July 13, 2010
Archer Featured in NCAA Identity Initiative Video
Oglethorpe senior baseball player Stephen Archer of Decatur, Georgia is featured in a recently released video by the NCAA emphasizing their Identity Initiative Platform. Archer, the Stormy Petrels’ senior left-fielder, is one of only a handful of student-athletes selected nationwide to embody the principles of the model Division III student-athlete.
June 7, 2010
Rizzo Signs Contract to Play in Continental Baseball League
Oglethorpe University baseball player J.J. Rizzo of Coral Springs, Florida has signed a 3-month contract with the Desert Valley Mountain Lions of the Continental Independent Baseball League (CBL).
May 18, 2010
Cornwell Signs Contract to Play in Northwoods League
Oglethorpe University baseball player Matt Cornwell of Boca Raton, Florida has signed a summer contract with the Wisconsin Rapid Rafters of the Northwoods League.
April 23, 2010
Petrels Drop Second Game of SCAC Tourney to Rhodes, Eliminated from Tournament
The Oglethorpe baseball team dropped their second game of the SCAC Tournament on Friday, losing to Rhodes 9-4. The loss eliminates the Petrels from the tournament and ends their season.
April 22, 2010
Petrels Drop Game 1 of SCAC Tournament to Trinity, 11-7
The Oglethorpe baseball team dropped their first game in the SCAC Tournament Thursday afternoon, losing to Trinity 11-7.
April 22, 2010
Three Petrels Make All-SCAC Team
Three players from the 2010 Oglethorpe baseball team received All-SCAC honors Thursday night. J.J Rizzo, Stephen Archer and Matthew Cornwell were the Petrels to receive the honor.
April 20, 2010
Petrels Trounced in Regular Season Finale, 14-2
The Oglethorpe baseball team was defeated in their regular season finale at LaGrange Tuesday night, 14-2.
April 18, 2010
Petrels Drop Home Finale to Birmingham Southern, 11-6
The Oglethorpe baseball team lost its home finale to Birmingham Southern 11-6 on Sunday.
April 17, 2010
Petrels Suffer Doubleheader Sweep at the Hands of Birmingham Southern
The Oglethorpe baseball team was trounced in a doubleheader sweep Saturday, losing to Birmingham Southern 16-5 and 15-2. The second game was shortened to seven innings because of the 10-run rule.
April 14, 2010
Baseball Topped by Emory
The Oglethorpe baseball team lost to Emory University on Anderson Field on Wednesday night, 8-6. Despite the loss, the Petrels took the season series over the Eagles two games to one.
April 13, 2010
Diamond Petrels Topped by Huntingdon
The Oglethorpe University baseball team lost to Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama on Tuesday night, 10-2. The Hawks broke open a tight game with 6 runs in the bottom of the eighth to earn the win over the Petrels.
April 11, 2010
Petrels Drop Series Finale to Centre, 7-2
The day after clinching a spot in the SCAC Tournament, the Oglethorpe baseball team lost the series finale to Centre, 7-2, Sunday afternoon in Danville, Ky.
April 10, 2010
Oglethorpe Sweeps Doubleheader at Centre, Clinches Spot in SCAC Tourney
The Oglethorpe baseball team clinched a spot in the 2010 SCAC Baseball Championship Saturday, sweeping Centre in a doubleheader in Danville, Ky. The Petrels won the first game 7-5, then won the second game 11-9 to clinch at least third place in the East, locking the tournament spot in.
April 7, 2010
Oglethorpe Defeats Emory 6-5, Clinches Season Series
The Oglethorpe baseball team assured themselves of winning this year's season series with Emory, defeating the Eagles 6-5 on Wednesday afternoon in a makeup game of a February contest postponed by snow.
April 6, 2010
Petrels Routed by Piedmont, 26-3
The Oglethorpe baseball team was routed by Piedmont on Tuesday night, 26-3.
