2013 News

Season
Two Wittenberg Student-Athletes Attend NCAA Career In Sports Forum
Two Wittenberg Student-Athletes Attend NCAA Career In Sports Forum

Alie Marousek '14 and Kaitie Harrison '14 made the most of an opportunity to learn about careers in athletics.

Wittenberg To Host 2013 Softball Summer Camps in June
Wittenberg To Host 2013 Softball Summer Camps in June

Head Coach Laura Matthews will lead all-skills camps June 17-19 and a pitcher/catcher camps on June 20.

Loren Combs started 31 games at shortstop in 2013 and stole 26 bases while batting .283. File Photo | Erin Pence
Combs' Newcomer Of The Year Award Leads All-NCAC Haul

Loren Combs made an impact at shortstop in her first collegiate season to lead a four-player Wittenberg showing on the 2013 All-NCAC honor list.

The Tigers were in fine form on the final day of the 2013 NCAC Tournament. Photo Courtesy NCAC
Tigers Come Up One Run Shy Of NCAC Tournament Title

Wittenberg nearly pulled off the improbable, reaching the NCAC Tournament championship game before losing 3-2 to Allegheny.

Julia Williams allowed four runs in three innings in relief against Allegheny, although just one was earned. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Toppled By Allegheny In Game Two At NCAC Tournament

Gators break game open in fifth inning to drop Wittenberg into an elimination game on Saturday morning.

Head Coach Laura Matthews led her team to a 4-1 win over Kenyon in its 2013 NCAC Tournament opener. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Win First Round NCAC Tournament Game Over Kenyon

Rachel Ross dominates in the pitcher's circle, while Ross and Ashlee Wright hit home runs to lead Wittenberg to 4-1 victory.

Shannon Lance banged out three hits in seven plate appearances in a pair of losses to Case Western. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Cap Regular Season With Losses To Case Western

Wittenberg dropped a pair by scores of 6-1 and 8-2 in their final 2013 appearance at Betty Dillahunt Field.

Freshman Kaela Hughes pushed across a run in game two of a doubleheader sweep of Oberlin on Friday. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Secure NCAC Tournament Spot With Sweep Of Oberlin

Wittenberg swept Oberlin on Friday to clinch its third North Coast Athletic Conference tournament appearance in the last four seasons.

Three Tigers Named NCAC Players Of The Week
Three Tigers Named NCAC Players Of The Week

Men's golf freshman Sam Geise, softball junior Rachel Ross and baseball senior Zach Finke all had great weeks as NCAC Players of the Week.

Rose Ties Stolen Base Records In Split With Wilmington
Rose Ties Stolen Base Records In Split With Wilmington

Junior Laura Rose made the best of a split with Wilmington, tying the NCAC single-game and Wittenberg season records for stolen bases.

Aubrey Mendez and her Tiger teammates are now in solid position to qualify for the NCAC Tournament after a split with Denison. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Gain Crucial Split With Denison

Rachel Ross went the distance again to win the opener, but Denison rallied to equal things with an 8-5 victory in Game 2.

Loren Combs and her Tiger teammates surprised league-leading DePauw with a doubleheader sweep. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Stun League-Leading DePauw With Doubleheader Sweep

Rachel Ross pitched all 14 innings as Wittenberg ran its hot streak to six wins in the last seven games.

Lacey Eigel successfully stole home during a double steal attempt in a 7-2 win at Wooster on Sunday. The Tigers split the series with the Scots. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Split Sunday Doubleheader With Wooster

The Wittenberg softball team exploded for five runs in the 10th inning of the opening game of a doubleheader split with Wooster on Sunday.

Rachel Ross picked up the pitching win in both ends of a doubleheader against Hiram. File Photo | Erin Pence
Rachel Ross Hurls No-Hitter, Blasts Homer As Tigers Sweep Hiram

On Strikeout Cancer day, the Wittenberg Tigers evened their NCAC record at 4-4 behind Rachel Ross, who did the job with her arm and her bat.

Erica Ford played an errorless second base in a doubleheader split at Allegheny. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Rally For Key Split At Allegheny

After dropping Game 1, Wittenberg pulls off victory in nightcap behind clutch hit from Kaitie Harrison, pitching by Kaela Hughes.

Julia Williams is one of the Tigers pumped up about the team's Strike Out Cancer game on April 13. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Host Annual Strike Out Cancer Event April 13

For the sixth straight year, Wittenberg will host a Strike Out Cancer event to raise money and awareness for research.