UPDATE 5/17: The AMCC champions La Roche
College Redhawks bowed out of the Marietta (OH) regional of the
NCAA Division III baseball tournament with an 8-0 loss to Case
Western Reserve University.
Despite the loss, the Redhawks enjoyed a tremendous year setting
records in wins (31) and wins against top 25 opponents (4). The
team also broke numerous statistical records and led the nation in
slugging percentage and triples, while ranking in the top ten in
six other categories.
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UPDATE 5/16: After a rain out of Thursday's
schedule, La Roche College put one in the win column at the
Marietta (OH) regional of the NCAA Division III baseball
tournament. The Redhawks eliminated the NEAC champion Penn
St. Berks, 7-1, and will play the winner of Salisbury/Case Western
Reserve on Saturday at 7:45pm.
Junior Tyler Ferguson went the distance for the victory,
striking out 10 and walking none while allowing no earned runs and
just four hits. He made history in the process by breaking
the AMCC's single season win and strikeout record.
The previous win record of 10 was set in 2006 by Penn State
Behrend's Chris McCartney and Frostburg State's Billye Hollister
while Pitt-Bradford's Bobby Wyant held the strikeout record since
2005 when he fanned 104 batters. Additionally, Ferguson also
matched current assistant coach James Connelly as the school's
all-time wins leader.
Catcher Matt Sabatini led the offense, going 2 for 4 at the plate
with 2 RBI.
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UPDATE 5/14: AMCC champion La Roche College dropped
an 8-1 decision to Widener University in the Marietta (OH) regional
of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament on Wednesday.
They will face #8 seed Penn State Berks today in an elimination
game for both squads. The game, originally scheduled for
9:30am, is in a rain delay and is expected to start at 4pm.
Senior Cole Lentz was credited with the loss after allowing 10 hits
and 6 earned runs to the fourth seeded Pride. AMCC Player of
the Year Colin Feikles had an outstanding day at the plate, going 3
for 4 with one run scored.
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AMCC champion La Roche College is seeded #5 in the eight team
Marietta (OH) regional of the NCAA Division III tournament.
The Redhawks will face #4 Widener University on Wednesday at
9:30am. La Roche won three straight in the conference
tournament to finish the regular season with a 30-13 record.