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Baseball Doubleheader at Wartburg Postponed and Moved to May 6
Due to heavy rains that passed through the Waverly, Iowa, area late last night and early this morning, Tuesday's non-conference baseball doubleheader between Gustavus Adolphus and Wartburg has been postponed to Sunday, May 6, with a 1 p.m. start at Hertel Field in Waverly.
Baseball Player Tony Konicek Named NCBWA Division III Midwest Region Position Player of the Year
Gustavus Adolphus All-America outfielder Tony Konicek (Rochester, Minn. / Mayo) has been named the Division III Midwest Region Position Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Baseball Player Tony Konicek Named First Team All-America by the ABCA
Gustavus Adolphus outfielder Tony Konicek (Rochester, Minn. / Mayo) has been named to the Rawlings/NCAA Division III All-America First Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Konicek is Gustavus' second All-American in baseball and the first to be named to the first team. Brad Mazer was named to the second team as a catcher in 2002. Konicek was also a First Team All-Midwest Region selection by the ABCA.
Baseball Player Tony Konicek Named First Team All-Midwest Region by the ABCA
Gustavus Adolphus junior baseball player Tony Konicek has been named to the Rawlings/NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region First Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Konicek, a center fielder, also received the Max Molock Award as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Most Valuable Player after leading the league in a number of offensive categories.
Baseball Player Ben Sherer Named to Academic All-District Team
Gustavus Adolphus College senior Ben Sherer of Bismarck, North Dakota has been named to the College Sports Information Directors Association(CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 First Team for baseball for the third consecutive year. Sherer, a first baseman for the Gusties, is a four-year starter who has compiled a 3.96 grade point average with a major in biology.
Four Baseball Players Named All-MIAC; Konicek Named Most Valuable Player
Four members of the Gustavus Adolphus baseball team received All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recognition Monday, led by junior center fielder Tony Konicek, who was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Senior third baseman Aaron Madson, senior pitcher Josh Spitzack and sophomore catcher Shea Roehrkasse were also honored.
Baseball Falls to St. Olaf in MIAC Tournament
The Gustavus baseball team fell to St. Olaf 6-4 in a rain-soaked first round game at the 2006 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament at Memorial Park in Dundas. Junior Tony Konicek blasted a grand slam home run to center field in the second inning to account for all of Gustavus' runs. The Gusties bow out at 28-12 overall, while St. Olaf advances to face fourth-seed Hamline, a surprise 4-1 winner over top-seeded St. Thomas.
MIAC Baseball Playoffs Postponed For Friday
Due to inclement weather, Friday's games at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament have been postponed until Saturday. Friday's 3:30 p.m. games, including the Gustavus/St. Olaf first-round game, have been moved to noon Saturday, with the 7:00 p.m. Friday games moved to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Game sites have not changed. Games originally scheduled for Saturday at Dundas have been shifted to Sunday.
Baseball to Meet St. Olaf in First-Round MIAC Tournament Action Friday
The Gustavus Adolphus baseball team has qualified for the seventh annual Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament this weekend in Northfield and Dundas. The Gusties, seeded third, will face No. 2 seed St. Olaf in a first-round matchup at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Northfield's Sechler Park. Top-seeded St. Thomas will face No. 4 seed Hamline at the same time at Memorial Park in Dundas in the other first-round game. The double-elimination tournament will run through Saturday.
Baseball Closes Regular Season With Sweep At Buena Vista
The Gustavus Adolphus baseball team got a little extra work in prior to this weekend's MIAC Tournament, improving to 28-11 overall with a doubleheader sweep of Buena Vista Monday in Storm Lake, Iowa. The Gusties scored three runs in the third inning of game one and never looked back, winning 5-1. Gustavus clubbed five home runs in game two, including two by Tony Konicek to prevail 9-2. Gustavus is idle until Friday when it faces St. Olaf in a first-round MIAC Tournament game in Northfield.