Baseball - 2009 News Releases
May 27, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg wrapped up a record-setting year with another haul of All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) recognitions from their spring sports. A total of 41 student-athletes earned NCAC spring postseason honors during a season in which the Tiger men's and women's tennis, men's golf and men's and women's lacrosse teams reached new heights. Read More ... |
May 13, 2009
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior first baseman Sean Karpen and senior right-hander Mark Miller have been named Player and Pitcher of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections. Four Wittenberg players joined them in earning all-conference awards. Read More ... |
April 29, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the final game for a deep Wittenberg senior class, the Tigers sent off their fourth-year players in style with a pair of dominant showings in a 8-2, 21-9 doubleheader sweep of Kenyon. A number of seniors got into the act as the Tigers put the finishing touches on an 18-21 campaign. Read More ... |
April 28, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the 2009 season winding down, Wittenberg took on Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) power Heidelberg, dropping a pair of games, 12-4 and 9-3. The visiting Student Princes pounced on Tiger miscues for 28 hits and 21 runs to drop the Red & White five games under .500. Read More ... |
April 26, 2009
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DELAWARE, Ohio — With the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division season wrapping up, Head Coach Jay Lewis' team battled hard for one final strong showing as they took one of two rescheduled games from the division-winning Battling Bishops. The Tigers dropped the first affair 8-2 before a stellar performance on the hill from senior Tim Antil (Brookville, Ohio/Northmont) shut down Ohio Wesleyan in a 4-1 win in the nightcap. Read More ... |
April 25, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Needing a special weekend to continue aspirations of an NCAC postseason berth, the Tigers fired off an early 4-3 victory over Wabash, before dropping game two in a 16-7 loss. On a weekend where the Tigers honored the seniors, it was fourth-year standout Patrick Williams (Plainfield, Ohio/Plainfield) who continued to etch his name into the Tiger record books. Read More ... |
April 23, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Head Coach Jay Lewis and his Tigers continued to ride their wave of momentum heading into this weekend's pivotal pair of North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheaders with a 9-7 win over Otterbein. Read More ... |
April 22, 2009
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers continued their modest late-season turnaround with an 11-6 victory over homestanding Otterbein, improving to 13-17 overall on the 2009 season with their third win in the last four games. Read More ... |
April 18, 2009
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DELAWARE, Ohio — With their season on the line, the Wittenberg Tiger bats came alive in a back-and-forth 16-15 win over Ohio Wesleyan in Game 2 of a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division doubleheader. The win followed a 4-0 loss at the hands of the Bishops that left Wittenberg needing to win to stay in the conference playoff picture. Read More ... |
April 16, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Some unlikely heroes emerged for Head Coach Jay Lewis in a stunning 10-9 come-from-behind extra inning victory for Wittenberg. As if snapping a seven-game losing streak was not enough incentive, the Tigers sparked an unthinkable rally in the 10th and 11th innings behind young pitching and a walkoff single from pinch-hitting senior Steve Moran (Milford, Ohio/Milford). Read More ... |
April 9, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the home stretch of the season approaching, the Tiger baseball team hopes for a late season revival after dropping their seventh consecutive encounter, a 9-5 loss at the hands of Urbana University. Read More ... |
April 8, 2009
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DAYTON, Ohio — Not shying away from NCAA Division I competition, the Wittenberg Tigers marched into the University of Dayton and gave the Flyers all they could handle in a pair of seven-inning defeats. Head Coach Jay Lewis' men dropped the opener 9-5 before nearly rallying in the second contest in a 3-2 loss. Read More ... |
April 5, 2009
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GRANVILLE, Ohio — A day after a pair of good pitching performances went unused by the Tigers, the offense returned, but the defense disappeared in a pair of losses to Denison. The Tiger bats erupted for a six-run lead against the Big Red in Game 2 before a mammoth rally downed the Red and White in a 17-10 loss. The loss came after a 9-0 blanking of the Tigers in the day's opener. Read More ... |
