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The Lorian

March 12, 2015

Sports
coachs corner

Breaking up
is hard to do
Graham Slam

photo courtesy of Jim Naprstek

Junior first-baseman Spence Bonner puts out an Elmhurst runner during the Duhawks final game of the Russmatt Central
Florida Invitational last weekend. Bonner led the team in batting average and on-base percentage during the Duhawks
promising 4-2 start in Florida.

Duhawks catch heat in Florida

Loras goes 4-2 at Russmatt
Central Florida Invitational
behind several late-inning
comebacks

The Duhawks took on MSOE for game

three of the weekend, giving junior pitcher Patrick Walsh the mound. Walsh lasted six innings, only allowing one run and
striking out five batters. Things were
looking up for the Duhawks on the offensive end of the field as well, as they
by Katie Truesdale | sportswriter
It deemed to be a promising opening handed MSOE a 12-7 loss, walking away
weekend for the Duhawks, as they went with 15 hits for the game.
The Duhawks kept their win4-2 over five days at the Russmatt Cenning-streak alive with their next two
tral Florida Invitational.
The Duhawks started off the invita- games against Beloit College and
tional with a double-header against Saint Waynesburg. The Duhawks took down
Marys University. Senior Will Petrosky Beloit, 7-5, and Waynesburg, 11-9.
In both games, the Duhawks proved
took the mound for the start of game one,
but allowed SMU to take an early 3-0 that they can battle back after being
lead. The Duhawks were quick to answer down and take the game in the final inwhen it was their turn to bat, bringing nings.
We are playing with a lot of confiin two runs, to cut the deficit to 4-2. The
Duhawks would come back to tie the dence out there even though we are a
game at five after a solo-homer by senior young team, said Leibforth. We have a
Anthony Kennedy flew over the left field faster style of play this year that wears
fence. An Anthony Flattery single in the out the other team. To keep the streaks
bottom of the ninth scored Nolan Ritter going we have to just stay focused, come
from third, giving the Duhawks the 6-5 ready to play every day, and keep the momentum rolling.
walk-off win.
In the final game of the invitational,
The second game of the double header
didnt go as smoothly for the Duhawks as the Duhawks took on Wheaton College.
they fell 1-0, despite allowing no earned The Duhawks did not have the rhythm
runs. St. Marys winning run was scored they had in their previous three-game
win streak, and struggled from both the
on a throwing error in the sixth inning.
To improve the outcome, we could mound and the plate. Loras walked seven
have tweaked up a few miscues on the de- batters and scored only one run on six
fensive side of the ball, said sophomore hits and dropped the game 11-1, closing
second baseman Luke Leibforth. It was the weekend out with a loss.
The Duhawks finished the Russmatt
a solid back-and-forth game throughout,
but sometimes the ball just doesnt fall Central Florida Invitational with a 4-2
record.
your way.
I think these games have
set the tone for the season beSeason statistics
cause we have learned a lot with
all our wins and losses, said
(Russmatt Central Florida Invitational)
Walsh. Every game we have
Batting
fought our way back to a victoPlayer................ G h rbi hr slg% ob% avg
ry and thats going to help us so
Spence Bonner......... 6 9 3 0 .455 .480 .409
Anthony Flattery...... 6 9 4 0 .455 .462 .409
much in the future. Hopefully,
Adam Kennedy........ 6 8 4 1 .545 .417 .364
we wont need to have comePatrick Walsh........... 6 7 4 0 .476 .462 .333
backs for every win, though.
Tony Heiser............. 5 6 3 0 .333 .400 .333
After graduating all three
Luke Leibforth......... 6 6 3 0 .300 .400 .333
starting outfielders last year, the
Nolan Ritter............. 6 4 2 0 .300 .375 .286
question remained whether the
Cole Reeg................. 6 7 5 0 .462 .321 .269
Lucas Jacque............ 6 4 6 0 .294 .381 .235
Duhawks would be able to fill
Nate Even................. 5 0 0 0 .000 .200
.000
those positions in time for the
Totals.................. 6 62 34 1 .399 .415 .321
start of the season.
Opponents.............. 6 57 34 1 .396 .395 .289
The outfield has performed
Pitching
great, said Walsh. They
Player........... app-gs ip w-l bb so avg era
learned a lot from the seniors
Patrick Walsh............1-1 6.0 1-0 2 5 .174 1.50
that graduated last year and
Alex Steines.............. 2-1 5.2 0-0 3 6 .143 1.59
they are showing that so far. All
Connor Schreck.......3-0 3.1 0-1 1 3 .154 2.70
Nick Petruzzi............4-0 4.0 1-0 1 3 .353 4.50
of them are hitting and fielding
Adam Schwoebel...... 1-1 5.1 1-0 1 6 .348 5.07
extremely well.
Nick Spiess...............2-0 3.1 0-0 0 3 .308 5.41
The men will look to build on
Will Petrosky............ 2-2 8.0 0-1 9 6 .333 6.75
their
promising start as head to
Kody Massner..........3-0 7.0 1-0 2 6 .321 9.00
Jacksonville, IL, this weekend to
Brad Schwind........... 2-1 4.2 0-0 4 4 .391 13.52
take on MacMurray College and
Totals.................. 6 49.0 4-2 26 43
.289 5.51
Opponents...............6 48.2 2-4 24 31 .321 6.84
Hamline University.

