http://www.d3sports.com RSS Feed for www.d3sports.com en-us D3sports.com RSS Software 1.1 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:15:01 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/08/7096/kean-favored-for-one-more-wisconsin-trip.html By John McGraw for D3baseball.com

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The Mid-Atlantic preview is the last of our eight regional previews. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updated throughout the season.

The road to Appleton in the Mid-Atlantic region leads through New Jersey. It has been announced that Kean will host the Trenton regional as part of the NCAA Division III playoffs at Mercer County Waterfront Park, home of a Double-A Trenton Thunder. The last two NCAA tournaments have featured New Jersey-contested regionals in Lakewood (2009) and Newark (2008).

While the Mid-Atlantic region on a whole features 57 teams and seven automatic bid leagues, Kean has won the last three regional championships and made four-straight NCAA appearances under head coach Neil Ioverio. The 2007 national champions are poised for another run to Wisconsin with a highly potent offense that includes eight returning starters. The road to the regionals for the Cougars however is a tough one in the highly competitive NJAC where they'll face a stiff challenge from William Paterson as well as TCNJ and Montclair State. Paterson was one win away from the NCAA tournament last year and knocked Kean from the conference tournament before succumbing to TCNJ. :fsv:right:box:

Kean is the overall favorite but don't look past Keystone. While the Cougars are ranked third in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, the Giants are tabbed 11th. Keystone stomped its' foot into the collective national scene last year with 40-win season and an appearance in the Mid-Atlantic region title game with Kean. Looking past the top contenders, Alvernia is the sleeper pick to advance to Wisconsin. The Crusaders have everyone back from last year's NCAA tournament team. Penn State-Behrend and Manhattanville should join the others in Trenton, N.J., along with Johns Hopkins. The 2008 national runners-up should be able to slug their way to New Jersey but will need to replace several key arms on the mound.

New Faces:

Justin Cook, Baptist Bible: The 2009 Baptist Bible grad takes over a Crusaders program that has only known one coach, the now resigned Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:14:44 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/08/7096/kean-favored-for-one-more-wisconsin-trip.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/07/7095/methodist-scores-in-region-win.html The Methodist season opener was delayed a day, but the Monarchs earned a 6-3 win Sunday afternoon at LaGrange. Methodist had five players each record a hit with Trey Such finishing with three RBI and Goodwin finishing with three runs scored. Landon Jordan earned the win on the mound in six innings pitched allowing just two hits while Reid Berry had 0.2 innings of relief and Kelly earned the save in the final 2.1 innings.

In other action: After last night's Opener for both Hendrix and Dallas was postponed due to darkness, both teams faced a long day of baseball as a doubleheader was also scheduled for today. Hendrix defeated Dallas 10-6 in the 11th inning then swept a doubleheader from the Crusaders. In the first game of the doubleheader, Dallas got on the scoreboard first scoring a run in the 2nd and 4th innings, but they gave up 10 runs to Hendrix in the last 3 frames to lose 10-4. IN the second game, Hendrix used a 3 run 5th inning to earn a 3-1 win over Dallas.

Last year Whittier surpised Chapman taking 2 of 3 games to start the season but the Panters saw that this did not happen again. The preseason seventh ranked Panthers combined for 38 hits in the two games as they beat the Poets 14-1 and 11-1. Chapman totaled 20 hits in the first game and the Panthers' pitching staff held the purple and gold to just four base knocks on the day. :fsv:right:box:

Adam Hart threw six strong innings and Kyle Wooden had three hits to lead Guilford to a 5-2 season-opening win at Piedmont. Hart yielded one run in six innings before turning the ball over to Will Simpson, who threw two scoreless innings. Michael Blocher picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Birmingham-Southern opened the 2010 season with a pair of non-conference games down in Montgomery Alabama. They split the day, falling 5-4 to Mississippi College (2-0) before taking host Huntingdon (0-2) 16-4 in the night cap. The Panthers (1-1) scored two runs in the top of the ninth, but were Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:39:18 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/07/7095/methodist-scores-in-region-win.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/17/7046/mideast-starts-dominate-in-preseason-honors.html Six players from last year's Mideast Regional have been named part of the D3baseball.com 2010 preseason All-American team released on Monday. Adrian's outfielder Alex Cowart and pitcher Ryan Domschot join Wooster's designated hitter Matt Groezinger and pitcher Justin McDowell along with shortstop Tim Tepe from Rose-Hulman on the first team list. Gar Keen of Heidelberg was named as a second team selection.

