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DateHeadlineSchoolType
Mar. 31SU Wins Weekend Series over Millsaps Behind Freeman's Four-HitterMillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON – Freshman left-hander Brantley Freeman tossed 7.0 innings of two-hit ball and scattered nine strikeouts and senior teammate Jamie Herrmann launched a two-run shot to right-center in the sixth inning as Southwestern knocked off 23rd-ranked Millsaps 3-2 in Sunday's weekend finale at Twenty Field to take the series 3-1.

In a [ more ]

Mar. 31ASC Players of the Week AnnouncedASCWeekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of March 25-29)

WEST DIVISION

CO-HITTERS OF THE WEEK
Derek David, 3B, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior third baseman Derek David (Richmond, TX / B.F. Terry) homered in four consecutive games and drove in 12 runs to guide a 3-1 week that included a sweep of Schreiner. David, who [ more ]

Mar. 31NEWMAC Selects Malaguti as Baseball Player of the WeekWheaton (Mass.)Weekly conference awards
NORTON, MA- Wheaton College baseball standout Paul Malaguti (Andover, MA/Andover) was tabbed New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the week ending on Sunday, March 30.

A sophomore outfielder for the Lyons, Malaguti batted .526 with seven runs and [ more ]

Mar. 31Thomas More duo nets PAC weekly honorThomas MoreWeekly conference awards
Following a 4-0 week, two Thomas More players - senior Pat Berndsen (Cincinnati, OH/Elder) and freshman Spencer Franzreb (Cincinnati, OH/Oak Hills) - earned weekly Presidents' Athletic Conference honors.

Berndsen, the pitcher of the week, went 1-0 this week with one save, including a complete-game, five-hit performance against [ more ]

Mar. 31Midwest Conference Baseball Performers Of The WeekMWC
PERFORMER
Clint Wherley - Illinois College - Junior
DH - Beardstown Ill/Beardstown
Wherley hit .421 (8-19) last week to help the Blueboys post a 5-1 mark, including a 2-0 start in conference action. The junior designated hitter was responsible for the game one win over Knox, as he clubbed a two-run walkoff home run [ more ]

Mar. 31USA South Athletes of the WeekUSACWeekly conference awards
March 31, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.

Athletes of the Week

Baseball Player of the Week
Matt Smith, N.C. Wesleyan - The senior center fielder from Stedman, North Carolina hit 727 (7-for-11) with seven runs scored, three RBI, two doubles and two walks as the Bishops went 3-0 last week. In a [ more ]

Mar. 30Roberge Pitches Perfect Game; Hawks Hand Leopards First Two League LossesWentworth TechGame Notes
BRISTOL, R.I. –The Roger Williams University Baseball team remains perfect in The Commonwealth Coast Conference, thanks in part to the first perfect game in Roger Williams University history pitched by sophomore Dan Roberge (Oakdale, Conn.). The Hawks swept the Sunday afternoon doubleheader against Wentworth Institute of Technology by the scores 1-0 [ more ]

Mar. 30#15 RPI Takes Two From League Foe Vassar; Now 14-1RPI
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Junior centerfielder Sean Wilkes (Troy, NY/Catholic Central) went 5 for 9 with four runs to help the Rensselaer baseball team to a sweep of Vassar. The Red Hawks, who won 8-2 and 11-7, improve to 14-1 overall and 6-0 in Liberty League play. The Brewers fall to 4-4 [ more ]

Mar. 30TRINITY SWEEPS BOWDOIN IN DOUBLEHEADER, STAYS PERFECT AT 15-0 Trinity (Conn.)
Chandler Barnard (Lubbock, TX) and senior Michael Regan (West Roxbury, MA) combined to throw 14 innings, allowing just two runs, to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a sweep over the visiting Bowdoin College Polar Bears in a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division doubleheader.

In game one, [ more ]

Mar. 30Lyons Roll to 13-7 Win Over Endicott in Home Opener, Earn 12th StraightWheaton (Mass.)
NORTON, MA- Sophomore Jeff Lieneck's (Foxboro, MA/Xaverian Brothers) first career grand slam in the bottom half of the sixth inning opened up a three-run game during the Wheaton College baseball team's 13-7 home-opening victory over Endicott College Sunday afternoon at Sidell Stadium.

Riding the program's second-longest winning streak at 12 games, the [ more ]

Mar. 30Gorloks roll past Lincoln Christian in doubleheader sweepWebster
(St. Louis, Mo.) - The Webster Gorloks had little trouble in sweeping past Lincoln Christian, 17-5 and 33-5 on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Ill. Webster has now won six straight and seven of its last eight overall.

The Gorloks (7-8) got off to great start [ more ]

Mar. 30Lynchburg Baseball Sweeps Eastern Mennonite SaturdayLynchburgGame Notes
For Immediate Release - 3/29/08 - #281

Lynchburg Baseball Sweeps Eastern Mennonite Saturday

HARRISONBURG, VA - The Lynchburg College baseball team eclipsed the 20-win plateau for the eighth-straight season after sweeping an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader from Eastern Mennonite University Saturday afternoon. Lynchburg took the first game 3-1, before turning [ more ]

Mar. 29Crusaders Complete Series Sweep Over Robert Morris College-SpringfieldUniversity of Dallas
The University of Dallas baseball team wrapped up a big weekend today against the Robert Morris College- Springfield Eagles. The Crusaders defeated the Eagles 13-7 and 12-2 in today’s doubleheader. In game 1 Fraser Holmes had the hot bat going 2-2 with 5 RBIs and a two run home [ more ]

Mar. 29Pirates Take 2-1 Series Lead in Saturday Twinbill SplitMillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON – Freshman Aaron Williams tossed a complete-game, 4-hitter in Game 1 to improve to 3-0 on the year on the hill for Millsaps in a 7-1 win before Southwestern opened up an early lead in Game 2 with nine runs in the first six innings to earn a twinbill split [ more ]

Mar. 29FULGENCIO DRIVES IN FIVE, VARGAS BRILLIANT IN RELIEF, AS NJCU SPLITS DOUBLEHEADENew Jersey CityMiscellaneous
Saturday, March 29, 2008 (Baseball)

FULGENCIO DRIVES IN FIVE, VARGAS BRILLIANT IN RELIEF, AS NJCU SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH RICHARD STOCKTON

POMONA, NJ…Senior shortstop JOSE FULGENCIO (Bronx, NY/San Rafael (Dominican Republic) was 3-for-5 with four runs and three RBIs in game one, finishing with five RBIs and five runs in two games, and senior [ more ]

Mar. 29Jason Monforte's Homer Helps Manhattanville Split at DeSalesManhattanville
Jason Monforte (White Plains, N.Y.) had three hits in game two – including a game-tying home run in the fourth inning – as the Valiants came back from a 21-7 game one loss to beat DeSales 7-4 in the nightcap and earn a split in a key Freedom Conference doubleheader.

One weekend [ more ]

Mar. 29Late Heroics Give CUA Pair of Victories over Merchant MarineCatholic
WASHINGTON - The Catholic University baseball team needed all seven innings of both games in its doubleheader Saturday afternoon to get a pair of victories over the United States Merchant Marine Academy (5-13, 1-7 Landmark) in Landmark Conference play. CUA won the first game 5-4 and the second 2-1 to [ more ]

Mar. 29Wentworth Snaps 13-Game Losing Streak Against Salve Regina; Sweeps TCCC TwinbillWentworth TechGame Notes
NEWPORT, R.I. – Senior Jarrett Ament (Boylston, Mass.) scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Wentworth Institute of Technology a doubleheader sweep over Salve Regina University in The Commonwealth Coast Conference baseball action Saturday.

Wentworth (12-3, 4-0 TCCC) won [ more ]

Mar. 29Gingras Carries No-Hitter into Seventh, Helps Wheaton Cap Doubleheader SweepWheaton (Mass.)
SPRINGFIELD, MA- Wheaton College junior righthander Adam Gingras (Woonsocket, RI/Woonsocket) carried a no-hitter into the seventh of a seven-inning game Saturday afternoon to help cap a doubleheader baseball sweep over New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Springfield College at Berry-Allen Field. The Lyons needed an extra inning [ more ]

Mar. 29Pfister & Hissey Lead 14th-Ranked Emory Over MethodistEmoryGame Notes
NO. 14 EMORY DEFEATS METHODIST 7-6

(Mar. 29) Emory University’s Frank Pfister hit a two run home run, and David Hissey picked up the game-winning RBI with a two-out single in the eighth inning, as the 14th-ranked Eagles (18-6) defeated Methodist University (19-9) 7-6 in Fayetteville, NC.

The game was a back-and-forth contest [ more ]

Mar. 29Texas-Tyler Bounces Back With DH Sweep of Texas-DallasTexas-TylerGame Notes
The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team ended its two-game skid by sweeping an American Southwest Conference East doubleheader with UT Dallas on Saturday afternoon at Irwin Field. The Patriots took the first game, 5-3, and shutout the Comets in the second game, 7-0.

In game one, UT Dallas second baseman [ more ]

Mar. 29Two different ways, two Thomas More victoriesThomas More
In two entirely different manners, Thomas More posted a Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep of the Thiel Tomcats Saturday in the conference opener for both schools.

Junior Jake Brown (Cincinnati, OH/Elder) lined a bases-loaded, one-out single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Thomas More to the [ more ]

Mar. 29#9 Kean Sweeps Rowan, 10-4 & 9-4KeanMiscellaneous
Union, N.J. (3/29/08) – Senior Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) combined for five RBI with two homeruns as #3 (ABCA)/#9 (NCBWA) Kean University swept visiting #16 (ABCA) Rowan University, 10-4 & 9-4, Saturday afternoon at Jim Hynes Stadium.

Gianakas finished the afternoon with a 4-for-8 performance with five runs scored as well as [ more ]

Mar. 29No. 19 Ozarks Complete Conference Sweep Over LeTourneauUniversity of the OzarksMiscellaneous
Clarksville, Ark.-Scott Dietz hit a walk-off grand slam to give No. 19 Ozarks a 8-4 win in game one and Bruce Cameron pitched a five-hit complete game in a 15-2 nightcap win to give the Eagles an American Southwest Conference sweep over LeTourneau on Saturday.

In game one, the Eagles (22-6, 9-3 [ more ]

Mar. 29Babb Wins #800 as Hopkins Sweeps Swarthmore 12-1 and 18-2Johns Hopkins
BALTIMORE, MD – Head coach Bob Babb won the 800th game of his coaching career as the #21 Johns Hopkins baseball team swept a doubleheader from Swarthmore on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The Blue Jays (14-3, 4-0) won game one by a 12-1 score and finished off the sweep with an [ more ]

Mar. 29Four Homeruns Lift Texas-Dallas to Win Over Texas-TylerTexas-Tyler
TYLER, Texas -- The 5th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler baseball team gave up an uncharacteristic four homeruns, as The University of Texas at Dallas upset the Patriots on Friday night at Irwin Field, 9-7.

Jared Smith and Chris Bigunet each hit two homeruns for UT Dallas, as the Comets out [ more ]

Mar. 28Crusaders Crush the Eagles, 15-7University of DallasGame Notes
Irving, TX – During the first game of a doubleheader on Friday, the University of Dallas Crusaders handily defeated the Robert Morris College-Springfield Eagles to bring another victory to their overall record. The team is now 12-9 on the year and back on the winning track. Freshman Philip Carkhuff [ more ]

Mar. 28LC Baseball Wins Battle of Hornets 11-9 Over ShenandoahLynchburgGame Notes
For Immediate Release – 3/28/08 - #278

LC Baseball Wins Battle of Hornets 11-9 Over Shenandoah

WINCHESTER, VA – The Lynchburg College baseball team rallied from an 8-3 deficit late in the game to capture a 11-9 come-from-behind victory over Shenandoah [ more ]

Mar. 28Hopkins Rolls Past McDaniel 17-0Johns HopkinsGame Notes
WESTMINSTER, MD – Behind a complete team effort and a season-high in runs the #21 Johns Hopkins baseball team rolled to a 17-0 victory over McDaniel on Friday afternoon in Westminster, MD. The Blue Jays (12-3, 2-0 CC) won their eighth straight contest as head coach Bob Babb recorded the 799th [ more ]

Mar. 28#23 Majors Suffer Worst Home Loss Since Feb. 27, 2000MillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON, Miss. – Junior Hunter Owen went 3-for-3 from the plate and launched his conference-leading eighth home run of the year and freshman Josh Ordeneaux extended his hitting streak to 15 games but it was the visitors from Southwestern University who scored 11 runs over the first four innings to win [ more ]

Mar. 28Ozarks Win 20th Game; Koch Allows Only One Run Through SevenUniversity of the Ozarks
Eagles Win 20th Game; Koch Allows Only One Run Through Seven

Clarksville, Ark.-Junior right-hander Todd Koch held the LeTourneau offense in check through 7.0 innings while the Eagles bats went to work as No. 19 Ozarks pounded out 12 hits on the way to an 9-4 American Southwest Conference win over the [ more ]

Mar. 28Emory's Pfister Reaches 200 Career Hits; Named UAA MVPEmoryPlayer profile
PFISTER PICKS UP HIS 200th-CAREER HIT AGAINST DEPAUW

(Mar. 28) Emory University’s Frank Pfister reached a rare milestone on Wednesday, as the Eagles’ third baseman picked up his 200th-career hit with a single in the third inning against DePauw University (Ind.).

Pfister becomes the eighth Eagle to reach the mark, and the first [ more ]

Mar. 27Wentworth Opens TCCC Play With Sweep of New England CollegeWentworth TechGame Notes
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Freshman Matt Jordan (Northfield, N.H.) pitched a two-hit shutout to record his first win of the season and junior Nick Cunningham (Pembroke, Mass.) went 4-for-7 with a pair of runs scored and three runs batted in over two games as the Wentworth baseball team reached the 10-win plateau [ more ]

Mar. 27Wheaton Strings Together 20 Runs in Cruising Past UMass-Dartmouth, 20-8Wheaton (Mass.)
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA- The 18th-ranked Wheaton College baseball team strung together 20 runs for the first time in just over a year and 10th time in program history Thursday afternoon at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, as the Lyons cruised to their ninth consecutive victory with a 20-8 decision.

