The second-to-last NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week selections are in. This week’s picks, which cover games played April 24-30, went to a hitter with a .654 average and four homers, a no-hitter, and a rookie who carried a no-no into the seventh inning.
Concordia Wisconsin went 2-0 on the day versus the Lakeland Muskies, In the opener, they took the first game 17-0 behind a dominant no-hit performance from senior pitcher Ryan Green.
First-years dominated on the mound, with this week’s NCBWA Div. III Pitcher and Rookie of the Week combining to work 15 hitless innings, and a six-home run week garnered the week nine Hitter of the Week honor.
In the second game od a doubleheader with Bethany Lutheran, Comcordia (Wisc.) freshman Zach Slome recorded 10 strikeouts in his full game with the 25 batters faced as he no hit the Vikings.
Elizabethtown's 10-1 victory over Catholic put the Blue Jays into the landmark Championship series with Scranton this coming weekend. In the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference, Concordia (Wisc.) will play Aurora for the NACC title.
Carroll walked off in a game with Concordia (Wis.) on Monday while the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran played past midnight on Sunday to gain a split with Lawrence.
Two ninth inning runs gave the Falcons a 2-1 win at Chapman and their head coach his 100th win in a Concordia uniform. Eddy Morgan won his 100th game in his fifth year with the Concordia (Wis.) Falcons.
A year ago a dozen games got played and nearly a year to the day, it happened again. Rain wiped out most games on Thursday with Elmhurst and Lakeland earning sweeps and Concordia (Wis.) and St.Olaf getting single wins in the only games played.
St. Mary’s (Minn.) Willie Doll and Concordia's (Wisc.) Dylan Gausman were tabbed the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association Division III Hitter and Pitcher of the Week for the period of April 18-24.
Junior Dylan Gausman threw the first no-hitter of the NACC era for Concordia (Wisc.) as the Falcons defeated Maranatha Baptist , 4-0, Friday at Kapco Park. Gausman finished the no-hit bid with 11 strikeouts.
Concordia (Wis.) announced the hiring of Eddy Morgan as the new head coach of the baseball program. Morgan comes to CUW after spending the past seven seasons at UW-Superior.
Following 30 seasons, which included 436 victories, a pair of Lake Michigan Conference titles and a trip to the Division III NCAA Tournament, Val Keiper has announced he is stepping down.