Baseball 2006 News Releases
July 14, 2006
Press Release: Kurt Hartfelder Makes All-Star Team In First Professional Baseball Season |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Just three years removed from major arm surgery and one year after feeling the sting of being released from his first professional baseball team, Kurt Hartfelder, Wittenberg class of 2005, is proof positive that persistence really does pay off. Read More ... |
May 23, 2006
Press Release: Thirty Wittenberg Student-Athletes Claim Spring Sport North Coast Athletic Conference Postseason Awards |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 30 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks. Announcements for men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, softball and baseball have come in separate releases from the NCAC office. Individual finishes at conference championship events determined All-NCAC selections in men's golf and men's and women's track and field. Read More ... |
May 15, 2006
Press Release: Six Tigers Earn All-NCAC Honors |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior right-hander Jon Oliver and senior designated hitter Kurt Kapferer have been named Pitcher and Player of the Year to highlight the 2006 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections. Read More ... |
May 2, 2006
Press Release: Wittenberg Baseball Ironman Caps Outstanding Four-Year Career |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The conclusion of this year's baseball season was bittersweet for Wittenberg shortstop K.R. Schlievert, class of 2006 of Findlay, Ohio. It was the end to one of the finest careers in school history. Schlievert will go down in the baseball program record books as Wittenberg's version of Cal Ripken Jr., the famed Baltimore Orioles shortstop who holds the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games started. Read More ... |
April 30, 2006
Tigers Fall In Game 3 To Top-Ranked Wooster In NCAC Tournament Semifinals |
WOOSTER, Ohio — They had their chances, but by game's end the Wittenberg Tigers found themselves on the short end of a 13-3 score against the College of Wooster. The Scots, the No. 1 ranked team in all of NCAA Division III, moved into the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship game for a fourth consecutive year by closing out the Tigers by a 2-1 margin in the semifinal series. Read More ... |
April 29, 2006
Tigers Split With Top-Ranked Wooster In NCAC Tournament Semifinals |
WOOSTER, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers did the improbable on Saturday, and as a result they live to fight another day after splitting a doubleheader at the College of Wooster in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. Wittenberg won the opener 8-7 after scoring four unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning and Wooster captured the day's second game with a 5-0 shutout. Read More ... |
April 23, 2006
Wittenberg Reaches NCAC Tournament By Completing Four-Game Sweep Of Earlham |
RICHMOND, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers have new life. A combination of outstanding play and good fortune pushed the Tigers into second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division over the weekend. Wittenberg improved to 22-14 overall and, more importantly, 10-6 in the NCAC West after completing a dominating four-game sweep of host Earlham on Saturday and Sunday. Read More ... |
April 22, 2006
Wittenberg Gets Key NCAC West Sweep Of Earlham |
RICHMOND, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers held up their end of the bargain Saturday, pounding out a doubleheader sweep of host Earlham College by scores of 11-2 and 15-7. However, the Tigers are now on the brink of elimination from the annual four-team North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, which opens with semifinal series next weekend on the home fields of Wooster and Ohio Wesleyan, champions of the East Division and West Division respectively. Read More ... |
April 19, 2006
Tigers Fall To Findlay |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With both teams tuning up their pitchers and trying out a variety of combinations in the field and batting lineup, the visiting Findlay Oilers claimed a 9-2 victory over Wittenberg in non-conference action Wednesday. The Tigers dropped to 18-14 overall on the 2006 season heading into this weekend's crucial four-game series with North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Earlham. Read More ... |
April 18, 2006
Tigers Top Thomas More With Three In The Ninth |
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — What a difference a week makes. Six days after losing a 19-8 decision to Thomas More at home in Springfield, the Wittenberg Tigers took to the road and captured a 5-2 decision on the Saints' home field. The Tigers improved to 18-13 by winning for the fourth straight time since the Thomas More loss. Read More ... |
April 15, 2006
Tigers Pull Out Doubleheader Sweep Over Oberlin |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Winning baseball starts with quality pitching. With performances like the Tigers got on Saturday from senior starters Jason Holmberg and Steve Less in a doubleheader sweep of visiting Oberlin, Wittenberg may well put some wins in the column this year. Wittenberg improved to 17-13 overall with victories of 9-6 and 4-0 over Oberlin in nonconference action at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Read More ... |
April 13, 2006
Wittenberg Holds Off Muskingum To Earn Head Coach Jay Lewis Record-Breaking Win |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In a moment of crisis, a freshman relief pitcher stepped forward to save the day for the Wittenberg Tigers. Righthander Josh Fiebiger made the most of his first big moment in a Tiger uniform, coming on in the top of the ninth inning to stall a Muskingum rally and earn his first career save in a 7-6 Wittenberg win over visiting Muskingum. Fiebiger got the final two outs after the Tigers had seen a seemingly secure 7-1 lead shrink to one run. Read More ... |
April 13, 2006
Press Release: Wittenberg Baseball Head Coach Jay Lewis Breaks School Record For Career Victories |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — There was no pomp, little circumstance and even less ceremony — just a quiet round of applause to open the Wittenberg baseball team's traditional postgame meeting along the rightfield line following the Tigers' 7-6 win over Muskingum on Thursday, April 13, at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Read More ... |
April 12, 2006
Tigers Banged Around By Thomas More |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers had an off night Wednesday, and they paid a significant price for it in a 19-8 home defeat at the hands of Thomas More.