April 4, 2010
Oglethorpe Defeats Sewanee 12-7, Sweeps Three-Game Series
The Oglethorpe baseball team defeated the visiting Sewanee Tigers 12-7 Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep of their SCAC counterpart.
April 3, 2010
Oglethorpe Sweeps Sewanee in Doubleheader
The Oglethorpe baseball team swept Sewanee in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. They won the first game, 13-4, then won the second game, 11-8.
March 31, 2010
Petrels Top Panthers on Road, 10-5
The Oglethorpe University baseball team defeated LaGrange College on the road on Wednesday evening, 10-5.
March 28, 2010
Petrels Defeat DePauw 6-3, Take Three-Game Series
After their sweep at the hands of Rhodes last weekend, the Oglethorpe baseball team desperately needed to take two-out-of-three in their home-opening SCAC series with DePauw to put themselves in a decent position to advance to the SCAC Tournament next month. And with their backs against the wall, that's exactly what they did, defeating the Tigers, 6-3, in the rubber game of the series on Sunday.
March 27, 2010
Petrels Split Doubleheader with DePauw, Tomorrow's First Pitch Moved to Noon
The Oglethorpe baseball team split a doubleheader with DePauw on Saturday, winning Game 1 9-3 and losing Game 2 8-7.
March 24, 2010
Petrels Drop Doubleheader at Greensboro
The Oglethorpe baseball team was swept in a doubleheader at Greensboro on Wednesday, losing the first game 3-1 and dropping the second game 5-4.
March 22, 2010
Lynx Edge Petrels for Three Game Sweep in Memphis
The Oglethorpe University baseball team dropped a three game series this past weekend to Rhodes College in Memphis. The Petrels dropped game one 4-2, game two 16-4 and then fell in extra innings 7-6 in the series finale.
March 16, 2010
Petrels Swept in Doubleheader by Huntingdon
The Oglethorpe baseball team was swept in a doubleheader by Huntingdon on Tuesday evening, losing the first game 7-5 and the second 6-1.
March 14, 2010
Petrels Fall to Montclair State 10-6
The Oglethorpe baseball team lost to Montclair State on Sunday afternoon, 10-6. The Petrels fell behind early, but mounted a late comeback effort. It was not to be, however, and Oglethorpe drops to 10-5 on the year.
March 13, 2010
Denison Defeats Oglethorpe 16-5
The Oglethorpe baseball team first felt the disappointment of hearing that they wouldn't be able to play at Coolray Field, then felt the disappointment of losing to Denison 16-5 Saturday afternoon.
March 10, 2010
Petrels Game at LaGrange Postponed
This afternoon's scheduled game between the Oglethorpe and LaGrange baseball teams has been postponed due to rain. No makeup date has yet been set.
March 9, 2010
Petrels Outlast Atlanta Christian in Wild 12-10 Game
The Oglethorpe baseball team got more than they bargained for from the crosstown Atlanta Christian Chargers on Tuesday night, but came out with a hard-fought 12-10 victory in the end.
March 7, 2010
Maryville Tops Petrels in Tennessee
The Oglethorpe University baseball team fell to Maryville College in Tennessee on Sunday evening, 10-1. The Scots plated three runs in the first two innings and held the Petrels off the scoreboard until the top of the ninth to cruise to the victory.
March 6, 2010
Petrels Sweep Concordia-Selma in Doubleheader
The Oglethorpe baseball team easily swept Concordia-Selma in a doubleheader on Saturday, winning the first game 9-1 and winning the second game 10-2.
March 2, 2010
Cornwell Named SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Week
Oglethorpe University shortstop and right-handed pitcher Matt Cornwell of Boca Raton, Florida has been named the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played Monday, February 22 through Sunday, February 28.
February 27, 2010
Cornwell Breaks School Record in Petrels Win
The Oglethorpe baseball team defeated Johnson & Wales 4-1 on Saturday behind a brilliant pitching performance from Matthew Cornwell to move to 7-2 on the year.
