Piper News

Jordan Buck and Dan Ellefson were named to the 2012 MIAC All-Conference Baseball team.

Athletic Director Jason Verdugo was the subject of a feature on KSTP-TV on Friday, May 11. We have a video link.

Jordan Buck's big bat has earned him MIAC Baseball Athlete Of The Week honors.

The Pipers' final act of the 2012 baseball season was a memorable one -- a sweep of st. Olaf at Midway Stadium.

Hamline's May 6 baseball games with St. Olaf has been  postponed  to May 7 due to rain and wet grounds.

More proof that HU senior OF Cory Miller is a "smart player." He has been named to the COSIDA District 6 Academic All-American team.

Hamline's baseball finale against St. Olaf on May 5 will now start at 2:30 p.m. instead of the original 1:00 p.m. time.

The Pipers announced the annual Honors Day Winners in a ceremony at Sundin Music Hall.

Hamline rallied from behind (again!) for another dramatic Midway Stadium victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader with St. Mary's May 2.

Jordan Buck had four hits and a pair of RBI but Hamline lost a pair of squeakers to Concordia in Moorhead

Hamline's baseball team looks to keep its last-season playoff push alive at Concordia ... and they had an extra day to prepare to do so. We also have a link for live stats for today's key doubleheader. 

A winning rally without a hit? That was the ticket for the baseball Pipers, who did just that in the ninth inning for a 7-6 win at Minnesota-Morris.

We have a twitter link for today's baseball game at Minnesota-Morris.

Hamline scored half a dozen runs in the sixth inning of game 2 to salvage a DH split with Augsburg Tuesday ta Midway Stadium.

Hamline's head baseball coach Jason Verdugo takes on new role as the university's athletic director.

The Piper baseball team staged two big comebacks to sweep a doubleheader from Gustavus Adolphus Sunday afternoon at Midway Stadium.

Hamline's scheduled baseball and softball doubleheaders have been postponed until Sunday, April 22.

Former Piper baseballer Dan Kaczrowski has been promoted to AAA Reno in the Pacific Coast League.

The April 21 baseball home game with Gustavus will be Hamline's chance to take part in the MIAC's Strike Out Prostate Cancer Week initiative.

Hamline's baseball team was held to seven hits in a doubleheader loss at St. John's Wednesday.

Six innings of shutout relief and some late-inning heroics gave the HU baseball team a split of their doubleheader at Macalester.

Can't make it to Macalester for Saturday's key baseball doubleheader? We have links for the games.

HU senior baseball catcher Ben Richardson is profiled on the MIAC website.

Tyler Johnson's three-run homer in the bottom of the eigthth inning was the difference as Hamline opened its Midway Stadium slate with a 6-4 win over North Central.

There was some good great pitching and timely hitting from Tyler Johnson and Jordan Rubbelke as  Hamline's baseball team split two games at Carleton Tuesday afternoon.

We have links for today's Hamline-Carleton baseball twinbill in Northfield

We have live video and stats links for Hamline's baseball doubleheader with Bethel scheduled for Wednesday, April 4.

The Piper baseball team came up just short against St. Thomas Saturday night at the Metrodome.

The Piper baseball team opens MIAC play against St. Thomas at the Metrodome March 31.

Former Hamline baseballer Dan Kaczrowski played the palace recently. He had an at bat for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their March 20 preseason game with San Francisco.

The defending MIAC postseason champ Pipers were picked to finish in second place in the annual MIAC Coaches' Preseason Poll.

Mark Radmacher had three hits and knocked in four runs -- three of them in a six run eighth inning to lead Hamline to a 14-8 win over No. 9 Eastern Connecticut State in Tucson, Ariz.

The Piper bats boomed all Wednesday afternoon in Tucson, Arizona. Unfortunately, so did their opponents' sticks.

Dan Ellefson tossed a complete game 9-hitter as Hamline's baseball team evened its record at 7-7 with a tight 2-1 win over ranked Carthage.

How's this for irony? While it was 80 degrees and sunny in the Twin Cities, the HU baseball team was getting rained out of its game in Arizona against Luther.

Andy King and Cam Smith had the heavy lumber in the Pipers' doublheader split with Calvin Saturday.

