Slashers website

The Southwest Slashers of Joplin have a team website availiable at www.southwestslashers.com.

Muegge starts against Shockers

New Golden Giant roster addition Brett Muegge started for the Wildcats against #21 Wichita State last night. Brett pitched 4 innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits, with one walk and one strikeout. The Wildcats upset the Shockers 9 runs to 8.

Looking at the seasons stats of the Golden Giants 3 new KSU pitchers: Brett is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA, Chase Mitchell is 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA, and Adam Cowart is 5-1 with a 1.99 ERA.

box score
KSU article
KSU season stats

Rodden scores 2 runs against New Mexico

Vince Rodden was 0-3 yesterday against the Aggies' in-state rival. However he did reach base twice via walks, and managed to score a run each time. Vince is now hitting a even .400 on the season, with a .538 on-base percentage.

Fellow Golden Giant Nick Carlson made an appearance as a pinch runner for the Lobos. Nick is still 4 for 8 on the season.

box score
NMSU article
NM article
NMSU season stats
NM season stats

Lenherr throws a 3-hit MIAA shutout

Golden Giant Jake Lenherr pitched a complete 7-inning game for Washburn today, allowing no runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. Jake also recorded 11 strikeouts. Although Washburn won 8-o, Golden Giant Randy Wild's home run in the bottom of the 2nd would of been all they needed to win. Other Golden Giant notes from game 1 include Jerad Head going 1 for 4 with a run scored and another batted in and Brian Martinek going 2 for 3, also with a run scored and a RBI.

Game 2 did not go as well, Washburn lost 2 to 1. Golden Giant numbers were Head 0 for 4, Martinek 0 for 2 with a walk, and Randy Wild was 2 for 3.

game 1 box
game 2 box
WU season stats

Roster Additions

Three right-handed pitchers from K-State have joined the Golden Giants roster.

Adam Cowart is a 6' 2", 170 lbs. junior who has previously pitched for Alvin Community College. (A submariner!)

Chase Mitchell is a 6'3", 220 lbs. junior who also transfered from Alvin Community College.

Brett Muegge is a 6'5" 205 lbs. junior who has previously pitched for Blinn Junior College.

Two freshman outfielders have also been added: Kyle Edwards (redshirting at Washburn) and Zach Walton (Cloud County).

Jayhawk web updates

Both the Hays Larks and the Wichita Twins have updated their websites for 2005.

More evidence of the Elkhart Dusters demise here, the Dusters are absent from the Larks and Twins schedules, just as they were from the El Dorado Broncos. The "League Info" link on the Twins site also mentions just 6 Jayhawk teams.

Rodden 3 for 5 against New Mexico

Vince Rodden was 3 for 5 last night for the Aggies against in-state rival New Mexico. He scored 1 run and batted 2 in (including the go-ahead run). The Aggies defeated the Lobos by the final score of 8 runs to 5.

Golden Giant Nick Carlson flied out to left in a pinch hit at bat for the Lobos, but on the season he is hitting .500 (4 hits in 8 at-bats).

box score
NMSU article
NM article

Chris Mackey penciled in for first college start against Kansas

The good news: Golden Giant Chris Mackey was scheduled to start against Kansas tonight, after working out of the bullpen so far this season.

The bad news: The game was rained out. It has been rescheduled for May 11th.

Springfield News-Leader article

Golden Giant against Golden Giant

Last Friday, Washburn won 4 to 1 at Pittsburg State, in a game that featured Golden Giants on both teams.

Jerad Head was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and an RBI.

Randy Wild was 0 for 2 with 2 walks and an RBI.

Brian Martinek was 0 for 2 with 1 walk.

Winning pitcher Jake Lenherr pitched all 7 innings giving up 1 earned run on 6 hts and a walk, and striking out 5.

Losing pitcher Keith Lancaster pitched 4 and 1/3 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits and 5 walks, striking out 3.

box score
WU season stats
Pitt State season stats

Roster Subtractions: Nick Enlow and Jordan Garner

LHP Nick Enlow and RHP Jordan Garner are no longer on the 2005 Golden Giants Roster.

Jordan Garner was mentioned as a player for the Southwest Slashers in a recent Joplin Globe article.

