11/17/2009

Head Baseball Coach Dan Heefner announced the signing of six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent this week. The class is composed of five high school and one junior college player, all from the state of Texas. Heefner, 2008 Midwest Region Coach of the Year and two-time NCAA Independent Coach of the Year, said, “We think this group has the character and talent to be an impact class for our program. These six guys are high-character guys off the field which, combined with their talent, makes their ceiling unlimited when it comes to baseball. Our goal is to be one of the best programs in the country in the development of players and this class will give us a head start in that category because of their talent and work ethic.”

The Patriots, who finished the 2009 regular season with the 36th best RPI in the nation, open their 2010 campaign on February 19 in Arlington against Texas-Arlington. The following day, they play UTA at Patriot Field – the first of 29 home tilts on the year. The first weekday matchup of the season will come at Texas on Tuesday, February 23.

Logan Brumley is the lone junior college player in the class. Originally, from Keller, Texas, Brumley now attends Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma where he batted .364 last year for Jeff Shafer and the Trojans.  A defensive-minded shortstop, Brumley was named to the Great South League All-Star Team this past summer.

Tyler Ervine, a first baseman from Southwest High School in Fort Worth, has been named All-District each of the past two years for Mike Thompson’s district champion teams, including Sophomore of the Year honors in 2008.  During his junior campaign, Ervine hit .447 with 10 doubles and 6 homeruns -ranking him 4th and 3rd in the area respectively.

Catcher Michael Miller is a three-time letter winner for Gary Vaughan and the District 4-5A Champion Mansfield Tigers. An All-District selection the past two years, Miller hit .406 with 11 doubles in 2009. One of the top defensive catchers in the area, Miller has twice been named UnderArmour Pre-Season All-American.

Sean O’Connor was rated the #4 prospect at the 2008 Perfect Game National Underclass Showcase. As a right-hander for Larry Hughes and Southlake Carroll, O’Connor helped lead the Dragons to the 3rd round of the state playoffs in 2009 after striking out 43 in 27+ innings. O’Connor was also selected for the Metro Scout League All-Star Team and the Texas Scout Association All-Star Game in 2009.

Right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard has been named All-District for Mansfield Legacy and David Walden in each of the past two seasons. In 2009, Syndergaard finished the year with 22 strikeouts in 17 innings of work and a 2.40 ERA. He also qualified for nomination into the National Honor Society and was selected for several awards for academic excellence.

Tyler Wilhelm, a right-handed pitcher, was named All-District for Arlington Martin and Curt Culbertson in 2009. His 81 strikeouts in 51+ innings ranked him in the Top 10 in the area while his 2.68 ERA and 8-2 record also ranked amongst the best in the Metroplex. Wilhelm helped the Warriors to the second round of the playoffs before losing out to the eventual state champions.

11/10/2009

The Dallas Baptist Advanced High School Hitting Camp, originally scheduled for December 12, has been moved to Saturday, January 2 (Noon-5:00pm). Those already registered will be eligible for full refunds, if necessary. Space is limited in this camp to the first 20 high school players who register and space is limited.

Nate Frieling.Assistant Baseball Coach.Dallas Baptist University
Office: 214-333-6987.Fax: 214-333-5306
http://www.dbu.edu/athletics

11/5/2009

On Saturday, Oct 31, 2009, the DBU Patriot Baseball Team partnered with the Dallas Baseball Alliance and the Oak Cliff YMCA to provide a free baseball clinic for local elementary age children around the area.

The DBU players were able to spend quality time with the children at the clinic, teaching them the fundamentals of baseball, specifically focusing on hitting, fielding, throwing, and base running.  The DBU players were given the opportunity to impact each child’s life during the clinic by providing them with helpful techniques that will help their baseball skill in the future.

Head Coach Dan Heefner said, "We were very excited to join with former DBU baseball player John Darjean and the Dallas Baseball Alliance in putting on a baseball clinic at the Oak Cliff YMCA.  Our goal is that Saturday’s clinic is not a one-time event, but the start of a partnership with the DBA that will enable our players to develop relationships with area youth to share our passion for baseball and more importantly to tell others about the difference Christ has made in our lives."

10/26/2009

Senior Austin Knight, who is a member of the Patriot Baseball Team, competed in the 2009 Northwoods League during the 2009 summer offseason for the LaCrosse Loggers, based out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin.  At the conclusion of the season, Knight was recognized as one of the top defensive players in the Northwoods League when he was named as a 2009 Rawlings Finest in the Field Award recipient.  

This award recognizes the top fielder at each position and is based on final fielding statistics compiled by league statistician Sports-Ticker, a Cheshire, Connecticut based sports statistical service company.  Knight was able to keep a .974 fielding average throughout the 2009 season as the Loggers finished the 2009 Northwoods League as South Division Champions. 

Each recipient received a special Rawlings baseball glove mounted on an engraved trophy base.  To be eligible for the award, a player must have appeared in at least two-thirds (46) of the scheduled games at a given position.

Catcher                Hunter Nolen, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers,

                           Univ. of Northern Colorado, .997

First Base             Nick O’Shea, Green Bay Bullfrogs,

                           University of Minnesota, .988

Second Base        Robert Abel, La Crosse Loggers,

                           University of San Francisco, .978

Shortstop             Austin Knight, La Crosse Loggers,

                                   Dallas Baptist University, .974

Third Base            Jayson Langfels, Alexandria Beetles,

                           Eastern Kentucky University, .961

Outfielder             Boomer Collins, La Crosse Loggers,

                           University of Nebraska, 1.000

Outfielder             Chad Wright, Wisconsin Woodchucks,

                           University of Kentucky, .993

Outfielder             Will Piwnica-Worms, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers,

                           Duke University, .991

Pitcher                  Craig Gullickson, Green Bay Bullfrogs,

                            Clemson University, 1.000

Pitcher                  Matt Jansen, Madison Mallards,

                            Purdue University, 1.000

10/19/2009

The 2010 Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball schedule was released on Monday, October 19, by Head Coach Dan Heefner.  The Patriots will open up their season against the University of Texas at Arlington, as they will play a three game series beginning with the first game in Arlington, and the remaining two at DBU.  The first game is set for Friday, February 19 at 3:00 p.m.

The Patriots look to build on the success they have seen in the last two seasons, as they try to qualify for their second NCAA Division I regional in three years.  DBU will host 29 home contests, including games against Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech, Washington, Washington State, Memphis, and UT-Arlington. Notable road games will be played at perennial NCAA tournament teams Texas, Rice, Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU, Wichita State and the 2008 National Champion Fresno State Bulldogs. 

To access the schedule click here and if you have any questions about the 2010 season feel free to contact the DBU Athletic Office at 214-333-5324.

7/7/2009

The Major League Baseball 2009 All-Star teams were selected on Sunday, July 5, 2009, with two former Dallas Baptist University Patriots honored as All-Stars.

Tampa Bay Ray, Ben Zobrist, was voted onto the American League All-Star team as an outfielder for his impressive play throughout the first half of the season.  Zobrist played at DBU in 2004 and has been a growing star in the MLB as he has improved in his short four year career playing multiple positions for the Rays as a trusted utility player.  During the first half of the 2009 season, he has hit 16 homeruns in 75 games while giving his team 46 RBI.  He has a .281 batting average, .400 on base percentage, .598 slugging percentage, and a .998 on base plus slugging percentage.

Pittsburgh Pirate, Freddy Sanchez, was voted to the National League All-Star team as a reserve second baseman.  Sanchez makes his third All-Star team in his eight-year career.  He was also voted to the 2006 and 2007 All-Star teams.  Sanchez is hitting for an average of .316, a .355 on base percentage, .477 slugging percentage, and a .832 on base plus slugging percentage through the first half of the season with 25 doubles, six homeruns, and 33 RBI.  Sanchez played at DBU in 1999 and in 2006 was named the National League Batting Champion as he recorded a .344 batting average for the season.      

“We are so happy for these former Patriots.  It speaks volumes to the program’s historical success.  Not many Division I baseball teams can say that they have two former players in the 2009 All-Star game,” DBU Athletic Director Ryan Erwin said.  

Watch Zobrist and Sanchez as they represent Dallas Baptist University as well as MLB as 2009 All-Stars on July 14, 2009, in the 80th MLB All-Star Game hosted at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. 

6/19/2009

The DBU Patriot Baseball team finished the 2009 season with an overall record of 38-17, a 27-9 record at home, 11-7 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites.

The Patriot Baseball team continued their success throughout the 2009 season, after their historical run to the NCAA Regional Tournament in 2008.  The Patriot’s high-powered offense ranked in the top 15 nationally in several different categories, including fifth in slugging percentage (.582), seventh in scoring (9.4 rpg), seventh in homeruns per game (1.85), 10th in total runs (515), 12th in batting average (.343), 14th in doubles per game (2.53), and 18th in total hits (681).

The DBU Patriot Baseball team had several players receive individual awards for their play during the 2009 season, including six players named to the NCAA Division I All-Independent Team, three players named to the All-Independent Academic Team, three selected to American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Midwest All-Region Teams, three selected in the MLB draft, one to the Baseball America All-American Third Team, one to the Pro-Line Athletic/NCBWA (National College Baseball Writers Association) All-America Third Team, one to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team, one to the All-Ping!Baseball Second Team, another named to the All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Third Team, and the All-Independent Player of the Year.  

Juniors Ryan Goins, Ryan Enos, and Jason Krizan were named All-Independent First Team members.  Goins, who was also named to the 2009 All-Ping!Baseball Second Team, ACBA Midwest All-Region Second Team, Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team, Pro-Line Athletic/NCBWA (National College Baseball Writers Association) All-America Third Team, Baseball America All-American Third Team, as well as being named the All-Independent Player of the Year, was the Patriots’ shortstop during the 2009 campaign.  Goins finished the year with a .371 batting average, a team high 22 homeruns, and 70 RBI.  Enos and Krizan played an integral part in the Patriots success, with Enos who was the Patriots’ everyday centerfielder, finished the season with a .376 batting average, 17 homeruns, and 56 RBI, while also being named to the ABCA Midwest All-Region First Team, and CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team.  Krizan, who was also named to the ACBA Midwest All-Region First Team, ended the year with a team high .389 batting average and 74 RBI, while belting 16 homeruns for the Patriots offense.

DBU had three players named to the All-Independent Second Team, including Juniors Ryan Thompson and Victor Black, and newcomer Freshman Michael Smith.  Thompson, who played right field for the Patriots, finished with a .346 batting average, eight homeruns, and 48 RBI.  Black finished his campaign with a 6-4 record, a 4.16 ERA, and 99 strikeouts in 88.2 innings pitched.  Smith, pitched in relief for the Patriots, picking up a 6-0 record in his first year in Division I Baseball, an ERA of 5.15, 40 strikeouts, in 50.2 innings pitched.

Seniors Brandon Bantz and Clay Kelly joined Enos in being named to the All-Independent Academic Team.  Enos compiled a 3.67 GPA, while continuing his degree in Finance.  Bantz finished his degree in Kinesiology, with a GPA of 3.56, while Kelly completed his degree in Kinesiology with a 3.53 GPA.

Freshman Ryan Behmanesh was selected as a member of the All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Third Team as a utility player.  Behmanesh played third base and pitched in relief for the Patriots.  He finished the year with a .472 batting average in 53 at bats, while he recorded a homerun in his first collegiate at bat.  Behmanesh from the mound pitched 26.1 innings, while striking out 32 batters.  He finished the year with an overall record of 1-0, with 4 saves, and a 4.44 ERA.

Black, who was the Patriots’ pitching ace, was chosen with the 49th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in between the first and second round in what is called the Compensation round.  Black becomes the highest drafted player in DBU Baseball history.  Brandon Harper held that mark after being drafted in the 1997 MLB draft in the fourth round by the Florida Marlins with the 126th overall pick.  Goins was the second Patriot taken after the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 4th round and the 130th overall pick.  Bantz wrapped up the selections for the Patriots when he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 30th round.  

Senior Trevor Head made his mark on DBU baseball history as he tied the career homerun record (45), through his four years as a Patriot.  Black also made history as he broke the strikeout record for a seven-inning game with 14 strikeouts, breaking the previous record of 13 set by Jordan Meaker in 2007.

Head Coach Dan Heefner was selected as the NCAA Division I Independent Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year, leading the Patriots to a 38-17 record.

“It was disappointing to not receive another bid to the NCAA tournament, but that does not take away from all that the players accomplished on the field this spring.  Having the 36th best RPI in the nation while winning 38 games against some of the top teams in all of Division I Baseball is a testament to the faith, work ethic, and character of the players in our program,” Head Coach Dan Heefner commented about the season.

“The 2008-2009 DBU Baseball Team excelled off the field as well as they did on it.  The players accumulated a team GPA of 3.24 for the year and most importantly, we had the most players ever participate in and complete the Oaks discipleship program.  This team has raised the expectations for this program on and off of the baseball field,” commented Heefner.

6/10/2009

Dallas Baptist University had three players drafted in the first two days of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Junior Victor Black from Amarillo, Texas, was chosen with the 49th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Junior Ryan Goins from Round Rock, Texas, was chosen in the 4th round with the 130th overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays, and Senior Brandon Bantz from Mansfield, Texas, was chosen in the 30th round with the 893rd overall pick by the Seattle Mariners. 

Black, who was the 17th selection in the supplemental first round becomes the first ever Patriot player taken in the first round and becomes the highest drafted player in DBU Baseball history.  Brandon Harper held that mark after being drafted in the 1997 MLB draft in the fourth round by the Florida Marlins with the 126th overall pick.

Black finished his Junior year with the Patriots pitching to an overall record of 6-4 in 15 starts, striking out 99 batters in 88.2 total innings pitched.  He ended the season with an ERA of 4.16, while opposing hitters could only manage a .276 batting average against Black as he stood as the Patriots ace throughout their 2009 campaign.  Black has pitched three years for the Patriots and has put in 245.4 innings of work, while striking out 246 batters. 

Goins’ Junior year ended with his most productive offensive season as a Patriot, crushing a team high 22 homeruns.  Goins also added 17 doubles on the season, finishing the year with a .371 batting average, 70 RBI, .765 slugging percentage, and .478 on-base percentage.  Goins was the Patriots everyday shortstop who played a vital role in the Patriots success as he held down the middle infield for DBU.

Bantz finished his Senior year at DBU with 10 homeruns, 38 RBI, .557 slugging percentage, and a .399 on-base percentage.  He was a four year starting catcher for the Patriots, while building on his offensive performance each year to put together his most productive season in 2009 as a Senior.  He led the Patriots of the defensive side as well he finished the year with a .981 fielding percentage.

The Patriots finished the season with an overall record of 38-17, under direction from the DBU Coaching Staff, including Volunteer Assistant Coach, Brad Welker, Assistant Coach, Nate Frieling, Associate Head Coach, Travis Wyckoff, and Head Coach, Dan Heefner.

6/9/2009

Dallas Baptist University was represented well on the first day of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday night as Patriots Junior Victor Black from Amarillo, Texas, was chosen with the 49th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Black was taken in between the first and second round in what is called the Supplemental or Compensation round.  Black becomes the highest drafted player in DBU Baseball history.  Brandon Harper held that mark after being drafted in the 1997 MLB draft in the fourth round by the Florida Marlins with the 126th overall pick.

The remainder of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft will take place on Wednesday and Thursday for a total of 50 rounds.

Black finished his Junior year with the Patriots pitching to an overall record of 6-4 in 15 starts, striking out 99 batters in 88.2 total innings pitched.  He ended the season with an ERA of 4.16, while opposing hitters could only manage a .276 batting average against Black as he stood as the Patriots ace throughout their 2009 campaign.  The Patriots finished the season with an overall record of 38-17, under direction from the DBU Coaching Staff, including Volunteer Assistant Coach, Brad Welker, Assistant Coach, Nate Frieling, Associate Head Coach, Travis Wyckoff, and Head Coach, Dan Heefner.

“We are very happy for Victor and his accomplishments on the baseball field.  He has been an integral part of Patriot Baseball and the campus community for the past three years.  It has been great to watch Victor develop as a collegiate pitcher, and he is a prime example of what DBU Baseball stands for,” DBU Director of Athletics Ryan Erwin said.

5/19/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team partnered with the Special Olympics of Texas on Friday, May 15, 2009, in effort to provide an unforgettable experience for several hundred athletes who had the opportunity to compete at the track meet at UTA Maverick Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, home of the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks. 

Special Olympics is a global nonprofit organization that has a presence in approximately 200 countries worldwide helping provide all individuals with a chance to compete in competitive athletics.