Hamline's baseball team rallied from a 6-0 deficit for a second game win and a split of a wild doubleheader with Wisconsin-Oshkosh Monday at the Metrodome.

HU outfielder Andy King has been named the first NCAA Division III Player Of The Week for 2012.

Hamline's pitching staff held off the University of Minnesota for a long time before bowing 3-2 on an unearned run in the 16th inning.

Hamline faces the U of Minnesota baseball team for the second time in three years Wednesday night at the Metrodome.

Andy King and Ben Richardson swung the big bats as Hamline swept a doubleheader from Edgewood, 5-3 and 12-6, at the Metrodome late Friday night.

There is a different gate to enter for tonight's baseball doubleheader at the Metrodome.

Thanks in part to a big night by Andy King, HU BB coach Jason Verdugo earned his 200th career victory with a 7-3 win over Wisconsin-Stout at the Metrodome.

Hamline exploded for six third inning runs to streamroll Bethany Lutheran, 11-2, for their first baseball victory of the season.

Hamline had flashes of good pitching but struggled at the plate and in the field in losing 2-1 and 7-1 to Dubuque at the Metrodome Sunday night.

The defending MIAC postseason champs kick off 2012 with a pair of games against Dubuque tonight at the Metrodome.

Hamline baseball coaches Jason Verdugo and Jim Egan are among the speakers at "Healthy Baseball 2012" February 4 in Minneapolis.

Hamline University athletes earned 33 spots on the 2010-11 Academic All-Conference lists, the MIAC office announced on July 12th.

A pair of Hamline University seniors, pitcher Cass Kreitlow and outfielder Tony Rogers, were named to the All-Midwest Region Second team by the American Baseball Coaches Association after a record-setting season by the Piper baseball program.

  The Hamline University baseball team's historic season ended with a 5-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point on the third day of the NCAA regional at UW-Whitewater on Friday.

The Hamline University baseball team used a late-game rally to force extra innings against #12-ranked UW-Whitewater before falling 7-6 in their second game of the NCAA regional tournament in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

The teams book-ended the regulation innings with a run apiece, and the Hamline University baseball team went on to defeat #7-ranked St. Scholastica, 3-2, in 13 innings during their debut at the NCAA regional tournament.

After a school record number of MIAC victories during the regular season and a conference tournament title, four Hamline University baseball players were named All-MIAC while a pair earned spots on the All-Defensive team.

The University of St. Thomas took the win, 5-1, in the opening game of the MIAC baseball tournament championship day, but the Hamline University baseball team rebounded to win 7-5 in the second game to win the tourney title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

 Cass Kreitlow threw a complete game and a spectacular eighth inning snag by Andy Powell preserved a one-run lead as the Hamline University baseball team moved into the MIAC tournament championship game with a 4-3 win over St. Thomas.

On the opening day of the MIAC tournament, the Hamline University baseball team played a thriller against Macalester College, coming back in the ninth inning to defeat the Scots, 4-3.

Casey Benford had a career performance in a 12-inning complete-game shutout last week and is the MIAC pitcher of the week for his efforts, the conference office announced today. Additionally, the first round match-ups for the conference tournament have been decided.

The Hamline University baseball team finished out the 2011 regular season with a solid road sweep of Bethel University, scoring 26 runs and putting together 33 hits in the two games with 15-7 and 11-5 wins.

The pair of Piper starters held the #5-ranked Tommies to just three hits in 16 innings, including a one-hit complete-game performance in the 10-inning second game by Cass Kreitlow, but St. Thomas took both games, 1-0 and 2-1, at their home field on Wednesday.       

For the second time in as many nights, the Hamline University baseball team pulled out a dramatic extra-innings win in the second game of a double-header, this time overcoming a late 8-0 deficit to pull out the MIAC split. The Pipers lost 3-0 before winning the second in 11 innings, 9-8, against Gustavus Adolphus at home.

A hitters' duel gave way to a 12-inning pitchers' duel in which both starters went the distance, as Casey Benford tossed a complete-game shutout to close out the night for the Hamline University baseball team sweep over UW-Stout, 11-8 and 1-0.