February 23, 2010
Petrels Drop Game to LaGrange, 14-7
The day after a stirring comeback resulted in their fifth straight win, the Oglethorpe baseball team looked a little flat all day in a 14-7 home loss to LaGrange.
February 22, 2010
Petrels Rally for Victory Over Washington & Lee with Stirring Ninth-Inning Comeback
The Oglethorpe baseball team rallied for five runs in the ninth inning on Monday for an exciting 11-10 victory. Pinch hitter Joseph Parillo hit a walk-off grand slam to win it in what was the first time he had seen the field all year for the Petrels.
February 21, 2010
Petrels Trounce Washington & Lee 14-7
The Oglethorpe baseball team used another offensive onslaught to defeat the visiting Washington & Lee Generals 14-7 Sunday afternoon.
February 18, 2010
Diamond Petrels Win Third Straight
The Oglethorpe University baseball team defeated Atlanta Christian College in East Point, Georgia on Thursday afternoon, 11-2. The Petrels scored four runs in the top of the third to jump in front and never look back on their way to winning their third consecutive road game.
February 17, 2010
Petrels Top Piedmont 6-2
The Oglethorpe baseball team defeated the Piedmont Lions 6-2 on Wednesday behind a stellar outing from pitcher Mark Hoban. The win improves the Petrels to 3-1 on the year.
February 14, 2010
Petrels Defeat Crosstown Rival Emory 13-8
After a week of postponed games due to rain and snow, the Oglethorpe baseball team was eager to get back out on the field. They showed it Sunday afternoon with a 13-8 victory at crosstown rival Emory's season opener. They outhit the homestanding Eagles 19-9.
February 10, 2010
Pilger Named SCAC Player-of-the-Week
Brendan Pilger, a 6-0, 215-pound senior outfielder from Decatur, Ga., has been named the SCAC Offensive Baseball Player-of-the-Week for games played Sunday, January 31 through Sunday, February 7.
February 10, 2010
Friday Baseball vs. Emory Postponed
The Oglethorpe University baseball game vs. Emory scheduled for this Friday at 4:00 p.m. on Anderson Field has been postponed due to expected bad weather. A make-up date has not yet been set between the cross-town rivals though the Petrels and Eagles are still scheduled to face off Saturday and Sunday at Emory.
February 10, 2010
Saturday Baseball at Emory Postponed
The baseball team's Saturday game against Emory scheduled for 1:00 p.m. has been postponed. The PEtrels and Eagles are hoping to play at Emory tomorrow at noon.
February 7, 2010
Walk-Off Homer Highlights Season Opening Split
The Oglethorpe University baseball team began their season in style on Sunday afternoon by enjoying a final inning 3-run walk-off homerun from Brendan Pilger to claim the season opener over Maryville, 8-7.
February 5, 2010
Baseball Moves Opener with Maryville to Sunday
Due to rain the Oglethorpe University baseball team has pushed back its home opening doubleheader against Maryville from a 1:00 p.m. Saturday start to 1:00 p.m. Sunday start.
January 28, 2010
Briend Signs With Duluth Huskies
Oglethorpe University junior pitcher Sam Briend has signed a contract for the 2010 summer collegiate baseball season to play with the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods Collegiate League.
October 19, 2009
Giordano, Sarisky Named Division III Coach, Player of the Year
In their September newsletter the Georgia Dugout Club named Oglethorpe head baseball coach Dan Giordano and former Oglethorpe pitcher Daniel Sarisky the 2009 Division III Coach and Player of the Year, respectively.
September 4, 2009
Former Oglethorpe and Trinity Baseball Greats Face Off in Minor Leagues
This past spring Daniel Sarisky of Oglethorpe and Evan Bronson of Trinity were pitching against each other in NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games. Now, just a few months later, the two have faced each other as members of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals and Houston Astros.
