2012-13 Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Headlines
May 18, 2013
Cougars Eliminate Augustana, Advance To Regional Championship Game
Concordia Chicago went on to a 9-6 victory over Augustana College, eliminating the host Vikings and reserving their own spot in the regional championship game.
May 18, 2013
CUC's Record Season Ends In Regional Championship Final
A 7-3 loss to Webster in Saturday's regional championship game prevented Concordia Chicago from an appearance in the Division III World Series.
May 17, 2013
Cougars' Streak Halted, Forced Into 2-Win Situation on Saturday
The Concordia Chicago Cougars' undefeated run in the NCAA III Central Regional and a 16-game winning streak fell to earth this evening with an 8-2 loss at the hands of Webster University.
May 16, 2013
Benedictine's Season Ended At NCAA Regional
The Benedictine Eagles saw a record-setting season come to a close with a 10-1 loss to the second ranked team in the nation, St. Thomas, on Thursday afternoon at the Whitewater Regional of the NCAA III Baseball Championship Tournament.
May 16, 2013
Pitching The Key Again As Cougars Nip Bulldogs
Concordia University Chicago's second game in the NCAA III Central Regional was not for the faint of heart. Fighting off late inning challenges from No. 5 Adrian College, the Cougars held on for a 3-2 win this evening at Swanson/Brunner Field in Moline, Ill.
May 15, 2013
Benedictine Drops NCAA Regional Opener In Extras
The Benedictine Eagles team dropped their NCAA Regional opener on Wednesday afternoon, losing a 6-5 decision to UW-Stevens Point in 10 innings.
May 15, 2013
Kluss' Gem, Miller's Homer Lift Cougars In NCAA Regional Opener
Shawn Miller's two-run first inning home run accounted for all the scoring Wednesday night as Concordia Chicago bested Augustana (Ill.), 2-0, in an NCAA Regional first-round game at Swanson Stadium.
May 13, 2013
Cougars Headed To Augustana Regional In NCAA Tournament
The Concordia Chicago Cougars, fresh off a Northern Athletics Conference tournament championship this past weekend, received the news early this morning that they will compete at the NCAA III Central Regional hosted by Augustana College in Moline, Ill.
May 13, 2013
Zubrzycki, Gay Earn Final Weekly Awards Of '13 Season
Concordia Chicago's Steve Zubrzycki and Aurora's Drew Gay have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of May 6-12, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
May 13, 2013
Benedictine Headed To NCAA Tournament
Following a 32-10 season, which matched the single season school record for victories, Benedictine has received an at-large invite to the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship -- just 14 schools nationwide received a Pool C bid.
May 11, 2013
Cougars Capture 2013 NAC Tournament Title
Concordia Chicago shut out Wisconsin Lutheran, 9-0, in the championship game of the 2013 Northern Athletics Conference Tournament Saturday at Kapco Park and secured its spot in the upcoming NCAA Division III Championship Tournament next week.
May 10, 2013
Warriors Survive Elimination, Cougars And Eagles Advance To Saturday
The Northern Athletics Conference tournament's top two seeds, Concordia Chicago and Benedictine, both won their second games of the tournament and six-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran pulled a pair of upsets Friday at Kapco Field to advance to the round of three on Saturday.
May 9, 2013
Ks Record Broken By Kluss In Opening Day Of NAC Tournament
Dan Kluss threw a NAC Tournament record 14 strikeouts as Concordia Chicago won the opening game of the tournament, 6-3, over Wisconsin Lutheran. The other top seeds also won as Aurora edged Rockford, 1-0, and Benedictine topped host Concordia Wisconsin, 7-5, Thursday at Kapco Park.
May 8, 2013
2013 NAC Baseball Tournament Preview
The bracket is set for the 2013 Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Tournament with the league's top six teams headed to Mequon, Wis., for this weekend's championship event. Games are scheduled for May 9-11, at Kapco Park on the Concordia Wisconsin campus, with the league's bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament on the line.
May 8, 2013
Pair Of Benedictine Alums Join Pro Ranks
The Benedictine University baseball team has built a connection to the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League as a pair of 2012 graduates have inked deals with the team.
May 7, 2013
Smith Notches 100th Career Victory
Concordia University Chicago head baseball coach Adam Smith earned his 100th career victory on the evening of May 6 as the Cougars defeated host Illinois Wesleyan University 5-0.
May 7, 2013
Zadra, Hendricks Named CoSIDA-Capital One Academic All-District
Edgewood's Jake Zadra and Benedictine's Kevin Hendricks have been named to 2013 Capital One Academic All-District 6 and 7 baseball teams, as announced by the College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA).
