2006-07 Baseball News
SALEM, ORE. -- Five members of the Willamette University baseball team have been selected Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference for the 2007 season in voting by the conferenceâ??s head coaches. Willametteâ??s All-NWC players are senior right fielder Kelly Gilmore (Keizer, OR/McNary HS), senior shortstop Matt Rasmussen (Sandy, UT/Bingham HS), sophomore right-handed pitcher Jarrid Summers (Boise, ID/Boise HS), senior first baseman Grant Yamaguchi (Aiea, HI/Mid Pacific Institute) and junior left fielder Colin Young (Portland, OR/Lincoln HS).
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University seniors Ty Eriksen (LF/1B, Vancouver, WA/La Salle HS) and Kelly Gilmore (RF, Keizer, OR/McNary HS) each blasted a two-run homer, as the Bearcats defeated Lewis and Clark College, 8-7, in the final game of the season for both teams on Thursday, April 26 at Helser Field on the campus of Linfield College. Lewis and Clark opened the evening by winning a previously suspended Northwest Conference game, 7-5.
SALEM, ORE. -- Brett Timmerman of Corban College hit a three-run homer, his first of the season, with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Warriors to an 8-7 victory over Willamette University on Tuesday, April 24 at John Lewis Field. Willamette led 7-5 prior to Timmerman's homer, which cleared the right field fence to give Corban the lead. The Bearcats fell to 17-20 with the loss, while Corban improved to 12-28-1.
SALEM, ORE. -- Junior right-handed pitcher Tye Sundlee (Yakima, WA/West Valley HS) struck out nine batters in a complete-game performance, Matt Rasmussen (Sr., SS, Sandy, UT/Bingham HS) drove in three runs and Colin Young (Jr., LF, Portland, OR/Lincoln HS) belted a two-run homer in the third inning, as Willamette University defeated Pacific University on Monday, April 23. The Northwest Conference win at John Lewis Field improved the Bearcats to 17-19 overall, 9-14 in the NWC. Pacific fell to 12-24 overall, including 5-16 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Colin Young (Jr., LF, Portland, OR/Lincoln HS) belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Kelly Gilmore (Sr., RF, Keizer, OR/McNary HS) smacked a solo homer -- his third of the afternoon -- in the sixth inning, as Willamette University rallied for a 9-7 victory over Pacific University in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, April 22. In the opener, Pacific completed its own rally by scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning for a 12-11 victory.
SALEM, ORE. -- The baseball doubleheader between Willamette University and Pacific University, scheduled for Saturday, April 21 at John Lewis Field, has been rained out. The Bearcats and the Boxers will play a doubleheader on Sunday, April 22, starting at 12 p.m. (PDT) and will close out their Northwest Conference series with a single game on Monday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m. (PDT). All three games will be played at John Lewis Field.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University Head Coach Matt Allison has announced two changes to the remainder of this year's Bearcat baseball schedule. Both changes involve games previously slated for Volcanoes Stadium.
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior right fielder Kelly Gilmore (Keizer, OR/McNary HS) hit a two-RBI double and scored twice, while senior center fielder Sean Anderson (Klamath Fall, OR/Klamath Union HS) hit a two-run double and scored once, leading Willamette University to an 8-5 victory over visiting Corban College at John Lewis Field on Tuesday, April 17. The Bearcats upped their record to 15-18 on the season, including 3-0 in the Salem Series. Corban dropped to 10-26-1.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University rallied from a 7-1 deficit after five innings to tie the game at 7-7 with six runs in the top of the seventh, then overcame a one-run deficit in the ninth, to defeat Linfield College, 9-8, in a Northwest Conference game on Sunday, April 15. Linfield took an 8-7 lead in the bottom of the eighth, before the Bearcats scored the tying and winning runs in their final at bat.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Linfield starting pitcher Brian Clark threw a complete-game four-hitter in the opener and the Wildcats built a 5-0 lead in the first six innings of the second game for a doubleheader sweep of visiting Willamette University on Saturday, April 14 at Roy Helser Field. Linfield improved to 16-13 overall and to 11-6 in the Northwest Conference. The Bearcats dropped to 13-18 on the season, 6-13 in the NWC.
KEIZER, ORE. -- Western Oregon University built a 6-0 lead in the first three innings and went on to defeat Willamette University, 13-3, in a non-conference baseball game on Tuesday, April 10 at Volcanoes Stadium. The Wolves' starting pitcher, Griffin Webb, allowed just one hit in the first four innings, then gave way to five relievers who limited the Bearcats to six more hits the rest of the way. Western Oregon, from NCAA Division II, moved to 16-15 on the season, while Willamette,which competes in NCAA Division III, fell to 13-16.
SALEM, ORE. -- Brett Brunner and Dylan Stanford combined to hold Willamette University to one run and five hits, as visiting Pacific Lutheran University won a Northwest Conference baseball game, 4-1, on Saturday, April 7 at John Lewis Field. PLU, which leads the NWC standings, is now 24-6 overall and 12-2 in the NWC. Willamette drops to 13-15 overall, 6-11 in NWC action.
SALEM, ORE. -- Joe DiPietro pitched a complete game shutout, and Jordan Post and Justin Whitehall homered, as visiting Pacific Lutheran University defeated Willamette University 7-0 in the first game of a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader at John Lewis Field on Friday, April 6. The Lutes also won the second game, 14-6. PLU upped its record to 23-6 overall and 12-2 in the NWC, while Willamette fell to 13-14 overall, 6-10 in NWC action.
SALEM, ORE. -- Jack McGee (So., SS, Hillsborough, CA/St. Ignatius HS) put Willamette University in the lead for good with a two-RBI double in the fifth inning and Jimmy Meuel (So., RHP, Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto HS) earned a save by facing just four batters to record the final four outs, as the Bearcats defeated crosstown rival Corban College, 5-4, on Tuesday, April 3 at Warrior Field. Willamette moved above .500 at 13-12 with the win. The Bearcats, who have won 10 of their last 13 games, lead the season series with the Warriors, 2-0. Corban dropped to 10-18-1.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University scored three runs in the second inning and four runs in the fifth inning, as the Bearcats overcame an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the University of Puget Sound, 8-4, in the third game of their Northwest Conference weekend series. WU evened its overall record at 12-12, while improving to 7-8 in the NWC. Puget Sound fell to 10-13-1 on the season, 9-6 in the NWC.
(BASEBALL) TACOMA, WASH -- Willamette University won the first game of its three-game Northwest Conference series at the University of Puget Sound, as the Bearcats claimed a 6-3 victory to start a doubleheader on Saturday, March 31. Puget Sound won the second game, 4-1. Willamette and UPS are scheduled to play the third game of the series on Sunday, April 1 at 12 p.m. (PDT).