2012 Mount Union Baseball News

May 13, 2012
Five Mount Union Sophomores Earn All-OAC Baseball Honores; Three First Team Selections Most Since 1999
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union had three first team and two honorable mention selections on the All-Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Teams as picked by the conference's 10 head coaches.

May 11, 2012
Baseball's Record Setting Season Ends in OAC Tournament Semifinals
MARIETTA, Ohio -- Mount Union lost to Heidelberg, 16-3, in the semifinals of the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Friday night at Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta, Ohio.

May 11, 2012
Baseball Blasts John Carroll to Stay Alive at OAC Tournament; Raiders Play Heidelberg in OAC Tournament Semifinal
MARIETTA, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomore catcher C.J. Stotler (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum) drove in five runs, three on a home run, that gave the Purple Raiders the lead for good in a 12-4 win over John Carroll in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Friday at Marietta.

May 10, 2012
Baseball Bats Silenced By Berg at OAC Tournament; Raiders Play John Carroll Friday 2pm
MARIETTA, Ohio -- No. 2 seed Mount Union was held to one run on five hits in a 6-1 loss to No. 3 seed Heidelberg in the first round of the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta, Ohio.

May 7, 2012
Baseball Plays Heidelberg in OAC Tournament Thursday; LIVE AUDIO and STATS
No. 2 seed Mount Union plays No. 3 seed Heidelberg in the first round of the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Thursday at 4 pm at Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta.

May 5, 2012
Baseball's Record Regular Season Ends With Split; Raiders Take on Heidelberg Thursday at OAC Tournament
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union rallied for an extra inning 4-3 win in the opener then fell 3-1 in the nightcap to split with Muskingum in the final regular season Ohio Athletic Conference baseball series of the season.

May 2, 2012
Baseball Swept By Washington & Jefferson in Non-Conference Finale
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Mount Union's baseball team suffered a pair of close losses -- 5-3 and 5-4 to Washington & Jefferson College Wednesday in Washington, Pa.

April 29, 2012
Baseball Bats Blast Their Way to Sweep of Wilmington; Raiders Lock Up At Least No. 2 Seed in OAC Tournament
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's baseball team belted out a combined 31 runs on 30 hits in 13-1 and 18-8 wins over Wilmington in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

April 22, 2012
Baseball Sets Single Season Win Record & Keeps Second Place in OAC With Split
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's baseball team set a new school record for wins in a season and stayed alone in second place in the Ohio Athletic Conference after a split with Heidelberg Sunday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

April 18, 2012
Baseball Streak Stopped By Behrend
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Mount Union’s baseball team saw its win streak end at seven games with a 10-4 non-conference loss to Penn State-Behrend Wednesday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

April 17, 2012
Baseball Sweeps Capital To Win Seven Straight; Raiders Match Record For Wins in Season
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Mount Union’s baseball team extended its winning streak to a season-best seven games and is alone in second place in the Ohio Athletic Conference after 7-2 and 8-3 wins Tuesday at Capital.

April 16, 2012
Mount Union's Zach Carlino Named OAC Hitter of the Week
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio—Mount Union sophomore infielder/pitcher Zach Carlino(Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week.

April 15, 2012
Baseball Bats Explode in Doubleheader Sweep of Ohio Northern; Raiders 21 Wins Most Since 2006
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union's baseball team combined to score 33 runs in a 19-9 and 14-4 sweep of Ohio Northern Sunday in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

April 12, 2012
Baseball's Super Sophomores Sweep Streaks; Raiders Have Won 7 of Last 8 Games
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- The super sophomore combination of Zach Carlino (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) and Connor Mathis (Akron/Firestone) led the Mount Union baseball team to a 1-0 and 10-6 sweep of John Carroll in an Ohio Athletic Conference series Thursday in Alliance.

April 6, 2012
Baseball Rallies For Split at B-W; Raiders Survive Three-Straight OAC Road Trips
BEREA, Ohio – Mount Union’s baseball team rallied to score a 7-3 win and salvage a split in an Ohio Athletic Conference series Friday at Baldwin-Wallace in Berea. The Yellow Jackets took the opener 4-0.

