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7/25/2008
Three Crusader Baseball Players Named to Academic All-Horizon League Team
Valparaiso University’s Brett Bivens (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview H.S.), John Giusti (Coventry, R.I.), and Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) have been named to the Horizon League’s Academic All-Conference Team in baseball....Full Story
6/17/2008
Valpo’s Rodeghero Named to All-Mideast Second Team
Valparaiso University’s Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Mideast Region Second Team....Full Story
6/6/2008
Crusader Signee Gaedele Chosen by Rays in MLB Draft
Valparaiso baseball signee Kyle Gaedele of Arlington Heights, Ill. was chosen Friday by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 32nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft....Full Story
6/2/2008
Rodeghero Still on the Wallace Watch as List is Cut to 64
Valparaiso University’s Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) remains on the “Wallace Watch” by the College Baseball Foundation. The “Wallace Watch” narrowed the field to 64 candidates aiming for the 2008 Brooks Wallace College Player of the Year Award. The three Wallace Award finalists will be announced following NCAA Super Regional play....Full Story
5/27/2008
Three Crusaders Named to All-Tournament Team
Valparaiso University had three players named to the Horizon League’s All-Tournament Team following the completion of the championships this past weekend. Brett Bivens (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview H.S.), Dan DeBruin (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly H.S.), and Josh Wallace (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine H.S.) all were recognized for their play in the five games in which Valpo participated....Full Story
5/24/2008
Milwaukee Ends Valpo’s Tournament Run
Valparaiso run in the Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army came to and end on Saturday afternoon as the Crusaders dropped an 8-3 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Niles, Ohio....Full Story
5/23/2008
Offensive Explosion Lifts Valpo to Third Tournament Victory
Valparaiso rallied for the third time this week, coming back from a 3-0 deficit after one, by banging out 16 hits on the way to a 13-4 victory over Wright State on Friday afternoon in an elimination game of the Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army held in Niles, Ohio....Full Story
5/22/2008
Seventh Inning Rally Pushes UIC Past Valpo
UIC scored five times in the bottom of the seventh inning without hitting the ball out of the infield, rallying from a three-run deficit to defeat Valparaiso 8-5 on Thursday evening in the Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army held in Niles, Ohio....Full Story
5/21/2008
Crusaders Rally Again for Second Straight Win at Horizon League Championships
For the second straight day Valparaiso needed to rally in the late innings to complete a comeback as the Crusaders scored once in the eighth and once in the ninth on Wednesday afternoon to defeat third-seeded Youngstown State on the second day of the Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army held in Niles, Ohio....Full Story
5/20/2008
Valpo Defeats Butler to Advance in Horizon League Championships
A two-run seventh inning proved to be the difference for Valparaiso on Tuesday afternoon as the Crusaders defeated Butler 6-5 at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio on day one of the 2008 Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army....Full Story
5/19/2008
Three Crusader Baseball Players Earn League Honors
Valparaiso University outfielder Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) has been named to the Horizon League’s First Team while second baseman John Giusti (Coventry, R.I./Coventry H.S.) has been selected to the Second Team the league office announced Monday evening. In addition, relief pitcher Steve Godawa (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove H.S.) has been named to the All-Newcomer Team....Full Story
5/19/2008
Valpo to Face Butler Tuesday at Horizon League Tournament
Valparaiso is set to make its first appearance in the Horizon League Baseball Championships presented by the U.S. Army beginning on Tuesday afternoon in Niles, Ohio. The Crusaders, the tournament’s sixth seed, will face seventh-seeded Butler at 2 p.m. CDT in a single elimination game, with the winner facing third-seeded Youngstown State on Wednesday to begin the double elimination portion of the tournament....Full Story
5/17/2008
Rodeghero Sets Single Season Hit Record but Valpo Drops Two Heartbreakers to UIC
Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) became Valparaiso’s single season hit record on Saturday afternoon, going 5-for-10 on the afternoon, but the Crusaders dropped a pair of one-run decisions 8-7 and 7-6 to UIC in Chicago, Ill....Full Story
5/16/2008
UIC Defeats Valpo in Series Opener
UIC scored multiple runs in four different innings on Friday evening as the Flames defeated Valparaiso 11-4 at Les Miller Field in Chicago, Ill. to open a three-game Horizon League series....Full Story
5/15/2008
Valpo to Close Regular Season at UIC This Weekend
Valparaiso wraps up the 2008 regular season this weekend with a trip to the Windy City to battle the six-time defending Horizon League champion UIC Flames. The Crusaders enter the weekend in fifth place in the league standings, just percentage points out of fourth and one game out of third while UIC needs a three-game sweep to capture the regular season title....Full Story
5/13/2008
Valpo Uses Extra Base Hits to Topple Cedarville
Valparaiso used 11 extra base hits and runs in six of eight innings to defeat Cedarville 13-6 on Tuesday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field....Full Story
5/12/2008
Valpo Baseball to Face Cedarville on Tuesday
Valparaiso University head baseball coach Tracy Woodson has announced the Crusaders have added a game against Cedarville University to the schedule for Tuesday afternoon beginning at 3 p.m. at Emory G. Bauer Field....Full Story
5/11/2008
Valpo-Butler Baseball Cancelled on Sunday
The Valparaiso-Butler baseball doubleheader scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been cancelled due to heavy and persistant rains in the Indianapolis, Ind. area. Due to Horizon League policy, the games will not be made up....Full Story