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EMORY ENDS SEASON WITH 9-7 LOSS TO SALISBURY(May 18) The ninth-ranked Emory baseball team saw its seasoncome to a close with a 9-7 loss to fifth-ranked Salisbury (Md.) inan elimination game of NCAA Regional play.Emory carried a 7-3 lead into the bottom of the eighth inningwhen Salisbury exploded for six runs to take a 9-7 lead. The SeaGulls would then hold the Eagles scoreless in the ninth for thewin.Emory concludes the season with a record of 31-9 and aUniversity Athletic Association record of 6-0. This season markedthe Eagles seventh UAA Championship and first since 2004. TheEagles have won four conference championships under head coach MikeTwardowski.The Eagles were also ranked No. 1 in the country for the firsttime since the 2001 season and for the second time in programhistory.**Note** Statistics and a complete game review will be madeavailable later this evening.EMORY FALLS TO NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN 7-3(May17) In game two of the NCAA Division III Baseball South Regional,fifth-seeded North Carolina Wesleyan (28-16) won its seventhstraight contest and recorded the second upset of the day, downingsecond-seeded Emory (31-8) by a 7-3 score.The Bishops jumped out to an early lead in the top of thesecond. Mark Wooten reached on an error to start the inning,and Kenny Flythe followed with a fielder's choice that saw Wootenslide into second safely. Shortstop Nathan West then ripped atwo-run double to left and promptly scored on a Brad GardnerRBI-double to left-center that gave NC Wesleyan at 3-0 advantage.Emory answered in the bottom half of the frame with two runs onfour singles and an NCWC fielding error. Griffin Baum andFrank Pfister each singled and scored to spark the Eagle rally thatended with the Bishops holding a slim 3-2 lead.NC Wesleyan, however, extended its lead to 5-2 in thefifth. Second baseman Ryan Snyder connected on a two-runsingle to centerfield that plated Chris Pecora and Rob Johnson, whohad each singled to start the inning.The Bishops added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth RBIsby Wooten and Pecora to go up 7-2, and hurler Blake Rice did therest on the mound. Rice (9-2) tossed his tenth complete gameof the season, scattering nine hits and allowing just three runs.Jason Glushon (9-2) took the loss for the Eagles after giving upsix runs on eleven hits in seven innings of work.Pecora was 3-for-5 at the plate to pace the Bishops offensively.Emory next faces top-seeded Salisbury at 10:00 a.m. on Thursdayin an elimination contest.EMORY CHOSEN FOR NCAA REGIONAL PLAY(May 15) The ninth-ranked Emory baseball team was chosen tocompete in the 2006 NCAA Regionals, May 17-20. The Eagles are theNo. 2 seed in the North Carolina Wesleyan Regional in Rocky Mount,N.C.The seeds for the regional are as follows: No. 1 Salisbury(38-8), No. 2 Emory (31-7), No. 3 Rowan (27-13), No. 4 Bridgewater(31-12-1), No. 5 North Carolina Wesleyan (27-16) and No. 6 VirginiaWesleyan (22-20).The first day of tournament action has Salisbury facing VirginiaWesleyan at 10:00 a.m., Emory versus North Carolina Wesleyan at1:00 p.m. and Rowan versus Bridgewater at 4:00 p.m.This marks Emory's eighth appearance in the post season. Twicethey have advanced to the Division III World Series in 2000 and2003.The Division III championship provides for a maximum field of 53teams. Six teams will compete at three first-round sites; seventeams will compete at five first-round sites. All first rounds willuse a double-elimination format. Thirty-two conference championsqualified automatically. Winners of the eight first-roundtournaments will qualify for the double-elimination championship atAppleton, Wisconsin, May 26-30.JUSTIN GORDON AND TRAVIS LANGLEY NAMED COSIDA FIRST TEAMALL-DISTRICT(May 11) Justin Gordon and Travis Langley of the ninth-rankedEmory baseball team were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictFirst team for the 2005-06 school year.This marks the second time to receive this honor both players.Gordon was a first team honoree last year, while Langley was namedto the first team in 2004. Last season Gordon also received thirdteam Academic All-America honors.Both players are now eligible for Academic All-America honorsfor this year.Serving as a senior co-captain, Gordon has been a solidcontributor for the Emory University baseball team thisseason. The starting second baseman is currently batting .352with 45 hits, 24 runs and 19 RBI. He is also a perfect 12-12in stolen bases, which stands for second-most on the team. He ismajoring in Chemistry and has a GPA of 3.91.This season Langley is batting .265 and scored 12 runs, whilesporting one of the top on-base percentages on the team at .446. Heis majoring in Chemistry and has a GPA of 3.96.To be eligible, a nominee must be at least a sophomore with a3.2 GPA and a starter or key reserve on their team. Emory nomineesare placed in the "college division" category, which is composed ofall NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools.EMORY-LAGRANGE GAME CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER(April 27) The Emory-LaGrange baseball game was postponed due toweather Wednesday evening. The Eagles finish the regular seasonwith a No. 9 national ranking and a record of 31-7. They now awaitword on postseason play.EMORY CLAIMS DOUBLE-HEADER SWEEP OVERMETHODIST COLLEGE(April 23) The ninth-ranked Emory baseball team