The baseball team's season ended with back-to-back losses at the conference tournament in Joplin, Missouri. After winning the first two weekend games, the Wildcats lost on Saturday night and Sunday morning after holding early leads in both games.
In their final regular-season games of the season, the Wildcats lost the first three games of a four-game weekend series against Avila, but finished senior day at Sauder Field on Sunday with a 3-2 victory to give Baker a 16-16 record in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
Junior Caleb Lee has taken an interesting journey with Baker University’s baseball team, but after two years away, he is now back in Baldwin City as a starting pitcher.
Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor
• April 17, 2016
Baker baseball has picked up momentum at exactly the right time. The Wildcats swept Peru State in a four-game series April 16-17 at Sauder Field and have now won seven straight games with only three more series remaining before the end of the regular season.
Story by Jenna Black, Photo Editor
• April 12, 2016
The baseball team captured its first sweep in Heart of America Athletic Conference play this season by winning two games on April 12 against the William Penn Statesmen. The Wildcats are now in ninth place and a half-game back of William Penn for eighth and a spot in the Heart tournament.
The baseball team faced off with MidAmerica Nazarene in a four-game series Friday and Saturday in Olathe. MNU was able to get the better of the Wildcats as the Pioneers won three of the four games in the series. The Pioneers outscored the Wildcats by a total of 32 runs to 13.
Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor
• April 6, 2016
The baseball team lost to Ottawa 13-2 on Wednesday, April 6, at Sauder Field in a nine-inning single game. The loss drops Baker to 12-20 on the season.
Story by Jenna Black, Photo Editor
• April 4, 2016
The BU baseball team collected one win out of a four-game series at Benedictine College Saturday and Sunday and now have a 6-8 record within the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
The baseball team split its series with Culver-Stockton on Saturday in Canton, Missouri, and followed that with a split with Grand View on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Wildcats have split a series against a Heart of America Athletic Conference opponent five times this season.
Story by Jenna Black, Photo Editor
• March 23, 2016
The Baker baseball team spent spring break on the red dirt of the baseball diamond rather than the beach. With six games over the break, the Wildcats managed to win three of the six.
The baseball team split its four-game home series with St. Ambrose University over the weekend. The Wildcats are now 5-9 on the season, while St. Ambrose moves to 4-4 overall.
