While students focus on their last week of classes before final exams, women’s golf wrapped up their 2011 season, and we have four more teams (men’s and women’s track, men’s golf, women’s tennis) facing their Big South Championship in the coming week. Good luck to all of them and GO BUCS!
With 12 strikeouts in six innings of relief, senior pitcher Kimberly Hobbs has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week.
Hobbs came into the game in relief in both games of the double-header against Winthrop, earning a win and a save on the day. She struck out a total of 12 batters, including seven in three innings in game one to earn the save. In game two, she held the Eagles without a hit and struck out five to earn the victory on a late CSU run. The 12 strikeouts puts her at 106 for the year, and along with Morgan Dowdy’s strikeout total, marks the first time in CSU history that two pitchers have recorded more than 100 strikeouts in the same season. Hobbs now leads the Big South in strikeouts, followed by Dowdy who is in second place.
Also Nominated - Walt Quattlebaum (Baseball), Jacobo Pastor (M. Golf)
April 11-12 – M. Golf @ Wofford/Coca Cola Invitational – 4th
Led by Jacobo Pastor’s 210 and individual championship, the Bucs finished fourth as a team in the two-day tournament. It is the second victory of the year for Pastor, who also won the 2011 Charleston Shootout. The team’s +12 total put them fourth overall, and was the best score of the spring semester, and the second best of the year. Jonathan Rustin shot 215 to finish ninth after carding 11 birdies and two eagles.
April 11-13 – W. Golf @ Big South Championship – 7th
Poised to shock the conference in second place after day one, the rest of the tough Big South field caught up to the Lady Bucs, with CSU finishing seventh overall. Torey Johnson came on strong late in the season, and led the team at the championship with an 11th-place finish of 235. Amanda D’Ostroph tied for 13th at 237 and Vanessa Jay shot 244 for 25th after shooting her lowest score of the season. Jordan Hollinshead finished 28th and Katelyn Bensch shot 253 to finish 37th overall.
April 12 – W. Tennis @ East Carolina – L, 6-1
In a match that was forced indoors because of weather, the home team got the best of CSU, 6-1. Only Marija Dzakovic was able to win her singles match at flight two, taking the 6-3, 6-3 victory. Olga Makhova retired in the middle of the first set, and Brooke Pletcher took her opponent to three sets, but eventually fell as well.
April 12 – Baseball vs. College of Charleston – L, 10-9
The CSU football team showed up with their “Rally Helmets” on and spurred a comeback in the ninth inning, but the tying runner was stranded on third base as CSU fell 10-9. After three innings, it was an 8-0 deficit for CSU, and the Bucs climbed back in the game, trailing 10-6 going into the bottom of the ninth. Walt Quattlebaum had three hits and three RBI on the day to lead CSU.
April 13 – Baseball @ College of Charleston – W, 4-3
A day after a rally fell short, the Bucs took advantage of a throwing error and Ben Qualkinbush scored from second to give CSU the lead in the top of the ninth inning. From there, Charlie McCready pitched lights out in the bottom half, sitting down all three in order to get the save. It was the first win over the Cougars since the 2007 season. Nick Chinners went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, while Tom Burkett was 2-for-5 with a run.
April 13 – Softball @ Coastal Carolina – L, 4-1
Looking for the sweep in an odd format, the Bucs travelled to Coastal Carolina for the third and final game of the Big South series. CSU put themselves in a position to win, tying the game at 1-1 in the top of the seventh, but after a call did not go the way CSU thought it should have, the Bucs gave up a three-run, walk-off homerun in the bottom of the inning.
April 15-17 – Baseball vs. VMI – L, 11-0, L, 15-12, L, 9-1
It was a tough weekend for the Bucs, as the dropped three games to the Keydets of VMI. In games one and three, CSU struggled to find any offense, and after scoring eight runs in one inning of game two, let the lead slip away late in the game. It was just the second time this year that CSU has been swept in a Big South Series (Liberty). CSU had four errors in game three, leading to five unearned runs in the contest.
April 16 – Memorial Spring FB Game – Defense 29 – Offense 23
The defense scored with 11 tackles-for-loss and a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown as they downed the offense for the first time since 2008. At halftime of the game, the team gave out their most-improved awards, the Servant Leadership Award was presented to Chuck Kelly, and the 2011 Edward A. Gadson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Zac Johnston.
Most Improved:
DL – Coril Joseph
LB – Michael Chocholousek
DB – Jordan Fulford
OL – Jeff Hartung
TE – Nathan Prater
QB – Richard Mounce
WR – Wes Murray
RB – Teddy Allen
Distinguished Service Award
Chuck Kelly
2011 Edward A. Gadson Memorial Scholarship
Zac Johnston
April 17 – Softball @ Winthrop (DH) – W, 5-3, W, 2-1
Relief pitching was the name of the game as Kimberly Hobbs came into the game in relief in both games, striking out 12 batters in a combined six innings of work. In doing so, her and Morgan Dowdy became the first duo in CSU history to record 100 strikeouts in the same season. Erin Kegly had a pair of hits, while Megan Lombard had a three-run homer for her only hit of the day. In game two, Jessica Brock had three hits and an RBI, while Erin Kegley earned the other RBI on a bases-loaded walk that forced in the winning run.
What’s coming up?
April 18 – Softball @ Winthrop – 5 p.m.
April 18-20 – M. Golf @ Big South Championship
April 19 – Baseball vs. Citadel – 3 p.m.
April 20 – Softball vs. CofC (DH) – 2/4 p.m. (Strikeout Cancer)
April 21-23 – Track & Field @ Big South Championship
April 21-23 – W. Tennis @ Big South Championship
April 22 – Softball vs. Gardner-Webb (DH) – 2/4 p.m.
April 22 – Baseball @ Winthrop – 6 p.m.
April 23 – Softball vs. Gardner-Webb – 2 p.m.
April 23 – Baseball @ Winthrop (DH) – 2/5 p.m.
April 24 – EASTER SUNDAY
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