Aggies Don't Miss A Beat

College Weekend Wrapup by Will Kimmey
April 26, 2004

Texas A&M lost eight pitchers to the draft last year, including three second-round picks in righthanders Brian Finch, Scott Beerer and Logan Kensing.

That left plenty of openings in the weekend rotation. The Aggies filled one in August when junior lefthander Zach Jackson transferred in from Louisiville. Another was filled near midseason when pitching coach Jim Lawler moved redshirt freshman Jason Meyer to the rotation from the bullpen.

Meyer held Missouri without a run on seven hits as he struck out eight in his first career complete game Friday. Jackson followed by striking 11 Saturday as he allowed an earned run on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Meyer improved to 8-0, 1.27 on the season (four of those wins have come in relief, along with three saves) while Jackson moved to 8-3, 3.61.

"We're fortunate in that we have two No. 1s," Lawler said.

The two starters are an interesting contrast and have helped Texas A&M to a 33-12 record and No. 16 ranking.

"Meyer keeps them off balance by throwing 1/3 fastballs, 1/3 curveballs and 1/3 changeups," Lawler said. "He hasn't gone out to one of his starts for when he didn't have all three working.

"Zach throws his two-seam away and his four-seamer in. If he locates well, it's really ugly (for the hitters). They come up swinging against him because he's around the plate and comes after you. It's not a real guessing game like against Jason."

Lawler and coach Mark Johnson decided to have the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Meyer start on Fridays because his three-pitch mix of an 85-88 mph fastball, curveball and changeup throws off hitters looking for hard stuff in the series opener. He got his first start March 26 against Texas Tech. He has 71 strikeouts and 22 walks in 64 total innings this season.

Then the Aggies come back with Jackson, a 6-foot-5, 230-pounder who uses both a two- and four-seam fastball, topping out at 92. He also mixes in a slider and changeup. Jackson's size, stuff and command make him the better pro prospect, and he's an attractive choice for the draft's top three rounds, possibly as high as the end of the first. He's registered 71 strikeouts and 17 walks in 72 innings.

Mound Masterpieces

• Rhode Island sophomore lefthander Zack Zuercher threw a no-hitter and struck out 11 St. Bonaventure batters in an 8-0 win. Zuercher, who spent his freshman season at North Carolina, leads the Atlantic-10 Conference in strikeouts (89), complete games (four), shutouts (three) opponents average (.156) and ERA (2.26).

• Division II Central Missouri State junior righthander Danny Powers racked up 12 strikeouts in a seven-inning no-hitter against Pittsburgh State.

• Senior righthander Mike Mlotkowski set an NAIA record by throwing his second no-hitter of the year for Oklahoma City against University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma. He struck out nine in a 13-0 win. Mlotkowski began his college career at Florida before transferring to South Florida Community College.

• Senior righthander Steven Carter became the all-time wins leader for Coastal Carolina and the Big South Conference by notching his 37th victory in a 10-3 win against UNC-Asheville. He allowed two earned runs over 7 2/3 innings to pass former Chanticleer Scott Sturkie on both lists.

• Penn State senior righthander Aaron Tressler threw a seven-inning one-hitter with a career-high nine strikeouts in a 3-0 win against Iowa.

• Lamar pitchers Derrick Gordon, Scott Vander Weg and Chris Buechner combined on a one-hitter Sunday as the Cardinal topped Southeastern Louisiana 10-1 on Sunday. Lamar swept the three-game series to improve to 13-5 in the Southland Conference, good for first place by a game over 11-5 Northwestern State.

• Gardner-Webb sophomore righthander Zac Ward has fired back-to-back seven-inning complete games in Atlantic Sun action, recording 23 strikeouts over 14 innings. Ward has not allowed an earned run in 17 innings.

Sultans of Swing

• Washington junior first baseman Kyle Larsen became the third Husky to homer three times in one game with a trio of solo shots Sunday in a 12-11 win against Arizona in 10 innings.

• Maryland senior Anthony Buffone became the school's all-time hits leader by collecting his 254th safety Friday in a 21-16 loss at Wake Forest. Buffone is called "Mini Jim Leyritz" for his versatility and has seen action at catcher, first base, second base, third base, left field and right field during his career. He's played in all 152 of Maryland's games since his sophomore season.