April 4, 2009
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GRANVILLE, Ohio — Wittenberg baseball head coach Jay Lewis could not have asked much more from his pitchers in a heartbreaking pair of losses to NCAC West division rival Denison. The Tigers fell 3-2 in nine innings before dropping the nightcap 2-0 in a pivotal NCAC weekend meeting with the Big Red. Read More ... |
April 2, 2009
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BEXLEY, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers continued their midseason turnaround and gave themselves the best possible tune-up for the biggest weekend so far in the 2009 season with a convincing 11-4 victory at Capital. Read More ... |
March 31, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Nine extra-base hits, including a staggering five home runs set off offensive fireworks for the Tigers in a 14-8 win over visiting Thomas More. Read More ... |
March 28, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — If the first two meetings between Wittenberg and Wabash are any indicator of how tight the NCAC West division race will be this season, the Tigers will be in for one wild ride. A pair of seesaw meetings between the Tigers and Little Giants resulted in a pair of one-run thrillers, with the Little Giants claiming the opener 8-7 in extra innings while the Tigers returned the favor 2-1 in the nightcap. Read More ... |
March 24, 2009
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NEW CONCORD, Ohio — Baseball has always been known as a game of streaks. After a slow start to the 2009 campaign, the Tiger men have steadily shifted momentum to their side; their most recent exploits coming in a 4-2, 11-8 sweep of Muskingum College. Read More ... |
March 22, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An important early season series victory over the Earlham Quakers closed out with a 3-1 advantage for the home-standing Tigers. Offense was plentiful in an 11-9 opening win, highlighted by a seven-run fifth inning. Just as quickly as the offense erupted, it went silent in the nightcap, as Wittenberg dropped the second contest, 4-3. Read More ... |
March 21, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Coming off a tough week for the Wittenberg pitching staff in the Sunshine State and the 2009 home opener against Urbana, the Tigers righted the ship with a pair of strong defensive performances in a doubleheader sweep of Earlham College. Read More ... |
March 17, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Tigers' home opener had all the ingredients of a game to remember, considering the unseasonably warm temperatures and an opportunity to gear up for the conference slate that kicks off this weekend. Instead, head coach Jay Lewis saw another outing he would much rather forget as the Tigers fell to NAIA scholarship program Urbana, 17-7. Read More ... |
March 13, 2009
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Wittenberg Tigers wrapped their Florida trip with a split with Bethany Lutheran, winning their first meeting 6-4 in eight innings before dropping the back half 15-5. Read More ... |
March 12, 2009
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — There's no questioning that the 2009 Tigers cannot blame their slow start on a lack of offense. After a day of rest, another shootout turned against Wittenberg in their Spring Break trip to Winter Haven, Fla., as the Tigers fell victim to a late inning Mount Union rally in a 13-12 loss. Read More ... |
March 10, 2009
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Falling behind 10-0 through four innings, WIttenberg could not find the offense to keep up with Transylvania, dropping to 1-4 in their 10-4 loss. Read More ... |
March 9, 2009
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After a very short turnaround from the previous day's doubleheader, the Wittenberg Tigers efficiently punched in eight runs on 10 hits to claim their first win of the season, an 8-5 extra-inning affair with St. Joseph's College. In the second contest, however, the bats went silent as Wittenberg could not battle back from an early deficit in a 5-3 loss. Read More ... |
March 8, 2009
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Lifting the lid on the 2009 spring campaign, The Tigers dropped their first two contests of the season to Mid-East Region foe the College of Mount St. Joseph by scores of 6-4 and 11-10. Read More ... |
March 5, 2009
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster has once again emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by nine of 10 North Coast Athletic Conference baseball coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to finish sixth. Read More ... |
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg Baseball Head Coach Jay Lewis discusses the start of the 2009 season. Listen ... |
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