returned to itswinning ways with an important double-header sweep over southregion opponent Methodist College (N.C.) Emory won the games 13-3and 14-11.Emory exploded in the first game to win 13-3. Taking the win forthe Eagles was Jason Glushon, who now stands 9-1 on the year.Justin Gordon finished the game a perfect 4-4, scoring threeruns and adding two RBI. Griffin Baum went 3-4, scoring two runsand adding a game-high four RBI. Sam Cunningham and Frank Pfisteralso turned in solid performances, with Cunningham scoring two runsand adding two RBI and Pfister recording two RBI as well.The second game saw the Eagles come from behind in a 14-11 win.Getting the win was Rich Babb (3-2), while Ian Ganzer recorded thesave (3).Gordon continued his successful afternoon, going 3-6 with twodoubles, two RBI and one run scored. Baum recorded three more RBI,while Cunningham had two RBI and one run scored.Tim Cournoyer helped to put the game away in the ninth with histeam-leading fourth home run of the year.Trailing 7-5 going into the top of the 8th, Emory responded withfive runs to take a 10-5 lead. The Monarchs came back with two runsto cut the margin to one heading into the final inning.Emory tacked on four more runs to build the lead to five at 14-9and held off a Monarch rally that included two runs for the finalscore of 14-11.Emory concludes the regular season on Wednesday when it travelsto LaGrange, Ga., to face LaGrange College. First pitch is set for6:00 p.m.EMORY FALLS TO GREENSBORO 8-5(April 21) The ninth-ranked Emory baseball team dropped ahard-fought 8-5 decision to the Greensboro College Pride on Fridayevening in Greensboro, N.C.Taking the loss for the Eagles was Ian Ganzer, who now stands6-3 on the season.Emory continues its swing through North Carolina when it travelsto Fayetteville to face Methodist College. The Eagles and Monarchsare set to play two contests over the next two days with the firstgame being played Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and the second on Sunday at2:00 p.m.EMORY DROPS 11-4 DECISION TOMILLSAPS(April 15) The Emory baseball team dropped an 11-4 decision toMillsaps College (Miss.) on Saturday afternoon at Chappell Park.Ryan Lollar turned in a solid performance for the Eagles,finishing the afternoon 1-3, while scoring two runs. Sam Cunninghamand Brandon Custer each drove in two runs, while Cunningham was 1-2and Custer 1-1.Keith Meizler took the loss for the Eagles, going two inningsand giving up two runs on three hits. With the loss, Meizler nowstands at 0-3 on the year.Millsaps built a 5-0 lead after the first three innings, scoringthree in the third frame. The Majors added three more in the fifthbefore the Eagles scored two in the seventh.Millsaps added three more runs over the eighth and ninth, whileEmory scored two in the ninth for the final score of 11-4.Emory (29-6) is off until Friday, April 21, when it travels toGreensboro, N.C., to take on Greensboro College at 6:00 p.m.EMORY FALLS TO MILLSAPS IN EXTRAINNINGS(April 14) Emory University (29-5), ranked first in the countryby the American Baseball Coaches Association, lost to MillsapsCollege (Miss.) (25-9) 6-5 in 10 innings.The Eagles, trailing by four funs going into the 7th inning,scored four runs off of four hits to tie the game. JustinGordon, 3-for-5 on the day, and Tim Cournoyer both hit 2-RBIdoubles, knocking in Griffin Baum, David Murchison, David Hisseyand Justin Gordon.Senior Bryan Langboard went 2-for-5 on the day with an RBI inthe third inning. Starting catcher Baum went 2-for-3, scoringa run.Ian Ganzer (5-2, 1.78 ERA) picked up the loss after coming in asrelief in the 7th inning for starter Jason Glushon (8-1, 1.50ERA). Millsaps scored the winning run in the top of the 10th off of anerror.The Eagles play their final home game against Millsaps tomorrowat noon.EAGLES FALL 10-8 TO HUNTINGDON(April 11) The Emory baseball team dropped a hard-fought 10-8decision to Huntingdon College on the road Tuesday night inMontgomery, Ala.Emory was led by Tim Cournoyer and Sam Cunningham with a homerun each. Cournoyer's home run was his third of the season, whileCunningham recorded his first. David Hissey finished the contest4-4 and scored three of the eight Eagle runs.Taking the loss for Emory was Rich Babb, who now stands 2-2 onthe season.The contest was back-and-forth through the first four innings,with Huntingdon holding a 4-3 lead. The Eagles erupted for fourruns in the fifth and one in the sixth to take an 8-4 lead headinginto the bottom of the sixth inning. The Hawks then held Emoryscoreless over the final three innings, while scoring three in thesixth, one in the seventh and two in the ninth for the win.The top-ranked Eagles (29-4) return to action, Friday, April 14when they welcome Millsaps College (Miss.) to Chappell Park for a3:00 p.m. contest.LANGBORD SETS EMORY RECORD INWIN(April 9) Bryan Langbord hit his record-setting 60th careerdouble, helping Emory University, the top-ranked team in thenation, to a 10-0 win over Piedmont College.Langbord entered the game tied with Kyle Foster ('03) and TedKarniewicz ('00) for the school record in career doubles. With a runner on second base and one out in the bottom of theeighth, Langbord came to the plate for his final at-bat of thegame. The senior co-captain doubled to deep left center,driving in a run while setting the new Emory record. Langbordfinished the day one-for-three with two runs scored.Mike Kerfeld and Rich Babb combined