Senior Tony Rogers and sophomore Bethany Hine had outstanding performances at the plate last week, and as a result were named the MIAC player of the week for baseball and softball, respectively, the conference office announced on Monday.

The Hamline University baseball team put together their sixth 20-win season in head coach Jason Verdugo's 10-year tenure with the Pipers as they defeated Northwestern College in a nine-inning game, 15-1.  

The Hamline University baseball team jumped out to, and maintained, early leads in both halves of a double-header sweep of Augsburg College as Tony Rogers combined to go 5-for-6 at the plate in the 9-3 and 5-2 wins.

The Hamline University baseball team dropped the opening game of the double-header in Collegeville, 5-2, before winning a wild 9-3 game to record a key MIAC split that knots three teams at second in the conference standings.

 The Hamline University baseball team broke into the NCAA Midwest Regional rankings for the first time in program history, debuting at #4, as the NCAA released the first list of the season. 

Tony Rogers hit for the cycle, and then some, over the course of the double-header in a 5-0 and 6-2 MIAC sweep of the Cardinals on the road as the Hamline University baseball team stays in the battle for the top spot in the conference standings.

Rob Miller earned the win in both games of the day's non-conference double-header against Luther College, as the Hamline University baseball team recorded a nine-inning 3-2 win and then a regulation 8-3 victory at Midway Stadium.

The host Auggies struck first in the game, and out-hit the Pipers 12-to-8 through the nine inning game, but the Hamline University baseball team came out on top with a 2-1 victory at Augsburg College on Monday afternoon.

The Hamline University baseball team picked up a key MIAC split at St. Olaf on Sunday afternoon, dropping the first game 8-0 before winning game two in eight innings, 5-2.

Junior pitcher Brett Bugielski tallied a win and three saves - all in conference play - to lead the Hamline University baseball team to a 6-1 record and earn the MIAC pitcher of the week honor, the conference office announced today.

The Hamline University baseball team picked up a key MIAC split at St. Olaf on Sunday afternoon, dropping the first game 8-0 before winning game two in eight innings, 5-2.

 In a single nine-inning baseball game at North Central on Wednesday, the Rams and the Pipers combined for 28 hits but Hamline put 10 runs on the board in the final inning for the big 18-5 non-conference win.

In a single nine-inning baseball game at North Central on Wednesday, the Rams and the Pipers combined for 28 hits but Hamline put 10 runs on the board in the final inning for the big 18-5 non-conference win.

Brett Bugielski picked up a pair of saves on the mound while Andy King tallied five RBIs to lead the Hamline University baseball team to a sweep over St. Thomas, 4-2 and 8-7, on Tuesday afternoon at Midway Stadium.

Brett Bugielski picked up a pair of saves on the mound while Andy King tallied five RBIs to lead the Hamline University baseball team to a sweep over St. Thomas, 4-2 and 8-7, on Tuesday afternoon at Midway Stadium.

Fans at Midway Stadium saw a little bit of everything possible on Monday afternoon as the Hamline University baseball team posted a big come-from-behind victory in game one, 7-4, and won in the bottom of the seventh in game two, 5-4, to sweep Concordia College in MIAC play.

Fans at Midway Stadium saw a little bit of everything possible on Monday afternoon as the Hamline University baseball team posted a big come-from-behind victory in game one, 7-4, and won in the bottom of the seventh in game two, 5-4, to sweep Concordia College in MIAC play.

For the second time in as many conference series, the Hamline University baseball team won the first (this time 3-1) before dropping the second game (9-2 in this case) for the split in MIAC play as the Pipers hosted their first home double-header of the season.

For the second time in as many conference series, the Hamline University baseball team won the first (this time 3-1) before dropping the second game (9-2 in this case) for the split in MIAC play as the Pipers hosted their first home double-header of the season.

The Hamline University baseball team picked up a split in a pair of one-run games during their MIAC opener at Macalester on Wednesday, winning the first game 3-2 before falling in eight innings, 8-7.

The Hamline University baseball team picked up a split in a pair of one-run games during their MIAC opener at Macalester on Wednesday, winning the first game 3-2 before falling in eight innings, 8-7.

The Hamline University baseball team played their first two games outside in Minnesota this season, losing a 2-1 opener before falling in 10 innings, 3-2, in the second game of Sunday night's double-header against NCAA Division II Concordia-St. Paul.

