Saturday, May 28
Tulsa, Okla.
2 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
33-25
1
at
4
No. 1 Oral Roberts
37-19
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
ORAL ROBERTS
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
4
8
0
IPFW
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: J. McMinn (6-2)
L: Martin, Jordan (3-1)
Batting:
2B: M. Hungate 1
HR: N. Cummings 2
RBI: N. Cummings 2 ; C. Stafford 2
SH: T. Sonnier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: N. Cummings 2 ; R. Martinez 1 ; M. Hungate 1
Batting:
2B: VanSumeren, Evan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trevino, Shane 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
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H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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No. 3 IPFW Falls To No. 1 Oral Roberts In Title Games 4-1, 14-3
5/28/2016 9:14:00 PM | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. -- No. 3 IPFW dropped two games at No. 1 Oral Roberts University Saturday as the host Golden Eagles won the 2016 Summit League Baseball Championship at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Senior Brandon Soat had four hits and two RBIs, while classmate Evan VanSumeren and redshirt-senior Greg Kaiser each collected three hits for the Mastodons (33-26), who dropped the first game, 4-1, before the Golden Eagles (38-19) won the title game, 14-3. Oral Roberts won its 17th Summit League Baseball Tournament championship and earned the league's automatic bid into next weekend's NCAA Regional. IPFW finishes 2016 with a school-record of 33-26, its first 30-win season, fifth 25-win season and 12th 20-win season in program history.
In the decisive game two, Oral Roberts scored three runs in the second inning for the early advantage, and added another run in the third to lead 4-0. IPFW got on the scoreboard with a run in the fourth inning to make it 4-1, but the Golden Eagles added two runs in the fourth to lead 6-1. The Mastodons scored two more runs in the fifth inning, but ORU answered with a run in the fifth, as well, to lead 7-3. The Golden Eagles scored two more runs in the sixth inning, three runs in the seventh inning and two more runs in the eighth inning for the final margin.
In the first, Soat (3-5, 2 RBIs) flied out to left field, senior Kendall Whitman (1-5) struck out swinging and Kaiser (2-5, RBI) popped out to second base to end the at bat.
In the second, redshirt-senior Shane Trevino (1-4) singled to right field and redshirt-sophomore Brock Logan (1-3) doubled to the wall in right for two runners in scoring position and no outs. VanSumeren (0-3), however, flied out to center field and senior Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (1-3) did the same with the center fielder throwing out Trevino at the plate while trying to score on the play … ending the at bat.
In the third, redshirt-sophomore Shannon Baker (1-4) struck out swinging and junior Jackson Boyce (0-4) grounded out to second base, before Soat singled to right field with two outs. Whitman, however, flied out to center field to end the at bat.
In the fourth, Kaiser blasted a long solo home run to left field, his team-best 17th homer this season. The 17 home runs are also tops among the Summit League and the most among Division I shortstops, as well. That was it during the at bat, however, as Trevino flied out to left field, Logan flied out to right center field and VanSumeren ground out to first base.
In the fifth, Valenzuela-Reece drew a lead-off walk and Baker singled to left field to put two runners on base with no outs. Boyce reached on a fielder's choice ball to second base that left runners on the corners with one out. Soat promptly hit a two-run double to the wall in right center field to score both Valenzuela-Reece and Boyce. Whitman, however, flied out to left center field and Kaiser popped out to second base to end the at bat.
In the sixth, Trevino fouled out to the third baseman before Logan and VanSumeren were each hit by a pitch. Valenzuela-Reece, however, flied out to center field and Baker was called out on strikes to end the at bat.
In the seventh, Boyce grounded out to shortstop and Soat flied out to deep right center field. Whitman reached on a two-out single through the left side, but Kaiser fouled out to the first baseman.
In the eighth, Trevino flied out to center field ahead of Logan drawing a one-out walk. VanSumeren, however, flied out to center field, as well. Valenzuela-Reece singled to right field with two outs, but Baker grounded out to shortstop to end the at bat.
