Augustana earned a statement victory on Saturday in game one of the Augustana Invitational, defeating the visiting Buena Vista Beavers in eight innings by a score of 14-4. Alec McGinnis hit for the cycle in the win.
No. 1 seeded Augustana completed their title quest with a 6-5 winner-take-all victory over the No. 5 seeded Illinois Wesleyan Titans on Saturday, securing their second CCIW Tournament championship in as many years.
Wheaton (Mass.) and Augustana both joined the Top 25 this week as Birmingham-Southern solidified their hold on the top spot in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25.
Augustana (33-10) captured the 2022 CCIW Tournament crown this afternoon after a marathon matchup with North Central (33-12). The Vikings overcame an early 6-1 deficit to upset the top-seeded and nationally ranked Cardinals.
Augustana (18-5) took care of Elmhurst (8-13) and Cornell (8-14) in a unique double-header. The finale was a 10-0 no-hit shutout by Josh Wintroub. The Vikings took the opener 20-7.
For the first time since 2015, a voting tie resulted in co-NCBWA Div. III Pitchers of the Week, while a 19-RBI week and a .762 on-base percentage over four games rounded out this week’s winners. This week’s selections were chosen based on performances for games played May 10-16 and are the final Div. III selections for the 2021 season.
The top four teams remain unchanged in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25. UW-Whitewater joins the top 10 with Augustana and Birmingham-Southern falling out of the poll this week as the top teams receiving votes.
Franklin and Marshall won a close one and ran away in the second as they swept Johns Hopkins as both teams were opening their seasons. Augustana took one of a three game set from North Central after the Vikings were swept on Saturday.
Augustana easily stayed unbeaten on the season with an 8-0 win over Cornell for their eighth win without a loss. Elsewhere Eastern Nazarene earned a win and Bethel fell to D-II Wayne State.
To finish off their trip to Myrtle Beach, the Clarks Summit Defenders played one last game against Cairn and came away with a win. In Illinois, Augustana stayed perfect on the season with a doubleheader sweep of Cornell College.
Augustana Head Coach Greg Wallace notched the 700th head coaching win of his career as the Vikings swept a doubleheader from Illinois Wesleyan at Swanson Stadium/Brunner on Tuesday April 2.
NC Wesleyan showed no rust as they blasted Elmira 14-5 on Thursday. Greenville swept Knox, Emory fell behind early but made the middle innings count in their win over Washington and Lee, and Augustana made it three in a row over Bates.
Averett, Christopher Newport, Guilford, and Mary Washington all won on Tuesday where the action was centered in Virginia and North Carolina. In Florida, four late runs gave Augustana a 6-4 win over Bates
Thirteen teams got in via at-large selections, while seven teams were left at the table and even more never even got into the discussion process. Pat Coleman analyzes who got in, and who was left out, and tells you why, using the NCAA criteria.
Augustana debuts at twentieth in the third regular season Top 25 in a shakeup at the bottom of the poll. Emory remains the top ranked team followed by Cortland and Shenandoah.
Vikings pitching was spot on as was the N.C Wesleyan offense as Augustana won a close game and the Bishops was anything but.. Whitworth, Occident were also winners on Monday.
The Central doesn’t boast the strongest bracket in the tournament field, with only two of the region’s teams slotting in the D3baseball.com top 25. But that doesn’t mean the field is lacking in quality.
Chris Sauer tossed a complete game and Augustana clubbed 19 hits as the Vikings defeated Illinois Wesleyan 10-1 in the championship game of the 2016 CCIW championship on Sunday, May 15 at Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field.
No. 1 Trinity (Texas) and No. 3 Ramapo swept conference doubleheaders on Saturday while Emory and Oswego won single games against regional rivals. North Central (Ill.) saw their undefeated start to the season end at the hands of Augustana.
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.
Greg Wallace reached the 500th win milestone on Saturday, February 28 in Ft. Myers, Florida when Augustana defeated Widener by a score of 3-1 at Pigott Park.
Seth Davis was dominate on the Mound as Augustana opened their season with a win. Taylor Dunn, George Fox and Michael Walker, also pitched their teams to wins on Sunday.
It was all set up for Webster in 2014 then the wheels came off in the Central regional. Expect the Gorloks to have renewed dedication in 2015. Illinois Wesleyan and Augustana should also stay at the top of the regional rankings in 2015.
Augustana, and St. Thomas were just two teams on the day that came away with two wins. St. Thomas took two from MIAC foe St. Mary's while the Vikings defeated Illinois Wesleyan and Knox.
Salisbury, Manchester, and Augustana were some of the Top 25 teams that added to the loss column on Saturday, a day that saw action from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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.
McGinnis hits for the cycle in statement win
March 16, 2024Augustana earned a statement victory on Saturday in game one of the Augustana Invitational, defeating the visiting Buena Vista Beavers in eight innings by a score of 14-4. Alec McGinnis hit for the cycle in the win.
