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News Release: 41 Wittenberg Student-Athletes Claim Spring Sport All-Conference Awards

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg wrapped up a record-setting year with another haul of All-North Coast Athletic Conference 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 ...

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News Release: Softball Standout Rachael Hatcher Earns All-Region Honors

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Rachael Hatcher, class of 2009 from West Carrollton, Ohio, practically re-wrote the Wittenberg softball pitching record book in her collegiate career, which fittingly has been capped by a second-team All-Central Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Read More ...

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News Release: Rachael Hatcher Earns Pitcher Of The Year To Highlight Tiger All-NCAC Selections

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Hiram junior centerfielder/pitcher Whitney Dropsey was named Player of the Year and Wittenberg senior right-hander Rachael Hatcher took Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections. Read More ...

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Tigers Wrap Up Season With Quaker Sweep

DELAWARE, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on the 2009 season with a sweep of Wilmington. By scores of 6-2 and 5-0, the Tigers ran their string to five wins in the last six games to cap the campaign at 18-20 overall. Read More ...

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Athlete of the Week: Rachael Hatcher Named NCAC Pitcher Of The Week Again

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior Rachael Hatcher (West Carrollton, OH/West Carrollton) threw a no-hitter, 8-0, over Wooster last week. In a 1-1 week, Hatcher pitched 13 innings, allowed nine hits, two earned runs, six walks and struck out 14. Read More ...

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Tigers Fall Just Short of Playoffs With Split at OWU

DELAWARE, Ohio — A late push for the final North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) playoff spot came down to the final series of the season as Wittenberg forced a winner-take-all game for the fourth conference playoff spot with Ohio Wesleyan thanks to a 5-1 win in the opener. The Bishops bounced back, however, with a 6-0 win in the nightcap to eliminate the Tigers from postseason contention. Read More ...

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Tigers Split Key NCAC Doubleheader With Kenyon

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers didn't get everything they wanted, but they got just enough to remain right in the thick of the chase for a spot in the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament with a doubleheader split with rival Kenyon. Read More ...

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Tigers Play Extra to Earn Road Split With Gators

MEADVILLE, Pa. — With each ensuing conference meeting carrying additional consequence towards a Tiger berth into North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) postseason play, the Wittenberg Tigers showed their grit as they battled out a road split with Allegheny. The Red & White took Game 1 in 10 innings, topping the host Gators 2-1, before falling 3-2 in the nightcap. Read More ...

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Tigers Take Two in Home Finale

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On a day to celebrate the accomplishments of a pair of Tiger fourth-year standouts playing in their final regular season home games, it was junior Haley Gerken (Logan, Ohio/Logan) who shared in the spotlight with a walk-off two-RBI double in a 3-2 Game 1 victory over Oberlin. The Tigers then backed up their Game 1 exploits with a 2-1 win in the second contest to claim their first doubleheader sweep of the season in their eighth try. Read More ...

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Pair of Polar Opposite Contests Result in Tiger Split

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In a tale of two different contests, the Tiger women traded wins with Transylvania from Betty Dillahunt Field, dropping the first 6-0 before blanking the Pioneers in game two, 4-0. Read More ...

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Tigers Land First NCAC Win in Split With Terriers

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg senior standout hurler Rachael Hatcher (West Carrollton, Ohio/West Carrollton) etched her name into the record books as the winningest pitcher in program history in a Tiger 3-1 defeat of visiting Hiram. Hatcher's win give the Tigers their first NCAC victory of the season, before the Red and White nearly rallied for a sweep in the second game. A late-inning charge fell short, however, in a 10-8 loss in the doubleheader sweep. Read More ...

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Tigers Drop NCAC Opener Against Denison

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers opened the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) portion of the 2009 schedule with a pair of disappointing losses to defending champion Denison. Read More ...

