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Date	Headline	School	Type
Feb. 28	Patriots Take Rubber Match from Cowboys, 8-3	Texas-Tyler
TYLER, Texas – Seniors Cody Jones and Nathan Skeen each went 3-for-4 from the plate and fellow senior right-hander Matt Sparks tossed six solid innings on the hill, as UT Tyler rebounded from its worst loss in program history with an 8-3 win in the rubber match on Sunday against Hardin-Simmons [ more ]

Feb. 28	Buccaneers Take Two on Opening Day	Beloit
Kissimmee, FL -- The Beloit College Baseball team opened their 2010 season in rousing style, scoring a pair of victories in the Central Florida Invite. The Bucs defeated St. Vincent College 28-1 in their opener before shutting down Widener University 8-0 in the nightcap at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Against [ more ]

Feb. 27	Patriots Split First Two Games of Weekend Series with HSU	Texas-Tyler
TYLER, Texas – In the opening two games of a three-game weekend series against Hardin-Simmons University at Irwin Field, UT Tyler used a complete-game performance from junior Chase Willard to win the opener 5-1, but fell in the nightcap 22-5 behind an offensive explosion from the Cowboys and a 9-run first [ more ]

Feb. 27	Lynchburg Takes ODAC Opener at Guilford, 7-5	Guilford
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Jeff Taylor, Jr. went four-for-five with two doubles and two RBIs to help visiting Lynchburg College to a 7-5 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball win at Guilford College Saturday in both teams' league opener. Taylor had two-out RBI doubles in the Hornets' (3-2, 1-0 ODAC) two-run third [ more ]

Feb. 26	North Park defeats Atlanta Christian in season opener	North Park
In the North Park 2010 season opener, Mike Giovenco struck out 12 batters while allowing only one earned run as the Vikings defeated host Atlanta Christian College 6-3. Angel Carrasco and Mike Domenick each hit two-run home runs while Joel Bonnett worked two scoreless frames to pick up the save. After [ more ]

Feb. 26	Penn State Behrend Selected by AMCC Coaches as Preseason Favorites	D3baseball.com	Miscellaneous
The AMCC coaches poll was recently released as the Penn State Behrend Lions baseball were selected to "three-peat" as conference champs. The blue and white are the reigning two time AMCC champs after compiling a 33-3 conference record over the past two seasons. The blue and white return seven seniors [ more ]

Feb. 25	American Southwest Conference Weekly Report	ASC	Miscellaneous
The third ASC Report for Baseball of the 2010 season has been released. The weekly publication features an in-depth look with standings, schedules, players of the week, preseason poll/watch lists, conference history, national rankings, season results and statistical leaders. It is in PDF format. VIEW HERE: http://www.ascsports.org/documents/2010/2/25/ASC2010BaseballReport3.pdf?id=1288 The most recent edition as well as [ more ]

Feb. 25	Centennial Conference Preseason Coaches Chat	CC	Miscellaneous
Tired of the snow? So are we. So let's talk baseball. The Centennial Conference baseball coaches will hold their annual preseason interactive chat at 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 25. Each coach will take questions from the moderator and the audience in a 10-minute slot between [ more ]

Feb. 24	SJU Begins 2010 Season With Sweep	St. John's
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saint John’s opened its 2010 season with a sweep of NCAA Division II Concordia-St. Paul by scores of 4-0 and 9-8 on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis. Senior Andrew Aebly (Madison, Wis./Edgewood) and sophomore Hayden Zimmerman (New Richmond, Wis.) combined for a five-hit shutout in [ more ]

Feb. 23	Pacific's Dittrick Earns NWC Pitching Honors In First Collegiate Outing	Pacific	Weekly conference awards
FOREST GROVE – It may have been reward enough for Rob Dittrick (Fr., Mililani, Hawaii) to earn his first collegiate start in his home state. His winning effort was further rewarded on Tuesday as the Pacific freshman pitcher was voted by the league’s sports information directors on Tuesday as Northwest [ more ]

Feb. 22	UT Tyler Sweeps Monday Twinbill over Castleton State College	Texas-Tyler
TYLER – The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team shook off a pair of losses to Texas Lutheran three days ago with a twinbill sweep over visiting Castleton State College, winning a lengthened game one 19-4 and game two, 8-3. The 20th-ranked Patriots improved to 5-4 overall with the win, scoring [ more ]

