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Allbritton

Bringing experience, dedication and fun to the Emporia State baseball team, Senior Catcher David Allbritton is one of biggest leaders on the field for the Hornets this season. He transferred from Allen County Community College last season and is helping make the Hornets the MIAA Conference runner-up as well as into post-season regional play.

“He has really grown as a catcher,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “He was second team All-American last year and hope he can provide that same type of effort this year. He can provide us some leadership and give us an opportunity to play in the offseason.”

Allbritton fulfills a number of roles on the team, one of which is being a team leader. Being the catcher he works with the pitcher to call the shots, and this carries over into the direction of the team as a whole on the field.

“We have a lot better chemistry this year,” Albritton said. “It’s a lot better team. We’re working together a lot more and playing harder.”

Although he has not been on the team for four years, he brings a positive influence to the field and is very integrated into the team strategy. The influence of his leadership abilities are not overlooked by his teammates.

“Dave is an interesting, goofy guy… but he is a good leader. He is a big part of what we are doing this year,” said Junior Pitcher Zach Dodson. “He is a captain out on the field, and he has power and is a great defensive catcher. He is a great guy to throw to.”

With the leadership on the field, Allbritton also brings his top game to practice every day by showing a great work ethic and keeping a positive attitude.

“(Allbritton) has a great attitude and great effort every day,” Fornelli said. “He comes to practice with a smile on his face and works hard.”

As well as being a motivational leader to the team Allbritton also brings tremendous playing abilities. Last season he was the leading hitter for the Hornets and had a .401 batting average at ACCC. So far this season, he is fourth on the team in batting average. Defensively he is also a great catcher and is able to guide the Hornets from behind the plate and has a .991 fielding average.

“He is solid all around. You really want a catcher as a pitcher that you are confident in he is not going to let a lot of balls pass,” Dodson said. “He is a good defensive catcher and has good batting power.”

After two years at ACCC and now in his second year with the Hornets, Allbritton is looking to take the team further than they went last year and finish with a strong senior season.

“This is my last year. I’m looking to put it all on the field,” Albritton said. “I’m looking to get to North Carolina, for the National Championships. Those are my goals.”

Chris Dvorak

Baseball sweeps series at Pitt State

The Emporia State baseball team swept Pittsburg State in a four game series over the weekend.

In Saturday’s double header, Dillon Hazlett went two of four and scored two runs and Joe Vaskas went three of four an added two RBI’s in the first game.

In the second game the Hornets were out hit 14-10 but pulled off the win by stranding 11 runners.

Sunday concluded the series with a 5-1 ESU victory followed by a 13-6 victory. The Hornets scored all five of their runs in the fifth inning in the first game. Zach Carlson’s triple drove in two runs to get ESU Started.

In the second game Sunday, the Hornets scored nine runs in the third as they cruised to the 13-6 victory.

The Hornets are now 7-0 on the season, and are currently ranked fourth in the nation.

GameStop shares tumble on Walmart game deals

AP Online December 2, 2009 GameStop Corp.’s shares took a hit Wednesday after an announcement from Walmart that the big retailer is offering deals on popular video games and the Nintendo Wii leading up to the holidays.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it is lowering the prices of 25 of the most popular video games _ such as “Halo 3:ODST” and “Left 4 Dead 2″ _ until Christmas Eve by 15 percent to 20 percent.

It’s also running a promotion from Saturday through Dec. 12 giving shoppers who buy the $199 Wii game console a $50 gift card.

Investors sent GameStop shares sharply lower Wednesday amid worries that the Walmart deals could undercut GameStop’s holiday sales.

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These are lower than the $50 that Walmart is asking for the games, but it was not clear whether GameStop’s deals were in response to the Walmart price cuts.

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Other games, such as “Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games,” are cheaper at Walmart, and GameStop isn’t offering a gift card for a Wii purchase.

Even so, GameStop has been optimistic about the holidays, and in November it reaffirmed its guidance for the fourth quarter.

