BENNINGTON, Vt. - Southern Vermont College Student-Athlete junior second baseman David Gage of the Mountaineers baseball squad was recently named to the Winter/Spring NECC Academic All-Conference. To be eligible a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a scale of 4.00 and must be a junior or higher in class standings.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – All six sponsored programs were represented on 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Baseball All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, four separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.
A special thanks to all teams, fans, coaches, umpires, Jimmy Joe's, work studies, faculty, staff, and NECC Commissioner Del Malloy for making the inaugural 2009 New England Collegiate Conference Baseball Championship kick off without a snag!!! Congratulations to the Becker College Hawks for playing tremendous baseball and winning the tourney. Click here to see the All-Tournament Team.
BENNINGTON, Vt. - The Inaugural New England Collegiate Conference Baseball Championship Playoffs kicked off Friday morning with the Southern Vermont College Mountaineers rallying in the bottom of the ninth of game one to win 11-10. SVC scored three runs to slip past the Mitchell College Mariners with the winning run coming on a catcher interference with the bases loaded.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – Southern Vermont College has claimed the top seed for the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Baseball Championship, which begins the morning of Friday, May 1 in Bennington, Vt. The Mountaineers (11-24 overall) earned the top spot in the upcoming NECC tournament after posting a 7-3 conference record.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – Southern Vermont freshman RHP/catcher Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.) batted .533 (8-for-15), while chipping in six runs and four RBI for the Mountaineers.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College baseball team hosted NECC foe Becker College Saturday splitting with the Hawks in a 11-5 win in game one and a 6-4 loss in game two. Freshman Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.) crushed three home runs for the Mountaineers finishing the day batting 5-for-6 with four RBI, three runs scored, and two walks.
BENNINGTON, Vt – The Southern Vermont College baseball team came from behind in a non-conference game against SUNY Cobleskill Thursday to win 12-5 at Epstein Field. SVC long ball was a big factor in the decision as sophomore captain Adam Northup (Richmond, R.I.) crushed two bombs over the fence going 2-for-2 with a walk, a sac fly while knocking in six RBI.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Southern Vermont College freshman outfielder Pat Warrington (Folcroft, Pa.) batted .391 (9-for-23) with a two-run homer, four RBI and four runs scored as the Mountaineers finished with a 1-5 weekly mark.
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Southern Vermont College baseball squad was swept by Plymouth State University in a non-conference doubleheader 9-5 and 6-5 (8 innings) on Sunday afternoon. The Mountaineers came back late in the second game only to give up two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning for the loss.
NASHUA, N.H. – The Southern Vermont baseball team split a New England Collegiate Conference doubleheader with the Daniel Webster College Eagles in a 10-7 loss and a 8-3 win Saturday at Harvey Woods Field. The last time the Mountaineers won nine games in a season was in 1989 under Coach Bill Epstein in which the Southern Vermont field is named after.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – Captain Dan Cook (Watervliet, N.Y.) was honored, Tuesday, by the New England Collegiate Conference as he won the Player of the Week Award, the first of the year for Cook and fifth NECC award garnered by the Southern Vermont baseball team this year.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont baseball team split a New England Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Elms College at Epstein Field Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers dominated the first game winning 8-5 with the help of Captain Dan Cook’s (Watervliet, N.Y.) three run homer in the first inning. SVC faced EC’s ace in the second game falling 10-2.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont baseball team has a few bash brothers of its own in Pat Warrington (Folcroft, Pa.) and Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.) as the pair takes home New England Collegiate Conference Awards for the second straight week. Warrington was named the NECC Player of the Week while Wells was named the NECC Rookie of the Week as the duo had their way with every pitcher they faced.
NEW LONDON, Conn. - SVC Baseball swept NECC foe Mitchell College on the Mariners turf in a Conference doubleheader Sunday winning 6-3 and 10-8. Junior Eric Gardner (Thompson, Conn.) had a breakout day as he went 4-for-7 with two RBI's at the plate while the hot bats of Pat Warrington (Folcroft, Pa.) and Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.) continued to generate SVC runs.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The recently hot bats of the Southern Vermont Baseball team could only swat five hits in a 6-0 loss at home to the in-state rival Castleton State College Thursday night. Pat Warrington who is batting .400, went 2-for-3 in the loss that gives the Mountaineers a 5-14 record overall.
