May 11 Monday

Willamette 4 Springfield 2

Willamette spoiled the Miller's senior day and extended Springfield to have a must win on the coast to get in to the playoffs.  Willamette received outstanding pitching from Brandon Rocha until he ran out of gas in the sixth giving up two runs.  Andy Maahs came in to closed the door, getting the last four outs for the save.  Maahs' RBI single and Taylor Woodke's hit in the fourth cleared the bases for a 4-0 lead.

Willamette turned two double plays on defense to get out of some jams.  The Miller's Kameron Bates' single in the sixth made it 4-2 when Maahs came in to throw 1 pitch in the sixth to get the final out.  Bates took the loss on the mound for the Millers. 

Springfield must win Wednesday and Churchill has to lose against Thurston to get the third spot. Wednesday is 'senior day' for Willamette. We host North Eugene in the last game of our season.

May 8 Friday

Thurston 15 Willamette 2

We should have saved some runs from Wednesday's 11-4 victory. Thurston’s bats which had been cold against Springfield two days ago got re-heated against Willamette in a 15-2 rout. Chapman returned to the hill for Thurston and gives up five hits and two runs, while striking out 3, and walking one through five innings.
Chapman helped his own cause by going yard in the second and driving in Spencer. For Chapman that is two dingers in two days. Thurston got 15 hits throughout the lineup. Myrmo was 2–5 with 3 RBI’s; Pearson was 3–5 with a triple and 2 RBI’s; Hoover was 2-5 with a double and a triple, and one RBI; Skip Spencer was walked twice and hit twice, Chapman was 1–2 with the homer and 2 RBI’s, Sean Spencer was 1-1 with an RBI; Josh Galbreath was 2-4 with an RBI; and Trevor Ryan was 1-2, with an RBI.

Willamette got on the board in the third when Jernberg was walked, Maahs singled, and Gebhardt singled knocking them both in.
Willamette used Rocha for 4 2/3, Fike for 2/3 and Svensson for 2/3. Willamette was charged with 4 errors.... by TS

May 7 Thursday

Willamette 11 Marshfield 4

After more than a week off due to last Friday's bye and rain this week, the Wolverines pounded Marshfield 11-4.

April 29 Wednesday

North Eugene 5 Willamette 0

Starter for North- Freshman Andrew Moore, 6 1/3 inn., 5 k's, 2 BB. Relief- Zack Fischer - 2/3 inn. 1 k Moore also went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI, one 2B. Fischer and DeHaven each had an RBI.

April 27 Monday

Springfield 12 Willamette 9

Millers jump out to 11-2 lead in top of third and everyone's thinking we're gonna go home early and get warm. Wolverines won't die and score five in bottom of third. Willamette opens the bottom of the sixth with a walk, which gets starter Brad Gregory pulled for Blaine Dudley.
    Marcus Fike greets Dudley with a single. Dudley K's the next batter, but Nick Jernberg rips a double to score two to pull Willamette within 11-9, with one out. Jordan Bowman came to the plate and hit a dribbler to third. Zady Navarro charged the ball and made a great throw to first for the out. That play seemed to turn Dudley into superman as he retired the last five batters. Dudley got the final three in a downpour (the rain saved just for him) to close the game.
    Springfield sent 9 batters to the plate in the first, highlighted by Mike Travess's two run dinger. Another 10 batters faced the hill in the fourth, featuring a Cody Whitney shot to left that scored three runs.( I think the long Miller innings at bat froze Miller pitcher Gregory's fingers.) Springfield's offense was aided by 11 free passes.
  Jernberg and Fuller plated two rbi's each for Willamette...by GH The Register-Guard article

April 24 Friday

Thurston 11 Willamette 3
Colts league win streak reaches 20

Willamette travelled to Thurston today hoping to get even over their last meeting; however, Thurston prevailed with an 11-3 win. Chapman started for Thurston and went 4 innings giving up two runs, three hits, and striking out 3. Reed pitched 3 innings giving up 1 run, 4 hits, and striking out 2. The one run off of Reed was a homer by Maahs in the 7th.
The Wolverines scored three runs on seven hits and gave up four errors. Maahs was 2-4 with a single and home run, Hughes was 1-4 with a double, Moffitt was 2-2 with 2 singles, Hoskins was 1-1 with a single, and Busenbarn was 1-3 with a single.
The Colts produced 11 runs on 13 hits. Urness was 2-5 with a single and a double, Myrmo was 3-5 with two singles and a double, Hoover was 2-3 with a double and a triple, Spencer was 3-4 with a single and two doubles, Galbreath was 1-3 with a single, and Wright was 2-4 with two singles.
....by TS

April 22 Wednesday

Churchill 6 Willamette 2

April 20 Monday

Willamette 17 Marshfield 5 in 6

Brandon Rocha gets the start and picks up the win (4 innings, 3 K's, 2 BB's, 2 HB"s, 4 hits, 2 runs). Hughes comes in for relief (2 innings, 1 K, 1 BB, 1HB, 6 hits, 3 runs).

Batting, Nick Jernberg  2 for 2 with a HR and double, Kellen Moffatt   2 for 4 with a double, Logan Wright 2 for 4, Busenabark a double.