Along with the Mideast champion Scots, second baseman Mike Moceri, Kean, utility player Greg Van Sickler, Shenandoah and pitcher Matt Schuld, St. Thomas (Minn.) were participants in the 2009 championship won by St. Thomas.

:fsv:right:box:Salisbury outfielder Andrew Miller is one of six members named in the 2009 D3baseball.com preseason All-American team and the only one named on the first team. Joining Miller is teammate Mike Celenza at first base.

Representing the New England region is third-baseman Melvin Castillo from Eastern Connecticut and outfielder Bobby Doyon from Keene State. RPI's Patrick Reardon was named as the first team catcher. Texas Lutheran pitcher Brad Orosey rounds out the first team.

The D3baseball.com preseason All-American team first team offense averaged 58 runs, 9 HR and 59 RBIs. The five pitchers were a combined 54-9 with 5 saves and a 3.7 ratio of strikeouts to walks.
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:42:19 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/17/7046/mideast-starts-dominate-in-preseason-honors.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/07/7093/snow-rain-plays-havoc-with-operers.html While snow blanketed the east coast and rain continued to delays games in southern California, baseball games were played as scheduled in Texas and Washington.

In his first career start for Texas-Tyler after transferring over from East Texas Baptist, Chase Willard lasted 7.1 innings, scattering four runs and seven hits, and turned the ball over to the bullpen the rest of the way in picking up his and the Patriots first win of the 2010 season over UT-Dallas, 9-5. The nightcap was not so friendly to the Patriots. Joseph Villegas's leadoff double as part of an 8-run third inning that moved him into first all-time on the school's career hit list and helped propel the Crusaders (3-1) to a 12-7 win over host Texas-Tyler (1-2) on a chilly Saturday evening at Irwin Field.

:fsv:left:box:In other action: Pacific Lutheran opened its 2010 baseball season on a good note, recording 12-5 and 8-3 wins Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:39:08 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/07/7093/snow-rain-plays-havoc-with-operers.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/06/7090/cru-kingmen-majors-score-opening-week-wins.html In the season opener for Cal Lutheran, Jordan Ott went 4-for-6 on the day with two home runs and seven RBI as the Kingmen overwhelmed La Sierra in a doubleheader last Sunday, winning 14-0 in the first game and 18-0 in the second. Nine Kingsmen pitchers combined to allow no runs and just seven hits over 16 innings. Cal Lutheran kept winning with a road victory on Wednesday afternoon. They used a four-run eighth inning to provide the margin in a 12-8 victory over Westmont. A late two-out rally capped off by two-run hits from K.C. Judge and Travis Dadigian completed the come-from-behind win.

In other action: Mary Hardin-Baylor built an early lead and then held off Texas-Tyler's comeback bid as the Cru posted a 9-8 victory over the Patriots Friday night in the opening contest of the Easton Classic Tournament. :fsv:right:box:Mary Hardin-Baylor improved to 2-0 on the season with the Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:06:27 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/06/7090/cru-kingmen-majors-score-opening-week-wins.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/03/7084/bantams-warriors-huskys-top-ne-region.html By Paul Herring for D3baseball.com

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The New England Region is previewed in our seventh of eight regional previews. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updated throughout the season.

