Home runs and going the extra mile for a team on the mound caught the attention of the NCBWA NCAA Div. III Weekly Awards Committee, which announced its honors for games played April 8-14 on Wednesday.
Kean's pitching staff combined on a one-hitter to give head coach Neil Ioviero his 750th career win as the Cougars picked up a 6-1 win over Old Westbury. LeTourneau combined offense and pitching with double digit runs backing a no-hitter.
Old Westbury and Maritime advanced in the opening round of the Skyline Conference Tournament and will play top ranked Farmingdale State and Maritime-Marine. In the battle for best team in Virginia, Randolph-Macon defeated Christopher Newport.
No. 3 Old Westbury will face No. 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy in Friday’s (May 3) Skyline double elimination game | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Nicole Sasu-Twum)
Old Westbury used a two run ninth to down Kean 5-4. Cal Lutheran, Concordia-Chicago, and Randolph-Macon joined the Cougars as ranked teams taking a loss on Friday.
Cortland is the favorite to reach the final series in may but they will have competition in the SUNYAC with Oswego State and in the region by the likes of St. John Fisher, Union, St. Joseph’s (Long Island), Farmingdale State and Old Westbury
Cortland is the favorite to reach the final series in may but they will have competition in the SUNYAC with Oswego State and in the region by the likes of St. John Fisher, Union, St. Joseph’s (Long Island), Farmingdale State and Old Westbury
SUNY Old Westbury upset No. 5 Kean and Cortland continued their dominance over ranked teams. Christopher Newport and Mary Washington walked-off on Friday.
Thirteen was Cortland’s lucky number last June as the Red Dragons, in their 13th trip to the Division III World Series, captured the New York region’s first national championship since Ithaca hoisted the Walnut and Bronze in 1988.
Tommy Bergjans was the first D-III player drafted in the 2015 MLB Draft and was followed on the next day by Mike Odenwaelder, Taylor Henry, Ben Libuda, Seth Davis, Tim Ingram, Nick Dean, Donnie Cinino, Stephen Zavala, Matt Foley, and Robert Lucido.
Representatives of half of the regions in Division III baseball will make an appearance in Falcons Park this week. Will anyone be able to tame the dragon?
Record-setting Brian Mauro, DeSales and closer Alex DiSanto, SUNY-Old Westbury have been named the ninth 2013 NCAA Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week.
Throughout the day, teams were making their end of the season tournament and determining their seeding. The MASCAC, NJAC, and Skyline are just of a few tournaments that were finalized today.