Spartans to Play Midweek Games vs. #7 Wooster & John Carroll

Case Western Reserve Athletic News


Apr 24, 2017





Case Western Reserve University will embark on a stretch of five non-conference games to wrap-up its 2017 regular season schedule, beginning this week when the Spartans travel to the seventh-ranked College of Wooster on Tuesday, April 25th in Wooster, Ohio, and host John Carroll University at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, April 26th.  Both games are scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. first pitch.
 

at Wooster | Tuesday, April 25th | 4:00 p.m. Live Stats: http://athletics.case.edu/sports/bsb/2016-17/boxscores/20170425_gsyu.xmlVideo: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wooster/
vs. John Carroll | Wednesday, April 26th | 4:00 p.m. Live Stats: http://athletics.case.edu/sports/bsb/2016-17/boxscores/20170426_pi5o.xmlVideo: http://athletics.case.edu/sports/bsb/live
 

The Spartans will begin the week on a five game winning streak, including a four-game sweep of Chicago at home last weekend.  The team improved to 21-14 overall, including marks of 10-2 in home games and 11-12 in all games away from home, including neutral-site contests.  CWRU has hit .271 as a team this season and is averaging 6.7 runs per game, while pitching to a 4.25 earned run average with a .258 opponents' batting average.Three CWRU players will begin the week hitting over .300, including senior Aaron Cain (.321, 31 runs, 21 RBI, 10 SBs), sophomore Tyler Wypiszenski (.315, 12 doubles, one home run, 26 RBIs) and junior Dan Watson (.305, one home run, 21 RBIs).  Sophomore Jacob Kucia leads the team with three home runs this season, while senior Tony Damiano has paced the squad with 32 runs scored and 17 stolen bases.  Leading starting pitchers include senior Jake Shields (5-3, 2.78 ERA), sophomore Mark Gross (3-4, 3.32 ERA) and junior Ben Murphy (4-0, 1.88 ERA), while top options out of the bullpen this season have included junior Liam Killingstad (1.95 ERA, four saves), sophomore Corey Brown (2-1, 3.81 ERA) and freshman Scott Kutschke (1.86 ERA, two saves).The Spartans are under the leadership of Head Coach Matt Englander, who is in ...

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