Around the Nation

• Seton Hall senior third baseman/righthander Joey Scott went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and threw a one-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts Sunday in a 20-0, seven-inning win against Villanova.

• South Carolina junior righthander Billy Buckner is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. Buckner had compiled a 4-2, 3.32 record with 74 strikeouts in 60 innings as the Gamecocks' Friday starter this season after transferring in from Young Harris (Ga.) Junior College. He had positioned himself as a potential first-round pick and a likely candidate for the first three rounds.

• Texas Tech tied a school and Big 12 record with 10 stolen bases in a 14-4 win Saturday against Oklahoma.

• Georgia Tech sophomore righthander Micah Owings moved back into the weekend rotation Friday and earned his first win as a starter since Feb. 20. He hit his 13th home run of the season Sunday as the Yellow Jackets became the first team to sweep an Atlantic Coast Conference series at Florida State since the Seminoles joined the league in 1992.

• Becker College (Leicester, Mass.) came back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat Thomas College (Waterville, Maine) 25-24 in a seven-inning game. Becker scored the winning run on a single with two outs and a 3-2 count in the bottom of the seventh. There was plenty of the line as the win gave Becker the North Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season-title over Thomas, which is good for home-field advantage in the conference tournament. "It was like a 12-round Ali-Frazier type of game," Becker coach Walter Beede said.

• Illinois coach Richard "Itch" Jones became the eighth active Division I coach and the 15th in NCAA history to reach 1,200 wins after getting a victory in game two of a Saturday doubleheader with Indiana.

TRACKING THE TOP 25

1. TEXAS

This Week: 3-1. Overall: 41-6, 13-4 in Big 12. (9-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Texas came from behind (for the 18th time this year) Sat. with four unanswered runs to clinch its first series win against Nebraska since 1998. So. C Taylor Teagarden went 5-for-8 with two RBIs in the last two games. Jr. LHP J.P. Howell struck out 10 batters Fri., the fourth time this year he's reached double-digit K's, and allowed two runs on four hits over seven innings.

RESULTS:

April 20: Texas State: W 9-3

April 23-25: Nebraska (22): W 8-2, W 4-2, L 4-3

NEXT

April 30-May 2: @ Missouri

2. STANFORD

This Week: 2-1. Overall: 31-6, 7-2 in PAC 10. (5-1 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: So. LHP Mark Romanczuk improves to 8-1 Sat. (8 IP, 4 H, R) as Stanford pounds out a season-high 21 hits. So. RHP Jeff Gilmore takes a no-hitter into the sixth inning Sun., but loses as Sac State's Ethan Katz holds the Cardinal to four hits, ending Sr. OF Brian Hall's 21-game hit streak.

RESULTS:

April 20: St. Mary's: W 10-5

April 23, 24: vs./@ Sacramento State: W 15-1, L 2-1

NEXT:

April 27: @ Santa Clara

April 30-May 2: Washington State

3. RICE

This Week: 3-0. Overall: 33-7, 16-1 in WAC. (3-5 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. SS Paul Janish went 4-for-4 Fri. with his team-leading eighth homer. Jr. RHP Wade Townsend dominated Sat. (8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K) to improve to 9-0 and extend his scoreless streak to 18.1 innings. So. LHP Matt Ueckert (4 IP, H) and So. RHP Eddie Degermann (5 IP, 6 SO) combined on a one-hitter Tue. Jr. RHP Jeff Niemann still hasn't pitched since straining his groin against Texas on April 13. Rice begins a nine-day exam break.

RESULTS:

April 20: Lamar: W 3-2

April 23-24: @ Louisiana Tech: W 4-1, W 5-3

NEXT:

May 5: McNeese State

May 7-9: @ Hawaii

4. MIAMI

This Week: 2-1. Overall: 30-9. (8-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. OF Richard Gianotti went 5-for-8 with five walks and six RBIs in the series. Sr. LHP J.D. Cockroft tossed 7.2 shutout IP Fri. to extend his scoreless streak to 14.2 innings. Sr. RHP George Huguet coughed up a lead Sun., allowing his first earned run of the year as Virginia scored twice in the top of the ninth to avoid the sweep. Every starter had at least one of the season-high 25 hits Sat.

