Winston-Salem State had plenty of baserunners during Saturday's elimination game of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional at Ted Palka Park.
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Winston-Salem State's ninth-inning comeback bid fell short, and Kutztown held on for a 7-5 victory Saturday in an elimination game of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional tournament in West Lawn, Pa.
Although the final score was a lot closer than it should have been, Winston-Salem State took a 6-5 win against Shepherd to stay alive Friday in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region baseball tournament.
Paco Martin singled in Dominique Fitzgerald with the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Friday, and Winston-Salem State held on for a 6-5 victory against Shepherd (W.Va.) in an elimination game of the Division II Atlantic Region baseball tournament.
The record will show that sixth-seeded Winston-Salem State lost 3-2 Thursday to top-seeded Seton Hill in the first round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional baseball tournament.
Winston-Salem State hopes to last a little longer in this year's Division II baseball regionals than it did last season.
It's rare to see Paco Martin in a sweat.
Winston-Salem State's baseball team will open the Division II regionals on Thursday as the sixth seed and will take on top-seeded Seton Hill.
Sure, Winston-Salem State can hit, but in next week's NCAA regional baseball tournament, good pitching will be just as important.
Winston-Salem State's athletics motto of "Return to Glory" might need an overhaul after all the winning it has done this season.
First baseman Aaron Jones of Winston-Salem State, one of the most consistent hitters in the CIAA, was named the conference player of the year Wednesday.
First baseman Aaron Jones of Winston-Salem State, one of the most consistent hitters in the CIAA, was named the conference player of the year on Wednesday.
Second baseman German Reyes finds it odd that not a lot of students at Winston-Salem State know the school has a baseball program.
Watching Winston-Salem State play baseball in Winston-Salem this season won't be easy, but there will be a rare chance this weekend.
Kevin Manns, an award-winning sports-information director, has been hired at Winston-Salem State after a long tenure at Southern University.
Novak Djokovic defeated Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Sunday to win the Serbia Open for his fifth title and 27th straight victory this season.
Outfielder Dominique Fitzgerald was quick to recall when Winston-Salem State's first-year baseball team came together.
Winston-Salem State came up short of conference titles in football and men's basketball in its return to the CIAA but thrived in other sports, winning six championships. The latest titles came last weekend, in baseball, softball and women's tennis.
Tyler Hickernell and German Reyes each drove in three runs Thursday, and Winston-Salem State advanced in the CIAA baseball tournament with a 15-6 victory over host Virginia State.
Winston-Salem State's first baseball season since 1973 has been successful, and coach Kevin Ritsche is hoping the success continues during the CIAA Baseball Tournament in Petersburg, Va.
Coach Connell Maynor of Winston-Salem State was hoping for worry-free spring football. He didn't get it.
Catcher Michael Robbins doesn't need people to remind him that he's the oldest player on the Winston-Salem State baseball team. His body does that for him.
Matt Conway hit a game-tying, three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth, and then drove home Steven Brooks with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to help Wake Forest defeat North Carolina 5-4 Sunday afternoon at Wake Forest Baseball Park.
Wingate scored one run in the seventh and three in the eighth as visiting Winston-Salem State came up short in its first game in 37 years. Wingate, the defending South Atlantic League champions, won 4-3.
After a 37-year absence, baseball is back at Winston-Salem State.
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