The Hamline University baseball team played their first two games outside in Minnesota this season, losing a 2-1 opener before falling in 10 innings, 3-2, in the second game of Sunday night's double-header against NCAA Division II Concordia-St. Paul.

A seventh-inning three-run blast over the right field wall from Alex Buresh in the opener of the double-header gave the Hamline University baseball team a 6-4 win, earning them a split with St. Olaf College after the Oles took the second game, 8-3, in MIAC play in Saint Paul.

Former Piper shortstop and current Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguer Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) has been promoted to the AA Mobile Baybears.

Following the December 12th collapse of the now infamous white roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome under the weight of snow from a recent blizzard, 15 Piper baseball games are among the nearly 300 college contests scheduled for the 2011 season that are canceled. KSTP and WCCO 830 recently interviewed Hamline University head coach Jason Verdugo about the impact that this has on college baseball in the upper Midwest.

Six former Pipers representing seven different sports, as well as a national champion gymnastics team, will be inducted into the Hamline University Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

Hamline University RHP Matt Eickman (Fy., Brooklyn Park, Minn.) has joined the pitching staff of the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League collegiate summer league.

Piper junior outfielder Tony Rogers (St. Michael, Minn.) was named to the nine-player ABCA/Rawlings® NCAA Division III Gold Glove All-American list, as awarded by the American Baseball Coaches Association.     

Former Piper shortstop (2006-09) and current Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguer Dan Kaczrowski is featured on the Minor League Baseball website in the "Photos of the Week" for May 10-16.

First-year pitcher Matt Eickman (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) was named the MIAC rookie of the year as the post-season baseball honors were released, the conference office announced today.

After one-hitting #5 St. Thomas in a 10-inning complete game last week, Cass Kreitlow (Jr., Glenwood, Minn.) earned his second MIAC pitcher of the week honor, the conference office announced today.

Andy King drove in four runs in the final game of the 2010 season as the Hamline University baseball team split with Augsburg (L, 1-2; W, 9-8 in 9 innings) on the road in their last double-header.

A dramatic homer in the bottom of the seventh and a clutch RBI-single in the eighth from a pair of Piper seniors in their final home game allowed the Hamline University baseball team to secure a split with Saint John’s (L, 6-7; W, 7-6) as the two teams played at St. Anthony Village High School on Saturday afternoon.

The Bethel University Royals put together 31 hits in the double-header as they swept Hamline University, 11-5 and 14-2, in MIAC baseball action at Midway Stadium on Tuesday.

A strong relief performance against the Cardinals on Sunday earned RHP Cass Kreitlow (Jr., Glenwood, Minn.) earned him MIAC pitcher of the week honors, the conference office announced today.     

In a non-conference nine-inning contest against Crown College, Casey Benford (Fy., Mesa, Ariz.) secured his first collegiate win with a complete game performance in a 3-1 Hamline University victory.

Five hours and 18 ½ innings after the first pitch, the Hamline University baseball team earned a key MIAC sweep of visiting Saint Mary’s University, 5-2 and 5-4 (11 innings) on Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul.

The Hamline University baseball team recorded their second straight conference split as they took the opener, 5-1, before dropping the second game, 8-2, at Gustavus Adolphus College on Tuesday afternoon.

After an impressive performance in MIAC play last week, sophomore outfielder Andy King (Fort Myers, Fla.) is the MIAC hitter of the week, the conference office announced today.

A pair of RBI in the opener and a two-run homer in game two gave Andy King four RBI as the Hamline University baseball team won game one, 7-2, but lost game two, 9-2, for an MIAC split with Carleton College on Saturday afternoon.

The Hamline University baseball team recorded an MIAC sweep over Macalester, 4-3 and 7-3, for their first conference victories of the season.

Playing their final game of the year at the Metrodome, the Hamline University baseball team lost a 10-3 contest to the Division I University of Minnesota as Jacob Dahl hit his first collegiate homerun.

Playing in their first MIAC double-header of the season, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games, 9-4 and 16-5, at Concordia College in Moorhead on Saturday.

In a game that saw all runs scored answered by the opponent in the next half inning, the Hamline University baseball team outlasted the Willams College Ephs in 10 innings, 5-4, to close out their Arizona schedule on Wednesday.

