2012 Headlines

June 28, 2012
Juniata places 28 Spring student-athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College placed 28 student-athletes on the Landmark Conference Spring 2012 Academic Honor Roll, which was released Wednesday afternoon.

June 14, 2012
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup
Juniata College finished narrowly outside the top third of all Division III athletics programs in the final standings for the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

May 22, 2012
Mersky adds ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region to list of honors
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College junior Ben Mersky (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region team, adding to an already extensive list of awards earned for his performances during the 2012 season, released Tuesday.

May 18, 2012
Baseball’s Mersky named to D3baseball.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region team
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College’s junior Ben Mersky (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) was named to D3baseball.com’s All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team released Friday.

May 8, 2012
Mersky earns All-Landmark Conference honors
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College baseball’s junior outfielder Ben Mersky (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) earned All-Landmark Conference First Team honors for his explosive efforts as the team’s centerfielder and his exceptional offensive effort during the 2012 season, released Tuesday.

May 2, 2012
Sforza grabs ECAC Pitcher of the Week honors
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball’s sophomore Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculata) not only earned Landmark honors for his pitching performance last week against Susquehanna, but he also was awarded ECAC South Region Pitcher of the Week, released late Tuesday.

May 2, 2012
Juniata College Top Ten Spring Moments
Take a look at the top ten moments of the 2012 spring season for Juniata Athletics.

April 30, 2012
Sforza hurls his way to Landmark Pitcher of the Week
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball’s sophomore Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculata) earned Landmark Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance on the bump against Susquehanna University released Monday.

April 30, 2012
Baseball goes 2-1 against rival Susquehanna
Juniata College baseball went 2-1 against visiting Susquehanna University this past weekend.

April 29, 2012
Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night
Juniata College Athletics celebrated a year of success, recognized its most valuable players, and presented its “big five” awards at the 16th Annual Athletic Awards Night, held Sunday, April 29, in Ellis Hall.

April 29, 2012
2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos
Watch all of the Juniata Athletic Awards Night Video content!

April 29, 2012
Juniata posts season high 20 runs to cap 2012 season and win 20-9
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball put together a six-run and eight-run fifth and sixth innings to launch past visiting Susquehanna University 20-9, Sunday afternoon in the teams’ final Landmark Conference contest of the 2012 season in Huntingdon, Pa.

April 28, 2012
Joe Sforza pitches Juniata to Landmark win
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball’s sophomore pitcher Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculata) was two outs away in the seventh inning from recording a no-hitter in game one against Susquehanna University at Langdon-Goodale Field Saturday afternoon as he led Juniata to a 5-1 Landmark Conference victory.

April 26, 2012
Baseball falls 9-4 to Gettysburg
Juniata College baseball fell 9-4 to visiting Gettysburg College on Wednesday afternoon.

April 25, 2012
Baseball gives up early lead and falls 9-4 to Bullets
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball led Gettysburg College 4-3 heading into the sixth inning, but four Gettysburg runs in the sixth proved to be too much for Juniata, as the Eagles fell 9-4 at Langdon-Goodale Field Wednesday afternoon.

April 23, 2012
Baseball game against Elizabethtown postponed
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Due to inclement weather Juniata College baseball has postponed its game against Elizabethtown scheduled for Tuesday, April 24.

April 21, 2012
Juniata swept by Merchant Marine to close out series
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Juniata College baseball fell 11-5 and 5-1 to the United States Merchant Marine Academy Saturday at Kings Point, N.Y.

April 20, 2012
Baseball dropped 5-3 decision to Merchant Marine
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Juniata College baseball fell 5-3 to the United States Merchant Marine Academy Friday afternoon at Kings Point, N.Y.

April 20, 2012
Juniata baseball posts 13-9 win over Penn State Altoona
Juniata College baseball earned a 13-9 win over Penn State Altoona on Thursday, April 19.

April 19, 2012
Baseball ends four-game losing streak with 13-9 win over Penn State Altoona
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball’s Joe Sforza (Pittstown, N.J./Immaculata) launched a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave Juniata back the lead and sparked a few more runs to allow Juniata to end its four-game losing streaking with a 13-9 win over visiting Penn State Altoona Thursday afternoon.

April 10, 2012
Baseball squanders early leads and drops both ends of double header to Penn State Altoona
ALTOONA, PA. – Juniata College baseball led in both ends of a double header against Penn State Altoona, but eventually fell 7-4 and 13-12 in Altoona, Pa Tuesday afternoon.

April 9, 2012
Juniata baseball goes 1-2 against Drew in Landmark play
Juniata baseball won 9-3 and lost 9-6 and 14-6 to Drew University this past weekend.

April 7, 2012
Juniata baseball closes out Drew series with loss
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball couldn’t overcome a nine run margin posted by Drew University in the first inning as Juniata fell 14-6 at Langdon-Goodale Field Saturday afternoon.

April 6, 2012
Juniata baseball dominates game one before coming up short in game two against Drew
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball posted seven runs in the second inning of game one to lift Juniata over visiting Drew University as the Eagles earned a 9-3 victory, before falling in game two 9-6, at Langdon-Goodale Field Friday afternoon.

April 4, 2012
Baseball takes two against Mount Aloysius
Juniata baseball won 7-3 and 8-3 against Mount Aloysius on Tuesday, April 3.

