2016 Baseball News
31 named to IIAC Spring All-Academic Team
June 13, 2016
Thirty-one Simpson student-athletes competing in spring sports earned a spot on the 2015-16 Iowa Conference All-Academic Team.
Blake resigns as Simpson baseball coach
June 10, 2016
Ben Blake has stepped down as Simpson's head baseball coach following 10 years at the helm.
Burlin adds second all-region nod
May 27, 2016
The postseason honors continue to roll in for Simpson standout Austin Burlin, who was named to the 2016 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team earlier this week.
Burlin named to All-Region squad
May 24, 2016
Simpson outfielder Austin Burlin earned a spot on the 2016 D3baseball.com All-Central Region Third Team, as announced earlier this week.
Burlin, Smith, Reis named to All-IIAC baseball team
May 17, 2016
Simpson put three players on the All-Iowa Conference Baseball Team for their performance during the 2016 season, as voted on by the league’s coaches.
Baseball bows out of IIAC Tournament
May 13, 2016
Trey Kehoe carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning but Justin Lange kept Simpson's hitters off balance as the Storm lost to Buena Vista 6-0 on Friday, bowing out of the Iowa Conference Baseball Tournament.
Smith homers twice in 10-6 win, Storm stay alive at IIAC Tourney
May 13, 2016
Bud Smith continued his tear at the Iowa Conference Tournament with two home runs and the Simpson baseball team scored 10 runs in the sixth and seventh innings to beat Dubuque 10-6 on Friday morning.
Comeback falls short in 12-10 loss to Luther
May 12, 2016
The Simpson baseball team nearly erased an eight-run deficit but left the bases loaded in the final at-bat, losing to Luther 12-10 on the first day of the Iowa Conference Baseball Tournament from Veterans Memorial Stadium on Thursday.
Storm drop regular season finale to Buena Vista
May 07, 2016
Tanner Truesdell hit the go-ahead home run in game one, Michael Zellar drove in five runs in game two and No. 20 Buena Vista handed the Simpson baseball team a pair of losses Saturday, 7-5 and 10-5.
Ocheltree walkoff gives Storm berth in IIAC Tournament
May 06, 2016
Sawyer Ocheltree capped off a miraculous comeback with a walkoff single and the Simpson baseball team clinched a spot in the Iowa Conference Tournament with an 11-10 win over No. 20 Buena Vista in game one, earning a doubleheader split Friday. Buena Vista won game two 10-1.
Big inning helps Storm earn split at Coe
May 03, 2016
Austin Burlin doubled twice in an eight-run sixth inning and the Simpson baseball team cruised to a 9-1 win over Coe in game two, earning a doubleheader split Tuesday. Coe won game one 5-4 in nine innings in the opener.
Baseball doubleheader at Coe postponed to Tuesday
May 01, 2016
Sunday's Iowa Conference baseball doubleheader at Coe has been postponed to Tuesday, May 3. The games will be played in Cedar Rapids, but exact location and start time have yet to be determined.
Dudar walk-off gives Storm win in 12-inning thriller
April 23, 2016
Pinch-hitter Trevor Dudar came up with the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 12th inning in game two Saturday as the Simpson baseball team avoided a weekend sweep, beating Loras 7-6 in dramatic fashion.
Storm complete season sweep of Central, fall to Grinnell under the lights
April 20, 2016
Bud Smith and Hunter Hillygus drove in game-winning runs and the Simpson baseball team completed the season-sweep of Central with a pair of comeback wins Tuesday, taking game one 10-7 and game two 5-3.
Storm close disappointing series at Luther
April 16, 2016
The Simpson baseball team closed a frustrating weekend against Luther on Saturday, getting no-hit in a 1-0 loss in the opener and surrendering a three-run lead in a 4-3 loss in game two.
Storm drop a pair at Luther
April 15, 2016
The Simpson baseball team ran into a hot-hitting Luther team Friday afternoon, losing the first two games of the four-game set 16-2 and 14-4.
