PAC PAIR NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS (1/20/10)
Two PAC baseball standouts have been named to the 2010 Division III Preseason All-America teams by the D3Baseball.com website. Washington & Jefferson senior P/OF Jim Pasquine, the 2009 PAC Player of the Year, and Grove City junior C Marcus Magister were both honored as second team selections.

WAYNESBURG STARTS FIELD CONSTRUCTION (10/27/09)
When the 2010 baseball season arrives in February, the Waynesburg University baseball team will have a new place to call home. Earlier this month, construction began on a new baseball field for the Yellow Jackets, which will be located just off of West Roy Furman Highway west of Waynesburg. The new facility will be located beside the Waynesburg University softball field.

PAC CONTINGENT EARNS HONORS FROM ECAC
Several PAC baseball standouts have been honored with selection to the 2009 ECAC Division III South All-Star Teams, which were released on May 27. In baseball, three PAC players were first team selections: Westminster senior 1B John Izzo, Waynesburg junior 2B Wes White Jr., and Grove City sophomore C Marcus Magister. Second team recognition went to Waynesburg freshman OF Rob Cool Jr., while W&J mentor Jeff Mountain was tabbed as Coach of the Year.

TMC'S FISHBURN IS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Thomas More College junior shortstop Chris Fishburn has been selected to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Baseball Third Team, released on May 26 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Fishburn, a sports and entertainment marketing major, carries a cumulative 3.98 grade point average and is the first Thomas More baseball player to be named an Academic All-American since Noah Welte in 2005. 

PAC PAIR HONORED BY D3BASEBALL.COM
Two PAC baseball standouts have been honored by the D3Baseball.com website as members of its 2009 Division III Baseball All-American teams on May 20. Grove City sophomore C Marcus Magister was tabbed to the third team, while Waynesburg junior 2B Wes White Jr. was an honorable mention honoree.

EIGHT PAC PLAYERS NAMED ABCA ALL-REGION
Eight PAC baseball players have been honored as members of the 2009 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Mideast Region Baseball teams, released on May 19. Leading the way was 2009 PAC Player of the Year, W&J junior OF/P Jim Pasquine, who was a first team selection as a utility player. Pasquine was joined on the first team by Grove City sophomore C Marcus Magister. Second team honors went to a pair of Thiel standouts: junior 1B Justin Scarpitti and senior OF Eric Boylan, as well as Waynesburg junior 2B Wes White Jr. Third team recognition was awarded to Westminster senior 1B John Izzo and Thiel senior P Josh Tedesco. Finally, W&J junior C Mark Thomchick earned an All-Region "Gold Glove" Award, recognizing exceptional defensive play.

GENEVA SET FOR NCCAA NATIONAL TOURNEY
The Geneva College baseball team will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Baseball Championship on May 20-23 at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. The Golden Tornadoes will open the 10-team,  double-elimination tournament against Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday (May 20) at 10 a.m.

W&J CLOSES NCAA REGIONAL WITH 2-2 MARK
The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team posted a 1-1 record and was eliminated on the third day of the 2009 NCAA Division III Baseball Regional, hosted by Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md. on May 13-16. The Presidents opened the day with a 4-1 victory over York, before being eliminated by Johns Hopkins 10-2. W&J posted a 2-2 mark at the regional and ended the season at 35-14, setting a new school record for wins in a season.

W&J EARNS HISTORIC NCAA WIN, 8-3, OVER W&L
The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team earned the first-ever NCAA baseball playoff win in school- and PAC conference history on May 14. The Presidents rolled to an 8-3 win over Washington & Lee on the second day of the 2009 NCAA Division III Baseball Regional, hosted by Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md. on May 13-16. Freshman P Dave Trushel paced W&J, firing a three-hitter through eight innings in the win. W&J will now face the loser of today's matchup between York and Shenandoah tomorrow (Fri.,  May 15) at 1:15 p.m.

