Viking Sports Weekly Volume 1 • Number 28 April 16, 2012
Men’s Golf Has Final Tuneup Before League Championship ... page 2 Softball Takes Two of Three at Loyola... page 2
Sherwood & Women’s Tennis Attempt to Hold Onto Second Place in League Standings
Tennis Teams Play Final Matches Before League Championship... page 2 Klaric Named Viking of the Week... page 3
What To Watch For THIS WE E K IN V IK ING ATHLE TICS | A PRIL 1 6 , 2 0 1 2
SOFTBALL
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Cleveland State returns to action this week, playing a single game at Notre Dame at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday (April 19) and a three-game league series at Green Bay on Saturday and Sunday (April 21-22). The Vikings went 3-2 last week, splitting a home doubleheader with St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday (April 12) before taking two of three at Loyola over the weekend. Dara Toman sparked the offense, going 6-for-9 (.667) at the plate, including three homers to give her 18 for the year, equaling Tess Sito’s school record for home runs in a season set in 2010. Sara Shields was 2-1 in the circle with a 2.88 ERA in 17 innings pitched while Megan Bashak had a complete game victory in Saturday’s (April 14) 5-3 win over Loyola.
MEN’S TENNIS Cleveland State will close out the regular season with a pair of Horizon League contests this weekend, hosting Butler on Saturday, April 21 and Wright State on Sunday, April 22. Both matches are set for 3:00 p.m. starts. CSU got back on the winning track last weekend, earning a 6-1 victory at UIC and a 7-0 sweep at Valparaiso. With the two wins CSU now stands at 9-10 on the year and 3-2 in Horizon League action. Yannick Goossens, Matt Kuelker, Nolan Marks, Jorg van der Vloet and Matt Ford each posted two singles wins on the weekend, while the CSU doubles teams swept all six matches. Ford leads CSU with a 17-14 singles mark this season while he is also the only Viking to be undefeated in league play at 5-0.
Ariel Sparrow
Women’s Golf Looks Ahead League Championship
to
Horizon
Cleveland State concluded its regular season over the weekend, placing 10th of 12 teams at the Dolores Black Bowling Green Falcon Invitational. The Vikings now set their sights on the Horizon League Championship which will be played from April 27-29 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., at the Mission Inn Resort. CSU shot rounds of 332 and 344 at Bowling Green over the weekend and were led by junior Ariel Sparrow who carded rounds of 82-80 (162) to finish tied for 19th place. She was joined in 19th place by freshman Colleen Miller who was playing as an individual and fired rounds of 80-82. Sparrow continues to lead the team with an 81.2 scoring average after notching her fourth top-20 finish of the season. As a team, the Vikings are averaging 326.8 per round, putting the Vikings on pace to break the single season scoring record of 333.8, set in 2009-10.
The Vikings will close out the regular season with a two-match homestand this weekend, hosting Butler and Wright State. CSU will face the Bulldogs on Saturday, April 21 and the Raiders on Sunday, April 22. Both matches will begin at 11:00 a.m. CSU (13-8, 5-1 HL) split its two contests last week, defeating Valparaiso (7-0) and falling to league-leading UIC (5-2). Kara Sherwood and Alex Power each picked up two singles victories, Sherwood at No. 3 singles and Power at the No. 6 spot. Following her two wins last weekend, Power enters the week on a seven-match win streak. Power, who is undefeated in league play at 6-0, leads the Vikings with a 23-11 singles record this season, while Nicole Janek ranks second with a 2111 mark. Sherwood is just two victories shy from becoming the third Viking to post 20 wins this season, currently sitting at 18-13.
MEN’S GOLF Cleveland State competes in its final event of the regular season when the Vikings play in the 54-hole Ball State EY Invitational on Saturday and Sunday (April 21-22). The Vikings were last in action on Friday and Saturday (April 13-14) at the Detroit Titan Invitational, placing fifth of 13 teams despite having to play four and count four. Michael Klaric led the Vikings, tying for fifth place at 214 with rounds of 73-68-73. His second round 68 was tied for the lowest round of the day and was Klaric’s low round of the season. Andrew Bailey (75-75-73) and Michael Balcar (73-70-80) tied for 16th place with Balcar’s second round 70 a season-low.
Viking Of The Week Michael Klaric // Men’s Golf Class: Junior Hometown: Hermitage, Pa.
L as t W e e k
Klaric helped the Vikings finish fifth of 13 teams at the Detroit Titan Invitational over the weekend. Playing with just four players, Klaric led the Vikings, tying for fifth place with rounds of 73-68-73 for a seasonlow 54-hole total of 214. His second round 68 marked a season low and was also tied for the second lowest round of the day. Klaric ranks second on the team with a 73.9 scoring average and has two top-five finishes this year.
Volume 1, No. 28 • April 16, 2012
V iking S ports W eekly
Upcoming Schedule Sat. Apr. 21 Sun. Apr. 22
Men’s Golf
at Ball State EY Invitational at Ball State EY Invitational
All Day All Day
Softball Thurs. Sat. Sun.
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at Notre Dame at Green Bay (DH) at Green Bay
vs. BUTLER vs. WRIGHT STATE vs. BUTLER vs. WRIGHT STATE
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Men’s Tennis
2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Women’s Tennis 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
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