Randy Ross officially entered the College Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday night, honored at the Night of Champions on Feb. 13 among six other baseball greats. Joining a group that included NC Wesleyan's Mike Fox.
It seems like every region has just 2 or 3 clear favorites for who will dominate in 2025 but in Region 8, there are five teams over three conferences that are expected to compete not just at the regional level but on the national stage.
Joining a group that features MLB All Stars, the College Baseball Foundation announced that North Park alum Randy Ross will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Joining Ross is Mike Fox who coached NC Wesleyan to a National championship in 1989.
An eight-home run week, a nine-inning no-hitter, and a seven-homer, 15-RBI week caught the eyes of the selection committee and warranted the week 10 NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awards, respectively. This week’s selections were chosen based on performances for games played April 26 through May 2.
North Park scored twice in the 12th inning, and put an exclaimation point on the win ending with three strikeouts to upset the number one team in the nation on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.