2009 News
Wittenberg wrapped up a record-setting year with another haul of All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) recognitions from their spring sports. A total of 41 student-athletes earned NCAC spring postseason honors during a season in which the Tiger men's and women's tennis, men's golf and men's and women's lacrosse teams reached new heights.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior first baseman Sean Karpen and senior right-hander Mark Miller have been named Player and Pitcher of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections. Four Wittenberg players joined them in earning all-conference awards.
In the final game for a deep Wittenberg senior class, the Tigers sent off their fourth-year players in style with a pair of dominant showings in a 8-2, 21-9 doubleheader sweep of Kenyon.
With the 2009 season winding down, Wittenberg took on Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) power Heidelberg, dropping a pair of games, 12-4 and 9-3.
With the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division season wrapping up, Head Coach Jay Lewis' team battled hard for one final strong showing as they took one of two rescheduled games from the division-winning Battling Bishops.
Needing a special weekend to continue aspirations of an NCAC postseason berth, the Tigers fired off an early 4-3 victory over Wabash, before dropping game two in a 16-7 loss.
Head Coach Jay Lewis and his Tigers continued to ride their wave of momentum heading into this weekend's pivotal pair of North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division doubleheaders with a 9-7 win over Otterbein.
The Wittenberg Tigers continued their modest late-season turnaround with an 11-6 victory over homestanding Otterbein, improving to 13-17 overall on the 2009 season with their third win in the last four games.
With their season on the line, the Wittenberg Tiger bats came alive in a back-and-forth 16-15 win over Ohio Wesleyan in Game 2 of a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) West Division doubleheader.
Some unlikely heroes emerged for Head Coach Jay Lewis in a stunning 10-9 come-from-behind extra inning victory for Wittenberg.
With the home stretch of the season approaching, the Tiger baseball team hopes for a late season revival after dropping their seventh consecutive encounter, a 9-5 loss at the hands of Urbana University.
Not shying away from NCAA Division I competition, the Wittenberg Tigers marched into the University of Dayton and gave the Flyers all they could handle in a pair of seven-inning defeats.
A day after a pair of good pitching performances went unused by the Tigers, the offense returned, but the defense disappeared in a pair of losses to Denison.
Wittenberg baseball head coach Jay Lewis could not have asked much more from his pitchers in a heartbreaking pair of losses to NCAC West division rival Denison.
The Wittenberg Tigers continued their midseason turnaround and gave themselves the best possible tune-up for the biggest weekend so far in the 2009 season with a convincing 11-4 victory at Capital.
Nine extra-base hits, including a staggering five home runs set off offensive fireworks for the Tigers in a 14-8 win over visiting Thomas More. SophomoreTyler James (Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater) sent two into the evening air, part of a 3-4 night at the plate with four RBI.