Jayhawk League Update

Articles on the NBC website and in the Joplin Globe confirm the Slashers move from Springfield to Joplin's Joe Becker Stadium. The team will play in the Jayhawk League and be called the Southwest Slashers.

The March 9th Globe article mentions that the Slashers "... will compete against Kansas entrants El Dorado, Wichita, Liberal and Hays, plus the Nevada (Mo.) Griffons." The Elkhart Dusters are noticibly absent from that list. The El Dorado Broncos have also posted a schedule that does not include the Dusters. It appears that the Dusters are no longer a part of the Jayhawk League.

NBC article
March 9th Joplin Globe Article
March 13th Joplin Globe Article

Rodden hits well against Matadors

The NM State Aggies won the weekend series with the Cal State Northridge Matadors two games to one.

Golden Giant Vince Rodden's totals for the weekend were 5 for 10 at the plate with 5 walks, 5 stolen bases, 7 runs scored and 2 battted in.

game 1 box
game 2 box
game 3 box
Aggie season stats

A good day for Lindy Wray

Golden Giant Lindy Wray went 2 for 2 with two walks for Hutchinson against Dodge City on Wednesday. One of his two hits was a triple that netted him 3 RBIs.

Hutch Head Coach Kyle Crookes said:

Lindy Wray getting that hit was nice to open things up. Throughout the rest of the game I was really happy because we put up runs in almost every inning and that's what I like to see. It was good to see Lindy swing the bat well.

Hutch story

St. Joe website updated

The St. Joe Saints have added a 2005 roster and schedule to their website.

Missouri Colleges update

I'm still playing catch up from that week away. Checking in on Adam Schroeder and Chris Mackey today.

Adam Schroeder pitched the 8th inning in a 14-7 Billiken loss to Illinois-Chicago on the 12th. He gave up 2 runs on 2 hits, with one hit batter and one strikeout.

On the 9th, Chris Mackey pitched 2 and 2/3 innings in an 11-0 SMS loss to Oral Roberts in a tournament at San Antonio's Wolff Stadium. Chris gave up 1 run on 3 hits, walking 3 batters and striking out 1. On the season, Chris has a 2.45 ERA.

Ichabod update

Here are the current season stats for Golden Giants who are playing for Washburn.

Jerad Head has joined the Ichabod baseball team and hitting .467 (7 for 15), slugging .733 (11 total bases) and has 5 stolen bases in 5 attempts.

Randy Wild is hitting an even .300, as a pitcher he is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA, and is holding opposing batters to a .053 batting average.

Catcher Brian Martinek has walked 6 times and been hit by a pitch 4 times, giving him a .354 on-base percentage.

Pitcher Jake Lenherr is 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA, holding opposing batters to a .183 average.

Playing Catch Up

A few items from my hiatus:

Vince Rodden went 1 for 3 with one run scored and another batted in during a 22-8 NMSU loss to BYU on Saturday. On the season, Vince is hitting .389 with a .516 on-base percentage. He has 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts.

JCCC is 3 and 0 after a 16-15 victory over Longview on March 2nd. Dan Heflin scored the winning run in the 10th. Both Heflin and fellow Golden Giant Truman Marek had 3 hits on the day.

Mike Grosdidier pitched the final inning of Pitt State's 6-1 victory over Morningside, striking out 2 and allowing no baserunners. Mike has yet to give up an earned run after 6 appearences.

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2 Golden Giants contribute to Pitt State win

The two Golden Giant pitchers on Pitt State's roster pitched in a 3-2 win over SW Minnesota State today.

Keith Lancaster started the game, going 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks, striking out 3.

He was relieved by Michael Grosdidier who pitched the rest of the extra inning game. In 2 and 2 /3 innings, he allowed only one hit and 2 walks, striking out 1.

game 1 box
game 2 box (no GGs)
Pitt State story

Washburn drops doubleheader to North Dakota

Washburn lost both games of a doubleheader today against North Dakota (12-11 and 6-2).

In game 1, catcher Brian Martinek was 1 for 3 with a walk. Scoring 2 runs and batting one in. DH Randy Wild was 1 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI.

Randy Wild also pitched 4 and 1/3 innings of game 2, allowing 5 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5.

game 1 box
game 2 box
season stats

Rodden scores 7 runs in doubleheader

After a day off yesterday, Vince Rodden returned to the New Mexico State lineup in a Saturday doubleheader against the College of the Southwest. Combining stats from both games, Vince was 5 for 7 at the plate, with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. He was just as effective on the basepaths, stealing 4 bases and scoring 7 runs.

On the season, Vince is hitting .410 with a .526 on-base percentage and has stolen 11 bases in 11 attempts.

NMSU story
game 1 box
game 2 box
NMSU season stats

Trevor Clay pitches for UALR

Golden Giant Trevor Clay was called out of the bullpen in the 8th inning of the UALR-Indiana game at the Centenary Classic in Shreveport. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk, striking out one.

box score
IU story

Lenherr pitches complete game

Golden Giant Jake Lenherr allowed 3 runs while pitching a complete 7 inning game against North Dakota. He scattered 8 hits and 6 walks, while striking out 4 in game one of a doubleheader. Washburn won game one by the score of 7 to 3, and later won game two with 4 runs to North Dakota's 3.

Brian Martinek caught both games, but struggled at the plate, going 0 for 3 in each game.

Randy Wild DHed in game one, going 1 for 3 with a run scored. He grounded out in a pinch hit at-bat in game 2.

game 1 box
game 2 box
WU season stats
ND story

Still involved in the Game

Former Topeka Capitals GM Don Carlile is staying involved in the Jayhawk League, and is currently recruiting players for the Liberal BeeJays. He was recently interviewed by the Southwest Daily Times about the makeup of the 2005 Beejays Roster.

Jordan Garner pitches in Cowley shutout victory

Jordan Garner was one of seven pitchers used by Cowley County in a 4 hit shutout victory over Connors State on Tuesday. Both teams restricted themselves to using only wood bats in this game.

The Cowley Tigers are currently 6-0, and 4 of those victories were against ranked opponents.

Catching up with the Cavaliers

I'm starting to realize how difficult it will be to follow individual performances of junior college players relying primarily on the internet. Most Jayhawk Conference teams don't post stats or box scores on team web sites, and the local newspapers that cover the teams usually publish weekly, not daily.

So today I ventured into an unfamiliar part of the JCCC website and was happy to discover some baseball press releases.

From the 2/25 doubleheader sweep of Rockhurst JV:

...Sophomore Dan Heflin, one of the team’s top hitters last season, walked. Both runners advanced on a passed ball. Sophomore Tommy Mangino drove in Burgess with a fielder’s choice, and Heflin advanced to third, and later scored...

....Freshman right-hander Peter Davenport was solid in his collegiate debut, working four innings without allowing a hit. He only struggled slightly in his fourth inning. Davenport walked the first two batters, then hit the third to load the bases. Rockhurst got on the board with a sacrifice fly to left field, but that was all they could manage. Davenport got another fly out and and a ground out to second base to end the inning...

...[Truman] Marek went 2-for-2 with two steals and an run batted in.

The road trip to Texas didn't go as planned, the Cavaliers did travel to Midland, Texas; only to have all six scheduled games rained out. Resulting in this great quote from JCCC head coach Kent Shelley in yesterday's press release.

"Well, it was a bonding experience I guess," Shelley said. "One of our Iowa players got see his first cactus, so I guess that was a highlight."

Ichabods fall to Rockhurst

Washburn lost a non-conference game to Rockhurst University today, 14 runs to 3. Golden Giants Randy Wild and Brian Martinek were both 0 for 3 at the plate, but both managed to score a run anyway. Brian reached first via a fielder's choice and Randy got there via the base on balls.

box score
WU season stats

Junior College Roundup

Over the weekend, Cloud County played a Saturday doubleheader at Northern Oklahoma College--Tonkawa and a Sunday doubleheader at Northern Oklahoma College--Enid. They won both against Tonkawa and lost both against Enid. No box scores are availiable, but an article in the Concordia Blade-Empire mentions a win on the mound and a home run at the plate for Golden Giant Raub Kirkwood and Golden Giant Ryne Fraser picking up his 3rd save.

Last Monday, Golden Giant Jordan Garner pitched two scoreless innings for Cowley County against #20 Maple Woods. He also saw action against Barton County on Saturday.

Golden Giant Jon Hansen has 5 strikeouts over 7 innings for Hutchinson in a victory over Arkansas-Ft. Smith on Saturday.