The athletes competed in several track and field races throughout the one-day event, including the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and the 4x100 relay.  The Patriots were able to assist in many logistical efforts and provided help in setup and break down for all events, as well as showing their support for each individual by encouraging the athletes to do their best.

“We feel very fortunate that we were able to volunteer for the second year in a row at such a great event.  Our goal was to serve and help make the summer games an enjoyable and memorable event for all the athletes who participated,” Head Coach Dan Heefner said about the day.

5/18/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball team fell to 38-17, after a loss to Oral Roberts University on Monday afternoon at Patriot Field by the score of 14-8.

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black allowed five runs on eight hits through four and one third innings, while striking out eight. Freshman Michael Smith pitched four innings in relief allowing one run on three hits and striking out one.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh and Sophomore Chris Haney combine for two innings, with Behmanesh allowing four runs on three hits and Haney giving up four runs on four hits. 

The Patriots took an early lead over the Golden Eagles in the bottom of the second inning when Senior Trevor Head smashed a two RBI double down the left field line, scoring Senior Brandon Bantz and Junior Ryan Thompson after reaching on a pair of singles.

The Golden Eagles responded with four runs in the top of the third inning and one run in the fourth off of Black, to take the lead from DBU, 5-2. 

In the bottom of the fourth inning, DBU added a single run when Junior Austin Knight crossed the plate on a Junior Travis Meiners single through the left side of the infield.

The Patriots rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning to score one run.  Sophomore Jason Krizan led off the inning with a double to left field then advanced to third on a single on a Thompson single through the right side.  Knight reached on a walk to load the bases, then Krizan was able to score on a wild pitch to leave the score 5-4.

The Golden Eagles extended their lead in the top of the eighth inning as they scored five runs to leave the score, 10-4.  

The Patriots responded in the bottom of the eighth inning as they pushed four runs across, leaving the score, 10-8.  Knight singled to lead off the inning, then Head crushed a two run homerun over the left field wall, his 13th of the season.  The two run shot tied Head for the lead in the DBU overall career homerun record with 45 through four seasons with the Patriots. Junior Ryan Enos and Meiners each reached on a single, and then were pushed across the plate on a Junior Ryan Goins two RBI double to left center field.  

The Golden Eagles finished off the Patriots in the top of the ninth inning as they scored four runs ending the game with a grand slam for a final score of 14-8.

The Patriots have concluded regular season with a record of 38-17.   DBU now awaits the announcement of the 2009 Regional Selections to see if they can make it to a regional for the second straight year.  The tournament field is scheduled to be released on Monday, May 25, 2009.

5/16/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team fell to the Dolphins from Jacksonville University by the score of 13-3 on Saturday afternoon on the campus of JU.  Despite the loss, the Patriots still win the series after winning the first two games on Thursday and Friday. With the loss DBU falls to 38-16 on the season, while the Dolphins improve to 34-20. 

Senior Chris McMullen was stuck with the loss, falling to 7-4 on the season, pitching three and two thirds innings, allowing nine runs on nine hits. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Thompson, who went two for four with two triples and a RBI and senior Clay Kelly, who also added two hits in the game.  The Patriots managed 10 hits in the contest, but left eight runners on base. 

JU got on the board in the bottom of the second inning, scoring one run on a sacrifice fly. 

DBU added their first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, after Sophomore Jason Krizan singled and scored on a RBI triple by Thompson.

The Dolphins responded to retake the lead in the bottom half of the inning, scoring eight runs on seven hits, and chasing McMullen from the game.  JU added another run in the fifth inning, leaving the score 10-2.

Junior Ryan Goins hit his 22nd homerun of the season in the sixth inning, to close the score to 10-3, but the Dolphins added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. 

DBU added their third and final run of the game in the seventh, after Senior Trevor Head reached on an error and moved to second a single by Kelly.  Junior Ryan Enos followed with a RBI single, scoring Head, to make the score 12-3. 

Jacksonville scored one more run in the bottom of the seventh to push the score to 13-3, which would end up being the final run scored of the game. 

The Patriots will be back in action for their regular season finale on Monday afternoon at 3:00 when they welcome Oral Roberts to Patriot Field. 

5/15/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team improved to 38-15 on the season, with a 7-2 victory on the road Friday night against the Dolphins from Jacksonville University.  In route to the win, the Patriots pounded out their 100th homerun of the season, which is a DBU Division I record. 

Junior Ryan Millard picked up the victory pitching five and two thirds innings, allowing two runs, while scattering six hits and improving to 7-2 on the season. 

Sophomore Chris Haney held the Dolphin batters at bay the remainder of the evening, allowing only one hit over the course of three and a third innings, notching his seventh save of the season and securing the win for the Patriots. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate were Junior Travis Meiners and Ryan Goins.  Meiners finished the night three for five with two RBI and Goins added four RBI on two for five from the plate. 

DBU got on the board in the third inning, pushing four runs across the plate.  Senior Clay Kelly tripled and Junior Ryan Enos walked.  Meiners added a RBI single, scoring Kelly, which set up a three run homerun by Goins, to give the Patriots a 4-0 lead.

JU responded with their only two runs of the game in the bottom half of the inning on a single and a two run homerun, leaving the score 4-2. 

DBU added another run in the fifth inning, after Enos reached first after being hit by a pitch and then stole second.  Goins followed with a RBI double, scoring Enos and making the score 5-2. 

The Patriots struck again in the sixth inning, after Junior Austin Knight singled to left center.  Senior Trevor Head reached on a fielding error, moving Knight to third, which set up another Dolphin error on a RBI ground ball by Kelly.  Meiners followed with a RBI double to push the lead to 7-2. 

DBU is back in action on Saturday afternoon when the take on Jacksonville for the third and final game of the series at 12:00 EST in Jacksonville, Florida. 

5/14/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 37-15 for the season on Thursday night in Jacksonville, Florida as they defeated the Jacksonville University Dolphins by the score of 13-1, dropping the Dolphins to 33-19.

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford picked up the win improving his record to 3-1 on the year.  Stafford pitched his first career complete game for the Patriots giving up only one run on four hits, while striking out five and walking one in the win.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Goins who went 5 for 6 in the win.  Goins hit two doubles and three singles on the day.

Jacksonville opened up scoring in the bottom of the first inning as they scored their only run of the game off of Stafford.

The Patriots responded in the top of the third inning as they put four runs on the board to take the lead over the Dolphins, 4-1.  Senior Clay Kelly was the first Patriot to reach base in the third inning as he was hit by a pitch.  Junior Ryan Enos smashed a double to left field advancing Kelly to third base, before Junior Travis Meiners hit a two RBI single up the middle, scoring Kelly and Enos on the play.  Goins then doubled down the right field line leaving runners on second and third.  After a Sophomore Jason Krizan intentional walk to load the bases, Senior Brandon Bantz walked, forcing the Meiners across the plate for the third run of the inning.  Then Junior Ryan Thompson hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Goins and leaving the score, 4-1.

DBU added a single run in the top of the fifth inning to extend their lead to 5-1 when Bantz pushed Goins across the plate on a fielder’s choice, after Goins reached by a single to left field.

The Dolphins defense did not have an answer for the Patriots hitting as DBU put six runs on the board in the top of the seventh inning extending their lead to, 11-1.  After singles by Meiners, Goins, and Krizan to lead off, Thompson reached on a fielder’s choice to score Meiners on the play.  Junior Austin Knight crushed a three RBI double down the left field line, before a RBI single by Kelly and a Enos RBI triple scored the fifth and sixth run of the inning.

The Patriots added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning on Head and Enos solo homeruns, and then Stafford shut down the Dolphins in the bottom of the inning retiring the side in order.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow as they will face Jacksonville University for the second game of the three game weekend series in Jacksonville, Florida.

5/12/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 36-15 for the season on Tuesday afternoon as they defeated the Roadrunners from UT- San Antonio by the score of 15-8.

Starting pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer pitched three innings allowing six runs on seven hits. Freshman Michael Smith stepped in and pitched four innings in relief allowing only two runs on two hits, while striking out five batters.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh finished out the game for the Patriots pitching two scoreless innings to pick up his fourth save on the year.  

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Jason Krizan who went 3 for 5 on the day, hitting one single, one double, and one homerun, with five RBI. 

The Roadrunners jumped out to an early lead as they scored two runs in the top of the second inning.

The Patriots responded in the bottom half of the inning, scoring two runs and tying the game 2-2. Junior Ryan Thompson reached base on an error, then scored on a Junior Austin Knight RBI single to center field. 
The Roadrunners recaptured the lead in the top of the third inning when Michael Rockett hit a solo homerun off of Palmer to leave the score, 3-2.

In the bottom of the third inning, Junior Ryan Goins reached on a double down the left field line, and then was pushed across the plate on a Junior Jason Krizan RBI double to right field.  Senior Brandon Bantz hit a double to left field, scoring Krizan on the play to take the lead, 4-3.  Thompson reached base on a Roadrunner error, which scored Bantz for the third run of the inning.  Senior Trevor Head pushed Thompson across the plate on a sacrifice fly to leave the score, 6-3.

UTSA evened up the score in the top of the fourth inning, but the Patriots responded with a pair of solo homeruns by Juniors Ryan Enos, his 15th of the season, and Ryan Goins, his 20th of the season, in the bottom of the inning leaving the score, 8-6.

The Roadrunners evened up the score in the top of the sixth inning when Michael Rockett hit a two run homerun, his second of the game, leaving the score, 8-8.

The Patriots broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning when Krizan crushed a three run homerun over the wall in right center field, scoring Goins and Meiners and leaving the score, 11-8.

DBU added four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to extend their lead and finish off the Roadrunners by the final score of 15-8.   Krizan hit a RBI single to left center field scoring Meiners on the play after he reached on a single to left field for the first run of the inning.  Bantz pushed Krizan to second, then both runners advanced on a wild pitch to leave runners on second and third. Thompson stepped up and crushed a two RBI double to left field, scoring both Krizan and Bantz on the play.  Thompson crossed the plate for the fourth run of the inning on a Head single to right field.        

The Patriots are back in action on Thursday, May 14, as they travel to Jacksonville, Florida, to take on the Jacksonville University Dolphins. The first pitch is slated for 5:30 p.m.

5/11/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team fell to 35-15 for the season on Monday night as they were defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs by the score of 5-3.  With the win, TCU improved their season record to 32-14. 

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black was stuck with the loss dropping his record to 6-3 for the year.  Black pitched seven innings allowing five runs on seven hits, while striking out six Horned Frog batters.  Sophomore Chris Haney finished out the game as he stepped in and pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one. 

TCU opened up the scoring in the top of the first inning as they put a single run on the board to take an early 1-0 lead.

The Patriots could not stop the bleeding as the Horned Frogs jumped to a 5-0 lead scratching a single run across the plate in each of the second, third, fourth, and sixth innings. 

DBU was scoreless through five innings, then in the bottom of the sixth Sophomore Jason Krizan reached base on a single to left field before advancing to third base on a Senior Brandon Bantz double.  Junior Ryan Thompson stepped up to the plate and belted a two RBI double to left field, scoring both Krizan and Bantz on the play.  Thompson then was pushed across the plate for the third run of the inning on a Junior Austin Knight RBI single to center field to leave the score, 5-3.

The Patriots offense could not get the bats going against the Horned Frogs relief pitching as DBU fell to TCU by the score of 5-3.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field tomorrow afternoon as they welcome UT-San Antonio to campus.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

5/9/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 35-14 for the season on Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Utah Valley University Wolverines at Patriot Field by the score of 5-4 as DBU celebrated Senior Day. 

Starting pitcher Senior Chris McMullen picked up the win improving his record to 7-3 for the season. McMullen allowed one run on six hits through seven innings.  Freshman Michael Smith pitched two thirds of an inning in relief allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits. Freshman Ryan Behmanesh stepped in and pitched one and one third scoreless innings to finish off the Wolverines and capture his third save of the year.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Travis Meiners who went 2 for 4 on the day with three RBI hitting a solo homerun and a double.

The Wolverines opened up the scoring one run in the top of the first inning off of McMullen to take an early 1-0 lead.

The Patriots responded in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead 3-1.  Meiners put the Patriots on the board when he hit a solo homerun over the right field wall. Senior Brandon Bantz gave the Patriots the lead when he belted a two run homerun, scoring Sophomore Jason Krizan after he reached on a walk, leaving the score 3-1.

DBU scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning extending their lead to 5-1. Meiners smashed a two RBI double off the right field wall, scoring Senior Trevor Head and Junior Austin Knight on the play.  Head and Knight each reached on a walk.

The Wolverines managed three runs in the top of the eighth inning off of Smith to leave the score 5-4 going into the ninth inning.

Behmanesh stepped in to finish off Utah Valley pitching one and one third innings to end the game, 5-4.    

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field on Monday, May 11, as they welcome TCU to campus. The first pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

5/7/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 33-14 for the season on Thursday night at Patriot Field as they defeated the Utah Valley University.  Junior Ryan Enos hit a walk off, game winning homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Patriots the win over the Wolverines, 15-14.

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford pitched four and two thirds innings allowing eight runs on 12 hits while striking out six.  Freshman Ben Palmer pitched one inning in relief allowing six runs, five earned and one unearned, on eight hits before Senior Kevin Aduddell added a scoreless one and one third innings, then Freshman Ryan Behmanesh finished out the win.  Behmanesh pitched two scoreless innings in relief allowing only one hit and striking out four wolverine batters as he picked up the win improving his record to 1-0 for the season. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan who had an outstanding night going 4 for 4 on the night, hitting a “natural cycle” (in order: single, double, triple, homerun) to help lead the Patriots in the win.  Krizan also batted in five on the night.

The Wolverines opened up the scoring as they put up a single run in the top of the first inning off of Stafford to take an early 1-0 lead.

The Patriots responded by scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Junior Ryan Enos led off the inning with a walk to reach base, and Junior Travis Meiners reached after being hit by a pitch.  Then Sophomore Jason Krizan and Senior Brandon Bantz hit a pair of RBI singles to take a 2-1 lead, scoring Enos and Meiners.  Krizan scored for the third run of the inning on a Junior Ryan Thompson sacrifice fly before Senior Trevor Head hit a two run homerun over the wall in left center field to extend the Patriot lead and leave the score, 6-1.

DBU added a single run in the bottom of the second inning when Meiners hit a solo homerun over the left field wall to leave the score, 7-1.

The Wolverines managed three runs in the top of the third inning off of Stafford.

The Patriots came back in the bottom of the fourth inning to score three runs.  Meiners led off the inning with a walk, then scored on a Krizan RBI triple to right field.  Bantz pushed Krizan across on a sacrifice fly for the second run of the inning.  Thompson reached on a single to center field, stole second, then scored on a Knight double to leave the score, 10-4.

Utah Valley bounced back in the top of the fifth inning as they forced Stafford off the mound scoring five runs in the inning.  The Patriots answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning by a Krizan three run homerun before the Wolverines rallied to score another five runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead, 14-13.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Patriots managed a single run to tie the game, 14-14.  Krizan reached after being hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and advanced to second base on a Bantz sacrifice bunt.  Thompson then singled to center field, scoring Krizan on the play.

Behmanesh struck out the side in the top of the inning before Enos led off the inning by crushing a walk off, game winning homerun over the wall in right center field to secure the victory for the Patriots, 15-14.    

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field tomorrow as they welcome Utah Valley University for the second game of the three game weekend series.  The first pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

5/6/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Wednesday evening, by the score of 9-6 at Patriot Field. The Red Raiders used 21 hits on the evening to improve to 21-27, while the Patriots fall to 32-14 on the season. 

Sophomore Chris Haney was stuck with loss, pitching one third of an inning, allowing two runs and falling to 4-4 on the season. 

The Red Raiders drew first blood in the top of the first inning, on a single, walk and a two RBI double to take an early 2-0 lead. 

The Patriots came out strong in the bottom of the second inning, scoring five runs.  Junior Travis Meiners started the inning off with a walk, followed by walks by Senior Trevor Head and Juniors Ryan Enos and Austin Knight, scoring one run.  Junior Ryan Goins followed by blasting a grand slam over the left center field wall, making the score 5-2.

Meiners added a solo homerun in the third inning to increase the score to 6-2.

Texas Tech scratched one run in the fourth and added four runs in the fifth inning to take the lead.  Tech used six hits to chase DBU starter Junior Victor Black from the game, leaving the score 7-6. 

Tech added single runs in the sixth and eighth innings to make the score 9-6. 

The Patriots are back in action when they host Utah Valley University in a three game series at Patriot Field beginning on Thursday evening at 6:30. 

5/2/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team dropped to 32-12 for the season on Saturday afternoon as they suffered a loss from Texas A&M University by the score of 8-2.  With the win, the Aggies improve to 31-16 on the season.

