This Week for SHU Baseball
Tuesday, April 6th
vs. Spring Arbor University Cougars DH
2:00 PM | Spring Arbor, Mich. | Hank Burbridge Field
Wednesday, April 7th
vs. Cleary University Cougars *
5:00 PM | Howell, Mich. | Lake Trust Stadium
Sunday, April 11th
vs. University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines * DH
1:00 PM | Novi, Mich. | Novi High School
Upcoming for Saints Baseball: The Saints look ahead to a non-conference doubleheader against Spring Arbor tomorrow. They have a makeup conference game against Cleary on Wednesday and a conference doubleheader against Michigan-Dearborn on Sunday.
Head Coach: John Kolasinski enters his 18th season as the head coach for the Saints and his 35th season as a collegiate head coach. Currently, Kolasinski has accumulated a career record of 536-766-1 in over 30 years of coaching. The skipper won his 500th career game on March 6th, 2019 when the Saints beat Bethel 22-9. Kolasinski currently stands as the coach with the second-most wins in Siena Heights baseball history. His best season was his 33-25 record in 2012 -- a 25-win improvement over the previous season.
Spectator Policy: Siena Heights University announced the restriction of fan attendance at SHU home athletic events to only a limited number of students living on campus. This policy will take effect as of March 30, 2021, and will extend through Easter weekend. At that time, the University will re-evaluate the situation.
At Home: The Saints are 3-12 at home so far this season. They won games against two non-conference games against Lawrence Tech and one non-conference game against Rochester.
On the Road: The Saints are 3-4 on the road so far in the season. SHU will be on the road the entirety of this week for a non-conference doubleheader, one conference doubleheader, and one conference single game.
Conference Play: The Saints currently have a 2-3 conference record. They won both games against Rochester while dropping a doubleheader to Cornerstone and a single game to Cleary.
Last Week Recap: On Tuesday, March 30th the Saints faced Cornerstone in a conference doubleheader. SHU dropped both games 11-8 and 12-8 as Cameron Hammer led the Saints as he was 5-for-11 on the night with two RBIs.
On Wednesday, March 31st Siena played a makeup conference single-game against Rochester and won 8-6. Chris Winkelman went 2-3 while earning two RBIs, one hit, and one walk. Parker Swartz earned his first win on the mound for SHU as he pitched eight innings allowing eight hits, four runs, three walks, and one home run while striking out six batters.
Series History: Spring Arbor - The Cougars hold the all-time record against the Saints 16-6. They have a 4-3 home record and a 5-2 away record in the series. Spring Arbor is currently on a five-game winning streak against SHU. This will be the fourth time the teams meet this season as they faced each other on March 10th in Adrian as the Cougars won 8-6. Then they played a doubleheader of March 16th with Spring Arbor winning the first game 12-1 and the second 6-0.
Cleary - This will be the second time the teams meet this season as they faced each other last week in a conference single game as the Cougars won 6-1. The last time the two teams played before this season was in 2019 on April 10th for a non-conference doubleheader. The second game ended up getting canceled but the Cougars won the first game 6-5 in 9 innings.
Michigan-Dearborn - This will be the first time the teams play against each other this season. The last time the two teams met was last season during the team's spring training trips in Flordia as the Saints won 10-4 earning their second win of the season.
Scouting Report: Spring Arbor - The Cougars are 14-16 overall this season. Josiah Kitchen leads the team in batting average (.500). Landon Raczkowski has the team's highest slugging percentage (.663), hits (33), doubles (12), home runs (6), and total bases (63). Jackson Kitchen has the most RBIs (25). Brant Mast leads the team in runs scored (23), sacrifice bunts (4), and walks (16). Sean Cassel leads Spring Arbor on the mound with a 3.26 ERA, three wins, 30.1 innings pitched, 43 strikeouts, and seven starts.
Cleary - The Cougars are 9-15 overall and 2-3 in the WHAC. Aaron Dyke has the team's highest batting average (.500) and on-base percentage (.542). Jesse Fishbaum and Anthony Lacle lead the team in runs (17). Lacel also leads the team in stolen bases (6), walks (13), and slugging percentage (.559). Fishbaum also leads the team in hits (29). Jeremy VanOosterum has the most doubles (6) and RBIs (15). Garrett Larner leads Cleary on the mound with a 7.98 ERA, 29.1 innings pitched, and 35 strikeouts.
Michigan-Dearborn - The Wolverines are 2-2 overall and in the conference so far in the season. Max Mclennan leads the team in batting average (.400). Ramiro Rodriguez has the team's highest on-base percentage (.556). Antonio Carta has the highest slugging percentage (.867), double (2), home runs (2), and RBIs (5). Shaun Hannibal leads the team in hits (7). Andrew Capone has the highest runs (7).
2021 Team Rankings
Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Triples per Game (0.545)
Ranks Number 15 in Division I in Total Triples (12)
Ranks Number 41 in Division I in Assists per Game (8.591)
Ranks Number 50 in Division I in Fielding Pct (0.956)
2021 Individual Rankings
Adam Wilding Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Batting Average (0.514)
Adam Wilding Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Triples per Game (0.182)
Adam Wilding Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Total Triples (4)
Parker Swartz Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Losses (5)
Adam Wilding Ranks Number 21 in Division I in Hits per Game (1.636)
Adam Wilding Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Slugging Pct (0.743)