Feb. 22	Petrels Rally for Win Over Washington & Lee with Stirring Ninth-Inning Comeback	D3baseball.com
The Oglethorpe baseball team rallied for five runs in the ninth inning on Monday for an exciting 11-10 victory. Pinch hitter Joseph Parillo hit a walk-off grand slam to win it in what was the first time he had seen the field all year for the Petrels. The Petrels trailed Washington [ more ]

Feb. 22	Pacific University Baseball Weekly Notebook	Pacific	Game Notes
THIS WEEK IN PACIFIC BASEBALL PACIFIC AT LEWIS & CLARK Games No. 6 & 7/Away Games No. 6 & 7 Sat., Feb. 27, Noon, Huston Sports Complex, Portland, Ore. PACIFIC AT LEWIS & CLARK Game No. 8/Away Game No. 8 Sun., Feb. 28, 1 p.m., Huston Sports Complex, Portland, Ore. BOXERS RETURN TO THE NORTHWEST, BEGIN NWC SCHEDULE After [ more ]

Feb. 22	ASC Players of the Week Announced	ASC	Weekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of February 15-21) WEST DIVISION HITTER OF THE WEEK Ryan Nokelby, OF, Sr., Texas Lutheran Texas Lutheran senior outfielder Ryan Nokelby (Santa Fe, TX / SFHS) went 7-for-14 with one home run, a double and eight RBIs to fuel a 3-0 week. Nokelby also scored three runs, walked [ more ]

Feb. 22	USA South Athletes of the Week	USAC	Weekly conference awards
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Athletes of the Week Baseball Player of the Week Adam Higgins, Averett - The junior outfielder from Quinton, Virginia hit .615 (16-for-26) with 15 runs scored, three RBI, two doubles, one triple, five walks and 12 stolen bases as the Cougars posted a [ more ]

Feb. 22	Rhodes sweep 3 game series against Louisiana College, improve to 5-1	Rhodes	Game Notes
The Rhodes College baseball team completed the weekend sweep of Louisiana College this afternoon by taking a double header against the Wildcats 3-2 and 7-2, respectively. Junior Babich picked up his first victory of the season in the first game as freshman Jackson Baker collected his first collegiate victory in [ more ]

Feb. 21	Case Western Reserves Sweeps Guilford Despite Wooden Blasts	Guilford
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Case Western Reserve received two strong pitching performances from young southpaws to sweep Guilford College in a nonconference doubleheader Sunday at McBane Field. Rookie Jarrett Gish (1-0) fanned four and yielded one earned run over five innings in the Spartans (2-2) 9-5 opening-game win. Case Western took advantage of [ more ]

Feb. 21	Ferrum rallies past Rutgers-Camden	Rutgers-Camden
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Virginia – Ferrum College senior second baseman Jason Butterworth (Charlottesville, VA/Western Albemarie) singled home the deciding runs in a three-run bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Panthers over Rutgers University-Camden, 6-4, at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament Sunday at Hampden-Sydney College. The victory evens Ferrum’s record at 1-1, [ more ]

Feb. 20	Wooden, Starbuck Homer Twice in Guilford Sweep of Neumann	Guilford
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Alex Starbuck and Kyle Wooden both homered in both games of Guilford College's doubleheader sweep of visiting Neumann College in nonconference baseball action Saturday. The pair hit back-to-back blasts to highlight the Quakers' eight-run fourth inning. Jordan Nelson added a two-run triple in the frame, which saw all [ more ]

Feb. 20	Rutgers-Camden falls in season opener	Rutgers-Camden
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Virginia (Feb. 20, 2009) – One day after its baseball season was supposed to begin, Rutgers-Camden finally had the chance to play outdoors on a field. The Scarlet Raptors, who spent the snowy pre-season training indoors, lost its season opener, 7-2, against host Hampton-Sydney College here Saturday at the Floyd B. [ more ]

