Spartan baseball looks to return to championship heights
The Spartans who missed the playoffs after two straight appearances look to return to winning ways
Last Season Record: 24-15
Last Season UAA Standing: 4-4, tied for second in UAA (Rochester University)
Last Season Standing: Ninth in Mid-Eastern Region
Top UAA Rival: Emory University
Top Rival: Marrietta University
Returning Seniors: Eddie Abramson, Neal Krentz, Lee Penzarella, Connor Tagg, Zack Tobias
Newcomers: 11
Season Kickoff: Feb. 20 at Shenandoah, 12 p.m.
First Home Game: March 25 against Pitt.-Greensburg 3:30 p.m.
Head Coach: Matt Englander (10th Season)
Team Accolades: Six straight seasons of 24 wins or better. 49th best NCAA Division III with .295 batting average and 6.0 runs a game. 3.63 combined team ERA. UAA Champions in 2013, 2014.
Player Accolades: Josh Neal: Team High batting average .309 with 24 RBI. Jake Shields: All-UAA Second Team, All-Mideast Region Third Team. Neal Krentz: Pitched first no-hitter in UAA Championship Tournament Play. Tony Damiano: UAA Baseball Hitter of the Week
JP. O’Hagan is powering through his third year as Biomedical Engineering major and Spanish minor, while serving The Observer as Sports Editor. JP is...