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No. 3 baseball routs Dallas, 17-0
The pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout and the offense exploded as the third-ranked Chapman University baseball team routed Dallas 17-0 on Monday. The Panthers (12-3) won their third game in a row.
Dallas didn’t do itself any favors as three pitchers combined to issue 16 walks and Chapman took full advantage. With just the second hit of the game, sophomore Brad Shimabuku launched a grand slam to left center for a 5-0 lead. Classmate Drew Littwin followed with a walk, wheeled around to third on a failed pick off and scored on a passed ball. The Panthers built a 6-0 lead on two hits.
Chapman wasn’t done in the second inning as they reloaded the bases on a hit and two walks before senior Kevin Gregerson sprinted home on another passed ball for a 7-0 lead.
As Chapman built an early, sizeable lead, junior Nick Garcia shut down the Crusader offense. Over five innings, Dallas’ one hit was a bloop over Garcia’s head that was beat out for an infield single. He struck out nine and walked one as just two runners reached scoring position and neither advanced to third.
Junior Cody Turner allowed just one hit in his two innings of work – a double into the left field corner – but stranded the runner there. Freshmen Conner Niemann and Wyatt Thompson each tossed a scoreless inning to preserve the shutout.
Chapman scored in each of the first four innings, adding a run in third and two more in the fourth. Sophomore Miguel Cebedo‘s single in the sixth brought home two more runs in a three-run inning. Junior Mike Gorman‘s solo homer to left led off a four-run seventh that brought the Panthers’ run total to a season-high 17.
Shimabuku had his second consecutive three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and five RBIs. His grand slam was the third of the year for the Panthers. Cebedo went 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Littwin scored four times for Chapman while drawing two walks and wearing two pitches.
The Panthers are back at Hart Park on Friday to take on Rochester in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m.
Women’s golf takes fourth, Lee third individually at MJGA Invitational
The Chapman University women’s golf team finished fourth overall at the 6th Annual MJGA Invitational with sophomore Kristen Lee earning a spot in the top-3. The Panthers shot a 679 (+103) to earn them fourth place out of eight in the two day tournament.
Lee led the Panthers with 158 (+14) swinging an 82 (+10) the first day but rebounded in the second round by tying for the lowest round of the day. She shot a four-over 76 on day two to launch into third place on the leaderboard.
Junior Lauren Settle also finished in the top-10, tying for ninth with a 166 (+22) over the two rounds. Sophomore Sydnee DiMascio tied for 15th with a 172 (+28).
Senior Haylie Bantle took 29th overall for the Panthers, shooting an 89-94 over the two days. Juior Brooke Leet finished 33rd.
The Panthers head out out to the Bulldog Invitational on Mar. 30-31.
Lu places in top-10 at 6th Annal MJGA Invitational
The Chapman University men’s golf team finished fourth overall at the 6th Annual MJGA invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. Freshman Bradley Lu led the Panthers with a top-10 finish. Twelve teams met to play at Aliante Golf Club for the two-day tournament.
Lu was one under par in the first round when he shot a 71 and one-over in the second round with a 73. He finished the tournament even with par at 144 – the best score of his young career – and was tied for fifth overall.
Juniors Avery Keating and Brody Hval performed well in the outing as well. Keating swung for a 76 (+4) on the first day and was two-over par the second day with a 74. He took 12th overall.
Hval finished eight- and seven- above par, respectively, in the two day tournament giving him an overall place of 32nd. Senior Ricky Hoefert and freshman Will Ellegard tied for 38th as both were 18-over with a 162.
The Panthers will be back at the end of the month on Mar. 30 for the West Cup in La Verne.