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Southern Vermont baseball team lost a close one on the road when Erich Enns of Middlebury singled with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Panthers an 8-7 win over the Mountaineers. Pat Warrington (Folcraft, Pa.) went 3-for-4 and Brett Pawlak (Shelton, Conn.) had a 3-for-5 day for SVC.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College men's baseball team continued its winning ways on Tuesday afternoon by thumping Norwich University, 11-1, at Epstein Field. Freshman catcher Eric Wells had a monster day by going 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs. Wells also caught freshman Will Warner's complete game win.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Southern Vermont College freshman outfielder Pat Warrington (Folcroft, Pa.) batted .471 (8-for-17) with one double, two home runs, 10 RBI and five runs scored as the Mountaineers raced to a 3-1 weekly mark.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Southern Vermont College junior Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.) tossed nine shutout innings and struck out 11 batters in a 7-0 complete game victory over in-state rival Vermont Tech. Wells scattered nine hits and did not walk a single batter. Wells also paid dividends at the plate throughout the week, batting .727 (8-for-11) with two RBI, sparking the Mountaineers to a 4-1 weekly record.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The SVC baseball team swept Newbury College in a NECC double-header 10-7 and 12-6, Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Adam Northup (Richmond, R.I.) led the Mountaineers in the sweep with a 2-for-3, two RBI performance in game one and a seven inning complete game in game two.
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College men's baseball team got its stroke and defense in order on Thursday afternoon by shutting out visiting Vermont Technical College 7-0 on Epstein Field. The Mountaineers (2-12) were sparked by nine lights-out innings from freshman Eric Wells (1-2), who only allowed nine hits, walked one and struck out 11.
BENNINGTON, Vt. - The Mountaineers may have gone yard three times Tuesday at the home opener against the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts but in the end it was not enough as the Southern Vermont baseball team lost 13-9.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Southern Vermont baseball team lost a close one to the Fredonia State University Blue Devils of N.Y. by a score of 10-6 to end their Florida trip. Sophomore captain Dan Cook (Watervliet, N.Y.), freshman Pat Warrington (Folcroft, Pa.) and freshman Andrew Morin (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) were all 2 for 4 on the day with a run scored.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Southern Vermont baseball team faced a tough opponent in Central College (Iowa) falling in a 17-2 loss. Adam Northup (Richmond, R.I.) and Dan Cook (Watervliet, N.Y.) knocked in the Mountaineers only two runs.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Southern Vermont baseball team fell behind early to Eastern Nazarene College, but they made a compelling comeback late in the game that left them within sight of the win in the 16-10 loss. Freshman Ian Valentine (Newfield, N.Y.) was 2 for 3 off the bench scoring two runs for the Mountaineers.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Southern Vermont baseball lost a close game to the Coast Guard Bears of New York 9-8 on Wednesday. Freshman Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.), sophomore Adam Northup (Richmond, R.I.), sophomore Dave Gage (Gloversville, N.Y.), and freshman Roger Manning (Southbury, Conn.) each had three hits for the Mountaineers who tallied 20 hits total.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Southern Vermont baseball could not find an answer to the Merchant Marines of New York falling 15-1 Wednesday. Dan Cook (Watervliet, N.Y.) had an RBI single in the sixth giving SVC its lone run on the afternoon.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Southern Vermont baseball squad dropped two games against Dominican University 11-3 and 13-3 on Monday. The Mountaineers fall to 1-6 overall and Dominican improved to 3-1 overall.
Gage Named To The Winter/Spring NECC Academic All-Conference
June 04, 2009BENNINGTON, Vt. - Southern Vermont College Student-Athlete junior second baseman David Gage of the Mountaineers baseball squad was recently named to the Winter/Spring NECC Academic All-Conference. To be eligible a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a scale of 4.00 and must be a junior or higher in class standings.