Tony Rogers put up a trio of RBI in each game, but it wasn't quite enough offense as the Hamline University baseball team was swept by Oberlin College, 7-5 in eight innings and 6-5 in regulation on Monday.

After the Pipers built a 5-3 lead in the fourth inning, the Eastern Connecticut Warriors put up 16 unasnwered runs for the 19-5 victory in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday.

Tony Rogers (Jr., St. Michael, Minn.) broke open a tied game with a three-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning to carry the Hamline University baseball team to a 6-3 victory over Thomas College in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday.

The Hamline University baseball team played their first game of the year outside as they dropped an 11-4 decision to M.I.T. in the Greater Phoenix Invitational on Thursday morning.

Hamline scored a run in all but three innings of play on Monday morning at the Metrodome as they swept Finlandia University by scores of 10-3 and 13-4 in their final games before heading to Arizona for spring break.

Playing an early morning double-header at the Metrodome, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games to NAIA Midland Lutheran College from Nebraska on Wednesday.     

Brett Bugielski's complete-game, one-hit, shutout in the opener set the tone for the Pipers as they posted a sweep over Northwestern College by scored of 3-0 and 5-4 on Monday night at the Metrodome.     

The UW-Whitewater Warhawks defeated the Hamline University baseball team by scores of 18-1 and 13-1 in non-conference play as the two teams met at the Metrodome on Thursday afternoon.

Playing an overnight double-header that began at the Metrodome at 10:45 pm on Sunday, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games to NAIA opponent Dakota Wesleyan University from Mitchell, S.D.

The #22-ranked St. Scholastica Saints jumped on the scoreboard early in a pair of late-night Metrodome games to earn a sweep of the Hamline University baseball team as both teams started their 2010 campaigns on Tuesday night.

The Hamline University community is mourning the passing of Howie Schultz, a member of Hamline’s first national championship basketball team in 1942 who went on to win two NBA championships with the Minneapolis Lakers in addition to playing professional baseball. He passed away Friday morning at age 87 following a four-month battle with cancer.

Seven former Pipers, holding between them 16 all-MIAC honors and seven all-American awards, will be inducted into the Hamline University Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday morning.

Sports Yakima (Washington) profiled former Hamline University 2B/SS Dan Kaczrowski '09 (St. Anthony, Minn.) who was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks and has played seven positions in the field, plus DH, in his first summer as a professional.

Hamline catcher Lincoln Hughes (Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) was named to the 2009 Spring Academic All-Conference team, the MIAC office announced today.

Recent Hamline graduate Dan Kaczrowski (SS, St. Anthony, Minn.) was the 786th pick overall in the 2009 MLB draft, as the Arizona Diamondbacks chose him in the 26th round on Wednesday.

2009 Hamline graduate Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) collected an honor and penned a contract this week as he was named All-Region and signed with the Saint Paul Saints of the American Association of independent professional baseball. He is the third former Piper to hold a spot on the 2009 Saints roster.

Despite an early 2-1 lead through five innings, the Hamline University baseball team was eliminated from the MIAC playoffs by St. Olaf on Saturday, 9-4.

A solo homerun by Tony Rogers (So., St. Michael, Minn.) in the first inning set the tone for the Hamline University baseball team as they defeated Carleton, 8-1, in the elimination game of the MIAC playoffs. They move on to play St. Olaf at 5:00 p.m at Dundas.  

A steady sprinkle of rain starting in the fourth inning and three multi-run Ole innings dampened the first day of MIAC tournament play for the Pipers, as they fell to St. Olaf 11-3. Their second round game was postponed until Saturday.

Bill Sand (Sr., White Bear Township, Minn.) hit his first collegiate homerun in his last collegiate regular season game as the Hamline University Pipers split with Saint John’s, an 8-7 loss and an 11-4 win, at St. Anthony Village High School on Saturday - and clinched their second consecutive MIAC playoff berth.

The Hamline University baseball team now has their fourth straight 20-win season, and the fifth in head coach Jason Verdugo's eight-season tenure, as they split with St. Olaf on the road.

