2009-10 Baseball News
July 8, 2010Landmark Honors Spring Sport Senior Scholar Athletes
Eight student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Senior Scholar Athletes for their respective spring sports. The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected based on their accomplishments in all areas of college life including athletics, academics and other extracurricular activities.
June 3, 2010
Baseball Players Capture All-Region Honors
Three Landmark Conference baseball players were honored for their play with selection to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Region Team. Another two Landmark performers were recognized with selections to the All-Region Gold Glove Teams.
May 20, 2010
Scranton Baseball Duo Claim Academic Honors
Two members of The University of Scranton baseball team are now one step away from earning Academic all-America honors for the second time in their distinguished careers. Senior outfielder/pitcher Justin Champagne and junior outfielder Chris Stallone were named first-team District II all-Academic.
May 19, 2010
Top Seed Stops Moravian In NCAA Opener
The Moravian College baseball team dropped its first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament game, falling to top seed and top ranked Johns Hopkins University, 13-4, in the first round of the Trenton, New Jersey Regional being hosted by Kean University at Waterfront Park Wednesday afternoon.
May 18, 2010
Moravian Baseball Heading To NCAA Regional
The final Landmark Conference spring champion learned its NCAA fate on Monday with the release of the field for the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. Moravian College is the eighth Landmark team to earn an NCAA berth this spring season and will begin competition with NCAA Regional play Wednesday May 19 at 1:15 p.m. at Waterfront Park in Trenton, N.J.
May 17, 2010
Landmark Announces All-Conference Baseball Team
A total of 24 student-athletes have been honored for their efforts on the baseball field this season with selection to the 2010 All-Landmark Conference Baseball Team as voted by the conference’s seven head coaches. The All-Landmark Team includes a first and second team with the voting done by position. The voting also took place prior to the start of the Landmark postseason.
May 10, 2010
Ten Student-Athletes Named Players Of The Week
After a week of Landmark Conference Championship action a total of 10 student-athletes have been picked as Players of the Week for their efforts in helping their teams to Landmark titles. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
May 8, 2010
Moravian Baseball Rolls To First Landmark Crown
he top seeded Moravian College baseball team won its first-ever Landmark Conference Championship and first conference title since 1990 with a 19-2 victory over fourth seed Juniata College in the title game of the 2010 Landmark Conference Championship at Gillespie Field Saturday.
May 5, 2010
Moravian To Host Baseball And Softball Landmark Championships
Moravian College will serve as the host for a pair of multi-team double-elimination Landmark Championships this weekend as both the Landmark Baseball Championship and Landmark Softball Championship will get underway Friday May 7 in Bethlehem, Pa.
May 3, 2010
Regular Season Concludes With Fifteen Player of the Week Selections
With the conclusion of the Landmark regular season and one conference championship complete, a total of 15 Landmark student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
May 2, 2010
Moravian Secures Top Seed With Weekend Sweep
The Moravian College baseball team completed a Landmark Conference series sweep of The Catholic University of America, earning a 5-2 win in the final game on Sunday at Gillespie Field, to clinch the top seed in the 2010 Landmark Conference Tournament on the last day of the regular season.
April 28, 2010
USMMA Baseball Wins Home Finale
On Wednesday, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team closed out its home portion of the 2010 regular season schedule with an 8-5 victory over St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn at Lower Roosevelt Field in Kings Point, N.Y.
April 27, 2010
Crusaders Prevail In Non-Conference Slugfest
The Susquehanna University baseball team used a seven-run seventh inning to take a 13-10 non-conference baseball win from host Albright College at Charles Kelchner Field on April 27.
April 26, 2010
Fourteen Competitors Honored As Players of the Week
Another busy week of spring sports competition has earned fourteen student-athletes Landmark Player of the Week selections for their performances over the past seven days. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
April 25, 2010
Sophomores Help Catholic Complete Sweep
Trailing 6-2 after 2½ innings Saturday, Senior Day was not going the way Catholic University’s seniors wanted to end their regular-season careers at Robert J. Talbot Field. Sophomore Ross Hunsberger picked up his five senior teammates by doubling in three runs to punctuate a five-run third. When Scranton reassumed the lead, 9-7, its next time up, sophomore Dave Grear's grand slam put the Cardinals back on top, 11-9, in an eventual 12-9 victory.
April 24, 2010
Juniata Fares Well In Final Landmark Tuneup
Juniata College senior Matt Bailey (East Petersburg, Pa./Hempfield) set a new school record in the men's 5000m run, highlighting Juniata results at Saturday's Paul Kaiser Classic at Shippensburg University.
April 19, 2010
Landmark Chooses Player of the Week Recipients
With the spring sports season in full swing another 14 Landmark student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week for their performances this past week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
April 18, 2010
Strong Pitching Helps Crusaders To Series Win
Susquehanna University's freshman Brian Wendig (West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep) tossed a complete game and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning to lead Susquehanna to an 8-3 victory over The Catholic University of America in a Landmark Conference baseball game at Harold Bollinger Field on April 18.
