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SAU Baseball Student-Athletes play major roles in summer teams
championships.
Kyle Matkaitis played a major role in helping the Athletes In Action
baseball team to win the Alaska Collegiate Summer Baseball League Championship.
Read more about it...
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Ben Irmen, Casey Raisbeck, Kyle Merten, and former players Aaron
Wulfekuhle and Sean Johnson helped the Quad City 76ers to win the Iowa
Semi-pro State tournament. The QC 76ers are managed by former player and
alumni of St. Ambrose University Kevin Corrigan. Read more about this...HERE>>
The coaching staff would like to congratulate the three following
student-athletes for being selected to the 2007 NAIA Baseball Scholar Athletes:
Kyle Roesler, Casey Raisbeck and Ben Irmen.
We should also give recognition to the rest of the Bees baseball team for
carrying over a 3.0 GPA this past spring semester.
Thank You.
The Baseball coaching staff would like to thank all of the players, parents,
relatives and friends that all traveled to watch us play during this 2007
championship run. Thank you for all of the support and in some cases
help on the road. Without the support for the university facility and
staff, administration, players, parents, relatives, friends and students, the
season would not be a success.
Hope to see you all again in the 2008 season. Again the coaching staff
thanks you for all of the help and support in the 2007 season.
NAIA Heartland Super Regional in Spring Arbor, MI.
The Fighting Bees were bounced from the Super Regional after losing both of
their games with Spring Arbor, MI. S. Ambrose dropped Game 1 after the Spring Arbor University baseball team used a six run explosion in the third inning to fuel an 11-3
win over St. Ambrose University. The Fighting Bees dropped the second game 6-1
after giving up thirteen hits to the 45-3 .
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All Conference Team Announced.
Joey Martin, Mark Gaulden and Danny Cutler were named first team
all-conference in the Midwest Classic Conference. Danny Cutler was also
named Pitcher of the year. Aaron Wulfekuhle and Casey Raisbeck were
honorable mention. Joey Martin and Danny Cutler were also named to the
All-Region Team.
SAU vs. SAU in the NAIA Super Regional.
The Bees will travel to Spring Arbor, MI to play 5th ranked Spring Arbor
University on Thursday May 17th and Friday May 18th. Game time for Game
one is a 2 pm EST start. Game Two is slated to start at 11 am EST with a
game three (if necessary) will begin an hour after game two. Hope to see
you all come out to support your fighting bees this weekend.
The Bees will be staying in Jackson, MI at the Country Inn & Suites.
For more room information, please call direct to the hotel @ 517-788-6400.
The Fighting Bees baseball boys are coming back from Lacrosse Wisconsin with the NAIA Region VII Championship, and a date in the Super Regional.
The Bees knocked off Mount Mercy in the Championship game, 8-4, and are now winner of 15 of 17 after going a perfect 4-0 in the Regional.
SAU will now take on the winner of the Region VIII Tournament in a 3-game series to decide who will head to the NAIA World Series.
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The Fighting Bees will be staying at the Comfort Inn - Onalaska (608)
781-7500.
2007 NAIA Regional Baseball Tournament, May 8-12.
The 2007 NAIA Regional Baseball Tournament will be held in LaCrosse, WI will
begin Tuesday, May 8 and continue through Saturday May 12. The Bees are the
number one seed overall and will face the sixth seed from the Chicagoland
Conference, Olivet Nazarene University, on Tuesday morning at 11 am. The games will be played at
Copeland Field.
The Bees picked up right where they left off on Friday, swinging some very
hot sticks. The hits just kept coming again on Saturday night.
Putting up 23 runs on 25 hits. On the weekend sweep and clinching the MCC
title, the bees collected 44 runs on 50 hits. "The weekend was a total
team effort." said Head Coach Jim Callahan. "We put a couple of
different guys into hit and gave some others a game to rest after having a flu
bug run through the team. I am just so proud of how this team has come
together after stating out 9-1 and then dropping 5-6 games. They all have
worked hard and knew what they needed to do to win conference. I am just
very proud of them all."
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Bees put on hit parade.
The Bees put on a hit parade Friday night against the V-Hawks of Viterbo
University. It the double-header sweep, the bees produced 20 runs on 28
hits and two great pitching performances by Kyle Matkaitis and Danny Cutler.