Starting pitcher Senior Chris McMullen was stuck with the loss falling to 6-3 on the year.  McMullen pitched four and two thirds innings allowing five runs, four earned, on eight hits while striking out one.  Sophomore Chris Haney pitched two and one third innings in relief allowing two runs on four hits, striking out two Aggie batters.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh pitched one inning in relief allowing one run on two hits.

The game was scoreless until the Aggies managed to score four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and one run in the fifth off to take the early lead, 5-0.

The Patriots were held scoreless through the fifth inning stranding five runners.  In the top of the sixth inning the scoring drought was broken as Junior Ryan Goins led off the inning with a single, before crossing the plate on a Senior Brandon Bantz double down the left field line, leaving the score, 5-1.

DBU added another run in the top of the seventh inning when Senior Trevor Head led off for the Patriots, hitting a single to center field to reach base, then advanced to second base.  Head advanced to third on a Junior Ryan Enos groundout, then scored on a Junior Austin Knight RBI single to right center field to leave the score 5-2.

The Aggies offense produced two runs in the seventh inning and one run in the eighth to finish off the Patriots by the score of, 8-2.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field on Wednesday, May 6, as they welcome the Texas Tech Red Raiders to campus for a mid-week match up.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

5/1/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 32-12 for the season on Friday night as they defeated the nationally ranked Texas A&M Aggies in College Station, Texas, by the score of 11-10.  The Aggies fell to 30-16 on the year after the loss.

Starting pitcher Junior Ryan Millard pitched four innings for the Patriots allowing six runs on eight hits.  Freshman Michael Smith picked up the win, improving his record to 5-0 on the season as he pitched four innings in relief allowing four runs on three hits while striking out three.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh closed out the Aggies in the ninth inning, striking out two to record his second save of the season.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan.  Krizan went 3 for 5, hitting one homerun and two doubles in the win, while adding three RBI. 

After a scoreless first inning, the Patriots jumped on the Aggies early, scoring one run in the top of the second and two more in the third to leave the score, 3-0.  Senior Brandon Bantz reached base for the Patriots in the second inning before being pushed across the plate on a Senior Trevor Head double to right center field to take the lead, 1-0. Junior Travis Meiners crushed a solo homerun, his fifth of the season, over the wall in left center field in the third inning, before Krizan hit a RBI double to score Junior Ryan Goins on the play after reaching base by a walk.

The Aggies’ bats came alive in the third inning as Caleb Shofner belted a three run homerun off of Millard to tie the game, 3-3.  Then in the bottom of the fourth inning Brodie Greene hit a three run homerun of his own to give the Aggies the lead, 6-3.

The Patriots responded by putting two runs on the board in the top of the fifth inning.  Goins reached base on his second walk of the game, then scored on a Krizan RBI double to right center field.  Junior Ryan Thompson stepped up to the plate and snuck one up the middle on the Aggies to score Krizan for the second run of the inning.

Junior Austin Knight singled to lead off the sixth inning.  Senior Clay Kelly reached on an Aggie throwing error, advancing Knight to second.  Junior Ryan Enos laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners to second and third.  Meiners walked to load the bases and set up for a Goins grand slam over the wall in dead center field to give the Patriots the lead, 9-6.

The Patriots added a single run in the top of the seventh when Bantz led off the inning with a solo homerun, his ninth of the season, over the left field wall, leaving the score, 10-6.

The Aggies fought back putting four runs on the board in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game, 10-10.  Greene scored on a Luke Anders sacrifice fly out, before Joe Patterson hit the Aggies third three run homerun on the night to erase the Patriot lead.

In the top of the eighth inning, Krizan hit a solo homerun, his 14th of the season, to give the Patriots the slight edge, 11-10.

Smith shut down the Aggie offense in the eighth, and then Behmanesh pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Patriots striking out two batters to capture his second save on the year.

The Patriots are back in action again tomorrow in College Station, Texas, as they face the Aggies for the third and final game of the series.  The first pitch is slated for 2:05 p.m.    

4/30/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team dropped to 31-12 for the season on Thursday night at Olsen Field in College Station, Texas as they gave up a 3-1 lead in the final three innings to lose to the Texas A&M University Aggies by the score of 4-3.

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black pitched seven and one third innings allowing only three runs on five hits while striking out six Aggies batters.  Sophomore Chris Haney was stuck with the loss dropping his record to 4-3 for the season as he pitched two thirds innings in relief, allowing one run on one hit while striking out two.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan who went 3 for 4 on the night, hitting three doubles in the loss.

The Aggies took the early lead as they scored one run on Black in the bottom of the first inning when Brooks Raley tripled to right center to later score on a Luke Anders sacrifice fly ball to center field.

The Patriots were quick to respond as they put up one run in the top of the second inning.  Krizan led things off for the Patriots by hitting a double to left center field to reach base.  Junior Ryan Thompson then singled up the middle to score Krizan and tie the game, 1-1.

The DBU offense was able to give Black some breathing room in the top of the fourth inning as they scored two runs to take the lead, 3-1.  Krizan led off the inning with his second double of the game, hitting a laser to right center field.  Thompson reached first base on an Aggie throwing error, advancing Krizan to third.  Senior Brandon Bantz reached first on a fielder’s choice, with Krizan out at home plate on the play and Thompson advancing to second base.  Junior Austin Knight crushed the ball down the left field line for a two RBI double, scoring Bantz and Thompson on the play to give the Patriots the lead.

The Aggies managed to score one run in the bottom of the seventh and added another in the eighth to tie the game, 3-3, going into the top of the ninth inning.

The Patriots could not get anything going in the ninth inning, but the Aggies rallied in the bottom of the inning to score one run off of Haney as Brodie Greene hit a walk off single to left center field with the bases loaded to score Kevin Gonzalez and end the game, 4-3.      

The Patriots are back in action as they face the Aggies for the second game of the series in College Station, Texas, on Friday, May 1.  The first pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m.

4/28/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 31-11 for the season on Tuesday night in Huntsville, Texas, as they defeated Sam Houston State University by the score of 6-2.

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford picked up the win improving his record to 2-0 on the season.  Stafford pitched six innings allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out two Bearkat batters.  Freshman Michael Smith added two scoreless innings in relief allowing only two hits.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh stepped in and pitched a scoreless ninth inning striking out two for the Patriots to close out their ninth straight win.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Senior Brandon Bantz who went 2 for 4 in the win, hitting one double and one single.

The Patriots opened up scoring in the top of the third inning to take the early lead, 1-0.  Bantz led off the inning with a double to center field then eventually was pushed across the plate on a Junior Ryan Enos sacrifice fly.

DBU added a single in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend their lead as Senior Trevor Head crushed a solo homerun, his 10th of the season, over the wall in left field.

Tyler Knight was able to hit a double off of Stafford to knock in two runs for the Bearkats and tie the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Justin Keithley and Braedan Riley on the play.

The Patiots broke the tie in the top of the seventh inning as they scored two runs on a pair of RBI singles by Junior Ryan Goins and Sophomore Jason Krizan.  Bantz singled to lead off the inning and then advanced to second on a Senior Clay Kelly walk.  Both runners advanced on a Enos sacrifice bunt.  Goins hit a single to score Bantz, before Krizan hit a single to score Kelly for the second run of the inning, leaving the score, 4-2.

DBU scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to add to their lead.  Krizan hit his second RBI single of the game to score Knight, who reached base on a walk.  Goins added the final run of the game on a double steal to leave the score 6-2.

The Patriots are back in action on Thursday, April 30, as they travel to College Station, Texas, to take on the Texas A&M University Aggies in a three game series.  The first pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m.

4/27/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 30-11 for the season on Monday afternoon in Nacogdoches, Texas, as they defeated Stephen F. Austin University by the score of 12-8.

Starting pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer pitched one and two thirds innings allowing five runs on eight hits.  Senior Kevin Aduddell stepped in and pitched two and one third innings in relief and allowed only one run on four hits.  Sophomore Josh Wilson pitched two thirds of an inning before Sophomore Chris Haney added two and one third innings.  Haney picked up the win on the day improving his record to 4-2 on the season, as he allowed only one run on two hits in the outing.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh finished off the Lumberjacks to pick up his first save of the season.  Behmanesh pitched two scoreless innings allowing four hits, while striking out three batters.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Goins who went 4 for 4 in the win, hitting one double and three singles.  Goins also had two walks on the day.

The Patriots opened up the scoring early as they put one run on the board in the top of the first inning.  Junior Ryan Enos doubled off the left field wall to lead off the inning and then advanced to third base on a Junior Austin Knight groundout.  Goins walked, then stole second base to leave runners on second and third.  Enos then was pushed across the plate on a Sophomore Jason Krizan RBI groundout to give the Patriots the lead, 1-0.

The ‘Jacks responded in the bottom of the third inning, scoring three runs off of Palmer on four straight hits to start the game.

SFA added two more runs in the bottom of the second to extend their lead to 5-1 when the top of the lineup for the ‘Jacks hit four straight for the second inning in a row.

The Patriots dug themselves out of a slight hole in the top of the third inning scoring three runs on the ‘Jacks defense.  Knight and Goins led off the inning with a pair of walks to reach base.  Krizan hit a RBI single to center field to score Knight.  Junior Ryan Thompson walked to load the bases for the Patriots before Freshman Landon Anderson hit a two RBI single through the left side, scoring Goins and Krizan on the play and leaving the score, 5-4.

SFA added a single run in the bottom of the fourth inning, and another in the bottom of the fifth before the Patriots answered with two runs in the top of the sixth inning.  Senior Clay Kelly singled to lead off the inning and went on to score on a Krizan RBI single through the right side after a Knight walk and Goins single.  Junior Travis Meiners reached on a fielder’s choice scoring Knight for the second run of the inning to leave the score, 7-6, in favor of SFA.

The ‘Jacks managed one run in the bottom of the sixth inning before the Patriot’s bats caught fire as they went on to score six runs in the last three innings to finish off SFA by the score of 12-8. 

In the seventh inning, Kelly knocked Anderson in on a sacrifice fly who reached on a walk.  Enos smashed a two run homerun, his 14th of the season, over the right field wall to give the Patriots the lead, 9-8.

Kelly hit a RBI single to left center field to score Anderson in the top of the eighth inning.  Anderson reached on a walk.  Meiners added a RBI single in the ninth inning to score Goins who reached on a single, before Knight crossed for the second run of the inning on a Thompson RBI groundout.          

The Patriots are back in action on Tuesday, April 28, as they travel to Huntsville, Texas, to take on Sam Houston University. The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

4/25/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 29-11 on Saturday afternoon as they completed the series sweep, defeating the University of Northern Colorado Bears by the score of 13-2.

Starting pitcher Junior Chris Mcmullen picked up the win improving to 6-2 on the season. McMullen pitched six scoreless innings allowing only three hits and striking out three batters.  Junior Michael LaCourse pitched in relief allowing two runs on one hit, while Sophomore Chris Haney added two scoreless innings allowing no hits.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh stepped in and finished off the Bears pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan who went 3 for 5 in the win, hitting one homerun, one double, and one single adding four RBI.

The Patriots opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first inning scoring five runs to take an early 5-0 lead.  Junior Ryan Enos singled through the right side to reach base to lead off the inning.  Junior Ryan Goins reached on a Bears error, advancing Enos to second. Sophomore Jason Krizan reached on a single to right field advancing the runners and scoring Enos. Goins crossed the plate on a RBI ground out by Junior Ryan Thompson. Then Senior Brandon Bantz crushed a two run homerun, his eighth of the season, over the center field wall, scoring Krizan on the play. Junior Austin Knight singled to right field before Senior Trevor Head walked to leave runners on first and second. The runners advanced on a Bears wild pitch, and then Freshman Landon Anderson hit a RBI single to score Knight for the fifth run of the inning, leaving the score, 5-0.

In the bottom of the second inning, Junior Travis Meiners walked to reach base before advancing to third on a Krizan double to right field.  Thompson reached on a fielder's choice, which pushed Meiners across the plate to extend the Patriot lead, 6-0.  

The Patriots added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as they scored 2 runs. Goins belted a two run homerun, his 17th of the season, scoring Enos who reached on a Bears error leaving the score, 8-0. 

The Bears managed to score two runs in the top of the seventh inning off of LaCourse.

DBU answered in the bottom of the eighth inning as they added five runs to their lead to finish off the Bears by the score of 13-2.  Enos walked to reach base, then advanced to second on a Meiners single through the left side.  Goins smashed a RBI double to left center field to score Enos on the play.  Krizan stepped to the plate and hit a three run homerun scoring Goins and Meiners.  Thompson added a solo homerun for the fifth run of the inning.

Behmanesh pitched a scoreless ninth inning to end the game, 13-2.  

The Patriots are back in on Monday, April 25, as they travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, to take on Stephen F. Austin University. The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

4/24/2009

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots improved to 28-11 on Friday as they swept the afternoon doubleheader at Patriot Field against the University of Northern Colorado Bears.  The Patriots won the first game by the score of 14-8, and completed the sweep by winning the second game by a score of 11-1.                                    . 

Starting pitcher in game one Junior Ryan Millard pitched three and two thirds innings allowing five runs on eight hits and striking out one Bear batter.  Freshman Michael Smith picked up the win improving his record to 4-0 on the season as he pitched five and one third innings in relief to finish off the Bears.

Leading the Patriots at the plate in the first game was Freshman Landon Anderson who went 4 for 4 hitting one double, three singles, and adding two RBI.  Anderson also had one walk in the win.

Northern Colorado opened up the scoring in the top of the second inning when Phil Santucci hit a solo homerun before Tyler Borzileri stepped to the plate and hit a two run homerun to give the Bears the early lead, 3-0.

The Patriots responded in the bottom of the second inning when Sophomore Jason Krizan belted a solo homerun, his 10th of the season, over the wall in left center field leaving the score, 3-1.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Patriots captured the lead from the Bears scoring three runs.  Anderson led off the inning with a walk, then advanced to third on a Junior Ryan Enos single to right field leaving runners on first and third for Junior Austin Knight.  Knight hit a two RBI single, scoring Anderson and Enos on the play.  Junior Ryan Goins hit a RBI single to right field to score Knight for the third run of the inning to leave the score, 4-3, in favor of the Patriots.

The Bears answered in the top of the fourth inning as they pushed across two runs.  Casey Coy hit a solo homerun to lead off the inning, then Adam Hilker hit a RBI single to score their second run.

Northern Colorado scored a single run in the top of the fifth inning on a Adrian Schenk sacrifice fly to right field off of Smith.

The Patriots answered with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning when Junior Travis Meiners crushed a three run homerun, his fourth of the season, scoring Krizan and Goins.  Krizan reached on a double to left field and Goins walked to reach base.  Senior Trevor Head walked, then Anderson stepped up to the plate and hit a single.  Enos hit a RBI single to right field, scoring Head for the fourth run of the inning with Anderson scoring on a Bears throwing error to leave the score, 10-6. 

The Bears managed to score two runs in the top of the sixth off of Smith with Erik Hegstad and Kevin Sandberg each hitting solo homeruns.

DBU responded with three runs in the sixth inning as Krizan led off with a solo homerun, his 11th of the season and second of the game, over the wall in left center field.  Meiners and Junior Ryan Thompson crossed the plate for the Patriots off RBI singles by Sophomore Chris Haney and Anderson to extend their lead, 13-8.

The Patriots added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring a single run.  Meiners led off the inning with a single to second base and advanced to second on a Bears wild pitch.  Anderson hit a RBI single to score Meiners ending the game with the Patriots coming out victorious, 14-8.

In the second game, starting pitcher Victor Black picked up the win improving his record to 6-2 on the season.  Black pitched seven innings allowing only one run on four hits.  Black struck out 14 Bears batters in the win to break the school record of 13 in a seven inning game.

Leading the Patriots at the plate during the second game was Meiners who went 3 for 4 hitting three singles adding two RBI in the win.

The Patriots took an early lead scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning.  Enos singled to lead off the inning.  Knight reached first on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on a Bears error, moving Enos to third base on the play.  Goins walked to load the bases for Meiners who hit a RBI single to center field to score Enos and give the Patriots a 1-0 lead. 

The Bears managed one run in the top of the fourth inning when Erik Hegstad hit a solo homerun off of Black to tie the game, 1-1.

