The baseball team defeated La Roche in a doubleheader last Monday with a 6-5 win in game one, and 4-3 in game two. Both wins came in walk off fashion for the Yellow Jackets. Game one was back and forth all the way through. Waynesburg took a two to nothing lead in the first two … Continue reading
From April 6, 2022 A hero came out of the dugout for the Waynesburg University baseball team on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Cody Ray, who was not even in the starting lineup, hit a walk-off single to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 9-8 win over Thiel College in the bottom of the 11th inning. “That’s … Continue reading
From March 30, 2022 Wednesday saw the Yellow Jackets baseball team travel to Greenville, Pennsylvania to take on Thiel in a doubleheader that ended in a split. After falling just short of a victory in the 3:30 p.m. matchup, when the Tomcats defeated Waynesburg 4-3, the 5:00 pm game was nothing short of a rout, … Continue reading
With sunny skies and temperatures around 70 degrees, it was a perfect day for Waynesburg University to have their home opener against Penn State Behrend. And to top it all off, a 4-2 victory over the Lions. “A 4-2 win in some high-pressure situations proves our guys came ready to play,” Waynesburg head coach Perry … Continue reading
From March 11, 2022 It was a tale of two games for the Waynesburg University baseball team this past Friday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets (2-5) played a doubleheader against Wilson College (8-2) in Chambersburg, Pa., falling 5-4 in game one and 14-0 in game two. Both games were seven innings. “There’s a difference between competing … Continue reading
Former Waynesburg assistant baseball coach Perry Cunningham got a new title this offseason. Cunningham was hired as the new head coach for the baseball team, replacing the former man in charge in Mike Humiston. Cunningham had spent the previous 14 seasons as an assistant/pitching coach for the Yellow Jackets. He is now the longest-tenured coach … Continue reading
By: Chris Romano For the Yellow Jacket To say the least, this year Major League Baseball season has been different. The pandemic started during spring training for the 2020 season and eventually put all of baseball on halt. After months and months and months of waiting. The MLB returned to play with a modified schedule. … Continue reading
About two weeks ago, the Frontier League made a historic announcement. The Frontier League and the Washington Wild Things are partnering with Major League Baseball. What this lets the Frontier League and the Washington Wild Things do now is discuss plans with the MLB on how to expand the game of baseball to make the … Continue reading
No Waynesburg University fall sports are being played in 2020. That hasn’t stopped the men’s and women’s soccer teams from having training sessions. The Waynesburg baseball team doesn’t normally play until the spring. However, they are still proceeding with fall workouts like they would every year. The baseball team only got to play in Florida … Continue reading
This year has certainly been unique in the 151-year history of Major League Baseball. 60 games, no fans, adjusted extra innings rules, an expanded postseason field and a sprint to October. While the game might look different, it is time for October baseball once again. The postseason will be played in a modified bubble format. … Continue reading