The New England region is the most crowded region (65 teams) and typically one of the most competitive regions. This year is no exception with three teams ranked in the top 25 (Eastern Connecticut #4, Trinity (Conn) #5, & Southern Maine #16) and four other teams receiving votes (Wheaton, St. Joe's (Maine), Curry, and Western New England). Trinity has been the top team in New England the past two years but graduation has stripped the Bantams of the defending NESCAC player of the year (Sean Killeen) and pitcher of the year (Jeramiah Bayer). Also gone this year are Southern Maine's Anthony D'Alfonso and Eastern Connecitut's Shawn Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:10 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/03/7084/bantams-warriors-huskys-top-ne-region.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/02/7079/wild-wild-west.html By Travis Cross and Ralph Turner

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The West Region is the subject of our sixth regional preview. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updated throughout the season.

For the last five years, Chapman have emerged out of the West region for a trip to Appleton. Last year the Panthers showed some chinks in the armor as they started out slowly but with a strong finish, bested a tough region. The eyes of Texas, as well as the Northwest and Southern California are now on unseating Chapman. Texas-Tyler, Texas Lutheran, and Trinity (Texas) are looking to be the second Texan team and the first since Concordia (Austin) to play for the Walnut and Bronze. Mississippi is also well represented with Millsaps and Mississippi College, both title contenders in 2010. Linfield and Pacific Lutheran are the Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:45 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/02/02/7079/wild-wild-west.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/31/7076/experience-key-in-mideast.html By Dave Kisor for D3basbeball.com

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In the fifth installment of our annual regional previews we look at the Mideast. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updates throughout the season.

The Mideast Region is loaded with experienced team with five teams ranked in the preseason D3baseball.com Top 25. Second ranked Wooster will field an experienced team with 10 seniors. Heidelberg, the three-time defending OAC regular season champions, return all but one of their pitchers from the staff that recorded 37 wins with a team ERA of 3.73. Marietta just missing a trip to the World Series when they dropped a heartbreaker to Wooster in the regional finals, brings back eight starters. Adrian, who won the 2010 MIAA title with a 25-3 record, lost only two starting position players from the 2009 squad and return a Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:03:32 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/31/7076/experience-key-in-mideast.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7071/.html In the opening week of the of the 2010 season, La Sierra (1-1) got the jump on the rest of D-III baseball. On Monday, the Golden Eagles put together a comeback 12-8 win over Caltech (0-1) and Friday evened their record with a 7-2 loss to Redlands (1-0).

After a week of torrential downpours Caltech got a little cooperation from the weather and made its way to Riverside to take on La Sierra. The Beavers jumped on the hosts and took a 7-5 lead into the 8th inning but the wheels fell off the wagon and La Sierra scored seven runs to take a lead it would never relinquish. The Beavers picked up one more run to end the scoring.

In Friday's contest, Redlands jumped out to a four-run lead in the bottom of the first and tacked on three more in the third. Down in the late innings, La Sierra Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:52:26 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7071/.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7073/usual-suspects-atop-new-york.html By John McGraw for D3baseball.com

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Our third preview takes a look at the teams competing in the New York Region. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updates throughout the season.

Near the end of the movie, Casablanca, after Major Strasser has been shot, Captain Renault tells his policemen to "round up the usual suspects." In the New York region, the usual suspects of Cortland State, RPI and Ithaca have dominated the baseball landscape. And in the previous decade, six of the 10 World Series participants from New York were either Cortland State (five times) or RPI (once). The only New York teams to go to Wisconsin during that decade were Brockport State (2004) and Farmingdale State (2009).

:fsv:right:box:Entering a new decade, we again round up the usual suspects as Cortland State and RPI appear Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:06 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7073/usual-suspects-atop-new-york.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7074/central-up-for-grabs.html By Shannon Blansette for D3baseball.com

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The Central is the subject of our fourth regional preview. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updates throughout the season.

The question is not "Are the Carthage Red Men going to be good?" but rather "Are they going to be good enough?" Carthage College steamrolled its way into the 2009 national semi-finals before being derailed by the eventual National Champion, University of St. Thomas. 2010 shows promise once again for the Red Men, but they are not alone.

