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Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - 18 Crusader student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Spring Academic Honor Roll as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. This Honor Roll comprises student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and completed the playing season in good standing. ]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:31:10 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/6/8/BB_0608094815.aspxBaseball

Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - Junior pitcher #Shane Zellers# (Wisconisco, Pa./Williams Valley) was recently named to the 2009 Division III South Baseball East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team. This honor comes after Zellers was named the Freedom Conference Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Freedom First Team. ]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:41:47 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/6/8/BB_0608094105.aspxBaseball

Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) – Alvernia University senior #Brian Longo# (Uncasville, Conn./Montville) will serve a second term as the President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) for the 2009-2010 school year. ]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:28:09 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/20/BB_0520091228.aspxBaseball, Softball, Women's Tennis, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse

Reading, Pa. (May 20, 2009) - The Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation announced its first annual sportsmanship teams for spring 2009 conference sports on Monday May 18. ]]>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:04:42 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/18/BB_0518095610.aspxBaseball

Record: 27-17, 10-6 Freedom Head Coach: Yogi Lutz (23rd season 584-282-5) Assistant Coaches: Tom Minick (11th season), John O’Mara (6th season), Butch Rudolph (1st season) Postseason: Freedom Conference Champions, NCAA 1st Round Awards: #Shane Zellers# – Freedom Pitcher of the Year, All-Freedom First Team, #Steve Bealer# – All-Freedom Second Team, #Steve DeBarberie# – All-Freedom Second Team, #Chris Stoudt# – All-Freedom Second Team, #Chuck Nicholas# – Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team After graduating six seniors last year - which included a leadoff hitter and two power hitters who were starters, two pitchers and their top closer- the 2009 Crusaders baseball team needed to fill a ton of spots and quickly. This meant that younger players needed to step up and get the job done – and that they did. ]]>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:52:11 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/18/BB_0518094313.aspxBaseball

Reading, Pa. (May 18, 2009) - Alvernia University sophomore #Chuck Nicholas# (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) was named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional hosted by Kean University at FirstEnergy Stadium in Lakewood, N.J. ]]>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:31:36 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/15/BB_0515090726.aspxBaseball

Lakewood, N.J. (May 15, 2009) - The fifth-seeded College of New Jersey got a big two-out, two-run single in the first and carried the momentum for an 8-2 win over #7 Alvernia University (27-17) Friday morning in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Crusaders are eliminated with the loss and TCNJ advances in the losers bracket to face #6 Elizabethtown, a 9-2 winner over #8 Penn State-Berks. ]]>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:34:25 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/14/BB_0514090104.aspxBaseball

Lakewood, N.J. (May 14, 2009) – The effort on the mound remained largely the same as sophomore #Chuck Nicholas# (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) allowed just one run through eight, but the results at the plate were starkly different on Thursday as #7 Alvernia University (27-16) pounded out 12 hits in a 10-1 win over #3 Montclair State University (26-19) in day two action of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional at FirstEnergy Stadium. ]]>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:42:49 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/13/BB_0513095905.aspxBaseball

Lakewood, N.J. (May 13, 2009) - Junior starter #Shane Zellers# (Wiconisco, Pa./Williams Valley) went eight strong innings giving up just one run, but #2 Keystone (38-4) came through with its fourth hit of the game with two-out in the bottom of the ninth to plate the winning run in a 2-1 win over #7 Alvernia University (26-16) Wednesday evening in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional at FirstEnergy Stadium. ]]>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:40:51 GMThttp://athletics.alvernia.edu/news/2009/5/11/BB_0511092303.aspxBaseball

Reading, Pa. (May 11, 2009) - The Alvernia University baseball team, champions of the Freedom Conference, are the seventh seed at the Mid-Atlantic Regional hosted by Kean University at FirstEnergy Stadium in Lakewood, N.J., and will face #2 Keystone College, winners of the Colonial States Athletic Conference. ]]>Mon, 11 May 2009 17:15:06 GMT