N.C Wesleyan doubled up Christopher Newport on Tuesday on a day when top teams prevailed all day. Once of these ranked teams that found victory on the Diamond is Randolph Macon who cliched the ODAC regular season title.
Jackson Teer set a new conference standard for strikeouts and earned a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week. CNU's Brandon Cassedy also had a record day and joined Teer as a starting pitcher
A five-homer week, a 16-strikeout performance over eight shutout innings, and a four-hit shutout earned the Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Committee for games played February 26 through March 3.
CNU pitchers struck out 19 Pacers as they opened their season with a walk-off win in extra innings over William Peace. The NWC was the offensive leaders as Whitworth scored 18 and George Fox got 20 as both opened their seasons with thunder.
WINCHESTER, Va. -- Behind a gutsy pitching performance by junior Jack Braley (5-1) and a patient approach at the plate, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team surged into the 2023 NCAA Winchester, Va. Regional Championship after a dominant 18-3 win over TCNJ (24-23) on Saturday evening. The Captains set a new program record for runs scored in an NCAA Tournament game and will return to the Regional Final for the second straight year.
Braley struck out eight, tying his career high and marking the most in a postseason game in over 20 years for the Captains. Most impressively, Braley did it over 6.1 innings of work after being forced into the game due to an injury with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Avenging a 6-5 walk-off loss on Saturday to second-ranked Salisbury University, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team rebounded with a dominant 8-2 win against the Sea Gulls (28-5) on Wednesday afternoon. The Captains improved to 31-8 behind a sparkling pitching performance by senior Dylan Weber and a pair of mammoth home runs from seniors Justin Bowers and Alec Reilly.
TYSONS, Va. -- Playing at Capital One Park in Northern Virginia, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team earned a weekend sweep over Mary Washington (26-12, 0-3) in Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference action and picked up the program's 30th win of the season. The Captains downed Mary Washington, 5-2, and are now 30-7, reaching the 30-win plateau for just the seventh time in program history.
All seven 30-win campaigns for the CNU baseball team have come under head coach John Harvell, who collected his 600th career victory earlier this season. In all six of the previous 30-win seasons, the Captains advanced to NCAA Tournament play including three Division III World Series appearances. This season, the Captains reached 30 wins in just 37 games, tying for the second fastest mark since 2012 when the top-ranked CNU squad started the year 30-6. In 2019, CNU was 30-5 and in 2011 the Captains opened the year with 30 wins in a program record 33 games.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Picking up the first conference win of the season while improving to 29-7 overall, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team secured an 11-2 Senior Day win at Captains Park. Thanks to a decision to move first pitch up an hour, expected rain never arrived as the Captains were able to cruise to the home victory on a sunny Saturday afternoon over the Eagles, who fall to 26-11, 0-2 this year.
Home runs were the name of the game last week, as this week’s NCBWA Div. III Hitter and Rookie of the Week combined to hit eight and drive in 33. A two-hit nine-inning shutout claimed the Pitcher of the Week for games played April 10-16.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- On a beautiful Spring afternoon at Captains Park, a crowd of over 200 witnessed one of the finest pitching performances in program history on Thursday afternoon as Christopher Newport senior Dylan Weber hurled an historic two-hit shutout against Virginia Wesleyan University (5-22-1). Weber faced just one batter over the minimum against the Marlins, setting a program record for the fewest batters faced in a complete game effort, while striking out 12 as he led the Captains to a 10-0 win at home. The nationally-ranked CNU baseball team improved to 27-7 overall this season behind their ace on the mound.
Lebanon Valley was one of a number of teams that paired top pitching with a potent offense. Johns Hopkins was hitting bombs and Salisbury as well. In Virginia CNU was busy setting records of their own on the road.
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Exactly 28 years ago to the day, the Christopher Newport Captains set a program record with 28 runs scored in a win over Maine-Presque Isle on April 4, 1995. On Tuesday, the nationally-ranked CNU baseball team made history by matching that program record for runs scored in a game with a 28-4 win over Eastern Mennonite on the road.
The Captains improved to 25-7 overall this season while tying the near 30-year old record with the offensive explosion and set a new mark for the most runs driven in with 27. The game was shortened after the seventh-inning due to the mercy rule.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Picking up the program's fifth shutout of the season, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team improved to 24-6 after blanking Pfeiffer University (3-13) on Tuesday afternoon, 6-0. Jack Braley, Kyle Lewis, and Danny Checkosky combined for the six-hit shutout as the Captains tied the 2018 campaign for the second most shutouts in a single season.
