2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball roughed up
Peter Smelser, Editor-in-chief
Issue date: 2/20/07
Last Updated: 8/9/07
The Whitworth baseball team lost its 19th and 20th consecutive games to Lewis-Clark State College last weekend as they came away empty handed at the Regence BlueShield of Idaho Tournament.
The Pirates opened the season in Lewiston facing NAIA powers LCSC and Albertson College of Idaho twice over the weekend, losing to Albertson 8-2, 7-2 and losing to LCSC 9-2, 8-2.
Offensively Whitworth was consistent, albeit anemic, mustering only eight runs and 22 hits in the four games.
Junior third baseman Alex Scarpelli and sophomore outfielder Mitch Ramsay had moderate production from the plate. Scarpelli batted 4 for 12, scoring two runs and hitting a homer and Ramsay batted 3 for 11, with two runs scored and two RBIs.
In Saturday's first game versus Albertson, the outcome was never really in doubt. Albertson scored three runs in the first and added two more in the third and fourth innings to grab a 7-1 lead.
During Whitworth's second game last Saturday against LCSC, the Pirates only trailed by one run going into the seventh inning. Senior starting pitcher Brandon Zimmerman threw well early.
But, then the Warriors put the game away scoring five runs in the seventh and one more in the ninth to win 9-2.
Last Sunday, Whitworth held onto an early 2-1 lead over Albertson until the fourth inning, when the Coyotes scored three runs. Albertson would score three more runs on way to a 7-2 win.
The late game on Sunday featured LCSC scoring in five consecutive innings on way to a 8-2 victory over the Pirates.
This year's squad features 18 new faces on the 31-man roster. Nine freshmen and nine transfers make up the mix.
The Pirates will be back in action this Thursday when they play Washington & Lee University in the first game of tournament action in Arizona.
Whitworth will open play, in what is predicted to be a good Northwest Conference season, when they host Pacific University for a weekend series on March 3-4.
Defending NWC champion George Fox University was picked to repeat in the preseason NWC Coaches Poll. Whitworth is predicted to finish in fourth place behind the Bruins, Pacific Lutheran University and Linfield College.
The Pirates opened the season in Lewiston facing NAIA powers LCSC and Albertson College of Idaho twice over the weekend, losing to Albertson 8-2, 7-2 and losing to LCSC 9-2, 8-2.
Offensively Whitworth was consistent, albeit anemic, mustering only eight runs and 22 hits in the four games.
Junior third baseman Alex Scarpelli and sophomore outfielder Mitch Ramsay had moderate production from the plate. Scarpelli batted 4 for 12, scoring two runs and hitting a homer and Ramsay batted 3 for 11, with two runs scored and two RBIs.
In Saturday's first game versus Albertson, the outcome was never really in doubt. Albertson scored three runs in the first and added two more in the third and fourth innings to grab a 7-1 lead.
During Whitworth's second game last Saturday against LCSC, the Pirates only trailed by one run going into the seventh inning. Senior starting pitcher Brandon Zimmerman threw well early.
But, then the Warriors put the game away scoring five runs in the seventh and one more in the ninth to win 9-2.
Last Sunday, Whitworth held onto an early 2-1 lead over Albertson until the fourth inning, when the Coyotes scored three runs. Albertson would score three more runs on way to a 7-2 win.
The late game on Sunday featured LCSC scoring in five consecutive innings on way to a 8-2 victory over the Pirates.
This year's squad features 18 new faces on the 31-man roster. Nine freshmen and nine transfers make up the mix.
The Pirates will be back in action this Thursday when they play Washington & Lee University in the first game of tournament action in Arizona.
Whitworth will open play, in what is predicted to be a good Northwest Conference season, when they host Pacific University for a weekend series on March 3-4.
Defending NWC champion George Fox University was picked to repeat in the preseason NWC Coaches Poll. Whitworth is predicted to finish in fourth place behind the Bruins, Pacific Lutheran University and Linfield College.
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