W&J FALLS 5-3 TO CNU TO OPEN NCAA REGIONAL
The Washington & Jefferson College baseball suffered a 5-3 setback to Christopher Newport University to open play at the 2009 NCAA Division III Baseball Regional, hosted by Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md. on May 13-16. The PAC champion Presidents (33-13) led CNU 3-1 midway through the fifth inning, but could not rally from a four-run fifth inning by the Captains. W&J will now face the loser of today's first round matchup between Salisbury and Washington & Lee tomorrow (Thurs., 5/14) at 10 a.m. The winner of the eight-team, double-elimination regional will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.

PAC ANNOUNCES 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
The 2009 All-PAC Baseball Teams and postseason award winners were announced on May 12. PAC champion Washington & Jefferson swept the top honors, as W&J junior OF/P Jim Pasquine was named PAC Player of the Year, while President mentor Jeff Mountain was tabbed as PAC Coach of the Year.

W&J TO PLAY AT SALISBURY NCAA REGIONAL
The Washington & Jefferson College baseball is the fifth seed at the eight-team NCAA Division III Baseball Regional hosted by Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md. on May 13-16. The PAC champion Presidents (33-12) will open the double-elimination tournament against fourth-seeded Christopher Newport (24-12-1) on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The winner of the regional will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. The complete regional breakdown is now online.

THIEL, W&J ADVANCE TO 2009 PAC FINALS
Third-seeded Thiel College and top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College will play for the championship on Saturday at the 2009 PAC Baseball Championship Tournament, hosted by W&J at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, Pa. The Tomcats opened the day by advancing to the final with an 8-6 victory over the Presidents in the winner's bracket finals. After Grove City eliminated Thomas More via a dramatic 10-9 win that ended with a three-run walk-off home run by GCC's Tyler Thompson, the defending PAC champion Wolverines were eliminated in the nightcap by W&J 18-7. Washington & Jefferson and Thiel will meet at 1 p.m. ( a change for the originally scheduled noon start time), with Thiel needing just one win to claim the title. If W&J wins the 1 p.m. contest, the teams will meet again at 4 p.m. for the crown. W&J will provide live stats for the title game(s).

THIEL, W&J ADVANCE TO WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL WITH WINS AT 2009 PAC TOURNAMENT
Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson and third-seeded Thiel College posted day one victories to advance to the winner's bracket final at the 2009 PAC Baseball Championship Tournament, hosted by W&J at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, Pa. The Tomcats opened the day by racing to an 11-1 lead, before holding to to post an 11-5 victory over second-seeded Thomas More. In game two, the Presidents outlasted #4 seed and defending PAC champion Grove City in a 2-1 pitcher's dual. Three games are on tap for Friday, starting with the W&J-Thiel matchup at noon and followed by Thomas More-Grove City at 3 p.m. At 6 p.m., the loser of the W&J-Thiel contest will face the Thomas More-Grove City winner in an elimination game. W&J will provide live statistics for all games.

PAC PLACES FIVE ON 2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE/ CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
A total of five PAC student-athletes have been selected to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams for baseball, released on May 7 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). First team recognition went to Thomas More junior IF Chris Fishburn (3.98, sports and entertainment marketing). Second team recipients were the Grove City trio of sophomore C Marcus Magister (3.36, molecular biology), sophomore IF Andrew Patterson (3.94, molecular biology) and senior DH Cody Koontz (3.55, elementary education) as well as Geneva senior P Derek Sumner (3.55, elementary education). Fishburn now moves to the Academic All-America ballot.

W&J TO HOST 2009 PAC TOURNAMENT MAY 7-9
Washington & Jefferson College has earned the top seed and hosting rights for the 2009 PAC Baseball Championship Tournament, scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, May 7-9 beginning at noon each day at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, Pa. The Presidents (28-11, 13-5 PAC) of seventh-year head coach Jeff Mountain will host fourth-seed and defending PAC champion Grove City (16-17, 9-9 PAC) in the opening round of the four-team, double-elimination tournament Thursday at 3 p.m. The other opening round contest will be between second seed Thomas More (28-10-1, 12-6 PAC) and third seed Thiel (26-12, 12-6 PAC) at noon