13 different Bees players recorded a hit on the night. Including a moon
shot to deep right-center field for a two run homer in the first inning of game
one for Casey Raisbeck. And to start the second game, Aaron Wulfkuhle hit
a laser beam homer down the left field line, that took about 3 seconds to leave
the playing field. This now puts the bees 18-6 in conference and 21-15
over all. The two teams will finish conference play tonight at John
O'Donnell Stadium. Game time is set to start at 6 pm, with gates opening
at 4:15 pm.
Weekend series is for the Conference Title.
The Bees will face the V-Hawks of Viterbo University for the right to earn
the title of 2007 MCC Conference Champions. "The four game series will
play a major part in naming a conference title winner this year. Come down
and support our team and just enjoy some great college baseball." Said
Baseball SID Dan Tomlin.
The games on Friday April 27, 2007 will be played at John O'Donnell
Stadium. First pitch is scheduled to thrown at 6:07 pm, with the gates
opening at 4:45 pm. Saturday's games are scheduled for a first pitch at
6:07 pm, with the gates opening at 4:45 pm.
The Fighting Scots out swing the Bees.
The Fighting Scots of Monmouth College came into town Tuesday afternoon
swinging. After the dust was settled by some light rain and timely hitting
by the Fighting Scots, the fighting Bees had to look at the score card and were
defeated by a score of 11-7.
The Bees complete the sweep in a nail biter.
After completing the suspended game with Paul Koeppl on the hill for the save
and a 6-3 winner. The fourth game of the series came down to a pitchers
dual. A Casey Raisbeck single between the shortstop and third-baseman to
left field, scored Sean Murphy from second with two outs in the top of the fifth
inning. Evan Cooling went the distance throwing a two-hit shutout.
With the sweep of William Penn, the Bees have moved into first place in the MCC.
19-14 and 16-6.
The Bees to finish suspended game, Monday April 23.
Game time is set around 6 pm to finish the suspended game and play the fourth
and final game of the series at William Penn University.
Casey Raisbeck's towering homerun bring rain.
In the top of the seventh inning of game
three, Casey Raisbeck hit his second towering homerun of the game, on top of
William Penn's newly construction site of the Athletic/Recreation Center beyond
the right field fence. Soon after the ball landed at a estimated 458 feet,
the rain started to fall and the game was suspended in the top of the seventh
inning and the Bees winning 6-3.
Hot bats of the Bees sting the Statesmen of William Penn University.
The Bees came out swinging their hot bats against William Penn University on
Saturday. In game one, the Bees pounded out 20 hits and 15 runs with 8
extra base hits in the 15-6 victory. The hits kept coming in game to two
as well. With 14 hits and 11 runs on 6extra base hits, to complete the
double-header sweep with a 11-3 victory.
The Bees swept away the saints of Ashford University.
A 2-run seventh inning gave the Bees their 11th conference win at Alliant
Energy Field (4-2) and a game two shut-out (8-0) to complete the days sweep.
The Bees move to 15-14 overall and 12-6 in conference.
The Bees end weekend on a come from behind win.
With seven straight hits in the bottom of the seventh inning and down five
runs, the Bees never say die attitude led them to a 9-8 victory and their 10th
conference win on the season. Ryan Lincoln's walk off sacrifice fly scored Casey Raisbeck from third for the victory.
"I believe this will help get
something going again and get back to playing great baseball as a team." said
assistant coach Sean Johnson. "You never know, the as long as the Good Lord's
willing and the creek don't rise, we may string a few together."
Mustangs gallop to sweep the Bees in Conference
The Bees were swept away by the cold weather and the Mt. Mercy College
Mustangs in a conference double-header make-up games. The Bees fall to second
place in the MCC (9-3) and 12-11 overall.
The Bees are just buzzing to play.
Mother Nature has blown in a cold spell that has the Bees buzzing around the
cages and waiting to play each day. The Games against MCC conference
opponent Mt. Mercy this weekend have been postponed due to cold weather and
wind. Two of the four games will be made up early next week.
Bees sweep Waldorf in conference opener.
The Bees win 12-1 and 4-1 in Sunday's conference double-header. The
Bees will be back in action again on Monday March 26, 2007 at John O'Donnell
Stadium, to finish the conference series with Waldorf College. Game time
is set at 2:07 pm and the gates will open at 12:15 pm.
Mother Nature washes away home opener.With a 2-1 lead going into the top of the second inning, the rains came and
washed the scheduled doubleheader against St. Xavier University away for the
day. There is no rescheduled date at this time.
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