2012 Trinity College Baseball News

April 8, 2013
Trinity Baseball Falls At No. 10-Ranked Wheaton
Norton, Mass. – The visiting Trinity College Bantams lost, 11-5, against the Wheaton College Lyons in baseball action this afternoon at Sidell Stadium. Trinity falls to 14-9 with its first loss in five games, while No. 10-ranked Wheaton improves to 17-6.

August 29, 2012
Trinity's Mortimer Selected To Capitol One Academic All-District Baseball Team
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College senior tri-captain C/1B Kevin Mortimer (Spencer, Mass.) was selected to the Capitol One Academic All-District Baseball Team. The 2012 Capital One Academic All‐District Baseball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognize the nation’s top student‐athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All America teams programs in 2011.

July 18, 2012
Trinity Baseball Players Collect Numerous Post-Season Honors
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College first-year RHP Sean Meekins (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) was named to the D3Baseball.com All-New England First Team, while junior IF Stephen Rogers (Watertown, Mass.) and junior righty reliever Ben Goldberg (Plainville, N.Y.) were each chosen for the D3Baseball.com All-New England Second Team.

June 27, 2012
Memorable Scenes from the Spring 2012 Season
The Trinity College athletics program continued to surge this spring, highlighted by a national championship from the women's lacrosse team, the first women's NCAA National Championship in school history.

June 6, 2012
Trinity Baseball Alums Prospering In The Pros On The Field And In Front Office
Hartford, Conn. - Former Trinity College baseball players Jonah Bayliss, Tom DiBenedetto and Jeremiah Bayer, who are all playing the sport on a professional level, were recently the subject of media feature stories.

June 4, 2012
Trinity Spring Student-Athletes Earn NESCAC All-Academic Honors
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College athletic teams placed 59 student-athletes on the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2011-12 Spring All-Academic Team.

May 29, 2012
Trinity Spring Athletes Collect NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Hartford, Conn. - Ten Trinity College athletes were named to the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Spring All-Sportsmanship Team for their positive contributions to sportsmanship.

May 19, 2012
Trinity Baseball Season Comes To An End Against Western New England In NCAA Tourney
Mansfield, Conn. - Western New England junior Tim Clark (West Springfield, Mass.) produced a walk-off two-run single to help propel the No. 4-seeded Golden Bears into the championship game with a 2-1 triumph over the No. 3-seeded Trinity College Bantams in the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament at Eastern Connecticut.

May 18, 2012
Trinity Baseball Shocked Late By Wheaton In NCAA Loss
Mansfield, Conn. – Junior Sean Ryan (Norton, Mass.) represented the game-winning run as the top-seeded Wheaton College Lyons scored four times in the top of the ninth to erase a two-run deficit and emerge with a 6-4 victory over the No. 3-seeded Trinity College Bantams in the winner's bracket finals of the 2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Championship Tournament this afternoon.

May 17, 2012
Donovan Four-Hitter Leads Trinity Baseball to Win over St. Joe's in Regional NCAA Tourney
Mansfield, Conn. --- Senior Edward Donovan (Fairfield, CT) fired a four-hit shutout to help lead third-seeded Trinity blank #2 St. Joesph's (Maine), 4-0, in the winners bracket of the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament hosted by Eastern Connecticut.

May 16, 2012
Trinity Baseball Wins Slugfest to Open NCAA Regional Tournament Play
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Trinity junior Joe Papa (Stoneham, N.H.) batted 2-for-4 while driving in four runs and scoring three times to help lead the third-seeded Bantams past sixth-seeded Southern Maine, 13-8, at the 2012 NCAA Division-III Baseball Mansfield Regional on Wednesday afternoon.

May 15, 2012
Trinity Begins NCAA Baseball Tourney Against Southern Maine At Eastern Connecticut
Hartford, Conn., May 15, 2012 - The 2008 NCAA Champion Trinity College baseball team, which boasts a 32-9 record and won its fourth New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Tournament this weekend, has earned its ninth bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in the last 15 years.

May 15, 2012
Trinity's Burrows And Papa Sweep NESCAC Weekly Baseball Awards
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College sophomore RHO Peter Burrows (Floral Park, N.Y.) and junior OF Joe Papa (Stoneham, Mass.) were selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the fine performances in the NESCAC Championship Tournament.