April 13, 2010
Moravian Pulls Out Win In Pitcher's Duel
The Moravian College baseball team defeated DeSales University, 3-1, in non-conference action Tuesday night at Limeport Stadium.
April 12, 2010
Landmark Selects Fourteen Players of the Week
Another busy week of spring sports action has earned 14 student-athletes the honor of being selected as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
April 12, 2010
Powerful Offense Carries Juniata To Non-Conference Win
The Juniata College baseball team pounded out 16 hits, and had 12 RBI's en route to a 13-9 victory over Penn State Altoona in a single nine inning nonconference matchup, Monday afternoon, at the Stewart Athletic Fields in Altoona, Pa.
April 11, 2010
Scranton Downs Moravian In Pitchers Duel
Senior pitcher Todd McGee (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) gave The University of Scranton what it needed most in the finale of a three-game Landmark Conference series against Moravian College Sunday afternoon at Connell Park.
April 8, 2010
Rangers Win Second Straight In Convincing Fashion
Drew picked up another non-conference win this afternoon as they defeated the Bears of St. Joseph's, 11-1. Matt McGrath (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs for the Rangers and Patrick Rock (Cranston, R.I./Providence Country Day) tossed six innings of scoreless relief to propel the Rangers.
April 7, 2010
Moravian Baseball Gets Past Albright For Fourth Straight Win
The Moravian College baseball team won its fourth straight game, defeating Albright College, 9-4, in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon in Reading.
April 6, 2010
Carter And Bybee Power Mariners Past Baruch
Senior designated hitter Mike Bybee (Ouiedo, Fla.) and junior first baseman Doug Carter (Chapin, S.C.), who were a combined 6-for-10 at the plate and crushed a home run apiece, led the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team to victory over Baruch College on Tuesday afternoon, 13-4, at Lower Roosevelt Field in Kings Point, N.Y.
April 5, 2010
Landmark Honors Spring Sport Players of the Week
Teams taking a little bit of time away from competition to celebrate the holidays did not prevent 12 student-athletes from being recognized for their performances with selection as Landmark players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
April 3, 2010
Hoffman's Heroics Clinch Three-Game Sweep For Juniata
Senior Greg Hoffman (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) singled off the fence, scoring Andrew Kriss (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) for the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth to complete the three game sweep for the Juniata baseball team over Landmark Conference foe Drew University, 6-5, on Langdon-Goodale Field, Saturday afternoon.
March 29, 2010
Fourteen Student-Athletes Chosen As Landmark Players of the Week
Another full week of spring sports competition has earned 14 student-athletes Landmark Player of the Week honors for their performances. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
March 28, 2010
Catholic Completes Second-Straight Landmark Sweep
Catholic University won its sixth consecutive game – all in Landmark Conference play – with a 15-1 victory over Juniata College at Robert J. Talbot Field on Sunday.
March 25, 2010
Mariners Power Past CCNY
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team slugged its way to a 14-3 victory over the City College of New York on Thursday afternoon at Lower Roosevelt Field in Kings Point, N.Y. Junior starting pitcher William Richey (Denton, Texas) fired eight shutouts innings, encountered a small hiccup in the ninth and then locked down the Mariners’ third win of the season.
March 24, 2010
Price Sets Career Mark In Susquehanna Win
The Susquehanna University baseball team earned a non-conference victory against visiting King's College (Pa.), 5-3, at Harold Bollinger Field on March 24.
March 23, 2010
Moravian Slugs Its Way To Baseball Win
The Moravian College baseball team posted a 14-2 victory over NAIA University of Maine-Presque Isle in a non-conference game at Gillespie Field Tuesday afternoon.
March 22, 2010
Landmark Selects Full Slate Of Spring Sport Players of the Week
With all eight Landmark Conference spring sports now officially underway a total of 13 student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week for their performances last week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
March 21, 2010
Scranton Baseball Completes Sweep Of USMMA
Senior first-baseman Chris Bligh continued his heroics for The University of Scranton Sunday afternoon against the Merchant Marine Academy at Connell Park. He capped off a 3-for-5 effort by hitting his team-leading sixth home run of the season to ignite a 7-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Royals broke a 6-6 tie to pull out a 13-6 victory.
March 15, 2010
Eight Athletes Picked As Players of the Week
A total of eight Landmark Conference student-athletes have been picked as Landmark Players of the Week for their contributions during a full week of spring sports competition. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
March 9, 2010
2010 Landmark Baseball Season Gets Underway
The first two seasons of Landmark Conference baseball followed a similar pattern. One or two teams separated themselves from the pack during the regular season, only to see The Catholic University of America enter the double-elimination Landmark postseason as the fourth seed and roll to the title. With the 2010 Landmark Champion earning the first automatic NCAA Tournament berth, the question is anyone can wrest the crown away from Catholic?
March 8, 2010
Spring Sport Athletes Chosen As Players of the Week
With spring sports beginning to heat up and all Landmark teams in action in three sports, a total of six student-athletes collected Player of the Week honors. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