In the ninth, Boyce struck out swinging, Soat singled to right field and Whitman reached on a fielder's choice ball to shortstop. Kaiser singled to left field with two outs, and Trevino followed with a walk to load the bases, before Logan flied out to center field to end the game.
Sophomore Damian Helm (3-3) started for IPFW and pitched the first 1.2 innings in defeat, allowing three hits and three runs, all earned, with no strikeouts and two walks. Redshirt-sophomore Brandon Phelps tossed one-third of an inning, yielding one hit and no runs with one strikeout and no walks. Redshirt-junior Jake Weber pitched 2.0 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, two earned, with one strikeout and no walks. Freshman Adam Neal tossed 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and one run, earned, with no strikeouts and no walks. Senior Trevor Storie pitched 1.0 inning, allowing one hit and two runs, both earned, with no strikeouts and one walk. Junior Mitchell Ley pitched one-third of an inning, allowing four hits and three runs, all earned, with no strikeouts and no walks. Classmate Tanner McAninch tossed 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and two runs, both earned, with no strikeouts and one walk. Redshirt-junior Dru Sebastian pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and no runs with no strikeouts and no walks.
ORU was led offensively by Matt Whatley (4-5, 3 RBIs) with four hits, including a two-run home run, while Nathan Garza (2-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning for the mound win, yielding no hits and no runs with no strikeouts and no walks. Brady Womacks (14) tossed the final 3.2 scoreless innings for the save, scattering four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
In game one, ORU scored the first run of the game in the fourth inning, but IPFW answered with a run in the fourth, as well, to tie it at 1-1. The Golden Eagles took the lead in the seventh inning with two runs to lead 3-1. ORU added another run in the eighth inning for the three-run win to force the second title game.
In the first, Soat (1-4) singled to right field, before Whitman (1-4) flied out to left center field, Kaiser (1-4) struck out swinging and though Trevino (1-4) was credited with an infield single … his ground ball hit Soat running in between first and second base and Soat was ruled out on the play to end the inning.
In the second, Logan (0-4) struck out swinging, VanSumeren (3-3) singled to right field, Valenzuela-Reece (0-3) flied out to left field and Baker (0-3) lined out to second base to end the inning.
In the third, Boyce (0-3) grounded out to second base, Soat popped up to shortstop and Whitman grounded out to first base.
In the fourth, Kaiser singled to left field but was out at second base on a fielder's choice ball off the bat of Trevino. Logan fouled out to the left fielder, before VanSumeren doubled to left center field to put both he and Trevino in scoring position at second and third base, respectively. Trevino crossed the plate to tie it at 1-1, courtesy of a wild pitch that also advanced VanSumeren to third. Valenzuela-Reece, however, popped up to shortstop to end the inning.
In the fifth, Baker lined out to left field, Boyce grounded out to second base and Soat flied out to right field.
In the sixth, Whitman singled to left field, but Kaiser and Trevino each struck out swinging, before Logan popped up to shortstop to end the inning.
In the seventh, VanSumeren singled to left field ahead of a ground ball double play to shortstop by Valenzuela-Reece. Baker struck out swinging to end the inning.
In the eighth, Boyce grounded out to third base, Soat flied out to right field and Whitman was called out on strikes to end the inning.
In the ninth, Kaiser fouled out to the catcher, while Trevino and Logan each grounded out to second base to end the game.
Redshirt-senior Brandon Pease started for IPFW and pitched the first 5.0 solid innings, scattering three hits and one run, earned, with two strikeouts and no walks. Neal tossed 1.0 scoreless inning, allowing one hit with no strikeouts and no walks. Junior Jordan Martin (3-1) pitched 2.0 innings in defeat, yielding four hits and three runs with no strikeouts and no walks. Phelps pitched the final scoreless inning, yielding no hits with no strikeouts and no walks, as well.
