2006 News
Just three years removed from major arm surgery and one year after feeling the sting of being released from his first professional baseball team, Kurt Hartfelder, Wittenberg class of 2005, is proof positive that persistence really does pay off.
A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 30 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior right-hander Jon Oliver and senior designated hitter Kurt Kapferer have been named Pitcher and Player of the Year to highlight the 2006 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
The Wittenberg baseball team had high aspirations for the 2006 season with the return of nine letterwinners, including four of the team's top six hitters and two of its top three starting pitchers.
The conclusion of this year’s baseball season was bittersweet for Wittenberg shortstop K.R. Schlievert, class of 2006 of Findlay, Ohio.
They had their chances, but by game's end the Wittenberg Tigers found themselves on the short end of a 13-3 score against the College of Wooster.
The Wittenberg Tigers did the improbable on Saturday, and as a result they live to fight another day after splitting a doubleheader at the College of Wooster in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
The Wittenberg Tigers have new life. A combination of outstanding play and good fortune pushed the Tigers into second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division over the weekend.
The Wittenberg Tigers held up their end of the bargain Saturday, pounding out a doubleheader sweep of host Earlham College by scores of 11-2 and 15-7.
With both teams tuning up their pitchers and trying out a variety of combinations in the field and batting lineup, the visiting Findlay Oilers claimed a 9-2 victory over Wittenberg in non-conference action Wednesday.
What a difference a week makes. Six days after losing a 19-8 decision to Thomas More at home in Springfield, the Wittenberg Tigers took to the road and captured a 5-2 decision on the Saints' home field.
Winning baseball starts with quality pitching. With performances like the Tigers got on Saturday from senior starters Jason Holmberg and Steve Less in a doubleheader sweep of visiting Oberlin, Wittenberg may well put some wins in the column this year.
In a moment of crisis, a freshman relief pitcher stepped forward to save the day for the Wittenberg Tigers.
There was no pomp, little circumstance and even less ceremony — just a quiet round of applause to open the Wittenberg baseball team's traditional postgame meeting along the rightfield line following the Tigers' 7-6 win over Muskingum on Thursday, April 13, at Carleton Davidson Stadium.
The Wittenberg Tigers had an off night Wednesday, and they paid a significant price for it in a 19-8 home defeat at the hands of Thomas More.
The Wittenberg Tigers missed out on a golden opportunity Sunday, suffering a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the host Wabash Little Giants by scores of 3-1 and 11-8.