RESULTS:

April 23-25: Virginia (15): W 8-0, W 22-3, L 4-3

NEXT:

April 30-May 2: Coastal Carolina

5. LONG BEACH STATE

This Week: 3-0. Overall: 29-9, 9-0 in Big West. (11-2 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. LHP/DH Jason Vargas collected seven hits, five runs and five RBIs at the plate while getting the win Sun. by striking out eight in 6.1 IP. Jr. RHP Jered Weaver continued his amazing season with his 12th win; he struck out 14 in seven innings Fri., allowing five runs--two earned. He's now 12-0, 1.13 with 132 K's and 12 BB in 87.2 IP. Jr. 3B Danny Mocny injured his hand on a bunt attempt Fri. and didn't play again.

RESULTS:

April 23-25: @ Cal Poly: W 11-5, W 15-6, W 4-1

NEXT:

April 27: UCLA

April 30-May 2: UC Santa Barbara

6. LOUISIANA STATE

This Week: 3-1. Overall: 31-11, 10-8 in SEC (7-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: The Tigers posted their fourth road series win against current Top 25 teams. Jr. OF Ryan Patterson hit two homers, scored nine runs and drove in eight on the week. Jr. RF Jon Zeringue hit .521-1-5 in the Tennessee series. Sr. RHP Nate Bumstead allowed a run on five hits over seven innings Sun.

RESULTS:

April 20: @ Southern: W 21-10

April 23-25: @ Tennessee (21): L 6-8, W 11-5, W 11-1

NEXT:

April 27: Tulane (12) @ The Superdome

April 30-May 2: Alabama

7. EAST CAROLINA

This Week: 4-0. Overall: 35-6, 15-3 in CUSA. (3-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: So. 2B Trevor Lawhorn hit a two-run game-ending homer (his 19th jack of the year) Sun. to clinch a series sweep and notch a school-record 16th straight win. Fr. OF Mike Grace hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs Sat. Sr. DH Ryan Jones hit a three-run double in the sixth inning Wed. to help capture a come-from-behind win against N.C. State.

RESULTS:

April 21: @ North Carolina State: W 6-4

April 23-25: Louisville: W 6-4, W 9-7, W 5-4

NEXT:

April 30-May 2: Houston

8. SOUTH CAROLINA

This Week: 3-1. Overall: 29-11, 9-9 in SEC. (7-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. LHP Matt Campbell throws a 10-inning complete-game shutout Sun. (3 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 135 pitches) as So. SS Steven Tolleson got a game-winning single. Fr. LHP Arik Hempy took a no decision in his first career start Sat. (6.1 IP, 7 H R), replacing Jr. RHP Billy Buckner (mono) in the rotation. Sr. C Landon Powell hit a grand slam Fri., his 12th homer of the year. Alabama took the middle game of the series with six runs in the ninth, including a Mark Haske grand slam followed by a Carlos Sosa solo homer of closer Chad Blackwell.

RESULTS:

April 21: The Citadel: W 5-2

April 23-25: Alabama: W 6-3, L 7-4, W 1-0 (10 inn.)

NEXT:

April 28: Wofford

April 30-May 2: Mississippi (9)

9. MISSISSIPPI

This Week: 0-5. Overall: 31-11, 11-7 in SEC. (7-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: And Eli Manning thought being booed was a tough week. The five-loss week for the Rebels gets completed as Georgia scores three times in the fifth Sun. on a hit and an error to break a 2-2 tie. So. LHP Eric Fowler allowed six runs on five hits over 4.2 IP Sat. So. RHP Mark Holliman lost his first game of the year Fri., allowing five runs--two earned--over six innings.

RESULTS:

April 20: Southern Mississippi (11): L 8-4

April 21: @ Arkansas State: L 7-6 (7 inn.)

April 23-25: @ Georgia: L 7-3, L 9-4, L 7-3

NEXT:

April 27: Southern Mississippi (20) @ Jackson, Miss.

April 28: Murray State

April 31-May 2: @ South Carolina (8)

10. WICHITA STATE

This Week: 5-0. Overall: 28-7, 19-1 in Missouri Valley. (0-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: So. RHP Mike Pelfrey threw seven shutout innings in G1 Sat., improving to 6-0, 1.85. Sr. 2B/3B Brandon Green and Sr. OF Nick Blasi both have 12-game hitting streaks. Sr. 1B Logan Sorensen moved into first-place in Shocker history with 2,066 putouts, passing current coach Gene Stephenson's brother Phil. He needs 198 more to become the all-time NCAA leader.

