2005 News
A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 35 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 35 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg sophomore Stephanie Zorn (Grapevine, Texas/Colleyville) has been named Player of the Year and Wooster junior Natalie Barone (Akron, OH/St. Thomas Aquinas) and Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Claire Martin (Jefferson, OH/Jefferson) shared Pitcher of the Year honors to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference softball selections.
The 2005 Wittenberg softball team had a week of mixed blessings to round out the season.
The Wittenberg Tigers hung tough in their 2005 season finale against Ohio Athletic Conference powerhouse Capital, but in the end a winning combination could not found as they dropped both ends of a home doubleheader, 5-3 and 5-1.
The Wittenberg Tigers wrapped up the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference schedule on a positive note Saturday, sweeping a pair of games against Oberlin College on Senior Day in Springfield. The Tigers topped the last-place Yeowomen by scores of 15-0 and 8-2 to finish 7-6 in the NCAC.
The 2005 Wittenberg softball team got just one doubleheader in since the last report, and it didn't quite go as planned. The Tigers are now 9-22 overall and 5-6 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after splitting a doubleheader with Hiram on Wednesday. Stephanie Zorn
In a doubleheader that was postponed three times and moved to a neutral site, the Wittenberg Tigers' North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament fate may have been sealed with a doubleheader split with the Hiram Terriers. The Tigers now stand at 9-22 overall and 5-6 in the NCAC regular season with just two games remaining on Saturday against last-place Oberlin.
The 2005 Wittenberg softball team is hanging in there, but it is now crunch time, starting with todays doubleheader at Kenyon College. The Tigers must sweep their three remaining North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheaders to qualify for the four-team tournament at seasons end, or else they will use the last few weeks of the season to begin building toward the 2006 season.
The Wittenberg Tigers entered a doubleheader against North Coast Athletic Conference rival Kenyon knowing they needed a sweep. Only Mother Nature stopped that from happening as the Tigers won Game 1, 7-4, before lightning and heavy rain ended the day prematurely during Game 2.
The Wittenberg Tigers didn't get the results they were seeking on the long trip to Wooster Saturday as they dropped a pair of key North Coast Athletic Conference games, 7-3 and 10-5. The Tigers dropped to 7-21 overall and 3-5 in the NCAC, while Wooster improved to 16-8 overall and 8-0 against league foes.
For the third straight time to open the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference season, it could have been better and it could have been worse for the Wittenberg Tigers. In the end, the Tigers remain very much in the hunt for the conference tournament after splitting a pair of home games with previously league-leading Denison.
The Wittenberg Tigers made the long trip to Allegheny and came away with half of what they wanted. In the opener of a key North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader, the Tigers dropped an 11-8 decision against the preseason favorites, but Wittenberg rebounded for a 9-0 victory in the nightcap to go home with an important split.
The Wittenberg Tigers knew they were starting into a new season on Wednesday, and for a while they made the most of that fresh start with a 7-4 victory in Game 1 against defending North Coast Athletic Conference regular season co-champion Ohio Wesleyan. But the youthful Tigers were back to their old tricks in the nightcap, a 7-2 loss that left Wittenberg with a 5-17 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the NCAC.
The watershed moment that changed the Wittenberg athletic landscape forever occurred on April 3, 1955, with the most important hiring in the department's illustrious history.
The 2005 Wittenberg softball team has gotten off to a rocky start to the season, but there is still plenty of time to turn things around, starting with a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader opener at Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday.