Baseball - 2008 News Releases
May 10, 2008
News Release: Catcher Matt Steinke Earns Second-Team Academic All-District Honors |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University baseball standout Matt Steinke, class of 2008 from Wapakoneta, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of his athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ... |
April 30, 2008
Season Concludes With Loss To Heidelberg |
TIFFIN, Ohio — After holding off a late Heidelberg charge on April 3 for a win in Springfield, the Tigers could not get the bats going Wednesday, falling 0-2 to the Student Princes. The Wittenberg baseball team finishes the 2008 season at 19-19 with a 7-9 mark in the West Division of the North Coast Athletic Conference. Read More ... |
April 29, 2008
Final Home Double Ends In Split With Kenyon |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The final home doubleheader of the 2007-08 season ended in a split for the Wittenberg Tigers, who won Game 1 by a score of 7-4 and dropped the late game by a 2-7 margin. Read More ... |
April 27, 2008
Tigers Stay Ahead Of .500 Heading Into Final Stretch |
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — The Tiger sandlot club split a doubleheader with Thomas More College on Sunday, staying a game ahead of even before heading into the final stretch Tuesday and Wednesday against Kenyon and Heidelberg respectively. The Saints took Game 1 by a 2-1 count, and the Tigers came back big in a 7-0 win in the nightcap. Read More ... |
April 26, 2008
Doubleheader Sweep Of Earlham Brings Two Wins For Tigers |
RICHMOND, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers combusted into an explosion of offense on Saturday, overwhelming the Earlham Quakers with a combined 33 runs in the course of two games in a doubleheader sweep by scores of 15-7 and 18-6. Read More ... |
April 23, 2008
From Missed Comeback To Coming Back Strong: Witt Tops Defiance |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Just one night after barely missing a come-from-behind win against Muskingum, the Wittenberg Tiger baseball squad took care of business while taking the field against Defiance College. The Tigers won a landslide by a 17-4 margin, taking advantage of five Defiance errors while scattering 18 hits throughout the field. Read More ... |
April 22, 2008
Tigers Just Miss Comeback Against Muskingum |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A Wittenberg rally fell just one run short of prolonging a game against Muskingum College on Tuesday night, as the Tiger baseball crew dropped a 6-7 decision to the Muskies. Read More ... |
April 21, 2008
Player of the Week: Tim Antil Earns NCAC Pitcher Of The Week Honors |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg junior Tim Antil (Brookville, Ohio/Northmont) downed Wabash with a complete-game 5-0 shutout, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out four in his only appearance on the week. Read More ... |
April 20, 2008
Postseason-Precluded Tigers Play Spoiler To Wabash With Two More Wins |
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Tiger baseball may not be awaiting a spot in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tournament, but they made an impact on it nonetheless over the weekend in a pair of doubleheaders against the Wabash College Little Giants. The Tigers went 3-for-4 in the series and dropped Wabash out of the tournament race with wins two and three on Sunday, by final scores of 13-1 and 11-3. Read More ... |
April 19, 2008
Wittenberg Blanks Wabash In Game One Of Doubleheader Split |
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Wittenberg baseball split a doubleheader with the Wabash Little Giants on Saturday, in the first day of a back-to-back doubleheader in Crawfordsville, Ind. The first game found the Tigers on the short end of a 1-3 score, while they shutout the Little Giants by a five-run margin in Game Two. Read More ... |
April 17, 2008
Otterbein Opens It Up For One, Tigers Keep It Close In Game Two Of Sweep |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers continued to struggle on Thursday, this time against Otterbein College. The Red & White dropped both games in a doubleheader against the Cardinals, by scores of 19-1 and 4-3. The losses drop the Tigers to 11-14, while Otterbein moves to 16-10. Read More ... |
April 14, 2008
Monday Double With Bishops Not So Open And shut, Tigers Drop Both |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — At 5 p.m. on Monday, as the Wittenberg Tigers and Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops baseball teams got ready for a rain-postponed doubleheader, no one could have predicted the mayhem that would ensue. At the end of the day, the Tigers dropped both games, the first by an 8-5 margin and the second by a score of 13-11, after explosive hitting and rallies from both sides. Read More ... |
April 12, 2008
Open And Shut Saturday Split With Bishops |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the first of two doubleheaders on Saturday, the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops and Wittenberg Tigers sped through two games, both of which were one-sided, ending in a split just before rain started falling in Springfield. Game one ended in favor of the Bishops by a 13-0 margin, while the Tigers took the deuce in a five run shutout. Read More ... |
April 9, 2008
Tigers Encounter Turbulence In Loss To Flyers |
DAYTON, Ohio — After a wild win against Thomas More the previous day, the Wittenberg Tiger baseball team stuck with the Dayton Flyers before falling behind due to some costly errors late in the game, to finish at an 8-3 deficit. Read More ... |
April 8, 2008
Wittenberg Beats Thomas More In Slugfest |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Some baseball games are all about finesse, but the Wittenberg Tigers and Thomas More Saints threw style to the wind in an error- and run-filled slugfest on Tuesday night. Read More ... |
April 6, 2008
Wittenberg Drops Tough One To Storied Marietta Squad |
MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College, 2006 NCAA Division III national champions and winners of 30 games for four straight years, welcomed the visiting Wittenberg Tigers with a reception of hits. The Tigers dropped a 7-2 loss to the "Etta Express," allowing 13 hits and having trouble finding their offense. Read More ... |
April 3, 2008
Early Runs Withstand Late Heidelberg Charge |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An early set of runs proved to be the difference for the Tigers, who withstood a late charge from Heidelberg to hold on for a win on Thursday. Read More ... |
April 1, 2008
Wittenberg Wins With Late-Game Fireworks Against Wilmington |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Tigers had their ups and downs against Wilmington Tuesday night, but came out on top in dramatic fashion with a game-winning RBI single. Read More ... |
March 29, 2008
Wittenberg Heads To Splitsville With Earlham |
RICHMOND, Ind. — Between a blowout and a pitching duel, the Wittenberg Tigers and Earlham Quakers had to settle for a split in a Saturday doubleheader in Richmond, Ind. Read More ... |
March 25, 2008
Wittenberg Ends Losing Streak In Split With Capital |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A four-game losing streak ended on Tuesday for the Wittenberg Tiger baseball team when they won the first game of a doubleheader with Capital, 9-6, before dropping the second game by a score of 6-5. Read More ... |
March 24, 2008
Denison Completes Season Sweep With Two Monday Wins |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After two days of rain-delayed waiting, Denison came back to Springfield to complete its weekend and season sweep of the Wittenberg baseball team. Read More ... |
March 21, 2008
Wittenberg Drops Two To Denison In Home Opening Doubleheader |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the much-delayed home opener, which also served as the opening round of North Coast Athletic Conference West Division play for the Tigers, Wittenberg could not get around on Denison. Read More ... |
March 7, 2008
Wittenberg Back In Win Column After Dispatching NJCU |
ORLANDO, Fla. — After losing their first of the season to Keystone on Thursday, the Wittenberg Tigers bounced back to beat New Jersey City University by a score of 12-6 on Friday. Read More ... |
March 6, 2008
Spring Break Winning Streak Comes To An End Against Keystone |
ORLANDO, Fla. — A rough day for the Tigers started with two errors in the bottom of the first, opening the door to Keystone to run away with an 8-3 victory over Wittenberg. Read More ... |
March 4, 2008
Wittenberg Baseball Registers Win Over Farmingdale |
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Tigers are off to a four-game winning streak to start the 2007-08 season, defeating Farmingdale State University by a score of 9-6 on Tuesday before the day off on Wednesday. Read More ... |
March 3, 2008
Wittenberg Picks Up Two Wins Against Muhlenberg |
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Wittenberg Tigers kept their loss column empty Monday with a doubleheader sweep of Muhlenberg College by the decisive scores of 19-5 and 13-2. Read More ... |
March 2, 2008
Tigers Open 2008 Season With Win Over Kings |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Back-to-back five run innings blew the top off of Wittenberg's season opening 15-6 win over Kings College in Orlando, Florida Sunday. Read More ... |
Feb. 25, 2008
News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Fourth In NCAC Preseason Poll |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster has once again emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference baseball coaches in their annual preseason poll. The Fighting Scots, runners-up in last year's NCAC race after posting a perfect 15-0 regular-season mark, were chosen to re-claim the conference title in 2008 with 99 points and nine of 10 first-place votes. Ohio Wesleyan, the defending NCAC champion, totalled 90 points and picked up the remaining first-place vote to finish second in the balloting. Denison was picked third (68) and Wittenberg (67) was fourth. Read More ... |
Jan. 9, 2008
News Release: Assistant Coach Rick Gold Inducted Into Ohio High School Coaches Association Hall Of Fame |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Before Rick Gold joined the Wittenberg University baseball coaching staff in 2004, he was a tremendously successful high school coach. On Friday, Jan. 18, Gold will be recognized by his peers when he is one of four coaches inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association (OHSBCA) Hall of Fame. Read More ... |
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