RESULTS:

April 21: Kansas: 6-5 (10 inn.)

April 23-25: Bradley: W 10-0 (8 inn.), W 8-7 (G1), W 3-2 (G2; 8 inn.), W 4-3

NEXT:

April 27-28: Arizona State

May 1-2: Chicago State

11. NOTRE DAME

This Week: 2-3. Overall: 32-8, 12-5 in Big East. (2-0 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: So. OF Cody Rizzo hit a ninth-inning homer to win G2 against Seton Hall after Jake Haggerty held the Irish to just two hits in the opener. Pittsburgh handed Notre Dame its first sweep Sun. in 24 league doubleheaders. The Panthers scored four times in the bottom of the ninth in G2 to give So. closer Ryan Doherty his first loss. So. OF Matt Bransfield homered in each game of the Pitt DH.

RESULTS:

April 21: Toledo: W 9-3

April 23 (DH): @ Seton Hall: L 4-2, W 4-3

April 25 (DH): @ Pittsburgh: L 8-6 (7 inn.), L 7-6

NEXT:

April 27: Ball State

April 28: Cleveland State

April 30: IUPU-Fort Wayne

12. ARKANSAS

This Week: 4-0. Overall: 29-13, 13-5 in SEC (First place). (10-7 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Arkansas, owner of the league's best conference record, scored three times in the bottom of the seventh before a curfew cut the game off to complete the sweep. Jay Sawatski earned the win in relief on Sat. and Sun., giving up just one hit in each appearance. It marked the fifth straight SEC series win for Arkansas. Brett Hadgedorn forced home the winning run in the bottom of the Sat. after getting hit by a pitch. Clint Brannon held Kentucky to two hits over six scoreless innings to get the win Fri. as he rang up a career-best eight strikeouts.

RESULTS

April 20: Oklahoma State: W 5-2

April 23-25: Kentucky: W 5-4, W 9-4, W 11-10 (7 inn.)

NEXT

April 27: @ Oral Roberts (19)

April 30-May 2: Tennessee

13. TULANE

This Week: 4-0. Overall: 30-12, 13-5 in C-USA. (7-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Tulane became the first team to sweep Southern Mississippi in a three-game series since the Green Wave did so in 2002. Jr. OF Matt Barket went 9-for-14 with two homers and 10 RBIs in the series. So. LHP Brian Bogusevic struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings Sat. as Tulane scored eight times in the first inning. So. LHP J.R. Crowel threw a complete game Fri., allowing six hits and two walks. Tulane scored nine in the second in that one.

RESULTS:

April 21: Louisiana-Lafayette: W 7-6

April 23-25: Southern Mississippi (11): W 17-1, W 17-5, W 9-7

NEXT:

April 27: Louisiana State (6) @ The Superdome

April 30-May 2: @ Memphis

14. UC IRVINE

This Week: 3-1. Overall: 26-11-1, 4-5 in Big West. (7-3-1 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. RHP Brett Smith struck out 12 in eight innings Fri. to take second in Irvine history with 230 K's, but lost because of lack of run support. OF Andy Amara went 5-for-5 Sat. as Irvine tallied the most runs and hits since the program was resuscitated in 2002.

RESULTS:

April 20: Pepperdine: W 4-2

April 23-25: Pacific: L 2-1, W 16-5, W 6-1

NEXT:

April 27: @ Southern California

April 30-May 2: @ Cal State Northridge

15. OKLAHOMA

This Week: 1-3. Overall: 26-16, 13-5 in Big 12. (6-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. closer Jarod McAuliff started his first game of the year Sun., when the Sooners took a one-run lead in the ninth, but lost in 10 innings. Texas Tech stole a school and Big 12 record 10 bases Sat. as the Sooners walked eight batters and hit another five. Jr. LHP David Purcey allowed eight runs--six earned--on just three hits but walked four. Sr. RHP Mark Roberts became OU's all-time innings leader (321) in getting the W Fri.

