Beloit added to their program record for consecutive wins with a game one win over Ripon. Their streak ended at 10 in the nightcap as Ripon scored the final five runs to upset the Bucs 10-9.
A mix of freshmen and seniors earn the weekly honors given out by the NCBWA. Pitchers Austin Fox and Cam Graham are new to the D-III baseball this season, while John Arancio, Cole Migliorini, and Mike Formella are wrapping up their D-III careers.
Marian school officials announced the promotion of Jordan Baitinger as the Sabres' new head coach. Baitinger becomes just the fourth head coach since the program's inception in 1988 to lead the Blue and White.
GRINNELL, Iowa - Coming off the 21st Midwest Conference Championship in program history and fourth in the last six years, the Ripon College baseball team has again been picked to finish first in the MWC North Division. The Red Hawks were voted in a tie for first place in the MWC Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Tuesday by the conference office.
With only one national champion in its history, the Division III Central Region may not fit the bill of a traditional baseball power. But what the region might lack in historical starpower, it makes up for in depth—the Central boasts close to a dozen teams with reasonable hopes of qualifying for the NCAA tournament this season.
Two top seeds will be thrown into their respective regionals' losers brackets by the end of the afternoon, as Penn State-Berks outlasted Kean 5-4 and Ripon pounded the defending national champs' pitching staff in a 15-7 win. Here's the early Day 1 roundup.
Top-seeded and defending national champion UW-Whitewater headlines this regional, but several quality teams have the opportunity to emerge and make their way to the 2015 World Series.
Ripon is back where they've been many times before - King of the Midwest Conference. The Red Hawks earned their latest crown on Saturday, defeating Cornell College to win their 21st conference championship.
GRINNELL, Iowa - The Ripon College baseball team received six All-Conference selections Thursday afternoon, which is more than any other team in the Midwest Conference. Michael Polcyn and Marshall Zahn were named MWC North Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, for the second consecutive year, while pitcher Patrick Van Daalwyk, outfielder Dakotah Kirchenwitz, and infielders Nick Schmitt and Nick Kita also earned a spot on the All-Conference Team after leading the Red Hawks to their third consecutive 14-2 conference record.
GRINNELL, Iowa - For the second consecutive season, Michael Polcyn and Marshall Zahn have been named Midwest Conference North Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. That marks the eighth time in conference history that Ripon has won both awards in the same season.
A legend has passed.
Gordie Gillespie, who retired from coaching in 2010 as college baseball's all-time winningest coach, died Saturday night at the age of 88, after a long illness.
A 2008 Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Gordie spent 59 years as a college baseball coach, compiling 1,893 career victories. Two hundred thirty-nine of those came in his 10 years as the head coach for Ripon College.
After two years as Ripon's Head Baseball Coach Eric Cruise has two Midwest Conference North Coach of the Year awards on his mantle. He earned his most recent honor after leading the Red Hawks to their second consecutive 14-2 conference record.
After finishing the season with a 14-2 Midwest Conference record for the second consecutive season, the Ripon baseball team saw several players collect postseason awards with six players named to the MWC North All-Conference team.
For the seventh time in school history and first since 2011, the Ripon College baseball team has received both the MWC North Player and MWC North Pitcher of the Year awards in the same season. Michael Polcyn and Marshall Zahn did the honors, respectively, as each also earned All-MWC North honors for the first time in their career.
Ripon and St. Norbert played their second consecutive extra-inning game and the Red Hawks who captured the latter with a thrilling 11-8 win over the Green Knights to capture the MWC Championship.
RIPON, Wis. - The 2012-13 school year will be the first time in 34 years that Bob Gillespie won't be roaming the sidelines as a head coach at Ripon College. The Red Hawks' long-time men's basketball and baseball head coach has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2012 baseball season. Entering his final season as head coach, Gillespie has compiled a combined coaching record of 852-517-3 in basketball and baseball.
Ripon dropped the first championship game to Beloit 17-7 in eight innings, but redeemed themselves in a second championship game with an 11-9 victory over the Buccaneers.
The College Baseball Foundation announced last week the names of the 10 players and coaches comprising the 2009 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Class. The class includes two with ties to D-III schools: Branch Rickey, a player/coach from Ohio Wesleyan, and former Ripon coach Gordie Gillespie.
Beloit sets wins record
April 20, 2021Beloit added to their program record for consecutive wins with a game one win over Ripon. Their streak ended at 10 in the nightcap as Ripon scored the final five runs to upset the Bucs 10-9.
