2008-09 Baseball News
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Four Fighting Scots Earn All-American Honors
May 28, 2009In conjunction with the finals of the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship, held at Grand Chute, Wis., the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com All-America Teams were announced, with runner-up College of Wooster being well represented as four players received the national recognition. -
St. Thomas (Minn.) Edges Wooster Twice, 6-4 and 3-2 in 12 Innings, to Win National Title
May 26, 2009Dan Leslie of the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) stroked a one-out single through the left side and teammate Matt Olson easily beat the throw home, giving the Tommies a 3-2, 12-inning victory in the national championship game to close the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship.
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Wooster One Win Away from National Championship After Knocking Out Chapman 11-7
May 25, 2009The College of Wooster batted around the order each of the first two innings and Matthew Pierce highlighted a three-run third with a blast over the left-field fence, as the Fighting Scots built an early 10-2 lead and went on to a 11-7 victory over Chapman University in a Memorial Day match-up during the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship finals.
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DeGrand, McDowell Combine to Shutout St. Thomas 3-0; Wooster Now Lone Unbeaten Team in NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship Finals
May 24, 2009Behind a career-best performance from pitcher Matt DeGrand, The College of Wooster shut down the University of St. Thomas 3-0 to continue its perfect run through the finals of the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship.
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Scots Remain in Winners’ Bracket at NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship, Defeating Kean 14-1
May 23, 2009The College of Wooster scored runs during eight of the nine innings, and Mark Miller pitched seven scoreless, as the Fighting Scots steadily pulled away to a 14-1 victory over Kean University in a winners’ bracket game at the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship.
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Karpen, McDowell Lead Wooster to 8-1 Victory in Opening Game of NCAA Finals
May 22, 2009Sean Karpen cracked two solo home runs over the left-field fence and delivered a bases-loaded double to lead The College of Wooster’s offense, while Justin McDowell cruised to another win on the mound, as the Fighting Scots took their opening game of the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship finals, 8-1 over Carthage College.
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McDowell Mideast Pitcher of the Year; Four Scots All-Region
May 19, 2009The College of Wooster, NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional Tournament champions, had four of its players named to the 2009 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region Team, highlighted by sophomore Justin McDowell, who was the Pitcher of the Year.
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Scots Score in the Bottom of the Ninth to Defeat Marietta 4-3 in Back-and-Forth Regional Championship Game
May 18, 2009A wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth allowed pinch runner Chris Wood to come home, lifting The College of Wooster to a 4-3 victory in a back-and-forth championship game with rival Marietta College to close the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional Tournament.
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Scots Reach Championship Game of NCAA Mideast Regional With 8-2 Win Over Adrian
May 17, 2009Behind a complete-game pitching performance from Justin McDowell and another early scoring outburst, The College of Wooster advanced to the championship of the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional Tournament with an 8-2 defeat of the host school, Adrian College.
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Scots Take First Loss at NCAA Mideast Regional, Falling to Marietta 6-2
May 17, 2009With some help from The College of Wooster’s defense, Marietta College scored three runs in both the third and fourth innings, and the Fighting Scots left a series of runners on base later, which were the two key factors in a 6-2 setback to the rival Pioneers.
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Wooster’s Early Offensive Outburst Results in 13-3 Victory Over Marietta
May 16, 2009The College of Wooster struck for three runs in the first inning, five in the fourth, and two in the fifth, jumping out to a 10-1 lead, as the Fighting Scots rolled past Marietta College 13-3 during an NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional Tournament match-up.
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McDowell, Miller, and Groezinger Carry Wooster Past Concordia Chicago 5-1 in NCAA Regional
May 14, 2009Justin McDowell continued his exceptional postseason on the mound as he gave up just five hits during a near-complete game performance, leading The College of Wooster to a 5-1 win over Concordia University Chicago in the squads’ opening game of the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional Tournament.
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Karpen, Miller Win NCAC's Top Individual Awards; Nine Scots All-NCAC
May 13, 2009The College of Wooster’s Sean Karpen and Mark Miller landed the top baseball honors from the North Coast Athletic Conference, as Karpen repeated as the Player of the Year and Miller was named the Pitcher of the Year
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Wooster Wins NCAC Championship, Holding Off Kenyon 10-6
May 09, 2009The College of Wooster scored seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a commanding 8-1 lead and then held off a rally by Kenyon College, eventually prevailing 10-6 Saturday afternoon for a sweep in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship series.
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Five-Run Seventh Puts Wooster One Win Away from NCAC Title
May 08, 2009A five-run outburst during the bottom of the seventh inning lifted The College of Wooster to a 7-5 victory over Kenyon College in game one of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship Series.
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Wooster Advances to NCAC Championship Series With 6-4 Win Over Wabash
May 03, 2009Justin McDowell kept Wabash College’s bats quiet for the second day in a row and Zack Vesco came up with the key hit, lining a two-out, two-run single to centerfield in the bottom of the seventh to give The College of Wooster a 5-4 lead and it went on to a 6-4 win in the deciding game of a North Coast Athletic Conference semifinal series.
