Kris Klassen (Leamington, Ont.) has been the offensive hero for the
OUA-leading Guelph Gryphons. Not only is he riding a six-game, hitting streak
to open the season, this week he hit a sizzling .467 (7-for-15).
Klassen also chipped in with six RBIs, five steals and six walks.
His OBP for the week: .619 (13-for-21).
Guelph has been off to an incredibly hot start, receiving solid
pitching and strong offensive performances from Klassen and the rest of the Gryphons.
This past week also featured numerous dominating pitching performance,
some coming from continual OUA powerhouses, others as breakout performances.
For his efforts Klassen was named Week 2 winner as the SLAM!
Canadian University Player of the Week. Klassen was a winner in Week 2 of 2003.
A horde of strike machines all received consideration this week,
but Klassen's week was just too much to pass up. The others:
Alex Hawley (Mississauga, Ont.), Wes Koch (Waterloo, Ont.), Andrew
Pierce (Burlington, Ont.), Rylan Pranger (Guelph, Ont.), all had
strong games this week.
Hawley threw a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts
as Guelph beat the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Koch whiffed nine in a Waterloo victory over OUA leader Guelph.
Pranger, for the Brock Badgers, and Guelph's Pierce both
threw eight scoreless innings in their respective wins.
Capsules and linescores
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Guelph 500 003 200 -- 8 11 1
Toronto 010 000 000 -- 1 2 3
W-Kevin Wallace (1-0), L-Joe Callaghan (0-1).
HR-Matt Bylow (1).
Guelph continued their hot start cruising
to an easy 8-1
victory over U of T. Leading the way
offensively was
player of the week Kris Klassen who was 2-for-4
with three RBIs.
Kevin Wallace was effective allowing just one run
over six innings despite walking seven.
The Gryphons' five-run
first proved to be the difference.
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Western 000 500 120 -- 8 13 5
McMaster 000 020 032 -- 7 8 1
HR-Neil McBride
Western won a tight game over the Maruaders despite
making five errors. The 'stangs blew this one open
in the fourth with five runs, and chipped in three more
in the seventh and eighth. Mac made it close with three
in the eighth and two in the bottom of the ninth.
Sean Grimes, Clarke Markle and Mike Winter all had three
hits each for Western, who pounded out 13 as a team.
Neil McBride homered for the Marauders.
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Brock 000 100 000 -- 1 5 2
Waterloo 000 300 000 -- 3 8 1
W-Derek Junkin (1-0). L-Jason Perry (0-1)
The pitching trio of John McNabb, Derek Junkin and
Alex Beauvais held the Brock offense to just a run
on five hits in this one. Brandon Wittig led the way
for the Warriors with two hits.
Adam Vella also picked up a pair of hits for Brock.
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Guelph 300 102 000 -- 6 7 3
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0 2 4
W-Alex Hawley (1-0). L-Jake Gallo (0-1)
Guelph pitcher Alex Hawley threw a
complete-game, two-hitter
for his first OUA win. He struck out seven,
while walking none.
The Gryphons got another solid offensive day from
Kris Klassen who was 2-3 with an RBI and a walk.
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Guelph 320 100 020 -- 7 8 1
McMaster 000 300 000 -- 0 6 5
W-Andrew Pierce (2-0). L-Nick Chisholm (0-1).
HR-Adam Long (1)
Guelph's three-run first again proved to
be the difference.
The Marauders' defense let up five errors
in the loss,
leading to only three RBI from the bats'
of the Gryphons,
as Mac's Nick Chisholm was the hard-luck loser.
Devlin Connelly and David White picked up
a pair of hits
each for Mac. The Kris Klassen-watch in
this one:
1-2 with three walks. Adam Long homered for
the Gryphons,
his first of the season.
Andrew Pierce went eight scoreless for the win.
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Toronto 000 110 000 -- 2 7 0
Brock 010 233 000 -- 9 10 2
W-Mark Nicholson (1-0). L-Daniel Colangelo (1-1)
Brock's offensive attack proved too strong in this one.
Jeff Leonard was 2-for-3 with three RBIs in front of a
crowd of 246 at Community Park. Toronto's pitching staff
continued to struggle, allowing 10 hits in the loss.
