2015 Baseball News
Jayson King to Headline USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Program
August 10, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (August 10, 2015) – Quickly becoming a regular fixture with his sport’s national governing body, Franklin Pierce University head baseball coach Jayson King will once again work with USA Baseball this summer. King is scheduled to lead the association’s 17U National Team Development Program on Aug. 17-21 in Orange, Calif.
Kevin Rivers Named Atlantic League All-Star; Baseball Puts Three in Futures League All-Star Game
August 05, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (August 5, 2015) – Former Franklin Pierce University baseball player Kevin Rivers represented the Freedom Division squad in the Atlantic League All-Star Game, played in July at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. Meanwhile, three current Ravens were members of the West squad at the Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game at Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass: Max DiTondo, Chris Stanford and Kurtis White.
Six Ravens Earn Spots on Spring Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Teams
July 28, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (July 28, 2015) – Six Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been named to the spring 2015 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team in their respective sports, as announced earlier this summer by the Conference office. Women’s track & field saw juniors Nadine Hyde (Maple Valley, Wash.) and Jackie Price (Brick, N.J.) selected, along with junior shortstop Justin Brock (Latham, N.Y.) from the baseball team, junior attack Lauren Beville (Jamesville, N.Y.) from the women’s lacrosse team, graduate student outfielder Jamie Wiley (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) from the softball team and sophomore Jon Holmes (Albany, N.Y.) from the men’s track & field team. The selected Ravens were among 93 student-athletes across 10 sports honored by the Northeast-10.
Matt Walsh Signs Minor League Contract with New York Yankees
June 17, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (June 17, 2015) – After starting every game over his four years with the Franklin Pierce University baseball team, catcher Matt Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) has signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. He will report to the Yankees rookie-level, Gulf Coast League affiliate, the GCL Yankees, which play in Tampa, Fla.
Baseball to Send 24 to Collegiate Summer Leagues
June 11, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (June 11, 2015) – Highlighted by three student-athletes who will ply their trade in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League this summer, the Northeast-10 Conference champion Franklin Pierce University baseball team is slated to send 24 of its players to NCAA- and/or Major League Baseball-sanctioned collegiate summer leagues in 2015. Leading the way is the ever-growing Futures Collegiate Baseball League, which will welcome 16 Ravens this summer.
O’Rourke Named to All-America First Team by Daktronics
June 05, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (June 5, 2015) – Senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) of the Franklin Pierce university baseball team has been named to the Daktronics All-America First Team, as announced last week by Daktronics.
Baseball Puts Four on ABCA All-America Teams
June 04, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (June 4, 2015) – Senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America First Team, leading four All-America selections for the Franklin Pierce University baseball team, as announced last week by the ABCA. In addition to O’Rourke, junior right-hander Miles Sheehan (Madison, Conn.) was selected to the All-America Second Team, while sophomore third baseman Jay Jabs (Schwenksville, Pa.) and sophomore designated hitter Chris LaVorgna (North Haven, Conn.) landed on the Third Team.
Baseball’s O’Rourke Earns All-America Second Team Honors from NCBWA; Jabs Honorable Mention
June 01, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (June 1, 2015) – Senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) of the Franklin Pierce University baseball team has been selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-America Second Team, as announced earlier this spring by the NCBWA. In addition, sophomore third baseman Jay Jabs (Schwenksville, Pa.) has earned an All-America Honorable Mention nod from the NCBWA.
Baseball to Send Eight to NEIBA All-Star Game
May 29, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 31, 2015) – The reigning Northeast-10 Conference champion Franklin Pierce University baseball team has had eight players selected to participate in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star Game, as announced Thursday by the NEIBA. This year’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 31 at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. Head coach Jayson King and assistant coach Jeff Pelkey will represent the Ravens’ coaching staff at the event as well.
Baseball Collects Daktronics/CCA East Region Player, Pitcher of the Year and Eight All-Region Selections
May 27, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 27, 2015) – The Franklin Pierce University baseball team has posted a clean sweep of the major Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association East Region awards, as announced earlier this month by Daktronics. Sophomore third baseman Jay Jabs (Schwenksville, Pa.) has been named ABCA East Region Player of the Year, while senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has been named ABCA East Region Pitcher of the Year.
Baseball Boasts ABCA East Region Player, Pitcher of the Year and Eight All-Region Selections
May 21, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 21, 2015) – The Franklin Pierce University baseball team has posted a clean sweep of the American Baseball Coaches Association East Region awards, as announced last week by the ABCA. Sophomore third baseman Jay Jabs (Schwenksville, Pa.) has been named ABCA East Region Player of the Year, while senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has been named ABCA East Region Pitcher of the Year.
No. 1/3 Baseball Sees Season End at Hands of Wilmington, 5-3, on Final Day of NCAA East Regional
May 17, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 17, 2015) – The No. 1/3 nationally ranked, top seed and host Franklin Pierce University baseball team -- which bettered program records all season long -- saw its 2015 campaign draw to a close without a regional title on Sunday afternoon, as the Ravens suffered a 5-3 defeat to fourth-seeded Wilmington (Del.) in the semifinal round of the NCAA Championship East Regional at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field. Senior left-hander Ray Gambone allowed just one earned run and struck out seven over seven innings to lead the way for Wilmington.
Bats Come to Life for No. 1/3 Baseball in 8-2 win over No. 20 SNHU in Elimination Game at NCAA East Regional
May 16, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 15, 2015) – With the season on the line for both sides in an all Granite State matchup, the offense of the No. 1/3 nationally ranked, top seed and host Franklin Pierce University baseball team broke out in a big way on Friday night, with a 13-hit attack en route to an 8-2 win over No. 20 and third-seeded Southern New Hampshire in an elimination contest on the third day of the NCAA Championship East Regional at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field. Senior catcher Matt Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs in the win for Franklin Pierce.
Bats Go Silent as No. 1/3 Baseball Stunned by St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-0, on First Day of NCAA East Regional
May 14, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 14, 2015) – St. Thomas Aquinas junior right-hander Matt Kostalos spun a six-hit shutout and struck out eight on Thursday, while freshman right fielder Giovanni Dingcong and junior catcher Richard Cesca Jr. each had RBI singles as part of a three-run third, as the No. 1/3 nationally ranked, top seed and host Franklin Pierce University baseball team suffered its first loss since March 25, 3-0, at the hands of sixth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas on the first day of the NCAA Championship East Regional at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field. Junior center fielder Maxx Sheehan (San Jose, Calif.) went 2-for-3 in defeat for the Ravens, who were shutout for the first time all season.
No. 1/3 Baseball Sweeps NCBWA Major East Region Awards
May 12, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 12, 2015) – Two days before opening the NCAA Championship East Regional as the top seed and host, the No. 1/3 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University baseball team posted a clean sweep of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region awards, as announced Tuesday by the NCBWA. Sophomore third baseman Jay Jabs (Schwenksville, Pa.) has been named NCBWA East Region Player of the Year, senior right-hander Brendan O’Rourke (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has been named NCBWA East Region Pitcher of the Year, and head coach Jayson King has been named NCBWA East Region Coach of the Year.
2015 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship East Regional
May 11, 2015
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