2008 News Archive

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University senior shortstop Andy Daggett (Springfield/Springfield Shawnee) was named Academic All-OAC Baseball by the conference's 10 faculty athletics representatives.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University junior third baseman Tom Stevison (Mount Vernon/Mount Vernon) was an honorable mention selection to the 2008 All-Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball team as selected by the conference's 10 head coaches.

(NEW CONCORD, Ohio)--Capital University ended the 2008 baseball season with a pair of losses, 9-2 and 7-2, Sunday at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. The Crusaders finish the season with a record of 10-26-1 overall and 2-16 in the OAC.

(URBANA, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team split a pair of non-conference games with Urbana University winning the first game 8-4 then losing the second game 13-8 Sunday in Urbana.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s baseball team was limited to just eight total hits in suffering a doubleheader sweep against Otterbein College Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference play at Clowson Field.

(BETHANY, W.Va.)--Capital University's baseball team battled to a 13-13 tie at Bethany College in a non-conference game called after nine innings on account of darkness Thursday in Bethany, West Virginia.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Capital University’s baseball team managed only eight hits combined over two games as they fell by scores of 7-2 and 7-1 to Ohio Northern University in an Ohio Athletic Conference series Monday at Clowson Field in Columbus.

(DELAWARE, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team scored 13 unanswered runs over the final three innings to pick up a 14-9 win in game two and salvage a split of a two-game series Sunday at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The Bishops rallied for a run in the bottom of the seventh in game one for a 3-2 victory.

(WILMINGTON, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team grabbed its first Ohio Athletic Conference wins of the season with 9-3 and 11-9 victories at Wilmington College.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team lost a pair of Ohio Athletic Conference games late to Baldwin-Wallace College falling 5-3 in the opener and 5-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap Monday at Clowson Field in Columbus.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University held early leads over Heidelberg College in both games of an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader, but the Student Princes rallied to take 5-1 and 5-3 wins Wednesday at Clowson Field in Columbus.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Senior shortstop Andy Daggett (Springfield/Springfield-Shawnee) had a career-high five hits to lead Capital University’s baseball team to a 19-8 win over Ohio Wesleyan University Monday at Clowson Field.

(CANTON, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team suffered 4-2 and 8-3 losses in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader against Mount Union College played Saturday at Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Nine unanswered runs by Washington & Jefferson College led the Presidents to a 12-3 win over Capital University's baseball team in a non-conference meeting Wednesday at Clowson Field.

(CHILLICOTHE, Ohio) – Capital University’s baseball team managed just two runs in a doubleheader sweep against Marietta College Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference action in games played at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe.

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio)--Junior Tom Stevison (Mount Vernon/Mount Vernon) hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning that proved to be the difference to lead the Capital University baseball team to a 6-5 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Wittenberg University in Springfield. The win stopped a six-game Crusader losing streak including a 9-6 defeat in the opener.

(CHILLICOTHE, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team dropped a pair of games in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener falling, 7-6 and 5-0, to John Carroll University at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Crusaders fall to 4-7 overall (0-2 OAC), while John Carroll moves to 10-3 overall (2-0 OAC).

(XENIA, Ohio)--Capital University's baseball team dropped a pair of games, 4-3 and 3-1 to Urbana University Monday in a doubleheader played at Athletes in Action Field in Xenia, Ohio.

Weather and pending field conditions have forced numerous changes to the Capital University baseball schedule. Click the link above for the new dates, times and locations.

(DANVILLE, Va.)--Capital University's baseball team finished its 2008 southern trip with a 6-4 win in 12 innings at Averett (Va.) University Friday in Danville, Va. The Crusaders end the trip with a 4-3 overall record.

(ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.)--Capital University's baseball team held the lead early, but a seventh inning home run from Justin Rahm proved to be the difference as North Carolina Wesleyan College pulled out a 4-3 victory Thursday in Rocky Mount, N.C. The loss evens the Crusaders record at 3-3 on the season, while N.C. Wesleyan moves to 11-2 overall.

(ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.)--Capital University baseball team lost 10-2 Wednesday at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, N.C.

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.)--Capital University's baseball team suffered its first loss of the 2008 season with a 14-4 defeat at Methodist (N.C.) College in Fayetteville, N.C. The Crusaders now 3-1 on the season take on North Carolina Wesleyan University Wednesday in Rocky Mount, N.C.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.)--Capital University's baseball team scored wins of 13-6 over Rivier (N.H.) College and 19-12 over Alma (Mich.) College at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.)--Jonathan Spring (Maple Heights/Trinity) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to drive in the winning run as Capital University's baseball team opened the 2008 season with a 3-2 win over Rivier (N.H.) College at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

When not on the baseball diamond, Capital University head baseball coach Greg Weyrich builds homes among other things. Like any good builder, Weyrich knows that every structure is only as good as the foundation under it.