Ohio Wesleyan won one outright championship and finished tied for first in another to take the lead in the race for the 2011-12 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship.
Jesse McClung and Will Vazquez will join the Wabash College coaching ranks this fall as assistants in the Little Giants’ basketball and baseball programs. McClung has been hired as full time assistant basketball coach under first-year head coach Antoine Carpenter. Vazquez will serve as a baseball coaching intern and will work with the College’s engagement and retention program.
The North Coast Athletic Conference placed 25 student-athletes on the 2011 Division III All-Buckeye State Baseball Team, highlighted by Denison senior Matt Forgatch (San Marino, CA/San Marino) who was the NCAC's lone first-team selection.
NCAC Player of the Year John Holm (Naperville, IL/Naperville Central) highlights the list of conference baseball standouts who were named to the 2011 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region Team.
Wabash (22-22), which claimed its first ever NCAC baseball championship since joining the conference in 2000, went 1-2 at the NCAA Div. III South Regional in Millington, Tennessee, to conclude its 2011 season.
Wabash (21-20), which claimed its first ever NCAC baseball championship since joining the conference in 2000, will now participate in the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time in school history. The Little Giants will play Shenandoah (34-5) in the South Regional of the 2011 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at USA Baseball Stadium in Millington, Tennessee.
Although the 2011 NCAC regular season and tournament are completed, OHIO WESLAYAN and WOOSTER remained in action last week to complete the non-conference portion of their schedules.
Two North Coast Athletic Conference Baseball Players were selected to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Team in district 4. Kenyon and Oberlin each had at one player selected to the second team in District 4.
Wabash junior first baseman John Holm (Naperville, IL/Naperville Central) and Allegheny senior pitcher Mike Pereslucha (Pittsburgh, PA/Kiski) have been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.