Dan DelSignore Named to ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District II Baseball Team 05/08/08...Pitt Johnstown senior infielder Dan DelSignore (Johnstown, Pa.) was named 2008 Second Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II when this year’s teams were released on Thursday. DelSignore, a graduate of Bishop McCort High School, has posted a 3.46 overall G.P.A. in Secondary Mathematics Education... (Full Story)
Baseball Slips to #4 in NCAA Regional Rankings
05/07/08...Head Coach Todd Williams' Mountain Cat baseball team slipped one spot to #4 in this week's North Atlantic Region when the NCAA Division II Regional poll was released on Thursday. Pitt Johnstown, 35-17-1, dropped a pair of games at last weekend's WVIAC Tournament. The top six teams in the North Atlantic Region in Sunday's final rankings will earn berths in next week's NCAA North Atlantic Regional Tournament. Rankings are based on games played through May 4... (Complete NCAA Regional Rankings)
North Atlantic Regional Rankings (Through 05/04/08)
1. West Chester 41-14 19012 In-Region
2. West Virginia State 36-12 33-7 In-Region
3. Concord (WV) 35-13 31-12 In-Region
4. PITT JOHNSTOWN 35-17-1 35-15-1 IN-REGION
5. Shippensburg 34-23 27-14 In-Region
6. Kutztown 30-24 25-12 In-Region
7. Shepherd (WV) 29-21 27-17 In-Region
8. Indiana (PA) 36-19 19-13 In-Region
Baseball Remains #6 in NCBWA North Atlantic Poll
05/05/08...Head Coach Todd Williams' Mountain Cat baseball team remained ranked #6 for the second straight week with 30 points in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writer's of America (NCBWA) North Atlantic Poll, released on Monday. The Mountain Cats, 35-17-1, dropped a pair of games at last weekend's WVIAC tournament. West chester University took over the top-spot from Concord (WV) University. West Chester, 41-14 on the year, garnered 55 points... (Complete NCBWA Rankings)
NCBWA North Atlantic Region Poll (05/05/08)
1. West Chester (41-14) 55 points
2. West Virginia State (36-12) 50 points
3. Concord (35-13) 42 points
4. Shippensburg (34-23) 39 points
5. Kutztown (30-24) 38 points
6. PITT JOHNSTOWN (35-17-1) 30 points
7. Alderson-Broaddus (WV) (29-17-1) 17 points
8. Indiana (PA) (36-19) 14 points
9t. California (PA) (28-16) 12 points
9t. Millersville (24-26) 12 points
Mountain Cats Eliminated From WVIAC Tournament With 10-1 Loss to West Virginia State
05/02/08...Dan Mangini (Lower Burrell, Pa.) collected three hits, but West Virginia State belted a pair of three-run homeruns off of Ben Watkins (Johnstown, Pa.) en route to a 10-1 win in Friday's elimination game of the 2008 WVIAC Tournament at the Point Stadium. The Mountain Cats, who went 0-2 in the tournament, are now 35-17-1.
West Virginia State's Todd McQuiston tossed 8 1/3 strong innings, fanned nine and limited the Mountain Cats to five hits.
Bo Darby got the Yellow Jackets off to a quick start with a three-run first inning homer. The Jackets would extend the lead to 6-0 in the third on another three-run long ball from J.D. Broderick. West Virginia State tacked on another run in the sixth inning and three more in the ninth to take a 10-0 lead. Pitt Johnstown scored its lone run and set the final score at 10-1 when freshman Nick Barbera (Harrisburg, Pa.) scored on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Mangini had three of Pitt Johnstown's six hits, while Josh Campanella (Allison Park, Pa.), Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa.) and Barbera accounted for the other three.
Darby finished with four RBIs, while Broderick had a pair of hits and drove in three. Michael Deleeuw and Ryne Holstine each had two hits for the Yellow Jackets who improved to 33-12.
Watkins was tagged with the defeat for UPJ, giving up four hits and as many earned runs in three innings. Watkins dropped to 4-3.
West Virginia State advances to Saturday's play. Their opponent and game time will be determined following the conclusion of the 9:00 a.m. Concord versus Alderson-Broaddus contest.
Mountain Cats Suffer 7-4 Loss to Alderson-Broaddus in First Round of WVIAC Tournament
05/02/08...Alderson-Broaddus (27-16-1) struck for four first inning runs and never trailed in a 7-4 victory over Pitt Johnstown (35-16-1) in Friday's first round of the 2008 WVIAC baseball Championship at the Point Stadium. The Mountain Cats, who got a two-run homerun off the bat of Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa.), will play the loser of the Shepherd-West Virginia State game on Friday at 8:00 p.m.
The Battlers stormed out of the gate as Owen Otsuka singled and Dustin Grace walked to start the game. Each moved up a base on a wild pitch from UPJ starter Jon Moore (Leechburg, Pa.) before Zach Marshall plated the contest's first run on a groundout to shortshop. Alan Baumann then added a run-scoring single to score Grace. The Mountain Cats missed an opportunity to get out of the inning as Eric Texeira reached on an error. Ronnie Whitt then added the frame's key blow, a double that brought home a pair of unearned runs for a 4-0 Battler lead.
Pitt Johnstown responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half. Josh Campanella (Allison Park, Pa.) drew a one-out walk and All-WVIAC selection Plummer put the Mountain Cats on the board with a two-run homer.
Both teams added single runs in third. Paul Day whacked a leadoff triple for A-B, one of his four hits on the day, and scored on Marshall's second run-scoring groundout of the day. The Mountain Cats forced in a run when Chris Turka (Natrona Heights, Pa.) was hit by a pitch with the sacks jammed to bring in Dan DelSignore(Johnstown, Pa.).
Alderson-Broaddus stretched the edge to 7-3 in the fifth as the Battlers chased Moore from the mound with a pair of scores. Whitt delivered an RBI double and Grant Koga followed with a run-scoring single.
Pitt Johnstown closed the scoring with a single run in the eighth. Plummer led off the inning with a single and would eventually score on Justin Demek's (Cabot, Pa.) two-out base hit.
Alderson-Broaddus lefty Renato Lopez picked up the victory. He allowed seven hits and fanned six in the complete game effort. Moore suffered his first defeat of the season against six wins, giving up 10 hits and five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of work.
On top of Day's 4-for-5 afternoon, A-B received three hits from Bauman as they held a 13-7 edge in safeties. Both teams committed one error.
Alderson-Broaddus will not play until Saturday's 9:30 a.m. contest against an opponent yet to be determine.
Seven Baseball Players Named To All-WVIAC Teams;
DelSignore, Plummer Garner First Team Honors 05/01/08…Seven Mountain Cat baseball players were named to 2008 All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Teams, including seniors Dan DelSignore (Johnstown, Pa.) and Adam Plummer (Bellwood, Pa.), who were named to the First Team when the teams were released on Thursday. Voting for the 2008 All-WVIAC baseball teams was done by the leagues 15 head coaches... (Full Story)