Games are not the only category Walmart is discounting as it tries to lure shoppers to its stores. Online, the retailer along with rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Target Corp. have been locked in a price war on highly anticipated books and DVDs.

GameStop, like most video game companies, makes a big chunk of its annual revenue during the holiday season. Walmart’s decision to focus on video games with its holiday price cuts takes advantage of the sector’s popularity as gifts.

Games are unlikely to do as well this year as they did last year, when Americans spent more than $21 billion _ a record _ on game software, hardware and accessories, according to NPD Group. This year there have been fewer hit games and the recession has led customers to be more selective about what games they buy.

Shares of GameStop fell $2.18, or 9.1 percent, to $21.66 in afternoon trading. In the past 52 weeks, the stock has traded between $20.02 and $32.82.

Make-up game ends in victory

The Emporia State baseball team took on the Ottawa Braves yesterday afternoon at Glennen Field in a game that was

Senior Andy Cotton throws to first base Wednesday afternoon at Glennen Field. The Hornets beat Ottawa 5-3. Jon Coffey/ The Bulletin

scheduled earlier in the week due to lost games over the weekend. The Hornets were able to get runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings to earn a 5-3 victory.

“We still don’t know a whole lot about our baseball team,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “At least we got an opportunity to get out and play somebody else in a different uniform. Ottawa did a good job and came out here and played hard.”

Things picked up for ESU (3-0) in the third inning as Senior Second Baseman Andy Cotton hit a home run off the first pitch of the inning to give the Hornets a one run lead. After stealing second, senior infielder Jacob White scored for the Hornets off a second double by Senior Shortstop Dillon Hazlett to center field.

“That was a fastball,” Cotton said about the home-run. “I’m not a very big guy. I’m looking to go the other way up the middle… It got in on me a little bit. It was just one of those swings. I put a good swing on the ball, and it carried out for me.”

Hazlett himself scored in the inning off a David Albritton single up the middle.

In the bottom of the fifth, Hazlett continued his good day with his third hit as he led off with a single. Hazlett was advanced to third off a line out to center by Travis Whipple. Albritton again brought Hazlett home with an RBI single up the middle to give the Hornets a 4-0 lead.

Ottawa finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth after a two-run home run by Right Fielder Dustin Balmer with two outs in the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Joe Kornbrust reached base on a fielder’s choice. Kornbrust went on to steal second and third before being brought home off an RBI bunt by White giving ESU a 5-2 lead.

The Hornets survived a scare in the eighth inning. With one out in the inning and two runners on base, ESU secured two outs off a fielder’s choice and a fly out to left field. The Hornets held on in the ninth, allowing only one more run to get their third win of the season.

“We’ve played three games now in it seems like three, four weeks – a month,” Fornelli said. “This weekend’s going to be a big part to our season. Because we’re going to get an opportunity to play four games in a row, and it’s our job to out there and get better day in and day out.”

The Hornets are finished with the non-conference season and will begin the conference season this weekend. A three-game series will be held March 4-6 at Pittsburg State.

Brandon Schneeberger

After slow start, ESU starts with win

It took until the bottom of the ninth but the Emporia State Hornet baseball team began the 2011 season with a victory

Third baseman Kevin Wempe slides into home Wednesday afternoon at Trusler Sports Complex. Wempe hit the gaming winning single ending the Hornets’ match up against Newman 6-5. Kellen Jenkins/ The Bulletin

Wednesday against the Jets of Newman University. Infielder Zack Carlson scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Kevin Wempe.

“It’s the first time we’ve been out, the first time we’ve really put our uniforms on to have an opportunity to play a game,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “I felt like we kind of felt through the game instead of competed in the game. And that’s part of the early season baseball, and hopefully we can get better.”

The game was all Newman until the bottom of the third. After quickly loading the bases, Newman scored off a sacrifice fly to take the early 1-0 lead. A solo home run in the second and another score off of loaded bases in the third put the Hornets in an early 3-0 hole.