Wheaton, which [ more ]

Mar. 27Dalton, Montclair State Shut Down No. 3 Kean, 8-1Montclair StateMiscellaneous
Little Falls, NJ (3/27/08) – Senior lefthander Kevin Dalton (Edison, NJ / Edison) threw eight scoreless innings while Montclair State pounded out 16 hits as the Red Hawks recorded their second straight win with an 8-1 victory over third-ranked and defending NCAA Division III champion Kean University in the New Jersey [ more ]

Mar. 27Brian Hill pitches shutout as Ohio Northern earns split with Manchester (Ind.)Ohio Northern
ADA — Led by strong pitching performances from junior Brian Hill and sophomore Drew Robinson, the Ohio Northern men’s baseball team split a double header with Manchester (Ind.) on Thursday at Wander Field.

Hill pitched a complete game shutout to pick up his first victory of the season, 6-0, in Game 1 [ more ]

Mar. 27Hornets Head North For Shenandoah, EMU WeekendLynchburgGame Notes
Lynchburg College (14-7/5-1 ODAC)
vs.
Shenandoah University
Eastern Mennonite University

at SU in Winchester, VA (Bridgeforth Field)
Friday, 3:00 p.m.

At EMU in Harrisonburg, VA (EMU Baseball Field)
Saturday, 1 PM Doubleheader

Hornet Happenins: LC comes into this week getting national ranking votes for the first time this season after the release of the pre-season [ more ]

Mar. 27Rhodes beats cross town rival Division II CBU 16-6Rhodes
The Rhodes College baseball team pounded out 12 hits, 6 for extra bases, and drew 15 walks en route to a 16-6 victory over visiting DII Christian Brothers University this afternoon at Stauffer Field. The Lynx 2-6 hitters were a combined 9-16, with 11 runs scored, 11 RBIs, and walked [ more ]

Mar. 2714th-Ranked Emory Claims an 8-5 Win over DePauwEmoryGame Notes
14th-RANKED EAGLES CLAIM 8-5 WIN OVER DEPAUW

(Mar. 26) The 14th-ranked Emory University Baseball team won its third-straight game on Wednesday and ended an eight-game winning streak for the DePauw University (Ind.), as the Eagles claimed an 8-5 win over the Tigers at Chappell Park.

Emory freshman Andrew Johnson pitched well in his [ more ]

Mar. 26Villa Julie Drops CAC game in extra inningsVilla Julie
Villa Julie drops CAC game in extra innings

Dover, DE-Villa came into the game expecting to leave with a victory. After 4 innings Wesley had a lead of 6-3, and that is when the Mustangs bat woke up and scored 1 in the 6th, and 5 more in the 7th to [ more ]

Mar. 26UW-Platteville stuns DI Northern IowaUW-PlattevilleGame Notes
On paper, Wednesday's baseball game looked like a mismatch. NCAA Division I Northern Iowa was on a six-game winning streak, having stopped Ohio State 12-8 and sweeping Northwestern in a doubleheader. NCAA III UW-Platteville brought in a three-game losing streak in which the Pioneers were outscored 42-11.

Fortunately, the game was [ more ]

Mar. 26Thomas More outslugs Panthers, 18-11Thomas More
Ten of Thomas More's 15 hits went for extra bases as the Saints scored in six of their eight at-bats in posting the 18-11 victory Wednesday over Hanover in non-conference action at Thomas More Field.

Thomas More did most of its damage in two innings as the Saints tallied five runs in [ more ]

Mar. 26#15 Rensselaer Moves Record to 12-1 With 17-8 WinRPI
TROY, N.Y. – The 15th-ranked Rensselaer baseball team hit five home runs, including three in the 1st inning, on its way to defeating Plattsburgh St. 17-8, in a non-league contest this afternoon at Robison Field. With the win, the Red Hawks improve to 12-1 overall, while the Cardinals fall to 2-9. [ more ]

Mar. 26American Southwest Conference Weekly ReportASCMiscellaneous
Includes standings, schedules, players of the week, notes, stat leaders, history, etc.

In PDF:
http://www.ascsports.org/Sports/ASC/2007/ASCREPORTS.asp
more ]

Mar. 26CCIW Baseball Notes (3/26/08)CCIWGame Notes
CCIW Baseball Notes (3/26/08)
more ]

Mar. 26#5 Texas-Tyler Loses Wild One at AustinTexas-TylerGame Notes
SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team fell to Austin College, 8-7, on Tuesday night in Sherman in one of the strangest endings to a game in program history.

Both team’s would remain scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when Austin would post four runs, three [ more ]

Mar. 26Webster rallies late to earn doubleheader sweep of FontbonneWebster
(St. Louis, Mo.) – The Webster Gorloks rallied with two runs in the sixth to tie the game then won it in extra innings on Dakota Huey’s single to left field scoring Andrew Fuiten to pick up a doubleheader sweep of Fontbonne 12-3 and 9-8 on Tuesday evening at GCS Ballpark [ more ]

Mar. 26Diecidue Pitches Blazers to 2008 Maloney Series TitleMillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON – Junior right-hander Joe Diecidue tossed 7.2 innings and struck out four to hold 23rd-ranked Millsaps in check from the plate and seven fellow Blazers posted multiple hits as Belhaven hoisted the Cowboy Maloney Trophy for the first time since 2005 in a 16-10 win Tuesday night at Twenty Field. [ more ]

Mar. 25Hughes Remains Unbeaten in Helping Lead Lyons Past Host Brandeis, 8-1Wheaton (Mass.)
WALTHAM, MA- The Wheaton College baseball team received a pair of solid pitching performances during Tuesday afternoon's 8-1 non-league win at Brandeis University, as junior lefty Brian Hughes' (Dudley, MA/Shepherd Hill Regional) third win of the spring helped the nationally-ranked Lyons extend their winning streak to eight games on Stein Diamond.

Ranked [ more ]

Mar. 25Greensboro Beats Guilford 9-2 at NewBridge Bank ParkGreensboro
Jeff Guerrie went 2-3 with a home run and a double to lead Greensboro College (19-10) to a 9-2 win over Guilford at NewBridge Bank Park.