The Patriots answered in the bottom of the inning as they went on to score eight runs on seven hits.  Krizan smashed a solo homerun, his 12th of the season and third on the day, to lead off the inning and give the Patriots the lead, 2-1.  Thompson and Senior Brandon Bantz both hit singles to reach base before Head walked to load the bases.  Anderson hit a two RBI single to left field, scoring Bantz and Thompson on the play.  Enos hit a RBI groundout to score Head for the fourth run of the inning.  Knight followed with a walk, leaving runners on first and third base.  Knight walked, then Goins hit a RBI single through the right side scoring Anderson on the play. Krizan reached base on a fielder’s choice as Knight scored for the sixth run of the inning.  Thompson capped off the scoring frenzy for the Patriots with a two RBI double to left field, which scored Krizan and Goins, leaving the score 9-1.

DBU added one run in the fifth inning, and another in the sixth to extend their lead and finish off the Bears in a seven inning game, 11-1.  In the fifth, Enos hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Bantz after reaching base on a single to left field.  Goins crossed the plate in the sixth on a Meiners single through the right side after reaching base on a Bears error.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field tomorrow afternoon as they welcome back the Bears from the University of Northern Colorado for the third and final game of the series.  The first pitch is slated for 12:00 noon.

4/21/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team improved to 26-11 on Tuesday afternoon in Conway, Arkansas, as they defeated the University of Central Arkansas Bears by the score of 15-1.

Starting pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer picked up his second win of the season improving his record to 2-1.  Palmer pitched five scoreless innings allowing only four hits while striking out three Bears batters.  Sophomore Jared Stafford stepped in for Palmer and pitched two innings in relief allowing the Bears only run in the game on four hits and striking out one.  Junior Michael LaCourse and Freshman Ryan Behmanesh each pitched one scoreless inning to finish off the Bears only allowing one hit a piece.

The Patriots were led at the plate by Juniors Ryan Enos and Travis Meiners.  Enos went 5 for 6 on the day hitting two doubles and three singles with three RBI.  Meiners went 4 for 5 hitting four singles knocking in one run.

The game was scoreless until the Patriots put two runs on the board in the top of the second inning to break the tie taking the lead, 2-0.  Junior Travis Meiners started things off with a single to right field to reach base, then advanced to second base on a Freshman Landon Anderson single.  Enos singled to score both Meiners and Anderson on the play and give the Patriots the early lead.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Patriots extended their lead as they scored five runs.  Senior Trevor Head reached base after being hit by a pitch to lead off the inning.  Senior Brandon Bantz doubled to left center field leaving runners on second and third for Meiners who hit a RBI single though the right side to score Head.  Anderson reached on a Bears fielding error, scoring Bantz and advancing Meiners to third base.  Enos belted a RBI double to right field to score Meiners before Anderson raced across the plate on a Bears throwing error for the fourth run of the inning.  Juniors Austin Knight and Ryan Goins both walked to load the bases.  Sophomore Jason Krizan hit a RBI sacrifice fly to score the fifth run in the inning, leaving the score, 7-0.

The Patriots added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning.  Meiners first reached on a single to left field.  Anderson also singled to left field before Enos hit his second straight double scoring both Meiners and Anderson on the play giving the Patriots a 9-0 lead.

The Patriots were able to shut out UCA until the Bears managed one run in the bottom of the seventh inning off of Stafford.

DBU finished out the game strong putting up two runs in the top of the eighth and four runs in the top of the ninth inning to cap off the convincing win over the Bears, 15-1. 

In the eighth inning, Anderson and Enos both singled to reach base, and Freshman Ben Mrachek reached on a pinch-hit walk to load the bases.  Krizan hit a RBI sacrifice fly to center field to score Anderson.  Sophomore Josh Wilson pinch hit for Junior Ryan Thompson and hit a RBI single up the middle to score Enos for the second run of the inning.

Meiners led off the ninth inning with his fourth single of the game.  Anderson then reached on a fielder’s choice before Enos singled up the middle to leave runners on first and third after Anderson reached third on a balk.  Mrachek hit a RBI single to left center field giving the Patriots the first run of the inning. Freshman Jerrod Eigsti reached first on a pinch hit walk before Freshman Stephen Phillips stepped up to the plate and crushed a two RBI double to left center field scoring Mrachek and Enos.  Phillips pinch hit for Krizan.  The Patriots added their fourth and final run on a RBI sacrifice fly by Wilson, scoring Eigsti and leaving the final score, 15-1.

The Patriots are back in action on Friday, April 24, in doubleheader fashion as they welcome Utah Valley University to Patriot Field.  The first pitch of game one is slated for 3:00 p.m. and the second game will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.

4/20/2009

The DBU Patriot Baseball game vs. Oral Roberts University that was scheduled for Wednesday has been RE-SCHEDULED for Monday, May 18, at 3:00 p.m. at Patriot Field.

Please contact the Athletics Office with any questions at 214-333-5324

4/18/2009

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots won both games of the doubleheader on Saturday and swept the series against Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.  The Patriots bats were red-hot on Saturday afternoon, hitting 10 homeruns and scoring 29 runs in two games and defeating the Wolverines by the score of 12-3 and 17-11.  With the victories the Patriots improve to 25-11 on the season, while UVU falls to 11-27. 

Leading DBU at the plate on the day was Junior Ryan Goins, who went 7 for 12, with nine RBI and four homeruns in the two games.   

Junior Ryan Millard picked up the win in game one, improving to 5-2 on the season, pitching eight innings, allowing three runs, while scattering seven hits and striking out three, without walking a UVU batter.  

The Wolverines struck first in game one, scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning on two singles and a sacrifice fly, taking an early 1-0 lead.

DBU got on the board in the third inning. Senior Clay Kelly walked to lead off the inning and Junior Ryan Enos singled. Junior Austin Knight followed with a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. Kelly scored on a wild pitch and Goins hit a two run homerun, to give the Patriots a 3-1 lead.

UVU tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, on a two run homerun, leaving the score 3-3.

Goins gave the Patriots the lead once again in the top of the sixth inning on a solo homerun to left center field.

DBU padded their lead in the eighth on a leadoff solo homerun by Sophomore Jason Krizan to left field, his eighth of the season.  Sophomore Chris Haney doubled down the left field line with two outs and scored on a RBI single to right field by Junior Travis Meiners to make the score 6-3.

In the ninth, Enos singled and Knight walked to set up Goins third homerun of the game and 15th of the season. Krizan followed with a double and Thompson hit a two run homerun over the right centerfield wall, his seventh of the season. Head added a double and Freshman Landon Anderson knocked him in with a RBI double off the left field wall, leaving the score 12-3.

Sophomore Jared Stafford pitched a scoreless ninth. 

The Patriots did not waste any time getting on the board in the second game of the doubleheader, picking up right where they left off in the first game, by scoring five runs in the top of the first.  Enos reached on an error to start the game and Knight followed with a double.  Goins had a RBI groundout, scoring Enos and Krizan hit a RBI single to left, scoring Knight.  Thompson reached on a base on balls and Senior Brandon Bantz hit a three run homerun, hit sixth of the season, to chase the UVU starting pitcher and leaving the score 5-0.

The Wolverines managed to score two runs in the bottom of the inning on three hits, including a solo homerun off of DBU starting pitcher Senior Chris McMullen. 

DBU struck again in the third inning.  Head doubled to start the inning and Bantz and Meiners both drew walks to load the bases.  Kelly hit his second homerun in as many days, this one a grandslam, to clear the bases for his third homerun on the year.  Enos followed with a double off the top of the wall in rightfield, just missing back to back shots for the Patriots and later scored on a RBI double by Goins.  Krizan added a two run homerun, his ninth of the season to increase the lead to 12-2.   

The Wolverines added a solo homerun in the fourth inning, but Goins added a solo homerun of his own, his fifth in two days and 16th of the season, leaving the score 13-3. 

UVA scored four runs in the fifth inning on two singles, a walk and a homerun, to make the score 13-7.   

The Patriots responded with two runs in the sixth inning.  Meiners doubled and scored on a RBI double by Enos, who scored on a RBI single by Knight, making the score 15-7. 

The Wolverines were able to close the DBU lead to 15-8 on a double and an error in the bottom of the sixth inning. 

Bantz added his second homerun of the day and seventh of the season in the seventh inning, a two run blast to right center scoring Thompson, who had walked.  UVU added another run in the bottom of the inning, after a lead off triple.

Freshman Michael Smith improved to 3-0 on the season, picking up the win, after pitching three and a third innings, allowing two runs, one earned on two hits and stirking out three.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh pitched the ninth, allowing two runs on two walks, a single and a double, making the final score 17-11.

The Patriots are back in action on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 when they travel to Conway, Arkansas, to take on the University of Central Arkansas Bears. 

4/17/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball won the first game of the three game series against Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, by the score of 10-6 on Friday night.  With the win, the Patriots improved to 23-11 on the season.

Starter Junior Victor Black pitched six innings, allowing six runs, three earned, on six hits while striking out seven.

Sophomore Chris Haney picked up the win pitching three scoreless innings to improve to 3-2 on the season.

Junior Ryan Enos led off the game with a solo homerun to right center field, his 12th of the season, giving DBU the early lead.

The Patriots added to their lead in the fourth inning on a three run homerun by Senior Clay Kelly, scoring Senior Brandon Bantz, who singled, and Junior Austin Knight, who walked, giving DBU a 4-0 advantage.

The Wolverines scored two unearned runs in the bottom half of the inning, after a UVU batter was hit by a pitch and the following batter drew a walk. Both runners scored on a Patriot throwing error to leave the score 4-2.

DBU responded with a run of their own in the top of the fifth, after Junior Ryan Goins singled and advanced to second on an error. He advanced to third on a fly out by Junior Ryan Thompson and scored on a RBI sacrifice fly by Senior Trevor Head, increasing the lead to 5-2.

UVU got the first hit off of Black in the fifth inning and managed to close the score to 5-3.

The Patriots added another run in the sixth inning after Knight singled to start the inning and later scored on a RBI single by Enos, leaving the score 6-3.

The Wolverines hit a solo homerun in the bottom half of the inning, making it a two run game once again.

UVU tied the game in the seventh inning, after leadoff runner reached on an error, which set up a two run homerun, tying the game at 6-6 and chasing Black from the game.

DBU regained the lead in the eighth inning after Krizan and Thompson walked and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Bantz. Krizan scored on a sacrifice fly by Knight, giving DBU the lead 7-6.

Enos lead off the ninth inning, with his second solo homerun of the game and his 13th of the season.  Junior Travis Meiners singled and Goins followed with a two run homerun to right field, his 12th on the year, increasing the Patriot lead to 10-6. 

The Patriots and Wolverines are back in action tomorrow afternoon in a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 MST.

4/16/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team's first game of the three game series against Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, has been postponed. due to snow and wet field conditions.  The Patriots will now play one game on Friday evening at 6:00 MST and a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1:00 MST. 

4/13/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team suffered their third straight loss on Monday afternoon at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas, as they were defeated by the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners by the score of 4-3.

Starting pitcher Junior Chris McMullen was stuck with the loss dropping his record to 5-2 on the year.  McMullen pitched seven innings allowing four runs on eight hits with two strikeouts.  Freshman Michael Smith stepped in and pitched one scoreless inning to end the game allowing only one hit while striking out one Roadrunner batter.  Matt Crocker picked up the win as he pitched three and one third innings in relief for the Roadrunners allowing two runs on two hits while striking out seven Patriots batters.

The Roadrunners opened up scoring in the bottom of the second inning scoring four runs off of McMullen.  Ryan Hutson hit a two RBI double for UTSA, to score Aaron Powell and Michael Rockett on the play to give the Roadrunners the lead.  Then Jason Mohn stepped up and hit a two run homerun to add to the Roadrunner lead and leave the score, 4-0. 

The Patriots were able to break their scoring drought by putting a single run on the board in the top of the fifth inning.  Sophomore Chris Haney led off the inning with a double to right center before advancing to third from a Junior Austin Knight single to right field to leave runners on the corners.  Junior Travis Meiners walked, then Junior Ryan Goins forced Haney across the plate on a bases loaded walk to give the Patriots their first run of the game leaving the score, 4-1.

The Patriots were able to add one run in the top of the seventh inning and another in the top of the eight to eat away at the Roadrunner lead.  In the seventh, Knight reached on a Roadrunner fielding error before advancing to second on a Kelly single to right field, and moved his way to third on a sac bunt by Junior Ryan Enos.  Knight then scored on a Meiners RBI groundout.  In the eighth inning, Head led off the inning by reaching first on a third strike wild pitch.  Haney smashed a RBI double to left center, scoring Head on the play to move the Patriots within one of the lead, 4-3.

DBU held the Roadrunners scoreless after the second, but were not able to produce enough offense to bounce back from the 4-0 deficit.  The Patriots suffered their third straight loss, as Zach Calhoon for the Roadrunners stepped in to pitch a scoreless ninth inning striking out two Patriots ending the game in a score of 4-3.

The Patriots are back in action on Thursday, April 16, as they travel to Orem, Utah, for a three game weekend series against Utah Valley University.  The first pitch on Thursday is slated for 7:00 p.m.

4/11/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team fell to 22-10 for the season on Saturday afternoon at Patriot Field, after dropping their second straight game to Northeastern University.  The Huskies defeated the Patriots by a score of 7-4.

Starting pitcher for the Patriots Junior Victor Black was stuck with the loss moving him to 5-2 on the season.  Black pitched five and one third innings allowing five runs, two earned and three unearned, on nine hits, while striking out one.  Freshman Michael Smith pitched two and two thirds innings in relief allowing two runs on four hits and striking out two Husky batters.  Sophomore Jared Stafford stepped in and finished out the game for DBU, pitching one scoreless inning while striking out one.

The Huskies opened up the scoring early putting up a single run on the board in the top of the first inning when Mike Tamsin hit a single to right field to score Matt Miller, who reached on a single.

The Patriots answered with one run of their own in the bottom of the first inning when Junior Ryan Goins smashed a solo homerun over the wall in right center, leaving the score, 1-1.

After a scoreless second inning, the Huskies added two more runs in the top of the third inning to take the lead, before the Patriots responded with one run in the bottom of the third leaving the score, 3-2.  Junior Austin Knight reached on a single to left field and then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Senior Clay Kelly.  Junior Travis Meiners then singled to left field, scoring Knight on the play.

In the top of the sixth inning, the Huskies managed to score four runs to extend their lead to 7-2.

The Patriots were held scoreless until the bottom of the eighth inning when they were able to rally to put two runs on the board.  Krizan led off the inning with a single to left field.  Junior Ryan Thompson followed with a single to center field before Knight walked to load the bases for Kelly.  Kelly hit a RBI single to left field to score Krizan.  The second run of the inning came from a Junior Ryan Enos single to center field which scored Thompson on the play.

The Huskies held off the Patriot attack in the bottom of the ninth inning to grab their second straight victory against the Patriots at Patriot Field.  The Huskies improved to 17-11 on the year defeating the Patriots in a score of 7-4.

The Patriots are back in action on Monday, April 13, when they travel to San Antonio, Texas, to take on UT-San Antonio.  The first pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m.

4/10/2009

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball Team split the double header against the Northeastern University Huskies on Friday.  The Patriots move to 22-9 on the year, while the Huskies move to 16-11.  The Patriots defeated the Huskies in game one in convincing fashion, 12-2, but dropped the second game, 7-5.

Starting pitcher Junior Ryan Millard picked up the win improving to 4-2 on the season.  Millard pitched seven innings allowing only two runs on eight hits, while striking out 10 Husky batters.  Freshman Michael Smith and Senior Kevin Aduddell each pitched one scoreless inning in relief to finish off the Huskies.    

Leading the Patriots at the plate in game one was Junior Ryan Goins who went 2 for 3, hitting one homerun and one single.  Goins also had one walk in the win. 

In the bottom of the first inning Junior Ryan Goins gave the Patriots the early lead by crushing a solo homerun over the right field wall leaving the score, 1-0.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Huskies managed one run off of Millard to tie the game, and then took the lead in the top of the sixth scoring another leaving the score, 2-1.

The Patriots responded in the bottom of the sixth inning putting five runs on the board.  Junior Ryan Enos led off the inning with a walk, before Junior Travis Meiners advanced him to third on a single to right field, leaving runners on first and third.  Goins stepped up to the plate and hit a RBI single to right field, scoring Enos to tie the game, 2-2.  Senior Trevor Head doubled to left field, scoring Meiners on the play to give the Patriots the 3-2 lead.  DBU continued to add to their lead when Junior Ryan Thompson crushed a two RBI double to left field, scoring Goins and Head.  Thompson was pushed across the plate for the fifth run of the inning by a Sophomore Chris Haney sacrifice fly to leave the score 6-2.

The Patriots extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh inning scoring six runs and leaving the score 12-2.  Enos reached first after being hit by a pitch, and then advanced to second on a Meiners single to left field. Goins walked to load the bases and set up for a Head two RBI double, scoring Meiners and Enos and giving the Patriots a victory in game one.     

