https://wcupagoldenrams.com/rss.aspx?path=baseballLatest news items for West Chester University Athleticsen-us60https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/6/baseball-drops-game-three-vs-tampa-8-4-in-national-championship-series-on-saturday-to-conclude-2026-season.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/6/baseball-drops-game-three-vs-tampa-8-4-in-national-championship-series-on-saturday-to-conclude-2026-season.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- After an exciting victory over Tampa (51-9) on Friday night, powered by a complete-game by Kyle Lazer (Havertown, Pa./Msgr. Bonner & Prendie), the West Chester University baseball team (48-12) forced a winner-take-all game three on Saturday for the Division II Baseball National Championship at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary. Tampa jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings and used this early advantage to earn an 8-4 victory over West Chester on Saturday afternoon. This victory gave Tampa its 11th Division II National Championship and its third in as many seasons, both of which are new Division II program records.]]>PREGAME TEAM HUDDLE VS TAMPA IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESSat, 6 Jun 2026 20:00:00 EST524655https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/5/baseball-downs-tampa-12-4-to-force-decisive-game-three-in-national-championship-series-in-cary.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/5/baseball-downs-tampa-12-4-to-force-decisive-game-three-in-national-championship-series-in-cary.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.-Kyle Lazer (Havertown, Pa./Msgr. Bonner & Prendie) turned in a dominant complete-game victory, the first complete-game win for West Chester in the National Finals since 2012 to lead the West Chester University baseball team (48-11) to a 12-4 victory over Tampa (50-9) in a must-win game on Friday night in the National Championship Series at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. West Chester and Tampa will do battle once again tomorrow in a winner-take-all game three in Cary, with first pitch set for 3 p.m.]]>Lazer wearing gold top and gray pants pitching vs Tampa in game two of national championship series on friday june 5Fri, 5 Jun 2026 22:21:00 EST524654https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/4/baseball-drops-game-one-of-national-championship-series-to-tampa-7-4-in-10-innings.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/4/baseball-drops-game-one-of-national-championship-series-to-tampa-7-4-in-10-innings.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- The West Chester University baseball team (47-11) erased another mid-game deficit with a three-run fifth and added another in the sixth that eventually forced extra innings but fell to two-time Defending National Champion Tampa (50-8) by a 7-4 final in 10 innings to drop the first game of the best-of-three National Championship Series against the Spartans at the USA Baseball National Training Complex outside of Cary, North Carolina on Thursday night. West Chester will look to extend the series to an if-necessary game against Tampa tomorrow night, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. Should West Chester even the series tomorrow, the third and final game of the set will be played on Saturday at 3 p.m.]]>TEAM HUDDLE PRIOR TO GAME ONE OF D2BASEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES VS TAMPAThu, 4 Jun 2026 22:09:00 EST524653https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-to-face-two-time-defending-national-champion-tampa-in-national-championship-series-beginning-on-thursday.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-to-face-two-time-defending-national-champion-tampa-in-national-championship-series-beginning-on-thursday.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- For the first time since 2017, the West Chester University baseball team (47-10) will take the field in the Division II National Championship game against two-time defending National Champion Tampa (49-8) on Thursday night at 6 p.m. in the first game of the best-of-three Division II Baseball National Championship series. West Chester and Tampa are guaranteed to meet twice this week as the two sides will do battle on Thursday and Friday night in Cary, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. on both nights, with the if-necessary game to follow on Saturday at 3 p.m. should the series be tied at 1-1.]]>WCU BASEBALL GOING THROUGH POST I/O HANDSHAKE LINE-HUNTER SMITH SMACKING GLOVES WITH A TEAMMATEWed, 3 Jun 2026 21:16:00 EST524651https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-storms-back-to-defeat-ut-tyler-6-5-golden-rams-advance-to-national-championship-series.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-storms-back-to-defeat-ut-tyler-6-5-golden-rams-advance-to-national-championship-series.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- In need of just one win to make its first Division II Baseball National Championship game appearance since 2017, the West Chester University baseball team (47-10) erased a three-run deficit in the eighth inning for a thrilling 6-5 victory over UT-Tyler (50-14) on Wednesday afternoon at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary. West Chester erased a deficit twice on Wednesday afternoon, first erasing a one-run deficit after the first before coming back from being down 5-2 in the eighth to eliminate the Patriots and advance to the National Championship series against Tampa or Catawba, depending on which team advances.]]