Baseball Weekly Release - Week 10

Baseball Weekly Release - Week 10

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Photos courtesy of Columbia and Dartmouth Athletic Communications

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Columbia senior second baseman Kyle Bartelman and freshman outfielder Julian Bury were selected as the Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, after leading the Lions to a 4-1 week and forcing a one-game playoff for the Lou Gehrig Division title. Dartmouth senior right-handed pitcher Beau Sulser earned Pitcher of the Week accolades with a seven-inning complete-game shutout performance against Harvard. 

LEAGUE NOTES

  • After concluding its season on a 10-1 run, including an 8-1 mark against Ivy League opposition, Columbia forced a one-game playoff against Penn for the Lou Gehrig Division title. The Lions took 3-of-4 games from the Quakers last weekend to force the playoff, which will be contested at Columbia's Robertson Field at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the Ivy League Digital Network.
  • The Lions will attempt to qualify for the Ivy League Championship Series for the fourth time over the last five seasons, while Penn will look to return to the series for the first time since 2007.
  • Yale advances to back-to-back Ivy League Championship Series for the first time since appearing in three-straight from 1993-95. The Bulldogs will host the winner of Saturday's Lou Gehrig Division playoff in a best-two-out-of-three series on Saturday, May 13, and Sunday, May 14.
  • Yale's Scott Politz boasts a League-best eight wins, as 1-of-16 NCAA Division I pitchers to have reached the total this season.
  • Dartmouth's Beau Sulser concludes his senior season with a 1.40 ERA—the lowest recorded by a Big Green pitcher in the aluminum bat era and the 10th-lowest all-time. Only two of the Dartmouth pitchers ahead of Sulser threw more innings.
  • Sulser's ERA also sits 10th in NCAA Division I, while his 10.40 strikeout to walk ratio ranks second nationally.
  • Columbia's Randell Kanemaru paces the Ivy League with a .399 average, as 1-of-6 Ivies to hit .350-or-better this season.
  • Yale's Griffin Dey leads the League with 10 home runs, while teammates Benny Wanger (43 RBIs) and Tim DeGraw (46 runs scored) also reign over the Ancient Eight in key offensive categories. DeGraw's run total ranks 34th in the nation. 
  • Cornell's Ryan Krainz leads all Ivies with a .478 on-base percentage, which ranks 32nd in NCAA Division I.
  • Penn's Tim Graul claims an Ivy-best 16 doubles on the season, which sits 48th nationally, while Brown's Rob Henry owns a League-high five triples to rank 15th in NCAA Division I. 
  • Harvard's Patrick Robinson ranks 10th nationally with a .738 slugging percentage, topping the Ancient Eight.
  • Dartmouth's Trevor Johnson has amassed a conference-high 17 stolen bases, which ranks 38th in NCAA Division I.
  • Penn's Adam Bleday claims 72 strikeouts on the year, while his 11.85 strikeouts per nine innings mark sits 24th nationally.
  • Harvard's Ian Miller leads the nation with six complete games.
  • Big Green stopper Chris Burkholder and Big Red closer Peter Lannoo own an Ancient Eight-high eight saves, which ranks 39th in NCAA Division I.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 Saturday, May 6
 Lou Gehrig Division Playoff
Penn at Columbia, 1 pm [ILDN]

KEY
 ESPN3-Broadcast on ESPN3 & the WatchESPN App
ILDN-Broadcast on The Ivy League Digital Network

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 Columbia senior second baseman Kyle Bartelman (Chicago, Ill.) helped the Lions force a one-game playoff with Penn for the Lou Gehrig Division title by posting a 4-1 week, including a 3-1 series win over the Quakers.

The Chicago, Ill., native hit a team-best .455 with one double, three home runs, five runs scored and 10 RBIs as the Lions bested Rutgers, 13-7, and took 3-of-4 from Penn to stay alive in the Lou Gehrig Division. Bartelman homered in three-straight games to open the Penn series, including a 4-for-5, five-RBI performance in the must-win senior day nightcap on April 28. The senior slugged .909, and recorded a .500 on-base percentage, as he helped to extend his career in a Lion uniform by at least one game.  

