Waynesburg unveils digital baseball guide

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (March 15) – The Waynesburg University digital baseball media guide is now available to view on the Yellow Jacket baseball page at www.waynesburgsports.com.

To view this year’s interactive guide, click on the “2010 Digital Baseball Media Guide” link on the right side of the page. Along with this year’s guide, which contains information on the 2010 team, the Yellow Jackets’ new home field and much more, there are links to statistics, game reports and rosters from previous Jacket baseball seasons.

The Jackets are scheduled to return to action on Friday, March 26, when they host Thiel. The game not only marks the opening of Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play for Waynesburg, but it will be the first game played at its new field.

Sport:

2.28.12 | 1 p.m.

Baseball vs LaRoche (DH)

3.4.12 | 9 a.m.

Baseball vs Trine (Ind.) (DH)

3.5.12 | 2:30 p.m.

Baseball vs Colby-Sawyer (N.H.)

3.6.12 | 9 a.m.

Baseball vs Mt. Aloysius (DH)

3.8.12 | 11 a.m.

Baseball vs Cazanovia (N.Y.) (DH)

3.9.12 | 11 a.m.

Baseball vs Clark (Mass.) (DH)

3.19.12 | 1 p.m.

Baseball vs Penn-State Behrend (DH)

Athletes of the Week

Dan Bruni

Wrestling

Bruni went 3-0 during Waynesburg’s home quad-match against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Beaver and Penn State Fayette. The sophomore won two matches by major decision and scored a fall in just 31 seconds over Greater Allegheny’s Soham Salvi.

Jessi Drayer

Women's Basketball

Drayer poured in a team-high 21.0 points per game for the 1-1 Yellow Jackets this past week. She was the team’s leading scorer in both games, going for a game-high 23 points against Westminster, before pouring in a contest-best 19 points in a win over Geneva. The Waterford, Ohio native averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game this week.

What are you most looking forward to in 2012 when it comes to Waynesburg sports?

Seeing how far the women's basketball team can go in the PAC tournament and beyond.
The wrestling team going for a third-straight PAC team title.
The Jacket softball team playing to get back into the PAC playoffs.
Waynesburg track taking another shot at an elusive PAC team title.
Just being outside when the weather turns warm.

Did You Know...

Headlee's All-American resume

Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee was a three-time NAIA All-American at Messiah College and the school's first NCAA All-American.

Don Herrman

Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

Jackets own Nittany Lions

The Waynesburg football team is 2-0 all-time against Penn State. The last time they met was in 1932, when the Jackets won 7-6.

Champions in the classroom

During the 2009-10 school year, no school in the conference boasted more honorees on the PAC Academic Honor Roll than Waynesburg.

The Three Musketeers

Dominick Hunter, Ivan Hawkins and Paul D'Imperio, who rank 1-2-3 in career receptions , all played together from 2002 to 2004.

Going nowhere fast

Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.

TV Football

Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.

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