by Jeff Kelly - Austin College Magazine

h o m e teamBaseball Team Can’t Repeat SCAC ChampionshipThe Kangaroo baseball team came up short in defending its SouthernCollegiate Athletic Conference title, falling in a best-of-three series toNo. 15-ranked DePauw University in the SCAC Divisional Tournamentto end the season with a record of 18-24. The ’Roos also had a 7-9regular season mark against conference opponents.Shortstop Andy White ’10, first baseman and pitcher BobbySchleizer ’08, and third baseman Bennett Herrick ’11 were honored inthe postseason for their outstanding play during the year. White wasnamed All-Conference after batting .355 with 12 doubles, four triples,four home runs, and 29 RBIs, and also provided perhaps the biggesthighlight of the season when he turned a rare unassisted triple play.White also was named the SCAC Player of the Week during the season.Schleizer finished the season ranked second in the conference with10 home runs and added nine doubles and 42 RBIs while hitting .336with a .603 slugging percentage. Herrick hit .296 with a team-best 14doubles, along with three triples, three homers, and 29 RBIs.Also posting strong seasons were catcher Patrick Ray ’10, whobatted .349 with three homers and 17 RBIs, and outfielder JordanRobison ’10, who hit .357 with four triples and three home runs onthe year. Scooter Merritt ’11 acclimated to college ball quickly, hitting.318 with five doubles and 21 RBIs during his first season.Cory Stevens ’09 put together a solid season on the mound forthe ’Roos, posting a team-best five wins in nine starts while strikingout 58 batters. Will Chermak ’10 added four wins on the year and ledthe team with 63 strikeouts. Tyler Steed ’11 had a strong first seasonfor the ’Roos, earning three wins and two saves while striking out 26batters and walking just 12 on the year.With the ’Roos losing just one senior from the 2008 team andboasting so much young talent, there will be plenty of firepower inplace for coach Carl Iwasaki and his team to once again be near thetop of the SCAC in 2009.Soccer Women Discover Magical KingdomWomen’s soccer coach Paul Burns and several members ofhis team traveled to the United Kingdom this summer for atraining tour in the coach’s home country. The womenplayed three games against teams from England and Walesand took in the sights along the way, traveling toManchester, Peterborough, Abergavenny, and London. Thetrip was immensely enjoyable for the players as well assuccessful — as the team went 3-0 in competition.Fourteen of this fall’s 22 returning players, as well asNicole Christy ’00 and Kim Frazier, father of a currentplayer, took part in this road trip of a lifetime.COURTESY PHOTOFIND THE LATEST ’ROO SPORTSSCHEDULES AND RESULTS ONLINE:WWW.AUSTINCOLLEGE.EDU/ATHLETICSSoccer travelers stopping for a Big Ben photo are, left to right, first row:Allison Wurmbrand ’10, Paige Rutherford ’09, Ashleigh Johnson ’11, AmyHolman ’10, Holly Messamore ’09; second row: Caitlin Sperry ’11, SarahFennewald ’09, Bahar Abbassi ’10, Brooke Adams ’09, Katie Hudson ’11,Faren Frazier ’09; and third row: Helen Heres ’09, Mackenzie Lund ’11,and Kaitlin Elledge ’11.36 Austin College Magazine September 2008