On Sunday, May 12, Fifth Third Field, home of the Dayton Dragons, will be hosting their second Wright State University “Raider Day.”
Category: Baseball
Spring sports weekend recap
Several sports have been in action lately and their schedules have been picking up intensity as spring progresses.
Blue Jackets go up 2-0 in first round of playoffs
Ohio’s NHL team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, won another close game against the Washington Capitals to go up 2-0 in the series. The Blue Jackets will have two straight home games starting on Tuesday, Apr 17. The Capitals were highly favored to win the series, despite their recent playoff troubles. The capitals finished first in...
Gabe Snyder becomes WSU all time RBI leader
On Friday, Apr 14, in the first game of a doubleheader against Youngstown State, WSU first baseman Gabe Snyder hit a two run homerun over the left field fence to become the all time leader in Raider baseball history. Snyder surpassed Alfredo Batista for the all time record. Batista had 183 career RBI’s from 1983-86....
WSU baseball sweeps Youngstown State
Wright State Baseball completed the sweep over instate rival Youngstown State this past weekend, and improved their conference record to 11-4 on the year with a 10-2 record at home. Gabe Snyder became the all time leader in WSU history in RBI’s in game one of the series. In game one, Gabe Snyder hit two...
WSU Baseball beats rival UIC, stays atop Horizon League standings
The Raiders won a hard fought series this weekend, taking two of three games from last year’s Horizon League champion UIC flames. While the past few weeks have been all about the Raider bats, the pitching for WSU stepped up against UIC to help grab the series win. In game one, Raider starter Ryan Weiss...
WSU baseball takes 2 of 3 against Milwaukee
Wright State’s baseball team took the field at Nischwitz Stadium against the Milwaukee Panthers for the second home series of the year. Each team entered this Horizon League showdown with two wins and one loss in conference play. The Raiders took games one and two on Friday, while the Panthers came away with the game...
Ballpark food that is changing the game
Baseball is known as America’s pastime. When you think of baseball, you think of home runs, great defensive plays, those special World Series moments, and the food. Common baseball foods are hot dogs, peanuts, and popcorn, but ball parks across the nation are putting an innovative twist on the classics. On the hot-dog front, many...
History of WSU baseball
The WSU baseball team is celebrating their 30th year of being a division one team in 2018, and ever since their first year in 1988 they have been a consistent staple of success. The team had a winning record in their first division one season, and by the next year they had compiled a 45...
WSU baseball alum Joe Smith makes strides in MLB
Joe Smith is a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians who spent his college days playing for Wright State. In his 11 years of MLB service, he has compiled 44 wins and has kept his ERA under three runs per game in his career. A product of Amelia High School in Batavia, Ohio, Smith came...