Mark Nicholson picked up the win,
going five innings, striking out six.
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Waterloo 012 101 200 -- 6 9 3
Laurier 001 020 050 -- 8 8 4
W-Rob Thompson (2-0). L-John McNabb (0-1).
Laurier managed win in this battle of the
cross-town rivals,
with Pat Kropf leading the way offensively
going 3-for-5
and knocking in a pair of runs. Also
contributing a pair
of RBI were Sgt. Jordan Bilkas and Ryan
Lawrence.
Laurier used a five-run eighth to down
the Warriors.
Robbie Thompson worked two scoreless
innings of relief
to pick up his second win of the season.
Best bat for
the Warriors was Scott Van Dyk, who was
2-for-4 with 4 RBIs
and two stolen bases. Winning the battle
of the rival
Wittig brothers was Waterloo 2B Brandon,
who was 3-for-5.
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McMaster 000 000 000 -- 0 4 2
Brock 000 021 010 -- 4 9 1
W-Rylan Pranger (2-0). L-Mike Fortuna (0-1).
Rylan Pranger's eight scoreless innings set
down the Marauders.
Darren Sawyers was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for
the Badgers.
Mac's solid starting effort from Mike Fortuna
was wasted
as the Marauders could only combine for four hits.
Two of those hits came off the bat of Daryl Pierce.
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Waterloo 021 000 4 -- 7 7 0
Guelph 001 000 0 -- 1 4 4
W-Wes Koch (1-0). L-Mark Parris (0-1).
The Gryphons' quest for a perfect season came
to an end due to the gem
turned in by Warriors' pitcher Wes Koch.
Koch threw a dominating
seven innings allowing one run while striking
out nine and not walking a batter.
Waterloo's bats were lead by Brendan Smith who
had a pair of hits
and also by Chris Dietrich and Mike Dydula who
chipped in with a pair of RBI.
123 456 789 R H E
Waterloo 000 030 000 -- 3 1 1
Guelph 221 100 000 -- 6 10 1
W-Kevin Wallace (2-0). L-Tyler Wilson (0-2).
S-Blake Prior (1).
The Warriors' momentum from Game 1 did not
carry through to the nitecap.
It was already 6-0 for the Gryph's after four
innings, putting the
game out of reach. Waterloo valiantly tried to
mount a comeback with a three-run fifth,
but it wasn't enough. Kevin Wallace was again
wildly effective for the win,
walking seven over 4.2 innings, and giving
up three earned runs.
Western 12, Laurier 2
W-Brook Coatsworth (1-1). L-Ryan O'Connor (0-1)
Western's offense proved to be too much as
Brook Coatsworth picked up the victory for the Mustangs.
CIBA
Atlantic Conference
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Cape Breton 001 100 0 -- 2 5 2
New Brunswick 000 030 x -- 3 7 0
WP-Steve Murphy, LP-Tim Burns.
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Cape Breton 000 00 -- 0 1 1
New Brunswick 120 16 -- 10 9 1
WP-Alex Yaychuk. LP-Adam Shibinette.
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Dalhousie 000 000 0 -- 0 4 0
Atlantic Baptist 000 000 1 -- 1 6 2
WP-Steve Aube. LP-Brian Murphy
Aube toss a four-hit shutout as the Atlantic
Baptist scored
in the bottom of the seventh on a two-out,
single by
Mark McGinnis. Aube had two strikeouts.
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Dalhousie 000 001 01 -- 2 4 3
Atlantic Baptist 100 000 00 -- 1 7 4
WP-Scott Oxner. LP-Chris Leger.
S-Barrett Bellefontaine.
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Cape Breton 012 004 0 -- 7 13 7
St. Mary's 033 111 x -- 9 10 3
WP-Craig Henman. LP-Jamie Williams.
S-Jerry Carpenter.
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Dalhousie 000 000 0 -- 0 5 1
New Brunswick 000 061 x -- 7 9 0
WP-Josh Collins. LP-Barrett Bellefontaine.