RESULTS

April 20: Texas Christian: L 5-4

April 23-25: @ Texas Tech: W 10-4, L 14-4, L 6-5 (10 inn.)

NEXT

April 27: Arkansas-Little Rock

April 29-May 1: Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma City

16. TEXAS A&M

This Week: 2-1. Overall: 33-12, 9-8 in Big 12. (1-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Fr. LHP Jason Meyer struck out eight and allowed seven hits in his first career complete game Fri. Jr. LHP Zach Jackson struck out 11 and allowed a run in 7.1 IP Sat. Sr. OF/LHP Cory Patton homered and threw 4.2 scoreless IP Tue., but got a no decision in his first pitching appearance since he was a juco stud in 2002.

RESULTS:

April 20: @ Texas-Arlington: L 5-4

April 23-25: Missouri: W 1-0, W 7-1

NEXT:

April 27: Texas State

April 30-May 2: @ Nebraska

17. VIRGINIA

This Week: 3-2. Overall: 35-9, 14-4 in ACC (5-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Virginia scored twice in the ninth on RBI singles from So. OF Tom Hagan and Sr. OF Matt Street to salvage a game in the series. Sr. LHP Joe Koshansky collected the win with his first complete game of the year. Jr. LHP Andrew Dobies took his first loss of the year Fri. (7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 8 K).

RESULTS

April 20: Norfolk State: W 8-3

April 21: Virginia Tech: W 21-10

April 23-25: @ Miami (4): L 8-0, L 22-3, W 4-3

NEXT

April 27: Radford

18. AUBURN

This Week: 2-2. Overall: 28-14, 9-9 in SEC. (8-5 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Jr. OF Sean Gamble capped a four-run ninth-inning rally Sun. as Auburn came from behind to salvage a game in the series. Jr. 2B Tug Hulett scored on the play after tripling in two runs in Auburn's 11th one-run victory of the year and 13th comeback. Auburn almost came back the day before, scoring twice in the 13th after allowing three in the top half. A crowd of 3,563 consumed 8,873 franks on 25-cent hot dog night Tue.

RESULTS:

April 20: South Alabama: W 10-0 (8 inn.)

April 23-25: Mississippi State: L 6-4, L 9-8 (13 inn.), W 6-5

NEXT:

April 27: @ Samford

April 30-May 2: @ Florida (21)

19. ORAL ROBERTS

This Week: 2-0. Overall: 33-7, 10-0 Mid-Continent (6-5 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Sr. OF Matt VanderBosch went 8-for-9 with eight RBIs in the DH. The Golden Eagles scored 12 times in the fifth inning of G2, eating through six pitchers in the frame. Jr. Brian Hanson was 6-for-9. The midweek game with Wichita State was cancelled due to foul weather, as were the final two games of the weekend series.

RESULTS

April 24 (DH): Centenary: W 5-2, W 22-5

NEXT

April 27: Arkansas (12)

May 1-2: @ Valparaiso

20. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

This Week: 1-3. Overall: 30-11, 12-6 in CUSA. (2-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: The Golden Eagles are 5-5 in their last 10 following the sweep, its first three-game series loss since falling to Tulane in 2002. Opponents batted .367 against the pitching staff this week, scoring 47 runs on 54 hits. Jr. RHP Cliff Russum left Fri.'s game in the second inning with a pulled biceps muscle, but not before allowing seven runs--five earned--on three hits and five of the team's 14 walks. Southern Miss nearly came back from a seven-run ninth-inning deficit Sun.

RESULTS:

April 20: @ Mississippi (6): W 8-4

April 23-25: @ Tulane (18): L 17-1, L 17-5, L 9-7

NEXT:

April 27: Mississippi (9)

April 30-May 2: @ Alabama-Birmingham

21. FLORIDA

This Week: 3-1. Overall: 31-12, 11-7 in SEC. (6-5 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: It's the second sweep of Vandy in three years for the Gators, who now lead the SEC East. Fr. Adam Davis hit a walk-off homer in the 10th Sun. Jr. RHP Justin Hoyman threw a complete game Sat., allowing just six hits Five unanswered runs complete the Fri. comback.

RESULTS:

April 21: @ Florida State: L 16-4

April 23-35: Vanderbilt (24): W 5-3, W 4-3, W 3-2 (10 inn.)