Smith and Aduddell pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth to finish off the Huskies 12-2.

In game two, starting pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer pitched five innings allowing four runs on six hits, while striking out one Husky batter.  Junior Michael LaCourse was stuck with the loss falling to 1-1 on the season.  LaCourse pitched two thirds innings giving up three runs on four hits.  Sophomore Chris Haney pitched three and one third scoreless innings in relief to end the game.

The Patriots were led at the plate in the second game by Enos who went 3 for 4 in the game.  Enos hit one double and two singles in the loss.

The Huskies took the lead early in the second game scoring one run in the top of the first inning off of Palmer leaving the score, 1-0.

The Patriots were kept scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when they added a single run to tie the game, 1-1.  Enos doubled to left center to reach, then Meiners pushed Enos across the plate on a RBI single to center field.

Northeastern responded in the top of the sixth inning scoring six runs on the Patriot defense. 

The Patriots answered in the bottom of the sixth scoring two runs, and added a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh, leaving the score 7-5.  Krizan scored on a RBI single by Bantz in the sixth, after reaching on a single and advancing to third on a Head double.  Knight hit a sacrifice fly to score Thompson for the second run in the sixth inning. 

In the seventh, Goins reached base on a double to left field, before scoring from a Krizan single to right field.  Thompson stepped up and crushed a triple to left field to score Krizan and leave the score 7-5.

The Patriots could not produce enough offense to get any runs on the board in the eighth and ninth innings as they Huskies captured the victory, 7-5. 

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow afternoon as they welcome back the Northeastern Huskies to Patriot Field for the third and final game of the weekend series.  The first pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.

4/8/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriot Baseball team improved to 21-9 on the season, after scoring 16 runs on 16 hits on the number seven ranked Baylor Bears at Baylor Ballpark on Wednesday evening. 

The Patriots scored four runs in the first inning and five runs in the second inning en route to the 16-3 win.  DBU added another run in the fifth and finished off the Bears, scoring six runs in the eighth inning. 

Leading DBU at the plate was Junior Ryan Goins, who went two for four with three RBI.  Senior Trevor Head finished the game with three RBI as well.  Junior Ryan Thompson and Senior Clay Kelly each went three for five on the night.

Senior Chris McMullen picked up the win, improving to 5-1 on the year, pitching eight innings, allowing only three runs on six hits, while striking out four.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh struck out the side in the ninth inning to close out the victory. 

Junior Ryan Enos led off the game with a walk and advanced to third on a Junior Travis Meiners single.  Goins crushed a RBI double to right center to score Enos and give the Patriots the early lead.  Senior Trevor Head hit a 2 RBI single to add to the Patriot lead, scoring Meiners and Goins on the play and leaving the score 4-0.
 
The Bears managed to score one run in the bottom of the first inning off of McMullen as Shaver Hansen hit into a fielder’s choice to score Raynor Campbell.

The Patriot’s bats stayed red hot as they scored five runs in the top of the second on the Bears.  Enos started things off again with a walk to reach first, and was advanced to third off a Meiners double down the right field line.  Meiners advanced to third and Enos was pushed across the plate on a Goins RBI sac fly.  Head tacked another run on the board with a RBI groundout, scoring Meiners.  Junior Jason Krizan reached on a Bear’s error, then Junior Ryan Thompson and Senior Brandon Bantz each walked to load the bases to set up for a Junior Austin Knight two RBI single to right center.  Senior Clay Kelly single up the middle to score Bantz and end the inning with the Patriots on top, 9-1.

Baylor’s Adam Hornung hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Patriots answered scoring a single run in the top of the fifth inning off a Goins sac fly to score Knight after he reached on a walk.  The Bear’s Aaron Miller responded with hitting the second Baylor solo homerun of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning to leave the score, 10-3.

In the top of the eighth inning, Krizan singled to score Goins, who reached on an error.  Thompson singled to score Head, who reached after being hit by a pitch.  Bantz added a RBI double and Kelly followed with a RBI single.  Enos forced in a run when he was hit by a pitch and the sixth run of the inning was scored on a wild pitch to leave the score, 16-3.

Behmanesh stepped in and struck out the Baylor side in the top of the ninth to give the Patriots the victory against the number seven ranked Baylor Bears.

The Patriots are back in action on Friday afternoon in doubleheader fashion against Northeastern University beginning at 3:00. 

4/6/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots improved to 20-8 on the season as they defeated the Golden Eagles from Oral Roberts University on Monday afternoon by the score of 5-4.

Starting pitcher Victor Black picked up the win improving to 5-1 on the year.  Black pitched six innings allowing only two runs on ten hits while striking out nine Eagle batters.  Freshman Michael Smith pitched two scoreless innings in relief before Sophomore Chris Haney stepped in and grabbed his fifth save of the season pitching one inning to close out the Golden Eagles.                       

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Senior Trevor Head who went 2 for 4 in the win, hitting two singles with one RBI.

The Golden Eagles opened up scoring in the top of the third inning off of Black as Robert Barbosa hit a solo homerun to give ORU the lead, 1-0.

Oral Roberts added to their lead in the top of the fifth when Juan Martinez hit an RBI single to center field to score Danny Duffy, after Duffy reached on a double, leaving the score 2-0.

The Patriots responded in the bottom of the sixth inning as they scored three runs to take the lead for ORU, 3-2.  Juniors Ryan Enos and Travis Meiners led off the inning with a pair or walks before Head hit a single to load the bases.  Sophomore Jason Krizan stepped up to the plated and hit a RBI single to right field to score Enos on the play, before Junior Ryan Thompson crushed a two RBI single to center ,scoring Head and Meiners and giving the Patriots the lead.

The Patriots scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to extend their lead.  Enos and Goins started off the inning with walks before Head hit a RBI single to score Enos.  Krizan added a RBI groundout to score Goins and leave the score, 5-2.

Oral Roberts managed two runs in the top of the ninth inning off of Haney as Juan Martinez hit a two run homerun, but it was not enough to overcome the Patriot lead as DBU finished out the game capturing their fifth straight win, defeating ORU 5-4. 

The Patriots are back in action on Wednesday, April 8, as they travel to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor University.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30.

4/4/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots improved to 19-8 on the season as they defeated the Houston Baptist University Huskies on Saturday afternoon at Patriot Field by the score of 14-8.  With the loss, the Huskies drop to 2-23 on the season.

Starting pitcher Kevin Aduddell pitched one and two thirds innings allowing three runs on three hits, while striking out one.  Junior Michael LaCourse pitched one and two thirds innings in relief allowing two runs on one hit, while striking out three Husky batters.  Freshmen Ryan Behmanesh and Michael Smith combined for three and two thirds innings in relief allowing three runs on seven hits, with Behmanesh striking out three.  Smith picks up the win improving to 2-0 on the year.  Sophomore Chris Haney stepped in and finished off the Huskies pitching two scoreless innings allowing only two hits while striking out one HBU batter in the win. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Behmanesh as he went 4 for 5 in the win, hitting one homerun, one double, and two singles on the day with one RBI.

The Huskies opened up the scoring early and grabbing the lead 2-0 off of Aduddull in the top of the first inning.

The Patriots answered with one run in the bottom of the inning as Junior Travis Meiners hit a RBI single scoring Enos on the play, after Enos reached by being hit by a pitch.

HBU added to their lead in the top of the second as they scored one run off of Aduddell when Eric Schiro doubled to score Robbie Buller to leave the score, 3-1.

Sophomore Jason Krizan led off the second inning for the Patriots with a solo homerun, his sixth of the season, and then DBU tied the game up when Senior Brandon Bantz crossed the plate on a passed ball, after reaching on a walk, leaving the score dead locked, 3-3.

The Patriots were quick to break the tie as they added a single run to take the lead, 4-3, in the bottom of the third when Bantz hit a RBI single to score Junior Ryan Thompson, after Thompson was hit by a pitch to reach first and advanced to second on a passed ball.

The Huskies came back quick to scored two runs in the top of the fourth and added one more in the fifth to take the lead back from the Patriots, 6-4.  In the fourth Fuquay hit a two-run homerun scoring Smith on the play and David Mark added a solo homerun of his own to lead off the fifth.

Meiners led off the bottom of the sixth inning for the Patriots with a single before setting up for a Goins two-run homerun to tie the game, 6-6.  Thompson singled to center field and advanced to second base on a Krizan single, then was pushed across the plate by Bantz who hit a RBI single to right field to give the Patriots the lead, 7-6.

The Huskies responded in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead once again from the Patriots as they scored two runs off of Smith to leave the score 8-7. 

The Patriots rallied to smash three straight homeruns in the bottom of the seventh off of Husky relief pitching, scoring six runs to erase any Husky hope for a comeback.  Juniors Ryan Enos and Meiners led off the inning with back-to-back singles.  Thompson crushed a double to left field to score Enos and to set up for a Krizan three run homerun, his second of the game and seventh of the season, scoring Meiners and Thompson on the play. Bantz and Behmanesh each added a solo homerun of their own to end the inning with the Patriots in the lead, 14-8.

HBU could not get a run going in the top of the ninth, as Haney shut the Huskies down to give the Patriots the weekend series sweep.  

The Patriots are back in action on Monday, April 6, as they welcome Oral Roberts University to Patriot Field.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

4/3/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots improved to 18-8 on Thursday night at Patriot Field as they defeated the Houston Baptist Huskies by the score of 12-2.  With the loss, the Huskies fall to 2-22 on the year. 

Starting pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer picked up the win improving to 1-1 on the season.  Palmer pitched six innings allowing only one run on four hits, while striking out two.  Freshman Michael Smith came in and finished off HBU, as he pitched two innings in relief allowing only one run on two hits, while striking out three Husky batters.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan who went 4 for 5 on the night crushing one triple, one double, and two singles with four RBI in the win.

The Patriots grabbed the lead early, scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning as Sophomore Jason Krizan hit an RBI double scoring Junior Ryan Goins, after he reached on a single to left field to put the Patriots up 1-0.

The Patriots continued the scoring in the second as Junior Ryan Thompson doubled to right field before being pushed across on a RBI double by Senior Brandon Bantz.  Bantz advanced to third on a Senior Clay Kelly single to leave runners on the corners for Junior Ryan Enos.  Enos stepped up and hit a RBI single scoring Bantz, then Goins pushed Kelly across on a RBI groundout to extend the Patriot lead to 4-0.

Kelly reached first after being hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning before Junior Travis Meiners hit a RBI double, scoring Kelly on the play adding to the Patriot lead, leaving the score, 5-0.

The Huskies managed one run in the top of the sixth inning off of Palmer.

In the bottom of the sixth Meiners, Goins, and Head all walked to load the bases and set up for a three RBI triple by Krizan further extending the Patriot lead to 8-1.

Houston Baptist scored one run off Smith in the top of the eighth, before the Patriots rallied to score four in the bottom of the inning to finish off the Huskies, 12-2.  Meiners led off the inning with a single to second, then Goins belted a two run homerun over the left center wall, his eighth on the season, scoring Meiners on the play.  Both Bantz and Knight hit RBI singles to score Head and Thompson to end the Huskies hope for a comeback.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow afternoon as they welcome back the Houston Baptist Huskies to Patriot Field for the third and final game of the weekend series.  The first pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. 

4/2/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots improved to 17-8 on the season as they defeated the Houston Baptist University Huskies on Thursday night by the score of 9-6.  With the loss, the Huskies fall to 2-21 on the year. 

Starting pitcher Junior Ryan Millard picked up a win improving to 3-2 on the year.  Millard pitched a no-hitter through four innings and held the Huskies scoreless through seven.  Millard finished the night pitching eight innings allowing only one run on three hits while striking out ten Husky batters in the win.  Freshman Chris Taylor and Junior Michael LaCourse combined for an inning in relief allowing five runs on three hits and walking four batters.  

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Senior Trevor Head as he went 3 for 5 on the night hitting one double and two singles with two RBI. 

The Patriots started the game out on fire scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning to grab an early lead on the Huskies.  Junior Travis Meiners started things off hitting a single to left field to reach first base.  Junior Ryan Goins walked then Senior Trevor Head hit a single to left field to load the bases for Junior Ryan Thompson.  Thompson stepped up to the plate and hit a RBI single scoring Meiners.  Sophomore Chris Haney hit a single to left pushing Goins across the plate to give the Patriots a 2-0 lead going into the second.

DBU scored five runs in the bottom of the second to extend their lead.  Junior Austin Knight led off the inning with a single to right field and then scored when Freshman Landon Anderson smashed a RBI triple to right field.  Junior Ryan Enos hit a RBI single pushing Anderson across on the play to score another.  Meiners reached on a Husky error then Goins walked to load the bases for the Patriots.  Head hit a two RBI double to left center field scoring Meiners and Enos on the play.  Then Thompson hit an RBI single scoring Goins on the play and giving the Patriots a 7-0 lead.

The Huskies could not stop the bleeding, as the Patriots added one run in the third and another in the fourth inning leaving the score, 9-0.  In the third, Knight walked then scored on a single by Goins, and then Haney walked before scoring off a RBI double by Knight in the fourth.

The Huskies were able to find life in the top of the eighth inning scoring one run off of Millard and then turned around in the ninth to score five runs off Patriot relief pitchers Taylor and LaCourse.  The Patriots regrouped and finished off Houston Baptist in a score of 9-6.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field tomorrow when they welcome back the Houston Baptist Huskies for the second game of the three game series.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

4/1/2009

The Dallas Baptist University Patriots fell to 16-8 on the season as they were defeated by the Rice University Owls on Wednesday night by the score of 11-8.  The Owls improved to 18-7 on the season.

Starting pitcher Chris McMullen pitched sixth and one third innings allowing only five runs on 10 hits while striking out one Rice batter.  Junior Michael LaCourse allowed one run on two hits in relief.  Freshman Michael Smith added one and one third scoreless innings.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh allowed two runs on one hit before Sophomore Chris Haney and Senior Kevin Aduddell combined for two thirds innings to finish out the game.  Haney was stuck with the loss dropping him to 2-2 on the year.  Travis Wright picked up the win for the Owls improving to 1-0 on the year.   

The Patriots did not waste any time getting on the board as they put up six runs on the Owls in the top of the third inning.  Senior Brandon Bantz led off the inning with a single to left field.  Junior Austin Knight reached on an error advancing Bantz to second, then Senior Clay Kelly advanced runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt.  Junior Ryan Enos was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Junior Ryan Goins stepped up and hit a blooper to second base scoring one as the Owl second baseman fumbled the exchange to give the Patriots the lead, 1-0.  

Senior Trevor Head continued the Patriot scoring in the third as he hit a two RBI single to left field to score Kelly and Enos.  Then Junior Ryan Thompson crushed a three run homerun, his sixth of the year, over the left field wall to extend the Patriots lead on the Owls, 6-0.

Rice was quick to respond as Chad Mozingo hit a two run homerun off of McMullen in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring Sultzbaugh who reached on a single.

The Patriots added to their lead in the top of the sixth.  Bantz scored on an Owl wild pitch after reaching from a walk, advancing on a Knight single and Kelly sacrifice bunt.  Then Knight was pushed across from a Junior Travis Meiners RBI groundout to leave the score, 8-2.

The Owls managed to score four on the Patriots in the bottom of the sixth as Gonzales-Luna came across the plate after a Patriot wild pitch, and then Brock Holt hit a three run homerun of LaCourse erasing the Patriot lead to only two runs, 8-6.

Rice struck again in the bottom of the eighth inning as they scored five off of Behmanesh and Haney to overtake the Patriots.  Aduddell stepped in for the Patriots to end the inning with the Owls in the lead, 11-8.

The Patriots were not able to generate any runs in the ninth as the Owls defense closed the door on DBU, holding the lead to end the game in a final score of 11-8.

The Patriots are back in action on Thursday, April 2, as they welcome Houston Baptist University to Patriot Field for the first game of the three game weekend series.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

3/31/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team improved to 16-7 on the season, with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Patriot Field.   

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black improved to 4-1 on the season, pitching seven innings allowing only one run on four hits and striking out 11 Bearkat batters.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh added a scoreless eighth in relief, then Sophomore Chris Haney stepped in to finish off the Bearkats and grab his fourth save of the season. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Senior Brandon Bantz who went 2 for 3 on the night with two singles and a walk.  

DBU did not waste any time getting on the board, scoring three runs in the first inning.  Junior Ryan Enos lead off the game with his third leadoff homerun of the season, a solo shot to right.  Juniors Ryan Thompson and Ryan Goins each singled and Sophomore Jason Krizan added a RBI groundout.  Senior Trevor Head followed with a RBI single to score Goins, giving the Patriots an early 3-0 lead. 

