Football disappoints in season opener
On Saturday, September 4, the Millersville football team kicked off their new season against Assumption College. The Marauders are looking to improve their 3-8 record from last year. In his first two seasons as head coach, Greg Colby entered the season with a record of 4-18 for the Marauders.
The game was underway with Millersville kicking off to the Greyhounds who had a 10-play, 46-yard drive before failing to convert on fourth down. Millersville took over on downs on their own 36.
Baseball’s losses leave Marauders with ground to recover in remaining games
The Marauders went into the weekend series against East Stroudsburg still looking to clinch a PSAC playoff spot. However, ESU swept Millersville in the four-game series, extending the Marauders losing streak to six games.
In Friday’s doubleheader at ESU the Marauders struggled to show any signs of life at the plate as the team was only able to put up three hits, two came from senior Derek Kline who also scored the only run for Millersville on an RBI from senior Kent Gerdes.
Baseball team continues to excel with recent four game winning streak
The Marauders continued to extend their impressive run of late, as the team was able to pull away with a four-game winning streak before going into the final stretch of conference play this weekend.
On Thursday the Marauders played host to the University of Philadelphia. Per usual this season, home field has held its advantage for Millersville. After the four-game win streak, the team now has a home record of 7-4, opposed to their away record of 9-13.
Phillies head into new season with high hopes
With the baseball season now under way, the Phillies are gearing up to make their third straight run for the World Series. Last season’s loss to the New York Yankees is still fresh in every fan’s mind.
Throughout the off-season. the Phillies have made a number of key line-up changes in hopes of making Philadelphia the city of champions once again. The key addition was the pick up of ace pitcher Roy Halladay in a four team trade that sent Cliff Lee to Seattle.
Baseball improves record with impressive six straight wins
Over the weekend, the baseball team took on Shippensburg for some key conference games. The Marauders were able to pull away with a four-game sweep of the Raiders, improving their overall record to 14-15 and a conference record of 8-6. The winning streak was enough to move Millersville into third place in the PSAC East standings.
Baseball wins three key conference games
The Marauders went into last weekend looking to overcome their recent struggles, and came out with three key conference wins over Bloomsburg. Going into the match up against Bloomsburg, the Marauders only had two wins in their last 12 games. The wins over the weekend also helped push the Marauders above Bloomsburg in the PSAC East division standings.
Baseball battles Mansfield
Millersville’s baseball team got off to a rough start to their conference play this weekend losing three of four against Mansfield. The Marauders kicked off the weekend at home on Friday, splitting the double-header.
Game one of Friday’s double-header saw Mansfield’s Chris Zelko throw a complete game one hitter. Zelko had a no hitter going through the fifth inning, when Millersville’s freshman Carlos Medina finally got a single in the bottom of the sixth
Men’s basketball loses final game of 2010 season to Mansfeild Mountaineers
The Marauders once again came up short losing 76-68 in the last game of the season against Mansfield Saturday afternoon. The loss ends Millersville’s season with a record of 8-19 overall and only 3-11 in conference play. The team also ends the season losing four straight games as well as a dismal 1-9 in their last ten games.
Men’s baseball wins three game series
After a rough start to the baseball season, the Marauders have found their rhythm on the diamond. Originally the Marauders were scheduled to travel to West Virginia to face Alderson-Broaddus, but due to weather and unsuitable field conditions the team traveled to North Carolina to face Salem International at a neutral site for a three game series.
Millersville was able to sweep the series against the Tigers of Salem International. On Saturday Millersville took both games of the double header, winning game one with a score of 11-0.
Athletes of the Week
This week we have selected sophomore Mike Seibert as the male athlete of week. Seibert is a guard on the men’s basketball team. He had a very impressive week on the basketball court, with a highlight game on Monday, Feb. 15, at home against Shippensburg.
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