>LANDEN ROZICH CELEBRATES THE FINAL OUT VS UT-TYLER AS WCU ADVANCES TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESWed, 3 Jun 2026 18:08:00 EST524650https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/2/top-seeded-west-chester-to-face-ut-tyler-on-wednesday-in-dii-baseball-semifinal.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/2/top-seeded-west-chester-to-face-ut-tyler-on-wednesday-in-dii-baseball-semifinal.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- Off to its best start at the Division II Baseball National Finals since winning its second National Championship in 2017 in Texas, the West Chester University baseball team (46-10) is set to return to action on Wednesday afternoon against UT-Tyler (50-13) beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Golden Rams tied the program win record on Sunday with an 8-3 win over the same UT-Tyler squad and are now just a win away from breaking the Golden Rams single-season win record and advancing to the National Championship Series for the first time since 2017.]]>Tanner Donati Batting vs UT-Tyler in National Finals in CaryTue, 2 Jun 2026 19:18:00 EST524649https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-gozdan-smith-and-raho-earn-collegiate-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-gozdan-smith-and-raho-earn-collegiate-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-honors.aspxBaseball

WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) released its Academic All-District ® selections on Tuesday afternoon and West Chester had three players honored as Patrick Gozdan (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood), Hunter Smith (Martinsburg, Pa./Central), and fellow sophomore Luke Raho (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) were all honored for their efforts in the classroom and on the playing field.]]>GRAPHIC ANNOUNCING PATRICK GOZDAN, HUNTER SMITH, AND LUKE RAHO AS CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SELECTIONSTue, 2 Jun 2026 12:42:00 EST524648https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/31/top-seeded-baseball-defeats-ut-tyler-8-3-in-division-ii-national-finals.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/31/top-seeded-baseball-defeats-ut-tyler-8-3-in-division-ii-national-finals.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- Following a convincing 12-3 victory over UIndy to open the National Finals in Cary on Friday, the West Chester University baseball team (46-10) tied the program win record on Sunday night in Cary with an 8-3 victory over Texas-Tyler (49-13) to return to the National Semifinals once again in 2026. The Golden Rams' 46th win of the season matches the program record, first set in 2009 and duplicated in 2012, when the Golden Rams won their first of two Division II National Championships.]]>Harry Middlebrooks up to bat vs UT-Tyler in National Finals in Cary, N.C.Sun, 31 May 2026 22:28:00 EST524647https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/30/baseball-top-seeded-west-chester-set-to-face-ut-tyler-on-sunday-in-division-ii-national-finals-in-north-carolina.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/30/baseball-top-seeded-west-chester-set-to-face-ut-tyler-on-sunday-in-division-ii-national-finals-in-north-carolina.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.- After starting the Division II National Finals with a win for the first time since 2017, the West Chester University baseball team (45-10) will return to the backfields of the USA Baseball National Training Complex today for practice ahead of a clash with UT-Tyler (49-12) in a winners bracket game on Sunday at 6 p.m. West Chester and UT-Tyler both got out to first inning leads in their first games of the Tournament on Friday as West Chester jumped out to a 5-0 lead, while UT-Tyler got out to a 4-0 lead and both teams rode this advantage to dominant 12-3 and 8-3 victories over UIndy and Central Missouri, respectively. Both sides enter play on Sunday a win away from a milestone, as UT-Tyler, who became a full Division II member in 2021, looks for its 50th win of the season after winning the 2018 Division III National Championship in its final season of Division III membership, while West Chester looks to match its win record of 46 games, which was last accomplished by the 2012 Golden Rams when they won the National Championship over Delta State.]]>DUGOUT CELEBRATING VS UINDY IN NATIONAL FINALSSat, 30 May 2026 09:11:00 EST524646https://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-top-seeded-west-chester-downs-eighth-seeded-uindy-12-3-at-division-ii-national-finals.aspxhttps://wcupagoldenrams.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-top-seeded-west-chester-downs-eighth-seeded-uindy-12-3-at-division-ii-national-finals.aspxBaseball

CARY, N.C.-For the 27th time this season, West Chester (45-10) got out to a first-inning lead and rode this early advantage to a 12-3 victory over eighth-seeded University of Indianapolis (39-23) to open the National Finals. West Chester scored five runs on six hits in an explosive home half of the first after working around early baserunners and, in doing so, advanced in the winners' bracket and improved to 27-2 when scoring first and 25-1 when scoring in the first.]]>CALEB STRAWHECKER BATTING VS UINDY IN NATIONAL FINALS IN CARYFri, 29 May 2026 21:59:00 EST524645