May 13, 2012
Trinity Baseball Wins NESCAC Championship
Hartford, Conn. – Sophomore Peter Burrows (Floral Park, N.Y.) pitched shutout as the Trinity College Bantams topped the Bowdoin College Polar Bears, 6-0, to earn their fourth NESCAC Championship Tournament title this afternoon. The Bantams improve to 32-9 overall with their ninthth straight win, and earn an automatic bid the NCAA Div. III National Championship Tournament, their first appearance since 2009, and their ninth since 1998.

May 12, 2012
Trinity Baseball Sails by Bowdoin, Will Compete for NESCAC Crown Sunday
Hartford, Conn. – Senior Edward Donovan (Milton, Mass.) pitched eight strong innings and the offense backed him with 17 hits as the Trinity College Bantams cruised to a 13-3 win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in the NESCAC Championship Tournament, on Campus Field at Trinity College today.

May 11, 2012
Trinity Rallies For Win Against Williams In NESCAC Baseball Opener
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College Bantams scored three runs in the final two innings, including the game-winner on a sacrifice fly by senior tri-captain James Ramsey (Belmont, Mass.), to turn a 5-3 deficit after seven innings into a 6-5 victory over the visiting Williams College Ephs in the opening round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Championship Tournament this afternoon.

May 10, 2012
Trinity Hosts NESCAC Baseball Championship Tournament Friday, Saturday, And Sunday
Hartford, Conn., May 10, 2012 - The Trinity College baseball team, which finished the regular season with a 29-9 record and finished at the top of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division Standings with a 10-2 mark, will host the 2012 NESCAC Championship Tournament at Trinity and Wesleyan from May 11 to 13.

May 7, 2012
Trinity's Casanova Selected As NESCAC Baseball Player Of The Week
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College senior OF David Casanova (Bristol, Conn.) was selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Player of the Week.

May 5, 2012
Trinity Baseball Closes Out Regular Season With Sweep At Wesleyan
Middletown, Conn. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams tuned up for the upcoming New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Tournament, which the Bantams will host on May 11-13, by closing out its regular season with a sweep of the Wesleyan University Cardinals, 7/12-1/2, this afternoon. Trinity ends the regular season with a 29-9 mark while Wesleyan concludes the year at 18-19.

April 30, 2012
Trinity Baseball's Rogers Featured In Boston Globe Article
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College baseball junior IF Stephen Rogers (Watertown, Mass.) was recently featured in a column in the Boston Globe. The Bantams, coached by Bill Decker (22nd Season), are currently 27-9 overall and finished 10-2 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) following doubleheader sweeps against Middlebury and Brandeis over the weekend.

April 29, 2012
Trinity Baseball Handles Brandeis With Doubleheader Sweep
Hartford, Conn. – Sophomore RHP’s Peter Burrows (Floral Park, N.Y.) and Pat Carbone (North Wales, Pa.) combined on a seven-hit shutout in the first game and junior Alex Almeida (Bridgeport, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the nightcap to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 3/6-0/4 doubleheader sweep over the visiting Brandeis University Judges in baseball action this afternoon.

April 28, 2012
Trinity Baseball Wins Two At Middlebury
Middlebury, Vt. – The visiting Trinity College Bantams topped the Middlebury College Panthers in a pair of New England Small College Athletic Conference baseball games, taking the opener, 7-4, and winning ,12-3, in game two at Forbes Field. The Bantams, ranked No. 4 in New england and No. 22 in the nation, improve to 25-9, while the Panthers drop to 13-14.

April 25, 2012
Trinity Baseball Enters National Rankings
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College baseball team, coached by Bill Decker (22nd Season), have entered the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Collegiate Baseball DIvision III Poll as the No. 22-ranked team in the naton.

April 24, 2012
Iannone Leads Western Connecticut Baseball To Win At Trinity
Hartford, Conn. – Freshman LHP Alex Iannone (East Hampston, Conn.) pitched a seven-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the visiting Western Connecticut State University Colonials to a 3-2 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in baseball action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 4 in New England and No. 23 in the nation, drops to 23-9, while the Colonials improve to 14-18.

April 21, 2012
Trinity And Bates Split Baseball Doubleheader
Hartford, Conn. – Freshman RHP Sean Meekins (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) won his sixth straight decision without a loss on the mound and fellow rookie Brian Wolfe (La Habra, Calif.) drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Bates College Bobcats in the first game of a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball doubleheader this afternoon.

April 20, 2012
Donovan Continues Hot Pitching, Bantams Clinch Home Field For NESCAC Playoffs
Hartford, Conn. – Senior RHP Edward Donovan (Milton, Mass.) won his third game in 12 days, allowing three hits and one run with three walks and six strikeouts over eight innings, to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Bates College Bobcats in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball action this afternoon.