Anthony Corona was 2-3 with a homer and 3 RBI for The Pride. He now has 6 home runs on the year and 4 against [ more ]

Mar. 25Hopkins Rolls Over McDaniel 16-3 in Centennial OpenerJohns Hopkins
BALTIMORE, MD – Senior Joe Zaccaria (Manhasset, NY/Manhasset) struck out 10 batters in six innings to help lift the #21 Johns Hopkins baseball team to a 16-3 victory over McDaniel on Tuesday afternoon in the Centennial Conference opener for both squads. The Blue Jays (11-3, 1-0 CC) won their seventh straight [ more ]

Mar. 25Pacific's Zach Gantenbein Named NWC Baseball Player of the WeekPacificWeekly conference awards
FOREST GROVE – After pacing Pacific offensively in a four-game sweep to open the Boxers’ new ballpark, infielder Zach Gantenbein (Sr., Warrenton, Ore.) has been selected as the Northwest Conference’s Baseball Player of the Week. The honor, selected by the conference’s sports information directors, was announced Monday night.

Gantenbein led the [ more ]

Mar. 25TRINITY BASEBALL EDGES SPRINGFIELD IN EXTRA INNINGSTrinity (Conn.)
Hartford, Conn. – Sophomore RHP Jeremiah Bayer (Greenfield, Mass.) tossed eight innings of one-hit, shutout ball and senior SS Tom DiBenedetto (Fort Myers, Fla.) led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a hit and scored the game’s only run, as the Trinity College Bantams survived a 1-0 baseball game [ more ]

Mar. 25Ketterer leads Thomas More to victoryThomas More
Senior Brad Ketterer (Fairfield, OH/Stephen T. Badin) went 4-for-5 with four RBI as Thomas More won its home opener, 10-3, over Centre Tuesday at Thomas More Field.
The Saints scored in six of their eight at-bats to post their second win over the season.
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Mar. 25Cunningham, Ruffie Named CCIW Baseball Players of the WeekCCIWWeekly conference awards
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan’s Mike Cunningham and Carthage’s Trace Ruffie were named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Players of the Week Tuesday after their performances during the previous week of competition.

Cunningham, a sophomore shortstop from River Forest, Ill., and Oak Park-River Forest High School, batted .550 (11-for-20) [ more ]

Mar. 24McDonough's Weekend Outing Leads to NEWMAC's Top Weekly HonorWheaton (Mass.)Weekly conference awards
NORTON, MA- Wheaton College baseball standout Chris McDonough (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) was selected New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season for the week ending on Sunday, March 23. The honor is the fifth of his career, as the senior southpaw won [ more ]

Mar. 24Mueller and Huey lead Webster past Fontbonne 13-2Webster
(St. Louis, Mo.) – The Webster Gorloks got another solid pitching performance from Brett Mueller while Dakota Huey rapped out four hits in a 13-2 win at Fontbonne on Monday evening.

The Gorloks (3-8, 1-0 SLIAC) fell behind 2-0 in the first without the Griffins (5-6, 3-1 SLIAC) [ more ]

Mar. 24Salisbury stays unbeaten in conference, take two from WesleySalisburyMiscellaneous
DOVER, Del. - The No. 14 Salisbury University baseball team extended its winning streak to 18 games, the longest streak in Division III this season, with a doubleheader sweep of Route 13 rival Wesley College on the road Monday. Salisbury defeated Wesley 4-3 in seven innings in the first game followed [ more ]

Mar. 24Midwest Conference Performers of the Week MWC
PERFORMER
Jason Infusino - Carroll College - Senior
OF - Niles, Ill./Notre Dame
Infusino played a major role in helping the Pioneers end their spring break trip in Ft. Myers, Florida on a three-game winning streak. Infusino was 8-of-13 from the plate in the three games, driving in seven runs and scoring eight times. [ more ]

Mar. 24Manhattanville Takes Season Series From Wilkes With Emphatic 13-1 WinManhattanville
Sophomore Paul Blejec (Bronx, N.Y.) had the best offensive day of his career and senior Frank Albano (Valhalla, N.Y.) spun a one-walk, six-strikeout complete game as Manhattanville took care of defending Freedom Champion Wilkes 13-1 Monday at Artillery Park, winning the season series 2-1.

The Valiants and Colonels met for a [ more ]

Mar. 24USA South Athletes of the WeekBaseball Player of the WeekUSACWeekly conference awards
March 24, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.

Athletes of the Week

Baseball Player of the Week
Chris Pecora, N.C. Wesleyan - The senior right fielder from Henderson, North Carolina hit .500 (9-for-18) with eight runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, two home runs, two stolen bases and one walk as the Bishops [ more ]

Mar. 24ODAC Tabs Jon Crews as POTWLynchburgWeekly conference awards
For immediate release – 3/24/2008 - #273
ODAC Tabs Jon Crews as POTW

SALEM, VA – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honored three Lynchburg College student athletes Monday afternoon with the release of its top Players of the Week for the week [ more ]

Mar. 24No. 3 Carthage Completes First-Ever Undefeated Spring TripCarthage
The Carthage College baseball team (10-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked third in the March 18 “D3baseball.com” poll, ran its season-opening winning streak to 10 games on Saturday, March 22 with a 10-4 win over St. Norbert College (6-3) at Florida College in Temple Terrace, Fla. Carthage’s [ more ]

Mar. 24ASC Players of the Week AnnouncedASCWeekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of March 17-22)

WEST DIVISION

HITTER OF THE WEEK
Kyle Harvey, OF, Jr., Texas Lutheran
Texas Lutheran junior outfielder Kyle Harvey (Houston, TX / Houston Christian HS) paced a 4-1 week by the Bulldogs by racking up 11 hits, including one home run, one triple, one double [ more ]

Mar. 23Rensselaer Takes Two More From Clarkson; Now 11-1RPI
TROY, N.Y. – The 23rd-ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team used a pair of big innings to complete a four-game sweep of Clarkson at Robison Field. The Red Hawks scored eight runs in the 2nd inning of a 10-5 win in game one and scored seven runs in the 3rd [ more ]

Mar. 22SUNYIT Baseball Goes 1-1 at PolytechnicSUNYITMiscellaneous
NEW YORK, NY – The SUNYIT men’s baseball team split a pair of games at Polytechnic University on Saturday in New York City. The Cats won game one 10-0 but dropped a 4-3 decision in game two. In the nightcap, SUNYIT led
3-0 heading into the last half inning, but the [ more ]

Mar. 22Hornet Baseball Rallies For ODAC Sweep of Randolph-MaconLynchburgGame Notes
For Immediate Release – 3/22/08 - #271

Hornet Baseball Rallies For ODAC Sweep of Randolph-Macon

ASHLAND, VA – The Lynchburg College baseball team came back in the bottom of the ninth of game two to complete a [ more ]

Mar. 22Weather forces more schedule changes for Gorloks baseballWebster
(St. Louis, Mo.) - The Webster Gorlok baseball schedule has been altered due to the rainy weather in the forecast for the middle of this week. The Gorloks game at Fontbonne scheduled for Tuesday evening has been bumped up to Monday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the [ more ]

Mar. 22Lyons Stretch Winning Streak to Seven with Twinbill Sweep of Coast GuardWheaton (Mass.)
NEW LONDON, CT- Senior southpaw Chris McDonough (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) spun a seven-hit shutout in game one, and the Wheaton College baseball team sent home a season-high 15 runners in the second contest to complete Saturday's twinbill sweep at New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe United States Coast Guard [ more ]

