2002 News
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Wittenberg Spring Student-Athletes Garner Regional Awards
May 23, 2002For most of Wittenberg University's student-athletes, the summer vacation has arrived and they are already busying themselves with a variety of other endeavors. Their absence from campus hasn't slowed the stream of postseason honors and awards, however. -
Three Players of the Year, Coach of the Year Headline Spring All-NCAC Honors
May 17, 2002Another banner spring sports season has reaped rich rewards for 41 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
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2002 All-NCAC Baseball Squads Announced
May 16, 2002Ohio Wesleyan senior first baseman Drew Caravella and Wooster senior righthander Matt Englander have been named Player and Pitcher of the Year to highlight the 2002 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
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Baseball Standout Nate Williams Selected Academic All-District First Team
May 10, 2002Wittenberg senior Nate Williams will add another cap to his collection on Saturday, May 18 during Wittenberg's 157th annual commencement ceremonies. Just a week before he dons his mortar board in honor of his years of hard work in the classroom, Williams was honored for his athletic and academic prowess by being named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District IV College Division Baseball First Team.
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Tigers Ties for Third in NCAC Tournament
May 07, 2002The Tiger baseball team gave it a good shot but came up empty at the College of Wooster in the NCAC Tournament Semifinals last weekend, concluding the season with losses of 9-2 and 13-7 in a Saturday doubleheader. The Scots, ranked first in the nation in NCAA Division III and owners of a 9-7 win over Big Ten leader Ohio State earlier this year, advanced to the title series later this week against Ohio Wesleyan, which tied Wittenberg for first place in the NCAC West Division at 10-2.
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Tigers Take Seconds Seed Going Into the NCAC Tournament
May 01, 2002The Tiger baseball team came very close to winning an outright North Coast Athletic Conference West Division title. As tantalizing as it was, however, Wittenberg was beaten twice on Sunday by 12th-ranked Ohio Wesleyan to fall into a first-place tie with the Bishops and wind up with the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NCAC Tournament.
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Tigers Pick Up Fives and One Loss
April 25, 2002The Tiger baseball team may be catching fire at just the right time, heading into the biggest week of the season winners of seven of their last eight games. Last week, Wittenberg won five straight North Coast Athletic Conference games against Earlham and Denison, sandwiched around a road defeat at Mt. St. Joseph last Tuesday.
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Baseball Hosts Ohio Wesleyan With West Division Title on the Line
April 25, 2002Catching fire at just the right time, the Wittenberg University baseball team has put itself in prime position to win the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division. To stake a final claim to that coveted first-place position, however, the Tigers must first play a critical three-game series against nationally ranked Ohio Wesleyan this weekend at Springfield's Municipal Stadium Annex. Game time for Saturday's scheduled doubleheader is noon. Sunday's single nine-inning affair is slated for first pitch at 1 p.m.
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Tigers Pick Up a Modest Win Streak
April 17, 2002The Tiger baseball team are heating up along with the weather. With seven NCAC West Division games on the docket for the next 13 days, the timing couldn't be better.
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Tigers Take Two Wins and Three Losses This Week
April 09, 2002Despite sometimes inclement weather and harsh temperatures, the Tiger baseball team played five games in a busy week, losing to nationally ranked Marietta and Wooster and defeating Cedarville and Ohio Northern to finish the week 2-3.
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Tigers Take a Victory and a Rest
April 03, 2002It could be that the harsh weather of the last week was a blessing in disguise for the Tiger diamondmen, giving the pitching staff some much-needed rest. The individual results were mixed on Saturday when the Tigers finally managed to get one of the three scheduled games against NCAC West opponent Wabash in as they won 10-7 on the strength of two home runs and six runs batted in by senior shortstop Bryan Burke (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick)
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Tigers Starts off Strong
March 25, 2002It has been a rather uneven start for the Tigers, but the hope is that as the weather finally warms up so will the arms and bats that carried the team to a 22-12-1 record in 2001.
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Tigers Prepare to Gun for The Top
March 05, 2002Although the Tiger baseball program lost three outstanding seniors, they do not appear to have lost a step and expect to challenge the top teams NCAC. Wittenberg was selected fourth in a preseason coaches poll, behind perennial national powers Allegheny, Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster.
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2002 Season Outlook
March 01, 2002Optimism pervades the Wittenberg University Tiger baseball team for the 2002 season. Although the Tigers lost three outstanding seniors, they have not lost a step and expect to challenge the top teams again in the always-tough North Coast Athletic Conference.