2009 News Archive

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Three members of the Capital University baseball team were recognized on the Ohio Athletic Conference All-Academic Team on Wednesday following voting by the OAC’s faculty athletics representatives. Juniors Justin Stegman and Matt Uy were First Team picks while sophomore Steven Veenstra was an Honorable Mention selection.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Capital University sophomore first baseman Ian Smith earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honorable Mention honors on Monday following a vote conducted amongst the conference’s baseball coaches.

Capital University sophomore baseball player Steven Veenstra was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Second Team on Thursday following a vote conducted amongst the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital lost both ends of a season-ending baseball doubleheader with Ohio Athletic Conference rival Muskingum on Saturday at Clowson Field. The Crusaders closed out the season with a five-game losing streak to finish with a 12-26 overall record and a 4-14 mark in OAC play.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Visiting Capital came up on the short end of two high-scoring Ohio Athletic Conference baseball games on Saturday at Otterbein. The Crusaders lost the first game, 16-9 and the second contest, 13-12.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital was out hit 17-7 by Ohio Wesleyan in a 14-2 non-conference loss on Thursday at Clowson Field.

ADA, Ohio – Visiting Capital stretched its winning streak to three straight games with a Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of Ohio Northern on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders took the opener, 8-7 and the finale, 7-5.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital was the benefit of solid pitching throughout the day as it earned a split of an Ohio Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader with Wilmington at Clowson Field on Friday. The Crusaders lost the opener, 4-1, but rebounded to take the finale, 14-6.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A four-run outburst in the top of the 10th inning did not hold up for visiting Capital as the visiting Crusaders dropped a non-conference baseball game to Wittenberg, 10-9 in 11 innings on Thursday evening.

BEREA, Ohio – Visiting Capital suffered a pair of close Ohio Athletic Conference baseball defeats on Saturday at the hands of Baldwin-Wallace. CU lost the first game, 1-0, and fell in the second, 8-5.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – A ninth-inning surge came up just short as visiting Capital lost to Thomas More 16-13 in non-conference baseball action on Thursday afternoon.

TIFFIN, Ohio – Visiting Capital could not muster enough offense to hang with #11 Heidelberg in an Ohio Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Crusaders lost the first game, 12-2, and dropped the second, 8-3.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital was swept in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader by first-place Mount Union on Saturday at Clowson Field. The Purple Raiders shutout the Crusaders, 9-0, in game one before outscoring CU in the finale, 21-7.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital lost a non-conference matchup with local rival Wittenberg, 11-4 on Thursday at Clowson Field.

MARIETTA, Ohio – Visiting Capital took a two-run lead into the middle of the sixth inning of the second game at #14 Marietta, but could not earn the split as it lost 4-3 in the nightcap and 7-2 in the opener of an OAC baseball doubleheader on Monday evening at Don Schaly Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University baseball team evened its record to 9-9 this season with a 12-8 victory over Hiram in non-conference action on Sunday at Clowson Field.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital had plenty of offense on Saturday as it split an Ohio Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader with John Carroll. CU rallied for an 8-6 win in the opener before falling in the finale, 18-9.

GAMBIER, Ohio – Visiting Capital tallied 10 runs in the final three innings to secure a 13-7 non-conference baseball victory over Kenyon on Thursday evening. Both teams are now 7-8 overall this season.

HANOVER, Ind. – Visiting Capital fell behind 4-0 after the first inning and could never catch up in a 15-2 non-conference baseball loss to Hanover on Sunday afternoon.

HANOVER, Ind. – Visiting Capital suffered a pair of one-run losses in non-conference baseball action on Saturday at Hanover. CU fell in the opener, 4-3, before dropping the finale, 5-4.

DANVILLE, Va. – The Capital University baseball team began its 2009 season by splitting a doubleheader at Averett on Saturday afternoon. CU fell in the opener, 7-1, before regrouping to win the finale, 9-2.