PIRATE SPORTS ONLINE - Vol. 2 No. 36, Thursday, May 8, 2003

Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Baseball News
THREE SENIORS EARN SPOTS ON MCAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
WICHITA, KAN.--Following the conclusion of the MCAC baseball tournament, three Park University seniors were named First Team All-Conference: Ryan Kiedrowski, Ben Weber and Joe Barbosa.  Kiedrowski, a shortstop from Lincoln, Neb., batted .403 in the conference with 21 RBI.  He made 20 double plays this season, defensively.  Weber, a utility player from Oxford, Kan., batted .347 in conference play with four home runs and a.569 slugging percentage.  Barbosa led Park in hitting for the second consecutive year, batting .412 overall with eight home runs (.444 in MCAC play, with five home runs); however, his selection to the All-Conference team was for his pitching.  He went a perfect 5-0 in MCAC play, averaging 6.8 strikeouts per outing, .5 walks and 1.32 earned runs per outing. 

Friday, May 2, 2003
Baseball Results - MCAC Playoffs
PARK WRENCHED FROM MCAC PLAYOFFS BY BELLEVUE, NEWMAN TO END SEASON  
OMAHA, NEB.--Park University (30-16) concluded the 2003 season on Friday with losses to #1 Bellevue and #2 Newman.  In the 4-3 loss to Bellevue, the game-winning run scored after a collision between a runner and the shortstop, which left the ball rolling into the dugout as the runner scored in the bottom of the ninth.  Newman University avenged Thursday's loss, answering Park with an 8-5 win to eliminate the Pirates from the playoffs.  Ryan Kiedrowski had a two-run blast in the first game; Stephen Kent delivered a homerun in the second game for Park.  Ben Weber was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of doubles in the season finale versus Newman.
MCAC 2        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9   R - H - E
Park Univ.    2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   3   9   2
Bellevue      0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4   6   0
Line summary: PARK, Pickett and Edwards. BU, Zach, Faxson (8) and Waddups, Wayne (7). WP: Faxson. LP: Pickett (6-2). HR: PARK, Kiedrowski (3). Highlights: PARK, Nab (3 H), Kent (2 H), Kiedrowski (2 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR). 
MCAC 3        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9   R - H - E
Park Univ.    0   2   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   5   6   3
Newman        1   1   0   1   3   1   1   0   -   8  12   1
Line summary: PARK, Holz, Rymer (6) and Edwards. NU, Hon, Baxter (4), Webb (9) and Mijeres. WP: Baxter. LP: Holz (6-3). HR: NU, McNew; PARK, Kent (5). Highlights: Weber (2-4, 3 RBI, 2 2B), Kent (1-4, HR), Barbosa (1-2, 2 R).   

Thursday, May 1, 2003
Baseball Results - MCAC Playoffs
PIRATES COME UP WITH ROBUST WIN AGAINST NEWMAN, SCORE FIFTEEN RUNS  
OMAHA, NEB.--Park University (30-14) tucked away their thirtieth win in convincing fashion Thursday afternoon, blowing past the #2-seed Newman University Jets, 15-2, in the opening game of the MCAC Conference playoffs.  Park will play the winner of the Bellevue-Ozarks game on Friday.  Joe Barbosa recorded the win for Park, striking our four and allowing four hits as he improved to 7-1 this season.  Hank Edwards hammered the game's only homerun; it was his eighth of the season. Everyone in Park's starting lineup hit safely in the game.
MCAC 1        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7   R - H - E
Newman        0   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4   4
Park Univ.    0   1   8   2   3   1   -  15  14   1
Line summary: PARK, Barbosa, Rymer (7) and Edwards. NU, Stephenson, Nieto (3), Sweets (5) and Mijares. WP: Barbosa (7-1). LP: Stephenson. HR: PARK, Edwards (8). Highlights: PARK, Barbosa (2 H, 3 R), Kiedrowski (3 H, 2 RBI), Vieyra (2 H, 2 RBI), Nab (2 H, 2 RBI), Kent (2 RBI), Weber (2 R, 2 RBI).  

Thursday, May 1, 2003
Softball Results - MCAC Playoffs
FLAMES, JETS PURGE PIRATES FROM MCAC PLAYOFFS; CONCLUDE SEASON 
OMAHA, NEB--Park University (16-19)  dropped a pair of one-run games Thursday to exit the MCAC tournament and conclude the 2003 season.  Against the top seed and host, College of St. Mary, Park lost, 1-0.  Newman University defeated the Pirates, 4-3, in the afternoon game.  LaJeana Fagan had a two-run homerun in the first inning of the game against Newman.      
MCAC 1        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7   R - H - E
Park Univ.    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
St. Mary-Neb. 0   1   0   0   0   0   -   1   7   1
Line summary: PARK, Faulconer and  Tomasek. CSM: Reilly and Sheets. WP: Reilly (12-2). LP: Faulconer (7-8).    
MCAC 2        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7   R - H - E
Park Univ.    3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   2
Newman        0   3   0   1   0   0   -   4   8   2
Line summary: PARK, McCormick and Tomasek. NU, Unavailable. LP: McCormick (4-6). HR: PARK, Fagan.  

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