Braley continued his incredible run on the bump for the Captains, improving to 3-0 on the season with his scoreless outing of the season. He tossed seven strong innings against the Falcons on Tuesday, running his scoreless inning streak to an impressive 18.1 consecutive innings without allowing a run. The junior right-hander moved into a tie for seventh all-time at CNU with the shutout streak, matching Mike Cosby's roll during the 2005 season.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team improved to 23-6 on the season with a three-game sweep of St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn), finishing out the series with a 7-3 win on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Justin Liakos powered out his second homer of the weekend to headline a group of four extra-base hits in the game.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- In a pair of games shortened by the 10-run mercy rule after seven innings, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team put together an offensive explosion against St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) on Saturday afternoon. The Captains (22-6) scored 23 runs in the twin bill, played following a special pre-game ceremony by the Medina14 Foundation created in the memory of CNU alum Ricky Medina, who lost his battle with brain cancer earlier this year.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Christopher Newport junior Jack Braley (2-0) struck out six and scattered five hits while spinning a complete game shutout for the nationally-ranked Captains, leading the home team to a 4-0 win on Tuesday afternoon. In a game that took just one hour and 52 minutes, Braley logged the first complete game shutout for CNU at home since March 31, 2012 when Greg Goldsmith pitched a one-hitter against Averett.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Prior to their trip to Hampden-Sydney College on Tuesday afternoon, the Christopher Newport baseball team moved up two spots in the D3baseball.com Top 25, now ranked No. 16 in the nation. The Captains improved to 16-5 overall this season with an 8-4 win on the road against the Tigers led by a strong start from Jack Braley and five multi-hit performances by the CNU offense.
After opening 1-8 on the road, home cooking was good for Franklin and Marshall as they got back into the win column with a victory over York on Tuesday. In a top 25 matchup, No. 18 Christopher Newport defeated No. 12 Lynchburg.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- In a top-20 showdown at Captains Park, the 18th-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team captured a 6-4 win over 12th-ranked Lynchburg (8-2) on Tuesday afternoon with a gritty pitching performance from Jay Cassady (2-1) leading the way. At the plate, junior outfielder Scott Crosson kept his scalding stick working, blistering four more hits to extend an 11-game hitting streak.
Cassady shook off a four-run first inning and rallied for a spectacular seven-inning start while Crosson registered his third game in the last four with three hits or more.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Christopher Newport freshman Jackson Baird struck out nine batters over 5.0 innings pitched on Sunday afternoon, but the Immaculata University baseball team scored eight runs in one inning against the CNU bullpen to come from behind and topple the 18th-ranked Captains, 12-6.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Taking on Averett University in a neutral site matchup at Methodist, the 18th-ranked Christopher Newport baseball team captured a 6-3 win over the Cougars on Friday afternoon. Scott Crosson went 4-for-5 and Brandon Cassedy (2-1) picked up his second career win with a six-inning quality start for the Captains.
Two new members of the Top 25 met on Wednesday and it was a one-side win for Randolph-Macon as they shutout Christopher Newport. Else where, Salisbury and Shenandoah kept their records unblemished.
Salisbury remained as the top team in the D3baseball/NCBWA Top 25. as most teams shifted after the first month of baseball action. Playing themselves into the poll were Christopher Newport, Johns Hopkins and Randolph-Macon.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Becoming just the second head coach in the history of Christopher Newport athletics to compile 600 career victories, John Harvell led the Captains to a 12-1 win over Gallaudet University (3-5) on Tuesday afternoon as CNU improves to 10-1 on the season. Harvell ranks in the top-50 all-time in career winning percentage by improving to 600-291-3 for a winning mark of 67.3 percent, picking up the milestone victory in just his 894th career game.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripts took two from No. 7 Chapman but hey were just one of five teams that defeated Top 10 teams on Sunday. Babson, Christopher Newport, Rose-Hulman, Washington and Jefferson were the others with wins against the Top 10 team in the nation.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Christopher Newport senior starter Dylan Weber (3-0) pieced together one of the finest outings of his illustrious career on Sunday afternoon, firing six innings of no-hit ball against the No. 6-ranked team in the nation, the Marietta College Pioneers (2-2). Weber struck out six and kept the Etta Express off balance all afternoon while the offense scored eight runs in the sixth to blow open a big win at the D3 Showcase, 10-0.
Friday ECSU started their title defense with two wins. JHU opened their season with a shutout win over Cortland and a win over Wittenberg in their own invitational. In the D3 Showcase, CNU stayed unbeaten and Rochester bounced back from a loss to drop Marietta.
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.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Senior starter Dylan Weber (2-0) fired six scoreless innings of one-hit ball to lead Christopher Newport baseball to a sixth straight win to open the 2023 season. The Captains downed Hampden-Sydney, 11-2, as the bats blasted eight extra-base hits to carry the offense, including home runs by Justin Bowers and Kevin Mackmin.
NC Weselyan gets big win, Randolph-Macon wraps up ODAC
April 23, 2024N.C Wesleyan doubled up Christopher Newport on Tuesday on a day when top teams prevailed all day. Once of these ranked teams that found victory on the Diamond is Randolph Macon who cliched the ODAC regular season title.