Loras 6, St. Marys 5

(Thursday, March 5th)
r
h
e
St. Marys............ 300 100 100 5 7 2
Loras.................... 200 200 101 6 11 1
Loras: Anthony Flattery 4-5, 2 rbi, hr
St. Marys: Ben Buerkle 2-3, run, bb
WP: Kody Massner 5.0 ip, 3 er, 2 so, 5 bb
LP: Austin Jacobs 0.2 ip, 1 er, 1 so, 1 bb

St. Marys 1, Loras 0

(Thursday, March 5th)
r
h
e
Loras....................000 000 0 0 3 2
St. Marys............000 001 x
1 2 0
Loras: Patrick Walsh 2-3
St. Marys: Ben Buerkle 1-3, run
WP: Jacob Dawson 7.0 ip, 0 er, 5 so, 0 bb
LP: Connor Schreck 1.0 ip, 0 er, 1 so

Loras 12, MSOE 7

(Friday, March 6th)
r
h
e
MSOE...................000 210 103 7 8 1
Loras.....................120 103 05x 12 15 4
Loras: Cole Reeg 3-5, 3 rbi, bb, 3 runs
MSOE: Ryan Newman 3-5, rbi
WP: Patrick Walsh 6.0 ip, 1 er, 5 so, 2 bb
LP: Tyler Doyle 2.0 ip, 4 er, 1 so, 1 bb

Loras 7, Beloit 5
(Saturday, March 7th)
r
h
e
Loras....................000 007 000
7 12 1
Beloit................... 003 000 200
5 13 1
Loras: Spence Bonner 3-5, rbi, run
Beloit: Zach Kolasinski 3-4, rbi, 2 runs
WP: Adam Schwoebel 5.1 ip, 3 er, 6 so, 1 bb
LP: Ryan Kaveney 5.0 ip, 6 er, 10 so, 4 bb

Loras 11, Waynesburg 9

(Sunday, March 8th)
r
h
e
Loras.....................210 000 224 11 15 3
Waynesburg......000 060 201
9 12 1
Loras: Tony Heiser 3-5, rbi, 2 runs
Waynesburg: Matt Bensinger 2-4, rbi
WP: Nick Petruzzi 1.1 ip, 0 er, 2 so
LP: Derrick Zavatsky 1.2 ip, 6 er, 1 bb

Wheaton 11, Loras 1

(Monday, March 9th)
r
h
e
Wheaton..............021 404 0 11 15 3
Loras....................000 100 0
1 6 3
Loras: Anthony Flattery 2-3
Wheaton: Tyler Sigler 3-4, 3 rbi, 3 runs
WP: Mike Kaufman 7.0 ip, 1 er, 3 so, bb
LP: Will Petrosky 3.0 ip, 3 er, 4 so, 4 bb

ear Chicago Bulls,

Look, we need to
talk. Ive been doing
a lot of thinking lately and
Im sorry but I think we
need to break up.
I just dont know if I
see us going anywhere,
you know? I mean, weve
Ryan Graham
been together for 21 years.
sports editor
Thats a really long time
to be a fan of just one
NBA team. Dont get me wrong, we had our
fair share of good times together. But lately,
things have just been different. All the broken
promises, all the injuries to Derrick Rose, all
the excuses, Rip Hamilton I just dont know
if I can keep doing this.
I just wish we could go back to how it was
in the beginning back when Michael and
Scottie were winning championships left and
right. Ill admit it I didnt know how good
I had back then. You were really good to me,
but, I was five years old I was young, naive
I didnt appreciate you enough back then. I
truly apologize for that.
But lately, Ive been feeling, I dont know,
a little used, I guess. Its the same story
every year with you. This is our year, you
say. Derrick will be back, dont worry, you
say. And look, I was willing to give you the
benefit of the doubt in 2012. When Derrick
went down in the playoffs, believe me, I was
devastated. In 2013, when Derrick needed
a year to heal from his surgery, I tried to be
understanding. But it just kept getting worse
from that point on. The next year, Derrick
goes down again, you trade Luol Deng, then
you get dominated by the Wizards in the first
round of the playoffs believe me, it was hard
for me to justify not leaving at that point. Id
be lying if I said it didnt cross my mind.
But you promised me that this year would
be different. I really wanted to believe you I
really tried. You signed Pau Gasol. You drafted
Doug McDermott and brought on Nikola
Mirotic. I really thought you were getting your
life together.
But its like the saying goes: the proof is
in the pudding. You didnt hold your end of
the bargain, Bulls. Derrick is injured again,
Pau Gasol cant play defense, Kirk Hinrich is
broken, Joakim Noah forgot how to hold a
basketball, Tom Thibodeau is on the verge of
going postal and murdering Aaron Brooks
its bad. Real bad.
Look, I know you say Derrick is coming
back, I know youre still going to make the
playoffs, I know youre still better than half
the teams in that garbage heap they call the
Eastern Conference, but what does that get
me? Nothing. Im going to get my hopes up,
just like always, just to see you get swept by
the Cavaliers in the second round.
I just think its time for us to move on and
see other people. I cant help feeling like
Im missing out, you know? There are 29
other teams out there. I mean, look at the
Atlanta Hawks theyre doing really well
for themselves! Their bench is stacked, they
play great team basketball, theyre leading the
Eastern Conference I mean, theyve already
clinched a playoff berth!
Dont give me that look this is hard for
me, too. I just think you deserve someone
better. Maybe you should talk to some
Minnesota Timberwolves fans? Im sure they
would appreciate you! You need someone like
that, someone whos going to be truly invested
in you. Im sorry, but that person just isnt me
right now.
I definitely still want to be friends! Ill watch
you when youre on TNT or ABC, but I just
dont think I can continue to be committed to
you. Im just going through some emotional
stuff right now that I need to work through.
Who knows, maybe well be together again
one day, but not until I get my mind right, you
know?
Im sorry, Chicago Bulls. Youre a great
basketball team, but this just isnt working out
for me right now. The only thing I ask is that
you dont blame yourself.
Its not you its me.