Baseball team wins NAC championship
John Shramek
Issue date: 5/14/08 Section: Sports
Assisting Polcare in his offensive onslaught was Kyle Brooks (2-5 and 5 RBI), Dan Conley (4-6 and 1 RBI), Chris Ragis (4-6 and 2 RBI), Garrett Bissonette (5-6 and 4 RBI), and Lauck Blake (2-3 and 2 RBI).
Rob Turner returned to the mound as the starting pitcher for game two. Turner pitched four scoreless innings, allowing only five hits and walking none. Freshman Mitch Thresher relieved Turner and pitched five innings, allowing two runs, four hits, and one walk.
"It feels nice to win the NAC tournament and all the credit goes to the players and assistant coaches for working hard and staying together through some tough times. Personally, I don't coach to win titles or championships-those things come and go," said Shipley.
After the two games, awards were handed out, including Most Valuable Player to Brad Polcare and All-Tournament Team to Rob Turner and Chris Ragis.
With the championship win, the Spartans automatically received a berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Regionals.
"It will be exciting to get that chance against the #2 team in the country-Trinity College-they are currently undefeated at 37-0 and they have obviously performed very strong all season. They are as good as it gets," said Shipley.
The location and time of the game are yet to be announced.
"We will prepare and try our best," said Shipley.
Rob Turner returned to the mound as the starting pitcher for game two. Turner pitched four scoreless innings, allowing only five hits and walking none. Freshman Mitch Thresher relieved Turner and pitched five innings, allowing two runs, four hits, and one walk.
"It feels nice to win the NAC tournament and all the credit goes to the players and assistant coaches for working hard and staying together through some tough times. Personally, I don't coach to win titles or championships-those things come and go," said Shipley.
After the two games, awards were handed out, including Most Valuable Player to Brad Polcare and All-Tournament Team to Rob Turner and Chris Ragis.
With the championship win, the Spartans automatically received a berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Regionals.
"It will be exciting to get that chance against the #2 team in the country-Trinity College-they are currently undefeated at 37-0 and they have obviously performed very strong all season. They are as good as it gets," said Shipley.
The location and time of the game are yet to be announced.
"We will prepare and try our best," said Shipley.
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