‘Baseball’ Category
Chaska Cubs Will Host MIAC Night On Saturday, July 11
The Chaska Cubs will host their annual Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Night on Saturday, July 11. The Cubs will play the Joe & Stans team from St. Paul at the Chaska Athletic Park at 7 pm. Anyone wearing a shirt or hat from a MIAC institution will get into the game free.
Baseball Player Mike DesLauriers Named Second Team Academic All-District V By CoSIDA
Gustavus Adolphus senior baseball player Mike DesLauriers (Minnetonka, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V College Division Second Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). DesLauriers, a shortstop, carries a 3.64 grade point average with a major in public accounting. A total of four MIAC players were recognized on either the first or second team.
Mike DesLauriers And Nate Ruff Receive MIAC Post-Season Honors
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball coaches recently released their post-season awards and Gustavus Adolphus College seniors Mike DesLauriers (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Nate Ruff (Bloomington, Minn.) were recognized with awards. DesLauriers, a shortstop, was named to the All-Conference Team for the second time in his career, while Ruff was named to the Sportsmanship Team.
Baseball Wraps Up Season With 2-5 And 2-11 Losses At St. Thomas
The Gustavus baseball team saw its season come to an end after dropping a pair of games to St. Thomas by the scores of 5-2 and 11-2 in St. Paul on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties hit the Tommie pitching, but were unable to string together consecutive hits to score runs. However, St. Thomas had a big inning in each game of the doubleheader to earn the wins. Gustavus finished the season at 17-21 overall and 9-11 in the MIAC, while the Tommies moved to 27-9 overall and 15-5 in the conference standings.
Offense Comes Alive As Baseball Sweeps Macalester 11-3, 8-6
The Gustavus baseball team pounded out 27 hits as it broke out of its offensive slump to post a doubleheader sweep over Macalester by the scores of 11-3 and 8-6 on Thursday in St. Peter. Spencer Campion had a big day at the plate for the Gusties as he went 4-for-7, scored four runs, drove in five runs, and hit the game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of game two to help Gustavus earn the sweep.
Baseball Doubleheader With Macalester Postponed, Re-Scheduled for Thursday
The Gustavus baseball doubleheader with Macalester scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 at 2:30 in St. Peter, has been postponed and moved to Thursday, April 30 at 2:30 pm. As a result of the Macalester doubleheader being moved to Thursday, the Gustavus vs. Bethany Lutheran non-conference doubleheader scheduled for Thursday in St. Peter has been canceled and will not be re-scheduled.
Bats Struggle As Baseball Team Swept By St. Olaf 11-2 And 3-2
The Gustavus baseball team suffered a setback in the race for a post-season berth after dropping two games to St. Olaf by the scores of 11-2 and 3-2 in nine innings on Tuesday in St. Peter. The Gusties were not able to string together many hits as they managed just four hits in each game compared to the Oles, who generated more than ten hits per contest. Gustavus fell to 7-9 in league play, while St. Olaf improved to 11-5 in the MIAC standings.
Baseball Doubleheader Versus St. Olaf Moved To Tuesday
The Gustavus baseball doubleheader against St. Olaf set for Monday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Peter has been postponed due to poor weather conditions. The makeup date is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Peter.
Baseball Earns 2-1 Walk-Off Win To Split Series With Augsburg, Drops Second Game 3-0
Matt Morgan delivered a RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap off a two-run rally to give the Gustavus baseball team a 2-1 walk-off win over Augsburg on Saturday in St. Peter. The Gusties dropped the second game of the doubleheader 3-0. Alan Woitas went the distance on the mound for Gustavus in game one to improve to 2-0, while Brandon Knoll suffered the loss in the nightcap.
Baseball Battles For Doubleheader Split Against UW-La Crosse
The Gustavus baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to earn a 7-4 win in game two of a doubleheader with UW-La Crosse on Tuesday in St. Peter. The Eagles prevailed in game one 15-2. Adam Bren was the winning pitcher in game two for the Gusties. Gustavus moved to 14-16 overall, while UW-La Crosse moved to 17-11 overall.