Mar. 22Villa Julie Defeats PSU Berks 14-4, 15-2Villa Julie
Glen Burnie, MD-The Mustangs handled PSU Berks in both ends of a double header on Saturday to up their record to 12-9-1. In Game 1, Sophomore Derrick Nason (4-0) pitched 5 innings striking out 4 and picking up his 4th victory of the season. Offensively, the Mustangs scored 7 [ more ]

Mar. 22Rensselaer Sweeps Clarkson to Improve to 9-1RPI
TROY, N.Y. – Senior pitcher Joe Zongol (Flower Mound, TX/Southington) threw a complete game shutout to lead the 23rd-ranked Rensselaer baseball team to a 2-0 victory over Clarkson on Saturday at Robison Field. The Red Hawks then defeated the Golden Knights, 9-4, in game two of the doubleheader. With the victory, [ more ]

Mar. 22Hampden-Sydney Takes Two From Guilford In ODAC PlayGuilfordMiscellaneous
Hampden-Sydney, Va. (3-22-08) - Todd Harrell's RBI single in the ninth gave host Hampden-Sydney College a 5-4 win in the second game of the Tigers' sweep of Guilford College in Saturday's Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader. Daniel Hadra tossed a complete-game two-hitter in Hampden-Sydney's 2-0 opening-game win.

Guilford (12-13, 2-6 ODAC) [ more ]

Mar. 21Four-Run Eighth Inning Propels Baseball to 6-2 Win Over SUNY MaritimeSUNYITMiscellaneous
THROGGS NECK, NY – SUNYIT baseball scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 6-2 victory over SUNY Maritime on Friday in Throggs Neck, N.Y. The win ups the Cats’ overall record to 5-6. The Privateers fall to 0-6.

The hosts jumped out to a 2-0 [ more ]

Mar. 21Wheaton Plates 12 Straight Before Withstanding Furious RIC Rally, 12-10Wheaton (Mass.)
PROVIDENCE, RI- The Wheaton College baseball team plated the game's first 12 runs before having to withstand a furious late-game rally by host Rhode Island College Friday afternoon, as the visiting Lyons managed to hold on for a 12-10 non-league win at Anchorman Field.

Winners of five in a row, Wheaton, which [ more ]

Mar. 21Texas-Tyler Takes Big Series From OzarksTexas-Tyler
The UT Tyler Patriots stormed back from a Thursday night loss and started a new winning streak at Irwin Field with a pair of hard-fought victories over Ozarks on Friday afternoon in American Southwest Conference East Division action.

The Patriots, who had their 41-game home winning streak snapped by Ozarks on Thursday, [ more ]

Mar. 21Kain Pitches Manhattanville to Split With Defending Freedom ChampsManhattanville
John Kain (Harrison, N.Y.) twirled a complete game and the Valiants scored seven first inning runs to blow by defending Freedom Conference Champion Wilkes 10-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Manhattanville Field, only to see the Colonels come back to take game two 9-1 and earn a [ more ]

Mar. 21TRINITY BASEBALL REMAINS PERFECT WITH WIN OVER NO. 16 ST. THOMAS Trinity (Conn.)Game Notes
Fort Myers, Fl. – Pitcher Tim Kiely (Swampscott, Mass.) threw eight stellar innings to lead the No. 19 ranked Trinity College Bantams to a 7-2 victory over the No. 16 ranked University of Saint Thomas Tommies in men’s NCAA baseball action today. The Bantams are a perfect 10-0 after the [ more ]

Mar. 21Brandon Aselage’s GW-single earns Ohio Northern a split with St. Francis (Ind.)Ohio Northern
ADA — On a cold, breezy day at Wander Field, the Ohio Northern baseball team battled St. Francis (Ind.) to a double header split Friday afternoon.

The Cougars (5-15) used a solid pitching performance from Marc Gillig (1-0) to take game one 5-1 but the Polar Bears (6-9) battled back from two [ more ]

Mar. 21Mock and O'Neill Lead Greensboro Over Methodist, 4-2Greensboro
Tyler O’Neill went 2-4 with a home run and 2 RBI as Greensboro College defeated Methodist, 4-2, in a USA South game at War Memorial Stadium on Friday.

GC improved to 18-9 and 4-1 in conference play. The Pride remains tied in the loss column with CNU (5-1) for first in the [ more ]

Mar. 21Edgewood College splits with Plattsburgh StateEdgewoodGame Notes
ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 20, 2008) – Edgewood College extended their winning streak to four straight games with an 11-8 victory over Plattsburgh State (N.Y.). The Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a 6-2 lead. The Cardinals came back to beat Edgewood College in the [ more ]

Mar. 20Millsaps' Hendrix Tabbed SCAC Co-Pitcher of the WeekMillsapsWeekly conference awards
SUWANEE, Ga. – After tossing 15.1 innings in two starts during the week and posting a 2-0 record with a perfect 0.00 ERA, junior left-hander Tait Hendrix of Millsaps College has been named the SCAC Co-Pitcher of the Week along with Rhodes' Chris Catalanotto.

Hendrix allowed just one run (unearned) and only [ more ]

Mar. 20Briggs Helps #17 Ozarks Knock Off #4 PatriotsUniversity of the OzarksMiscellaneous
Tyler, Texas-Cory Briggs drove in five runs to help the #17 Eagles to a 6-4 win over the #4 Texas-Tyler Patriots in American Southwest Conference action on Thursday night.

Trailing 4-1 after six, the sophomore from Greencastle, Pa., powered a three-run shot over the left field fence to tie the division battle [ more ]

Mar. 20Leopards Open Northern Schedule With 3-1 Win Over ClarkWentworth Tech
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior Nick Cunningham (Pembroke, Mass.) was 1-for-4 with two RBI, while three Wentworth pitchers combined to allow one run on six hits and seven strikeouts as the Leopard baseball team opened the Northern portion of their schedule with a 3-1 win at Clark.

The hosts had a chance to [ more ]

Mar. 20Leopards Open Northern Schedule With 3-1 Win Over ClarkGame Notes
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior Nick Cunningham (Pembroke, Mass.) was 1-for-4 with two RBI, while three Wentworth pitchers combined to allow one run on six hits and seven strikeouts as the Leopard baseball team opened the Northern portion of their schedule with a 3-1 win at Clark.

The hosts had a chance to [ more ]

Mar. 20Big ninth inning lifts Webster past Washington U 11-4Webster
(St. Louis, Mo.) – The Webster Gorloks scored seven straight runs in the top of the ninth inning breaking a 4-4 tie to defeat the Washington University Bears 11-4 at Kelly Field on Thursday afternoon. The win over the Bears was the first for Webster since April 27, 2004.
The Gorloks (2-8) [ more ]

Mar. 20Drew Robinson homers twice, leads Ohio Northern to split at Manchester (Ind.)Ohio Northern
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. — Ohio Northern sophomore Drew Robinson homered in each game of ONU's double header split with Manchester (Ind.) Thursday afternoon at Gratz Field.