Bartelman is the second-straight Lion to be named Player of the Week, following sophomore first baseman Chandler Bengston.

Bartelman's Statistics for the Week
 5 G, .455 (10-for-22), 5 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, .500 OBP, .909 SLG

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
 Dartmouth senior right-handed pitcher Beau Sulser (Santa Ysabel, Calif.) ended his Big Green career with a flourish, shutting out Harvard on April 30.

The Santa Ysabel, Calif., native threw a seven-inning complete game shutout, conceding just two hits while striking out eight. He needed just 67 pitches to navigate through the Crimson lineup. Sulser posted a League-best 1.40 ERA overall and also lead qualifying Ivy pitchers with a .201 batting average against this season. In 4-of-7 starts this year, Sulser did not allow an earned run—and only once yielded as many as three.

Sulser is the lone Ivy to have earned three Pitcher of the Week nods this season (March 6 & April 17).

Sulser's Statistics for the Week
 1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 1 CG, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 0.00 ERA

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
 Columbia freshman outfielder Julian Bury (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) helped the Lions finish the regular-season on a 9-1 run, including a 7-1 mark in Ivy League play to force a one-game playoff against Penn for the Lou Gehrig Division crown.

The Mechanicsburg, Pa., product was the catalyst at the top of the order for Columbia, hitting .450 with a .542 on-base percentage. He tallied three doubles, nine runs scored and four RBIs on the week, as the Lions downed Rutgers, 13-7, and took 3-of-4 from Penn. In a pair of must-win games on April 29, Bury went 5-for-9 with three runs scored to help Columbia force the playoff.

Bury gives Columbia back-to-back Rookie of the Week award winners, joining last week's honoree, freshman catcher Liam McGill.

Bury's Statistics for the Week
 5 G, .450 (9-for-20), 9 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, .542 OBP, .600 SLG


HONOR ROLL
Cameron Deere, Brown (Fr., IF – Los Angeles, Calif.)
4 G, .571 (8-for-14), 1 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, .588 OBP, .786 SLG

Christian Taugner, Brown (Sr., RHP – Roselle, Ill.)
1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 1 CG, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1.29 ERA

Ian Burns, Columbia (So., RHP – Westport, Conn.)
2 APP, 1-0, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0.00 ERA

Randell Kanemaru, Columbia (Jr., 3B/SS – Santa Ana, Calif.)
5 G, .429 (9-for-21), 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, .417 OBP, .714 SLG

Paul Balestrieri, Cornell (Sr., RHP – West Windsor, N.J.)
1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 0.00 ERA

Ellis Bitar, Cornell (Jr., C – Katy, Texas)
5 G, .353 (6-for-17), 4 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB, .455 OBP, .706 SLG

Michael Danielak, Dartmouth (Sr., RHP – Mt. Prospect, Ill.)
1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1.50 ERA

Kyle Holbrook, Dartmouth (Jr., OF/C – Broomfield, Colo.)
5 G, .444 (8-for-18), 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, .524 OBP, .667 SLG

Nate Ostmo, Dartmouth (So., IF – Portland, Ore.)
4 G, .500 (6-for-12), 3 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, .538 OBP, .917 SLG

Jake Forte, Harvard (Jr., UT – Dunwoody, Ga.)
3 G, .500 (3-for-6), 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, .571 OBP, .667 SLG

Patrick McColl, Harvard (So., 1B – Los Altos, Calif.)
5 G, .316 (6-for-19), 5 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, .350 OBP, .579 SLG

Tim Graul, Penn (Sr., C/OF – East Greenwich, R.I.)
5 G, .353 (6-for-17), 5 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, .429 OBP, .765 SLG

Andrew Gnazzo, Princeton (Fr., P – Farmington, Conn.)
1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1.80 ERA

Paul Tupper, Princeton (Sr., OF – Milford, Conn.)
4 G, .571 (8-for-14), 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .571 OBP, 1.071 SLG

Eric Brodkowitz, Yale (Jr., RHP – Potomac, Md.)
1 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1.42 ERA

Benny Wanger, Yale (So., 1B – Newtown, Mass.)
5 G, .381 (8-for-21), 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .381 OBP, .619 SLG