The Tigers dropped to 14-13 overall on the 2006 season, heading into Thursday's contest against Muskingum. Thomas More improved to 17-8 on the season. The two teams meet again on Tuesday, April 18, on the Saints' home field. Read More ... |
April 9, 2006
Tigers Hopes For Division Title Take Severe Hit In Hard-Luck Losses At Wabash |
CRAWSFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers missed out on a golden opportunity Sunday, suffering a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the host Wabash Little Giants by scores of 3-1 and 11-8. It was Wittenberg's third split of a four-game series in as many weeks, leaving the Tigers without control of their own destiny heading into the fourth and final North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series at Earlham in two weeks. Read More ... |
April 8, 2006
Pitching Keys Doubleheader Sweep Of Wabash |
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The usually offensive-minded Wittenberg Tigers got a leg up in a key North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series at Wabash on Saturday, claiming a doubleheader sweep on the strength of a pair of fine pitching performances, which amounted to wins of 5-0 and 4-3 in eight innings. Read More ... |
April 5, 2006
Wittenberg Falls To Wilmington, 8-7 |
WILMINGTON, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers need some momentum heading into the home stretch of the 2006 season, but none was to be found on Wednesday in just their second road game all year. The Tigers coughed up a 6-1 lead and wound up falling by an 8-7 count to host Wilmington. The loss, coming less than 24 hours after the Tigers pulled out a one-run win over Defiance, left Wittenberg with a 12-10 overall record going into this weekend's absolutely crucial four-game series at Wabash. Read More ... |
April 4, 2006
Wittenberg Pulls Out One-Run Win Over Defiance |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers did it the hard way, but when the dust had settled they had themselves a hard-fought 5-4 victory over visiting Defiance College in a night game at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Read More ... |
April 3, 2006
NCAC Player of the Week: Jason Holmberg Named NCAC Pitcher of the Week |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior Jason Holmberg (Miamisburg, OH/Kettering Alter) tossed an 11-inning complete game to lead Wittenberg to a 4-3 win in the OWU series opener. He then came in during game four to earn the last two outs. He allowed seven hits and three runs, one of which was earned, while walking one and striking out six in 11.2 innings of work during which he threw 106 pitches. Click here to see complete list of 2006 NCAC Baseball Players of the Week. Read More ... |
April 2, 2006
Tigers Split Again With Ohio Wesleyan As Head Coach Jay Lewis Wins 200th Career Game |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers couldn't quite put it all together Sunday, splitting another North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheader. The Tigers and visiting Ohio Wesleyan wound up with a 2-2 split of a weekend series after Wittenberg won Game 1 on Sunday by a 6-2 count and the Bishops rallied for a 4-3 victory in Game 2. Read More ... |
April 1, 2006
Wittenberg Splits Doubleheader With NCAC West Division Rival Ohio Wesleyan |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers were 1-for-2 on Saturday afternoon in the friendly confines of Carleton Davidson Stadium. Read More ... |
March 28, 2006
Wittenberg Falls In 11 Innings To Ohio Northern |
ADA, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers hit the road on Tuesday, and almost everything that could go wrong wound up doing just that. The Tigers lost a 6-5 decision in 11 innings to host Ohio Northern in non-conference action. Read More ... |
March 27, 2006
Wittenberg Drops Both Ends Of NCAC West Doubleheader Against Denison |
SPRINFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers were unable to keep the momentum going, dropping both ends of a doubleheader against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division arch-rival Denison on a chilly Monday evening at Carleton-Davidson Stadium. The Big Red took advantage of five Wittenberg errors in the opener to capture a 7-4 victory, and Denison evened the series at two games apiece with an 8-2 win in the nightcap. Read More ... |
March 26, 2006
Tigers Stage Epic Rally In Game 2 To Gain Doubleheader Sweep Of Denison |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers took a significant step forward on Sunday, capturing both ends of a doubleheader against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Denison. By scores of 3-2 and 12-9, the Tigers got an early leg up in the NCAC West Division race. Read More ... |
March 19, 2006
Tigers Finish 2-1 In 2006 Wittenberg Tournament |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers opened their 2006 home season with a 2-1 finish in the Wittenberg Tournament at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Pitt-Bradford also had a 2-1 record on the weekend, while Hiram and John Carroll both finished 1-2 over the two day event. All were nine inning games. Read More ... |
March 11, 2006
Wittenberg Goes Overtime To Beat UW-Oshkosh |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — In a tremendous display of offensive firepower, the Wittenberg Tigers pounded Wentworth 17-2 and 12-1 to sweep a Spring Break trip doubleheader. Read More ... |
March 10, 2006
Wittenberg Crushes Wentworth Twice |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Wittenberg Tigers took a big step forward on the final day of their Spring Break trip, defeating perennial powerhouse Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 5-4, in 11 innings. That gave the Tigers a respectable 5-3 record on their annual season-opening journey to sunny Florida. Read More ... |
March 9, 2006
Wittenberg Splits Pair With Heidelberg |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Five games into the 2006 season, a pattern appears to be forming for the Wittenberg Tigers. Offensively, the Tigers are pounding the ball, but shaky pitching and defense will keep Wittenberg from reaching its goals, as they did in two nine-inning games with Heidelberg. Read More ... |
March 8, 2006
Press Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Fourth In NCAC |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Defending champion Wooster has emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference baseball coaches in their annual preseason poll. Read More ... |
March 6, 2006
Errors Lead to Nine-Run Inning And Loss For Tigers Against Mount Union |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Wittenberg Tigers did everything right in the field, except for one disastrous inning. A nine-run sixth inning, fueled by three Wittenberg errors, gave Mount Union a 9-4 Spring Break trip victory. Read More ... |
March 5, 2006
Tigers Open Season With Split Against Kings |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The 2006 season got off to an exciting start for the Wittenberg Tigers as they split a pair of Spring Break trip games with Kings College. After Wittenberg rallied from a 9-3 deficit in the opener to win 10-9, Kings evened the score with a 7-5 win in Game 2. Read More ... |
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