The Polar Bears (5-8) pounded out 12 hits on way to posting an 8-4 victory in game one. Game two was a pitchers dual that saw [ more ]

Mar. 19Millsaps Outlasts No. 21 Illinois Wesleyan in Slugfest, 21-16MillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON – Junior outfielder Hunter Owen homered twice and drove in six runs and senior shortstop Hunter Abrams went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and his first home run of the season to record his 200th career hit as Millsaps College outlasted No. 21 Illinois Wesleyan, 21-16, on a windy Tuesday evening [ more ]

Mar. 19CCIW Baseball Notes (3/19/08)CCIWGame Notes
CCIW Baseball Notes (3/19/08) [ more ]

Mar. 19Concordia Cougars Sweep NAC Awards, Then Beat North ParkConcordia (Ill.)
Tuesday was an early-season version of a red-letter day for the Concordia Chicago baseball Cougars. Two of their players were honored as Northern Athletics Conference Players of the Week, and the team rose to #33, up six spots, in the latest d3baseball.com poll. In between, the Cougars dispatched North Park University [ more ]

Mar. 18Hornets Big Eighth Inning Lifts LC Baseball Over Ferrum 8-3LynchburgGame Notes
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Hornets Big Eighth Inning Lifts LC Baseball Over Ferrum 8-3

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Hornet baseball team sent 12 batters to the plate in the eighth inning, as LC scored seven runs to come [ more ]

Mar. 18TRINITY BASEBALL TAKES SIXTH STRAIGHT TO OPEN SEASON WITH WIN OVER ST. LAWRENCETrinity (Conn.)
Fort Myers, Fla. – Sophomore OF James Wood (Windham, N.H.) went 3-for-5 with four RBI to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 15-4 win over the St. Lawrence University Saints in the Gene Cusic Baseball Classic at Terry Park this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 19 in the nation, improves [ more ]

Mar. 18Flynn breaks all-time wins record in sweep of Grove CityEdgewood
ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 18, 2008) - Senior pitcher Cody Flynn became Edgewood College's all-time wins leader in the first game of a doubleheader sweep over Grove City College (Pa.) in Orlando. Flynn (1-1) shut out the Wolverines 4-0 in the first game for the 20th victory of his career. The Eagles [ more ]

Mar. 18Josephson, Weaver Named CCIW Baseball Players of the WeekCCIWWeekly conference awards
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Park’s Brady Josephson and Wheaton’s Josh Weaver were named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Players of the Week Tuesday after their performances during the previous week of competition.

Josephson, a senior infielder from Strathmore, Alberta, Canada and Strathmore High School, had a .642 batting average [ more ]

Mar. 17Bushey Named SUNYAC Player of the WeekSUNYITWeekly conference awards
MARCY, NY – SUNYIT senior first baseman Ben Bushey (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Valley C.C.) was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week for games ending Sunday, March 16. Bushey was instrumental in three Wildcat victories this week as the team went 4-6 overall.

Bushey exploded [ more ]

Mar. 17Texas-Tyler's Towns Named ASC East Hitter of the WeekTexas-TylerWeekly conference awards
RICHARDSON, Texas -- Junior Joe Towns (Carrollton, Texas) was named East Division Co-Hitter of the Week by the American Southwest Conference on Monday afternoon.

Towns was 13-for-31 on the week, with 11 RBIs, eight runs, three homeruns, two walks, one double, one triple, one stolen base, and no strikeouts.

During Friday’s game at [ more ]

Mar. 17Thomas More falls to PanthersThomas More
The big inning did Thomas More in, once again.

Hanover scored five runs in the seventh inning to break a tie game en route to the 7-3 victory over the Saints at L.S. Ayers Field on the campus of Hanover College.

Senior [ more ]

Mar. 17Simpson College's Jesse Reis Named IIAC Player of the WeekSimpsonWeekly conference awards
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Simpson College baseball player Jesse Reis (Coon Rapids, Iowa/Coon Rapids-Bayard) has been named the IIAC Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16. The Conference also announced the Performers of the [ more ]

Mar. 17GUILFORD RALLIES FOR FOURTH COMEBACK WIN IN THREE DAYS, 14-13 OVER TUFTSGuilford
Greensboro, N.C. (3-17-08) - Byron Myers' single down the right-field line scored pinch-runner Mike Braverman from second base to give Guilford College a 14-13 nonconference baseball win over Tufts University Monday afternoon at Edgar McBane Field.  The victory marked Guilford's (12-11) fourth straight comeback win in three days and capped a [ more ]

Mar. 17Concordia Chicago Powers Way to 9-1 RecordConcordia (Ill.)
Fresh off of a 39th place ranking nationally in the most recent d3baseball.com poll, the Concordia Chicago Cougars swept an abbreviated weekend series in the Webster University tournament in Sauget, Illinois. The Cougars slugged their way to a 9-1 win over Wartburg [ more ]

Mar. 17Lieneck Named NEWMAC Player of the Week for First TimeWheaton (Mass.)Weekly conference awards
NORTON, MA- Wheaton College baseball standout Jeff Lieneck (Foxboro, MA/Xaverian Brothers) was named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, March 16. In his first season as a regular in Wheaton's lineup, the sophomore earned his initial college honor.

Lieneck batted [ more ]

Mar. 17Bases loaded walk gives Edgewood College 4-3 victoryEdgewoodGame Notes
ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 17, 2008) - Dan Gugel drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to push across the winning run and give Edgewood College their first victory on their spring break trip 4-3 over Endicott College (Mass.). The Eagles won the game despite being [ more ]

Mar. 17USA South Athletes of the WeekUSACWeekly conference awards
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.

Athletes of the Week

Baseball Player of the Week
Trae Bailey, Christopher Newport - The junior shortstop from Chesapeake, Virginia hit .524 (11-for-21) with 14 RBI, eight runs scored, seven walks, five doubles, two stolen bases, one triple and one home run as the Captains went 5-1 [ more ]

Mar. 17Manhattanville's Stephen Pinto Named Freedom Player of the WeekManhattanvilleWeekly conference awards
ANNVILLE, Pa. - Junior Stephen Pinto (Yonkers, N.Y.) smacked 11 hits in the last five games of Manhattanville’s first over-.500 Florida trip, earning the outfielder the Freedom Conference’s Player of the Week award, the league announced today.

A Second Team All-New York Region selection last season, Pinto batted 11-for-21 (.524) during the [ more ]

Mar. 17ASC Players of the Week AnnouncedASCWeekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of March 11-15)

WEST DIVISION

HITTER OF THE WEEK
Brent Voorhees, DH/1B, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior designated hitter/first baseman Brent Voorhees (Abilene, TX / Wylie HS) hit safely in all of his team’s six games that included a series win over Texas Lutheran and victories against nationally-ranked Marietta [ more ]

Mar. 17Ferrum, Jackets On Tap For LC This WeekLynchburgGame Notes
Lynchburg College (14-7/5-1 ODAC)
vs.
Ferrum College (5-7)
Randolph-Macon College (11-7/4-0 ODAC)

Vs. Ferrum in Lynchburg, VA (City Stadium)
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.