The Bearkats managed one run in the top of the second inning on a double by Ryan Mooney and a RBI single by Tyler Lundy, closing the score to 3-1.

The Patriots increased their lead in the top of the third inning, after Goins singled and later scored on a fielder’s choice by Krizan, leaving the score 4-1.

Behmanesh and Haney added two innings in relief to fend on the Bearkat attack to capture a win, 4-1. 

The Patriots are back in action on Wednesday, April 1, as they travel to Houston, Texas, to take on the Rice University Owls.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

3/28/2009

The DBU Patriots defeated the Bulldogs from Louisiana Tech by the score of 9-4 on Saturday afternoon at Patriot Field.  With the victory, the Patriots improved to 15-7 on the season, after sweeping the three game series against Louisiana Tech.

Senior Chris McMullen picked up the win, improving to 4-1 on the season, after pitching three shutout innings without allowing a hit and striking out two. 
 
The Bulldogs struck first, scoring three runs in the second inning on a three-run homerun by Clint Ewing off of Freshman Ben Palmer.

DBU responded with five runs in the top of the fourth.   Junior Austin Knight reached on a bunt single to start the inning, followed by consecutive walks by Juniors Ryan Enos and Travis Meiners.  Junior Ryan Goins also drew a bases loaded walk to score Knight and Junior Ryan Thompson added a two RBI single. Senior Trevor Head followed with a RBI sacrifice fly and Sophomore Chris Haney hit a RBI single to make the score 5-3. 

The Patriots added another run in the fifth inning, after Haney reached on an error and advanced to second on a single by Sophomore Jason Krizan.  Knight scored Haney on a RBI single to right to push the lead to 6-3.

Thompson doubled to start the sixth inning and scored on a two-run homerun by Head.  Haney followed with a double and Krizan walked to set up another infield bunt by Knight.  With the bases loaded, Senior Clay Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to score Haney, increasing the DBU lead to 9-3. 

Louisiana Tech pushed across one run in the seventh inning off of Junior Michael Lacourse to make the score 9-4.  

DBU is back in action on Tuesday night at Patriot Field when they take on Sam Houston State University at 6:30. 

3/27/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball Team defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Friday evening by the score of 15-10.  With the win, the Patriots improve to 14-7, while the Bulldogs fall to 12-8.   

Starting pitcher Jared Stafford pitched three and two thirds innings giving up seven runs on nine hits with two strike outs.  Freshman Michael Smith pitched three and one third innings in relief to pick up the win, moving him to 1-0 on the season.  Smith allowed three runs on three hits, striking out four Bulldog batters in the win.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh picked up his first save of the year as he stepped in and finished off the Bulldogs pitching two scoreless innings.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Travis Meiners, who went a perfect 4 for 4 on the day.  Meiners hit two homeruns, one double, and one single giving his team seven RBI. 

The Patriots opened up scoring early as Junior Ryan Enos led off the first inning with a walk to set up for a Meiners two-run homerun, his second of the year, to give the Patriots the lead, 2-0.

The Bulldogs responded in the top of the second scoring one run off of Stafford.

The Patriots answered scoring five in the bottom of the second as Head led off with a double to center field then went on to score off a RBI single to right field by Senior Clay Kelly.  Enos was then hit by a pitch before Meiners stepped up to the plate and hit his second homerun of the game, his third of the year, scoring Kelly and Enos on the play.  Junior Ryan Goins then reached on a single to right field, stole second, reached third on a Bulldog error, and then was pushed across by Junior Ryan Thompson to end the inning with the Patriots ahead, 7-1.

The Bulldogs came back to score two runs in the third, before the Patriots answered in the bottom of the inning with two of their own as Enos doubled to left before advancing to third from a Meiners single.  Going then crushed a two RBI double to score Meiners and Enos and leave the score, 9-3.

Devon Dageford for the Bulldogs hit a grand slam in the top of the fourth inning to bring Louisiana Tech back within two of the Patriots, 9-7.

DBU extended their lead to 15-7 in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring six runs on the Bulldogs.  Bantz walked, advanced to second on a passed ball, and then moved to third on a Kelly single leaving the bases loaded after an Enos walk.  Meiners stepped up to the plate and hit a two RBI double to left field to score Bantz and Kelly.  Thompson and Krizan followed with walks pushing Enos across to score another.  Then Senior Trevor Head hit a two RBI single scoring two more runs for the Patriots to leave the score, 15-7.  

The Bulldogs rallied in the top of the seventh to score three off of Smith, and then Behmanesh added two scoreless innings for the Patriots to finish out the game giving the DBU the win, 15-10.  

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field tomorrow afternoon as they welcome back the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs for the third and final game of the three game series.  The first pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. 

3/26/2009

Box Score

The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Baseball team defeated the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs on Thursday evening by the score of 14-12 at Patriot Field.  With the victory, the Patriots improve to 13-7, while the Bulldogs fall to 12-7.  

Junior Ryan Millard pitched six and two-third innings, allowing four runs on five hits, striking out six, picking up the win and improving to 2-2 on the season. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Enos, who went three for four with five RBI and Junior Ryan Goins, who went three for three. 

The Patriots struck first, scoring one run in the bottom of the third inning, to take an early 1-0 lead. Enos reached first after being hit by a pitch to start the inning and advanced to second on a groundout by Junior Austin Knight.  Enos stole third and scored on a RBI groundout by Senior Trevor Head. 

Millard held the Bulldogs hitless until the fifth inning, when Chris Kersten hit a solo homerun to left field to tie the game, 1-1. 

Enos responded with a solo homerun of his own to lead off the bottom of the fifth, his 10th of the year.  Knight and Goins followed with singles, which set up a three-run homerun by Head, his eighth of the season.  Sophomore Jason Krizan and Juniors Travis Meiners and Ryan Thompson added singles, which set up back to back two RBI doubles by Senior Clay Kelly and Enos, leaving the score 9-1. 

Louisiana Tech managed three runs off of Millard in the sixth inning, off a single, a double and a two-run homerun, leaving the score 9-4.

Senior Brandon Bantz hit his fourth homerun of the season, scoring Thompson, increasing the Patriot lead to 11-4. 

The Bulldogs added another run in the top of the eighth, before the Patriots added three more runs in the bottom half of the inning.  Thompson tripled then Bantz and pinch hitter Freshman Ryan Behmanesh walked to load the bases.  Enos added a two RBI double and another run scored on a RBI groundout by Knight, to give the Patriots a 14-5 lead. 

Louisiana Tech managed to make the game close, scoring seven runs off of DBU relievers Sophomore Josh Wilson and Junior Bret Wade, before Sophomore Chris Haney closed the door, picking up his third save of the year to leave the final score, 14-12.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow afternoon as they welcome back the Bulldogs to Patriot Field for the second game of the three game series. The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

**Game time has changed from 6:30 to 3:00 p.m.**   

3/25/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots fell to No. 9 Texas Longhorns in a close game in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday evening, 3-0.  With the loss, the Patriots drop to 12-7 on the season.  The Longhorns improve to 15-6 with the win.

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black for the Patriots was stuck with the loss moving him to 3-1 on the year.  Black pitched seven innings allowing only three runs on seven hits to the Longhorns.  He also struck out seven Longhorns on the day.  Sophomore Chris Haney finished out the game pitching one scoreless inning in relief allowing zero hits with one strikeout.  Dicharry grabbed the win for the Longhorns improving his record to 1-1 on the year.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Goins who went 3 for 4 on the day with one double and two singles.

The score was deadlocked until the Longhorns pushed one run across the plate off of Black in the bottom of the third to give them a 1-0 lead over the Patriots.

Strong pitching from both Black for the Patriots and Dicharry for the Longhorns kept the score 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth when Texas managed to score one run and added an insurance run in the seventh extending the Longhorn lead, 3-0.

The Patriots were not able to score in the closing innings as they stranded two runners on base, one in the eighth and one in the ninth, and suffer their seventh loss on the year dropping their record to 12-7.

The Patriots are back in action as they welcome Louisiana Tech University to Patriot Field on Thursday, March 26, for the start of a three game series with the Bulldogs.  First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

3/21/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots were swept by the University of Minnesota at Patriot Field for the first time since 2006.  The Gophers defeated the Patriots on Saturday afternoon in a comeback win, 11-9.  With the loss, the Patriots fall to 12-6 on the season.  The Gophers improve to 13-6 on the year.

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford pitched four innings allowing seven runs on seven hits with three strike outs. Junior Michael LaCourse pitched one inning in relief allowing one run off one hit, and Freshman Michael Smith added two scoreless innings allowing only two hits.  Sophomore Chris Haney was stuck with the loss moving him to 2-1 on the year.  Haney pitched the eighth and ninth innings allowing three runs on five hits. 

Sophomore Jason Krizan started the scoring as he led off the second inning for the Patriots hitting a solo homerun, his fifth of the season.  Junior Travis Meiners walked, then Junior Ryan Thompson hit a single up the middle to leave runners on first and second to set up for a Freshman Ben Mrachek two RBI double.  Junior Austin Knight hit a double to push Mrachek across the plate to give the Patriots a 4-0 lead.   

The Gophers responded with three runs in the third off of Stafford.

In the bottom of the fourth the Patriots blasted two homeruns to extend their lead, 8-4.  Senior Brandon Bantz hit a two run homerun scoring Thompson on the play after he reached on a single.  Then Junior Ryan Goins belted a two run homerun over the center field wall, his seventh of the season, scoring Junior Ryan Enos after a double.

Minnesota managed four runs in the fifth inning off Stafford to erase the Patriot lead to only one, 8-7.

Meiners stepped up in the fifth and hit his first homerun of the season giving the Patriots a little breathing room, but the Golden Gophers bounced back in the sixth as they added one run of their own leaving the score, 9-8.

The Gophers managed to take their first lead of the game in the top of the eighth as they scored two runs, and added one more in the ninth to finish off the Patriots, 11-9.

The Patriots are back in action on Tuesday, March 21, as they travel to Austin, Texas, to take on the University of Texas Longhorns.  The first pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m.

3/20/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots fall to 12-5 on the season as they were defeated by the Gophers from the University of Minnesota on Friday night, 15-3.  The Gophers improved to 12-6 with the win.

Starting pitcher Junior Ryan Millard is stuck with the loss moving him to 1-2 on the year.  Millard pitched five innings allowing nine runs on eleven hits with five strikeouts.  Freshman Michael Smith allowed six runs on five hits in the sixth before Junior Brett Wade and Freshman Chris Taylor closed out the night with a scoreless seventh, eighth, and ninth innings.

The Gophers led off the game putting up two runs on the board of Millard.

The Patriots answered the Gopher call scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning off a Sophomore Jason Krizan three run homerun over the wall in right center scoring Juniors Ryan Enos and Ryan Goins on the play to give the Patriots their only lead of the game, 3-2.

The Gophers were quick to respond as they scored three runs in the third off Millard, one earned and two unearned, three in the fourth, and one more in the fifth jumping ahead of the Patriots, 9-3.

The Patriots struggled to get a run going against the Minnesota pitchers as DBU was shutout for the remainder of the game producing only five hits on the night.

The Gophers rallied to push across six runs in the top of the sixth off of Smith to finish off the Patriots in the second game of the three game series, 15-3.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow at Patriot Field for a third and final game of the weekend series against the University of Minnesota Gophers.  The first pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.

3/19/2009

Box Score

The Patriots suffered their fourth loss of the season on Thursday night as they were defeated by the University of Minnesota Gophers, 9-2.  With the loss, the Patriots fall to 12-4 on the season. 

Starting pitcher Junior Chris McMullen was stuck with the loss moving to 3-1 on the year.  McMullen pitched three and two thirds innings allowing five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts.  Junior Michael LaCourse added two and one third innings allowing only one run on two hits striking out three Gophers.  Freshmen Ben Palmer and Ryan Behmanesh pitched the seventh allowing four unearned runs on three hits with three errors in the inning. Sophomore Josh Wilson added a scoreless eighth and then Junior Jeremy Parrish finished out the game with a two run ninth allowing one hit.

In the first inning, the Patriots took the early lead scoring one run as Junior Ryan Enos doubled to left field before advancing to third from a Junior Austin Knight SAC bunt.  Enos was then knocked in by Junior Ryan Goins who hit an RBI single.

The Gophers managed three off McMullen in the top of the third to take the lead, 3-1.

The Patriots added another in the third as Junior Travis Meiners was pushed across by Knight after reaching on a single to left. 

The Gophers were able to extend their lead putting up two runs in the fourth off McMullen, one in the sixth off LaCourse, four unearned in the seventh off Palmer and Behmanesh, and two more in the ninth off Parrish.  The Gophers defeated the Patriots putting a stop to their seven game winning streak, 12-3.

The Patriots are back in action on Friday, March 20, as they look to avenge their loss against the University of Minnesota Gophers welcoming them back to Patriot Field for the second game of the three game series.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.  

3/18/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriot Baseball team swept the two-game series against the University of Louisiana-Monroe after winning the Wednesday afternoon game by the score of 14-7 at Patriot Field.  DBU improves to 12-3 on the season, while the Warhawks fall to 10-8. 

Junior Victor Black improved to 3-0 on the season, after pitching six and a third innings, allowing six runs, five earned on six hits, while striking out two and walking four. 

The Warhawks started off the game with a single and double to put runners on second and third base with no outs, but Black was able to work out of the game, without allowing a run. 

The Patriots did not waste anytime getting on the board, scoring five runs in the bottom half of the first.  Junior Austin Knight singled to set up a two-run homerun by Junior Ryan Goins.  Senior Trevor Head followed with a single, Junior Ryan Thompson was hit by a pitch and Senior Brandon Bantz was walked to load the bases.  Junior Travis Meiners, making his first start of the season, added a three RBI double to give DBU an early 5-0 lead.

In the Patriot second, Knight walked and Head singled to left.  Thompson drew a walk to load the bases, which set up a grand slam homerun by Sophomore Jason Krizan, increasing the lead to 9-0. 

DBU added three more runs in the third.  Freshman Landon Anderson had a base hit bunt and Junior Ryan Enos followed with a homerun over the right field wall, aided by the ULM rightfielder.  Goins followed with a double and scored on a RBI single by Head, making the score 12-0. 

Thompson added a solo homerun in the fourth to push the score to 13-0. 

Louisiana-Monroe managed to score two runs in the fifth inning, off of back to back homeruns, which were the first hits off of Black since the first.  Monroe added one run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to leave the score 13-6. 

DBU added another run in the seventh inning on a solo homerun by Knight, increasing their lead to 14-6. 

The Warhawks added an unearned run in the ninth off of Freshman Michael Smith, who pitched the final two and two-thirds innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits and three strikeouts. 

DBU is back in action when they host the University of Minnesota in a three game series at Patriot Field, beginning on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. 

3/17/2009

Box Score

The Patriots improved to 11-3 on the year as they defeated the University of Louisiana-Monroe at Patriot Field on Tuesday night, 13-11. 

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford pitched three innings allowing four runs on seven hits and adding one strikeout.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh and Junior Brett Wade combine to pitch two and one third innings in relief. Junior Michael LaCourse pitched two and one third innings picking up the win moving him to 1-0 on the season while Sophomore Chris Haney captured his second save on the year pitching a scoreless one and one third innings to close out the Warhawks. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Sophomore Jason Krizan as he went 4 for 5 on the day with one homerun, three singles, and three RBI. Senior Trevor Head and Junior Ryan Thompson combine for four homeruns in the win with two a piece.  Head went 2 for 5 with two homeruns and four RBI.  Thompson went 3 for 5 in the win hitting two homeruns, one single, while adding two RBI.

The Warhawks started the game out swinging as they managed two runs off Stafford in the top of the first.

The Patriots answered scoring three runs in the bottom of the first to gain the lead, 3-2.  Junior Ryan Enos doubled to left center and then scored on a Junior Ryan Goins single. Then Senior Trevor Head came up the plate and hit a two run homerun over the left field wall scoring Goins on the play to put the Patriots on top.

Kelly led off the second inning with a single, and then was pushed across the plate by an Enos RBI single to center field to extend the Patriot lead, 4-2.

The Warhawks were able to put two more on the board in the top of the third off Stafford to even the score up, 4-4.

Junior Ryan Thompson led off bottom of the third inning with a solo homerun grabbing the lead back for the Patriots, 5-4.

Louisiana-Monroe added one run off of Behmanesh before Thompson smashed his second solo homerun of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Then Sophomore Jason Krizan singled to reach first base, advanced to second on an error, and scored off a RBI single from Senior Brandon Bantz to put the Patriots in front of the Warhawks, 7-5. 