for the shutout, the team'ssixth of the season and third in the last six games. Kerfeldallowed five hits in seven and two thirds innings pitched, strikingout two for the win. Kerfeld is now 5-0 this season with a0.99 earned run average, the lowest among all Emory starters thisseason.After winning two out of three this weekend from Piedmont, Emoryimproves to 29-3 for the season. The Eagles will next head toMontgomery, AL to play Huntingdon College, before coming back toChappell Park for their final home stand of the year next weekend.EMORY SPLITS WITH PIEDMONT(April 8) The Emory baseball team split a double-header withPiedmont College (Ga.), Saturday. Piedmont won the first contest5-1, while Emory took the second 7-3.The first contest saw Jason Glushon take the loss, dropping hisrecord to 8-1 on the season. In the game, David Hissey led the way,going 2-4, scoring the lone run. Tim Cournoyer recorded the RBIthat scored Hissey.In the second contest, Ian Ganzer improved to 6-1 on the seasonin the 7-3 victory.Justin Gordon was a perfect 3-3, scoring a run and recording twoRBI. Frank Pfister, Kai Beasley and Ryan Lollar each had two hits apiece. Pfister, as well as Bo Schill each scored two runs.Up next for the Eagles is the third meeting with Piedmont in twodays. The Eagles welcome the Lions to Chappell Park, for a 2:00p.m. contest.EAGLES SHUT OUT OGLETHORPE 3-0(April 5) The top-ranked Emory baseball team defeatedhome-standing Oglethorpe University 3-0 on Wednesday night. TheEagles move to 27-2 on the year and sweep the season series fromthe Stormy Petrels.Picking up the win for the Eagles was Tom Mieczkowski.Mieckowski went eight and two-thirds innings, allowing no runs andsix hits for the game. He now stands 4-0 on the season with an ERAof 1.94.Frank Pfister led the Emory offensive attack, going 3-4 andscoring a run. Scoring the other two Emory runs were Griffin Baumand Sam Cunningham.Taylor Gettinger provided two of the three RBI for the game,with Cunningham recording the third.Emory took all three games from the Petrels this season, winning5-1 on Feb. 16 at Chappell Park and 10-0 on March 2 at Oglethorpe.Up next for the blue and gold is a trip to Demorest, Ga., for adouble-header with the Piedmont College Lions. Game time for thefirst contest is slated to begin at 3:00 p.m.EMORY RANKED NO. 1 IN THECOUNTRY(April 3) The Emory baseball team received the No. 1 ranking inthe country this week by the American Baseball Coaches Association.The Eagles (26-2) have six of the eight first-place votes and 238points.This marks the first time since the 2001 season and second timein program history that the Eagles have reached the top ranking inthe country.Emory was previously ranked No. 3 in last week's poll, butearned five wins this past week over Depauw University, two overthe University of the South (Tenn.) and two over No. 19 LaGrange toup its current win streak to eight.With the top ranking and 238 points, the blue and gold hold anine point lead over No. 2 Wooster College (Ohio) who has 229 andone first-place vote. New Jersey, the previous No. 1-ranked team,stands third with 221 points and the final first-place vote.While being the top-ranked team in the country, the Eagles areranked No. 1 in the South Region. Of the nine teams ranked in theSouth Region, five are ranked in the top 30 and one is receivingvotes. Emory is No. 1, while Mary Washington University (Va.) isNo. 8, Salisbury University (Md.) is No. 13, LaGrange College (Ga.)is No. 23 and Bridgewater College (Va.) is No, 29. Receiving votesis Methodist College (N.C.).The 2006 season has already seen Emory win the UAA Championshipwith a perfect 6-0 record, while also putting together a 19 gamewin streak.The Eagles will put their top ranking to the test Wednesdaynight, when they travel across the city to face rival OglethorpeUniversity. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.EAGLES EARNS TWO WINS OVERLAGRANGE(April 1) Emory University (26-2), ranked third in Division IIIby the American Baseball Coaches Association, defeated LaGrangeCollege (20-6), ranked 19th in Division III, 6-2 and 3-2 inAtlanta.The Eagles and the Panthers completed the first game originallyplayed on March 9th, which had been suspended due to an injury onthe field. The Eagles gave up one run on three hits over thelast two innings.In the second game, starter Jason Glushon pitched seven inningsstriking out four and allowing only one run. Glushon improvesto 8-0 on the season and has a 1.25 ERA, third on the team amongpitchers with a win. Glushon is now 15-0 as an Emory Eagle.Third baseman Frank Pfister and second basemen Taylor Gettingerboth went 2-for-4 on the day with a run; Pfister also knocked in anRBI. Senior outfielder Bryan Langboard went 1-for-3 with adouble, his team-leading 11th on the season and 59th of his careertied for first all-time at Emory with Kyle Foster (2000-2003).Sam Cunningham pinch-hit in the 6th inning and knocked in theTaylor Gettinger for the winning run. LaGrange scored one runin the 8th to cut the lead to one. In the top of the 9thLaGrange had runners at second and third with two outs, when TomMieczkowski came into the game and struck out the last batter forthe victory. Mieczkowski picked up his first save of theseason. Both, Rich Babb and Mieczkowski, struck out the lastbatter to end the games, respectively.Emory plays Wednesday, April 5th at Oglethorpe University at 7p.m.EAGLES SWEEP DOUBLE-HEADER FROMSEWANEE(March 