Wittenberg wrapped up a record-setting year with another haul of All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) recognitions from their spring sports. A total of 41 student-athletes earned NCAC spring postseason honors during a season in which the Tiger men's and women's tennis, men's golf and men's and women's lacrosse teams reached new heights.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior first baseman Sean Karpen and senior right-hander Mark Miller have been named Player and Pitcher of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections. Four Wittenberg players joined them in earning all-conference awards.
In the final game for a deep Wittenberg senior class, the Tigers sent off their fourth-year players in style with a pair of dominant showings in a 8-2, 21-9 doubleheader sweep of Kenyon.
With the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division season wrapping up, Head Coach Jay Lewis' team battled hard for one final strong showing as they took one of two rescheduled games from the division-winning Battling Bishops.
Needing a special weekend to continue aspirations of an NCAC postseason berth, the Tigers fired off an early 4-3 victory over Wabash, before dropping game two in a 16-7 loss.
Head Coach Jay Lewis and his Tigers continued to ride their wave of momentum heading into this weekend's pivotal pair of North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division doubleheaders with a 9-7 win over Otterbein.
The Wittenberg Tigers continued their modest late-season turnaround with an 11-6 victory over homestanding Otterbein, improving to 13-17 overall on the 2009 season with their third win in the last four games.
With their season on the line, the Wittenberg Tiger bats came alive in a back-and-forth 16-15 win over Ohio Wesleyan in Game 2 of a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division doubleheader.
With the home stretch of the season approaching, the Tiger baseball team hopes for a late season revival after dropping their seventh consecutive encounter, a 9-5 loss at the hands of Urbana University.
Not shying away from NCAA Division I competition, the Wittenberg Tigers marched into the University of Dayton and gave the Flyers all they could handle in a pair of seven-inning defeats.
A day after a pair of good pitching performances went unused by the Tigers, the offense returned, but the defense disappeared in a pair of losses to Denison.
Wittenberg baseball head coach Jay Lewis could not have asked much more from his pitchers in a heartbreaking pair of losses to NCAC West division rival Denison.
The Wittenberg Tigers continued their midseason turnaround and gave themselves the best possible tune-up for the biggest weekend so far in the 2009 season with a convincing 11-4 victory at Capital.
Nine extra-base hits, including a staggering five home runs set off offensive fireworks for the Tigers in a 14-8 win over visiting Thomas More. SophomoreTyler James (Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater) sent two into the evening air, part of a 3-4 night at the plate with four RBI.
If the first two meetings between Wittenberg and Wabash are any indicator of how tight the NCAC West division race will be this season, the Tigers will be in for one wild ride.
Baseball has always been known as a game of streaks. After a slow start to the 2009 campaign, the Tiger men have steadily shifted momentum to their side; their most recent exploits coming in a 4-2, 11-8 sweep of Muskingum College.
Coming off a tough week for the Wittenberg pitching staff in the Sunshine State and the 2009 home opener against Urbana, the Tigers righted the ship with a pair of strong defensive performances in a doubleheader sweep of Earlham College.
The Tigers' home opener had all the ingredients of a game to remember, considering the unseasonably warm temperatures and an opportunity to gear up for the conference slate that kicks off this weekend.
The Wittenberg Tigers wrapped their Florida trip with a split with Bethany Lutheran, winning their first meeting 6-4 in eight innings before dropping the back half 15-5.
There's no questioning that the 2009 Tigers cannot blame their slow start on a lack of offense. After a day of rest, another shootout turned against Wittenberg in their Spring Break trip to Winter Haven, Fla., as the Tigers fell victim to a late inning Mount Union rally in a 13-12 loss.
After a very short turnaround from the previous day's doubleheader, the Wittenberg Tigers efficiently punched in eight runs on 10 hits to claim their first win of the season, an 8-5 extra-inning affair with St. Joseph's College. In the second contest, however, the bats went silent as Wittenberg could not battle back from an early deficit in a 5-3 loss.
Lifting the lid on the 2009 spring campaign, The Tigers dropped their first two contests of the season to Mid-East Region foe the College of Mount St. Joseph by scores of 6-4 and 11-10.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster has once again emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by nine of 10 North Coast Athletic Conference baseball coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to finish sixth.
Coming off of a rollercoaster 2008 season in which the Tigers finished 19-19 overall and 7-9 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division, Wittenberg looks to reload for 2009 in hopes of a return to NCAC and NCAA Division III postseason play.