2003 News
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Led By Skip Ivery's NCAA Track Title, Tigers Earn Regional, National Honors
May 26, 2003banner sports season was capped off in dramatic fashion as junior Skip Ivery (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) won the 110-meter high hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, May 22-24. -
2003 Season In Review
May 20, 2003The 2003 Wittenberg University baseball team entered the season with a youthful enthusiasm, optimistic that a few holdover veterans from recent successful teams and an influx of talented newcomers could help the Tigers make another strong run.
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Fifty-One Student-Athletes Earn Spring Sport Postseason Awards
May 19, 2003Another banner spring sports season has reaped rich rewards for 51 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
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2003 All-NCAC Baseball Squad Announced
May 15, 2003Ryan Born leads Wittenberg with first-team All-NCAC honors, as announced by the conference office today.
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May 6th, 2003: Baseball Review
May 06, 2003The Tiger baseball team wrapped up the 2003 season with a three-game win streak and perhaps some momentum for what is expected to be an exciting 2004 season for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is the abundance of young talent that returns to the roster next year hoping to build on the ups and downs experienced in 2003 and the upcoming groundbreaking of a new municipal stadium, which will be a state-of-the-art home field for the Tigers for many years to come.
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Baseball Looks Toward Future as Stadium Construction Now Scheduled
May 06, 2003The Wittenberg University baseball program is getting a new home - at least it will be new to the current players. The Springfield City Commission recently awarded a $2.56 million contract to build a new municipal stadium on the site of the old stadium, which was demolished in March 2001 after serving the community for more than 70 years and playing host to Wittenberg baseball games between 1981 and 2000.
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April 29th, 2003: Baseball Review
April 29, 2003The Tiger baseball team had another rough week, but things ended on a positive note as a 10-game losing streak was ended by a fine pitching performance by freshman Steve Less (Sheffield, Ohio/Elyria Catholic). Less defeated defending NCAC West Division champion Ohio Wesleyan 3-1 in the finale of a four-game series Sunday in a game that the Bishops needed to secure an outright title.
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April 22nd, 2003: Baseball Review
April 22, 2003The Tiger baseball team appeared to be in transition in 2003, but after a fast start it was hoped that the young talent called upon to replace huge graduation losses of a year ago was maturing unusually fast. After five losses last week that dropped the Tigers out of contention for the NCAC Tournament, which only includes the top two teams in each division, it has become clear that is not the case.
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April 15th, 2003: Baseball Review
April 15, 2003The Tiger baseball team has a lot of work to do as the 2003 season hits the stretch run after splitting four home games over the weekend with NCAC West Division rival Earlham. Wittenberg is in fourth place in a loaded five-team division, and only the top two teams make the NCAC Tournament.
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April 8th, 2003: Baseball Review
April 08, 2003It was a tough week for the Tiger baseball team, but all is well that ends well, as the saying goes. Wittenberg snapped a four-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Capital on Sunday.
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April 1st, 2003: Baseball Review
April 01, 2003It was a frigid weekend in Springfield, and unfortunately the action on the field played out in a disappointing fashion for the Tiger baseball team, which dropped three of four North Coast Athletic Conference West Division games to Wabash College at the Municipal Stadium Annex.
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March 24th, 2003: Baseball Review
March 24, 2003After weeks of monotonous practice sessions indoors due to the cold and snow of Winter 2003, the Tiger baseball team got away for a Spring Break week in Florida.
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Wittenberg Picked Fourth In NCAC Preseason Poll
March 12, 2003Defending champion Wooster emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference baseball coaches in their annual preseason poll.
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March 10th, 2003: Baseball Review
March 10, 2003After losing nine seniors, who helped the Tigers break the school record for team batting average (.351) and compile a 10-2 mark in the always-tough NCAC West Division in 2002, the Tigers are poised and ready once again.
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2003 Season Outlook
March 01, 2003A blend of talented young players and savvy upperclassmen will pave the way for the Wittenberg University baseball team this spring.