ORU was led offensively by Noah Cummings (2-4, 2 RBIs) with the two home runs, while Josh McMinn (6-2) started and pitched a complete game victory, scattering seven hits and one run, earned, with six strikeouts and no walks over 9.0 innings.
Greg Kaiser, Brock Logan, Brandon Soat and Evan VanSumeren were each named to Summit League Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team for their respective efforts this week in Tulsa.
In addition to the school-record 33 wins, IPFW posted its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1998-99, as the Mastodons won 20 of their final 27 games this season, including the 12-straight wins prior to today. IPFW made its second-straight league tournament championship game appearance, as well, and the program's seniors were a part of 118 wins over the last five seasons.
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In the decisive game two, Oral Roberts scored three runs in the second inning for the early advantage, and added another run in the third to lead 4-0. IPFW got on the scoreboard with a run in the fourth inning to make it 4-1, but the Golden Eagles added two runs in the fourth to lead 6-1. The Mastodons scored two more runs in the fifth inning, but ORU answered with a run in the fifth, as well, to lead 7-3. The Golden Eagles scored two more runs in the sixth inning, three runs in the seventh inning and two more runs in the eighth inning for the final margin.
In the first, Soat (3-5, 2 RBIs) flied out to left field, senior Kendall Whitman (1-5) struck out swinging and Kaiser (2-5, RBI) popped out to second base to end the at bat.
In the second, redshirt-senior Shane Trevino (1-4) singled to right field and redshirt-sophomore Brock Logan (1-3) doubled to the wall in right for two runners in scoring position and no outs. VanSumeren (0-3), however, flied out to center field and senior Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (1-3) did the same with the center fielder throwing out Trevino at the plate while trying to score on the play … ending the at bat.
In the third, redshirt-sophomore Shannon Baker (1-4) struck out swinging and junior Jackson Boyce (0-4) grounded out to second base, before Soat singled to right field with two outs. Whitman, however, flied out to center field to end the at bat.
In the fourth, Kaiser blasted a long solo home run to left field, his team-best 17th homer this season. The 17 home runs are also tops among the Summit League and the most among Division I shortstops, as well. That was it during the at bat, however, as Trevino flied out to left field, Logan flied out to right center field and VanSumeren ground out to first base.
In the fifth, Valenzuela-Reece drew a lead-off walk and Baker singled to left field to put two runners on base with no outs. Boyce reached on a fielder's choice ball to second base that left runners on the corners with one out. Soat promptly hit a two-run double to the wall in right center field to score both Valenzuela-Reece and Boyce. Whitman, however, flied out to left center field and Kaiser popped out to second base to end the at bat.
In the sixth, Trevino fouled out to the third baseman before Logan and VanSumeren were each hit by a pitch. Valenzuela-Reece, however, flied out to center field and Baker was called out on strikes to end the at bat.
In the seventh, Boyce grounded out to shortstop and Soat flied out to deep right center field. Whitman reached on a two-out single through the left side, but Kaiser fouled out to the first baseman.
In the eighth, Trevino flied out to center field ahead of Logan drawing a one-out walk. VanSumeren, however, flied out to center field, as well. Valenzuela-Reece singled to right field with two outs, but Baker grounded out to shortstop to end the at bat.
In the ninth, Boyce struck out swinging, Soat singled to right field and Whitman reached on a fielder's choice ball to shortstop. Kaiser singled to left field with two outs, and Trevino followed with a walk to load the bases, before Logan flied out to center field to end the game.
