College World Series: Shippensburg's Postseason Run Comes to an End Monday, May 27, 2013 9:07 AM Box Score Full Shippensburg Story Bracket CARY, N.C. – The No. 17 Shippensburg University baseball team totaled 13 hits on Memorial Day but watched its impressive NCAA postseason run come to a finish with an 8-3 loss to No. 14 Grand Valley State on the third day of the Division II Baseball National Finals co-hosted by Town of Cary and Mount Olive College from Coleman Field at the USA Baseball National Training Complex at Thomas Brooks Park. The Raiders were ranked as high as No. 12 in the Baseball News coaches’ poll this season and finished with a 32-23 record with an Atlantic Region title to earn the program’s fifth appearance in the national championships. “We’re very proud of what we accomplished this year, we’re very proud that we were here,” head coach Matt Jones said. “We think we represented ourselves and the school very well and we were really happy that we gave our seniors an opportunity to compete at this level.” College World Series: Shippensburg Falls in First Round Box Score Full Shippensburg Story Bracket CARY, N.C. – Despite a two-hit effort from junior Pat Kregeloh in 7.2 innings of work, the No. 17 Shippensburg University baseball team dropped a 1-0 pitcher’s duel No. 11 Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals co-hosted by Town of Cary and Mount Olive College from Coleman Field at the USA Baseball National Training Complex at Thomas Brooks Park. The Atlantic Region-champion Raiders (32-22) will play in an elimination game on Monday at 1 p.m. against Grand Valley State (Midwest Region champions). Kregeloh fanned four in a 106-pitch effort and gave up just one run off an RBI single in the eighth inning. The right-hander didn’t allow a runner to reach second until the seventh inning, retired 14 consecutive batters during one stretch in the middle of the game and after giving up a single in the first, didn’t again allow a hit until Franklin Pierce’s (37-17) game-winning RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning. Shippensburg Wins Atlantic Regional Atlantic Regional Central NCAA Regional Information Game One Box Game Two Box Courtesy of Shippensburg Sports Information Winston-Salem, N.C. – The Shippensburg University baseball team, seeded fourth in the Atlantic Region, posted 10-3 and 3-2 victories over No. 3 seed Seton Hill to claim the 2013 NCAA Atlantic Region Baseball Championship and advance to the College World Series for the first time since 2008. With the win, the Raiders will face Franklin Pierce in Cary, N.C. at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on May 25 at 1:00 p.m. in the first round of the College World Series. The Raiders, shunned over the course of the last seven days by pundits and peers both regionally and nationally, more than validated its deserved selection with four consecutive victories in elimination games and subsequent defeats of the region’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the process. Senior catcher Tyler Shover was named the 2013 Atlantic Region Tournament MVP after going 10-for-20 in the series with two home runs, two doubles and six runs while throwing out 4-of-7 base runners in five games. Junior Pat Kregeloh earned his ninth pitching victory in Game 1 and launched his ninth home run in Game 2. Pitching on two days rest in the opener, Kregeloh allowed three runs in the first inning but responded with six shutout frames after that — throwing 124 pitches in seven solid innings of work. In Game 2, and SU trailing 2-0 in the sixth, Kregeloh launched a round tripper over the left-center field fence that proved to be the difference. “I’m really not sure it’s happening right now,” head coach Matt Jones admitted after the game. “I feel like I’m going to wake up in about 20 minutes and have to cut the grass or something. But I’m pretty sure it’s for real. We can’t wait to get on the bus, enjoy the ride back, and get to go practice on Tuesday.” SU fell behind 3-0 in the opening game and then reeled off a string of 12 consecutive scoreless innings against Seton Hill. The Griffins entered the tournament ranked No. 8 in the country in batting average (.342) but were limited by Raider pitching to a .215 clip (20-for-93) in three tournament meetings. “They scored three runs in the top of the first inning, and I really, really feel that the tone for the day was set when we scored three right back at them,” Jones said. “That’s when this day started to go this way. If we don’t answer, it very easily could’ve gone the other way because Seton Hill is a really good team and very well coached. We had to play really good to beat that team." The Raiders took the lead in Game 1 when Shover crushed a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning after throwing out All-Tournament selection Pat McCarthy trying to steal in the top of the frame. SU added four more in the fifth, benefiting from an error and four wild pitches in the frame, and two more on the seventh. Sophomore Nick Massetti gutted through 4.2 sturdy innings of work in Game 2, working out of several jams but ultimately getting chased in the fifth after a two-run single with two outs by Josh Forbes. Junior Austin Bartley entered in relief and ended up with the win after a phenomenal relief performance in which he allowed just two hits in 4.1 innings of work. Bartley, who set a SU single-season school record Sunday with his 24th appearance, threw seven shutout innings of relief over the course of three games in the tournament — allowing just three hits without a walk while striking out four and earning a victory and two saves in the process. Freshman shortstop Mike Marcinko had a spirited run in the tournament and was also named to the All-Tournament team — he went 5-for-15 in five games. Marcinko had two RBIs Sunday but was most noteworthy for his glove work, including a marvelous