Monmouth College Athletics Scores

Track at Midwest Conference Championships - Final - Men 1st, Women 1st

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Performers of the Meet:

Women's Track
Emily Schudrowitz, St. Norbert
Megan O'Grady, Carroll
Melissa Norville, Illinois College
Sarah Burnell, Grinnell

Women's Field
Melissa Norville, Illinois College
Amanda Trieloff, Carroll
Amanda Streeter, Monmouth
Jenna Breaker, Ripon

Men's Track
Justin Johnson, St. Norbert
Jake Barr, Monmouth
L.J. Hyland, Carroll
Kiante Green, Monmouth

Men's Field
Mike Verfuerth, St. Norbert
DeAndre Smith, Monmouth
Adam Sellner, Ripon
Brock McAnally, Monmouth

Men's and Women's Coach of the Year
Roger Haynes, Monmouth

Track at Midwest Conference Championships - Day 1 - Men 1st, Women 1st

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Softball at MWC Championships - Ellimination Bracket Game - Carroll 7, Monmouth 6

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A late Carroll rally handed Monmouth a 7-6 loss and knocked the Fighting Scots out of the Midwest Conference Tournament. The Scots - one game away from the championship round - got solo homers from Brooke Twohill and Sommer Foster, but it wasn't quite enough to prolong hte season. Foster provided the big blow in Monmouth's four-run third inning, smakcing a three-run triple. The Pioneers countered with a methodical offense, scoring in the last four innings. Foster finished 3-for-4, missing the cyle by a double. Skyler Johnson took the loss in relief.

Baseball - Game 1- Monmouth 7, Grinnell 6

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth banged out four straight hits in the bottom of the first inning on their way to a 7-6 win over Grinnell in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader. After the Pioneers had scored two runs to open the game, the Scots got back-to-back doubles from Mitch Johnson and Kyle Higginson to take a 3-2 lead. Caleb Ruyle added a solo homer in the second on his way to a 3-for-4 game with three RBIs. The Pioneers rallied with three unearned runs in the fourth and took a 6-4 lead in the seventh. Monmouth answered with three consecutive singles in the bottom of the eighth. Ruyle’s third hit of the game, a two-run single gave the Scots the lead. Zach Myers worked the ninth to earn the save and give Chase Harris the win.

Softball at MWC Championships - 1st Rd. - St. Norbert 8, Monmouth 0 (5)

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth got behind early in an 8-0 loss to St. Norbert in the opening game of the Midwest Conference Championships. The Green Knights touched starter Taylor Smith for five runs in the first two innings and did get a base runner until the fourth. Brooke Twohill's base hit in the fourth broke up a no-hit bid as the Scots managed just two hits in the game to fall into the elimination bracket.

Men's Golf at MWC Championships - Final Rd. - 316-309-314-939, T2nd

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth All-Conference:

Seasn McNamara, 3rd

Cory Fell, T6th

Britt Bothast, T10th

Baseball - Game 2 - Monmouth 4, Grinnell 3

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth completed the sweep of Grinnell with a 4-3 win in the nightcap of Saturday’s twinbill. Tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth, Nick Humphrey reached after getting hit by a pitch to open the Scots’ half of the frame. Caleb Ruyle them moved Humphrey to second with a sac bunt. Humprhey then came home on a pair of wild pitches to give Luke Gschwendtner his third win of the season. The Pioneers had taken a 3-0 lead with a pair of unearned runs in the second inning before Monmouth scored single runs in the next three consecutive innings. Ross Donnan’s solo homer in the fifth tied the game at 3-3 and set the stage for the ninth inning drama.

Track - Fighting Scot Invite - Women 1st, Men 2nd

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Softball at MWC Championships - Elimination Bracket - Monmouth 8, Lake Forest 4

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth got the bats going early in an 8-4 win over host Lake Forest in an elimination bracket game of the Midwest Conference Championships. The Foresters scored first with a single run in the second inning. The Scots roared back in the thrid when Caitlin Lingle launched a three-run homer to give Monmouth a 3-1 lead. The Scots poured on four more runs in the fifth, taking advantage of two Forester errors to knock the hosts out of the tournament. Hannah Burger worked 6-2/3 innings to earn the win. Monmouth will meet Carroll Sunday morning at 10 in another elimination game.

