7 Time OAC Regular Season, 4 Time OAC Tournament, 2 Time Mid-East Regional, 2019 Mid-East Super Regional Champ. 2010 and 2019 DIII World Series Participant.
Tiffin, OH
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❄️ again, but Frann's Fieldhouse has been a ⛱️ for @BergBaseball. So close to the season opening set in Indy. Then to Chillicothe for 3 more, & down to FL for 8 in the 🌞. Back home to OH to mix it up with the @OHAthleticConf and the rest of the region. It's almost time for ⚾️!
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BALLGAME!!
THATS IT FOLKS, FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY THE HEIDELBERG STUDENT PRINCES ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND!!!!
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Heidelberg 14, Wooster 1
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Just a Group of Boys, Running Down a Dream
Cedar Rapids, Here We Come🏆
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MOVING ON!!
Your Heidelberg Student Princes are WINNERS of the Mideast Adrian Regional and will Advance to next weekend’s Super Regional!!!
Final:
Heidelberg 9, Adrian 6
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THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
Super Regionals: Here We Come
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To all parents, members of the 2020 program and the support system at our university and in our city of Tiffin.
Thank You.
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AND THERE IT IS!!
With that win, the Heidelberg Student Princes are Regular Season Co-Champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference!!
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What A Year
Not how the season was meant to end, but regardless, one of the best seasons in program history.
One last time...
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🚨BREAKING🚨: Heidelberg will be hosting the Mideast Super Regional at Peaceful Valley against Wooster on Friday and Saturday.
Large crowds are welcome 😏
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When one part of the Berg family hurts the entire Berg family hurts. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Helman and Heidelberg Football families. #CH49
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BALLGAME!!
Solid relief pitching and clutch hitting from Fronk and the gang lifts Heidelberg to a Game 1 Victory in this Best of 3 Series!!!
1...MORE...WIN
Final:
Heidelberg 8, Wooster 5
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Head Coach Chad Fitzgerald
In his 5th season at the healm, Fitz has led his team to a 35-13 Record to this point, going 14-4 in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, and won his first Regional as a HC
He was dubbed Mideast Coach of the Year, and is far from done
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For the first time since 2016, Berg Baseball is Nationally Ranked in the Top 25 by @d3baseball coming in at #24
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💃DANCIN’!!!🕺
For the 8th time in school history, and the 1st time since 2015, Heidelberg is headed to the NCAA Tournament with an At-Large bid!!
The team will head to Adrian, MI as the 2 seed in a Regional matchup with Denison, Adrian, and La Roche
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BALLGAME!!
The offense comes up clutch and a stellar start from Sir Louis puts the Berg in the drivers seat and sets up a 12 o’clock date with Denison tomorrow!
Final:
Heidelberg 4, Adrian 3
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From parents and family that made the trip to every game to alumni that followed along on live stats and social media...
Thank You for helping make this one of the greatest years in program history
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BALLGAME!!
Adkins allows just 1 ER, the offense does just enough, and the Berg WILL play tomorrow for a chance to advance in the NCAA Tournament!!
Let ‘em know how many more wins Joey!
Final:
Heidelberg 2, Denison 1
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The guys finished on top in what was the final game of the season.
Stay tuned for our player of the game.
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Now that practice has officially started, we figured we’d give a sneak peek of the new threads before they are on full display at media day. 🔜 📸 🟧
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With a DH sweep of Mount Union, we pass the mid-point of the 24 regular season. Where does @BergBaseball sit?
16-5 Overall, 4-0 OAC ✅
Best 1st half record since 2015 ✅
Longest W streak=6 ✅
Longest L streak=1 ✅
🔥Hitter in the OAC✅
Most importantly:
READY FOR THE GRIND ✅
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Today’s the Day
And We Are Just Getting Started...
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Apparently a 7-1 FL record, 6 game win streak, and 3 top 25 wins doesn’t guarantee your flight back home will be on time 🙄
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Congratulations to former Heidelberg Shortstop @j_smooth4 on signing a contract to play professionally for the Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the @uspbl
Rydzewski carried a career .429 OBP and set a school record for steals in a season (25) while playing for the Berg
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‼️GRAND SLAM‼️
With the Bases juiced, Psychas comes through and sends one over the Right Center Wall, and with one swing of the bat, the Berg now has a 4 Run Lead!!!
After 6:
Heidelberg 9, Adrian 5
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The guys are on a WWWinning streak. We defeat La Roche, 8-4.
