Malone College Sports This Week
Mar. 24 (Mon.) - Baseball home against Notre Dame (OH) College; 10:30 a.m. DH (rescheduled)
(NOTE: All home games this season played at Thurman Munson Stadium)
Mar. 25 (Tue.) - Baseball at Kent State University; 3:00 p.m. DH
- Softball at Urbana University; 3:00 p.m. DH
Mar. 26 (Wed.) - Women's Tennis at Walsh University; 12:00 p.m.
Mar. 27-28 (Thu.-Fri.) - Men's Golf at University of the Cumberlands (KY) Invitational
Mar. 28 (Fri.) - Baseball home against Urbana University; 1:00 p.m. DH
- Softball home against Carlow (PA) University; 3:30 p.m. DH
Mar. 28-29 (Fri.-Sat.) - Men's and Women's Track & Field at Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University Invitational
Mar. 29 (Sat.) - Baseball home against Cedarville University; 1:00 p.m. DH
- Softball home against Carlow (PA) University; 2:00 p.m. DH
- Women's Tennis at Baldwin-Wallace College; 2:00 p.m.
Men's and Women's Track & Field - Malone competed at the Wake Forest University Invitational last Friday and Saturday and 11 total Pioneer athletes qualified for the NAIA national meet while three athletes were event winners
Softball - Malone loses to:
Walsh University 8-0 (five innings)
Walsh University 12-4 (six innings)
CURRENT RECORD: 5-3 (0-2 AMC North)
Men's Tennis - Malone loses to:
Aquinas (MI) 8-1
CURRENT RECORD: 8-4 (1-0 AMC)
Track & Field Teams Qualify 11 Athletes To NAIA Nationals At Wake Forest Open; Three Athletes Take Event Titles
The Malone College men's and women's track & field teams started the 2008 outdoor season in impressive fashion as the team qualified a total of 11 athletes to the NAIA national meet and also won three events at the NCAA Div. I Wake Forest University Open last Friday and Saturday. A total of 52 mostly NCAA Div. I schools were represented. According to head coach Charlie Grimes, the meet was "by far the best opening meet for us in recent years."
For the women, Kalie Hauenstein (So., Ashland H.S.) posted a victory in the 10,000 meters in a time of 37:13.22, which was also an automatic NAIA national qualifying mark.
Others who automatically qualified for the women included Katie Bagley (Jr., Van Wert H.S.) in the 5000 meters (5th; 17:59.38) and Becky Rospotynski (So., Copley H.S.) in the pole vault (7th; 11' 5.75").
Other top efforts for the women included Sarah Hines (So., Northmor H.S.) in the 3000-meter steeplechase (5th; 11:55.22), Emily Grad (Fr., Field H.S.) in the 5000 meters (22nd; 18:55.66), Kristin Downing (Fr., Lake H.S.) in the 5000 meters (23rd; 18:58.78) and Lindsey Pifher (Fr., Colonel Crawford H.S.) in the 1500 meters (30th; 4:53.20) and in the 800 meters (55th; 2:24.06.).
For the men, Ryan Kienzle (Sr., GlenOak H.S.) captured the 10,000 meter event in a time of 30:03.07 to automatically qualify for the NAIA national meet while Aaron Melhorn (Fr., Fairless H.S.) was also an event winner as he took the 5000 meters in an NAIA auto qualifying time of 14:28.86.
Three other athletes notched NAIA auto qualifying marks - James Zeuch (Fr., Galion H.S.) in the 5000 meters (6th; 14:52.03), Justin Baum (Sr., Kenston H.S.) in the 10,000 meters (4th; 30:57.57) and Evan Gaynor (So., Delta H.S.) in the 10,000 meters (8th; 31:43.94).
Qualifying provisionally were Chris Sinick (So., Field H.S.) in the 1500 meters (9th; 3:56.77), Matt Nichols (Fr., Crestwood H.S.) in the 5000 meters (14th; 15:08.03) and Paul Robinson (So., Field H.S.) in the 10,000 meters (11th; 32:11.95).
Other top performances for the men's team included Chris Sinick in the 800 meters (14th; 1:54.77), Josh Gortney (Sr., Sandy Valley H.S.) in the pole vault (8th; 15' 1") and Mike Coates (Sr., Sandy Valley H.S.) in the 800 meters (32nd; 1:56.50) and in the 1500 meters (14th; 3:59.54).
This week, Malone will compete at the Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Softball Team Drops Pair Of Games To Walsh
The Malone College softball team opened American Mideast Conference North Division play at home on Friday afternoon with a pair of losses to local rival Walsh University. The Pioneers were unable to get a runner on base in the opener, falling in five innings by the final score of 8-0. Then in the nightcap, Walsh scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning and three more runs in the top of the sixth to pull away for a 12-4, six-inning victory. Following the pair of tough defeats, Malone dropped to 5-3 overall with a 0-2 mark in the AMC North. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, improved to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in the division.
In game one, Walsh starting pitcher Dana Hartings struck out eight Pioneer batters over five perfect innings to lead her squad to the 8-0, five-inning victory. Hartings also contributed at the plate with a two-run, first-inning homer. Junior pitcher Ashleigh Ralston (Wadsworth H.S.) started and took the loss (2-2) after surrendering five runs (two earned) on three hits over 1.2 innings of work.
Walsh secured an early 3-0 lead in game two by plating three runs in the top of the first but Malone answered back in the bottom of the inning as senior starting pitcher Kathryn Bzdafka (Avon Lake H.S.) clubbed a two-run homer to trim the deficit to 3-2. The Cavaliers quickly put two more runs on the scoreboard in the top of the second to stretch their lead to 5-2 and then put the game away with seven runs over the final two innings. Bzdafka suffered her first loss of the season (1-1) after giving up 12 runs (only four earned) on 13 hits over six innings pitched. The Pioneers recorded six hits in the contest as freshman catcher Laura Ronk (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.) and freshman infielder Sarah Kosmos (Northwest H.S.) each went 1-3 with a run-scoring single.
This week, Malone (5-3 overall, 0-2 AMC North) will travel to Urbana University (5-5 overall, 0-0 AMC South) on Tuesday for a 3:00 p.m. twinbill with the Blue Knights before returning home to host a pair of conference doubleheaders against Carlow (PA) University (3-3 overall, 0-0 AMC North) on Friday and Saturday. The Pioneers and Celtics will play two games on Friday, starting at 3:30 p.m., before facing off in two more contests on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Team Loses To Aquinas 8-1; Now Stands At 8-4 On Season
The Malone College men’s tennis team lost to Aquinas (MI) College 8-1 last Thursday in its only match of the week. With the loss, the Pioneers dropped to 8-4 overall on the season and remain at 1-0 in the AMC.
Scores for the match were as follows:
#1 Jason Christman (Sr., McKinley H.S.) L 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
#2 Kyle Bowers (Jr., Norwalk H.S.) L 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
#3 David Cairns (Fr., Strongsville, OH) L 4-6, 6-4/10-5
#4 Nathaniel Rodd (So., Canton, OH) L 6-3, 6-2
#5 Tim Springirth (Jr., Erie, PA) L 6-0, 6-3
#6 Tim Frazier (So., Beaver Falls, PA) L 6-1, 6-0
#1 Christman/Bowers W 8-6
#2 Cairns/Rodd L 8-2
#3 Springirth/Yard L 8-3
This week, Malone (8-4) is idle and will next compete on Friday, April 4th at 4:00 p.m. in a home match against the College of Wooster.
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