Men's Golf at Midwest Conference Championships - Rd. 2 - 316-309-625, 3rd

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Top Monmouth Scorer:

Sean McNamara 79-74-153, 3rd

Men's Golf at MWC Championships - Rd. 1 - 316, 5th

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Top Monmouth Scorer:

Brandon Kemerling 78, T6th

Baseball - Illinois Wesleyan 13, Monmouth 3

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth banged out 13 hits, but fell to Illinois Wesleyan 13-3. IWU jumped on top early with a thee-run homer in the first, but the Scots came back with a run of their own in the top of the second. Ryan Crandall's double plated Matt Glenn who had opened the inning with a two-bagger. The Titans added more runs in thier half of the inning parlaying three walks into three more runs. The Scots put runners on in every ining, but could only get two home. Ross Donna's single in the seventh plated Glenn and Jordan Gaither then scored on a single by Matt Ulman. Donnan and Glenn each went 3-for-4 as every Scot but two had at least one hit.

Softball - Monmouth 9, Lake Forest 4

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth kept their conference tournament hopes alive and rallied with two outs in the bottom of the second to take a 5-4 lead on their way to a 9-4 win over Lake Forest. The Foresters had taken a 4-0 lead in the top of the inning, taking advantage of a hit batsman, a wild pitch and a walk. The Scots found themselves in a hole early in their half of the inning, but a run-scoring base hit by Skyler Johnson began a string of four straight hits to score five runs. Taylor Smith came from the bullpen in the third, but found herself in a two-out bases loaded jam before inducing a ground out to escape unscathed and faced just one batter over the minimum the rest of the way. Monmouth added a pair of insurance runs in the fourth on Caitlin Lingle’s two-run double and another two in the fifth. The Scots will keep their eyes on the Lake Forest vs. Illinois College matchup on Thursday. A sweep by either team will put the Scots into the league tournament for the fifth straight year. A split would end the Scots’ season. Lingle picked up three RBIs on the night as the Scots banged out 10 hits. Smith earned the win, working the final five innings surrendering just one hit.

Softball - Game 1 - Lake Forest 9, Monmouth 7 (Game 2 Rained Out)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth and Lake Forest traded five-run innings as the Scots fell 9-7 on Senior Day. Played in a steady drizzle, the Scots erupted in the third inning when Brittany Forney’s three-run homer followed Kelsey Barnes’ two-run double. The Foresters countered with their own five-run inning with a three-run homer and an unearned run to take a 7-6 lead. Monmouth knotted the game in the sixth when Forney led off with a walk. Pinch runner Kaitlyn Carter then moved to second on Emily Woods’ sac bunt and advanced to third on Chelsea Merritt’s ground out. Carter then scampered home to tie the game on a wild pitch. Lake Forest took the lead for good in the seventh on a one-out homer and added another on an error. Monmouth went down in order in the bottom of the inning to end the game. Game 2 was postponed due to weather and will be made up if needed.

Men's Tennis at Midwest Conference Singles and Doubles Championships - Complete Results

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Singles Champions:

#2 - David Johnson

#5 - Chris Utterback

Women's Golf at Prairie Fire Spring Invite - Results

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Baseball - Grinnell 10, Monmouth 0

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth found the hits hard to come by in a 10-0 loss to Grinnell in the first game of a Saturday twinbill. Brik Wedekind held the Pioneers down through the first three innings, but an error on the leadoff hitter in the fourth opened the doors for three Grinnell runs. The Pioneers used three doubles in the seventh to end the game early. Mitch Johnson and Ross Donnan picked up the Scots' only hits on the day.

Men's Golf at Scot-Fire Invite -Final Rd.

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A Team

299-309-608, 1st

B Team

336-312-648, 8th

Baseball - Game 2 - Grinnell 6, Monmouth 0

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth was held to three hits in a 6-0 Game 2 loss to Grinnell. The Pioneers touched starter Nick Hull for two first inning runs as the Scots cool bats continued. A three-run third put Grinnell up 5-0, but the Scots mounted a threat in the seventh. Ross Donnan milked a leadoff walk and moved to second on Ryan Crandall's base hit to right. The threat ended when the Pioneers turned a double play to strand Crandall.

Softball - Game 2 - Monmouth 8, Grinnell 0

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Monmouth kept their hit parade going in an 8-0 win over Grinnell in the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader. Lauren Bergstresser’s first inning homer opened the fates as Brooke Twohill and Kelsey Barnes added RBIs in the inning. Monmouth ended the game early with two unearned runs in the fifth to improve to 5-1 in Midwest Conference play. Sommer Foster and Alyssa Edler picked up two hits each as Edler took the win.