Illinois Wesleyan University head baseball coach Dennis Martel recorded his 900th career win, all of which have come at the helm of the Titans, Saturday, March 16, as IWU run-ruled the University of Minnesota Morris, 11-1, in seven innings.
For the second day in a row, the Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons got double digit runs to roll to a win, On Friday, it was Illinois Wesleyan who was their victim. In a Top 10 showdown, it was Denison who finished ahead of Baldwin Wallace.
Dennis Martel announced that he will retire after the conclusion of the 2024 season. Hired as Illinois Wesleyan's head baseball coach in 1988 at the age of 23, Martel was the youngest head collegiate baseball coach in the state of Illinois. Ahead of the 2024 season, Martel will coach his final season as the oldest baseball collegiate coach in the state.
The second-to-last NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week selections are in. This week’s picks, which cover games played April 24-30, went to a hitter with a .654 average and four homers, a no-hitter, and a rookie who carried a no-no into the seventh inning.
For those teams leading their conference, no win is crucial but for those on the bump every conference win becomes that much more important. IWU's win over Carroll kept the Titans in post-season position.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A offensive onslaught and a walk-off winner highlighted the Illinois Wesleyan University baseball team's sweep of Wartburg College in non-conference action Saturday, March 13, at Horenberger Field. The Titans upped their record to 5-3, while the Knights slipped to 2-4.
Illinois Wesleyan used breakout offensive performances to overpower Wartburg 13-10 in game one, before freshman Evan Hutson's (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) walk-off single gave IWU a 6-5 victory in the nightcap.
Illinois Wesleyan put 26 runs on the board in a doubleheader sweep of Greenville but Texas Dallas did the feat one run better in a single game. The Comets scorched Howard Payne for 27 in their opener of a three game set this weekend.
Sophomore Nick Figus's single knocked in Stephen Billington in the 10th inning to give Illinois Wesleyan a 7-6 win over Millikin in Decatur on Thursday and give Titan head coach Dennis Martel his 800th career victory.
The Babson seniors have opened each of their four seasons with a win as the Beavers won on opening day for the fourth straight time. Mount Union and Illinois Wesleyan swept their Friday doubleheaders with superb starting pitching.
Illinois Wesleyan senior Pat Mollo and Macalester sophomore Cole Chang were named Division III National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter and Pitcher of the Week for the period of April 3-9.
Bates, King's and Mass Maritime brought their bats and used them in lopsided wins on Sunday. Washington U. also put runs on the scoreboard as won a game against central rival Illinois Wesleyan.
Illinois Wesleyan swept a doubleheader from North Park where 50 runs were scored between the two teams. Top ranked Trinity (Texas) had no trouble taking two from two different ball parks.
Once again, four teams ranked in the top 12 will meet up, including the 2013 national champion Linfield and first time participant, LeTourneau from the ASC.
Illinois Wesleyan was forced to a final game with a loss to North Central earlier in the day but came back to beat the Cardinals, 8-3, and claim the CCIW tournament championship.
Illinois Wesleyan head coach Dennis Martel got his 700th career coaching victory as the Titans downed Knox College 9-2 at Horenberger Field on Tuesday, April 8.
Webster represented the Central in Appleton in 2013. They will have to get past the likes of Augustana, Illinois Wesleyan, Wartburg and Washington U. to repeat their regional win in 2013.
Augustana steadily put Illinois Wesleyan away on Sunday to win the CCIW tournament and AQ, while RPI beat its archrival, Amherst won the NESCAC and UW-La Crosse's run at the WIAC fell short.
St. Joseph (Maine) swept Rhode Island to open their season on a day that saw 14 of the Top 25 see action. Susquehanna and Illinois Wesleyan upset top 25 teams on Saturday.
Trey Martin, Nick Stein, and Tim Wilson repeat in the 2013 edition of the D3baseball.com preseason All-American team. The preseason honor role highlights 45 of the best players in the country.
For the first time, the NCAA Central Regional moves to Millington, Tennessee and this new location has allowed a new mix of teams to shuffle into the Central dance.
Joe Sweeney pitched a no-hitter as Illinois Wesleyan beat North Central, 8-0, to cap a doubleheader sweep. The Titans won the opener, 15-0, on a four-hitter.
Andersen Gardner was a Cortland State win away from being a slam-dunk choice for Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 Division III baseball championships. But a few years ago, he was seemingly destined for a different path.
Illinois Wesleyan head coach Dennis Martel was looking just to bring home a trophy. The pitching of Jason Pankau and Jeff Grodecki's bat was enough to give Illinois Wesleyan a 17-5 win over Cortland State ... and the biggest trophy of the tournament.
It was April 29, heading into the stretch run of the Division III baseball season for most teams north of the Mason-Dixon line. Except for Illinois Wesleyan, that day ended with a loss to Concordia (Ill.), a 7-6 home defeat that left the Titans 14-17. At 8-7 in the CCIW, there was a chance that the Titans wouldn't even make the conference tournament.
Martel notches 900th win in final season
March 16, 2024Illinois Wesleyan University head baseball coach Dennis Martel recorded his 900th career win, all of which have come at the helm of the Titans, Saturday, March 16, as IWU run-ruled the University of Minnesota Morris, 11-1, in seven innings.