Vs. RMC in Ashland, VA (Hugh Stephens Field)
Saturday, Noon Doubleheader

Hornet Happenins: The Hornets only have three games scheduled this week, but all three are important when you look at regional standings [ more ]

Mar. 17Majors Split Opening SCAC Weekend at Austin CollegeMillsapsMiscellaneous
SHERMAN, Texas – After having a season-long, 8-game winning streak snapped in the second game of a 4-game series at Austin College, another solid outing from junior left-hander Tait Hendrix on Sunday allowed Millsaps to come away with a 3-1 win in 10 innings to draw a weekend split.

The Majors opened [ more ]

Mar. 17Rose-Hulman Invitational Ends in Split for Three Solid TeamsRose-HulmanMiscellaneous
The annual Rose-Hulman Baseball Invitational ended with a 2-2 record for three of the top teams in the Mideast and Central Regions on Friday through Sunday at Art Nehf Field.

Adrian made an early statement with a pair of victories over Illinois Wesleyan to continue a strong start to the season. [ more ]

Mar. 16Wildcats Split With Penn State BerksSUNYITMiscellaneous
READING, PA – SUNYIT split a pair of games with future North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Penn State Berks on Sunday in Reading, Pa. to move to 4-6 on the season. The Cats dropped game one 5-2 but recovered to take game two by a final of 7-1.

In the first [ more ]

Mar. 16Quakers Rally Twice For ODAC Wins Over Emory & HenryGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College twice rallied to sweep an Old Dominion Athletic Conference double-header from visiting Emory & Henry College Saturday afternoon at McBane Field.

In the opener, Jason Flud's bases-loaded walk scored Alex Starbuck in the ninth inning to give Guilford the win. Starbuck, who led off the inning with [ more ]

Mar. 16Eighth-Inning Rally Carries Guilford Past Purchase, 9-6GuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- David Helms' two-run double in the eighth broke a 6-6 tie and sent Guilford to its third straight comeback win in two days. Brad Buchman slammed his team-leading eighth home run of the year earlier in the inning, which tied the game at 6-6. Guilford sent 10 runners [ more ]

Mar. 16Lyons Win Fourth Straight to Complete Arizona Trip, Sweep DoubleheaderWheaton (Mass.)
PHOENIX, AZ- The Wheaton College baseball team completed its Arizona trip on a four-game winning streak Sunday afternoon, as the 13th-ranked Lyons swept 10th-ranked Johns Hopkins University, 13-8 and regional foe Western New England College, 3-0.

Winners in six of its last eight games, Wheaton returns to New England with a 6-4 [ more ]

Mar. 16Mustangs Pound out 40 runs in DH vs Keystone CollegeVilla Julie
Glen Burnie, MD-The VIlla Julie Mustangs pounded out 40 runs in two games versus former NEAC rival Keystone College sweeping the double header, 19-7, and 21-16. Game 1 started with the Giants putting up 5 runs in the first 2 innings only to see the Mustangs score 6 in the [ more ]

Mar. 16STREAK SNAPPED AT 40: NJCU's JOSE FULGENCIO EXTENDS STREAK; IT ENDS IN GAME 2New Jersey City

STREAK SNAPPED AT 40: JOSE FULGENCIO EXTENDS HITTING STREAK TO 40, IT ENDS IN GAME TWO AS FARMINGDALE SWEEPS NJCU, 7-3 AND 12-1

FARMINGDALE, NY…All good things must come to an end. For New Jersey City University senior shortstop JOSE FULGENCIO (Bronx, NY/San Rafael (Dominican Republic) the numbers will be round and [ more ]

Mar. 16Hornet Baseball Splits ODAC Twinbill with Washington and LeeLynchburgGame Notes
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Hornet Baseball Splits ODAC Twinbill with Washington and Lee

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College baseball squad took the first end of an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader with Washington & Lee [ more ]

Mar. 16Mock and Poindexter Key Greensboro's 6-4 Win at FerrumGreensboroMiscellaneous
Ferrum, Va. -- Daniel Ponidexter hit a game-winning home run and Pride ace Kit Mock tossed another gem as Greensboro College defeated Ferrum College, 6-4, on Sunday.

Poindexter (1-4, run, RBI) broke a 4-4 game with a one-run home run in the 7th inning. Jeff Gregory (2-4, run, RBI) added insurance [ more ]

Mar. 15UD Splits Doubleheader Against LeTourneauUniversity of DallasGame Notes
The University of Dallas Crusaders opened up their second day of the three game series versus LeTourneau University with an exciting come from behind win. Joe Packard started the game solid, but encountered a rough third and fourth innings due to some costly errors. Matt Colston came in relieve [ more ]

Mar. 15Wheaton Nips Montclair State, 13-12 Behind 21-Hit Attack in SlugfestWheaton (Mass.)
PHOENIX, AZ- The Wheaton College baseball team needed each and every one of its 13 runs Saturday afternoon against Montclair State University, as the Lyons' 13-12 victory was their second straight and third in four tries. Ranked 13th nationally in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll, Wheaton evened its mark at [ more ]

Mar. 15JOSE FULGENCIO HITTING STREAK REACHES 39 GAMES FOR NJCU; ON-BASE STREAK IS AT 49New Jersey CityMiscellaneous
JOSE FULGENCIO HITTING STREAK REACHES 39 GAMES, JOSE SOTOMAYOR MASTERFUL ON MOUND, AS NJCU SPLITS WITH STATEN ISLAND, 5-4 & 4-0

STATEN ISLAND, NY… Senior shortstop JOSE FULGENCIO (Bronx, NY/San Rafael (Dominican Republic) was a combined 6-for-8 in two games to extend his two-year active school and New Jersey Athletic Conference record [ more ]

Mar. 15Rensselaer Downs Augustana to Improve to 7-1RPI
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The Rensselaer baseball team knocked out 15 runs on 21 hits, including five from senior outfielder Dan Valentine, to down #15 Augustana, 15-5. The Red Hawks improve to 7-1 while the Vikings are now 8-2.

Valentine’s (Goshen, CT/Avon Old Farms) day at the plate included five [ more ]

Mar. 15#24 Ozarks Wins Texas-Dallas SeriesUniversity of the OzarksMiscellaneous
Clarksville, Ark.-Curt Dixon pitched a two-hit shutout in game one of Saturday’s double-header as the #24 Eagles took 5-0 win over Texas-Dallas in American Southwest Conference action.