Freshman, Ryan Hackworth, is our player of the game. He earned his first career Varsity win, going 3.0 IP while only giving up 2 H and 1 ER.
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⚾️ GAME DAY ⚾️ Game #1 in Florida! First pitch scheduled for 11:15 AM against Rhode Island college. Let’s Gooooo!
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We'll take 2!! @BergBaseball heads home from Grand Park with a 2-0 record. 16 runs scored and 3 allowed over 18 innings of quality baseball. Next stop...Florida...for 10 days of ☀️, 🏖, and of course good ⚾️! Wheels up 🛫 Friday morning, with Game 1 on Saturday!
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Back-to-Back ABCA Academic Honors ✅
8 Academic All-OAC honorees in 2018✅
Street Smarts ❓
We had @joey_wenning find out how smart the team really is
#3Days #WhyNot
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The boys have won two in a row.
Trevor Adkins did Goatee Trev things today, which is why he is our player of the game. He went 7.0 IP on 96 pitches and only gave up 3 hits.
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With our season starting next weekend, we decided to reach out to people who used to call Heidelberg home.
Today, current @Twins coach @T_Smars introduces our new motto and explains why our program is so great. #WhatsNext
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Amazing first day of official practice for @BergBaseball down in the valley! Energetic, intense, and explosive - this year's group could be something special. Just one small step in the right direction. Every coach & player is challenged to replicate that, and add to it tomorrow!
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The boys are back on track! We defeat Manchester by a score of 3-0. Our defensive player of the game is Tristan Phillips (7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R). Our offensive player of the game is Jake Vanek (2-4 2B, RBI), who made his first varsity start today!
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✈️Wheels Up✈️
We had Senior’s @asirlouis_13 and @bateman_kane take us on an exclusive trip inside Heidelberg Baseball’s first flight to Florida
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The bats continue to stay 🔥 as Heidelberg wins 14-2! Next game is tomorrow against Misericordia. First pitch is scheduled for noon.
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'22-'23 about to get rolling! Move-in is complete and parking lots are full at @HeidelbergU, fall sports are in full swing for @BergAthletics, and soon the new faces of @BergBaseball will start taking the "peace" out of Peaceful Valley! No time like the present to get better!
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The Berg wins! We defeat Oswego State by a score of 4-2.
Cam Deemer is our Player Of The Game. He came in relief of Adkins (W) and racked up 6 Ks in 4 IP while only giving up 1 hit. He also gets the save.
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Rolling out the first @BergBaseball line-up of 2023 vs @CUCbaseball in Grand Park. Time to get the games started! PLAY BALL!
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Heidelberg University Baseball (D3 in Tiffin, OH) is searching for a Full-Time Assistant Coach. Interested applicants can view the job description on the ABCA or NCAA Market Place. Full Time 12 month position with benefits. @SkippersDugout
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Some "lasts" in life will be moments you fondly look back on and reminisce over...the last day of high school, the last college road trip, that last career hit or strikeout. However...this is not one of those...LAST TARP PULL AT PEACEFUL VALLEY!! The turf is getting closer!
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First ⚾️ of the '23 @BergBaseball season in 2 weeks! 13 games vs @NCAABaseball tourney qualifiers in '21 or '22. An 18 game @OAC_Baseball gauntlet, one of the top D3 conferences in the nation. Rounded out with tough regional opponents. To be the best, you have to beat the best!!
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The bats came alive today. The student princes win 14-1 to start the Florida trip 1-0! Next game is tomorrow at 11 AM against Swarthmore.
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BALLGAME!!
The Berg racks up a total of 34 Hits on the day and completes their 3rd sweep of the year in OAC play!
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Final:
Heidelberg 11, Muskingum 5
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ROBERT HUNT WITH THE CATCH OF THE YEAR !!!!
Hunt saves a couple runs for the Berg and they will go back to work in the 5th
After 4:
Heidelberg 0, Babson 0
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Back on track today. We defeat Bridgewater State by a score of 11-3.
Jake Davis is our player of the game. He went 4-4 with an incredible 2 doubles, a homer, and 6 RBIs💪
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An @adammcvicke 2 run🚀caps off a 10 run day for the @BergBaseball offense in support of @cjcaplan23 and his 5.0 IP, 8 K win on the mound. Back at it tomorrow in Grand Park against @WabashBaseball, first pitch at 11 AM!
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One day closer to game day.
Former catcher, Joe Walton, is today’s alum. Looks like he has a special guest on camera too. 👀 #WhatsNext
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Sunny Days Ahead🏝
The Equipment Bus is loaded up and on the move!
