2023 Baseball News

Photo by C&M Photography
Simpson baseball collects ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award

July 26, 2023

The Simpson College baseball program has been recognized as a recipient of the American Baseball Coaches Association's Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2022-23 academic year.

Brady Held (photo by C&M Photography)
Held signs professional contract with Great Falls Voyagers

June 19, 2023

Former Simpson baseball star Brady Held recently signed a professional contract with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer Baseball League.

Fifty student-athletes named to spring academic all-conference team
Fifty student-athletes named to spring academic all-conference team

June 14, 2023

Simpson College saw 50 of its spring sport athletes earn a spot on the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

L to R: Trey Castile, Brady Held, Mitchell Roeder
Castile, Held named to All-A-R-C First Team, Roeder earns honorable mention recognition

May 17, 2023

The American Rivers Conference announced its 2023 baseball awards on Wednesday and three Simpson College baseball players were recognized. Trey Castile and Brady Held were named first team all-conference, while Mitchell Roeder garnered honorable mention recognition.

L to R: Will Carlock, Dallas Jackson, Lucas Juhl, Bennett Wadstrom (photos by C&M Photography)
Four earn spots on CSC Academic All-District Team

May 16, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team had four players - Will Carlock, Dallas Jackson, Lucas Juhl and Bennett Wadstrom - earn Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday.

L to R: Max Crooks, Ty Cowley, Cody Grasmick, Brady Held, Lucas Juhl, Dallas Jackson, Brennen Lemke, Matthew Marquez, Ryan Willis (photo by Anna Scott)
Storm settle for Senior Day split with Spartans

May 06, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team built a five-run lead in the first inning and held off a late charge by Dubuque for a 5-4 victory in the first game of Saturday’s Senior Day split.

Sophomore Bennett Wadstrom (photo by C&M Photography)
Simpson falls to Dubuque

May 05, 2023

Hunter Hicks hit a grand slam early in the first and Dubuque pounded out 10 hits altogether to defeat the Simpson College baseball team 15-0 in seven innings on Friday.

Junior Sam Porter (photo by Jared Oosterhuis)
Homers by Porter, Marquez fuel upset victory over No. 24 Buena Vista

April 30, 2023

Home runs by Sam Porter and Matthew Marquez propelled the Simpson College baseball team to a 10-8 upset victory over No. 24 Buena Vista in the first game of Sunday’s American Rivers Conference twin bill.

Junior Zach Fuller (photo by C&M Photography)
No. 24 Beavers heat up in middle innings, top Storm in series opener

April 28, 2023

No. 24 Buena Vista scored six runs between the fifth and sixth to break a 1-1 deadlock and hand the Simpson College baseball team a 7-1 loss in the series opener.

Sophomore Bennett Wadstrom (photo by C&M Photography)
Coe takes two from Simpson in A-R-C play

April 23, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team closed the weekend with a pair of losses to Coe. The Kohawks stifled a Storm comeback in the first game to win 7-5 and picked up a 4-0 victory in game three to sweep the season series.

Senior Max Crooks (photo by C&M Photography)
Storm suffer second straight extra-inning home loss

April 22, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team suffered its second straight extra-inning loss at McBride Field on Saturday as Coe came away with a 4-3 series-opening win in 11 innings.

Freshman Ian Baldwin (photo by C&M Photography)
Baldwin’s go-ahead hit lifts Storm to road victory

April 18, 2023

Ian Baldwin produced a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth and the Simpson College baseball team picked up a 5-3 American Rivers Conference win at Nebraska Wesleyan.

Senior Brennen Lemke (photo by C&M Photography)
Baseball drops game three in extras

April 15, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team dropped the finale of its three-game home series with Wartburg on Saturday morning, falling 4-2 in the 10-inning affair.

Junior Lucas Juhl (photo by Jared Oosterhuis)
Storm sweep Wartburg at McBride Field

April 14, 2023

Brady Held hit a go-ahead home run in game one, Dallas Jackson threw six scoreless innings in game two, and the Simpson College baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep over Wartburg on Friday at McBride Field.

Senior Matthew Marquez (photo by C&M Photography)
Loras breaks late tie to defeat Simpson

April 11, 2023

Loras scored four runs in the top of the ninth to break a late tie and beat the Simpson College baseball team, 10-6, in a back-and-forth contest Tuesday night.

Sophomore Will Carlock (photo by C&M Photography)
Simpson unable to hand Norse first conference loss

April 08, 2023

The Simpson College baseball team came close but fell shy of handing Luther its first American Rivers Conference loss of the season on Saturday.