Ozarks (18-3, 5-1) came back in game two and used a seven-run first inning to secure a 11-3 victory, thus giving Ozarks the series clinching-win [ more ]

Mar. 15Edgewood College can't hold lead and falls at LaGrangeEdgewoodGame Notes
LAGRANGE, Ga. (Mar. 15, 2008) – On the third game of their spring trip, Edgewood College finally broke out the bats, pounding out 21 hits against LaGrange College, but couldn’t hold on to a 12-run lead, dropping their fourth straight game 18-17. LaGrange scored 12 runs on seven hits in the [ more ]

Mar. 15Adrian Pounds Titans For Second Straight Day, 12-3Adrian
The Adrian College baseball team continued on their roll through the early portion of their schedule with a 12-3 win over #13 Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday from Art Nehf Field on the campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The Bulldogs completed a two-game sweep of the nationally-ranked Titans after a 9-2 [ more ]

Mar. 15Edgewood College drops third straight gameEdgewoodGame Notes
LAGRANGE, Ga. (Mar. 14, 2008) – Edgewood College dropped their third straight game with a 17-4 setback at the hands of LaGrange College on Friday. The Eagles scored two runs in the first inning and two runs in the ninth, but surrendered 17 unanswered runs in between.

Edgewood College (2-6) got on [ more ]

Mar. 14SUNYIT Closes Florida Trip With Split With MCLASUNYITMiscellaneous
TAMPA, FL – SUNYIT finished up its southern trip on Saturday with a loss to Husson College and a split with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to finish up play with a 3-5 overall mark.

A four-run third inning on a pair of homeruns would be all the Eagles would need in [ more ]

Mar. 14Hornets Slide By Tufts University 13-9LynchburgGame Notes
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Hornets Slide By Tufts University 13-9

LYNCHBURG, VA – Fueled by a five-run seventh inning, the Lynchburg College baseball team held on to defeat the Jumbos of Tufts University (MA) 13-9 Friday in non-conference [ more ]

Mar. 14Five-Run Seventh-Inning Rally Leads Lyons to 11-6 Victory Over HopeWheaton (Mass.)
PHOENIX, AZ- Freshman Sean Munley's (Trenton, NJ/The Hun School of Princeton) two-run homer helped trigger a five-run rally in the seventh inning, and senior southpaw Chris McDonough (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) struck out nine batters to lead the Wheaton College baseball team past Hope College of Michigan, 11-6 Friday afternoon.

The 13th-ranked [ more ]

Mar. 14Wentworth Runs Win Streak to Six With Sweep of AlbionWentworth TechGame Notes
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Sophomore Matt Dannenhoffer (Bethany, Conn.) led off the last of the seventh inning with his first career home run to give Wentworth a 4-3 win in the opening game of a doubleheader, while in the nightcap, sophomore Anthony Carbone (Goshen, Conn.) and junior Nick Cunningham had three [ more ]

Mar. 14WNEC Golden Bears open season at Greater Phoenix InvitationalWestern New EnglandMiscellaneous
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Western New England College baseball team heads west for the first time to meet William Paterson of New Jersey in a doubleheader in its season opener on Saturday (March 15) in Mesa, Arizona.

WNEC will play eight games in the Grand Canyon State as part [ more ]

Mar. 14Rensselaer Falls For First Time, 6-3 to No. 15 AugustanaRPI
BRADENTON, Fla. – Augustana College scored three runs in the first inning, all unearned, one in the seventh and two in the ninth to hand the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team its first loss of the season, 6-3, in a non-league Division III game at Lakewood Ranch High School. [ more ]

Mar. 14Transy extends hot start with win over ElmsTransylvania
ORLANDO, Fla. - Phil Blakely cracked four hits Friday and Ben Young drove home three on a pair of doubles and Transylvania capped its appearance in the Russ Matt Invitational with a 12-3 win over Elms (Mass.).

Transy won four of five games in the event and improved to 9-1 [ more ]

Mar. 14Eagles fall to 17th-ranked Piedmont in Spring Trip openerEdgewoodGame Notes
DEMOREST, Ga. (Mar. 13, 2008) - Edgewood College had a tall task in front of them, playing the 17th-ranked team in the country on their home field a day after a 14 hour bus ride from Madison. The Eagles kept the Piedmont College bats in check for much of the game, [ more ]

Mar. 14Ozarks' Broussard Named National NCBWA Hitter of the WeekUniversity of the OzarksMiscellaneous
Clarksville, Ark.-Sophomore third baseman Brad Broussard was named NCAA III National Hitter of the Week as chosen by representatives of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association for the week of March 3-9, it was announced on Thursday.

The honor comes the same week he was named American Southwest Conference East Division Hitter [ more ]

Mar. 13Wheaton Nine Suffers 8-1 Setback to Undefeated College of New JerseyWheaton (Mass.)
PHOENIX, AZ- The Wheaton College baseball team faced undefeated College of New Jersey for the second time on its spring trip Thursday afternoon, as the Lyons succumbed to the Lions, 8-1. In the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll, Wheaton is 13th nationally and TCNJ 14th. The Lyons slip to 2-4 [ more ]

Mar. 13Rensselaer Downs Mount Union to Improve to 6-0RPI
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Senior righthander Ken Carroll (Shelton, CT/Fairfield Prep.) allowed just one run on seven hits with six strikeouts in 6.0 innings to lead the Rensselaer baseball team to a 12-5 win over Mount Union at Miller Huggins Field. The Red Hawks improve to 6-0 while the Raiders [ more ]

Mar. 1316-Run Second Inning Lifts LC Baseball Past Penn State-Harrisburg 22-2LynchburgGame Notes
For Immediate Release – 3/12/08 - #250

16-Run Second Inning Lifts LC Baseball Past Penn State-Harrisburg 22-2

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College baseball team exploded for 16 runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Jeff Taylor (Lynchburg, VA/Heritage) grand [ more ]

Mar. 13Majors Use Free Passes to Knock Off Hawks 17-11MillsapsMiscellaneous
JACKSON, Miss. – In a 3-hour and 20 minute non-conference affair on Wednesday afternoon against Huntingdon College, Millsaps sent 13 runners to the plate, nine of which scored, in its opening at-bat that spanned 39 minutes and added eight more runs late to knock off the Hawks for a ninth-straight time [ more ]

Mar. 13Two Monks Honored by GNACSt. Joseph's (Maine)
STANDISH, ME - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced their weekly award honorees for the March 2nd-March 8th reporting period. Monks senior shortstop Luke Enman (Milan, NH) has been named the GNAC Baseball Player of the Week and freshman outfielder Eric LaBatte (Rochester, NH) is the GNAC Baseball Rookie of [ more ]

Mar. 13ROB SUMNER BREAKS NJCU CAREER HITS RECORD, JOSE FULGENCIO’S HITTING STREAK IS 37New Jersey City
Thursday, March 13, 2008 (Baseball)

ROB SUMNER BREAKS ALL-TIME NJCU CAREER HITS RECORD, BUT PENN STATE-ALTOONA HANDS NJCU ANOTHER ONE-RUN LOSS, 2-1

JOSE FULGENCIO’S HITTING STREAK REACHES 37 GAMES

ORLANDO, FL…Senior centerfielder ROB SUMNER (Union, NJ/Union) went 2-for-4 to become the all-time leader in hits in the 61-year history of the New Jersey City [ more ]

Mar. 13Papuga Powers Leopards to Fourth Straight WinWentworth TechGame Notes
NORTH PORT, Fla. – Sophomore Doug Papuga (Branford, Conn.)