Sophomore Damian Helm (3-3) started for IPFW and pitched the first 1.2 innings in defeat, allowing three hits and three runs, all earned, with no strikeouts and two walks. Redshirt-sophomore Brandon Phelps tossed one-third of an inning, yielding one hit and no runs with one strikeout and no walks. Redshirt-junior Jake Weber pitched 2.0 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, two earned, with one strikeout and no walks. Freshman Adam Neal tossed 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and one run, earned, with no strikeouts and no walks. Senior Trevor Storie pitched 1.0 inning, allowing one hit and two runs, both earned, with no strikeouts and one walk. Junior Mitchell Ley pitched one-third of an inning, allowing four hits and three runs, all earned, with no strikeouts and no walks. Classmate Tanner McAninch tossed 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and two runs, both earned, with no strikeouts and one walk. Redshirt-junior Dru Sebastian pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and no runs with no strikeouts and no walks.
ORU was led offensively by Matt Whatley (4-5, 3 RBIs) with four hits, including a two-run home run, while Nathan Garza (2-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning for the mound win, yielding no hits and no runs with no strikeouts and no walks. Brady Womacks (14) tossed the final 3.2 scoreless innings for the save, scattering four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
In game one, ORU scored the first run of the game in the fourth inning, but IPFW answered with a run in the fourth, as well, to tie it at 1-1. The Golden Eagles took the lead in the seventh inning with two runs to lead 3-1. ORU added another run in the eighth inning for the three-run win to force the second title game.
In the first, Soat (1-4) singled to right field, before Whitman (1-4) flied out to left center field, Kaiser (1-4) struck out swinging and though Trevino (1-4) was credited with an infield single … his ground ball hit Soat running in between first and second base and Soat was ruled out on the play to end the inning.
In the second, Logan (0-4) struck out swinging, VanSumeren (3-3) singled to right field, Valenzuela-Reece (0-3) flied out to left field and Baker (0-3) lined out to second base to end the inning.
In the third, Boyce (0-3) grounded out to second base, Soat popped up to shortstop and Whitman grounded out to first base.
In the fourth, Kaiser singled to left field but was out at second base on a fielder's choice ball off the bat of Trevino. Logan fouled out to the left fielder, before VanSumeren doubled to left center field to put both he and Trevino in scoring position at second and third base, respectively. Trevino crossed the plate to tie it at 1-1, courtesy of a wild pitch that also advanced VanSumeren to third. Valenzuela-Reece, however, popped up to shortstop to end the inning.
In the fifth, Baker lined out to left field, Boyce grounded out to second base and Soat flied out to right field.
In the sixth, Whitman singled to left field, but Kaiser and Trevino each struck out swinging, before Logan popped up to shortstop to end the inning.
In the seventh, VanSumeren singled to left field ahead of a ground ball double play to shortstop by Valenzuela-Reece. Baker struck out swinging to end the inning.
In the eighth, Boyce grounded out to third base, Soat flied out to right field and Whitman was called out on strikes to end the inning.
In the ninth, Kaiser fouled out to the catcher, while Trevino and Logan each grounded out to second base to end the game.
Redshirt-senior Brandon Pease started for IPFW and pitched the first 5.0 solid innings, scattering three hits and one run, earned, with two strikeouts and no walks. Neal tossed 1.0 scoreless inning, allowing one hit with no strikeouts and no walks. Junior Jordan Martin (3-1) pitched 2.0 innings in defeat, yielding four hits and three runs with no strikeouts and no walks. Phelps pitched the final scoreless inning, yielding no hits with no strikeouts and no walks, as well.
ORU was led offensively by Noah Cummings (2-4, 2 RBIs) with the two home runs, while Josh McMinn (6-2) started and pitched a complete game victory, scattering seven hits and one run, earned, with six strikeouts and no walks over 9.0 innings.
Greg Kaiser, Brock Logan, Brandon Soat and Evan VanSumeren were each named to Summit League Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team for their respective efforts this week in Tulsa.
In addition to the school-record 33 wins, IPFW posted its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1998-99, as the Mastodons won 20 of their final 27 games this season, including the 12-straight wins prior to today. IPFW made its second-straight league tournament championship game appearance, as well, and the program's seniors were a part of 118 wins over the last five seasons.
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