2014 Juniata Baseball News
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Video: Eagles in Flight, Nathan Strom
July 22, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Juniata College baseball pitcher Nathan Strom (Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria) talks about the bond on the team and his plans for the future. -
Video: Highlights from 2014 Athletic Department Golf Outing
May 27, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. - On May 19 the Juniata College Athletic Department hosted the annual Golf Outing at Scotch Valley Country Club. Here are some highlights from that day.
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Video: Highlights From 2014 Commencement
May 23, 2014Huntingdon, Pa. - On May 17, 2014, 75 Juniata College student-athletes received degrees at the 136th Annual commencement ceremony.
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2014 Season-In-Review: Baseball
May 21, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The up and down season for the Juniata College baseball team was not everything the team had hoped, but the Eagles came away with a number of dramatic wins and a lot of hope for the team going forward.
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75 Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at 136th Annual Commencement
May 18, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – With each of their respective athletic careers at Juniata College officially over, the Eagle senior student-athletes had their sights on one more milestone, graduation. There were 75 student-athletes who participated in the 136th Annual Commencement on Saturday, May 17 to receive their degrees.
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Landmark Announces Spring Sportsmanship Teams
May 14, 2014TOWSON, Md. – The Landmark Conference has announced the final All-Sportsmanship Teams for the inaugural season of the award. In the fall of 2013 the leagues’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) established the sportsmanship award as a way to recognize those who are making an impact through their fair play on the field. The team includes one representative from each institution for each sport as chosen by their coaches and teammates.
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40 Juniata Student-Athletes Earn Landmark Academic Honor Roll
May 13, 2014TOWSON, Md. – For the second time during the 2013-14 season, 40 Juniata College student-athletes earned Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll standing, the league announced this morning. Juniata had 40 members on the fall honor roll and 29 after the winter season.
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Krepps Earns First-Team All-Landmark, Sforza, Gray Second-Team
May 07, 2014TOWSON, Md. – Three members of the Juniata College baseball team earned All-Landmark honors for the 2014 season, the league announced this morning. Junior Cody Krepps (Tyrone, Pa./Bellwood-Antis) was one of three outfielders named to the First-Team while seniors Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculatta) and Dan Gray (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) earned second-team honors at third base/designated hitter and catcher respectively. This is the first all-conference selection for Krepps and the second for both Sforza and Gray.
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Juniata Celebrates Successes of Student-Athletes at Award Night
May 05, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – It was a night of reflection for the Juniata College athletics department as student-athletes recounted their seasons and the Big Five awards were announced at the annual Athletic Awards Night Sunday evening.
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Juniata Drops Rain Shortened Game 5-3 to Greensburg
April 28, 2014GREENSBURG, Pa. – On the final day of the 2014 season the Juniata College baseball team suffered from a late-inning rally by the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg to fall 5-3 in a rain shortened game. The Eagles finished the season 9-31 overall.
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Eagles Fall to Mariners In Final Conference Game
April 27, 2014KINGS POINT, N.Y. – On the final day of the Landmark Conference regular season, the Juniata College baseball team was looking to play spoiler for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s playoff hopes. The Mariners got the better of the Eagles, 8-1, to sweep the 2014 series, 3-0, and earn a spot in the postseason tournament. Senior shortstop Derek Heath (Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon) finished 2-for-4 in the game and scored Juniata’s only run.
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Baseball Suffers Two Losses at Merchant Marine
April 26, 2014KINGS POINT, N.Y. – In the final Landmark Conference series of the season the Juniata College baseball team suffered a pair of losses at the hand for the Mariners from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The Eagles scored early, but not often enough in game one and fell 14-8 before a 5-1 pitching dual went the way of the Mariners in game two.
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Stubbs and Grace Go Yard, Juniata Pounds Scranton for 15-7 Win
April 25, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In a match rescheduled from almost a month ago, the Juniata College baseball team earned its first Landmark Conference series win of the 2014 season by taking game three against The University of Scranton 15-7. The Eagles had previously earned the doubleheader split with the Royals back on April 2, at Bucknell University. Juniata ripped 17 hits to Scranton’s seven, driving in 15 of the teams’ 17 total runs.
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Baseball Explodes for 31 Runs, Earns Split With Penn St.-Altoona
April 23, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College baseball team bounced back from a rough 13-6 loss to Penn St.-Altoona in game one of a doubleheader to dominate the Lions 25-3 in game two, earning a 2-2 split of the 2014 series. The Eagles managed seven hits in game one to score their six runs, stranding five runners on base, and then pounded out a season-high 24 hits to score a season-high 25 runs in game two, all while still stranding 14 runners.
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Eagles Host Penn St.-Altoona In Final Home Games
April 22, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The 2014 baseball season is drawing to a close and Juniata College will host Penn St.-Altoona in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, on Langdon-Goodale Field for the final home games of the season. The Eagles are coming of a final inning defeat after scoring six runs in the bottom of the ninth before falling to Elizabethtown College 8-7. Juniata faced the Lions of Penn St.-Altoona in a doubleheader last Thursday earning a split.
