May 17, 2007

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Behind the pitching of Andy Schon (Sr., Coventry, OH/HS), Walsh (27-28) is just one win away from reaching the NAIA College World Series, after defeating Fisher College (33-15) 4-1 in the NAIA East Coast Super Regional today.

Walsh can wrap-up the best of three series, and first trip to the World Series, with a win tomorrow. Game time is 11 am at Walsh.

Schon (8-5) fanned 13, and scattered eight hits in winning his eighth game of the season. With his 13 strikeouts today, he is also Walsh's all-time single season leader with 91.

Walsh took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Mark Kelly (Fr., Norton, Oh/HS) led off with a double and scored on a one out double by Ryan Indorf (Jr., Massillon, OH/HS).

Indorf then scored, when Jeff Nicholas (Jr., Navarre, OH/Perry) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Walsh added their third run in the fourth, when Chad Campbell (Jr., Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside) led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a double play ball.

Fisher's only run came in the fifth, when Carlos Alvarado singled and scored on a two out hit by Evan Tardugno. Walsh's final run came on a solo homerun in the seventh inning by Kelly.

Schon was in command, fanning a career high 13 batters. He did not walk a batter.