30) The third-ranked Emory baseball team took adouble-header from homestanding Sewanee-University of the South onThursday. The Eagles took game one 5-4, before winning 4-0 to closeout the day.During the first game, Emory tied the contest at four on a DavidHissey solo home run. The home run was the first of his Emorycareer. From there Emory took the lead in the seventh to get thewin off Frank Pfister's two-out RBI single up the middle thatscored Griffin Baum.Ryan Lumsden got the win for the Eagles with Rich Babb beingcredited with the save. Lumsden now stands 3-0 on the season, whileBabb earned his third save of the year.The second game was highlighted by the pitching performance ofMike Kerfeld. Kerfeld threw a complete game, allowing just twohits. He now stands 4-0 on the season.Pfister was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Tim Cournoyer andBryan Langbord each had doubles.Emory returns to the diamond Saturday, April 1, when it facesLaGrange College (Ga.). The two squads will resume the gamesuspended from March 9, at 1:00 p.m. The regularly scheduledcontest will begin at 2:00 p.m.Please check back to the website Friday afternoon for completegame statistics.DAVID HISSEY NAMED UAA PLAYER OF THEYEAR(March 29) Emory sophomore stand-out David Hissey was name the2006 UAA Baseball Player of the Year, highlighting five players forthe Eagles who were named all conference.Also earning first team all conference honors were Ian Ganzer,Bryan Langbord and Frank Pfister. Jason Glushon was named to thesecond team.Hissey led the conference tournament in batting with apercentage of .619. He finished with 13 hits, while recording sixRBI and scoring three runs. He also had an on-base percentage of.680. Hissey also led the tournament in stolen bases, going 5-6.Ganzer turned in a solid performance from the pitching mound,going 1-0 with an ERA of 1.17. For the tournament he pitched 7.2innings, allowing eight hits and just one run scored. He also had11 strike outs. This marks Ganzer's second consecutive year on thefirst team.Langbord finished the tournament with a batting average of .571,which was good enough for third best in the tournament. Hecollected 12 hits, while scoring seven runs and six RBI. He alsohad a home run. Langbord led the team in total bases with 18, withan on-base percentage of .625.Rounding out the first team members was Pfister. Pfister hit.409 for the tournament, while recording nine hits and six RBI andscoring three runs.On the second team, Glushon finished the tournament with arecord of 1-0 and an ERA of 2.89. He pitched 9.1 innings, allowingfour runs on seven hits, while stiking out 13.This year's championship marked the seventh UAA Championshipsfor the Eagles and first since 2004. The Eagles have now won fourconference championships under head coach Mike Twardoski.EMORY TAKES DOWN DEPAUW 8-1(March 28) The Emory baseball squad won its first game afterbeing ranked No. 3 in the country Tuesday afternoon at ChappellPark. The Eagles defeated Depauw University by a score of 8-1.Picking up the win for the Eagles (22-2) was Jason Glushon, whonow stands 6-0 on the season. For the game he struck out sixbatters, and allowing the one run. Glushon's six strike-outs addsto his team-leading total which now stands at 53.Tim Cournoyer led the offensive attack for the Eagles with hissecond home run of the season. Cournoyer went deep in the bottom ofthe fourth to give the Eagles the lead at 1-0. He finished the day1-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.Frank Pfister finished the day 1-2 with two RBI and two runsscored, while Mike Levin was 3-4 with one RBI.After Depauw tied Emory in the top of the fifth at one, theEagles answered with another run in the bottom of the fifth andfive runs in the sixth to put the game away. The blue and goldscored one more run in the seventh for the final score.Emory returns to the diamond Saturday, April 1, when it facesLaGrange College (Ga.). The two squads will resume the gamesuspended from March 9, at 1:00 p.m. The regularly scheduledcontest will begin at 2:00 p.m.EMORY RANKED THIRD IN LATEST ABCAPOLL(March 26) The Emory baseball squad is currently ranked No. 3 inthe country for Division III by the American Baseball CoachesAssociation. The Eagles, who are 21-2 on the season, have 225points in the poll and received three first place votes.Leading the poll is New Jersey with a 13-0 record, four firstplace votes and 228 points. Standing second is Wooster with a 14-3record and 227 points and one first place vote.While being ranked No. 3 in the nation, the Eagles are rankedNo. 1 in the South Region. Of the nine teams ranked in the SouthRegion, five are ranked in the top 25 and two are receiving votes.Emory is No. 3, while Mary Washington University (Va.) is No. 11,Salisbury University (Md.) is No. 13, LaGrange College (Ga.) is No.19 and North Carolina Wesleyan is No. 25. Receiving votes areFerrum University (Va.) and Millsaps College (Miss.).The Eagles have already claimed the 2006 UAA Championship with aperfect 6-0 record. It marked the seventh UAA Championships forEmory and first since 2004. The Eagles have won four conferencechampionships under head coach Mike Twardoski.Up next for the Eagles is a home game, Tuesday, March 28, whenthey play host to Depauw University (Ind.), at 3:00 p.m.EMORY WINS IN EXTRA INNINGS(March 25) Emory University (21-2) defeated Southern PolytechnicUniversity (24-13) 