2014-15 Carson-Newman Baseball News

Season
Apicella picks up Perfect Game Collegiate All-American honor
Apicella picks up Perfect Game Collegiate All-American honor

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Perfect Game, one of the leaders in baseball scouting, released their annual summer collegiate league All-American teams. Rising senior Vince Apicella (Dillsburg, Pa.) was named to the second team after a lights out season for the Geneva Red Wings of the New York Collegiate Baseball League.

Big league veteran Steve Cishek traded to Cardinals
Big league veteran Steve Cishek traded to Cardinals

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman alumnus Steve Cishek was traded from the Miami Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals Friday afternoon in exchange for Double A pitcher Kyle Barraclough. Cishek, a six-year Major League Baseball veteran, had spent his entire career in the Marlins organization since being drafted by Miami in the fifth round of the 2007 Amateur Draft.

Apicella shining in New York Collegiate League
Apicella shining in New York Collegiate League

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman baseball all-region pitcher Vince Apicella (Dillsburg, Pa.) is off to a stellar start to a summer of baseball with the Geneva Redwings in the New York Collegiate League.

Eagles place school-record 136 on South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Eagles place school-record 136 on South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman athletics saw a school record 136 student athletes named to the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll when the league office unveiled the list Monday morning.

Ten days remain to sign up for Griffin's annual Elite Catching Camp
Ten days remain to sign up for Griffin's annual Elite Catching Camp

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Ten days remain to sign up for Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin's annual elite catching camp from June 21-23.

Bounds joins baseball staff as pitching coach
Bounds joins baseball staff as pitching coach

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has announced the hiring of former Columbia State Community College pitching coach Mark Bounds as the program’s new pitching coach.

Camp month begins for C-N baseball
Camp month begins for C-N baseball

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin will play host to a trio of camps aimed at baseball players ages 6-13 and high-school aged players.

Griffin announces hitting and pitching camp dates
Griffin announces hitting and pitching camp dates

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the Eagles’ all-phases, hitting and pitching camps for the middle of June.

Apicella nets second all-region accolade
Apicella nets second all-region accolade

Greensboro, N.C. – Three days ago, Carson-Newman starting pitcher Vince Apicella became the program's first all-region honoree since 2012 when he landed on the NCBWA’s honorable mention team. Now the southpaw has found himself a spot on the American Baseball Coaches Association all-Southeast Region second team.

Apicella earns first all-region accolade for baseball since 2012
Apicella earns first all-region accolade for baseball since 2012

PEMBROKE, N.C. – Carson-Newman starting pitcher Vince Apicella has become Carson-Newman’s first all-region honoree since 2012. Apicella earns a spot on the honorable mention all-region team from the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association.

Sign-ups open for Griffin’s Elite Catching Camp
Sign-ups open for Griffin’s Elite Catching Camp

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the dates for his annual elite catching camp for June 21-23.

Apicella astounds in 4-0 shutout of Trojans in season finale
Apicella astounds in 4-0 shutout of Trojans in season finale

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Vince Apicella (Dillsburg, Pa.) matched a single season school record with his sixth complete game of the season in a 4-0 Carson-Newman (25-21) victory over the Trevecca Nazerene Trojans (30-16) Tuesday evening at Jackson Field to tie a bow on the 2015 season for the Eagles. Since joining Division II in 1994, only Ben Deaton in 1998 and Brett Hontz in 2008 have tallied six complete games in a single season.

Eagles set to wrap-up 2015 season in Music City
Eagles set to wrap-up 2015 season in Music City

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles (24-21) travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a 5 p.m. first pitch from Jackson Field against the Trevecca Nazerene Trojans (30-15) Tuesday evening to put the finishing touches on the 2015 campaign.

Finalists unveiled for second annual Frosty Awards
Finalists unveiled for second annual Frosty Awards

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The finalists for 12 Frosty Awards categories have been released after fan, coach and administrator voting. The Frosty Awards are open to the public and will take place in Gentry Auditorium on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.

Bulldogs eliminate Eagles with 17-9 win in SAC Championships
Bulldogs eliminate Eagles with 17-9 win in SAC Championships

FOREST CITY, N.C. – The fifth-seeded Wingate Bulldogs (27-20) eliminated the Carson-Newman Eagles (24-21) from the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship with a 17-4 victory Thursday evening at McNair Stadium.

SAC Championship pits Eagles and Bulldogs in opening round
SAC Championship pits Eagles and Bulldogs in opening round

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After dropping two out of three games last weekend, the eighth-seeded Carson-Newman Eagles (24-20, 12-18 South Atlantic Conference) take on the fifth-seeded Wingate Bulldogs (26-20, 15-15 SAC) in the first round of the SAC Championships Thursday at 4 p.m. at McNair Stadium.