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Baseball Going to California
3/18/2015 12:30:00 PM | Baseball
Going to California
I'm going with a little Led Zeppelin here instead of The Mamas and The Papas “California Dreamin'”. I'm guessing there isn't another Division I team out there willing to play nine games in a mere six days with two of those contests against a nationally ranked team (UC Santa Barbara) and another four versus a team receiving votes in said polls (Cal State Northridge). I could be wrong, but that's hardly a dream scenario. If the Big Green can survive this gauntlet, they will be in good shape for the Ivy schedule that begins four days after they return to Hanover.
I'm going with a little Led Zeppelin here instead of The Mamas and The Papas “California Dreamin'”. I'm guessing there isn't another Division I team out there willing to play nine games in a mere six days with two of those contests against a nationally ranked team (UC Santa Barbara) and another four versus a team receiving votes in said polls (Cal State Northridge). I could be wrong, but that's hardly a dream scenario. If the Big Green can survive this gauntlet, they will be in good shape for the Ivy schedule that begins four days after they return to Hanover.
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Last Games in Review
• Dartmouth spent the first weekend of March in Florida playing four other Northern teams. After dropping the first three, the Big Green picked up their first victory with an 8-0 shutout of Bucknell.
• In the first game, (now ranked) Indiana rode a seven-run second inning to an 8-6 win. The Big Green rallied for four in the third and two more in the fourth, but the Hoosier bullpen tossed four scoreless innings to close out the game.
• Joe Purritano rapped out a career-high four hits against Northwestern in the first of two games the next day, but a three-run, ninth-inning rally fell short against the Wildcats in a 5-3 defeat. Mike Concato made his debut on the mound but suffered the loss after yielding four runs on 11 hits over 5.2 innings.
• Dartmouth managed just four hits, two by Ben Socher, in falling to Ball State later in the day, 7-4. Seven Cardinal starters collected two hits apiece while reliever Marc Bachman pitched well over four frames, surrendering a run on three hits.
• Rookie Patrick Peterson parlayed his pitching prowess into the Big Green's first victory with that shutout triumph over the Bison. He hurled five scoreless inning while giving up a solitary hit and four walks to go with seven strikeouts. Another freshman, Sam Fichthorn, closed out the game for his first collegiate save, striking out three in the process.
• Michael Ketchmark was the four-hit wonder in this game while driving in three runs to lead the 17-hit attack.
Quick Scout of the Wave
• Pepperdine enters this game with a 9-12 record having lost seven of its last nine, including two of three at BYU in the WCC opening weekend.
• The offense is solid, averaging close to five runs a game, with a trio of patient hitters with pop in Hutton Moyer, Manny Jefferson and Chris Fornaci.
• The Wave sport a 3.98 team ERA, bolstered by the terrific 1-2 punch in the rotation of Ryan Wilson (3-0, 1.93) and Jackson McClelland (3-1, 1.50).
Quick Scout of the Matadors
• At 15-5, CSUN is garnering votes in the various national polls, but is 6-4 over its last 10 games.
• The Matadors' strength is their pitching which boasts a 2.16 staff ERA. Every hurler with at least two innings has an ERA under 3.70, including Rayne Raven (4-1, 1.08, 42 K, 7 BB in 33.1 IP).
• The lineup that produces just over five runs a game features five a quartet of dangerous hitters with Ryan Raslowsky an on-base machine (.429 OBP) and Justin Toerner and Chester Pak supplying power (.461 and .500 slugging, respectively).
Quick Scout of the Gauchos
• Ranked as high as 16th in two polls, UCSB is 13-5 with series wins over Kentucky and Wichita State, plus handed USC their first loss of the season.
• Another West Coast team with a devastating pitching staff, the Gauchos have a 2.16 team ERA led by Dillon Tate (3-1, 1.00, 36 K, 41.0 IP) and closer James Carter (1-0, 0.00, 5 saves, 9.2 IP).
• And another team scoring about five runs a game, UCSB has Robby Nesovic (.409/.453/.485) and Cameron Newell (.373/.456/.493) terrorizing opposing pitchers.
Quick Scout of the Mavericks
• UT Arlington is off to a 10-7 start with wins in six of its last seven outings, including a 6-5, 10-inning win over #17 Texas thanks to three in the ninth.
• Levi Scott is the masher in the lineup with a .365/.446/.556 slash line, while Travis Sibley leads the team with 13 RBIs.
• Seven different pitchers have had at least one start for a team with a 4.05 ERA. Control artist Chad Nack (2-2, 3.56) has logged the most innings (30.1).