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning. Frank Pfister hit a single up the middle driving in Bryan Langboardfor the winning run.Senior pitcher Mike Kerfeld (4-0, 1.31 ERA) picked up the winpitching three and one-third innings allowing only three hits andstriking out two. Senior Tom Mieczkowski started the game andpitched six and two-thirds innings striking out three whileallowing only one run.Emory trailed 1-0 going into the bottom of the 5th where theyscored two runs. Brandon Custer scored off of a wild pitch,after reaching base on a single. Alex Sotiriou scored on asacrifice fly by Bryan Langboard. Southern Polytechnic tiedthe game up at two in the top of the 8th inning, and Emory finallyscored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.Custer and Sotiriou both went 2-for-4, including a double byCuster, and scored a run each on the day. Frank Pfister'sonly hit of the game came in the bottom of the 10th when he knockedin Bryan Langboard to win the game. The Eagles improve to 21-2 on the season and play Tuesday athome against DePauw University (In.) at 3 p.m.EMORY SHUTS OUT CENTRE COLLEGE8-0(March 23) Emory University's Jason Glushon and Julian Smithcombined for a four-hit shutout in an 8-0 rout over Centre College(Ky.).Glushon pitched six innings of shutout ball, striking out eightbatters while surrendering only four hits and walking none. Thejunior improves to a perfect 5-0 on the season with the win.Smith earned his first career save with three no-hit innings toclose out the game, walking none and striking out one batter.Third baseman Frank Pfister's bases-loaded two-run doublesparked a five-run Eagle rally in the fifth inning. Pfisterwas 1 for 3 and led the game with three RBI. The sophomorehas 7 RBI in his last three games.The Eagles have outscored their opponents 15-1 over theircurrent two-game winning streak.EMORY DEFEATS NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE& STATE 7-1(March 22) The Emory Eagles returned to their winning ways witha 7-1 road victory over North Georgia College & StateUniversity of NCAA Division II. The Eagles improve their record to19-2 on the season.Getting the win for the Eagles was Ian Ganzer, who went eightand two-thirds innings, striking out eight. Ganzer now stands 5-1on the season.Turning in solid efforts to lead the offensive attack were FrankPfister and Sam Cunningham. Pfister went 3-4 with an RBI, whileCunningham was 2-4 with an RBI as well.Mike Levin provided an offensive spark with a two-out, two-runsingle, while Joe Roth had a pinch hit RBI single in the top of theninth to put the game away.Up next for the Eagles is their third game in as many days whenthey welcome Centre College (Ky.) to Chappell Park. Game time isset for 3:00 p.m.Statistics for the contest with North Georgia College &State will be available as soon as possible. Please check back atwww.go.emory.edu for game stats.EAGLES FALL TO HUNTINGDON 12-7(March 21) The Emory baseball team dropped a hard fought 12-7decision to Huntingdon College (Ala.) on Tuesday afternoon atChappell Park.The loss drops Emory's record to 18-2 on the season.Leading the way for the Eagles were Justin Gordon and Mike Levinwith two hits a piece. Gordon finished the day 2-5, scoring onerun, while Levin was 2-3 with an RBI.Taking the loss was Rich Babb, who now stands 2-1 on the season.The Hawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the secondbefore Emory exploded for five runs in the fourth. Each team tackedon another run in the fifth inning with the Eagles holding a 6-2advantage heading into the seventh inning.Huntingdon cut the lead to two with two more runs in the seventhbefore scoring sixth in the eighth and two more in the ninthcompared to one for the Eagles in the eighth for the final score.Emory looks to rebound Wednesday as it travels to Dahlonega,Ga., to face North Georgia College and State University. This willmark the second of three games in three days for the Eagles. Gametime is set for 7:00 p.m.EMORY CLAIMS 2006 UAACHAMPIONSHIP(March 18) The Emory baseball team won the 2006 UAAChampionship. The Eagles finished the UAA with a record of 6-0.Saturday saw the team close out with a 4-3 victory of theUniversity of Rochester (N.Y.) to claim the championship.This marks the seventh UAA Championships for the Eagles andfirst since 2004. The Eagles have now won four conferencechampionships under head coach Mike Twardowski.The game against Rochester saw Emory trail 3-0 going into thebottom of the eighth. With two outs Emory got three consecutivedoubles from David Hissey, Joe Roth and Bryan Langbord to tie thegame at three.The bottom of the ninth saw Emory win the game on a squeeze playby Alex Sotiriou that scored Travis Langley.Getting the win for the blue and gold was Tony Vidal. Hissey ledthe Eagles at the plate going 3-5.Up next for the Eagles is a match-up with Huntingdon College(Ala.) at Chappell Park. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.EAGLES TAKE DOWN WASHU10-6(March 17) The Emory baseball squad took one more step to claimingthe 2006 UAA Championship with aa 10-6 victory over Washington University. Emory now stands17-1 and 5-0 in the UAA.Getting the win for the Eagles was Keith Meizler. Ian Ganzercame in to pick up the savefor the blue and gold.Highlighting the Emory offense was Tim Cournoyer with a three-runhome run to put thegame away.The Eagles look to capture the UAA Championship Saturday when theyface the University ofRochester (N.Y.) at 10:00 a.m. Emory has already playedRochester, winning 9-1 onWednesday.EAGLES DOMINATE CASE 18-1(March 16) The Emory baseball squad dominated Case WesternReserve Thursday afternoon in an 18-1 victory, raising the recordto 16-1 and 4-0 in the UAA.For the contest Emory had 15 hits, with Joe Roth leading the waywith two home runs. Roth finished the day 3-4, including scoringthree runs and five RBI.David Hissey finished a perfect 3-3 from the plate, whilescoring one run and recording two RBI. Kai Beasley, Bryan Langbord,Frank Pfister and Brandon Custer each recorded two RBI for thegame.Getting the win was Ryan Lumsden who pitched four of the seveninnings. During those four innings he allowed one run on five hits,while striking out four.In the two contests with Case this year Emory has outscored theSpartans 29-1.Up next for the Eagles is a Friday afternoon match-up withWashington University. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.EMORY WIN STREAK AT 15(March 15) The Emory baseball squad continued its hot start tothe season with a 9-1 victory over the University of Rochester(N.Y.) on Wednesday during the second day of play at the UAAChampionships.Emory now stands 15-1 on the season and 3-0 in the UAA.Getting the win for the Eagles was Ian Ganzer. Ganzer worked sixinnings, allowing one run on four hits, while striking out 10. Henow stands 4-1 on the season. Keith Meizler and Julian Smith camein to relieve Ganzer with Meizler striking out four in two inningsand Smith striking out two in the final inning.David Hissey turned in a solid effort to the lead the offensiveattack, going 4-5 with one RBI. Griffin Baum also had a solid daywith a home run and two RBI. Frank Pfister collected three RBI andtwo hits, while Bryan Langbord was 3-5, scoring two runs.Emory used big innings to score its runs. The Eagles scoredthree in the second, four in the fifth and two in the eighth.Rochetser scored its lone run in the third.Up next for the Eagles is a second match-up with Case WesternReserve. The blue and gold took out the Spartans to open thetournament 11-0 on Tuesday. Gametime is set for 3:00 p.m. onThursday.EAGLES WIN TWO DURING FIRST DAY OF UAACHAMPIONSHIPS(March 14) The Emory baseball squad opened the UAA Championshipswith two victories on Tuesday. The Eagles crushed Case WesternReserve (Ohio) 11-0 before defeating Brandeis University (Mass.)3-1.Emory's opening game against Case saw the Eagles jump out to anearly 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. They added threemore runs in the fourth to up the lead to 6-0. The blue and goldscored another run in the sixth and four more in the seventh beforethe game was called.Leading the way for the Eagles were senior Bryan Langbord andjunior Tim Cournoyer, each going 2-3. Langbord and Cournoyer eachscored two runs as well as two RBI. Senior Taylor Gettinger andjunior Bo Schill also added two RBI each.Getting the win for Emory was Tom Mieczkowski, going six inningsand allowing no runs and just four hits, while striking out six.Emory's final game of the day was against tougher competition inBrandeis, as the Eagles won 3-1.Junior pitcher Jason Glushon turned in a solid outing, goingeight innings and allowing one run on four hits, while striking out10.Langbord continued his stellar play, going 2-4, scoring one runand collecting an RBI. Junior Griffin Baum went 2-3 at the plate,also scoring a run and collecting an RBI. Junior Mike Levin scoredthe other run for the Eagles, while collecting two hits. SophomoreFrank Pfister also had two hits.Emory and Brandeis each scored a run in the first inning and thegame would stay tied through the fourth when the Eagles went up2-1. They gave themselves some breathing room in the seventh withthe third run.Emory, winners of 14 consecutive games, is set to take on theUniversity of Rochester (N.Y.) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.EMORY TAKES 6-1 VICTORY OVERHEIDELBERG(March 11) Emory University (12-1) extended its winning streakto 12 games with a 6-1 win over Heidelberg College (OH). Mike Kerfeld threw 6.1 innings for Emory to pick up the win,allowing one run on two hits, while striking out six batters. Kerfeld did not allow a hit to Heidelberg until the top of theseventh inning, when Matt Decker singled with one out. Forthe season, the senior is 2-0 with a 0.92 earned run average andhas 28 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.The Eagles struck first in the game, scoring when Joe Rothcrossed home plate on a sacrifice fly by Alex Sotiriou in the thirdinning. Emory improved to 10-0 in games where they scorefirst.Justin Gordon went three-for-five at the plate, an RBI single,two stolen bases and a run scored of his own. Sotiriou addedtwo hits and two RBIs.The Eagles will try to keep their winning streak alive when theyhead to Sanford, FL for the University Athletic Associationtournament. Emory plays its first two games of the tournamenton Tuesday, March 14th, against conference rivals Case WesternReserve (OH) and Brandeis University (MA).EMORY-LAGRANGE BASEBALL GAME SUSPENDEDAFTER SEVEN INNINGS(March 9) The Emory-LaGrange baseball game was suspended afterseven innings on Thursday with Emory holding a 6-1 lead. The gamewill be concluded on April 1 when the two squads face for thesecond of three meetings.The game was delayed for close to an hour after a LaGrangeplayer was injured.The Eagles never trailed, scoring a run in the first inning onlyto