Feb. 18	Quakers Topple Greensboro, 11-6, In Home Opener	Guilford
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College’s Alex Starbuck (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) had three hits and scored four times in the Quakers’ 11-6 home win over visiting Greensboro College Thursday. Teammate Drew Ward (Wilkesboro, N.C./West Wilkes) added two hits and three runs batted in (RBI) in the Quakers’ home opener. Starbuck had a first-inning [ more ]

Feb. 18	Former RIC Head Coach Grenier Joins Wheaton Baseball Coaching Staff	Wheaton (Mass.)	transaction
NORTON, MA- After posting nearly 400 wins in 17 years as a college head coach, Jay Grenier comes to Wheaton College for his first year as an assistant with the Lyons. A long-time head coach in his native Rhode Island, Grenier compiled 164 wins between 2001 and 2009 at fellow Division III [ more ]

Feb. 17	American Southwest Conference Weekly Report	ASC	Miscellaneous
The second ASC Report for Baseball of the 2010 season has been released. The weekly publication features an in-depth look with standings, schedules, players of the week, preseason poll/watch lists, conference history, national rankings, season results and statistical leaders. It is in PDF format. VIEW HERE: http://www.ascsports.org/documents/2010/2/17/ASC2010BaseballReport2.pdf?id=1271 The most recent edition as well as [ more ]

Feb. 15	2010 Susquehanna University Baseball Program Overview	Susquehanna	Miscellaneous
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- The Susquehanna University baseball team will be led by fifth-year head coach Denny Bowers '00 during the 2010 season. The team finished with a 24-16 record in 2009, including a 14-4 record in the second-year Landmark Conference. The 14-4 mark gave Susquehanna its first Landmark regular-season championship and [ more ]

Feb. 15	ASC Baseball Players of the Week Announced	ASC	Weekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of February 8-14) WEST DIVISION HITTER OF THE WEEK Javier Arrieta, CF, Sr., Sul Ross State Sul Ross State senior centerfielder Javier Arrieta (El Paso, TX / Mt. View HS) went 9-for-13 with four home runs, three doubles and nine RBIs to lead the Lobos to a 3-0 [ more ]

Feb. 15	USA South Athletes of the Week - 2/15/10	USAC	Weekly conference awards
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Athletes of the Week Player of the Week Tripp Lancaster, Methodist - The junior outfielder from Elizabethtown, North Carolina has hit .500 (7-for-14) with four runs scored, one run batted in, four walks, one double, one sacrifice hit, one sacrifice fly and six [ more ]

Feb. 15	Oglethorpe's Pilger Named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week	Oglethorpe	Weekly conference awards
Oglethorpe University's Brendan Pilger, a 6-0, 215-pound senior outfielder from Decatur, Ga., has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Baseball Player-of-the-Week for games played Sunday, January 31 through Sunday, February 7. Pilger hit a robust.625 (5-for-8) on the weekend in helping Oglethorpe to a 1-1 start on the season. He [ more ]

Feb. 14	Guilford Blanks Averett, 5-0	Guilford
DANVILLE, Va. - Guilford College scored five runs in the second inning and five pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout in the Quakers' 5-0 baseball victory at Averett University Sunday afternoon. Travis Starbuck had two hits for Guilford (2-1), including an RBI single in the second inning. Jordan Nelson also [ more ]

Feb. 14	Oaks Split Twinbill with Westmont; Take Three-game Series	Menlo	Game Notes
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Feb. 13	Brad Orosey tosses 13th no-hitter in Texas Lutheran baseball history	Texas Lutheran
Texas Lutheran sophomore right-hander Brad Orosey pitched the 13th no-hitter in Bulldog baseball history in a 10-0 win over Southwestern University on Saturday. In game one of the doubleheader at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field, Orosey (Houston/Cypress Creek) struck out six and walked three in moving to 2-0 on the season. Orosey’s no-hitter was the [ more ]

Feb. 13	Westfield State Hits Home Run In Classroom	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. - The Westfield State (Mass.) College baseball team is achieving success on the playing field and in the classroom, as Owl baseball head coach Ray Arra proudly announces that his squad earned an aggregate grade point of 3.08 during the 2009 fall semester. The team’s cumulative grade point average was [ more ]