In addition to the Red Men, the Central Region is bursting with talent and contenders for the right to advance to the NCAA Division III Championship at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, WI. Beloit screamed into the national picture along with fellow Midwest Conference member St. Norbert and perennial national Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:09:45 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/30/7074/central-up-for-grabs.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/28/7067/salisbury-shenandoah-tops-in-south.html By Jim Dixon for D3baseball.com

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Our second preview looks at the teams competing in the South Region. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter for updates throughout the season.

Last year it was not the favorite in the South Region to make it to Appleton, but an unknown upstart in Shenandoah. The Hornets showed they belonged on the national stage but getting back will not easy. Last years favorite, Salisbury, is expected to battle Shenandoah to decide who emerge from the Fayetteville Regional to represent the South Region. Before Salisbury or Shenandoah can punch their ticket for Wisconsin, they will see competition in their own conference. York, Mary Washington and Wesley will compete with Salisbury for the automatic bid in the Capital AC. It will also not be easy for Shenandoah. As a member of one Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:47 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/28/7067/salisbury-shenandoah-tops-in-south.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/27/7059/tommies-look-to-repeat.html Previews: || New England || New York || /notables/2010/01/31/experience-key-in-mideast.html || South || Mideast || Central || Midwest || West ||

Over the next week, D3baseball.com is rolling out previews for all eight regions. Today we start with the Midwest Region. Follow D3baseball.com on Twitter to get a notification when each regional preview is revealed.

by Ricky Nelson for D3baseball.com

St. Thomas brought the national championship back to the Midwest Region, which has now won three of the past nine Walnut and Bronze trophies. It was the Tommies' second title of the decade after winning in 2001. UW-Whitewater won it in 2005, and the depth of quality Midwest Region squads is there for another title in 2010.

The contenders are the usual suspects: St. Thomas and fellow MIAC power St. Olaf; the WIAC trio of UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh; and the UMAC's St. Scholastica. Emerging threats to the status quo include Bethany Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:41 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/27/7059/tommies-look-to-repeat.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/26/7061/st-thomas-wooster-top-poll.html The last two teams standing in the 2009 Championship round started the season the same way they finished. St. Thomas with 17 first place votes narrowly outpaced Wooster in the 2010 preseason D3baseball top 25 released today. Wooster received six first place votes. Kean, with three consecutive appearances in the Championship, is ranked third. The Cougars are following by New England powers Eastern Connecticut and Trinity (Conn.).

:fsv:right:box:Sixth ranked Salisbury and seventh ranked Chapman each received one of the two remaining first place votes. Salisbury is seeking their first Championship appearance since 2004 while the Panthers are looking to extend their consecutive Championship steak to six. Carthage grabs the eighth spot and is followed by the 2009 cinderella team, Shenandoah. Heidelberg, ranked tenth, is looking for their first Championship appearance.

The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:55:13 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/26/7061/st-thomas-wooster-top-poll.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/06/7027/former-champos-host-regionals.html The NCAA announced that former NCAA D-III champions, Eastern Connecticut State, Kean, Marietta and UW-Whitewater, will host four of the eight regional championships in 2010. All four teams won their last baseball championship in the last decade. UW-Whitewater and Kean won their only championships in 2005 and 2007. Eastern Connecticut took home their fourth walnut and bronze trophy in 2002. Marietta matched the Warriors with the most championships in 2006. "We are thrilled to bring the Mideast Regional back to Marietta," Head baseball coach Brian Brewer said. "This is exciting news not only for our program and Marietta College but for the Marietta community as a whole."

Linfield and Augustana join Eastern Connecticut State as repeat hosts in 2010. "We are honored to be able to host the regional and showcase the college and our fine facilities," said Linfield director of athletics Scott Carnahan.:fsv:left:box: "We received an unanimous vote of confidence Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:57:39 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/06/7027/former-champos-host-regionals.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/04/7025/whitman-gets-some-pointers.html For anyone who plays the game with a bat in their hands, there is nothing more dreaded than the hitting slump.