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Athlete of the Week: Rachael Hatcher Named NCAC Pitcher Of The Week

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Tiger senior pitcher Rachael Hatcher (West Carrollton, Ohio/West Carrollton) continued a spectacular run in the circle with 23 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Her most recent exploits included wins over Mount St. Joseph and Case Western Reserve, in which Hatcher game up 10 hits and three walks while striking out 14 in two complete game shutouts. Read More ...

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Tigers Share Contests With Cardinals

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Just under halfway to Orel Hershiser's seemingly untouchable mark of 59 consecutive scoreless innings, Tiger senior Rachael Hatcher (West Carrollton, Ohio/West Carrollton) kept her lights-out streak alive with six shutout innings in a 5-1 win over Otterbein. Read More ...

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Hatcher Dominance Picks Up Another Win

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Just as quickly as the bats exploded for the Tigers in seven-run outburst against Case Western Reserve, they fell quiet again as Wittenberg settled for a split with the visiting Spartans, winning 7-0 before falling 2-0 in the second contest. Read More ...

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Road Trip Yields Split for Tiger Women

CINCINNATI, Ohio — In back-to-back outings the Tiger women have played toe-to-toe with some of the best competition in the Great Lakes region, most recently splitting with Mount St. Joseph with a 2-0 win and a 1-0 loss. Read More ...

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Tigers Split Home Opener With Nationally Ranked John Carroll

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Quality, not quantity. The Tigers proved that cliche true as they clipped Ohio Athletic Conference power John Carroll 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader inspite of only two hits. The Blue Streaks battled back to earn the split with a 8-3 topping of the Tigers in the rematch. Read More ...

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Offense Comes Alive as Tigers Wrap Up Spring Break Trip

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Wittenberg's softball team seems to have found its rhythm with the trip to Florida in the rearview mirror. An emphatic 8-0 rout of Emmanuel, followed by a tough 1-0 extra-inning loss to Benedictine wrapped up the spring break slate. Read More ...

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Tigers Take One of Two at Rebel Games

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Wittenberg enjoyed a two-game winning streak for the first time in the young season after topping Defiance, 3-2. Later in the day, however, the Red and White once again went silent at the dish in a 3-0 loss to Simpson. Read More ...

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Season Opening Skid Snapped as Tigers Split Day's Action

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — It wasn't pretty, but the Tigers will take it. The first win of the season, a 4-1 defeat of Waynesburg, snapped a seven-game rough patch to begin the season for head coach Becky Hall's women. Earlier in the day, Wittenberg also dropped a game to Geneva, 3-2. Read More ...

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Tiger Slide Continues With Pair of Tough Losses

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A pair of pitchers duels went against the Tigers as the slow start to 2009 continued with losses to Benedictine and Trine by 2-0 and 5-1 scores, respectively. Read More ...

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Tiger Cold Start Continues with Pair of Losses Spring Break Trip to Kissimmee, Fla.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — After building a 2-0 edge heading into the late innings, Wittenberg could not hold off a late Shenandoah charge as the Tigers dropped another pair of games against the Hornets and Coe College. In their Sunday opener, the Tigers fell 4-2 before dropping the second contest 10-0 in five innings against the Kohawks. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Drops Season Opening Games Spring Break Trip to Kissimmee, Fla.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With the Tigers kicking off the 2009 campaign with their spring break trip to Kissimee, Fla., the bats would not come around in a pair of losses on Opening Day. Wittenberg dropped the season-opener 5-1 at the hands of Indiana Wesleyan before dropping a meeting with St. Benedict, 3-1. Read More ...

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News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Fifth In NCAC Preseason Poll

CLEVELAND, Ohio — 2008 NCAC champion Allegheny emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference softball coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to finish sixth. Read More ...

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AUDIO EXTRA: Wittenberg Softball Coach Becky Hall

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg Softball Head Coach Becky Hall discusses the start of the 2009 season. Listen ...

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News Release: Tiger Softball Team Earns National Academic Award

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association recently honored Wittenberg's softball team for academic excellence, naming the Tigers an NFCA Academic All-American team. Read More ...