NEXT:

April 30-May 2: Auburn (18)

22. CLEMSON

This Week: 5-0 Overall: 27-14, 11-4 2nd in ACC (5-5 vs. Top 25)

NOTES: The Tigers have won 18 of 22 since 9-10 start, including 14 straight at home. Coach Jack Leggett got win No. 500 Sun. Jr. OF/LHP Tony Sipp went 6-for-16 with four steals while throwing three scoreless innings of relief and earning a win. Sr. OF Zane Green drove in the winning run in the ninth Sat., and Sr. SS Russell Triplett did so on Fri.

RESULTS

April 20: The Citadel: W 13-4

April 21: Western Carolina W 8-7

April 23-25: North Carolina State: W 2-1, W 4-3, W 9-6

NEXT

May 1-2: Florida State

23. TENNESSEE

This Week: 2-2. Overall: 31-11, 10-8 in SEC (5-10 vs. Top 25)

NOTES: So. OF Josh Alley went 4-for-4 Fri. with two of the Vols' seven doubles. Sr. LHP Derek Tharpe left after 3.2 IP because of an elbow strain. Sr. LHP Ben Riley allowed eight earned runs in just one inning Sun. Sr. LHP Dusty Johnson threw five no-hit innings with eight strikeouts against Tennessee Tech, then struck out two more in a scoreless inning of relief against LSU.

RESULTS

April 21: @ Tennessee Tech: W 10-1

April 23-25: Louisiana State (7): W 8-6, L 11-5, L 11-1

NEXT

April 28: UNC-Asheville

April 30-May 2: @ Arkansas (12)

24. CENTRAL FLORIDA

This Week: 0-1. Overall: 32-9, 17-4 in Atlantic Sun (1-2 vs Top 25).

NOTES: Two errors in the seventh inning led to six South Florida runs Tue. Central Florida had the weekend off for exams.

RESULTS

April 20: South Florida: L 6-3

NEXT

May 1, 2 (DH): Troy State

25. NORTH CAROLINA

This Week: 4-1. Overall: 31-11, 11-7 in ACC. (4-4 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Fr. LHP Andrew Miller helps UNC win the series as he tosses seven shutout innings Sun. Sr. 3B Sammy Hewitt homered twice in that game, scored eight times in the series and drove in four runs Fri. to make a winner out of Fr. RHP Daniel Bard (7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 6 K). Jr. OF Marshall Hubbard homered twice (14) in the series and also kept his hit streak alive at 14 games.

RESULTS:

April 20: Elon: W 3-2

April 21: UNC Greensboro: W 10-3

April 23-25: @ Duke: W 11-6, L 4-2, W 14-2

NEXT

April 28: @UNC-Greensboro

April 30-May 2: Maryland

DROPPED OUT

NEBRASKA (22)

This Week: 1-3. Overall: 27-12, 8-7 in Big 12. (3-3 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Sr. 2B Jake Mullinax drove in two runs Sun. as Nebraska avoided the sweep. So. 3B Alex Gordon extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a hit in every game, including a homer Fri., when he and Jr. OF Daniel Bruce went back-to-back but So. LHP Zach Kroenke allowed a career-high six earned runs to take his third career loss and first in 14 starts.

RESULTS:

April 20: Creighton: L 6-4

April 23-25: @ Texas (1): L 8-2, L 4-2, W 4-3

NEXT:

April 27-28: Northern Colorado

April 30-May 2: Texas A&M (16)

VANDERBILT (24)

This Week: 2-3. Overall: 27-13, 7-11 in SEC. (2-7 vs. Top 25).

NOTES: Vandy matched its 2003 wins total Tue. but got swept over the weekend. Jr. RHP Justin Hoyman threw a complete game for Florida Sat., allowing just six hits. So. RHP Jensen Lewis allowed three runs, one earned, over five innings Sat. for Vandy. Gators got five unanswered runs Fri. to come from behind. Jr. LHP Jeremy Sowers allowed five hits and four runs--one earned--in seven innings Fri.

RESULTS

April 20: @ Middle Tennessee State: W 6-3

April 21: @ Western Kentucky

April 23-25: @ Florida: L 5-3 L 4-3 L 3-2 (10 inn.)

NEXT

April 27: @ Lipscomb

April 30-May 2: Mississippi State