ESU showed their resiliency however as they would go on to score three runs in the bottom of the third, two of them coming off a double by Joe Vaskas.

“We started a little slow offensively,” Wempe said. “They came out of the gate and marked the first three innings. We put two big innings back to back, but we’d like to have more consistent offensive play and try to score every inning.”

In the bottom of the fourth, Carlson broke the 3-3 tie with his two-run home run.

“He gave me a first-pitch fastball, and I should have swung at that,” Carlson said. “I took that and was down 0-1, and then he just gave me a slider that came right to the zone, and I just connected with it.”

The Jets struck next in the top of the sixth inning after a walk and double led to two runs to tie the game up at five runs apiece.

The Hornets dug down defensively as they held on to hold Newman scoreless for the next three innings. Wempe then saw his opportunity in the bottom of the ninth as he followed up Carlson’s lead off triple.

“That situation with the infield in (you’re) just looking for something up in the zone you can hit out in the outfield,” Wempe said. “Carlson made it pretty easy. He hit a triple to lead it off. I just had to advance him one base.”

ESU begins the season at 1-0 after the win. They travel to Newman for the next game before returning home at 12 p.m. on Feb. 26 to take on Arkansas Tech.

Brandon Schneeberger

Q&A with Baseball Head Coach Bob Fornelli

Fornelli

How is the team preparing for the upcoming season?

I think they are doing a really good job preparing. Right now we don’t know when we are going to play because of the weather. They stay plugged in and doing the right thing. So I think we are heading in the right direction.

How helpful has the new indoor practice facility been during the winter training?

It’s a godsend to be able to go out each and every day to do what we need to do. It’s a great facility. We’ve been able to accomplish a lot, but we’ve got to get out on the field and get into baseball shape. We feel like a basketball team. We can run and do those things, but to get in baseball shape, we’ve got to get onto the field and get some things accomplished.

Are the freshman players meshing well with the team?

Our new guys are doing a good job, they are great teammates. The one thing about this team is that they are a good family. They work well together. They work hard together they believe in one another. That’s part of a good team is becoming a family. We haven’t faced a whole lot of adversity yet, but they’ve become a good family, and they work well together. They have the makings of a good team.

What about the veterans?

Those guys are doing well. We have some guys who have been here for awhile…. There are a lot of guys who had the opportunity to play in the national championship game a couple years ago. We feel like we weren’t as good as we needed to be last year. We hope we can overcome that and continue to get better and play better this year.

What do you think caused the postseason loss to UCM last year?

We just never clicked. We didn’t have enough chemistry last year. We weren’t what we needed to be. We built our program on tradition and guys that believe in one another and like I said become a family, and I don’t know if we ever became a good enough of a family to win what we needed to win last year. Hopefully we’ve solidified that with the guys that we’ve brought in and their persistence that they’ve had all year. Since the fall, they’ve worked hard together. I think if you work hard and believe in one another, we can accomplish a bunch.

Are you looking toward the MIAA championship?

We’re just looking to continue to play. It’s something we don’t talk about a lot. We have to get better each and every day. When we try to get better each and every day, we’re most the time successful. We’re not looking ahead, but ultimately our goal is to get to regionals. If you get to a regional you got a chance to accomplish the big goals to get on a plane and go to North Carolina…. In the big scheme of things that is probably our goal, but we’re not talking about it much yet.

Chris Dvorak

ESU baseball falls flat against Wayne State, 7-3

Emporia State's first baseman Kenny Burkhead eye's in a throw from the pitcher to get the second out of the inning against Wayne State Tuesday. The Hornets fell to Wildcats 3-7. Kenny Thompson/The Bulletin

A rough outing on the mound for the Emporia State baseball team led to a 7-3 loss to the Wildcats of Wayne State last Tuesday. The loss marks the Hornets’ second of the season.

Coach Bob Fornelli said he was unhappy with his team’s lack of competitiveness on the field.