Saint Mary's 9, Cape Breton 0
(Forfeit by Cape Breton -- ineligible player)
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New Brunswick 100 242 0 -- 9 13 1
Atlantic Baptist 020 000 0 -- 2 3 2
WP-Dan Estey, LP-Steve Aube.
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Saint Mary's 001 010 0 -- 2 5 2
Dalhousie 010 201 x -- 4 5 1
WP-Duncan MacLellan, LP-Brian MacIsaac.
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New Brunswick 501 100 1 -- 8 12 0
Atlantic Baptist 200 001 0 -- 3 5 1
WP-Ryan MacDonald; LP-David Crossman.
Northern Conference
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McGill 301 001 0 -- 5 5 3
John Abbott 020 022 x -- 6 4 5
WP-Madison Rochon. LP-Ben Fax.
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Concordia 311 103 1 -- 10 6 3
Carleton 001 401 0 -- 6 7 5
WP-Edwin Archer, LP-Dan Orr. S-Nick Palko.
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Ottawa 200 110 2 -- 6 10 0
McGill 000 002 0 -- 2 6 2
WP-Jason Gordon. LP-Simon Ayotte.
HR-Tim Gautaum, Shawn Hopewell.
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Ottawa 102 010 0 -- 4 10 1
McGill 20(10) 000 x -- 12 11 1
WP-Mike Tomasetta.
HR-Jon Comeau.
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Concordia 002 01 -- 3 3 2
Carleton 010 75 -- 13 8 2
WP-Justin Johnston. LP-Chris Dyer.
HR-Alex Monfette.
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McGill 003 000 0 -- 3 4 0
Concordia 000 000 0 -- 0 1 1
WP-Jordan Beitel. LP-Nat Thomas.
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Carleton 001 010 0 -- 2 5 2
John Abbott 400 115 x -- 11 7 3
WP-Ryan Ami.
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Carleton 000 013 0 -- 4 7 1
John Abbott 110 001 0 -- 3 6 4
WP-Ben McGovern. LP-Andrew Yars. S-Justin Johnston.
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McGill 000 002 0 -- 2 4 2
Concordia 230 013 x -- 9 10 2
WP-Michael Pantin. LP-Ben Chisholm.
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Carleton 000 000 0 -- 0 2 2
Ottawa 020 100 x -- 3 6 2
WP-Marc Breton. LP-Ben McGovern. S-Kyle Dwyer.
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John Abbott 001 212 0 -- 6 10 5
Concordia 205 500 x -- 12 7 0
WP-John Holden, LP-Andrew Yas.
Ontario conference
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George Brown 001 00 -- 1 3 0
York 015 05 -- 11 11 0
WP-Mike Stein, LP-Fred Monsivais.
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Queen's 001 430 0 -- 8 12 0
Durham 100 100 0 -- 2 5 2
WP-Mike Arsenault; LP-Patrick Topping.
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Queen's 000 001 0 -- 1 5 2
Durham 011 053 0 -- 10 10 3
WP-Gord Robertson. LP-Lorne Berger.
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George Brown 000 000 0 -- 0 6 5
York 031 001 x -- 5 3 0
WP-Tyler Sammy. LP-Andrew Walkey.
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York 100 010 0 -- 2 4 2
Queen's 012 200 x -- 5 9 0
WP-Albert Lee. LP-Rob Vecchiarelli. S-Mark Greenberg.
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Durham 230 15 -- 11 8 0
George Brown 010 00 -- 1 3 3
WP-Mark Nolan. LP-Josh VanDeemter.
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York 070 200 0 -- 9 8 0
Queen's 020 301 2 -- 8 12 1
WP-Mike Stringer. LP-Mike Bertoria. S-Steve Panno
HR-Jason Sukhraj.
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Durham 101 402 1 -- 9 11 1
George Brown 011 000 0 -- 2 2 7
WP-Chris Park. LP-Shane Martin.
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Durham 000 030 1 -- 4 9 1
Queen's 140 100 x -- 6 8 0
WP-Daniel Forita. LP-Jeff Bowers.
123 45 R H E
York 001 72 -- 10 2 1
George Brown 000 00 -- 0 3 1
WP-Tyler Sammy. LP-Shane Martin.