Next Stop: Port Charolette, Florida
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This Keaton Mark kid is pretty good.
In the bottom of the 4th, Mark has tied the game, 7-7, with HIS SECOND HOME RUN of the game.
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✈️From Columbus to Tampa, then a short drive south for Game 1 of a great 9 days of @BergBaseball at the @Snowbirdbasebal Classic! 8 varsity contests, 3 non-varsity games, the FL sunshine, and some high end competition. Can't beat early season ⚾️!
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End of a fast-paced & productive fall for @BergBaseball. 📈in all areas! Most importantly, reached the most significant number of all...💯. As in 💯percent of our guys worked harder, 💯percent of our guys were more dedicated, & 💯percent of our guys got better! BRING ON 2023!!⚾️
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BALLGAME!!!
A pair of bombs for Jenkins
A huge save for Wenning
And one of the biggest swings in Matt Psychas career
Final:
Heidelberg 13, Mitchell 11
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Few more short hours until the @BergBaseball 2023 regular season begins! First pitch at 2:30 against @CUCbaseball at the Crossroads Crossover in Grand Park. 🚌 is moving, and soon it will finally be time for ⚾️ !!
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2020 OPENING DAY!
🕛 12 p.m.
📍: Baldwin Wallace University
📱: Live Stats 🔽
oac.org/sports/bsb/2019-20/b…
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For the last time this season here it is vs. OWU at 12 p.m. at North Charlotte Regional Park. Senior Trevor Adkins on the mound.
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Last run before the real thing next weekend in Grand Park! @BergBaseball welcomes @BlufftonUBsball to the Valley for a preseason DH on Sunday. First pitch of Game 1 at 11:00 AM. Come enjoy some February ⚾️ on the turf!!
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That’s the game!
The Berg closes out the FL trip with a win over #5 Swarthmore 10-3 and leaves with a 6 game winning streak and 7-2 overall record.
Adkins gets the W on the mound with 8 stellar innings while the bats continue to stay hot!
See you all in Tiffin
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@BergBaseball began the trip just as hot as the weather here in FL! 4-1 record including a DH sweep, 13 inning marathon win, and big W over a local OH opponent. 2nd half of the trip starts today vs Wabash. DH vs Babson/Kean Fri & a morning game vs Wabash Sat to wrap up the trip!
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We are 2 days away from heading down south for our annual spring break trip to Florida.
Here's a look at the 7 games we have slated for the trip. 📽️⬇️
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They say 2 is better than 1, so here are the 2's that @Bergbaseball (18-5, 6-0) got this past week:
2 games
2 pitchers
2 CGs
2 games with 10+ runs & 12+ hits
2 MORE @OHAthleticConf W's
Big week for us with DH's at JCU (7-14, 2-4) & Otterbein (18-7, 4-2). Things are heating up!
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A D3 National Pitcher of the Week, the leader at 3B in Hits & RBI, and the OAC's top OF in RBI & OF Assists. Add in a career year behind the dish, a 4 win-3 save closer, and an absolute beast at 1B. Yeah...@BergBaseball was well represented on the '24 @OHAthleticConf ⚾️teams!!
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That's it for @Bergbaseball in STL! Day 2 began with a tough loss to Lawrence, before a comeback win over North Park. With 2 wins, 24 runs & 7 HR, we left our mark on Grizzlies Ballpark...especially DH Drew Cook who hit 1 of his 2 🚀into the high windows deep behind the LC wall!
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First pitch of the Orange and Black World Series. Team Black starts off hot with a single driven up the middle! #GoBerg
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BALLGAME!
We score 5 unanswered to come from behind and defeat #25 ranked Kean!
That makes 5 W’s in a row!
Final:
Heidelberg 9, Kean 6
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Our Thoughts are with Keaton Mark, who was carted off the field in the Top of the 8th after suffering an injury
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Taking a page from Coach Prime who said "If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good". Well...we can't help that pay part...but here is how @Bergbaseball will be looking good at home and on the road for the '24 campaign!!
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FALL PROSPECT CAMP AT THE BERG ON OCT 23‼️
Amazing chance to work with our coaches & players, and compete on the new turf at Peaceful Valley! '23, '24, & '25 grads are eligible to participate and registration is now open. Click for more info & to sign up:
forms.gle/W1apJXBf3fEeT4yi8
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A huge congratulations to all our guys for a great spring semester finishing with a 3.301 Team GPA. These guys don’t just put in work on the diamond but also in the classroom! Extremely proud of this team and everything they have accomplished. #WhatsNext
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BALLGAME!!
