2018 Chapman Baseball News

photo by Larry Newman
Baseball earns ABCA academic distinction

August 02, 2018

ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University baseball team was recognized for its academic excellence in the 2017-18 academic year. The American Baseball Coaches Association annually honors college and high school teams with the Team Academic Excellence Award.

SCIAC All-Academic
Record number of student-athletes achieve academic distinction

June 25, 2018

Chapman University student-athletes raised the bar with a record number of 220 SCIAC All-Academic selections for the 2017-18 school year. This year marks the first time in Chapman’s six-year history in the SCIAC that more than 200 Panthers were included on the All-Academic teams.

Christian Cosby delivers a pitch.
Kansas City Royals draft Cosby in 14th round

June 06, 2018

The Kansas City Royals drafted Chapman University junior Christian Cosby in the 14th round of the 2018 MLB Draft.

Academic All-American Jared Love rounds third.
Love honored again as Academic All-American

June 04, 2018

Senior Jared Love earned Academic All-America Third Team honors for the second year in a row from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Love joins an elite list of just seven Panthers to earn the award in back-to-back years.

The eight baseball graduates with President Struppa.
Special ceremony held for baseball graduates

May 30, 2018

Check out some pictures from the special ceremony held on the steps of Memorial Hall.

Gavin Blodgett, Tyler Peck and Matt Mogollon each earned All-Region recognition.
Three Panthers selected as ABCA All-Region

May 23, 2018

ORANGE, Calif. – Three members of the Chapman University baseball team earned American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region honors this week. Senior Gavin Blodgett and junior Tyler Peck each earned spots on the Second Team, while junior Matt Mogollon was selected to the Third Team.

All-Region picks Matt Mogollon, Tyler Peck and Tristan Kevitch.
Trio of Panthers earn All-Region award

May 21, 2018

ORANGE, Calif. – Three members of the Chapman University baseball team earned All-West Region recognition on Monday afternoon after D3basball.com released its annual All-Region selections. Junior Tyler Peck headlined the selections with a spot on the Second Team, while juniors Matt Mogollon and Tristan Kevitch earned spots on the Third Team.

Jonathan Hernandez delivers a pitch.
Baseball drops elimination game to UT-Dallas

May 19, 2018

One big inning was the difference as the Chapman University baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship with a 6-2 loss to UT-Dallas. The Panthers end the season with a 35-13 record.

Alex Tsuruda hits the ball.
Tsuruda’s two-run homer keeps baseball playoff hopes alive

May 18, 2018

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Chapman University baseball team rallied to defeat the Redlands Bulldogs 6-5 in the second game of the double-elimination Western Regional. The Panthers (35-12) were led by junior Alex Tsuruda, who hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to help give Chapman the victory.

Gavin Blodgett prepares for a ground ball at third base.
Baseball falls in NCAA opener

May 17, 2018

The opportunities were there for another comeback win but the Chapman University baseball team fell 10-5 to Willamette in the opening game of the Spokane Regional. The Panthers (34-12) won four straight elimination games to win the SCIAC Tournament and will need a duplicate effort to advance.

The Chapman baseball team celebrates winning the SCIAC Championship with Coach Laverty.
Baseball Spokane Regional Notes

May 16, 2018

The Chapman University baseball team enters the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship as the No. 1 seed in the West Region.

The baseball team dog piles on the mound.
Baseball headed to Spokane Regional

May 14, 2018

The Chapman University baseball team is headed to Spokane, Wash. to begin the 2018 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The Panthers won the SCIAC Tournament a week ago to earn the automatic bid into the national tournament.

Jared Love celebrates with teammates after a home run.
Love repeats as CoSIDA Academic All-District selection

May 11, 2018

For the second year in a row, senior first baseman Jared Love has been selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team. The award recognizes all the selected student-athletes’ achievements on the field and in the classroom.

Senior student-athletes of the year and leadership award winners.
2018 Athletics Department Awards announced

May 10, 2018

Chapman University Athletics announced its annual senior departmental awards at the jog-a-thon on Friday afternoon. The Panthers awarded male and female Scholar-Athletes of the Year awards as well as male and female Leadership Awards.

Tyler Peck delivers a pitch.
Peck selected as National Pitcher of the Week

May 10, 2018

ORANGE, Calif. – Junior Tyler Peck was selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association’s National Pitcher of the Week after his dominant performance against Pomona-Pitzer in the second round of the SCIAC Postseason Tournament this past weekend.

Christian Cosby delivers a pitch.
Baseball defeats Redlands to force winner-take-all

May 06, 2018

Junior Christian Cosby threw eight dominant innings as the Chapman University baseball team stayed alive in the SCIAC Tournament with a 5-2 win over Redlands. The Panthers (33-12) won their third consecutive elimination game to take a winner-take-all game seven in the SCIAC Tournament.