Ithaca notched a 6-5 walkoff win over Trinity (Conn.) to win their fifth straight game. Kenyon also earned their fifth straight win as they continue to play on their spring break trip. UW-La Crosse, the last team in the Top 25 to open their season opened with a 8-3 win.
Kenyon hit eight home runs over a two game sweep of Ohio Wesleyan on Thursday. Around the nation it was Mother Nature postponing games into the weekend and next week.
Hampden-Sydney was able to put a stop to No. 3 CNU's nine game win streak on Thursday. Lebanon Valley also had a long win streak (seven games) to start the season ended by Kenyon.
Washington College’s Aaron Barclay and Kenyon’s Sam Gillespie gained Hitter and Pitcher of the Week standing on the Division III National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association awards for the period of March 14-20.
An .875 batting average and a nearly-perfect, nine-strikeout pitching effort led Concordia-Moorhead’s Nick Bornhauser and Kenyon’s Paul Henshaw to the NCBWA Division III Player of the Week honors.
Jesse Bogacz, Kenyon, Brendyn Karinchak, Oswego State, and Alex Vannucci, North Park are the three starting pitchers that made week four of the D3baseball.com's Team of the Week.
For the second time in three days, a Kenyon pitcher recorded a no-hitter. On Friday Jesse Bogacz tossed the first no-hitter for Kenyon in nearly seven years. Paul Henshaw followed two days later with a no-hitter of his own.
Ithaca's standout shortstop was the first D-III player selected in the 2013 MLB amateur draft, in the 13th round. In all, a total of 14 players were drafted. Here's the rundown on each.
Ithaca's standout shortstop was the first D-III player selected in the 2013 MLB amateur draft. He was followed by Joseph Odom 18 picks later, also in the 13th round. The latest picks:
Birmingham-Southern catcher Bruce Maxwell was the first D-III player selected in the 2012 MLB amateur draft. Eleven other D-III players heard their name called before the draft concluded.
Birmingham-Southern catcher Bruce Maxwell was the first D-III player selected in the 2012 MLB amateur draft. Eleven other D-III players heard their name called before the draft concluded.