Matt Umba, a 2011 graduate and alumni of the Wilmington University baseball team, signed a professional contract to continue playing baseball with the Roswell Invaders of the newly formed independent league Pecos Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs earlier this Spring.
Senior Jordan Oncay became the sixth player in Wilmington University’s baseball program to be named All-American as the closer was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) 2012 Division II Honorable Mention team, announced by the organization in conjunction with the 2012 NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.
The postseason awards continue to mount for Wilmington University baseball seniors Joe Harbach and Jordan Oncay, but sophomore Jamie Treml got in on the act as well as the American Baseball Coaches Association named its All-East Region and Rawlings Gold Glove teams earlier this week.
Another stellar season comes to a close for the Wilmington University baseball team as a ninth inning rally fell short, dropping a 6-3 decision to host and No. 1 seed Southern New Hampshire University in an elimination game in the NCAA Division II East Regional tournament on Saturday morning at Penmen Field.
A five run fifth inning full of unfortunate fielding situations and errors led to a 7-1 defeat for the Wilmington University baseball team in the second round of the NCAA Division II East Regional at Southern New Hampshire University in a winners’ bracket game against #14 Franklin Pierce on Friday night.
The ferocious pitching attack that dominated the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament continued for the Wilmington University baseball team as it took down second seed Le Moyne, 1-0, in 10 innings in the first round of the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament at Penmen Field on the campus of Southern New Hampshire on Thursday afternoon.
Prior to the first pitch on the NCAA Division II East Regional, three players have been named to the 2012 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-East Region teams, led by Joe Harbach and Jordan Oncay as first team members and Mike Godwin being named to the second team.
After a strong pitching performance during the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament that landed the Wilmington University baseball team its second consecutive CACC Championship, the Wildcats earned the fifth seed in the upcoming NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament, hosted by Southern New Hampshire starting on Thursday, May 17.
More pitching brilliance was the key, but a two-out bases loaded hit-by-pitch proved to be the winner as the Wilmington University baseball team captured back-to-back Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships, defeating top-seeded Felician College, 1-0, in the championship game early Saturday afternoon at Frawley Stadium.
A bases clearing triple by BJ Janney gave the Wilmington University baseball team its first lead in the seventh inning as the Wildcats went on to post a 4-2 win over No. 1 seed Felician in the winners bracket game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at Frawley Stadium.
A pair of outstanding pitching performances came down to one half inning of execution and the second seeded Wilmington University baseball team came away with a 1-0 win over third seeded Dominican as Kyle Hitchens hit a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth on the first day of the double-elimination portion of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament at Wilson Field on Thursday afternoon.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate College baseball tournament started on Tuesday with a pair of play-in games, but the true tournament begins on Thursday as four teams will vie for the CACC automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship in a double-elimination format starting at Wilson Field.
Senior outfielder Joe Harbach has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball Player of the Year to lead a team of seven Wilmington University baseball members on the All-CACC squads, voted on by the leagues head coaches and announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Nearly sweeping the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Awards, the Wilmington University baseball team put three members on the weekly report including Player of the Week BJ Janney and Rookie of the Week Frank Samluk while Justin DeLong was named Co-Pitcher of the Week, announced Monday by the conference office.
Jordan Oncay got the ball rolling for the Wilmington University baseball team in the first inning and slammed the door shut in the eighth and ninth innings to power the Wildcats past Philadelphia, 9-3, securing second place and a first round bye in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament.
Playing in its annual instate rivalry game, the Wilmington University baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision to NCAA Division I rival University of Delaware on Tuesday night at Bob Hannah Stadium.
The Wilmington University baseball team went 3-1 last week with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference sweep over Caldwell on Saturday to move into second place in the CACC Standings, in large part of Dave Hatt and Adam Soley who were named the CACC Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, on Monday by the league office.
A pair of late inning rallies and two outstanding pitching performances jumped the Wilmington University baseball team into second place with one game to go in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season as the Wildcats swept Caldwell, 5-1 and 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at Kiwanis Oval.
Fifteen hits only led to six runs for the Wilmington University baseball team as the Wildcats dropped a nonconference matchup at Shippensburg, 8-6, outhitting the Raiders, 15-9, but falling short on the road at Fairchild Field.
The Wilmington University baseball team scored six runs in the top of the 11th inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat Millersville on the road in another nonconference match-up against a PSAC foe on Tuesday night at Marauder Park.
On a chilly, breezy day, the Wilmington University baseball team used its small-ball approach and a two-out rally to pull one out at Shippensburg, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Fairchild Field.
Five more student-athletes were highlighted in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Reports for the Wilmington University baseball, lacrosse and softball teams, but Liz Case is the grand winner by being named the CACC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Coming into today as winners in 11 of its last 12 games overall, the balls were stinging off the bats of the Wilmington University baseball team recently.
The Wilmington University baseball team used the early and often mantra on Monday afternoon as the Wildcats swept the only two Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games they had this week, taking down Nyack 10-3 and 13-2, at Provident Bank Park.
After a hot start and a mid-season surge, Wilmington University baseball senior outfielder Joe Harbach has been added to 2012 Tino Martinez Award Watch List for the best player in NCAA Division II college baseball.
With the 3-0 win over Philadelphia University on March 22, the Wilmington University baseball team advanced to the Bill Giles Invitational Championship game on Tuesday, April 17 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
All facets of the roster were on point today for the Wilmington University baseball team, as the Wildcats took both ends of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Concordia, 6-3 and 7-0, on the strong arms of the starting pitchers and the bats which collected more than 10 hits in each game.
The Wilmington University spring sports were well represented across the board this week as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference office announced the players, pitchers and rookies of the week for baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse for last week’s action. Megan Keffer, Joe Harbach and Katie Warrington all earned a weekly honor in their respective sports.
The Wilmington University baseball team jumped all over visiting Mansfield in game one and used a seventh inning game-tying walk to force extras in game two before the Wildcats picked up the nonconference sweep on Wednesday at Wilson Field.
Unearned runs in the fourth and the seventh innings hurt the Wilmington University baseball team, as they dropped a 5-4 decision to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper No. 25 Kutztown on Tuesday, evening the season series against the nonconference opponent.