There are times when the best of hitters, from Little League through the major leagues, find themselves slumping at the plate, unable to buy a hit, as they say, or hit their way out of a wet paper bag.

So when former major league All-Star Jeff Cirillo was on the Whitman's campus recently, talking about his most epic slump-busting effort, the Missionary baseball team was all ears.

:google:right:box:Cirillo was a career .307 hitter in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, and he hit .326 with 115 RBI for the Colorado Rockies during the 2000 season.

But after signing a two-year free agent contract with the Seattle Mariners, his batting average slumped to .249 in 2002 and skidded to .205 in 2003. He played in just 33 games for the San Diego Padres in Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:21:26 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2010/01/04/7025/whitman-gets-some-pointers.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/12/15/7004/st-thomas-coach-retires.html "I love it, but I'm just not physically up to it."

That was how Dennis Denning summed up his decision to retire from the head coaching position at St. Thomas, coming more than six months after his team won its second Division III national championship. Denning announced his retirement on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in a news conference on the school's campus in St. Paul, Minn.

Under Denning, the Tommies were 522-157 (.769) and 250-50 in MIAC regular-season games (.833). St. Thomas made the NCAA playoffs in 14 of Denning's 15 seasons, highlighted by the 2001 and 2009 national championships and second-place national finishes in both 1999 and 2000.

St. Thomas won the 2009 championship in dramatic fashion, coming out of the losers bracket to beat Wooster twice, once in extra innings, to hoist Walnut and Bronze.

:fsv:left:box:But despite the program's current position on top of the Division III baseball world, Denning said that was Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:34:40 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/12/15/7004/st-thomas-coach-retires.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/11/15/6934/miac-proposed-rule-change-to-wait-for-2011.html by Dave Kisor, D3baseball.com

With the fall "nontraditional" segment of the baseball season having ended on October 31st, most players have embarked on voluntary winter strength and conditioning programs in personal preparation for the "traditional" spring season. The objectives of these programs vary to some degree, but they all have the goal of improving the student-athlete's performance in the spring season. The objectives of one such voluntary program at Ohio Northern is found in the Daily Dose. Due to NCAA regulations, strength and conditioning programs or other winter programs cannot be mandatory. However, with a multitude of exercises for strength and conditioning, many schools provide guidance for the voluntary workouts so the players can "maximize gain" while avoiding injury.

:fsv:left:box:Earlier this year, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) put forth a proposal that is meant to support the student-athlete by helping them prevent injury due to inappropriate strength and conditioning. The Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:55:06 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/11/15/6934/miac-proposed-rule-change-to-wait-for-2011.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/10/27/6888/.html Jed Hoyer, a member of the Wesleyan baseball team in 1993-96, was named general manager of the San Diego Padres.

Hoyer started his rise in the general manager ranks when he was hired as an intern by the Boston Red Sox in 2002. He quickly gained more responsibility within the organization and served as an assistant to former GM Theo Epstein before Epstein's departure the end of October in 2005. Hoyer then served along side another former assistant GM Ben Cherington, as co-GM for a short period of time before Epstein's return to the Red Sox in January, 2006. Since then, Hoyer had been associate GM with the Red Sox.:fsv:right:box:

As a collegian for Wesleyan, Hoyer was a three-time letterwinner in baseball as a left fielder, shortstop and pitcher. As a hitter, Hoyer played in 102 games with 90 starts. He had 123 hits (18th all-time at Wesleyan) in 338 at-bats for Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:37:05 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/10/27/6888/.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/10/09/6843/baldwin-and-wintering-find-suceess-off-the-diamond.html By Dave Kisor

As Division III baseball players approach the end of their college baseball careers, most pursue employment based on their academic achievement. Their education prepares them to be successful in their chosen field. Some players take their "baseball education" and apply that to their chosen career. Eric Baldwin, UW-Whitewater (2005) and Paul Winterling, Johns Hopkins (2005) are two such individuals.

