Athletics Press Releases


Nine-Run Inning Lifts W&J To Victory At Frostburg State	*Tue, May 1 - 8:24 PM*	FROSTBURG, Md. -- No. 18 Washington & Jefferson College sent 13 batters to the plate during a nine-run sixth inning and rallied from an early five-run deficit to defeat Frostburg State 14-8 in non-conference baseball action on Tuesday evening. W...
W&J Baseball Moves Up In National Rankings	*Tue, May 1 - 11:41 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team moved up one spot to No. 18 in the latest D3baseball.com rankings and two slots to No. 19 in the ABCA/Collegiate Baseball poll. W&J (27-6, 18-3) is coming off a 2-1...
W&J Splits Twinbill With Grove City	*Mon, April 30 - 7:07 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City ended the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team’s 10-game conference win streak by a score of 11-9 in game one, but the Presidents responded with an 8-6 win in the second game to earn the split on...
Offense Erupts As W&J Downs Grove City	*Fri, April 27 - 7:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Presidents’ batters belted out 14 hits as the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team cruised to a 10-1 PAC victory over Grove City at Ross Memorial Park on Friday evening. With the win, W&J set single-...
W&J Baseball Ranked Second In Mideast Region	*Fri, April 27 - 11:48 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team is ranked second in the first NCAA Division III Mideast Region poll released on Thursday. The Presidents (25-5, 16-2) lead the Presidents’ Athletic Conference by four...
Presidents Rally Late To Defeat Thiel	*Wed, April 25 - 6:59 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Sophomore catcher Ronny Peirish (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland) capped a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a go-ahead, RBI single in the ninth inning as the 19th-ranked Washington & Jefferson College baseball team rallied from four...
Dave Trushel Adds ECAC Weekly Pitching Honor	*Wed, April 25 - 11:25 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – A day after being selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, Washington & Jefferson College senior right-hander Dave Trushel (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) was selected as the ECAC Division...
Muskingum Halts Presidents’ Win Streak	*Tue, April 24 - 7:16 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – J.P. Finnicum’s sixth-inning grand slam helped lift Muskingum to a 6-3 victory over 19th-ranked Washington & Jefferson College in non-conference baseball action from Ross Memorial Park on Tuesday. The loss ended W...
W&J Baseball Ranked In Two National Polls	*Tue, April 24 - 1:55 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team is ranked 21st in the American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball Division III poll released on Tuesday. The Presidents (24-4, 15-2) also moved up six spots...
Dave Trushel Named PAC Pitcher Of The Week	*Tue, April 24 - 9:28 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior right-hander Dave Trushel (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) was selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Trushel earned his second weekly...
Trushel Tosses Gem As Presidents Down Westminster	*Sun, April 22 - 3:21 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Senior right-hander Dave Trushel (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) threw a two-hit shutout to lead the No. 25 Washington & Jefferson College baseball team to a 1-0 victory over Westminster on Sunday at Ross Memorial Park....
No. 25 Presidents Take Rain-Soaked Twinbill From Westminster	*Sat, April 21 - 10:19 PM*	NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Sophomore left fielder Matt Boronsky (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) scored the game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning as the No. 25 ranked Washington & Jefferson College baseball team capped a doubleheader sweep of...
Presidents’ Baseball Team Ranked Among National Leaders	*Wed, April 18 - 1:51 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team, which vaulted into the national rankings for the first time since 2010 earlier this week, has looked strong in all facets of the game throughout the spring. W&J (21-4...
No. 25 W&J Extends Win Streak To Five With PAC Sweep	*Tue, April 17 - 6:42 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College moved its winning streak to five games after sweeping Thiel in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader at Ross Memorial Park on Tuesday. The Presidents (21-4, 12-2),...
W&J Baseball Enters National Rankings	*Tue, April 17 - 10:55 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team is ranked 25th in the latest D3Baseball.com poll released on Tuesday. W&J had been among the teams receiving votes in each of the last five weeks and vaulted into the...
W&J Baseball Completes Three-Game Sweep Of Waynesburg	*Sat, April 14 - 5:34 PM*	WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team finished off a three-game weekend sweep of Presidents’ Athletic Conference-rival Waynesburg by claiming victory in both games of its road doubleheader. W&J...
Trushel Tosses Complete Game As W&J Downs Waynesburg	*Fri, April 13 - 7:10 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Senior right-hander Dave Trushel (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) threw his team-leading fifth complete game of the year to lead Washington & Jefferson College past Waynesburg University 4-1 in Presidents’...
No. 2 Marietta Downs W&J 9-5	*Mon, April 9 - 9:49 PM*	MARIETTA, OHIO – Second-ranked and defending NCAA Division III champion Marietta produced 13 hits and defeaed Washington & Jefferson 9-5 in non-conference baseball action from Don Schaly Stadium on Monday. W&J, which has lost back...
NCAA Division III Week Debuts Monday	*Mon, April 9 - 12:15 PM*	Washington & Jefferson College will be celebrating the success of its outstanding student-athletes at home athletic events during the week of April 9-15 as the NCAA observes Division III Week. The inaugural NCAA Division III Week is...
W&J Splits PAC Doubleheader With Bethany	*Sat, April 7 - 6:32 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team claimed game one of a doubleheader against Bethany by score of 10-4 at Ross Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon; however, the Bison responded with a 6-3 victory in the...
W&J Eases Past Bethany In West Virginia	*Fri, April 6 - 6:51 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. – Washington & Jefferson College pounded out 14 runs on 19 hits and defeated Bethany College 14-6 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball action in West Virginia on Friday afternoon. Seven Presidents produced...
Klinec Helps W&J Rout Geneva 13-7	*Wed, April 4 - 7:49 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Senior shortstop Aaron Klinec (North Olmsted, Ohio/St. Ignatius) collected four hits and five RBI to lead Washington & Jefferson College to a 13-7 Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball victory over Geneva on...
W&J’s Kyle McLain Near The Top Of Division III In Batting	*Tue, April 3 - 3:07 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College third baseman Kyle McLain (East Amherst, N.Y./Canisius) ranks among the top 10 hitters in NCAA Division III in both batting average and on-base percentage after one month of the 2012...
Eddie Nogay Earns A Pair Of Baseball Awards	*Mon, April 2 - 4:13 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Sophomore right-hander Eddie Nogay (Weirton, W. Va./Madonna) earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week Award and a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week after a turning in a pair of solid...
W&J Rallies To Defeat Saint Vincent	*Sun, April 1 - 4:13 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. – Sophomore right fielder Josh Staniscia’s (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) eighth-inning home run lifted Washington & Jefferson College to a 3-2 victory over Saint Vincent in PAC baseball action on Saturday at Bearcat...