Roanoke's shortstop Jonny Wall was instrumental in an upset win over the defending National Champions. For his performance over the week, he secured a place on the fifth D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Wall is one of 18 players honored this week.
Roanoke earned a tie for fifth place in the final ODAC standing with a dominate sweep of Randolph-Macon, scoring 25 runs off a staff with a sub 5 ERA. Elsewhere in Region 6, the field is set for the SAA Championship round next weekend.
Gustavus cooled off a hot St. John's squad, finishing off a three game sweep over the last two days. Shenandoah visited Roanoke to see their 12 game win streak end.
CNU scored three in the ninth to earn a win in their opener. It was less dramatic for Lynchburg and Covenant to overcome early deficits and get into the winners circle again.
Roanoke officials announced that Zach Ullrich was named the new Maroon's head coach. Ullrich returns to Salem where he served on Coach Matt McGuire's staff that led the Maroons to its first ODAC Championship.
Roanoke head coach Matt McGuire has resigned from his position with the Maroons. McGuire helped to guide the program to 168 wins in just over eight seasons in Salem. Assistant coach Cam Cassady was named as the Interim head coach.
Roanoke kept the offensive pressure on and got a huge performance out of the bullpen from a freshman as the Maroons edged Oswego State 8-7 on Friday in their opening game at the 2017 Division III World Series.
You can't over-emphasize the role pitching will play in the Division III World Series. Even if the wind is blowing out and runs pile up on the scoreboard, a quality, rested hurler late in the game or late in the Series could be huge. Here's where all the key pitchers stand entering Appleton.
Who is the favorite? Who is most likely to disappoint? Who are the dark horse and Cinderella teams in the 2017 Division III World Series? Get Jim Dixon's take.
There are eight trips to Appleton, Wis., up for grabs, and five of them were handed out today. Mass-Boston, Oswego State, Cal Lutheran, North Central and Roanoke each got one, but three will be decided on Monday. Here's where we stand Sunday evening.
Roanoke College Baseball knocked off second-seed No. 1 ranked LaGrange 5-2 Saturday morning to advance to the championship round of the 2017 NCAA South Regional in Danville, Va. The Maroons advance to face an opponent to be determined at Noon on Sunday with a chance to advance to the NCAA Division III World Series in Appleton, Wisconsin. Roanoke will have to win just one game on Sunday while their opponent will have to defeat the Maroons twice.
Sixth seeded Roanoke needed two wins today against Washington and Lee and got the wins, sending the Maroons to the NCAA playoffs for the first time with the ODAC 2017 title in the trophy cabinet
Roanoke is just one of four teams new to the Top 25 this week. Joining the Maroons are Johns Hopkins, Baldwin Wallace, and Pacific Lutheran. Emory is the top ranked team for the second straight week.
Roanoke score seven unanswered and Guilford notched the final ten runs as both teams over am early deficits to win on Wednesday. Texas-Dallas also need late runs for a non-conference win over Texas Wesleyan.
Bethel and UW-Stout split a doubleheader played outside in St. Paul on Monday in a season fraught with cancellations. Kean played a makeup game and Roanoke got on the field after a month long layover as well.
Five of eight games today were held in Virginia. Southern Va. swept their doubleheader while Lynchburg dropped two one-run games. At Ferrum, Roanoke notched their first win of the season.
Matt McGuire will serve as the new head coach of the Roanoke Maroons announced the College administration. He will replace Larry Wood, who retired after the 2012 season. The Maroons were 16-21 in 2012.
D3baseball.com Team of the Week
March 20, 2024Roanoke's shortstop Jonny Wall was instrumental in an upset win over the defending National Champions. For his performance over the week, he secured a place on the fifth D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Wall is one of 18 players honored this week.