April 16, 2012
Trinity Baseball Loses At Eastern Connecticut
Mansfield, Conn. – The Eastern Connecticut State University Warrior baseball team scored six unearned runs in the first two innings and cruised to an 11-1 victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams this afternoon at the Eastern Baseball Stadium. A winner of eight of ten at home this year, No. 15-ranked Eastern improves to 20-6 with its fourth straight win. Trinity had won 14 of its previous 15 games entering play but drops to 21-7.

April 14, 2012
Trinity Baseball Clinches Post-Season With Doubleheader Sweep Against Bowdoin
Hartford, Conn. – Freshman 1B Bryan Wolfe (La Habra, Calif.) went 4-for-7 with a double and two runs to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 6/5-3/3 doubleheader sweep against the visiting Bowdoin College Polar Bears in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball action this afternoon.

April 13, 2012
Trinity Baseball Falls Just Short of Bowdoin in Comeback Attempt
Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain Kevin Mortimer (Spencer, Mass.) hit a homerun in the bottom of the ninth to bring the Bantams within a run, but Bowdoin senior tri-captain closer Ian Edwards (Bangor, Maine) struck out the side to cap a 12-11 win for the Polar Bears in NESCAC East baseball action today on Campus Field.

April 9, 2012
Trinity's Rogers Named As NESCAC Baseball Player Of The Week
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College junior IF Stephen Rogers (Watertown, Mass.) has been selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Player of the Week.

April 9, 2012
Trinity Baseball Knocks Off No. 10-Ranked Wheaton For 12th Consecutive Win
Hartford, Conn. – Senior RHP Edward Donovan (Milton, Mass.) pitched six innings of relief and allowed just five hits and one run with seven strikeouts to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 7-3 victory over the visiting Wheaton College Lyons in baseball action this afternoon.

April 7, 2012
Red Hot Trinity Baseball Sweeps Road Twinbill, Series At Tufts
Medford, Mass. - Trinity College Bantam pitchers Sean Meekins (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) and Ben Goldberg (Plainview, N.Y.) limited the Tufts University batters to one hit in seven innings during game one, and the visiting Bantams overcame a 6-0 deficit in game two to sweep a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball doubleheader this afternoon at Huskins Field.

April 6, 2012
Trinity Baseball Drubs Tufts To Open Three-Game NESCAC East Series
Medford, Mass. - In an impressive offensive display, the Trinity College Bantam baseball team had 19 hits, including three home runs, as they opened a three-game New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division series at Tufts with an 18-5 victory this afternoon at Huskins Field. Trinity won its ninth straight game while improving to 16-5 overall and 4-0 in the division. Tufts lost for the first time in nine games, falling to 12-4 and 0-1.

April 3, 2012
Trinity Baseball Pounds Albertus Magnus For Eighth Straight Win
Hartford, Conn. – Senior C Luke Auger (Avon, Conn.) went 3-for-4 with two runs, four RBI, and a three-run homer to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 16-4 victory over the visiting Albertus Magnus College Falcons in baseball action this afternoon. Trinity, playing its first game on campus this spring after hosting MIT in a doubleheader at Central Connecticut on March 10, improves to 15-5 with its eighth consecutive victory.

March 31, 2012
Trinity Baseball Sweeps Colby
Waterville, Maine - Trinity College Bantam junior OF Marc Crowley (Andover, Mass.) smacked a two-run home run in the first game and the Bantams received solid pitching in both contests to take a 1/6-4/4 doubleheader sweep over the Colby College Mules in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division action this afternoon.

March 30, 2012
Trinity Baseball Holds Off Colby In NESCAC East Opener
Waterville, Maine - Junior OF Michael Rueger (Teaneck, N.J.) hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning break a scoreless game and lift the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 7-5 win over the Colby College Mulesin New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division baseball action this afternoon at Coombs Field.

March 26, 2012
Trinity's Redamonti Named NESCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College first-year RHP Anthony Redamonti (Trumbull, Conn.) was selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week.

March 25, 2012
Trinity Baseball Takes Two From Grinnell To Close Florida Trip
Winter Haven, Fla. - Junior Steve Rogers (Watertown, Mass.) went 4-for-6 with a triple and home run over two games to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 5/10-1/1 doubleheader sweep against Grinnell College Pioneers in RussMatt Central Florida Invitational baseball action this afternoon at Chain of Lakes Park Stadium.

