World Series banner logos

No. 4 Wooster Scots, 40-8

Champion of Mideast Regional

5/17 vs. Wabash W, 4-2 BX RC
5/18 at No. 16 Shenandoah W, 13-5 BX RC
5/19 at No. 25 Adrian W, 17-4 BX RC
5/21 vs. Wabash W, 4-2 BX
       
 Wooster logo

 

Stat rankings (of 386 teams in D-III)

Runs per game

10.8 (1st)

Earned run average

3.76 (53rd)

On-base percentage

.441 (4th)

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

1.55 (209th)

Slugging percentage 

.548 (2nd)

Walks+hits/IP

1.42 (76th)

   

Key hitters

Michael Wielansky SS Michael Wielansky

Wielansky is making Wooster history with every hit, run and RBI. Only one junior in the history of D-III baseball has reached the same milestones (200 hits, 200 runs, and 150 RBI) that Wielansky has hit.

.409, 74 R, 19 2B, 6 HR, 50 RBI, 39 BB, 16 SB

Key pitchers

Chandler Dippman RHP Chandler Dippman

In 2016, Dippman emerged as the Wooster's everyday third baseman and has held that role over the last three years. Last year he worked himself into the pitching rotation and in 2018 he was the Scots' best pitcher.

8-0, 2.06 ERA, 3 CG, 65.2 IP, 69 H, 8 BB, 28 K

2B Jacob Stuursma, .337, 54 R, 16 2B, 35 RBI, 33 BB, 20 K, 11 SB
CF Jake Fling, .305, 46 R, 12 2B, 5 HR, 35 RBI, 15 BB, 36 K
LF Dan Harwood, .388, 58 R, 17 2B, 14 HR, 72 RBI, 22 BB, 20 K
1B Garrett Crum, .370, 47 R, 13 2B, 9 HR, 68 RBI, 19 BB, 10 K
RF Drew Tornow, .318, 51 R, 11 2B, 7 HR, 43 RBI, 27 BB, 40 K, 17 SB
C Dan Gail, .376, 37 R, 10 2B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 13 BB, 9 K
C Harrison Walls, .446, 74 AB, 15 R, 7 2B, 21 RBI, 6 BB, 13 K
3B Chandler Dippman, .319, 36 R, 7 2B, 19 RBI, 22 BB, 12 K
LF Nick Strasbaugh, .351, 22 R, 11 2B, 3 HR, 26 RBI, 9 BB, 21 K
3B Harry Witwer-Dukes, .423, 24 R, 7 2B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 6 BB, 8 K

SP Brian Murray, 6-2, 3.14, 11 GS, 66 IP, 53 H, 27 BB, 41 K
SP Nanak Saran, 8-2, 3.21, 12 GS, 67.1 IP, 54 H, 37 BB, 63 K
SP Alec Hammond, 5-1, 5.59, 8 GS, 38.2 IP, 44 H, 21 BB, 19 K
RP James Usher, 3-1, 5.59, 4 saves, 29 IP, 38 H, 8 BB, 17 K
RP Jeremy Parton, 1-0, 4.97, 25.1 IP, 20 H, 17 BB, 11 K
RP Andrew Hill, 2-0, 5.22, 2 saves, 29.1 IP, 34 H, 12 BB, 19 K
RP Evan Faxon, 1-2, 5.13, 26.1, 33 H, 14 BB, 19 K
RP Wyatt Linde, 3-0, 2.63, 27.1, 24 H, 12 BB, 21 K

Scouting report

  • Wooster coach Tim Pettorini has the fifth-most wins of any coach in D-III history when he won his 1,197th game earlier this season. If experience at the top matters, Wooster has it in spades.
  • Wooster has thrived at the plate. The Scots are top 10 in every important offensive team category. To add to that, the Scots have a .451 on-base percentage leading off an inning, and they are deadly with a runner on third and less than two out, driving in runs 75 percent of the time.
  • The pitching staff is effective as well. As a group, they pitch to contact and the strikeout is not a big part of their game. With a second-ranked defense behind the pitcher, letting the defense get the out allows the starters to go deeper into the game. The front-line pitchers are generally adequate for this stage of the season, but beyond three starters, someone is going to have to step up beyond their regular-season performance. 

Features

Roster

# NAME Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt.
1 Michael Wielansky Jr. SS R/R 6-2 175
2 Jake Fling Sr. OF R/R 5-11 190
3 Gabe Sherman Fr. SS R/R 6-1 175
4 Jacob Stuursma Jr. 2B/SS R/R 6-0 185
5 Drew Tornow Sr. OF L/R 6-2 210
6 Ryan Farrell So. IF/P R/R 6-0 175
8 Evan Faxon Fr. P L/L 6-1 180
9 Aaron Spidell So. OF R/R 6-3 190
11 Garrett Crum Jr. 1B/3B R/R 6-2 225
12 Nick Strausbaugh So. OF/IF R/R 6-0 200
13 Tyler Iversen So. 3B/DH R/R 5-11 225
15 Tanner Kaplan Jr. C R/R 5-9 175
17 Harry Witwer-Dukes So. IF R/R 6-0 195
18 Conner Thomson Jr. C/OF L/R 5-9 175
20 Dan Harwood So. 1B/OF L/L 6-3 210
21 Christian Julius So. P/IF R/R 6-1 205
23 Dan Gail So. 1B/C R/R 6-3 205
24 Andrew Hill Fr. P R/R 6-4 188
25 James Usher Sr. P R/R 6-3 225
26 Nanak Saran Sr. P R/R 6-3 200
28 Max Lackner So. P R/R 6-3 210
29 Chandler Dippman Jr. 3B/P L/R 6-3 210
30 Jeremy Parton So. P R/R 6-1 195
31 Brian Murray Jr. P R/R 5-11 180
32 Alec Hammond Sr. P L/L 5-10 185
33 Harrison Walls Jr. C R/R 6-3 220
34 Jay DiBacco Fr. P R/R 6-0 195
35 Noah Clement Fr. OF L/L 6-0 175
36 Jack Jones Fr. P R/R 6-2 170
37 Ethan Myers Sr. OF/P R/R 6-2 210
38 Zach Schuch Fr. OF R/R 5-9 150
39 Steve Spidell Fr. P R/R 6-2 210
40 Wyatt Linde Jr. P L/L 6-0 210

Coach: Tim Pettorini

News and releases posted to D3baseball.com

Load More