2014-15 AMCC Baseball News

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FORMER PANTHER, AARON CRESSLEY, PROMOTED TO FORT WAYNE TIN CAPS
FORMER PANTHER, AARON CRESSLEY, PROMOTED TO FORT WAYNE TIN CAPS

Former University of Pittsburgh at Bradford standout pitcher Aaron Cressley has been promoted to the Fort Wayne Tin Caps (Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres).

LA ROCHE'S ROWE HONORED AS ABCA MIDEAST REGION BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
LA ROCHE'S ROWE HONORED AS ABCA MIDEAST REGION BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

La Roche College Baseball head coach Chase Rowe has been named the 2015 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Division III Mideast Region Coach of the Year.

FORMER BEHREND STANDOUT ASSIGNED TO GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES
FORMER BEHREND STANDOUT ASSIGNED TO GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES

Former Penn State Behrend right-handed pitcher Chad Zurat has been assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies, a rookie affiliate of the Major League Baseball Colorado Rockies organization.

LA ROCHE'S TYLER FERGUSON SIGNS WITH THE WASHINGTON WILD THINGS
LA ROCHE'S TYLER FERGUSON SIGNS WITH THE WASHINGTON WILD THINGS

Former La Roche Roche College baseball starting pitcher Tyler Ferguson has signed a professional contract to play for the Washington Wild Things.

AMCC REPRESENTED ON ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION TEAM
AMCC REPRESENTED ON ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION TEAM

The AMCC has landed five baseball players on the ABCA/Rawlings Mideast All-Region team.

FERGUSON, WILT, AND BOWIE NAMED TO MIDEAST ALL-REGION TEAM; ROWE TABBED COACH OF THE YEAR
FERGUSON, WILT, AND BOWIE NAMED TO MIDEAST ALL-REGION TEAM; ROWE TABBED COACH OF THE YEAR

La Roche starting pitchers senior Tyler Ferguson and junior Tanner Wilt, along wih Mount Aloysius junior outfielder Connor Bowie, were named to the Mideast All-Region teams.

SERBA NAMED TO CAPITAL ONE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT TEAM
SERBA NAMED TO CAPITAL ONE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT TEAM

Medaille baseball player TJ Serba has been named to the 2015 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

LA ROCHE FALLS TO FROSTBURG STATE IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
LA ROCHE FALLS TO FROSTBURG STATE IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

La Roche College Baseball made school history becoming the first-ever Redhawk team to make it to the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship.

LA ROCHE GETS PAST W&J - ADVANCES FURTHER THAN ANY REDHAWK TEAM IN HISTORY
LA ROCHE GETS PAST W&J - ADVANCES FURTHER THAN ANY REDHAWK TEAM IN HISTORY

The 2015 La Roche Baseball team is going where no Redhawk team has gone before.

BEHREND CLAIMS ECAC SOUTHWESTERN TITLE
BEHREND CLAIMS ECAC SOUTHWESTERN TITLE

In a best of three series with Waynesburg (21-20-1) to determine the 2015 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southwestern Championship, the Penn State Behrend baseball team won twice on Thursday to claim their second straight ECAC title.

LA ROCHE UPSETS #2 FROSTBURG STATE
LA ROCHE UPSETS #2 FROSTBURG STATE

For the second time in as many days the La Roche Baseball team was involved in a walk-off, but this time the Redhawks came up on the winning side.

AMCC ANNOUNCES SPRING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
AMCC ANNOUNCES SPRING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS

The AMCC is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 Spring Sportsmanship Awards.

BASEBALL TEAMS GEAR UP FOR POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS
BASEBALL TEAMS GEAR UP FOR POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS

The AMCC Champion La Roche College baseball team will travel to Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday to try and bring home an NCAA Regional Championship

Walt Hadjuk, La Roche College, Pitcher of the Week
Walt Hadjuk, La Roche College, Pitcher of the Week

Hadjuk went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts last week. He made two appearances in the AMCC Tournament and went the distance in the championship game, scattering just two runs over nine innings.

Cory Podvasnik, La Roche College, Player of the Week
Cory Podvasnik, La Roche College, Player of the Week

Podvasnik hit four home runs last week and went 10 for 22 (.455 BA) with 14 RBIs and scored nine runs in six games. He hit a grand slam in a victory over Otterbein and hit three home runs in the AMCC Tournament. He also tied the school's single season home run record with his tenth of the season.

LA ROCHE CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK AMCC BASEBALL TITLES
LA ROCHE CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK AMCC BASEBALL TITLES

After being forced to play a second game on Sunday to determine the champion, La Roche College has claimed back-to-back AMCC baseball titles.