St. Ambrose 2 William Penn 1

St. Ambrose 4 William Penn 0

Callahan Wins his 200th

St. Ambrose head baseball coach Jim Callahan preaches about being strong in the three fundamental areas of baseball -- pitching, defense, and timely hitting. In a doubleheader Friday at John O'Donnell, the Bees got plenty of the first, some of the second, and just enough of the third to secure a tough sweep of William Penn. 

In the opener, sophomore Sean Johnson and William Penn's Brandon Lupul matched each other pitch for pitch through the first five scoreless innings. In the sixth inning,  a single, a botched pick-off attempt and an error allowed William Penn their first and only run. However, the Bees matched that with one of their own off a double from Justin Siefken scored a racing Jaymie Murphy from first base. 

St. Ambrose then held serve in the seventh and eighth before loading the bases in the ninth. Senior Logan Springer then fought off a pitch to the right side for a single and the game winning RBI. 

With the gutsy complete game performance, Johnson moves to 4-1 on the year.  Johnson struck out four, walked none and allowed only the one unearned run.

In the second game, Dave Dexter again tried to outdo Johnson. The crafty junior from Davenport spun an absolute gem, throwing the complete-game three hitter. Dexter allowed only three singles while striking out four. 

The offense in this one came in the fifth, when the Bees used a Siefken double and  Mike Miller triple to post three runs. Joe Murray and Logan Springer also added two hits apiece in the effort. 

The win marks a milestone for the Bees' head coach. Callahan earned his 200th victory of his coaching career on Friday, all of which have come during his nine years at St. Ambrose. His overall record now stands at 200-149 (.573).

The Bees move to 16-15 overall and 8-2 in the conference. These two will lock horns again tomorrow at John O' Donnell stadium following the Quad City River Bandits game.

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