see LaGrange tie the score in the second. From there the blueand gold scored runs in the fourth and sixth innings to build athree-run cushion. Three more runs were added in the bottom of theseventh where the score stands 6-1.Joe Roth knocked in two RBI, while collecting one hit. Alsoadding hits were David Hissey, Justin Gordon, Bryan Langbord,Griffin Baum and Alex Sotiriou. Of that group Hissey, Gordon,Langbord, Baum, Roth as well as Taylor Gettinger scored runs.Up next for Emory is a game with Heidelberg College (Ohio) onSaturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Chappell Park.EMORY UPS WIN STREAK TO 11(March 5) The Emory baseball team upped its win streak to 11with a 10-5 victory over homestanding Maryville College, Sundayafternoon.Picking up the win for the Eagles was Ian Ganzer, going sixinnings.Justin Gordon and Griffin Baum both turned in solid efforst atthe plate with a two-run home run each.The Eagles return to action Thursday when they play host toSouth Region foe LaGrange College at Chappell Park. Game time isset for 3:00 p.m.EAGLES BEAT MARYVILLE 21-3(March 4) Emory defeated Maryville College (Tenn.) 21-3 Saturdayafternoon at the Scots' home field.Tom Mieczkowski was the winning pitcher. David Murchison had asolo home run and Kai Beasley recorded a three run homer.The Eagles return to the field Sunday at noon to face the Scotsfor the fourth time this season..EAGLES BLANK OGLETHORPE 10-0(March 2) Playing its second game in as many days, the Emorybaseball squad blanked crosstown rival Oglethorpe University 10-0.Pitcher Mike Kerfeld turned in a solid outing for Emory withseven innings of scoreless work to pick up the win. Rich Babb andTony Vidal came in to help shut out the Stormy Petrels.Frank Pfister highlighted the Emory offense with an inside thepark three-run home run. Griffin Baum also collect two hits and twoRBI.Emory continues its road swing this weekend, when it travels toMaryville, Tenn., to take on the Maryville College Fighting Scots.The Eagles and Scots met to open the season, splitting two games.Game times are set for 3:00 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday.EMORY WINS 8th STRAIGHT(March 1) Emory University (8-1) defeated Adrian College (Mich.)5-1, earning its eighth straight victory. Pitcher JasonGlushon threw eight innings striking out three and giving up onlyone run.Glushon (0.50 ERA) won his third game of the season. Hehas struck out a team-leading 23 batters this season in 30.0innings pitched, while giving up only 24 hits. Centerfielder David Hissey went 2-for-2 with an RBI and arun. Shortstop Mike Levin was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Third baseman Frank Pfister and second baseman Joe Roth both hit2-for-4 with an RBI. Hissey, Levin, Roth all hit a double inthe game. The Eagles scored one run in the bottom of the first and nevertrailed. Adrian got on the board in the top of the eighthinning, Glushon's last inning of pitching.Emory plays tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Oglethorpe University inAtlanta.EMORY WINS THE RAWLINGS CLASSIC(Feb. 26) Emory University (7-1) defeated Juniata College (Pa.)11-2 to win the Rawlings Classic in Atlanta. The Eaglespitching staff struck out 14 batters while allowing only seven hitsin the game.Ian Ganzer (1.93 ERA) pitched five innings striking out eight,including the first three batters he faced. Ganzer earns hissecond win of the season.Shortstop Mike Levin hit 2-for-2 on the day knocking in andscoring a run. Designated hitter Justin Gordon and CatcherGriffin Baum both went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. Gordon recorded his third double of the season.Right fielder Brian Langboard led off the bottom of the thirdinning with a double and scored on the next play when Griffin Baumsingled. The Eagles scored five insurance runs off of sixhits, two for extra bases, in the inning.Emory goes undefeated in the Rawlings Tournament. TheEagles outscored their opponents 25-9 over a three game period.Emory plays Wednesday, March 1 against Adrian College (Mich.) at2 p.m. in Atlanta.EMORY EARNS SPOT IN RAWLINGS CLASSICCHAMPIONSHIP GAME(Feb. 24) The Emory baseball team moved to 2-0 in the 2006Rawlings Classic and 6-1 on the season with a gutsy 7-5 victoryover Lynchburg College. The game was played at crosstown rivalOglethorpe University's field.Getting the win for the Eagles was Tom Mieczkowski, who workedsix and a third innings, striking out seven. This marks his firstwin of the 2006 season.Bryan Langboard turned in a solid outing for Emory, going2-for-5 including a solo home run in the top of the third inning.He also scored three runs, while recording on RBI.Frank Pfister went 2-for-4 at the plate, recording two RBI tolead the team.The Eagles scored in the first inning, only to see Lynchburg tiethe game in the second. After the Langboard home run in the third,Emory upped its lead to 4-1 after its half of the sixth inning. TheHornets cut the lead to 4-3 but the blue and gold once againresponded with three runs in the seventh.With a spot in the championship game already in place, Emoryfaces York College (Pa.) tomorrow morning. Game time is set for11:00 a.m. at Chappell Park.COACH TWARDOSKI EARNS 200TH CAREERWIN(Feb. 24) Emory University (5-1) defeated York College (Pa.)