College Sporting News' Rich Mies writes about Hamline University shortstop Dan Kaczrowski's (Sr., St. Anthony, Minn.) success with both an aluminum and a wood bat in his MIAC Profiles of Excellence series.

The two teams entered the game with identical overall and conference records, but after a sweep by scores of 8-4 and 5-1 over Macalester College, the Hamline University baseball team continues to stay near the top of the MIAC standings.

Bill Sand (Sr., White Bear Township, Minn.) and Tres Humerickhouse (So., Farmington, Minn.) each had three RBI to lead the Hamline University baseball team to a 12-3 non-conference win at Northwestern College.

The Hamline University baseball team bounced back from a 5-0 game one loss as Andy King (Fy., Fort Myers, Fla.) went 3-for-3 from the plate in game two to help down the #13-ranked University of St. Thomas, 9-1.

Tony Rogers (So., St. Michael, Minn.) had five RBI and Brett Bugielski (Fy., River Fall, Wis.) threw a five-hit complete game shutout to help the Hamline University baseball team sweep Gustavus on the road, 9-6 and 8-0, in a key MIAC match-up on Saturday.

The Pipers played to a series split for the first time in 2009 with a 7-2 victory in the opener and an 18-3 loss in the second game of their MIAC double-header with Concordia College.

Despite holding a 5-2 lead in the second game of the twin bill, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games to Augsburg at Parade Stadium, 14-2 and 8-5, on Wednesday evening.

Matt Mullendore (So., Amery, Wis.) earned a save in a 7-6 win and then threw a four-hit complete-game shutout for a 6-0 win in game two to lead Hamline University over Saint Mary's on the road.

Former Hamline University baseball player Mike Walsh '05 has been matched into an orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

The Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games at Bethel, 11-0 and 11-2, and their weekend series against Augsburg has been postponed to Monday, April 6.

Playing an early morning double-header at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on Monday, the Hamline baseball team used a pair of complete-game shutout pitching performances to defeat Maranatha Bible Baptist College, 6-0 and 13-0.

Playing their conference opening series at the Metrodome as part of the MIAC Showcase, the Hamline University baseball team swept the Carleton Knights by scores of 9-7 and 9-5.

In their final game in Phoenix, Arizona, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a 21-1 game to Buena Vista University on Thursday.

On their fifth day of play in Arizona, the Hamline University baseball team lost a pair of leads to fall in two one-run games to Williams College, 7-6 and 9-8.

The Hamline University baseball team scored 16 runs on 16 hits en route to a 16-13 victory over Middlebury College on their fourth day of competition in Phoenix, Arizona.

On day three in Phoenix, Arizona, the Hamline University baseball team fell to a pair of teams from New England, MIT, 7-6, and Southern Maine, 16-9.

In their second day in Arizona, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games to Luther College, 6-1 and 13-1.

In their first game of 2009 on natural grass, the Hamline University baseball team cruised to a 13-4 victory over 2008 NCAA tournament participant Calvin College.

In their final Metrodome double-header before flying south to Arizona later this month, the Hamline University baseball team dropped a pair of games to UW-Superior, 2-1 and 6-4.

Brett Bugielski (Fy., River Falls, Wis.) threw five strong innings to lead the Pipers to a 7-4 victory in their one completed game against Central College on Sunday morning.

The Hamline University baseball team defeated Bethany Lutheran, 6-5, in the lone game of their double-header completed before reaching the time limit at the Metrodome.

The Hamline University baseball team scored 33 runs in 13 1/2 innings, as they defeated North Central by scores of 17-1 and 16-0 to open the season.

Piper senior SS/2B Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) lit up MIAC and CICL pitching in 2008, and his efforts have been recognized by the premiere baseball publication in the country, as Baseball America announced that he has been named the preseason NCAA Division III player of the year.

Piper senior shortstop Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) continued to collect national honors this weekend, being named to the D3baseball.com Preseason All-American second team.

Hamline University senior shortstop Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) earned national recognition this week, as he was included in the 2009 NCAA Division III Players to Watch in Collegiate Baseball.

Senior shortstop Dan Kaczrowski (St. Anthony, Minn.) and sophomore pitcher Matt Mullendore (Amery, Wis.) were named 2009 MIAC All-Conference players, the conference office announced today.