Baldwin was a member of the 2005 UW-Whitewater Warhawks team that won the NCAA DIII National Championship. As he graduated with a psychology degree and a math minor, he left the baseball diamond behind him and pursued another career which involved diamonds. "At the conclusion of my baseball eligibility I realized that my dream of playing professional baseball wasn't going to happen. I still had one year of school left to get my psychology degree. I didn't really want to do anything with my degree, so I decided to use Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:54:05 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/10/09/6843/baldwin-and-wintering-find-suceess-off-the-diamond.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/30/6809/fall-baseball-hearlds-new-season.html Division III baseball season gets underway

By Dave Kisor

The preparation for conference championships and long tournament runs leading to the Division III Baseball Championship doesn't start with spring training; it starts with the fall "nontraditional" segment, essentially the first week of fall term classes at most institutions.

The 2009-2010 NCAA Division III Manual defines two playing "segments" of which one ends with the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships. This "traditional" segment is of course the spring season; however, this "traditional" segment starts the same day as the fall "nontraditional" segment. How can this be? As it turns out, the Division III baseball playing season is set at a maximum of 19 weeks. This is the combined total of time of the fall and spring segments, thus, the start date for Division III baseball, regardless of the segment, is set as "September 7 or the institution's first day of classes for the fall Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:55:16 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/30/6809/fall-baseball-hearlds-new-season.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/27/6823/andersons-brandon-to-retire.html By Dave Kisor

In 1959 Don Brandon headed north, out of Cullman Alabama, to Anderson Indiana to pursue a degree in mathematics and continue his faith journey at Anderson University. Now, some 50 years later he is in his final season as the head baseball coach at Anderson, setting a coaching standard at the school that is rooted in relationships, with his players. "My legacy at Anderson is my players and our relationships that grew out of baseball and go beyond baseball". "I view my coaching career as my ministry." "This privilege, to coach here at Anderson, gave me the opportunity to know what commitment is ... to all the guys I've coached."

Brandon's role as head coach at Anderson started in 1972, following five years as an assistant coach. As he was pursuing further education, the former head coach, Carl Erskine covered the 1973 season and Brandon returned in 1974 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:34:14 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/27/6823/andersons-brandon-to-retire.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/16/6800/warhawks-rename-stadium.html James B. Miller Stadium is the new name of the baseball facility at UW-Whitewater. Miller served as head baseball coach for 17 years and retired as coach in 2003 after setting a school-record 416 victories. He never had a losing season during his coaching career with the Warhawks and is a three-time WIAC Coach of the Year. After his retirement from coaching, Miller remained with the athletic department, beginning his 41st year this year.

Miller led the Warhawks to seven NCAA Division III play-off appearances in a fourteen-year span, in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001 and 2003. Miller, who coached one Position Player of the Year and two Pitchers of the Year since the WIAC established the awards in 1997, was himself honored when he was inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

:fsv:right:box:"[Miller] has invested a lot Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:02:50 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/16/6800/warhawks-rename-stadium.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/06/6779/tone-stands-out-in-rookie-league.html D-III in the minor leagues
Over the last month, D3baseball.com profiled former D-III players in MLB and Triple-A, Double-A, full season Class A, and short season Class A. D3baseball.com now looks at former D-III players in the Rookie leagues

By Ricky Nelson

Matt Tone's dominance for Cortland has carried over to Rookie ball for the Elizabethton Twins. The only difference is he's now dominating out of the bullpen. Tone, a former D3baseball.com All-American starter, is 4-1 with a 1.31 earned run average in 16 games and 34.1 innings. The 21-year-old has allowed just 13 hits for a .119 average against. If that's not enough to prove his dominance, how about 83 right-handed batters have dinged the left-handed Tone for just six hits for a measly .072 average? That'll do. Want more? Over his last 10 games, Tone has tossed 23 innings and given up just one run (.39 ERA). Oh yeah, there was Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:23:00 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/09/06/6779/tone-stands-out-in-rookie-league.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/26/6770/bronson-foster-make-the-best-in-a-short-time.html D-III in the minor leagues
Over the last month, D3baseball.com profiled former D-III players in MLB and Triple-A, Double-A, and full season Class A. D3baseball.com now looks at former D-III players in short-season Class A (all stats through August 25th).