“We didn’t throw strikes, we didn’t compete at the plate, we had one miscue defensively that really cost us,” Fornelli said. “Again, we’ve got to play every day, the right way, and that’s to compete and play hard. We’ve played nine games now…and I don’t know if we’ve done all that stuff. It’s my job to figure out how to get them to compete, and I promise you before it’s all said and done we are going to compete.”

Junior pitcher Spencer Blades got the start for the Hornets on the mound. Blades had a fairly productive day, pitching four innings while allowing no runs, two hits and striking out four batters.

While Blades had a productive outing, several other Hornets pitchers did not take part in similar success. Junior pitcher Keith Spreckles followed Blades’ performance with three earned runs and no strikeouts in two thirds of an inning.

Senior pitcher Brett Mize relieved Spreckles of his duties but did not fare much better. Mize allowed three runs to score with no strikeouts in one third of an inning.

Blades believed that walks might have been the major problem in the outing.

“We had a lot of walks today,” Blades said. “I think that was the biggest part to them scoring all of their runs”

The Hornets also struggled mightily at the plate. Junior infielder Kevin Wempe scored twice for ESU on a 1-3 day, while senior outfielder Jeremy Francis scored once on a 0-4 performance.

In fact, only two Hornets connected with multiple fair balls the entire game. One of whom, junior outfielder Travis Whipple, was frustrated with his team’s inability to play to their own strengths.

“I think we underachieved a lot today,” Whipple said. “We have to come out early and put pressure on guys. Everybody’s coming out to give us their best, for sure, because of our ranking. Right now we’re not playing up to our capabilities.”

The most evident point of the game which showed how much the Hornets were truly struggling came in the top of the fifth inning. A fly ball was hit directly above Wempe near third base, and while junior infielder Andy Cotton came to Wempe’s aid, neither of the players caught the ball as it hit the ground untouched. The play resulted in an easy on-base for the Wayne State batter.

“I think Wempe lost control maybe a little bit, and Cotton gave up because he thought Wempe was going to catch it,” Fornelli said. “We’ve made too many miscues in the infield. No excuses – we’ve got to get better.”

The Hornets will next face Ft. Hays State on the road. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. on March 5 in Hays.

Hornets to take on SBU in doubleheader

The Emporia State baseball team is looking to take conference in a doubleheader against Southwest Baptist Friday and Saturday at the Trusler Complex.

If the Hornets win one game this weekend, they will be the MIAA regular season champion and will be the first seed in the conference tournament.

“We have four games with SBU left and we have an opportunity to win the conference and hopefully the rain will stay away,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli.

Currently, ESU is second in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional and is eighth in the nation in the American Baseball Coaches Association top 30 poll.

“It’s a big weekend knowing that we have a lot of work to do with the conference tournament the following weekend and hopefully a regional after that,” Fornelli said.

Because this weekend’s series concludes the regular season for the Hornets, the win at home is all the more important, especially to the senior members of the team.

“Having a chance to play at home in front of our fans will be pretty fun,” said senior outfielder Conner Crumbliss. “It has been a lot of fun here, it will great to have one last game out there and one last chance to play in front of our good fans.”

Senior Hornets Brody McCullough, Conner Crumbliss, Anthony Dreiling, Kellen Lane, Brendan Higgins, Caleb Williamson, Brett McBride, Diego Soto, Mike Sharp, Tyler Applehans, Abe Steinbach, Lucas Fornelli and Ryan Anthony will all be recognized at the start of game two on Saturday.

Although the Hornets went 1-3 in their last series on the road against Missouri Southern, Fornelli said the team is still finishing the season strong.

“We have had 48 games this season so to only lose a couple in the year which is pretty good so hopefully we’ll come out and continue to battle an do some good things,” he said.

Coming into this game, Crumbliss is hitting .403 this season and is has 43 RBI. He leads the Hornets in steals with 25 stolen bases, is second in the nation in runs scored per game and holds the ESU record in runs scored.

Sharp is currently leading the MIAA in home runs and is second in runs driven in per game. He is hitting .400 on the year and is leading the team with 12 home runs and is second in RBI with 52 on the year.