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Groezinger Ties NCAA Div. III Record, Wooster Splits First Two of NCAC Tourney Semi Series
May 02, 2009Matt Groezinger equaled an NCAA Div. III record Saturday, homering for the sixth and seventh consecutive games, and The College of Wooster split the first two of its best-of-three North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal series with Wabash College.
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Scots Edge Muskingum 8-6, Reach 30-Win Mark Once Again
April 26, 2009The College of Wooster took advantage of a two-out, eighth-inning error by Muskingum College as the Fighting Scots broke a 6-6 tie with a couple of unearned runs and ended up prevailing by that 8-6 score on “Senior Day” at Art Murray Field in Wooster, Ohio.
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Milestone Day for Karpen as Scots Win Big at Progressive Field
April 16, 2009Playing in a Major League Baseball Stadium did not affect The College of Wooster’s bats, as the Fighting Scots busted out for 13 runs over the first five innings en route to a 15-5 win over Case Western Reserve University at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field.
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Scots' Bats Stay Hot in 11-3, 12-8 Sweep Over Penn State Behrend
April 16, 2009The College of Wooster’s offense produced a double-digit run total for the second and third consecutive games, leading to an 11-3, 12-8 sweep of Penn State Behrend.
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Fighting Scots Split With Lords on Easter Sunday
April 12, 2009Senior right-handers Anthony Trapuzzano (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Canevin Catholic) and Mark Miller (Convoy, Ohio / Crestview) combined for 10 shutout innings, leading The College of Wooster to a 2-0 win during the opener at Kenyon College on Easter Sunday, however, the Lords came back for a 9-6 victory in the nightcap, gaining the inside track for the No. 1 seed in the North Coast Athletic Conference East Division.
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Kenyon Makes Things Interesting in NCAC East With Sweep of Wooster
April 11, 2009Kenyon College's closer stranded the would-be tying run in the top of the seventh of game two, completing a 13-3 and 4-3 sweep of The College of Wooster during North Coast Athletic Conference East Division action in Gambier, Ohio.
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Pettorini Wins 900th Career Game During 10-4, 3-0 Sweep of Hiram
April 05, 2009Tim Pettorini became the eighth coach in NCAA Div. III history to win 900 games on Sunday, doing so when his College of Wooster squad swept North Coast Athletic Conference East Division foe Hiram College by scores of 10-4 and 3-0 at Fishel Field in Hiram, Ohio.
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Scots Power Past Hiram 13-5 and 15-5
April 04, 2009The College of Wooster combined for 14 extra-base hits, including home runs by six different players, during a 13-5 and 15-5 doubleheader sweep of North Coast Athletic Conference East Division opponent Hiram College at Hiram, Ohio.
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B-W's Offensive Barrage Leads to 17-8 Upset of Wooster
April 02, 2009The College of Wooster tied Baldwin-Wallace College 8-8 during the top of the sixth inning, only to see the home-standing Yellow Jackets’ offense explode for nine more runs en route to a 17-8 upset of the seventh-ranked Fighting Scots.
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Series of Comebacks Lifts No. 7 Wooster Past No. 15 Marietta, 11-10
April 01, 2009WOOSTER, Ohio – Pinch hitter Derek Wyman (Marysville, Ohio / Marysville) delivered a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th, bringing Matthew Johnson (Orrville, Ohio / Orrville) home for the winning run, as The College of Wooster made a series of comebacks to defeat Marietta College 11-10 during a battle of nationally-ranked teams.
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Miller Throws No-Hitter to Complete Sweep of Oberlin
March 29, 2009WOOSTER, Ohio – Senior right-hander Mark Miller (Convoy, Ohio / Crestview) tossed a no-hitter during the second game of The College of Wooster’s 16-3 and 12-0 sweep of Oberlin College on Sunday as the two North Coast Athletic Conference East Division foes overcame adverse weather conditions at Art Murray Field to complete their season series.
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Scots Cruise Past Oberlin 9-1 and 12-2 During Home Opener
March 28, 2009The College of Wooster combined for 21 runs on 22 hits and eight walks over 12 innings worth of at bats Saturday, as the No. 7 ranked Fighting Scots easily swept past North Coast Athletic Conference East Division foe Oberlin College by 9-1 and 12-2 scores in their 2009 home debut at Art Murray Field.
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10th-Ranked Wooster Splits Twinbill With Case During 2009 Debut
February 28, 2009The College of Wooster, ranked No. 10 in the most recent D3baseball.com top-25 poll, opened the 2009 season on Saturday by splitting a doubleheader with Case Western Reserve University, as Case won the first of two games played at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio, 2-0, and Wooster the second, 6-2.
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Samson Exceeds Expectations and Then Some
August 09, 2008The College of Wooster baseball program has been renowned for its offensive exploits throughout the 27 years under head coach Tim Pettorini, but lately, the pitching staff has been stealing some headlines, and maybe none more so than Adam Samson.