(1-1) 7-2, giving Head Coach Mike Twardoski his 200th careervictory. Coach T earns the victory in the beginning of hisseventh season as Emory's head coach. His career record is200-81 (.712), giving him the 12th-best career winning percentageamong active Division III coaches.Pitcher Jason Glushon struck out eight allowing only one runthrough eight innings. Glushon (0.41 ERA) improves to 2-0 onthe season.Emory scored four runs in the first inning and never lookedback. Center Fielder David Hissey and Catcher Griffin Baumdoubled, and Designated Hitter Justin Gordon and First BasemanTaylor Gettinger tripled all in the first inning.Gettinger went 3-for-5 knocking in and scoring a run. Third Baseman Frank Pfister went 2-for-4 with a double and drove intwo RBIs. Shortstop Mike Levin had a RBI and a run, alongwith two stolen bases on the day.The Eagles play tonight at 6:30pm against Lynchburg College (VA)in Atlanta.EMORY IMPROVES TO 4-1 (Feb. 19) Emory University defeated Lewis and ClarkCollege (OR) 9-1. Jason Glushon pitched seven inningsstriking out four while allowing only one run. Glushon (1-0,1.93 ERA) earned his first win of the season.Junior Griffin Baum hit 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runsscored. Pinch hitter Justin Gordon went 3-for-4 scoring threeruns. Gordon leads the team in hits (9) and total bases(11). The Eagles scored two runs in the first inning and never lookedback. First baseman Taylor Gettinger hit a double knocking inGriffin Baum for the go ahead run. Gettinger went 1-for-3 onthe day with one RBI.Emory plays Wednesday at Chappell Park versus The University ofthe South (TN).EMORY BEATS OGLETHORPE 5-1(Feb. 16) The Emory Eagles allowed just 4 hits and one run tobeat Oglethorpe University (Ga.) 5-1, led by three and a two-thirdsperfect innings of middle relief by Rich Babb and Tom Mieczkowskiand a one-hit ninth inning by Keith Meizler.Mike Kerfeld got the start for the Eagles allowing just 3 hitsand one run in four and a third innings pitched while knotching sixstrikeouts.The Eagles took the lead in the bottom of the second using goodbaserunning to plate runners. Trailing 1-0 with runners on secondand third, the Eagles tied it up with Brian Langbord scoring on awild pitch and the other runner, Travis Langley advancing to third.Ryan Lollar then singled to bring in Langley and give the Eagles a2-1 lead.The Eagles added runs in the next three innings to give theirbullpen a 5-1 lead.Babb earned the win for the Eagles, pitching two and two-thirdsperfect innings.Langley was the leading hitter for Emory going 2 for 3 with onerun and one RBI.EMORY BLASTS WASHINGTON & LEE15-6(Feb. 14) The Emory baseball team blasted visiting Washington& Lee University, Tuesday afternoon by a score of 15-6. TheEagles (2-1) recorded 16 hits on the afternoon, with Ian Ganzerpicking up the win from the mound.The Eagles jumped on the Generals early, scoring five runs inthe first two innings with four coming in the first and another inthe second. After W&L scored two in the third Emory came backwith three runs in fourth and five in the fifth to build a 13-2lead.Leading the way for the blue and gold with two hits a piece wereJustin Gordon, Travis Langley, Mike Levin and Frank Pfister. FourEagles scored two runs today with David Hissey, Griffin Baum,Taylor Gettinger and Travis Langley.Ganzer pitched the first five innings for Emory, allowing tworuns off four hits, while striking out two.Emory returns to action Thursday, Feb. 16 when it plays host tocrosstown rival Oglethorpe University. First pitch it set for 2:00p.m. at Chappell Park.EAGLES EARN FIRST VICTORY OF THESEASON(Feb. 12) Emory University earned its first victory of theseason 9 -6 over Maryville College (Tenn.) at home.Emory scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 7thinning when sophomore second basemen Frank Pfister knocked in pinchrunner Alexander Sotiriou off of a single up the middle. TheEagles added two insurance runs in the next inning.Senior Ryan Lumsden recorded the win, his first career victoryat Emory, allowing only one hit. Transfer Mike Kerfeld, inhis first appearance in an Emory uniform, struck out six of sevenbatters he faced and picked up the save.Brian Langboard went 3-for-4 with three RBI's and a walk. Travis Langley went 2-for-4 with an RBI on his 22nd birthday.The Eagles split this weekend's games with The Scots. Emory plays Tuesday against Washington and Lee at 2 p.m. atChappell Park. EAGLES DROP EXTRA INNINGS HEART BREAKERTO MARYVILLE 4-3(Feb. 11) The Emory University baseball team dropped its seasonopener 4-3 in 13 innings to Maryville College (Tenn.) at ChappellPark.The Eagles trailed the Scots 3-2 in the bottom of the sixthinning when Maryville's Colby Jenkins hot David Hissey with a pitchwith the bases loaded. Taylor Gettinger scored to tie thegame. The teams went scoreless until the top of the 13th, when MC's KevinMcKeethan scored off a Ben Peters single.Emory pitching struck out 14 batters over the course of thegame. Starting pitcher Jason Glushon struck out eight battersin seven innings. Keith Meizler and Ian Ganzer had threestrikeouts each in relief over six innings. At one point,Meizler and Glushon combined to retire 19 straight Maryvillebatters.Maryville's Adam Rosen was credited with the win, while Ganzertakes the loss.Brian Langbord, playing in his first game since Feb. 20, 2005,went 2-for-6 with two doubles. Justin Gordon also collectedtwo hits, while scoring one run. The other run was scored byRyan Lollar.The Eagles and Scots meet again Sunday at Chappell Park. 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