effort on a 1-6-2-5 double play that helped SU escape a major jam in the seventh inning of Game 2. Full Shippensburg Story Shippensburg the Remaining PSAC Team in Baseball Regional Atlantic Regional Central NCAA Regional Information Winston-Salem, N.C. - Shippensburg is the only remaining PSAC team in the NCAA Division II Baseball Atlantic Regional, with Millersville and East Stroudsburg each bowing out of the title chase on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. Millersville started the day with a 7-5 win over East Stroudsburg to knock the Warriors out of the tournament. East Stroudsburg ended its season with a 34-18 overall record and the PSAC Championship crown, its first since 1971. The victory marked the Marauders' 40th of the 2013 season, just the third time the club has reached the 40-win milestone in program history. Box I Millersville Story I East Stroudsburg Story Shippensburg turned-away host Winston-Salem State with a 7-4 victory in order to advance to Sunday. The Raiders came from behind, scoring five runs in the ninth inning and battled against four Winston-Salem hurlers in the ninth innings alone. Box I Shippensburg Story In the final game of the day, Millersville couldn't clutch victory against Seton Hill and fell 12-2. The Marauders set a Division II record of 12 hit batsmen in the loss, as the Griffins were able to capitalize on those in addition to five walks and two Millersville errors. The Marauders ended their season with a 40-18 overall record as the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Regional. Box I Millersville Story Shippensburg will now play Seton Hill for the Atlantic Regional title on Sunday, May 19. If Shippensburg defeats unbeaten Seton Hill twice on Sunday, the Raiders will advance to face the East Regional victor on May 25 in Cary, N.C. PSAC Baseball Teams all 1-1 in Regional Play Atlantic Regional Central NCAA Regional Information Winston-Salem, N.C. - With day two completed at the NCAA Division II Baseball Atlantic Regional each of the PSAC teams (Millersville, East Stroudsburg, Shippensburg) are 1-1 in the tournament held at Wakeforest and hosted by Winston-Salem State. Shippensburg rebounded after a 4-1 loss to Seton Hill on Thursday with a 4-1 win over Millersville. The win marked the Raiders first NCAA postseason victory since 2008. David McKolosky made a diving catch in left center to end the game that squashed a Millersville come-back-threat. Box I Shippensburg Story I Millersville Story East Stroudsburg could not respond to Seton Hill's six runs in the first four innings, as the Griffins downed ESU 9-3. Following a three-run fourth inning for SHU, the game went into nearly an hour and a half lightning delay. ESU was able to put together two runs when play finally resumed, but it couldn't stand up to SHU's hot offense. Box I East Stroudsburg Story On day three, Millersville and East Stroudsburg will play in an 11:00 a.m. elimination game. Shippensburg will play against Winston-Salem, who earlier lost to East Stroudsburg but defeated Concord in day two. Millersville and ESU Win in Regional First Round; Ship Suffers Loss Atlantic Regional Central NCAA Regional Information Winston-Salem, N.C. - On the campus of Wakeforest the Millersville Marauders and East Stroudsburg Warriors took down their first round opponents in the NCAA Division II Baseball Atlantic Regional first round, while Shippensburg suffered a loss. Millersville outlasted Concord with a 5-4 win backed by a seven inning pitching performance from Tim Mayza. Adam Zipko hurled the final two innings for Millersville to earn the save. Both Tyler Orris and Zach Stone earned two hits in three at bats with each crossing the plate once and driving in a single run. Box I Millersville Story East Stroudsburg rallied from a 6-2 deficit in an 8-6 win over host Winston-Salem State in 10 innings. Chris Knott had a stand-out performance at the plate for the Warriors going 4-for-4, including a two-RBI single in the eighth and knocking-in the go-ahead run in the 10th. Box I East Stroudsburg Story Shippensburg was downed 4-1 by soon-to-be PSAC institution Seton Hill. The Raiders opened the game's scoring in the second inning with Tyler Shover launching a solo homerun. In eight innings of work on the mound Shippensburg's Pat Kregeloh only surrendered five hits and struck out seven batters. Box I Shippensburg Story Millersville and Shippensburg are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 p.m., and East Stroudsburg will play against Seton Hill at 6:00 p.m. Millersville, East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg to Represent PSAC in NCAA Baseball Championship NCAA Release Indianapolis, Ind. – The NCAA Division II selection committee announced the 48 teams that will participate in the 2013 NCAA D-II Baseball Championship Regionals hosted by eight institutions across the nation. No. 5 East Stroudsburg earned an automatic bid into the tournament with winning the PSAC Championship title over the weekend. The Warriors, who clinched their first league title since 1971, will face host Winston Salem State, the second seed, in the first round of the Atlantic Regional. Millersville gained an at-large bid into the Atlantic Regional as the second team to represent the PSAC. No. 1 seed Millersville will face No. 6 seed Concord, the WVIAC automatic qualifier. The final team from the PSAC to gain a regional berth is Shippensburg. With an overall record this season of 28-20 the Raiders earned the fourth seed in the regional and will square-off against Seton Hill in the opening round of the NCAA Championship tournament. All regionals are double-elimination tournaments and will be played May 16-19. Regional champions will advance to the double-elimination championship finals May 25-June 1 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. The NCAA finals will be hosted by Mount Olive and the town of Cary, N.C.