March 24, 2012
Trinity Baseball Sweeps Allegheny
Auburndale, Fla. - The Trinity College Bantams swept Allegheny College, 5/14-3/6, in a RussMatt Central Florida Baseball Invitational this afternoon at Lake Myrtle Park. Trinity improves to 9-5, while Allegheny falls to 3-11.

March 22, 2012
Trinity Baseball Drops Pair Of One-Run Games To Washington And Jefferson
Winter Haven, Fla. – Senior Brian Szabo (Hermitage, Pa.) and sophomore Derek McIlvane (Washington, Pa.) came up with clutch hits to lead the Washington and Jefferson Presidents to a 9-8 and 8-7 doubleheader sweep of the Trinity College Bantams in baseball action this afternoon at Lake Myrtle Park. Trinity drops to 7-5 on the year, while Washington and Jefferson improves to 8-1.

March 21, 2012
Rookie Pitchers Lead Trinity Baseball To Shutouts Of Hamilton
Auburndale, Fla. – The Trinty College Bantams cruised to 9-0 and 14-0 shutout wins in a baseball doubleheader against the Hamilton College Continentals in NESCAC baseball action today at Lake Myrtle Park. Trinity improves to 7-3 on the season, while Hamilton drops to 3-11 on the year.

March 19, 2012
Trinity's Mortimer Named NESCAC Baseball Player Of The Week
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College senior tri-captain 1B Kevin Mortimer (Spencer, Mass.) has been selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball Player of the Week.

March 19, 2012
Trinity Baseball Takes Pair From Mass.-Dartmouth, Decker Wins 500 Games For Bantams
Winter Haven, Fla. - The Trinity College Bantam baseball team opened the day with their third straight shutout and closed it with a 15-5 exclamation point against the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs at Chain O’Lakes Park today to give them four wins in a row. The wins give Trinity Head Coach Bill Decker 500 wins as the Bantam Head Coach. He is currently 500-223 in his career at Trinity and 508-246 in his career overall.

March 18, 2012
Trinity Baseball Sweeps Worcester State With Two Shutouts
Auburndale, Fla. - Behind a pair of dominant pitching performances by freshman southpaw Robert Gau (Westport, Conn.) and junior righthander Ben Goldberg (Plainfield, N.Y.), the Trinity College Bantams defeated the Worcester State University Lancers, 4-0, and, 6-0, this afternoon at the RussMatt Central Florida Baseball Invitational at the Lake Myrtle Complex. Trinity evens its record at 3-3, while the Lancers drop to 2-6.

March 17, 2012
Trinity Baseball Gains First Win, Splits Doubleheader Against Endicott
Winter Haven, Fla. - Freshman Brian Wolfe (La Habra, Calif.) went 4-for-7 in two games to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 5/2-2/7 doubleheader split against the Endicott College Gulls in RussMatt Central Florida Baseball Invitational action this afternoon. Trinity moves to 1-3, while the Gulls fall to 4-6.

March 10, 2012
MIT Sweeps Trinity Baseball in Season Opening Doubleheader
Hartford, Conn. – Sophomore Kiel Jandra (Oceanside, Calif.) and junior Henry Zhu (Overland Park, Kan.) combined for 8.2 shutout innings on the hill to lead the Massachusetts Institute of Technology baseball team to 4-0 and 4-2 wins over the Trinity College Bantams in a baseball doubleheader today, played at Central Connecticut State University.

March 9, 2012
Trinity Baseball Opens 2012 Campaign Against MIT At CCSU Saturday
Hartford, Conn. - The 2012 Trinity baseball team, under the direction of Bill Decker (22nd Season), is looking to contend for its 15th post-season in the last 18 years, after finishing strong with a young group last spring en route to a 22-15 final record. Trinity returns starters at all positions on the diamond, and boasts a young but experienced pitching staff that includes eight hurlers who logged at least 14 innings in 2011.

February 14, 2012
Trinity Baseball Announces 2012 Schedule
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College baseball team, which finished the 2011 season with a 21-15 overall record and tied Bates for third place in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East Division with a 5-7 mark, has announced its schedule for the 2012 campaign.

October 17, 2011
Trinity Baseball Supports Team Member, Helps Raise Funds To Fight Cancer
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College baseball prides itself on its family-style atmosphere, and evidence of this close-knit team was fully apparent this year when the entire squad stepped up to give support to one of its members who was forced to go through an unimaginably hard time.