Pitching and offense gave Castleton a win as they battled weather in Florida. back north, Salisbury moved off their campus for the first time and Virginia Wesleyan was inhospitable as they gave the No. 9 Sea Gulls their second loss of the season.
Westminster (Pa.) has hired Patrick Riley as its head baseball coach for the 2020 season. Riley was the assistant coach for the Titans the past two seasons and replaces Kelly Swiney, who stepped down after two seasons to pursue another head coaching position.
Tufts exploded for 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning leading to a 17-2 victory over Castleton on Friday in Virginia. In Florida, two 1,000 win coaches squared off with No. 1 Wooster taking the spring contest from No. 9 Johns Hopkins.
Jacob Thompson, Oberlin, Jake Binder, Ithaca, and Davis Mikell, Castleton earned the rookie, pitcher and hitter awards presented by the NCBWA for this week.
For 31 games, Washington College came away without a win against No. 20 Salisbury, on the 33rd try, the Shoremen came away with a 10-7 win, their first of the Sea Gull Program. In other Top 25 action on Wednesday, Castleton clipped No. 16 Chapman.
No region has produced more D-III World Series winners than the Mid-Atlantic region but the Mid-Atlantic regional has been used as a stepping stone for other regions to the D-III World Series for the last four years.
Castleton was firing on all cylinders in the North Atlantic Conference Championship on Monday afternoon, belting a season-high 19 hits en route to a 22-5 victory over New England College to sweep the conference tournament and win its fifth consecutive title.
The late magic continued for the Castleton baseball team on Sunday, as the Spartans walked off twice more to complete the season sweep of Husson with 5-4 and 4-3 victories in a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader at Spartan Field.
The Castleton baseball team walked off twice on Saturday to take both ends of a doubleheader over Husson, 2-1 and 6-5 in eight innings, in North Atlantic Conference action at Spartan Field.
Down to its final two outs and trailing by one in the top of the ninth, the Castleton baseball team found life and battled back to tie the game before scoring three more runs in the top of the 10th to stun defending national champion Cal Lutheran, 5-2, Tuesday afternoon at Ullman Stadium.
CMS scored twice to steal a win from visiting Castelton, 4-3. Back in Jackson, Miss., Belhaven and North park scored a combined 33 runs in a game won by the Blazers 18-15.
Catholic walked off in both ends of a doubleheader to open their season on Sunday. After missed connections delayed their opener, Castleton finally arrived in California and made their opener a win.
After New England teams were shut out of the D-III College World Series in back-to-back years, the 2017 season was twice as nice as a pair of programs were among the nation’s final eight. UMass Boston and Wheaton are two of the top teams in what looks like another strong regional race.
Castleton seniors won their fourth conference title as the Spartans defeated New England College twice to earn its fourth straight North Atlantic Conference title on Monday at Spartan Field. The Spartans took the opening game 9-3, before holding on for a 7-6 victory in game two.
Cairn's offense overwhelmed St. Joesph's (Brooklyn) and then they walked off for the sweep in game two. Wheaton (Mass.), Springfield, and Castleton all joined Cairn in putting up double digits runs on their way to Tuesday wins.
The New England Region ended 2017 on a sour note as no one advanced to the World Series for a second straight year. Perhaps the third year’s a charm for breaking that drought?
The New England Region ended 2017 on a sour note as no one advanced to the World Series for a second straight year. Perhaps the third year’s a charm for breaking that drought?
AUBURN, N.Y. – Devin Hayes and Michael LaBeau combined to allow just four hits, as Castleton's baseball team defeated Union by a final score of 3-1 in a NCAA Tournament Regional matchup on Thursday at Falcon Park.
Last year Cortland came out of the New York Regional and captured its first D-III World Series championship. The Red Dragons are back but who can dethrone the top team in the region and nation?
Castleton captured its third straight North Atlantic Conference Championship this afternoon with a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory over the Husson Eagles at Spartan Field.
Castleton fell behind 5-2 early on, but fought back to force extra innings and Dan Errico’s solo shot in the top of the 12th lifted Castleton to a 7-5 victory over the Husson Eagles in today’s North Atlantic Conference Tournament contest at Spartan Field.
Top seeded teams in their respective conference tournaments, Western New England, Castleton, St. Joseph's (Maine), and Salem State, all rolled up wins on Friday. In the Mid-Atlantic. rain caused delays and cancellations in the scheduled tournaments.
Castleton opened the North Atlantic Conference Tournament in winning fashion this morning with a 5-3 victory over the Thomas Terriers at Spartan Field.
The Spartans scored 29 runs on the day and extended their winning streak to 20 games with a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader sweep – 14-0, 15-1 – over the Lyndon Hornets this afternoon at Spartan Field.
Castleton extended its winning streak to 18 games and completed the season sweep over New England College this afternoon after taking both games in today's doubleheader by scores of 4-1 and 19-3.
Rookie pitcher Walter Talcott set the Quakers'season record for wins on Sunday. Back east, Castleton swept Husson for a program record 16 game win streak.
The Spartans needed 12 innings to earn a 3-2 victory in the first game of the day and then shutout Husson 2-0 in the final game of the doubleheader to earn a sweep and stretch their win streak to a program-record 16 games on Sunday.
Castleton baseball extended its winning streak to 14 games on Saturday at Spartan Field, taking both ends of a doubleheader from North Atlantic Conference-rival Husson.
Castleton never trailed on the way to a sweep of New England College, beating the Pilgrims 15-4 and 10-4 on Wednesday afternoon in North Atlantic Conference action.
The Spartans scored 11 runs in the first three innings of play and never looked back, as they upset 19th-ranked Amherst College this afternoon at Memorial Field, 11-6.
Castleton opens day with win, Virginia Wesleyan gets upset
February 26, 2020Pitching and offense gave Castleton a win as they battled weather in Florida. back north, Salisbury moved off their campus for the first time and Virginia Wesleyan was inhospitable as they gave the No. 9 Sea Gulls their second loss of the season.