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Juniata Scores Six in the 9th, Falls to Elizabethtown 8-7
April 21, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College baseball team came up one run short of yet another final inning comeback and fell to Elizabethtown College 8-7. Sophomore designated hitter Anthony Lombardo (Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area) went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs batted in and a run scored and senior catcher Dan Gray (Johnstown, Pa. / Richland) also went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored.
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Juniata Hosts Elizabethtown In Single Game
April 20, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In the 2015 season Elizabethtown College will join the Landmark Conference baseball scheduled. Monday, April 21, Juniata College will host the Blue Jays in a single nine-inning game, previewing what will come next seasons.
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Wild Finish Gives Eagles Split at Penn St.-Behrend
April 19, 2014ERIE, Pa. – The Juniata College baseball team was just one strike away from dropping a doubleheader to Penn St.-Behrend before they mounted a five-run top-of-the-seventh comeback to capture game two. Juniata fell 3-0 in game one before taking the drama filled second matchup 5-2 win and moving the Eagles to 7-25 on the year.
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Eagles Explode for Season-High 11 Runs, Split Doubleheader with Lions
April 17, 2014ALTOONA, Pa. – In a local rivalry with the Penn St.-Altoona Lions, the Juniata College baseball team earned a doubleheader split, dropping game one 7-3 before rebounding with the most impressive offensive output of the season for an 11-6 victory. The Eagles move to 6-24 on the year with nine games remaining in the 2014 season.
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Sforza Launches Two On Senior Day, Juniata Falls 6-5
April 13, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In the final game of the three game series, the Juniata College baseball team lost a back-and-forth bout with Drew University, falling by a final score of 6-5. In a game with five lead changes, senior Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculata) hit two home runs going 3-for-4 on the day with three RBI and three runs scored.
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Late Inning Rally Falls Short, Eagles Drop Two to Drew
April 12, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – A two-out seventh-inning rally fell just short of a four run comeback as the Juniata College baseball team fell to Drew University 7-6 in game two of a Landmark Conference doubleheaders. The Eagles allowed just two earned runs in game two, but dropped the opening contest 6-1 to fall to 5-22 on the year.
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Eagles Host Rangers for Final Home Landmark Weekend
April 10, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In the final home weekend series of the 2014 season, the Juniata College baseball team will host Drew University in a doubleheader Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m., followed by a single game on Sunday, April 13, at noon. The Eagles are coming off a doubleheader split with Mount Aloysius College during which the team scored 16 runs in 14 innings.
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Juniata Earns Come-From-Behind Win, Drops Heartbreaker in Game Two
April 09, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Langdon-Goodale field was the sight of some of the most dramatic baseball of the 2014 season for Juniata College, as the Eagles earned a doubleheader split of Mount Aloysius College. Juniata got into an early hole in game one, but came back for the 9-6 win thanks to a stellar performance in relief by senior pitcher Nathan Strom (Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria). In game two, the Eagles again were down early, but fought back to level the game in the bottom of the sixth on a grand slam by sophomore left fielder David DeFreest (Duxburry, Vt. / Harwood Union) before falling 8-7. The Eagles move to 5-20 on the year with the split.
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Eagles Host Mounties in Non-Conference Doubleheader
April 08, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – After a full week of Landmark Conference games, the Juniata College baseball team will take a break from league action to host Mount Aloysius College in a doubleheader Wednesday, April 9, beginning at 1 p.m. The Eagles are 4-19 on the year and coming off a three game series at Catholic University of America. The Mounties are 9=11 overall and 4-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play.
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Notes From the Nest: A Weekly Recap of Juniata College Athletics
April 07, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams are knee deep in their season just as men’s volleyball prepares to head into its conference tournament. And men’s tennis remained undefeated on the year, improving to 13-0.
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Juniata Falls in Rubber Match With Catholic
April 06, 2014WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the final game of the three-game Landmark Conference series, the Juniata College baseball team fell to Catholic University of America 10-4. Senior Brad Medellin (Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land) and junior Cody Krepps (Tyrone, Pa./Bellwood-Antis) finished the game 2-for-3 with one run batted in and senior Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculatta) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
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Baseball Falls Twice In Doubleheader With Catholic
April 05, 2014WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Juniata College baseball team dropped a tight doubleheader to Catholic University of America, 4-2 and 3-0, Saturday afternoon. Senior Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J. / Immaculata) threw six complete innings in the game one loss surrendering four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five and freshman Eric Grace (Hopewell, Pa. / Northern Bedford) went the distance in game two giving up three earned runs on three hits and striking out two over six innings.
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Baseball Splits With Scranton, Earns First Landmark Win of the Year
April 02, 2014LEWISBURG, Pa. – Playing on DePew Field at Bucknell University for the second time this year, the Juniata College baseball team earned a Landmark Conference split against The University of Scranton, dropping game one 1-0 before finishing with a come-from-behind 5-4 win in game two.
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Juniata Drops a Pair to Moravian
April 01, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College baseball team dropped two seven-inning games to Moravian College Tuesday, 14-0 in game one and 13-4 in game two, falling to 3-15 on the year. Senior Brad Medellin (Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land) led the way finishing 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
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Baseball Doubleheader Postponed for March 30
March 30, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College baseball team’s doubleheader against Moravian College scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., Sunday March 30, has been postponed due to poor weather and field conditions.
