Catholic took an important step toward securing a spot in the Landmark Conference Tournament on Saturday with two wins over visiting Lycoming. Catholic celebrated manager Ross Natoli became the 16th active head coach in Division III to win 800 games when the team defeated the Warriors in game one.
A two-grand slam week, a 17-strikeout outing, and a rookie on an offensive tear captured the week seven National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Div. III weekly honors. This week’s selections were chosen based on performances for games played April 1-7.
Catholic and Scranton stepped out of the Landmark Conference schedule and got wins over regional rivals. Catholic hit a record six home runs in their win over Arcadia and Scranton upset No. 19 Misericordia with a complete game win by Thomas Plunkett.
Plattsburg State walked off St. Lawrence in a Region 3 matchup. Most eyes were on the Top 10 contest between No. 1 Salisbury and No. 10 Catholic, won by Salisbury on a late home run.
Elizabethtown swept Susquehanna to remain undefeated on Sunday. Next week they will face Catholic as the two remaining undefeated teams in the Landmark.
On Monday, the top teams knew how to win. UW-Stevens Point slugged their was to a sweep, Rowan shutout Penn State Abington, and Catholic walked it off. Three different ways to win but the result was the same with the ranked team coming out on top.
Sweeping the day is always a goal before the first pitch. On Sunday sweeps were accomplished by the likes of Catholic, Knox, Lynchburg, Muhlenburg Stevenson and Utica. Wilmington and UW-Stevens Point both took two from two different teams.
Single runs in the last three innings gave the Greensboro Pride a comeback win, with a sixth straight win for CNU to open the season keeps the Coast 2 Coast record perfect and Ross Natoli earned win 750 as Catholic moved to 3-0 on the season.
No. 20 Catholic dominated the headlines for Region 5 in the 2022 season with their surprise appearance in the D-III World Series. The top favorite is a newcomer to the region, No. 1 Salisbury.
Closer Sidney Ferry came out of the bullpen in the third inning when his team was down 7-2. More than six innings later, he and the Pointers had carried each other to victory, ending Catholic's Cinderella run.
Marietta got aggressive on the basepaths and Trent Valentine threw eight shutout innings as the top-seeded Pioneers defeated Catholic 7-0 in Friday's opener in Cedar Rapids.
Marietta cruised to a World Series ticket but No. 1 ECSU needed 13 innings to send Rowan home. Catholic won twice to advance to its first World Series berth and Salisbury slugged its way past Wooster who earlier forced a third game.
Wheaton (Mass.), Eastern Conn State, Oswego, Arcadia, Catholic, La Grange, Marietta, Webster, UW-Whitewater, and Trinity (Texas) are the number one teams in the latest regional rankings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic University baseball graduate student Billy Duke and senior Matt Tesoriero led the Cardinals to a sweep of a Landmark Conference doubleheader against Juniata Sunday at Talbot Field.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic University baseball freshman Dante Pozzi totaled four hits while senior Conor Casey had a grand slam as the Cardinals posted a 15-4 victory over Drew Sunday at Talbot Field.
With a doubleheader sweep of Elizabethtown, Susquehanna broke a tie with Catholic to take over first place in the Landmark Conference on a busy day in Pennsylvania. Out west W&J stayed unbeaten with their 16th win.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic University baseball coach Ross Natoli earned his 700th career win as the Cardinals completed a four-game sweep over Drew, winning both games of a doubleheader on Sunday at Talbot Field.
Getting behind and turning the tables to get a win are a staple in diamond play. Catholic led early but still need a comeback to win their Sunday game against Penn State Berks. Wesley needed their own comeback in a sweep of St. Joseph's (L.I.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic University baseball rising senior Eric Moore has been asked to play for France in the 2019 European Championship September 7-15 in Germany. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as the 2021 World Baseball Classic.
A pair of the NCBWA Div. III weekly honors went to New England pitchers, while a 9-for-12 week at the dish for claimed the week eight hitter certificate. This week’s performances spanned games played April 8-14.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic University baseball sophomore Michael Doody went 5-for-7 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to 10 with a non-conference, doubleheader sweep of St. Mary's (Md.) Wednesday at Robert Talbot Field.
A full day of action saw Willamette's Matt Steindorf set a school pitching record. Teams made moves within their conferences, some like Washington and Jefferson increase their hold on first or others like Catholic who improved their conference position.
A full day of action saw Willamette's Matt Steindorf set a school pitching record. Teams made moves within their conferences, some like Washington and Jefferson increase their hold on first or others like Catholic who improved their conference position.
Catholic needed come-back magic to stay undefeated on their spring trip and extend their wining string to seven games.Wheaton (Mass.) and Ithaca used their bats to get wins while it was pitching that propelled RPI to a Wednesday win.
Natoli reaches 800 career victories as Cards win a pair
April 27, 2024Catholic took an important step toward securing a spot in the Landmark Conference Tournament on Saturday with two wins over visiting Lycoming. Catholic celebrated manager Ross Natoli became the 16th active head coach in Division III to win 800 games when the team defeated the Warriors in game one.
