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Press Releases
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| May. 22 | Ryan Kravontka voted Western New England College Male Scholar Athlete-of-the-Yea | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baseball co-captain Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, CT) was honored recently as the Western New England College Senior Male Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year. Kravontka compiled a 3.46 cumulative grade-point-average majoring in Communications. In March, he was induced into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete honor Society. Kravontka completed an internship in the [ more ] |
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| May. 21 | Two-sport standout Justin Walz named WNEC Co-Male Athlete-of-the-Year | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baseball and football standout Justin Walz (Groton, CT) was named the Western New England College Co-Male-Athlete-of-the-Year at the school’s recent Spring Sports Banquet. Walz, a sophomore, shared the award with senior men’s soccer goalie Steve Hennessey (Essex Junction, VT). Last fall, Walz established a dozen school records on [ more ] |
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| May. 19 | Joe Griglun of Western New England College makes NCAA Regional Tournament Team | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| HARWICH, Mass. – Western New England College sophomore designated hitter/first baseman Joe Griglun (Southington, CT) was selected to the NCAA Division III New England Baseball Regional All-Tournament Team on Sunday (May 18). Griglun hit .500 (9-for-18) with a double, sacrifice fly, and five RBI in four tournament games. He had three [ more ] |
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| Mar. 14 | WNEC Golden Bears open season at Greater Phoenix Invitational | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Western New England College baseball team heads west for the first time to meet William Paterson of New Jersey in a doubleheader in its season opener on Saturday (March 15) in Mesa, Arizona. WNEC will play eight games in the Grand Canyon State as part [ more ] |
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| Dec. 17 | Western New England College to open season at Greater Phoenix Invitational | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – There is (a lot of) snow on the ground, which only means the Western New England College baseball team can’t wait for its spring training trip to Arizona next March during spring break. The Golden Bears will be participating in the Russmatt Greater Phoenix Invitational for the first [ more ] |
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| Nov. 20 | Ryan Kravontka and Travis Schwamb selected Western New England College captains | Western New England | |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Seniors Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, CT) and Travis Schwamb (West Springfield, MA) will serve as co-captains of the 2008 Western New England College baseball team, coach Matt LaBranche announced Tuesday (Nov. 20). Kravontka, a shortstop, led the Golden Bears in batting average (.382), hits (58), and runs (36) last [ more ] |
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| Aug. 10 | Western New England College's Eric Smolin picks up first professional victory | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| DUNEDIN, Fla. – Eric Smolin pitched two scoreless innings of relief to gain his first professional baseball victory after the Gulf Coast League Phillies defeated the GCL Blue Jays 3-2 Thursday (Aug. 9). With the temperature in the mid 90's, the former Western New England College ace took over in [ more ] |
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| Jul. 09 | Tom Horgan of Western New England College shows courage on and off diamond | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Tom Horgan looks like a baseball player. The tall, rugged, hard-hitting first baseman enjoyed a record-breaking season for Western New England College this past spring. He finished second on the team in hitting (.336) and made the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Second Team. With Tom helping to [ more ] |
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| Jul. 06 | Former Golden Bears standout Matt Hackney in ESPN movie | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Former Western New England College standout Matt Hackney will appear in the highly-anticipated ESPN baseball mini-series “The Bronx is Burning,” which begins Monday (July 9) following the Home Run Derby. The eight-part production is based on Jonathan Mahler’s book “Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning,” which follows a string of notable events in [ more ] |
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| Jun. 19 | Western New England College senior Eric Smolin signs with Phillies | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Former Western New England College baseball standout Eric Smolin (Westford, MA) signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday morning (June 19). He will report to the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Phillies in Clearwater, Florida this evening. The Rookie League team will play a 60-game schedule [ more ] | |||
| Apr. 03 | Western New England College junior Travis Schwamb selected the GNAC Player-of-th | Western New England | Weekly conference awards |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Western New England College junior Travis Schwamb (West Springfield, MA) was selected the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Player-of-the-Week on Monday (April 2). Schwamb, a designated hitter, led the Golden Bears to a 3-1 week by hitting .538 (7-for-13) with three doubles, four runs, and three RBI. [ more ] |
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| Mar. 21 | Western New England College blanks Hope (Mich.) for 600th all-time victory | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| Western New England College blanks Hope for program's 600th all-time victory Baseball 3.21.2007 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The Western New England College baseball team defeated Hope College of Michigan 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday (Mar. 20) at the Port Charlotte Invitational for the program’s 600th all-time [ more ] |
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| Mar. 20 | Justin Walz of Western New England College named GNAC Rookie-of-the-Week | Western New England | Weekly conference awards |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Western New England College freshman Justin Walz (Groton, CT) was honored Monday (Mar. 19) as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Rookie-of-the-Week. Walz, a second baseman, enjoyed a successful debut with a single in his first collegiate at-bat, then added a three-run homer in his third visit [ more ] |
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