2021 Baseball News
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Baseball Set to Host First Alumni Game This FallJuly 30, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball is set to host its first-ever alumni game this fall. The outing will be held on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
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Williams Named CoSIDA Academic All-America For Second TimeJuly 27, 2021For the second year in a row, Penn State Harrisburg baseball player Bret Williams has been named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Williams Joins MLB Draft League's Trenton ThunderJuly 23, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball standout Bret Williams recently joined the Trenton Thunder of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft League for summer competition.
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Williams Named CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictJuly 01, 2021For the second year in a row, Penn State Harrisburg baseball player Bret Williams has been named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Baseball Receives Votes In Final Division III National PollJune 28, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball received votes in the final D3baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers of American (NCBWA) Division III Top 25 Poll of the season.
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Williams Named First-Team All-America By ABCA/RawlingsJune 03, 2021For the second consecutive season, Penn State Harrisburg’s Bret Williams has been named a consensus first-team all-American. He was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team on Thursday after earning the same honor from D3baseball.com one day earlier.
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Williams, Hite Earn All-America Honors From D3baseball.comJune 02, 2021A pair of Penn State Harrisburg baseball players in Bret Williams and Dallas Hite have earned all-America honors from D3baseball.com. Williams was named to the D3baseball.com All-America First Team, while Hite was selected to the all-America fourth team.
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Williams Earns Second Regional POTY Award to Lead ABCA/Rawlings All-Region RecognitionJune 02, 2021For the second consecutive season, Bret Williams has been named the Mid-Atlantic Region Position Player of the Year by the ABCA and Rawlings to lead four all-region selections for Penn State Harrisburg. Williams was joined by teammates Dallas Hite, Matt Parks, and Drew Harshbarger as all-region honorees.
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Williams Named Regional POTY; Four Players Earn All-Region Honors From D3baseball.comJune 01, 2021Bret Williams has been named the D3baseball.com Mid-Atlantic Regional Player of the Year to lead four all-region selections for Penn State Harrisburg. Williams was joined by teammates Dallas Hite, Drew Harshbarger, and Matt Parks as all-region honorees.
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Baseball Opens NCAA Tournament Action With Win Over No. 24 Texas LutheranMay 29, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball held off a late push from No. 24 Texas Lutheran to secure a 6-4 victory in the NCAA Tournament Regional Round at Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium on Friday afternoon, May 28.
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No. 5 UW-Whitewater Too Much For Baseball On Day Two of NCAAsMay 29, 2021No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater used stellar pitching to defeat Penn State Harrisburg baseball 6-1 in NCAA Tournament Regional Round action at UW-Whitewater’s Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium on Saturday, May 29.
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No. 10 Adrian Steals Wild One to End Baseball's NCAA RunMay 29, 2021Penn State Harrisburg was unable to hold the lead in the closing innings of a heartbreaking 15-14 loss to No. 10 Adrian in an NCAA Tournament Regional Round elimination game at UW-Whitewater’s Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium on Saturday afternoon, May 29.
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Baseball's NCAA Regional Opener Pushed Back to FridayMay 27, 2021Due to prolonged periods of heavy rain, Penn State Harrisburg baseball’s NCAA Division III Championship Tournament game against No. 24 Texas Lutheran originally scheduled for Thursday night has been rescheduled for Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST.
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PREVIEW: Baseball Opens NCAA Tournament Play On ThursdayMay 25, 2021For the second consecutive season and third time in program history, Penn State Harrisburg will compete in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The Lions earned the No. 4 seed in the Whitewater Regional and will face Texas Lutheran in their first game on Thursday night.
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Baseball Headed to Wisconsin for NCAA TournamentMay 24, 2021For the second consecutive season and third time in program history, Penn State Harrisburg is headed to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The Lions will compete at the Whitewater Regional beginning on Thursday night, May 27.
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Baseball Climbs to Third In NCAA Regional RankingsMay 19, 2021Fresh off winning a conference championship, Penn State Harrisburg baseball has climbed two spots to No. 3 in the final NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings of the season.
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CHAMPS! Baseball Walks It Off to Win Conference Championship, Earn NCAA Tournament BerthMay 16, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball won the 2021 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship in thrilling fashion thanks to a doubleheader sweep of Penn State Abington that included a walk-off victory in the deciding game on Sunday afternoon, May 16.
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Williams, Harshbarger Earn Top Awards to Lead All-Conference PicksMay 14, 2021Penn State Harrisburg's Bret Williams and Drew Harshbarger have been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to lead six all-conference honorees for the Lions, as announced by the conference on Friday morning.
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Williams Named to D3baseball.com TOW For Third TimeMay 11, 2021Thanks to his outstanding performance in a pair of playoff games over the weekend, Penn State Harrisburg’s Bret Williams has been named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for the third time this season.
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Baseball Rallies to Clinch a Spot In NEAC Championship SeriesMay 10, 2021Penn State Harrisburg fought back from an early deficit and rallied to defeat Lancaster Bible 7-5 in the third and deciding game of the NEAC Semifinal Series on Monday afternoon, May 10. With the victory, the Lions secured a spot in next weekend’s NEAC Championship Series.
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Baseball Splits With Lancaster Bible In Semifinal ActionMay 08, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball split the first two contests of its North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament Semifinal Series with Lancaster Bible on Saturday afternoon, May 8, forcing a deciding game in the best-of-three series on Monday.
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Baseball Debuts at No. 4 In NCAA Regional RankingsMay 06, 2021The NCAA has released its initial Division III Baseball Regional Rankings and Penn State Harrisburg is among the teams included, with the Lions debuting at No. 4 in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Baseball Rallies to Clinch Regular Season Conference TitleMay 03, 2021Penn State Harrisburg split a wild doubleheader with Penn State Abington on Sunday afternoon, May 2. After dropping the opener, the Lions put together a furious comeback in the second outing to claim a 15-11 victory and secure the NEAC Regular Season Championship.
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Hite, Fleisher Earn Conference Weekly AwardsMay 03, 2021A pair of Penn State Harrisburg student-athletes have earned conference weekly award recognition. Dallas Hite has been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Baseball Player of the Week, while Courtney Fleisher earned NEAC Softball Player of the Week honors.
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Baseball Continues to Roll During Road Sweep of WellsMay 02, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball completed its penultimate day of regular season competition by sweeping North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Wells on Saturday afternoon, May 1.
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Baseball Completes Season Sweep of Lancaster BibleApril 29, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball completed the season series sweep of Lancaster Bible with a pair of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victories over the Chargers on Wednesday afternoon, April 28.
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Three Lions Earn Conference Weekly AwardsApril 22, 2021A trio of Penn State Harrisburg student-athletes in baseball's Drew Harshbarger and Matt Parks, along with women's tennis player Rachael Lim, recently earned North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Weekly Awards.
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Baseball Splits With Keystone to End Non-Conference PlayApril 21, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball closed out the non-conference portion of its 2021 schedule by splitting with Keystone on Tuesday afternoon, April 20. The Lions took game one 13-8 before the visitors were able to earn a comeback victory in the nightcap.
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Baseball Stays Hot With Sweep of Penn State BerksApril 18, 2021Penn State Harrisburg baseball improved to 12-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play thanks to a doubleheader sweep of conference foe Penn State Berks on Saturday afternoon, April 17.
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Baseball Remains Perfect In Conference PlayApril 16, 2021After taking a game from No. 15 Shenandoah one day earlier, Penn State Harrisburg baseball stayed perfect in conference play thanks to a pair of victories over North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Penn College on Thursday afternoon, April 15.