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Fourth seed Grove City captured its first PAC baseball title since 2002 and the first-ever PAC automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament with an 11-10 win over third seed Thiel in the title game of the PAC Baseball Tournament at Marge Schott Stadium Saturday.

GROVE CITY OUTLASTS THIEL 11-10 IN PAC BASEBALL TITLE GAME; WOLVERINES EARN FIRST-EVER AUTOMATIC BID
 The second and final day of the 2008 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball Championship Tournament on May 10 saw three thrilling finishes, culminating in fourth-seeded Grove City Wolverines capturing the title and the conference's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. All games took place at Marge Schott Stadium at the University of Cincinnati, due to Thomas More's on-campus graduation ceremonies. The Wolverines opened the day by edging third seed Thiel 4-3 in the winner's bracket final. The Tomcats rallied following the loss, eliminating top-seeded host Thomas More with a 10-7 win on a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, setting up a rematch with GCC for the PAC crown. In a back-and-forth affair, the Wolverines closed out the title with a thrilling 11-10 victory, giving Grove City its first PAC baseball title since winning back-to-back championships in 2001 and 2002.

BETHANY SOFTBALL FALLS TO TOP SEED ITHACA 4-0 AT NCAA REGIONAL; BISON TO PLAY SUNDAY AT 2 P.M.
After posting wins Thursday and Friday, the 2008 PAC champion Bethany Bison suffered their first loss Saturday at the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament Regional Tournament in Ithaca, N.Y. The sixth-seeded Bison dropped a 4-0 decision to top-seeded Ithaca in the winner's bracket final. BC will now play in the loser's bracket final on Sunday at 2 p.m. against an opponent TBA for the right to face Ithaca for the regional title and a trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

PAC SIX-PACK NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SOFTBALL
 Six PAC softball standouts have been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Softball teams, including four first team selections. The four first teamers, who now advance to the Academic All-America national ballot, are the W&J duo of senior OF Amanda Howard and junior IF Valerie Schultz, Waynesburg junior P Autumn Minor, and Bethany junior DP Kara O'Dell. Second team honorees were senior C Abby Greiner and junior OF Rachael Risbon, both from Grove City.

THIEL BASEBALL DUO NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Thiel College junior outfielders David Nypaver and Dan Morrison were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Baseball First Team, selected by The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), on May 8.  Both will now advance to the Academic All-America national ballot.

THIEL'S SNYDER, GENEVA'S SUMNER NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL, 2008
 The Presidents’ Athletic Conference has named senior softball standout Leah Snyder of Thiel College and junior baseball standout Derek Sumner of Geneva College as its PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for April, 2008.

SEVEN PAC PLAYERS NAMED NFCA SOFTBALL ALL-REGION
 Seven players from PAC schools have been named to the 2008 NFCA Division III All-Central Region Softball teams, released on May 6. The 2008 PAC MVP, senior OF Amanda Howard of Washington & Jefferson, was joined on the second team by W&J senior C Hannah Schulz and Grove City freshman P Lauren Pennell. Third team laurels went to three players from 2008 PAC champion Bethany - senior P Heather Immesberger, sophomore C/IF Bridgette Fauth and and freshman OF Chelsea Butler - as well as W&J junior P Rebecca Nachreiner.

 BETHANY HEADED TO ITHACA FOR NCAA D-III SOFTBALL REGIONAL; BISON TO FACE ROCHESTER IN 1ST ROUND
The 2008 PAC champion Bethany Bison will compete at the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament Regional in Ithaca, N.Y., this Thursday-Sunday, May 8-11, 2008. The sixth-seeded Bison will open the eight-team, double-elimination tournament when they face third seed Rochester on Thursday at 2 p.m.

W&J TO HOST ECAC D-III SOUTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNEY
Washington & Jefferson College will host the 2008 ECAC Division III South Region Softball Tournament this weekend in Washington, Pa.. The Presidents will host a four-team, double-elimination tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Brooks Park. W&J (26-11) received the No. 2 seed and will host the tournament over the weekend because top-seeded Misericordia (32-12) is unable to host. 

GENEVA'S PEARCE NAMED NCCAA ALL-AMERICAN
Geneva College junior softball standout Amy Pearce has been named a first-team All-America and Eastern Regional Player of the Year by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NSCAA). Pearce and five Golden Tornado teammates were also named to the NCCAA East Region First Team.

FINAL PAC BASEBALL RELEASE THROUGH MAY 4 ONLINE
The final PAC spring release in baseball through games of May 4, 2008 are now online. Conference statistics in both baseball and softball through May 4 are also now online.

BETHANY CAPTURES 2008 PAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP; ALL-PAC SOFTBALL TEAMS, HONOREES ANNOUNCED
 The third-seeded Bethany Bison posted a perfect 3-0 record to capture the league crown at the 2008 PAC Softball Championship Tournament, which took place May 2-3 at Brooks Park in Washington, Pa. The Bison of head coach Jan Forsty, who advanced to the title with a pair of wins on Friday, defeated fourth-seed Waynesburg 2-1 in the PAC title game. The Yellow Jackets had reached the title game after posting a 3-2 upset of top-seeded Washington & Jefferson earlier in the day. With the championship win, the Bison have earned the PAC's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships, with pairings expected to be announced on Monday. On Friday, the 2008 All-PAC Softball Teams were announced. MVP honors went to Washington & Jefferson senior CF Amanda Howard, while first-year W&J mentor Nicole Vitello earned PAC Coach of the Year laurels.

W&J'S GEE, GROVE CITY'S MORAN NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH, 2008
The PAC has named senior women's track & field standout Kelli Gee of Washington & Jefferson College and senior baseball standout Brian Moran of Grove City College as its PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month, for March, 2008.

W&J MEN, WESTMINSTER WOMEN MAINTAIN LEADS FOR 2007-08 PAC ALL-SPORTS TROPHIES THROUGH WINTER
The Washington & Jefferson College men and Westminster College women remain in the lead following the completion of the winter sports season in the race for the 2007-08 PAC All-Sports Trophies. The all-sports trophies are awarded annually to the schools which perform the best across the board in league competition.

2008 SPRING PAC COMPOSITE SCHEDULES NOW ONLINE
Conference composite schedules in baseball, softball, men's & women's track & field, men's & women's golf and men's tennis are now online.

PAC NAMES 344 TO FALL 2007 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
A record 344 student-athletes have been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2007 semester. The PAC Academic Honor Roll honors student-athletes on fall varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition. The 344 honorees top last year's total of 261 athletes named to the Fall 2006 honor roll, marking a 32 percent increase.

PAC UNVEILS SPORTSMANSHIP INITIATIVE FOR 2007-08
The Presidents' Athletic Conference is proud to join the Division III Commissioners Association and Division III conferences around the nation by supporting the PAC Sportsmanship Initiative in 2007-08. The conference encourages all students and fans to Be Loud! Be Proud! Be Positive! at PAC sporting events this year.

2007-08 PAC RELEASE ARCHIVE AVAILABLE
 If you miss a week of PAC releases, you can find them in the 2007-08 PAC Release Archive. The archive also includes each weekly PAC Football Audio Report. Past years releases can also be found in the archive.

PAC NEWS ARCHIVE NOW AVAILABLE
You can catch up on PAC news from throughout past academic years by going to the PAC News Archive pages for 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08.

 

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