Feb. 12	Oakley Walk-Off Wins Home Opener over Westmont, 4-3	Menlo
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Feb. 12	Oakley Walk-Off Wins Home Opener over Westmont, 4-3	Menlo
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Feb. 11	Series With CWU Moved To Ellensburg	Puget Sound	Miscellaneous
TACOMA, Wash. - A wet forecast for the Tacoma area has forced the Puget Sound Loggers to move their four-game series this weekend with Central Washington to Ellensburg, Wash. The series will remain the same with a pair of doubleheaders beginning at 11:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, [ more ]

Feb. 10	CCIW Baseball Coaches Pick Carthage to Win 2010 Conference Title	CCIW	Miscellaneous
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) head baseball coaches picked Carthage to defend its 2009 conference title according to a poll conducted Wednesday. Carthage (38-9, 18-1 in 2009) won the poll with 47 points including five first place votes. The Red Men won the conference title last [ more ]

Feb. 09	Weather Forces Schedule Changes for Wesley	Wesley	Miscellaneous
As a result of last weekend's severe winter storm and the expected snowfall on February 9-10, several Wesley College teams have been forced to alter schedules. The Wolverines basketball doubleheader at St. Mary's (Md.) slated for Wednesday, February 10, has been pushed back 24 hours. Tip off of the women's [ more ]

Feb. 08	Piedmont Downs Guilford, 6-2	Guilford
DEMOREST, Ga. - Jared Vermilya hit a two-run single in the first and Kevin McConnelly followed with a two-run homer to help Piedmont College past Guilford College, 6-2, in a non league baseball game Monday. The four-run first was enough support for six Lions pitchers, who combined to fan 11 Quakers [ more ]

Feb. 08	ASC Players of the Week Announced	ASC	Weekly conference awards
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of February 2-7) --WEST DIVISION-- HITTER OF THE WEEK Justin Beasley, 3B, Jr., Concordia Texas Concordia Texas junior third baseman Justin Beasley (Franklin, TX / FHS) hit .429 with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBIs to pace a series sweep of Southwestern on the road to [ more ]

Feb. 08	Western New England College looks to build upon regional success	Western New England	Miscellaneous
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - With three starting pitchers and six position players returning, the Western New England College baseball program looks forward to another successful campaign in 2010. Last year the College posted a 30-17 mark for the program’s fifth 30-win season since 2004. The Golden Bears repeated as The [ more ]

Feb. 07	Quakers Down Piedmont, 5-2, in Season Opener	Guilford
DEMOREST, Ga. – Adam Hart threw six strong innings and Kyle Wooden had three hits to lead Guilford College to a 5-2 season-opening baseball win at Piedmont College Sunday. Hart yielded one run in six innings before turning the ball over to Will Simpson, who threw two scoreless innings. Michael Blocher picked [ more ]

Feb. 05	Abrahamowicz Named Head Baseball Coach	Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio – Oberlin College Delta Lodge Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard has named longtime assistant coach Adrian Abrahamowicz as the next Head Baseball Coach, effective July 1, 2010. Abrahamowicz, a native of nearby Lorain, Ohio, is currently beginning his sixth season on the Oberlin baseball coaching staff and third as Associate [ more ]

Feb. 05	Penn State Behrend Lions Baseball Volunteer With Habit for Humanity	Penn State-Behrend	Miscellaneous
On Saturday, January 30, the Behrend Lions baseball program contributed volunteer hours to Habitat for Humanity. The team provided almost 70 hours of labor in the Habitat warehouse moving refrigerators, stoves, roofing shingles, organizing wood flooring, and building sheds. Last year the program provided two groups of players and coaches to [ more ]

Feb. 03	Cal Lutheran Uses Timely Hitting to Complete Comeback	Cal Lutheran
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Cal Lutheran baseball hit the road for the first time this season on Wednesday afternoon and used a four-run eighth inning to provide the margin in a 12-8 victory over Westmont College. A late two-out rally capped off by two-run hits from K.C. Judge and Travis Dadigian [ more ]

Feb. 02	2010 University of the Ozarks Preview	University of the Ozarks	Miscellaneous
Clarksville-Ark.-After earning their third straight trip to the post-season a year ago, the Eagles aim for a stronger finish after faltering late in the year and taking an early exist from the playoffs. When the Eagles take the field for the 2010 season, they will no doubt remember how 2009 ended. Ozarks [ more ]