The Warhawks managed to put up four on the board off Junior Brett Wade and Junior Michael LaCourse in the top of the sixth inning taking the lead, 9-7.

The Patriots rallied to tie the game at 9-9 in the bottom of the sixth scoring two runs as Head hit his second two run homerun of the game scoring Goins on the play, after Goins reached by a walk.

The Patriots continued swinging the bats throughout the seventh inning taking the lead after Enos reached on a double to set up for a RBI single from Goins.  Then Krizan crushed a three run homerun scoring Goins and Knight on the play to give the Patriots a 13-9 lead going into the top of the eighth.

The Warhawks managed two off of LaCourse in the eighth.

Haney stepped in to relieve LaCourse in the eighth, and pitched a scoreless ninth to finish off the Warhawks, 13-11.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow afternoon March 18, as they welcome back Louisiana-Monroe to Patriot Field.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

3/11/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots improved to 10-3 on the season on Wednesday afternoon.  The Patriots traveled to Lubbock, Texas, and captured their 10th win of the season as they defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 11-2 at Dan Law Field.

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black allowed only one run on three hits through six innings with six strikeouts to pick up the win over the Red Raiders, moving to 2-0 on the season.  Freshman Ben Palmer added one inning of relief allowing one run on two hits, while Junior Michael LaCourse finished off the Red Raiders pitching two scoreless innings.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Thompson who went 2 for 3 on the day with two singles, one walk, and two RBI.

The Patriots jumped on the board early scoring two runs in each of the first two innings.

In the first inning, Thompson hit a two RBI single up the middle to score Juniors Ryan Goins and Austin Knight, who reached on a walk and a Red Raider error.

Senior Brandon Bantz walked to lead off the second inning.  Senior Clay Kelly had a drag-bunt single, advancing Bantz to second, which set up Junior Ryan Enos' two RBI double to right center that scored Bantz and Kelly.

The Patriots held Texas Tech scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when the Red Raiders managed one run off of Black and added another off Palmer in the seventh to leave the score, 4-2.

The Patriot offense was able to add four more runs in the eighth inning.  Sophomore Jason Krizan started things off with an RBI single, scoring Goins who reached on a walk.  The Patriots scored again after the Red Raiders walked the bases loaded, and then walked Kelly to score Thompson.  Junior Ryan Enos singled up the middle to score Bantz and Mrachek, finishing out the inning with an 8-2 lead.

In the top of the ninth inning, the Patriots extended their lead after scoring three runs to diminish the Red Raider’s hope for a comeback win when Senior Trevor Head doubled to open up the inning.  Head then advanced to third after a Thompson single to left.  Sophomore Jason Krizan smashed a two RBI double to center field, scoring Head and Thompson on the play.  The Patriots added one more run when Bantz doubled to right field to score Krizan as DBU went on to defeat TTU, 11-2.

The Patriots are back in action on Friday, March 13, as they welcome Oral Roberts University to Patriot field for the start of a three game series.  The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. 

3/10/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots improved to 9-3 on the season after an impressive offensive appearance on Tuesday, March 10, at Patriot Field defeating the Central Arkansas Bears, 12-3.  The Patriots scored twelve runs on fifteen hits with Senior Kevin Aduddell picking up the win for the team. Aduddell improves to 1-0 on the year. The Bears only managed to score three runs on the day and fall to 9-4 on the year.

Starting pitcher Aduddell made his first career start for the Patriots pitching two and one third innings allowing only one run on two hits.  Junior Brett Wade pitched one and two thirds innings allowing no runs on one hit, and two strikeouts.  Freshman Chris Taylor and Freshman Ryan Behmanesh both added one inning in relief.  Freshman Michael Smith pitched two innings and Sophomore Josh Wilson closed out the Bears pitching one inning and leaving the score, 12-3.

The Patriots were led at the plate by Senior Trevor Head as he went 3 for 5 on the day, with two homeruns, one double, and four RBI.

Junior Ryan Enos led off the first inning with a solo homerun to give the Patriots a quick 1-0 lead.

In the second inning of play, the Patriots pushed one more across as Senior Clay Kelly knocked Behmanesh in from third, after Behmanesh who reached on a base hit up the middle, then advanced on a wild pitch.

The Bears answered in the third inning with an RBI single, making the score 2-1.

Junior Ryan Goins led of the third inning for the Patriots with a walk.  Senior Trevor Head came up to the plate and blasted a two run homerun.  Junior Ryan Thompson walked, followed by an error by the third baseman allowing Behmanesh to reach first, and Kelly hit a three run homerun scoring both Thompson and Behmanesh on the play extending the Patriot lead, 7-1.

The Patriots added to their lead in the fourth when Thompson hit a RBI double by scoring Knight, who reached on a single to right field.

The Bears managed one run in the fifth and another in the sixth to leave the score 8-3. 

In the eighth inning the Patriots picked the scoring back up when Head hit his second homerun of the game scoring Goins.  Senior Brandon Bantz brought another run across the plate after an RBI single which scored Sophomore Jason Krizan, who reached base on a single to right field.  Then Freshman Ben Mrachek hit a RBI double down the left field line to score Bantz and finish off the Bears, 12-3.

The Patriots are back in action tomorrow March 11, as they travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

3/8/2009

Dallas Baptist University leadoff hitter, and starting centerfielder, Junior Ryan Enos from Highland Village, Texas, was awarded NCCAA Athlete of the Week for his play during the week of February 23 – March 1.

Enos hit .667 (12 for 18) leading the Patriots to a 3-1 record for the week.  Enos had a .750 OBP with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored, three homeruns, two doubles and a triple, as well as four stolen bases on the week.

“Ryan's offensive statistics do not tell the whole story of the impact he has on our team. He is a complete player who can hit, play defense and run the bases.  On top of that, he is a great student and teammate.  It is great to see Ryan be awarded for the success he has had to start the season,” Head Coach Dan Heefner said.

The Patriots have improved to 8-3 on the season, and will be back in action Tuesday, March 10, as they welcome the University of Central Arkansas to Patriot Field.  The First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

3/7/2009

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The DBU Patriots improved to 8-3 on the season as they swept the Oakland University Grizzlies finishing off the three game series on Saturday winning both games in the doubleheader at Patriot Field.  DBU won the first game 16-6 and defeated Oakland in the second game, 13-2.

In game one, starting pitcher Chris McMullen picked up the win improving his record to 3-0. He pitched six innings allowing five earned runs on seven hits.

Junior Jeremy Parrish added one inning in relief allowing only one run on two hits.

Leading the Patriots at the plate in game one was Senior Brandon Bantz, and Sophomore Jason Krizan, as both went 4 for 4.  Bantz finished with two homeruns, one double, one single and five RBI.  Krizan had one homerun, one double, two singles, and five RBI. 

The Patriots started early in game one, as they scored five runs in the bottom of the first. Sophomore Jason Krizan hit a three RBI double to right center to score Junior Austin Knight, Junior Ryan Goins, and Senior Trevor Head, after two walks and a Knight double.  Then Freshman Ryan Behmanesh  pushed Krizan across as he hit a RBI double and Senior Brandon Bantz added an RBI double of his own scoring Behmanesh to grab the lead, 5-0.

In the second inning the Patriots extended their lead scoring one run off a RBI single from Junior Ryan Enos scoring Knight on the play.

The Grizzlies managed four runs off McMullen in the third inning to leave the score, 6-4. 

The Patriots answered in the bottom of the third with four runs to extend their lead to 10-4 as Bantz and Enos both hit an RBI single and Senior Clay Kelly hit a two RBI single also scoring Krizan and Behmanesh on the play. 

Krizan crushed a two run homer scoring Head, who walked, and then Bantz hit a laser that just cleared the wall for his first homerun of the year to extend the lead, 13-4.

The Grizzlies managed one run off McMullen in the top of the sixth.  Then Bantz hit his second homerun of the game for the Patriots scoring two.  Junior Ryan Thompson added a solo homerun to center field extended the Patriot lead, 16-5.

The Patriots finished off the Grizzlies in game one, 16-6, as Parrish allowed only one run in one inning of relief. 

In game two, starting pitcher Ryan Millard picked up the win moving to 1-1 on the season pitching

The Patriots were led at the plate in the second game by Behmanesh who finished with one double and four singles hitting 5 for 5 in the win.

The Patriots did not waste any time getting on the board in game two.  Junior Ryan Thompson came across the plate on a SAC fly in the bottom of the second inning to put one on the board for the Patriots.  Behmanesh and Junior Ryan Enos both reached on singles to set up for a Knight two RBI single.

In the third inning, the Patriots added another after as a SAC fly scored Thompson, who reached on a double.

Enos led off the fourth inning with a solo homerun, and then Goins belted a two run shot over the outfield wall scoring Knight who reached on a wild pitch. 

The Grizzlies managed to put up one run on Millard in the sixth.

Then in the bottom of the seventh, Kelly knocked in Behmanesh on a RBI double, then Knight scored off a Goins single to give the Patriots the lead, 9-1.

Haney hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the eighth over the left field fence scoring Behmanesh as the Patriots finished off the Grizzlies with a RBI single up the middle from Sophomore Marcellous Biggins, 13-2.

Freshman Ben Palmer pitched one scoreless inning in relief, and Junior Michael LaCourse finished out the game pitching one inning allowing only one run as the Patriots captured their second victory of the day, 13-2.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field on Tuesday, March 10, when they welcome the University of Central Arkansas to campus.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.

3/6/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots improved to 6-3 on the season as they defeated the Oakland University Grizzlies 12-9 in extra innings, at Patriot Field on Friday afternoon.  The Grizzlies fell to 1-5 on the season.

Starting pitcher Junior Jared Stafford allowed six runs on seven hits, three earned and three unearned through seven innings.  Sophomore Chris Haney added three innings in relief to pick up the win allowing three runs on four hits, moving to 2-0 on the season.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Enos who went 2 for 3 with one homerun, three RBI, and two walks.

The Patriots raced out to an early 4-0 lead in the second inning. Junior Ryan Thompson smashed a solo homerun to center field to start things off.  Junior Austin Knight then added a two RBI single up the middle scoring Senior Brandon Bantz and Freshman Ben Mrachek.  The Patriots pushed one more across as Junior Ryan Goins hit an RBI single scoring Senior Clay Kelly, who reached on a catcher’s interference.  

The Grizzlies managed to get three runs off of Stafford in the third to get within reach of the Patriots making the score 4-3.

Haney hit a solo homerun in the third to extend the Patriots lead. The Patriots added two more in the fourth when Junior Ryan Enos hit a two run homerun to left field, which made the score 7-3.

The Grizzlies cut the lead to 7-4 after they pushed a run across the plate in the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, DBU added a pair of runs as Knight and Enos each had an RBI single, scoring Mrachek and Kelly leaving the score 9-4.

Two more came across the plate for the Grizzlies in the top of the sixth, and then a three run homerun off Haney in the ninth tied the game, 9-9 to force extra innings.

In the bottom of the tenth, the Patriots answered when Senior Trevor Head belted a three run walk-off homerun over the left field wall scoring Kelly and Enos to finish off the Grizzlies, 12-9.

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot field on Saturday as they welcome back the Oakland Grizzlies for a double header.  The first pitch is slated for 12:00.

3/4/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots fell to 5-3 on the season, losing to the Rice University Owls on Wednesday night, by the score of 13-6, at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas.

The Patriots were led at the plate by Junior Austin Knight as he had three RBI on the night hitting two singles.  Junior Ryan Enos hit a two-run homerun and had one walk on the night and Senior Trevor Head added a solo homerun.

Freshman Ben Palmer was given the loss, moving to 0-1 on the season.  Andrew Benak picked up the win for the Owls, improving to 1-0 on the season.

Starting pitcher for the Patriots, Junior Victor Black, pitched five innings allowing three runs on five hits, striking out five.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Patriots opened up the scoring by putting two runs on the board when Freshman Ryan Behmanesh walked and Senior Clay Kelly reached on a fielder’s choice to move Behmanesh to second.  Enos followed with a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and Junior Austin Knight added a two RBI single to grab the lead, 2-0.

The Owls managed to score three runs off Black in the fifth on a hit by pitch and a walk, followed by a RBI double and two singles, to move ahead of the Patriots 3-2.

The Patriots answered in the sixth inning, on a two-run homerun by Enos to right center scoring Kelly, who singled to start the inning, leaving the score 4-3. 

Rice pushed across four runs, two earned, in the top of the seventh off of DBU reliever Freshman Ben Palmer to take a 7-4 lead. 

The Owls added four more runs in the eighth off of reliever Junior Brett Wade to extend their lead to 11-4.

Patriot Senior Trevor Head hit a solo homerun to left field in the eighth, before the Owls added two more in the ninth off of reliever Junior Michael LaCourse.  The Patriots added one more in the ninth as Knight singled up the middle scoring Enos to end the night with a loss, 13-5.

The Patriots are back in action on Friday, March 6, as they welcome Oakland University to Patriot Field.  The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. 

2/28/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots won 11-6 on Saturday afternoon sweeping the Siena Saints on the weekend and improving their season record to 5-2.  The Saints fall to 1-8 on the season.

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Enos, who went 4 for 5 with a homerun, two RBI and three stolen bases.

Patriot starting pitcher Chris McMullen improved to 2-0 on the season, picking up the win after pitching six innings, allowing four runs, three earned and striking out three. The loss went to the Saints relief pitcher Ryan Polawski dropping him to 0-2 on the season. 

Junior Ben Palmer added three innings of relief allowing two runs and Junior Michael LaCourse pitched a scoreless ninth.

The Saints managed to put two runs on the board in the top of the second inning off of McMullen, one earned and one unearned after a Patriot error.

The Patriots answered with two runs of their own in the third inning when Junior Chris Haney hit an RBI single after a Freshman Landon Anderson singled.  Sophomore Jason Krizan added a sacrifice fly to center to score Junior Ryan Goins, who reached on a walk, making the score 2-2.

The Patriots added another run in the bottom of the fourth when Enos singled and stole second and later scored on a throwing error by the Siena catcher. 

The Saints evened even the score 3-3 in the fifth inning, and then took the lead in the sixth off an RBI single.

Freshman Ryan Behmanesh and Senior Clay Kelly singled in the sixth.  Freshman Ben Mrachek reached on a RBI fielder’s choice and Enos added a single.  Goins walked to set up a two RBI single by Sophomore Chris Haney to give DBU a 7-4 lead after six innings.   

Siena added single runs in the seventh and eighth innings off relief pitcher Freshman Ben Palmer.

The Patriots answered with a four run seventh to extend their lead and added three more runs in the eighth on homeruns by Senior Trevor Head and Enos, to close out the Saints and capture the Patriots third straight victory, 14-6.

The Patriots are back in action as they host the Rice Owls at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, March 4.

2/27/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots improved to 4-2 on the season as they defeated the Siena Saints 13-3 at Patriot Field on Friday afternoon.  The Saints fall to 1-7 for the season.

Starting pitcher Sophomore Jared Stafford allowed eight hits, and three run, two earned and one unearned through six innings getting the win moving to 1-1 on the year.
 
Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Goins with two homeruns, one walk, finishing the afternoon 3 for 4 with five RBI.

Junior Brett Wade added a scoreless seventh inning in relief, while Senior Kevin Aduddell pitched a perfect eight inning, striking out the side.  Senior Jeremy Parrish closed out the ninth inning without allowing a hit and keeping the score 13-3.

The Patriots started the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Sophomore Jason Krizan reached first on a fielders choice, then stole second scoring Junior Ryan Enos from third.

The Patriots extended their lead in the second when Enos hit a two RBI single scoring Freshman Ryan Behmanesh and Senior Clay Kelly, who both singled to start the inning. Junior Ryan Goins added three more runs when he hit a three-run homerun over the right field fence, scoring Enos and Freshman Landon Anderson, who also singled.

The Saints managed to get one run on the board in the third inning off of Junior Jared Stafford.  The Saints added another run in the fourth and one unearned run in the fifth.

Goins led off the fifth with a solo shot to right field, and then an RBI single from both Behmanesh and Kelly scored two more to leave the score, 9-3.

The Patriots are back in action on Saturday afternoon as close out the three game series against Siena at Patriot Field.  The first pitch is slated for 12:00 noon.

2/26/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots improve to 3-2 on the season defeating the Siena Saints at Patriot Field on Thursday night, 10-9.  The Saints fall to 1-6 for the season.

Starting pitcher Junior Victor Black pitched five innings, giving up two runs, one earned, while striking out 10 Siena batters. 

Enos blasted the first pitch thrown to the Patriots over the left field fence to tie the game at one after the Saints managed to get one unearned run in the top of the inning off of Black.