Pirates commit 7 errors. Andrew Messenger 2 for 3 with a double, Kane Rowley 2 for 3 with a double, Cody Dew 2 for 4 (on base 3 for 4), Justin Riddle 2 for 3. The Register Guard recap

April 17 Friday

North Eugene 3 Willamette 1

NE 0-0-3-0-0-0-0
 W  0-0-0-0-1-0-0

North's Keller 7 inns, 11 k's, no BB's, 3 hitter. Woodke was pounding the ball to no avail and the only Wolverine who didn't k. Maahs had a great day on the mound: 7 innings, 77% strike ratio, 3 k's. The Register-Guard recap

April 15 Wednesday

Willamette 6 Springfield 5

Willamette got a strong pitching performance from Rocha, Woodke and Maahs and some clutch defensive plays late to save the game and the win.

  Willamette was led by sophomore Willie Cole who went 3-4 while Taylor Woodke, Kellen Moffatt, and Jake Hughes each had two hits.  Woodke led off the 8th with a double and later scored on a ground out by David Busenbark for the lead. Andy Maahs, who earlier had a 2-run doubled, came in to close out the game to record the save.   The Register Guard Recap

April 13 Monday

Thurston 13 Willamette 1

Colts show why they are number one in state. Reed goes four, gives up 5 hits and one score. Reed (2 RBI’s), Myrmo (3 RBI’s), and Urness (solo) all homer.  Hesse gets two hits, Spencer (2 RBI’s) gets two doubles, Chapman gets a double (1 RBI). Pearson comes in the fifth and gets 3 K’s in 3 batters. The Register Guard Recap

April 10 Friday

Churchill 17 Willamette 10

63 yard TD late in fourth. I'll have the details in a minute.. Actually, the Lancers had a great goaline stand and stopped Willamette on 4 and 1 to win by a touchdown 17-10. Churchill scored 17 runs on 17 hits and pulled away from Willamette with an 8-run sixth inning.  Ben Straka was 3-4 with 3 doubles and Sam Kiesse and Max Berrien homered in the victory. 

Willamette was led by Nick Jernberg as he went 3-5 with a double and a solo shot and Kenny Gebhardt's 2-4 effort knocking in 3 runs.  Andy Maahs also homered in the loss for Willamette.  Both teams are now 1-1 in league. The Register-Guard recap

April 8 Wednesay - League Opener

Willamette 4 Marshfield 3.

Pirates score twice to take lead in top of 7th 3-2. Wolverines match them with two in bottom of 7th to win The World article

Saturday April 4

North Bend 4 Willamette 1
Willamette 18 North Bend 8

Kenny G's Grand Salami Crushes Bulldogs in 6th 18-8
Willamette fell behind North Bend 8-0 in the third, then scored 18 unanswered runs capped by Ken Gebhardt's walk off grand slam.  
In the first game, North Bend's Top Dog Wederman held the Wolverines to 3 hits in a 4-1 Bulldog win

Friday April 3

Willamette 6 Sheldon 1

Willamette beat Sheldon 6-1 in a non-league contest.  Andy Maahs threw a complete game scattering six hits and striking out seven for the win, while Kenny Gebhardt and Taylor Woodke drove in all the runs the Wolverines needed. 
Gebhardt was 2-2 with a 2-run triple and a double and also walked twice. Woodke started things off in the first with a 2-run homer off Sheldon pitcher Zach Manley.  Kellen Moffatt and Maahs each had run scoring singles in the wi

Tuesday March 31

Willamette 3 Junction City 0

Willamette exploded for 12 runs on 12 hits in the first three innings and cruised to an easy 13-3 victory over the visiting Tigers from Junction City.  Junior Pitcher Brandon Rocha combined with Sophomore Tony Svensson to scatter six hits for the victory.  At the plate, the Wolverines were led by Jake Hughes going 3-4 with three RBI and Kenny Gebhardt going 2-3 with two runs batted in.  Nick Jernberg added a three run homer in the third and Taylor Woodke stayed hot going 2-4 with a couple of RBIs

Friday March 27

Willamette 13 Madison 10
Willamette 10 Madison 0

Gebhart homers in each game.

Tuesday March 24

South Medford 10 Willamette 0
South Medford 11 Willamette 10

March 20 Friday

Cottage Grove 3 Willamette 0

Wolverines scored two runs in the first with a run-scoring single by Nick Jernberg scoring Kenny Gebhardt. Then Jernberg scored on a sac fly by Andy Maahs. Willamette extended its margin in the fourth with five more runs, including back to back doubles by Jake Hughes and David Busenbark. Jordan Bowman finished the scoring in the sixth, reaching base on an error and later scoring on another error by the Lions. Junior Brandon Rocha came in relief in the fourth and pitched three plus scoreless innings for the win. Jernberg, Bowman, and senior Kellen Moffatt each had two hits in the win.

March 19 Thursday

South Albany 9 Willamette 3

Gebhardt 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI

March 18 Wednesday

Willamette 5 Pleasant Hill 4

Wolverines almost let it slip away after building 4-1 lead in top of fourth. Willamette wins in 8th on fielder's choice. Maahs: 2 hits.

March 17 Tuesday - Season Opener

Axemen top Wolverines 9-5.

South Eugene ties it up in the second and never looks back as the Axemen beat Willamette 9-5 in a non-league game at Wil-Hi Tuesday. The Wolverines used four different pitchers and gave up ten hits in the loss. Willamette's Nick Jernberg led the the Wolverines at the plate going 4-4 and driving in a run while junior Taylor Woodke picked up a couple of hits with two RBIs.