The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) was well represented when D3baseball.com released its second annual All-Region teams today as seven student-athletes were named to one of the three All-Midwest Region teams.
The baseball season in the North Coast officially came to a close last week in the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. Wooster (33-12) dropped its first contest of the Midwest Regional, 20-4, to Thomas More, held in Terre Haute, Indiana at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Art Nehf Field. The Fighting Scots bounced back to knock off Penn State Behrend, 3-2, behind Steve Hagen’s (Brecksville, OH/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) fifth complete game of the season. The win marked the first in the NCAA Tournament for Wooster since its 2009 National Runners-Up finish. Wooster was eliminated for the second consecutive season by Washington & Jefferson after falling, 8-7, in 13 innings.
The College of Wooster baseball team, which won its 15th NCAC title last weekend at the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament, scored once in the bottom of the 13th, but left the tying run on first as Washington & Jefferson College's second score during the top of the inning turned out to be the difference in a thrilling 8-7 game that ended the Fighting Scots season Friday at Art Nehf Field on the campus of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Wooster junior second baseman Eddie Reese (Canfield, OH/Cardinal Mooney) {left} and Wooster senior left-handed pitcher Keenan White (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) {right} have been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
The College of Wooster (15-3, 32-10) captured its 15th all-time North Coast Athletic Conference baseball championship with an 18-6 victory over Allegheny (11-7, 26-16) in game six of the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament on Friday, May 10, at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Fighting Scots broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with eight runs on five hits and then added six more in the seventh and two more in the eighth to seal the 12-run victory over the Gators. With the victory, the Scots were crowned the 2013 NCAC baseball champions and earned the league’s automatic big into the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. The Fighting Scots will open play in the Terre Haute Regional at Art Nehf Field in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. against Thomas More (29-14).
The College of Wooster captured its 15th NCAC Baseball title all-time on Friday afternoon with an 18-6 victory over Allegheny in the championship game of the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament. With the victory, the Fighting Scots have earned the league's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. After the game, NCAC Assistant Executive Director Russell Kramer caught up with Woster head coach Tim Pettorini.
The 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament is set to get underway Thursday from VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Wooster, which has won 14 NCAC titles all-time, will open play in the tournament on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. against Oberlin. The Yeomen are making their first-ever appearance in the NCAC Baseball Tournament. In the other opening round game on Thursday, Allegheny will take on Denison at 1:00 p.m. In preparation for this weekend's action, Russell Kramer, NCAC Assistant Executive Director, caught up with all four head coaches to delve into each team's mindset heading into the 2013 Tournament.
Following NCAC cross-divisional series last weekend, the field is set for the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament, which will be played at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio, this weekend, May 9-10. Please note, due to graduation conflicts on Saturday and Sunday, the tournament schedule has been adjusted to utilize the entire day Thursday and Friday.
The North Coast regular season will conclude this weekend with cross-over series between teams from the East and West divisions. The winners of the top-4 series will advance to the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament, while the fifth series will be played for position in the final standings. The NCAC Baseball Tournament will be played at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio, May 9-11. The final matchups for the cross-over series will be announced on Wednesday evening following the completion of divisional play.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) was well represented when D3baseball.com released its second annual All-Region teams today as seven student-athletes were named to one of the three All-Midwest Region teams.
The baseball season in the North Coast officially came to a close last week in the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. Wooster (33-12) dropped its first contest of the Midwest Regional, 20-4, to Thomas More, held in Terre Haute, Indiana at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Art Nehf Field. The Fighting Scots bounced back to knock off Penn State Behrend, 3-2, behind Steve Hagen’s (Brecksville, OH/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) fifth complete game of the season. The win marked the first in the NCAA Tournament for Wooster since its 2009 National Runners-Up finish. Wooster was eliminated for the second consecutive season by Washington & Jefferson after falling, 8-7, in 13 innings.
The College of Wooster baseball team, which won its 15th NCAC title last weekend at the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament, scored once in the bottom of the 13th, but left the tying run on first as Washington & Jefferson College's second score during the top of the inning turned out to be the difference in a thrilling 8-7 game that ended the Fighting Scots season Friday at Art Nehf Field on the campus of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. 
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Wooster junior second baseman Eddie Reese (Canfield, OH/Cardinal Mooney) {left} and Wooster senior left-handed pitcher Keenan White (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) {right} have been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
