May 31, 2021

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Washington

Champion of Decatur Regional

5/27 vs. Illinois College W, 2-0 BX
5/28 at Millikin W, 5-2 BX
5/29 at Denison W, 8-1 BX
5/30 vs. Denison L, 2-8 BX
5/30 at Denison W, 2-0 BX

 

 

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Stats:

Runs per game

6.80

Earned run average

2.22

On-base percentage

.380

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

4.64

Slugging percentage 

.490

Walks+hits/IP

1.02

 

 

   
 

Key hitters

Second Base Tim Van Kirk

Van Kirk was named to the ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com Central Region Second Team as a second baseman. He leads the team in batting average and stolen bases.

Stats: .405 BA, 29 runs, 35 RBIs, 21 SB

Key pitchers

RHP Ryan Loutos

Loutos was named to the ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com Central Region First Teams as a starting pitcher. His 110 strikeouts is fourth-best in Division III, but the most in a single-season for the Bears. The previous record of 106 was set in 1983.

Stats: 1.23 ERA, 11-1, 1 save, 110 K

Shortstop Caleb Durbin

Durbin has been named to the All-UAA list every year he has played for the Bears. He is the toughest batter to strikeout with over 52 at bats in all of Division III.

Stats: .371 BA, 41 runs, 39 RBIs, 16 SB

RHP Jared Fong

Fong joins Loutos on the ABCA/Rawlings First Team and is a D3baseball.com Second Team honoree as a relieving pitcher. He ranks first in Division III in saves (10), a single-season program record, and third in ERA (0.41) in 44 and one-third innings pitched.

Stats: 0.41 ERA, 4-0, 10 save, 36 K

Scouting report

  • No. 1 Washington University is coming into Cedar Rapids with a target on their back. as the number one team in the nation and as the top seed in this years D-III World Series. In the eleven years D3baseball.com has been ranking teams all season, the number one team has won the World Series in four of those years. The last number one team entering the World Series who left as the national champion was Cortland in 2015.
  • Washington is making their first ever appearance in the D-III World Series. Ever since the NCAA has given conferences automatic bids to the NCAA Playoff, there has been at least one team in he field of eight that was making their first appearance. For the Bear's head coach, Pat Bloom, he has made the trip before with his last trip in 2013 with UW-Stevens Point.
  • Washington was second in the nation in ERA (2.22) and edge out by Webster (2.19). They say pitching is the key to winning and 2021 is no different as six of the eight teams in the D-III World Series are among the top 10 teams in ERA.

Roster

No. Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School
2 Tim VanNo. Kirk IF 5-10 155 Jr. Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia
5 Magnus Dunn OF/P 5-10 160 Fr. Ellicott City, Md. / Mount Hebron
6 Caleb Durbin IF 5-8 175 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. / Lake Forest
7 Henry Singer OF/IF 5-10 160 Sr. Highland Park, Ill. / Highland Park
8 Clayton Miller IF/P 5-10 185 Fr. Houston, Texas / Stratford
9 Ty Dalinghaus OF 5-11 180 Sr. Leawood, Kan. / Rockhurst
10 Mitchell Black P 5-11 190 Sr. Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit College Prep
11 Collin Kahal IF 5-11 205 Sr. Wilton, Conn. / Wilton
12 Jack Miller IF/OF 6-2 190 Fr. Glencoe, Ill. / New Trier
13 Dominick DiCosimo P 6-1 210 Sr. Cupertino, Calif. / St. Francis
14 Zac Malis IF 5-10 180 Fr. Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South
15 Madden Rutherford P 6-3 200 Fr. Louisburg, Kansas / Louisburg
16 Rees Viersen P/C 6-2 190 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / North Springs Charter
17 Andrew Huang IF 6-0 205 Jr. Collegeville, Pa. / Spring-Ford
18 Kyle Coates P 6-1 210 So. Elgin, Ill. / Elgin
19 Joseph Hettinger P 6-1 195 So. Torrance, Calif. / Torrance West
20 Harry Mauterer IF/OF 5-10 180 Fr. San Rafael, Calif. / Marin Catholic
21 Tim Tague P 6-0 185 Sr. Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte
22 Hunter Goldberg C 5-9 165 So. Memphis, Tenn. / White Station
23 Johnny LaMantia OF/1B 6-3 215 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius College Prep
24 Kaden Bernhard OF 6-0 185 Fr. Nonthaburi, Thailand / International School of Bangkok
25 Jared Fong P 6-3 220 Sr. Austin, Texas / Westlake
27 Bo Anderson IF/OF 6-3 200 Jr. Wilmington, Del. / Tower Hill
28 Zac Styka C 6-0 210 Jr. Cedar Lake, Ind. / Mount Carmel Catholic
29 Joe Georger IF 6-3 215 So. Appleton, Wis. / Appleton West
31 Joey Thomas P 6-4 200 Fr. Great Falls, Va. / Flint Hill
32 Troy Bauer P/OF 6-2 215 Sr. Allen, Texas / Allen
33 Broghan O'Connor OF 6-2 220 So. Chicago, Ill. / Bishop McNamara
34 Ryan Loutos P 6-5 215 Sr. Barrington, Ill. / Barrington
35 Matt Lopes P 6-4 175 Jr. Jupiter, Fla. / Benjamin School
37 Austin Sachen P 6-4 220 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Chaminade College Prep
38 Matt Bauer P 6-4 190 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University HS