With weather less than cooperative this week, the Hornets have had a lack of field practice.

“It is hard to prepare when you can’t go outside and practice,” Fornelli said. “We will do everything we can to come out and have a good weekend and we’ll see what happens.”

The Hornets will hit off game one at 4 p.m. this Friday.

Doug Irby/The Bulletin

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Hornets hit run rule in seventh inning

PHOTO BY KELLEN JENKINS

The Emporia State baseball team batted their way to a run rule in the seventh inning against Sterling College Tuesday night, winning the game 15-3.

The Hornets scored nine runs in the first inning to set the pace for the remainder of the game.

“We had a big first inning which helped,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “We played hard, did the right things and will have a couple good practices before the big weekend.”

ESU showed offensive dominance with 18 hits on the night.

Conner Crumbliss went 3-3 at bat with three runners batted in. Jeremy Francis hit 3-4 with two RBI. Kevin Wempe went 3-2 with two RBI and Mike Sharp went 2-2 with two RBI and hit the only home run for the Hornets. Jacob White finished with three runs scored.

“They kept throwing a lot of fast balls over the plate and if you do that to our team we are going to get a lot of hits,” Crumbliss said. “If they throw it over the plate, we are going to hit it.”

The Hornets held their own on defense, with five different pitchers getting 13 strike outs.

On the mound for ESU, Tyler Applehans struck out all six batters in the first and second innings to get his seventh win. Ben Graham, Colby Killian, Cole Moore and Diego Soto all got time on the mound.

“We had not played since last weekend so we wanted to run guys out there we know are going to pitch this weekend,” Fornelli said.

With the win, the Hornets are now 38-6 overall and are 24-3 in the MIAA.

“I think we have it locked already for first place but we need to just keep winning so we can host the regional here,” Francis said.

The Hornets prepare now for a three game series against 19-9 Missouri Southern.

“We have a big weekend against a good Missouri Southern and if we don’t play well we will come home with a broken heart,” Fornelli said. “We need to play hard, play fast and do the little things to be successful.”

ESU will play the first game at 6 p.m. April 24 at Joplin, Mo.

Doug Irby/The Bulletin

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Hornets take Gorillas in double header

Short Stop Kevin Wempe hits a single Wednesday afternoon against Pittsburg State on Glenne Field. The Hornets won the double header 14-2 and 14-10. PHOTO BY KELLEN JENKINS

The Emporia State baseball team played a doubleheader against the Pittsburg State Gorillas last night, winning the first game in a blowout 14-2 and the second game 14-10.

Junior right handed pitcher Ben Graham went five innings and allowed one run on 5 hits to get the win.

Senior infielder Connor Crumbliss got the leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning but the Hornets failed to drive in a run in the first inning.

Graham and the Hornets’ defense did not allow a run for three innings. After a Gorilla run in the fourth inning, Graham held the Gorillas to one run less in the fifth inning.

Following the fifth inning, the Hornets made a pitching change and brought in senior left hander Brett McBride. McBride pitched one inning and gave up one run on two hits.

The Hornets made another pitching change in the seventh inning to freshman right hander Justin Maxson who did not allow a hit, sealing the victory for the Hornets.

The Hornets scored their 14 runs on 18 hits. The Gorillas scored their two runs on 7 hits.

Both junior outfielder Chris Dobler and sophomore third baseman Kevin Wempe hit a homerun for the Hornets.

“It felt good to contribute to the win,” Wempe said. “I wanted to score some runs.”

The Hornets won the second game 14-10.

“It was two different ball games,” Wempe said. “Both teams got into the bullpen early and from there it was who could outscore who.”

The Gorillas scored 4 runs in the first inning on a grand slam hit off of Brett Mize. Mize struck the first batter but walked the next three and Jason Murphy hit the ball out of the park.

“(Mize) struggled a little bit,” Dobler said. “He is a good pitcher he just struggled and he will bounce back.”

