt (UW-La Crosse) 49.33; 15. Aaron Santama 55.29; 800: 1. Garry Clark (Dana) 1:54.54; 14. Mitch Scholugh 1:58.39; 1500: 1. Mike Knutson (Central Missouri St.) 3:50.45; 12. Mark Kempen 4:07.29; 23. John Maresh 4:16.16; 5000: 1. John Nichols (Unattached) 15:10.18; 13. Ryan Chernik 15:57.81; 18. John Ullrich 16:12.71; 4x100-relay: 1. UW-Stout 42.68; 110-hurdles: 1. Ryan Miller (NW Missouri St.) 14.96; 4. Brian Anderson 15.27; 3000-Steeplechase: 1. Mike Steele (South Dakota St.) 9:22.00; 10. Nate Lynch 10:17.00; High Jump: 1. Daniel Grandon (Northern Iowa) 6-6.0; 5. Jay Sitek 6-0; Triple Jump: 1. Aaron Walker (North Dakota St.) 47-2.50; Zak Germo 41-2.50; Discus: 1. Mike Turgeon (UW-La Crosse) 183-6.50; 18. Jason Hotojec 131-0.50; Javelin: 1. Tyson Hilgenberg (Iowa State) 183-5.0; 11. Matt Delaney 136-2.0; 12. Jason Hotojec 133-3.0; 13. Brian Anderson 132-8.0; Pole Vault: 1. Brad Gebruer (Michigan St.) 16-5.25; 4. Lewis Casselius 15-5.50; Patrick Doty 13-5.75; 14. Andy Smith 12-11.75; 16. Jason Geiger 12-6; April 25, 2003BLUE DEVILS COMPETE AT DRAKE RELAYS DES MOINES, Iowa - Neither of UW-Stout's relay teams that were entered in the prestigious Drake Relays advanced out of the preliminary round, Friday, April 25.The 4x100-relay team never even got started after getting disqualified with a false start. The 4x400-relay team of Scott Barthel (So, Brooklyn Park, Minn), Jim Dvorak (So, New Prague, Minn), Kevin Riester (Sr, Red Wing, Minn) and Matt Schlough (So, Boyceville) finished fifth in their heat in a time of 3-minutes, 22.41-seconds. April 23, 2003LEWIS CASSELLIUS TAKES FIRST AT MACALESTER TWILIGHT MEET ST. PAUL, Minn - UW-Stout's Lewis Cassellius (Jr, Glenwood City) took first place in the pole vault at the Macalester Twilight Invitational, Wednesday, April 23 in St. Paul, Minn.Cassellius improved on his best height of the season, vaulting an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying height of 15-feet, 8.50-inches. The 4x100-meter finished second (42.67-seconds), while Nate Templer (Jr, Beaver Dam) finished third in the 100-meter dash (10.80) behind an unattached runner and a University of Minnesota runner. Templer's time was an NCAA provisional qualifying time and is currently the best time in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Nick Neuman (Fr, Beaver Dam) placed third in the pole vault (14-2.50) and Mark Kempen (Fr, Kaukauna) was fifth in the 800 (2:00.84). Stout will be at the Simpson College Twilight Invitational, in Indianola, Iowa, Friday, April 25. Two relay teams will compete at the Drake Relays, April 25-26, in Des Moines, Iowa. Macalester Twilight Individual Results Pole vault: 1. Lewis Cassellius 15-8.25p; 3. Nick Neuman 14-2.50; 6. Jason Geiger 13-8.50; 10. Patrick Doty 13-2.50; 15. Matt Delaney 9-3.25; Long jump: 1. Steffan Landgraf (Minnesota) 24-0.75; 7. Mark Swenson 20-0.25; 18. Zak Germo 18-2.50; Triple jump: 1. Pat Akpaette (unattached) 45-10.75; Discus: 1. Chris King (EC) 144-11; 13. Jason Hotujec 117-10; Javelin: 1. Tom Engwell 208-8; 13. Jason Hotujec 141-2;
April 21, 2003BLUE DEVILS TOPPLED BY MACALESTER MENOMONIE - UW-Stout lost a 7-0 decision to Macalester College, Monday, April 21 at Macalester.Lauren Patient (Fr, St. Paul, Minn) took her No. 2 singles opponent to three sets, losing 1-6, 7-4, 6-1. Erica Millspaugh (Fr, Green Bay) and Amy Boyle (Jr, Racine) lost a tie breaker at No. 2 doubles, 9-8 (7-5). Stout will be at UW-River Falls, Friday, April 25 and will host Martin Luther College, Friday, May 2 to wrap up the season. Macalester 7, UW-Stout 0 Doubles: No. 1: Lavasani/Crangle (Mac) def. Weber/Patient 8-4; No. 2: Schindeldecker/Sayoko Nakumuro (Mac) def. Millspaugh/Boyle 9-8 (7-5).
April 26, 2003TIFFANY REBER NAMED UW-STOUT GYMNASTICS MOST VALUABLE MENOMONIE - Tiffany Reber (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) was named UW-Stout's most valuable gymnast, Blue Devil gymnastics coach Jeff Richards announced at the team's annual awards banquet, Saturday, April 26.Reber, who transferred to Stout from UW-River Falls after the Falcons dropped the program, set or tied school records on three individual events - the vault (9.45), the balance beam (9.625) and the floor exercise (9.65). Reber advanced to the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) national meet where she earned All-America honors in the all-around event. Reber also shared the hardest working award with Cassie Johnston (Fr, Albertville, Minn). Johnston was named as most consistent. Johnston earned All-America honors on the balance beam, finishing fourth and was the regional champion in the floor exercise. In addition to the floor exercise, Johnston advanced to the national meet in the uneven bars and beam. Johnston shares the school record on the floor exercise (9.65) with Reber. Senior Erika Opoien (Superior) earned the most inspirational award and Robyn Niederkorn (Fr, Galesville) was named the most improved. The Blue Devils lose only three seniors, Reber, Opoien and Tasha Pasch (Northfield, Minn), a three-time national qualifier who was injured in the first season of the year. 2003 UW-Stout Gymnastics Awards
April 22, 2003UW-STOUT STUDENTS ASSIST IN COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP MENOMONIE - More than 160 UW-Stout students participated in a community clean-up, Tuesday, April 22.Predominately made up of Stout student/athletes, the clean-up crew also included students involved in Phi Upsilon Omicron Tau, Green Sense, a biology class, Blue Devil Collegiate 4-H, Stout Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Construction Association and APO. The UW-Stout grounds crew provided bags and the 4-H club provided the gloves. Besides trash that filled two pick-up trucks, the crew sorted out six bags of recyclables, said Collegiate 4-H vice president and basketball player Tiffani Calmes. The crew spread out from campus and covered much of the downtown community, as well as going into the residential areas. Updated: April 28, 2003 |