April 3, 2012
Baseball Knocks Off No. 2 Marietta; Raiders Get a Split With Defending National Champions in OAC Series
MARIETTA, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomore Zach Carlino (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) did not allow an earned run in six innings pitched and his RBI single in the top half of the seventh inning proved to be the difference in a 6-5 game one Ohio Athletic Conference victory over No. 2 ranked Marietta at Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta.

April 1, 2012
Baseball Picks Up Win Over Thiel
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union freshman Anthony Morino (Strongsville/Strongsville) had a two-out RBI double that drove in the winning run and nine pitchers combined to allow just a single run as the Purple Raiders beat Thiel, 2-1 in a non-conference game Sunday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

March 31, 2012
Baseball Gets a Split in OAC Opener at Otterbein
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Mount Union split a pair of baseball games at Otterbein in the first Ohio Athletic Conference series of the season Saturday in Westerville. Otterbein took the opener 6-0 before the Purple Raiders got the night cap by a score of 11-2.

March 28, 2012
Big Innings Let Baseball Blast Hiram 11-6
HIRAM, Ohio -- Mount Union's baseball team had a pair of five-run inning as they scored 11 runs on 17 hits to beat Hiram 11-6 in a non-conference game Wednesday in Hiram, Ohio.

March 24, 2012
Baseball Gets Bats Going in Sweep of Denison
ALLIANCE, Ohio—Mount Union rallied twice to sweep Denison, 14-5 and 9-4, in a non-conference baseball doubleheader Saturday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

March 18, 2012
Baseball Stops Three-Game Skid With Win Over Wittenberg
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union stopped a three-game losing streak with an 8-6 game two victory over Wittenberg Sunday at 23rd Street Field in Alliance. The Purple Raiders dropped the opener 12-4.

March 17, 2012
Baseball Streak Stopped After Westminster Sweep
STRUTHERS, Ohio -- Mount Union's baseball team saw its six-game winning streak stopped after dropping a pair of games 3-1 and 5-1 against Westminster (Pa.) Saturday at Cene Park in Struthers, Ohio.

March 13, 2012
Baseball Extends Win Streak To Six With Sweep of Allegheny in Home Opener
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union rallied twice to sweep a pair of non-conference baseball games from Allegheny (Pa.) 8-2, 9-8 Tuesday in the home opener at 23rd Street Field in Alliance.

March 10, 2012
Carlino Carries Baseball to Win in Final Game in Florida; Raiders Go 7-2 on Spring Swing
LAKELAND, Fla. – Sophomore Zach Carlino (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball and helped himself out at the plate with a pair of RBI as the Mount Union baseball team (7-2) defeated Wentworth (Mass.) (7-5), 11-4, at Tenoroc High School.

March 9, 2012
Pair of Strong Pitching Performances Give Baseball Sweep of Trine (Ind.) in Florida
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Mount Union's baseball team got two strong pitching performances in a sweep of Trine (Ind.) Friday in Florida. The Purple Raiders won the opener 2-1 then game two 4-2.

March 6, 2012
Baseball Belted By #13 Thomas More in Florida
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Mount Union scored three runs on six hits but nationally ranked #13 Thomas More belted out 14 hits and scored eight runs to defeat the Purple Raiders, 8-3 Tuesday in Winter Haven, Florida.

March 4, 2012
Baseball Opens Season With Sweep of Bridgewater (Va.) in Florida
AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- Mount Union's baseball team opened the 2012 season with a pair of 4-3 wins against Bridgewater (Va.) College Sunday in Auburndale, Fla.

March 2, 2012
2012 Baseball Preview - Youth Will Have To Be Served For Raiders in 2012
Youth will have to be served as the Mount Union baseball team looks to take another step up the Ohio Athletic Conference standings to contend in 2012.

July 28, 2011
Baseball to Host 2011 Fall Prospect Camp
The University of Mount Union will host a prospect camp for boys (grades 9-12) on Sunday, Sept. 18.