Quick Scout of the Mustangs
• Dartmouth wraps up the whirlwind trip against Cal Poly, which is 6-11 heading into a three-game series against USC before taking on the Big Green.
• Again, expect five runs a game. Peter Van Gansen is hitting over .400 and Zack Zehner leads the team with three homers and 18 RBIs.
• Three of the four regular starting pitchers strike out around one per inning, plus reliever Danny Zandona has fanned 28 in 19.1 frames as the staff has a 3.71 ERA and 143 whiffs in 148 innings.
What's Up Next
Dartmouth returns to the Northeast to play one more non-conference game at Siena on Thurday, March 26 before beginning Ivy play with a rematch of the last two Ivy League Championship Series when the Big Green take on Columbia in a doubleheader in New York on March 28. The weekend will conclude with a twinbill at Penn the following day.
Keep Up with the Action
Fans who can't make it out to California will be able to keep up with the team online. The first and last games on the trip will be shown live online for free, while the games against the other California teams will have audio streams available. In addition, live stats will be running for every game, though the UT Arlington game is still an unknown. Check the baseball schedule for links on the official website of Big Green athletics, DartmouthSports.com.
First Win Under the Belt
Dartmouth opened the season with a six-game losing streak, its worst start since the 2009 squad started 0-8. It took a pair of freshmen to right the ship as Patrick Peterson and Sam Fichthorn combined to twirl a three-hit shutout in an 8-0 win over Bucknell on March 8. With his four-inning save (the first of his career), Fichthorn extended his scoreless streak to 7.2 innings to start his career.
The bats weren't too shabby, either, collecting 17 hits, the most for the Big Green against a Division I opponent since rapping out 17 at Holy Cross on April 10, 2013. Michael Ketchmark set personal highs with four hits and three RBIs to lead the onslaught.
Purritano Leading the Offense
The 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Joe Purritano, suffered through a bit of a sophomore slump as his slugging percentage was under .400. But the junior has come out of the corner swinging in 2015, hitting .393/.433/.607 to lead the team in each category as well as hits (11), doubles (3), homers (1) and RBIs (6). He had a career-high four hits against Northwestern, and three more vs. Bucknell.
Triples Team
Over the last five seasons, Dartmouth has been among the top 50 teams nationally in triples per game, finishing as high as third in 2011, and 15th a year ago. The Big Green are picking up where they left off, having swatted a trio of three-baggers in the first seven games, putting them 30th nationally.
Rough Start Out of the Way
Last year, Duncan Robinson was shelled for eight runs in 2.1 innings in his first collegiate start, then did not allow more than two earned runs in any outing the rest of the year. He got his bad start out of the way against Indiana on March 6, allowing seven runs (all coming in the second inning) over five frames, in an 8-6 loss. So he should be lights out the rest of the year, right?
Ruppert Continues On Base Streak
Nick Ruppert ended his sophomore season having reached base in 10 straight games. The layoff between seasons hasn't changed that habit as the center fielder has reached safely in each of the first seven contests thus far, even against Bucknell when he came off the bench as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. In his only trip to the plate, he legged out an infield hit to extend his streak to 17 games. Ruppert and third baseman Nick Lombardi are the only players on the team to reach base in each of the seven games in 2015.
Swept in Opening Series
Dartmouth began the season by traveling to then 14th-ranked Texas A&M and nearly pulled off an upset victory in the Big Green's season opener. Sporting a 3-0 lead in the eighth, Dartmouth could not keep the Aggies at bay as they belted a pair of two-run homers in the inning and survived a lead-off double in the ninth to beat the Green, 4-3. A&M went on to sweep the three-game set, and entering play on the 18th had yet to lose at 22-0.
Freshmen Playing Key Roles
Patrick Peterson and Sam Fichthorn aren't the only members of the Class of 2018 to play big roles in the early part of the season. Kyle Holbrook has started all seven games in right field and slapped out a pair of hits in his first collegiate contest. Dustin Shirley and Justin Fowler have split time at the keystone, and Marc Bachman and Clay Chatham have pitched out of the bullpen with the former sporting a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings and the latter going 1.1 innings without allowing a run.
Acting Defensive
Dartmouth has been one of the nation's top fielding teams over the past few years, particularly the last two when it boasted a .979 fielding percentage. Last year's .979 was a bit better than the previous year and ranked ninth nationally. The Big Green have had a few more errors early in the season, but still are at a solid .962 after seven games.
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