April 3, 2012
Juniata baseball sweeps Mount Aloysius with two stellar performances
HUNTINGDON, PA. – Juniata College baseball snapped its eight game losing streak with a pair of wins over visiting Mount Aloysius College on Tuesday afternoon at Langdon-Goodale Field. Juniata won game one 7-3 and took the back-end of the double header 8-3.

April 1, 2012
Juniata baseball drops 15-10 loss to Catholic to close out series
Juniata College baseball pounded out 10 runs on a season-high 17 hits, but Catholic University made better use of its seven hits while benefitting from 18 walks on its way to a 15-10 come-from-behind win over the Eagles, in Sunday’s Landmark Conference game at Talbot Field.

March 31, 2012
Baseball drops both ends of twinbill versus Catholic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Juniata College managed just one run on Catholic University of America during its Landmark Conference 12-1 and 8-0 losses Saturday afternoon at Robert J. Talbot Baseball Field.

March 28, 2012
Juniata baseball falls 21-2 to Lock Haven
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Juniata College couldn’t get the sticks going and fell 21-2 to Lock Haven University Wednesday afternoon at Foundation Field.

March 27, 2012
Baseball swept by Moravian
Juniata College baseball lost to Moravian 13-3, 12-3 and 27-5, in the teams' Landmark Conference series last Sunday and Monday.

March 26, 2012
Juniata falls to visiting Moravian College
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College couldn’t find outs against Moravian and fell 27-5 to the Greyhounds in the final game of the teams’ three-game Landmark Conference series Monday afternoon at Langdon-Goodale Field.

March 25, 2012
Juniata baseball outdone by Moravian in both games of doubleheader
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College failed to execute on offense or defense to drop both games in a Landmark Conference twinbill against Moravian College Sunday afternoon at Langdon-Goodale Field.

March 23, 2012
Weather forces schedule changes for Juniata teams this weekend
The threat of inclement weather has forced a number of schedule changes for Juniata College spring teams this weekend.

March 23, 2012
Juniata baseball splits with Pitt.-Bradford
Juniata baseball defeated Pitt.-Bradford 7-4 and lost 6-4 to the Panthers on March 22, 2012.

March 22, 2012
Mersky and Walters lead Juniata baseball to split versus Pitt-Bradford
Juniata juniors Ben Mersky and Cole Walters combined for five hits and five runs batted in to lead the Eagles to a 7-4 win over the University of Pitt-Bradford, in game one of the teams’ doubleheader Thursday at Langdon-Goodale Field.

March 19, 2012
Show your support for Juniata baseball and attend its home opener on 3/22/12!
Juniata baseball will host Pitt-Bradford in the team's home opener on 3/22/12 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

March 18, 2012
Medellin slugs first collegiate homer as baseball drops rubber game at Scranton, 10-4
Juniata College pounded out four runs on nine hits led by a Brad Medellin (Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land) home run, but the Eagles came up short in a 10-4 loss to the University of Scranton in Sunday’s rubber game of the three-game Landmark Conference series at Connell Park.

March 17, 2012
Baseball takes game one and drops second against Scranton
SCRANTON, PA. – Juniata College baseball defeated the University of Scranton in game one, 9-8, of the teams’ double-header Saturday afternoon, but couldn’t complete the sweep and dropped the second contest 5-2, at Connell Park.

March 10, 2012
Baseball ends spring break with 9-4 victory
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball tacked on a victory to bring up its average to .500 with a 9-4 win over Saint Vincent College on the Eagles’ last day in Winter Haven, Fla.

March 9, 2012
Six last minute Juniata runs proves to be not enough against St. John Fisher
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball accumulated 13 runs off 13 hits but was outdone by St. John Fisher’s 20 runs off that same number of hits Friday morning in the RussMatt Invitational.

March 9, 2012
Baseball splits in extra inning games against Pitt-Greensburg
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball played two extra inning games against Pitt-Greensburg Thursday afternoon and won the first 9-8 in eight innings, but dropped the second 4-3 in 10, in the RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla.

March 6, 2012
Baseball splits with Eastern Mennonite
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball fell in its first game to Eastern Mennonite 7-2, but battled back to win the second game 7-6, at the RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon.

March 5, 2012
Baseball drops 13-6 to Loras College
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball gave up four runs to Loras College in the first inning and was unable to catch-up and fell 13-6 in the squad’s third game at the RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla. on Monday.

March 5, 2012
Baseball sweeps Rivier in twinbill
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Juniata College baseball earned 15-0 and 9-3 victories over Rivier College Sunday afternoon at the RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla.

February 26, 2012
Baseball opens 2012 campaign with 8-1 loss at Bridgewater
Juniata College baseball got seven runners aboard but were only able to get one past second base, and opened its 2012 season with an 8-1 loss at Bridgewater College, Sunday afternoon at Jopson Field.

February 24, 2012
Juniata baseball 2012 season outlook
Juniata's baseball squad takes the field for the first time in 2012 against Bridgewater College on Sunday, Feb. 26.

February 22, 2012
Juniata baseball picked to finish sixth in Landmark
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Juniata College baseball was selected by Landmark head coaches and sports information directors to finish the 2012 season sixth in the Landmark Conference, according to the preseason poll released Wednesday.