Alvenia head Coach, Yogi Lutz picked up win No. 500 in Arizona on Saturday. Lutz joins Bill Miller of Texas Lutheran who also notched his 500th victory earlier in the season.
Alvernia College got Lutz to the milestone win when they batted around in the eighth and scored four runs for a come from behind 11-9 win over Rutgers-Camden Saturday afternoon in non-conference baseball action at the Greater Phoenix Invitational.
In the game, Alvernia sophomore Steve Geisel threw an inning and a third of scoreless relief to pick up his first win of the season. Junior All-American Zach Lutz went 2-for-2 at the plate with three runs and two RBIs. Senior Chris Raniere was 2-for-5 at the plate with a game-high three RBIs.Alvenia head Coach, Yogi Lutz picked up win No. 500 in Arizona on Saturday. Lutz joins Bill Miller of Texas Lutheran who also notched his 500th victory earlier in the season.
Yogi Lutz is in his 22nd year as head coach of the Crusaders. He has captured eight conference titles in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and led Alvernia to five appearances in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.
The 14th-ranked Texas Lutheran Bulldogs gave head baseball coach Bill Miller career victory No. 500 with a 9-3 win over Southwestern University, Februray 19 at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field.
Miller, in his 15th year with the Bulldogs, now has a career coaching record of 506-186-3. Three games after getting his 500th win, Miller became the winninest coach in Bulldog history with his 503rd win, surpassing his mentor, TLU and NAIA Hall of Famer Ray Kat. Millers winning percentage is .734 winning percentage is the highest of any TLU coach in school history.
In the game the Bulldogs trailed 3-1 into the bottom of the fifth before pushing across four runs after two outs in the inning. All four runs were unearned after a Southwestern error in the frame. Texas Lutheran never looked back in their 9-3 victory.
Daniel Besa (2-0) pitched 4-1/3 innings in relief and picked up the victory. Mat Moore finished with three RBI. Jason Foley and Josh Moreno each collected two hits and two runs scored.