Enos hit his second homerun of the game in the bottom of the second inning, a three-run shot.  Freshman Ryan Behmanesh walked, Senior Clay Kelly singled and Freshman Ben Mrachek followed with a RBI single, which set up the homerun, giving DBU the 5-1 lead.  

The Saints added a run in the third inning on two doubles to close the score to 5-2.

The Patriots extended their lead to 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Junior Ryan Goins hit a solo homerun over the left field fence.

The Saints hit a solo homerun off Patriot reliever Sophomore Brett Kolomyjec in the top of the sixth to move the score to 6-3. 

Siena continued their scoring in the top of seventh when Kolomyjec walked two batters, and then was relieved by Junior Chris Haney.  Haney preceded to walk two, gave up two hits, and the lead, making the score 9-6.  

The Patriots scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to retake the lead.  Enos started off the inning with a triple to right field and Krizan reached first on an error which scored Enos.  Goins reached on an RBI single and Sophomore Josh Wilson and Senior Brandon Bantz followed with singles.  Behmanesh added a RBI single, giving DBU the lead 10-9.

Haney picked up the win, his first of the season pitching two and two thirds innings. 

The Patriots are back in action at Patriot Field as they take on the Siena Saints for the second game of the series on Friday, Feb 27 at 3:00 p.m.

2/24/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots fell to 2-2 on the season after losing to the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday night, by the score of 6-0 in Fort Worth.  With the win, TCU improves to 4-1 for the season. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Junior Ryan Enos, who had two singles on the evening, but DBU only managed three total hits on the evening. 

The Horned Frogs Matt Vern hit a two-run homerun to left field off Junior Ryan Millard to open up scoring in the bottom of the second inning. 

TCU added to their lead in the third with their second two-run homerun of the night, pushing their lead to 4-0.    

In the bottom of the fourth the Horned Frogs pushed across another run after a single, walk, and a RBI single against Millard.  The Patriots were able to get out of the jam when TCU grounded into a inning ending double play.

Freshman Ben Palmer relieved Millard and pitched two scoreless innings.  Junior Michael LaCourse pitched a scoreless seventh and Freshman Ryan Behmanesh allowed an unearned run in the ninth, leaving the score 6-0.

Steven Maxwell (1-0) picked up the win on the night, while Millard dropped to 0-1 on the season after suffering the loss.

The Patriots are back in action Thursday night February 26 as they welcome Sienna College to Patriot Field for a three game series.

2/21/2009

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The DBU Patriots and Binghamton Bearcats split the Saturday doubleheader at Patriot Field, with Binghamton winning the first game 3-1 and the Patriots picking up the victory in game two by the score of 15-4.  The Patriots improve to 2-1 on the season after winning two of the three games in the series. 

In game one, Sophomore Jared Stafford was stuck with the loss pitching seven innings allowing one unearned run on one hit and striking out six, falling to 0-1 on the season. 

The Bearcats managed one unearned run in the first inning off Stafford after a single, stolen base and an error, taking an early 1-0 lead. 

The Bearcats managed to extend their lead on the Patriots with one earned and one unearned run off of Junior Michael LaCourse in the top of the eighth, leaving the score 3-0.

DBU finally got on the board in the bottom half of the eighth, after Sophomore Jason Krizan doubled and scored on a RBI single by Junior Ryan Goins, leaving the Patriots trailing 3-1. 

In game two, Senior Chris McMullen picked up the win, pitching seven innings, scattering 10 hits, allowing four runs, two earned and striking out three. 

The Patriots did not waste any time getting on the board in game two.  Junior Ryan Enos singled to lead off the game and Goins walked, setting up a double steal.   Senior Trevor Head added a RBI groundout and Freshman Ryan Behmanesh singled to score Goins and give DBU the lead an early 2-0 lead. 

Junior Ryan Goins hit a solo shot in the bottom of the third to extend the Patriot lead, 3-0.

Binghamton tied the game in the top of the fifth inning, scoring three runs, two of which were unearned, leaving the score 3-3.  

DBU retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth, after Senior Clay Kelly singled and advanced to second after Freshman Ben Mrachek was hit by a pitch.  Enos added a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and Freshman Landon Anderson followed with a RBI single.  Head and Behmanesh both drew walks to load the bases, which set up a two RBI double by Krizan.  Sophomore Chris Haney followed with a two RBI single of his own and advanced to second after Kelly walked and proceeded to steal third before scoring on a balk, to give the Patriots a 10-3 lead. 

The Bearcats pushed a run across in the seventh inning, after a lead off single and later scored on a sacrifice fly to close the DBU lead to 10-4.

DBU added two more runs in the seventh, after Behmanesh and Haney both singled and Mrachek followed with a RBI single.  The Patriots added another run in the eighth inning after Goins doubled and scored on a RBI single by Head, who later scored on a fielder’s choice by Sophomore Josh Wilson.  Haney and Behmanesh also added singles and Freshman Jerrod Eigsti added a RBI double to take the score to 15-4. 

The Patriots are back in action on Tuesday February 24, 2009, as they travel to Ft. Worth, Texas,  to take on the Horned Frogs from TCU.  The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

2/20/2009

Box Score

The DBU Patriots started the 2009 season with a victory on Friday afternoon against Binghamton University by the score of 6-2 at Patriot Field.  

Picking up the win for DBU was Junior Victor Black, improving to 1-0 on the season, pitching six innings, while scattering seven hits, striking out six and allowing zero walks to propel the Patriots to their first win on the season.    

The Bearcats managed one run in the first inning off of Black, but Freshman Ryan Behmanesh tied the game in the third inning in his first collegiate at bat, by hitting a solo homerun to right center.  Junior Ryan Enos followed with a solo homerun of his own to give DBU the 2-1 lead.  

The Patriots added to their lead in the fifth inning, after Behmanesh walked, Freshman Ben Mrachek singled through the middle and Senior Clay Kelly added a RBI single. Enos and Thompson added RBI singles to push the lead to 5-1.  

Binghamton added a run in the seventh inning, after Junior Brett Wade relieved Black and walked the bases loaded.  

DBU added another run in the eighth, after Junior Ryan Goins singled to first and stole second and later scored on a RBI single by Senior Brandon Bantz.  

Sophomore Chris Haney picked up the save for DBU, his first of the season.  

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Kelly and Behmanesh, both finishing the day two for two with a RBI.  

The Patriots and Binghamton resume action on Saturday afternoon at Patriot Field in doubleheader action beginning at noon.  

1/28/2009

Evan Bigley, who paced Dallas Baptist to its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division I baseball regionals, has been named 2008 Howard Green Metroplex Collegiate Player of the Year Award presented by the DFW Hall-Ruggles Chapter for Society of American Baseball Research.

He will be presented the award on Friday, Feb. 13, at the annual Dallas Baptist preseason banquet on the DBU campus.

The 16th annual recipient of this prestigious honor led coach Dan Heefner’s Patriots to 37-19 record while playing exemplary defense in centerfield. He was selected for the Rawlings Collegiate Gold Glove Award after not making an error in 56 starts and 149 fielding chances with six outfield assists for a 1.000 percentage.

Bigley also paced the Patriots in total games (tied, 56), at-bats (249), hits (83), RBI (58), doubles (20), and runs scored (55). He was one of three DBU standouts to be chosen in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft in the 10th round by the Minnesota Twins and completed both minor and instructional league play in ’08.

He also slammed 13 homers, had 146 total bases, a .586 slugging percentage and 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts. His overall play helped Dallas Baptist become the only Division I independent to make the 64-team NCAA field and to down such nationally-ranked opponents as Rice, Texas A&M, Oral Roberts, and Baylor during the season.

The Lancaster, Texas, resident was a three-year starter in the outfield for the Patriots with 32 career home runs and 165 RBI in 163 contests from 2006-08 and assisted the university in the major step from NCAA Division II to provisional Division I to full DI status in 2008.

Heefner, who was American Baseball Coaches Association Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2008, has nothing but praise for this stellar centerfielder.

"Evan did a great job for us in centerfield last year,” he noted, “and it is great to see him get rewarded for what he did day in and day out. He made every routine play as well as numerous highlight catches. The most impressive thing is that it was his first year playing center field and only his third in the outfield. Being named the best defensive centerfielder in all NCAA Division I baseball is a testament to his talent but also his attitude and work ethic to put in the work everyday to maximize his ability. We also are extremely proud of his honor as Howard Green SABR Metroplex Player of the Tear. Mr. Green was devoted to Dallas Baptist baseball for years, and Evan’s performance and award are true testimonies to Mr. Green’s memory."

Previous winners of the Howard Green SABR Metroplex College Baseball Player of the Year have been - Scott Malone, TCU, 1993; Jason Parsons, Dallas Baptist, 1994; Johnny Issom, Texas Wesleyan, 1995; Karl Chatman, Dallas Baptist, 1996; Brandon Harper, Dallas Baptist, 1997; Royce Huffman, TCU, 1998; Cody Sundbeck, Dallas Baptist, 1999; (co) Jon Browder, Dallas Baptist; Pat Hannon, Texas Wesleyan, 2000; Mike Hall, Texas Wesleyan, 2001; Terry Trofholz, TCU, 2002; Clayton Jerome, TCU, 2003; Hunter Pence, Texas-Arlington, 2004; Lance Broadway, TCU, 2005; Drew Holder, Dallas Baptist, 2006; Sam Demel, TCU, 2007.

1/23/2009

The DBU Baseball Program has taken an active role in supporting the University’s mission of developing servant leaders through their participation in numerous volunteer and service projects throughout the Dallas/ Ft Worth community.  The players and coaches have served the community by volunteering at the Special Olympics of Texas State Track and Field Meet, helping with Habitat for Humanity and by reaching out to children in the Dallas area as they partnered with "Our Hands His Love" to put on a free baseball clinic.

Most recently, the players had the opportunity to spend a day helping Habitat for Humanity construct a house in Ft. Worth after returning from Christmas vacation.  The players were able to complete a great deal of work on the exterior of the house, including grading around the house, putting up siding, flashing, Tyvek paper, doors and the front porch.

Coach Heefner commented on the team’s desire to continue to serve when he said, “We consider it a great privilege to play a part in the university’s mission of developing servant leaders by serving in our surrounding community. It is something we will continue to do on a consistent basis. We are extremely blessed and it is easy to lose perspective as college athletes. Every time we serve, we have the opportunity to grow in humility as we put others needs ahead of our own. Growing in humility through serving others is one of the greatest lessons we want our players to learn as they go through our program.”

11/19/2008

Head Baseball Coach Dan Heefner announced the addition of Aaron Gilbreath to the list of high school players signing National Letters of Intent with Dallas Baptist during the early signing period. "We are excited about the opportunity to sign Aaron to a National Letter of Intent during this early signing period," said Heefner. "As a left-handed pitcher from Colleyville Heritage High School , Aaron was Newcomer of the Year his sophomore year in the district and First Team All-District last year for Alan McDougal and the Panthers. Because of his work ethic, his makeup, and his competitiveness he has an opportunity to come in and be a big part of this program."

Gilbreath has a combined record of 14-2 over the last two seasons for Colleyville Heritage and his 0.66 ERA last year was the third best mark in the Metroplex for 5A baseball. During the season, Gilbreath struck out 86 batters in 53.1 innings while helping lead the Panthers to a second straight playoff appearance.

Gilbreath is the seventh player to sign a National Letter of Intent with Dallas Baptist this fall.  The Patriots open their 2009 campaign on February 20 at home against Binghamton University , the first of 37 home games slated for the team this year. 

11/14/2008

The 2009 Dallas Baptist University Patriots Baseball schedule was released on Monday, November 10, by Head Coach Dan Heefner.  The Patriots will open up their season at home, when they welcome Binghamton University to Patriot Field on February 20, for a 3:00 p.m. game.

The Patriots look to build on the success they had in their history making 2008 season, as they try to qualify for the second consecutive NCAA Division I postseason regional bid and improve upon their 37-19 season record.  DBU will host 37 home contests, including games against TCU, Texas Tech, Oral Roberts, Minnesota, Louisiana Monroe, UT-San Antonio and Sam Houston State . The Patriots will also be hosting Rice at the Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco. Notable road games will be played at perennial NCAA tournament teams such as Texas , Rice, Texas A&M, Baylor, and TCU.

"We are very excited about the upcoming season. Our players love the challenge of competing against the best teams in the nation and we will once again have the opportunity to do so. We are also looking forward to playing 37 games at home and then going on the road to play in some of the best atmospheres in all of college baseball." said Head Coach Dan Heefner. 

To access the schedule click here and if you have any questions about the 2008 season feel free to contact the DBU Athletic Office.

11/13/2008

On the heels of their first NCAA Regional Tournament appearance, Dallas Baptist Head Coach Dan Heefner is pleased to announce the Patriot Baseball Team has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent this week. "We are very excited about these six players. They are very talented and should step in and contribute immediately.  We think the potential, work ethic, and character is there for these guys to continue to develop so they will not just be contributors but impact-type players," said Heefner. He added, "Coach Frieling and Wyckoff did an outstanding job of identifying players who have faith, character and talent - the foundation of our program.”

Austin Elkins, a switch-hitting middle infielder, plays for Coach Don English and the Coppell High School Cowboys. As a sophomore, Elkins was named 2nd Team All-District in 6-5A, one of the toughest baseball districts in the state. During his junior campaign, Elkins was voted Offensive MVP for the district after batting .459 and belting 8 homeruns (second highest total in Metroplex 5A baseball). Elkins was also named 2nd Team All-State for 5A baseball.

Jake Johansen is a right handed pitcher for Paul Pool and the Allen High School Eagles. In 2008, the Eagles finished the year as Regional Quarterfinalist with Johansen compiling a 3-4 record, a 3.34 ERA and 46 strikeouts, tops on the Eagle staff. Johansen was selected throughout the year for many honors, including a chance to play in the Texas Scout Association game and the Seattle Mariners Cup Championship Series in Seattle, Washington.

Duncan McAlpine catches and pitches for the 2008 District 6-4A Champion Birdville High School Hawks, coached by David Hatcher. McAlpine was Newcomer of the Year in the district his sophomore year and was named Pitcher of the Year his junior year after posting a 13-3 record and a miniscule 0.70 ERA. This also led to an All-State selection for McAlpine. In addition to his pitching ability, McAlpine also hit .370 with 9 homeruns - the most in Metroplex 4A baseball.

Stuart Pudenz will join the Patriots as a right-handed pitcher out of Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, Missouri where he plays for Head Coach Ben Baier. Pudenz was named Honorable Mention All-Conference his junior year after compiling a 4-0 record and a 1.52 ERA. Pudenz helped lead the Jaguars to both a district championship and a conference championship in 2008 and, in addition to his work with South High School, Pudenz' summer team, The KC Barnstormers, won the 18U NBC World Series this past season.

Tyler Robbins is a middle infielder from Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa, where he is coached by Dan Fitzgerald. Robbins - originally from Bettendorf, IA - was named ICCAC Player of the Year and NJCAA 1st Team All-American in 2008 after hitting .394 with 20 homeruns and 18 stolen bases. Robbins re-wrote the record book for the Bears last season as his 20 homeruns, 24 doubles, 89 runs scored, and 97 hits were all single-season team records.

Brandon Williamson, a right-handed pitcher, plays for David Coleman at Midland Junior College in Midland, Texas. In 2008, Williamson's ERA was just a half-run away from the best mark on the Midland team and his 36 innings pitched placed him third on the staff. Williamson's efforts as a freshman were rewarded with an invitation to the Texas/New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game where he pitched two scoreless innings against the best competition at the junior college level.

10/30/2008

Former DBU Patriot Baseball player, Ben Zobrist, experienced his first MLB postseason start in Game 1 of the 2008 MLB World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Zobrist had the opportunity to start in right field for the Tampa Bay Rays opening night at Tropicana Field in Florida .

Zobrist has been a utility player for the Rays throughout the season helping them on the field as well as at the plate.  He has given his team 12 home runs, and 30 RBIs while keeping a .253 batting average for the season. 

Zobrist has earned his spot on the team this year for the Rays, and has been a part of their unbelievable season.  "We are very proud of what Ben has accomplished since playing at DBU.  Ben is a very familiar face around our program, he has come back every year in the off-season to work out and be a resource for our players.  It is great to see his hard work pay off in not only making it to the major leagues, but excelling and starting in the World Series," Patriot Head Coach Dan Heefner said.   

The Rays playoff run has included a 3-1 Divisional Series win against the Chicago White Sox, and a seven game American League Championship Series win against the Boston Red Sox.  Unfortunately, Zobrist and the Rays were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in the World Series. 

10/1/2001

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