2010-11 Baseball News
SALEM, ORE. -- Former Willamette University pitcher Matt Kosderka ('98) has been named by The Oregonian newspaper as the Class 5A Baseball Coach of the Year for the 2011 season. Kosderka led Wilsonville High School to a Class 5A state runner-up finish in the Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) playoffs.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University baseball players are having a successful time while playing for summer league teams. The Bearcats have seen action for six teams in five states.
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior left fielder T.C. Lee (Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) of Willamette University has been selected Second Team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for his efforts throughout the 2011 season.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University designated hitter and outfielder Mitchell Rowan (Jr., Cotati, CA/Rancho Cotate HS) will play summer baseball with the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League. The Stingers play their home game at Bill Taunton Stadium in Willmar, Minn.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior left fielder T.C. Lee (Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) has been named Honorable Mention All-America by D3baseball.com for the 2011 season. Lee was Willamette's leader on offense this season with a .417 batting average, a .785 slugging percentage, 44 runs, 44 RBIs and 12 home runs.
SALEM, ORE. -- T.C. Lee (Sr., LF, Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) from the Willamette University baseball team has been chosen First Team All-West Region for the 2011 season by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). A total of 15 players received First Team honors, with one designated hitter, nine field players and five pitchers selected.
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior left fielder T.C. Lee (Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) and senior catcher Max Stepan (Pueblo, CO/Pueblo County HS) have been named First Team All-Northwest Conference for the 2011 baseball season in voting by the league's head coaches. Two Willamette players were chosen for the Second Team and four Bearcats received Honorable Mention.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior left fielder T.C. Lee (Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) has been chosen Northwest Conference Baseball Hitter Student-Athlete of the Week for his efforts in games during the week ending May 1. Lee batted .529 (9 of 17) in Willamette's four games, helping the Bearcats go 3-1 with a victory over crosstown rival Corban University and two wins in three games against the University of Puget Sound.
SALEM, ORE. -- The University of Puget Sound defeated Willamette University, 4-1, in a Northwest Conference baseball game on Sunday, May 1 to prevent the Bearcats from sweeping the three-game series at John Lewis Field. WU pulled within 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth, but the Loggers added two runs in the ninth.
SALEM, ORE. -- Sophomore pitcher Brandon Simon (RHP, Los Angeles, CA/Pacific Hills HS) struck out eight batters and allowed just one run in eight innings of work, and senior left fielder T.C. Lee (Lafayette, CA/Acalanes HS) went 3 for 5 with a double and a solo homer, as Willamette University defeated the University of Puget Sound, 9-1, to start a doubleheader on Saturday, April 30.
KEIZER, ORE. -- Willamette University scored twice in the ninth inning and once in the 10th, as the Bearcats rallied for an 8-7 victory over crosstown rival Corban University on Tuesday, April 26 at Volcanoes Stadium.
SALEM, ORE. -- The baseball game between Willamette University and Corban University scheduled for Tuesday, April 26 has been moved from the Corban campus to Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, Ore., due to wet grounds. Game time is still 4 p.m. (PDT).
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Whitworth University scored five runs in the fourth inning, as the Pirates rallied from a 2-1 deficit on their way to a 9-4 win over Willamette University in a Northwest Conference game on Saturday, April 23. Whitworth ended the day with an 18-19 overall record, including 11-10 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 19-16-1 overall, 10-11 in the NWC.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Willamette University and Whitworth University split a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader on Friday, April 22, leaving the two teams tied for sixth place in the NWC with 10-10 records. Whitworth won the first game, 10-4, and Willamette prevailed in the second game, 4-0.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University and Pacific University played to a 6-6 tie in 11 innings in a non-conference game ended due to impending darkness on Tuesday, April 19. Willamette trailed 3-1 in the fifth inning at John Lewis Field, but scored four runs in the sixth and led 6-3 in the seventh, before Pacific tallied three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University pounded out 18 hits and rallied from a 4-0 deficit, as the Bearcats defeated visiting Whitman College, 14-9, on Sunday, April 17 to sweep the three-game Northwest Conference series at John Lewis Field. WU also won 11-5 and 14-0 on Saturday.