17 Runs on 18 Hits...Nuff Said! Berg is a Winner once again!!
Btw, we know you looked, that’s 2👌
Final:
Heidelberg 17, Oberlin 7
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Congrats to @BergBaseball Evan Long and track and field athlete Sarah Hunter on receiving the @OHAthleticConf Clyde Lamb Award! Congratulations Evan and Sarah!
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@BergBaseball PROSPECT CAMP - OCT 1‼️ Pro-style workout with recorded metrics, off/def drill instruction from Berg coaches & players, simulated innings & live scrimmage! Registration is now open for '24, '25, & '26 grads. Click for more info & to sign up:
forms.gle/e69RkijfjiQCxiLD6
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@BergBaseball's Fall DH with @TUDragonsBB did not disappoint! Lots of runs, lots of hits, lots of pitches, and tons to work on over the remainder of the fall. BERG takes game 1 by a score of 8-6, and battles back to tie game 2 in the 9th at 13-13! On to fall player development!!
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Today the team had the honor of participating in the 18th Annual Tiffin Polar Bear Plunge at Camden Falls. Despite the frigid cold waters, we were happy to help fundraise to benefit the Financial Assistance for Cancer Research.
Full video coming tomorrow👀👀
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Today begins the @BergBaseball Battle for the HANDSCHUHSHEIM CUP🏆! Team Black is focused on starting strong, while Team Orange wants to come out running after stealing it with 2 consecutive walk-offs last fall! 4 PM first pitch for some Fall Classic Baseball at the Berg! ⚾️⚾️
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A 10 Run Inning for Heidelberg gives them a 13 Run lead and they are just 3 OUTS AWAY from a World Series Bid
Who do you go to for those 3 Outs??
Senior #8 Joey Wenning
After 8:
Heidelberg 14, Wooster 1
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💣GONE FOREVER 💣
Ochoa sends one over the fence for the Berg’s first homer and run of the season!
T2:
Anderson 3, Heidelberg 1
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Scoring 27 runs on 31 hits in Bexley, @BergBaseball sweeps Capital to start @OHAthleticConf play 2-0. However, the rest of the OAC did the same. The OAC is split in half as week 2 begins. 4 PM tomorrow at @OWU_Baseball before a Friday DH vs @umubaseball down in the Valley!
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“You come here for relationships, and then baseball”
@joey_wenning and the rest of the Class of 2019 talk about not just todays huge sweep against Wilmington, but how much this group means to them
#ThankYouSeniors
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22 runs on 34 hits in today's DH sweep🧹! The wind may still be blowing cold up in NW Ohio, but the @BergBaseball bats are 🔥! Walked off game 1, and came out hot in game 2. Every starter recorded a hit in both games!! Back at it tomorrow in the Valley vs @DCJacketsBASE at 4 PM!
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First inning power from Kyle Jenkins and Keaton Mark lead the boys to our first win on our trip.
Keaton Mark is our player of the game (day, really). He launched three homers and drove in 4 RBIs on the day!
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BALLGAME!!
Wenning is able to shut the door in a one run ballgame, and Heidelberg is able to capitalize in multiple big moments to give them the split in one of the most important games of the season!!
Final:
Heidelberg 7, Baldwin Wallace 6
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Many upgrades done & progressing for @BergBaseball. '22 saw the laying of the new turf in the Valley. CF Siggy will be retired prior to this season, and replaced with a Berg H batter's eye. And of course, construction has started on the epic Fieldhouse! Always moving forward!
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THAT JUST HAPPENED!
Doran joins in on the party, as he also connects for his First Career Home Run!!
B7:
Heidelberg 13, Defiance 2
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@Bergbaseball SP's combine for 13IP, 8H, 2R, 10K...AND 2 W's in an @OAC_Baseball 🧹 today in the Valley! Berg bats come out hammering ⚾️⚾️⚾️to the tune of 31 runs on 36 hits (13 XBH) & scoring in 11/16 innings. Add in 2 errorless games by the D, and the Berg is 2-0 in the OAC!
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🎖History Continues to Be Made🎖
In case you hadn’t heard, Heidelberg racked up 11 All OAC Nominations yesterday, tying the program record.
To celebrate these individuals success, here’s a thread of each player and their major accomplishments:
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'24 starts the same way it did in '23, with an opener against @CUCbaseball...but this year we play it at the home of the @GatewayGrizzlie! ☀️ is out, turf is 🟩, & the teams are ready...so without further delay...here's the @BergBaseball opening day line-up! Play Ball! ⚾️⚾️
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