Following the grand slam, the Hornets brought in right handed pitcher Dominic King, who pitched two innings and allowed five runs on five hits.

The Hornets answered with their own grand slam in the bottom of the first. Mitch Cooper walked the first three Hornets and Dobler blasted one out of the park to tie the game.

“It was a pretty good feeling,” Dobler said. “I got down two strikes and I was just trying to put the ball in play and it came off the bat pretty good.”

The Gorillas scored one run in the second inning to take the lead 5-4. The Hornets managed to get two men on base but failed to drive them in.

The Gorillas scored four more runs in the top of the fourth inning on a two run homerun to increase their lead to three runs. Once again, the Hornets answered with four of their own runs.

The Hornets took the lead in the sixth inning on two consecutive doubles that scored two runs, increasing the score to 11-9.

The Hornets shut out the Gorillas in five of the final six innings behind the arm of junior right hander Austin Anderson to complete the sweep of the Gorillas.

“He was the story of this game,” said head coach Bob Fornelli. “He came in and threw up a bunch of zeros and got us back in the game.”

The Hornets are now 30-6 and 19-3 in the MIAA. They will play Truman at 1 p.m. April 10 in Kirksville, Mo.

Matthew Pierce/The Bulletin

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Hornets go 1-1 in Sunday’s double header

Catcher Mike Sharp hits a single against Missouri Western Sunday afternoon on Glennen Field at Trusler Sports Complex. ESU split the double header losing 2-9 in the first game and winning 9-5 in the second. The Hornets will face the Griffons at home in a double header at 1 p.m. today./PHOTO BY KELLEN JENKINS

The Emporia State baseball team went 1-1 in a double-header Sunday in a series against Missouri Western University.

ESU lost the first game 9-2 and won the second game 9-5.

“The first game was not a good game and we had to get over it and move on and I thought we did a good job in the second game of doing that,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli.

According to Fornelli, strong and cold wind played a large factor in both teams’ performances.

“We had to get them to hit the ball to the right field and stay on top of it,” Fornelli said. “That is what they did a good job of in the first game by hitting it over the right field wall and we kept flying out or striking out.”

Senior outfielder Conner Crumbliss said the wind affected the team because of the way they hit.

“It usually blows out to the left and we usually take advantage of it when it does because it is a lot easier to hit,” Crumbliss said. “But when it blows out right it is hard because we have a lot of right handed hitters.”

According to junior outfielder Jeremy Francis, the weather conditions made it hard for both teams to make plays in the outfield.

“It is not an excuse but it was the wind,” Francis said. “The wind is hard to judge when the ball is in the air but they played in the same conditions we did and they made the catches.”

Playing in bad weather was also mentally demanding.

“No one really wanted to physically be here but at the same time you have to show up,” Francis said. “Of course this would be a different game if we had good weather but at same time you have to face that and play through it.”

In the second game, Francis hit a drive to right field which allowed all three runners to score and put the Hornets in the lead at the bottom of the 5^th inning.

“It was a weird swing,” Francis said. “I check swung and it just went of the bat and the ball hoped over his glove and coach kept swinging me so I just took off as fast as I could.”

Crumbliss said the run created a momentum change for the Hornets.

“That was huge because we finally got the lead,” Crumbliss said. “We had been getting beat all day and it was nice to finally get ahead.”

The Hornets would maintain the lead for the rest of the game, holding the Griffons to five runs.

“Coach got onto us between games to try and get the ball on the ground a little better,” Crumbliss said. “Because we were hitting a lot of fly balls so we just had to focus more. We just have to show up and play hard. If we play hard we should not lose to anybody.”

The Hornets will play NWMU today in another double-header to finish the series.

“We have a huge week,” Fornelli said. “In the next six days we have eight more games. We have got to continue to play hard, continue to do the little things and continue to find a way to win.”

Both teams will continue play tomorrow at 1 p.m. from Glennen Field in Emporia, Kan.

Doug Irby/The Bulletin

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