Perfection and near-perfection steal the headlines this week for the NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week. This week’s selections cover games played February 27-March 5.
Ben Hopper a senior at Bethany Lutheran set a school hitting record and he was not the only one in this weeks D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Aver Carnicom and Nathan Mankoski also notched a new game high for their programs.
Methodist defeated Alma in their season opening doubleheader with double digit runs in each end. CNU also won twice this week but featured pitching and timely hitting for their wins.
It was a light weekend of baseball but after 200+ days with the teams off the field, it was a welcome sight. Piedmont opened with an impressive victory, Louisiana College took 3 of 4 from Alma and Austin split with Ozarks in the opening weekend action.
Jason Crain, a 95 Alma graduate, has been named the new head coach of Alma as announced on Wednesday (August 22) by school officials. Crain will begin his duties immediately.
Alma head baseball coach Jake Sabol has accepted the head coaching job at Northwood University, as announced by the Timberwolves' media relations staff.
Alma head baseball coach Jake Sabol has accepted the head coaching job at Northwood University, as announced by the Timberwolves' media relations staff.
Alma won their first MIAA tournament game and will face Adrian on Thursday as the MIAA playoffs continues. In the only other playoff action on Wednesday, UMass Boston and Eastern Conn. State both earned opening day wins in the Little East Conference tournament.
Alma was dominate in their 25-0 win over Berea and Caltech moved their win totals to heights not seen in 50 years on Sunday. Shenandoah made a bid for a top ranking as the only team among the top five teams to finish the week without a loss.
Andy Merchant was announced by school officials as Olivet's new head coach. He returns to Olivet where was an assistant coach after three years as the head coach of Lansing Community College.
Alma officials announced that Jake Sabol has been hired as the head baseball coach for Alma, replacing Scott Kingston. Sabol becomes the 28th head coach in the history of Alma baseball.
In a battle of Maritimes, SUNY Maritime and Mass Maritime split their season opening doubleheader on Thursday. Concordia-Moorhead and Alma also extended their undefeated seasons on the day.
In a sea of weather postponements and cancellations over the last three days, Concordia-Moorhead opened their season 3-0. Oglethorpe upset Emory and Alma moved to 5-0 in Tuesday games
Kalamazoo, Western Connecticut, and Marian were all upset winners on Monday. Kalamazoo swept Alma, Western Connecticut needed one last defensive play to beat Ramapo and Marian was a winner over UW-Oshkosh.
Scott Kingston has been named the new head coach at Alma. A former head coach at the Division III level, Kingston joins the Scots from Division II Palm Beach Atlantic.
Carnicom, Josselyn, Mankoski earn NCBWA weekly awards
March 08, 2023Perfection and near-perfection steal the headlines this week for the NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week. This week’s selections cover games played February 27-March 5.