By Ricky Nelson

The Nationals team at Short Season Vermont Lake is called the Monsters, and relief pitcher Evan Bronson has been just that -- a monster. The 22-year-old lefty from Trinity (Texas) has video game numbers is his first pro season. Bronson made the New York-Penn League all-star game with a .72 earned run average. He's since lowered that to .64 in 17 appearances spanning 42.1 innings. Bronson is 2-0 with four saves, a 31:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 26 hits allowed for a .171 average against. His current regular-season scoreless streak is at 18.1 innings dating to July 28. Bronson's teammates include fellow D3 players Ronnie Labrie and Jack Walker.

:fsv:left:box:Want some more Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:03:52 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/26/6770/bronson-foster-make-the-best-in-a-short-time.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/18/6764/single-a-round-up.html D-III in the minor leagues

Over the last few weeks, D3baseball.com profiled former D-III players in MLB and Triple-A and in Double-A. Today, D3baseball.com looks at former D-III players in full season Class A.

By Ricky Nelson

Starting pitcher Kenny Moreland (Christopher Newport), the 2008 D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year, tore up low-A ball and was promoted to the Orioles high-A affiliate in Frederick. While at Hagerstown, Moreland was 6-1 with a 0.88 earned run average and a .178 average against in 51 innings over eight starts, including a 7-inning, one-hit shutout in July. At high-A the 23-year-old right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.96 ERA and a .220 average against in 25 innings over five starts. In his two stops, Moreland has given up just seven walks and 54 hits in 76 innings.

:fsv:right:box:Relief pitcher Dan Remonowsky (Otterbein) has been blowing away hitters for the low-A White Sox club in Kannapolis. Remonowsky is 6-3 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:38:05 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/18/6764/single-a-round-up.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/12/6759/hadzinsky-named-independent-athlete-of-the-year.html Chapman's Tyler Hadzinsky has been named Male Student-Athlete of the Year by the Association of Division III Independents for the 2008-09 academic year. Only a sophomore, he was named to the All-Independents teams in both soccer (first team) and baseball (third team) last year, including being named Goalkeeper of the Year as the Panthers' starter.

Hadzinsky also became just the second student-athlete in Chapman history to be named to two different ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII teams in 2008-09 with a 3.9 grade-point average in business.

The sophomore's year got off to a great start in the fall as he helped lead the Panther soccer team to a 12-4-2 overall record. Hadzinsky made 49 saves and posted four shutouts with a 0.62 goals-against average - the lowest for any Chapman goalkeeper in 25 years.

From there, he moved to baseball and started all 49 games at second base. He batted .376 and Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:07:10 EDT http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/12/6759/hadzinsky-named-independent-athlete-of-the-year.html http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/11/6748/bonfanti-fits-in-italy.html This is the fourth and final edition of our series on International baseball. D3baseball.com highlights Chapman graduate Gabe Bonfanti. Previously, D3baseball.com caught up with Gary Kahn in Sweden, Todd Emr and Brian Hurld in Belgium, and John Alexander. Visit Otterbein's Aaron Hutchison's blog on his experience overseas.

By Travis Cross

We've talked to recent college graduates pushing for one more at-bat, one more inning on the mound, and one more summer of zero responsibility. We've also talked to a catcher who hung up his spikes in favor of a wedding band. Just when we're led to believe that international baseball is a short-term gig, Gabe Bonfanti comes along and flips perception on its head.

Bonfanti, a 2005 Chapman graduate, currently plays for Senago Milano United in Italy. Senago is part of Serie A2, the second-highest level of Italian baseball. Bonfanti has been playing International ball since 2004, and yes, your math serves you Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:27 EST http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2009/08/11/6748/bonfanti-fits-in-italy.html