Range at the middle infield positions was an issue for the Elon University baseball team during the 2012 campaign.
On Friday, March 15, the Elon University baseball team sat 2-4 in Southern Conference play; a far cry from where they thought they would sit after a pair of conference series. For the first time since winning the opening game against the College of Charleston on March 8, Elon is over .500 in conference after completing the weekend sweep on the road at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In game one of Friday, March 15, Greensboro jumped on Elon starter Dylan Clark with four runs in the first two innings highlighted by back-to-back doubles by sophomore designated hitter Ray Crawford and senior center fielder Zach Leach. Between Greensboro’s four run outburst in the first two innings, junior catcher Ryan Kinsella launched his second home run in as many games over the left field fence to bring his season total to six. The two teams went scoreless through the third to the fifth inning and Greensboro starter Max Povse was sailing through five before the Elon bats erupted in the top of the sixth. Kinsella led off the inning with a double to left center and was brought home on sophomore second baseman Wil Leathers’ double down the left field line. After Danny Lynch walked, Povse was lifted for junior reliever Dylan Hathcock.
On a windy afternoon at Latham Park, the Elon University baseball team got back to .500 (8-8) by defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies, 4-3.
Looking to avoid a three game losing streak, the Elon University baseball team traveled to the coast of North Carolina to take on the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Junior starting pitcher David Whitehead struggled early for the Elon University baseball team on Sunday, March 10.
One day removed from the most exhilarating of wins, the Elon University baseball team was treated to the bitterest of defeats.
One week ago, senior Alex Swim twice found himself at the plate with runners in scoring position in a tie game - once in the bottom of the ninth inning and once in the bottom of the eleventh.
Before Tuesday afternoon’s tilt with the Elon University baseball team, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack had only been scored on 26 times in their first 11 games.
The Elon University baseball team was picked as the coaches’ preseason favorite to win the Southern Conference baseball championship in 2013.
One grueling extra-inning game between the Elon University baseball team and conference rival Furman University wasn’t enough, as the Phoenix and Paladins played another exciting, back-and-forth marathon of a game just a day later on Saturday, March 2.
For eight full innings, the Elon University baseball team was battling Furman University in a pitchers duel.
On a rainy weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Elon University baseball team played a lot of waiting games. Due to predicted rains throughout the weekend, the tournament, hosted by Coastal Carolina University, was moved up a day to allow the first scheduled games to be played without having to worry about making the games up later in the weekend.
When the Elon University baseball team finished opening weekend with its worst start since 2007, senior catcher Alex Swim thought he knew what the problem was. “We have to be tougher as a team,” Swim said.
If baseball were a game played on paper, the Elon University baseball team would probably be undefeated after the first weekend of the season.
Leading by four runs with six outs remaining, Boston College freshman third baseman Joe Cronin stepped to the plate and grounded to Elon University third baseman Sebastian Gomez.
The Elon University baseball team opened its 2013 campaign with a resounding victory over the visiting Marist College Red Foxes on a glorious Friday afternoon at Latham Park. Elon senior southpaw Dylan Clark got the ball to start for Elon and immediately ran into trouble.
If you ask Mike Kennedy, the 17-year head coach of the Elon University baseball team, one thing will write the script for the 2013 version of the Phoenix. “Defense,” he said.
Link to Full Schedule The goal is to get into the seasons end NCAA Tournament without having to win the conference championship.
A look at the recent history of the Elon University baseball team shows some national and conference success.
Former Elon pitcher Jimmy Reyes is currently a relief pitcher for the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, one of the minor league affiliates for Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