May 6, 2013
Moran, McCaffery Secure Weekly Awards
Concordia Chicago's Joe Moran and Dominican's Mitch McCaffery have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 29-May 5, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
May 4, 2013
Cougars Clinch NAC Championship, Top Seed In Tournament
The Cougars claimed the title as well as the number one seed for next weekend's conference tournament with today's 3-2 and 13-3 sweep of the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
April 30, 2013
Streed Named To D3baseball.com Team Of The Week
Rockford's Daryn Streed was recognized by D3baseball.com for his performance at the plate this past week. Streed was selected as the designated hitter on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week.
April 29, 2013
Streed, Day Capture Weekly Awards
Rockford's Daryn Streed and Wisconsin Lutheran's Garrick Day have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 22-28, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 25, 2013
Regents Set To Honor United States Military Members
This Sunday, April 28, the Rockford College baseball team will be honoring our brave men and women in the United States Military who have and continue to risk their lives every day to protect all of the freedoms we so cherish.
April 23, 2013
Foley, Koehn Earn Weekly Awards
Aurora's Mike Foley and Edgewood's Trevor Koehn have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 15-21, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 18, 2013
Former MLB Umpire Pallone To Speak At Edgewood
Edgewood College Athletics and the Edgewood College Center for Diversity and Inclusion are proud to welcome Dave Pallone to campus on Friday, April 26. Pallone, a former Major League Baseball umpire, will present "Who's Really on First," a lecture on sexual orientation in society and athletics.
April 15, 2013
Karakosta, Kukulka Capture Weekly Awards
Benedictine's Nick Karakosta and Concordia Chicago's Paul Kukulka have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 8-14, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 8, 2013
Walden, Taylor Earn Weekly Honors
Aurora's Cory Walden and Marian's Bryce Taylor have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 1-7, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 2, 2013
Senn, Palmer Collect Weekly Baseball Awards
Rockford's Chris Senn and Aurora's Eric Palmer have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 25-31, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 26, 2013
Milne Rojek Named To D3baseball.com's Team Of The Week
Dominican freshman Quinlan Milne Rojek has had quite the start to his collegiate baseball career and now he can add D3baseball.com team of the week to his collegiate honors after going 8-for-10 for the Stars in a weekend series against Millikin.
March 25, 2013
Rojek's Cycle, Streed's Upset Earn Weekly Awards
Dominican's Quinlan Milne Rojek and Rockford's Daryn Streed have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 18-24, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 23, 2013
Milne Rojek Cycles Into Stars' History
Dominican freshman Quinlan Milne Rojek baseme the first player in school history to hit for the cycle with three singles, a double, a triple and a home run.
March 18, 2013
Hendricks, Day Honored With Weekly Accolades
Benedictine's Tim Hendricks and Wisconsin Lutheran's Garrick Day have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 11-17, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 11, 2013
Olavarria, Thorsen Honored With Weekly Awards
Aurora's Carlos Olavarria and Concordia Chicago's Ryan Thorsen have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 4-10, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 4, 2013
Jaskulski, Kluss Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
Edgewood's Alex Jaskulski and Concordia Chicago's Dan Kluss have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of Feb. 25-March 3, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
February 15, 2013
Edgewood's Ostrowski Fighting Huntington's Disease Through Camp Earth
Ostrowski and a group of high school friends from Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois, founded Camp Earth (MyCampEarth.com) to help raise money and awareness to fight Huntington’s Disease.
January 31, 2013
Crusaders To Play At White Sox' US Cellular Field
Maranatha is scheduled to play a single game versus the Illinois Institute of Technology on May 7, at U.S. Cellular Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox.
January 29, 2013
Spartans Picked Atop Preseason Baseball Poll
The Northern Athletics Conference baseball coaches picked Aurora atop the 2013 preseason poll.
January 10, 2013
Stahl Named To Lead Spartan Baseball
Aurora University announced that Lane Stahl, currently Assistant Baseball Coach (pitching coach), will be promoted to Head Baseball Coach for the university. Stahl takes over the reins of the successful Spartan program from Shaun Neitzel who resigned and was named Dean of Student Life for the university.
December 4, 2012
5 To Be Inducted Into Edgewood Athletics Hall Of Fame
Edgewood College is proud to announce the addition of five individuals to the Edgewood College Athletics Hall of Fame. Kristin Elliott (softball), Todd Franke (baseball), Travis Krahn (baseball), Jeff Ornes (men's soccer) and Dr. James Ebben (contributor) will be inducted into the Edgewood College Hall of Fame in a special end of the year awards banquet on Friday, April 19, 2013. Edgewood College inducts new members into to the Hall of Fame once every three years.
September 12, 2012
Hendricks Had Breakout Summer In Futures League
Hendricks was named Co-MVP of the North Shore Navigators of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League this summer.
August 20, 2012
Forkert Finds Success In Northwoods League
Marian left-hander Sam Forkert turned a 10-day contract with the Madison Mallards into a full season and was impressive among some of the top college talent in the nation.
