SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University baseball team is off to a strong start to the 2003 season. Now fans will be able to tune into selected Tiger baseball games on WULM 1600 AM radio in Springfield, starting with a doubleheader against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Wabash College at noon, Saturday, March 29.

At least 13 Tiger baseball games will be aired by WULM, which has its home broadcast location right across the street from the Municipal Stadium Annex, where Wittenberg plays its home games in 2003. Also on the schedule are NCAC tournament games May 3, 4, 8 and 9, but Wittenberg must finish first or second in the conference's west division to qualify for the competition.

The broadcast schedule:

Wittenberg is 9-3-1 in the early going of the 2003 season, a year after finishing 21-16 overall and 10-2 (tied for first place) in the NCAC West. The Tigers field a young team with an explosive offense that has posted 10 runs or more six times in the first 13 games. The offense is led by senior first baseman Ryan Born, the NCAC leader in batting average and hits, and sophomore third baseman Brandon Godzik, who tops the conference in home runs, runs batted in and total bases.

WULM has broadcast Wittenberg sporting events, including all football and men's basketball games, for many years. Sports Director Marty Bannister, the Voice of the Tigers for the last decade, will handle the play-by-play duties during baseball games this spring. Games can be in the Springfield area on WULM or on the Internet at Wittenberg's Broadcast Web Site.