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4/2/2015, 12:36pm

Raider baseball’s offense prevails in first game, pitching dooms in second

By Shareik Flowers

The Shippensburg University baseball team split a double-header on Friday against the East Stroudsburg Warriors, winning the opener 10-3 and dropping the evening-game 19-6 in a pair of showdowns at Fairchild field. The Raiders (10-14, 6-4 PSAC East) smacked five home runs and totaled 16 runs to go along with 23 hits on the day. Due to inclement weather, Friday’s double-header marked the 12th and 13 consecutive home games for Shippensburg.

3/25/2015, 11:26pm

NCAA DII National Wrestling Championships highlight season for maturing Raider lineup

By Dave Barth

Down 4-1 with a nation of Division II wrestling fans watching, Shippensburg University’s 149 pounder Cameron Throckmorton twisted out of the grasp of his opponent, gaining control for the reversal. With five seconds to go in the first period the junior landed a takedown that pinned Central Oklahoma’s Spencer Rutherford on his back, earning Throckmorton the come-from-behind victory.

3/25/2015, 10:09pm

Bleacher Talk: March madness edition

By Dave Barth and Cale Ahearn

Every March, the entire country braces for a phenomenon commonly known as March Madness. Otherwise known as the NCAA Tournament, it is the pulse-pounding conclusion of the Men’s College Basketball season. It places the best 68 teams in the country against each other to determine a champion.

3/25/2015, 8:35pm

Baseball splits St. Patty’s Day double-header vs. LHU

By Jake Shumway

The sound of an announcers voice seemed like a whisper on Shippensburg University campus as heavy winds gusted over the left field fence of Fairchild Field. The luck of the Irish seemed to be in full effect as the SU and Lock Haven baseball teams combined for 43 hits, including six home runs, on Saint Patrick’s Day.

3/3/2015, 9:23pm

Shippensburg men achieve most improved PSAC record in 2014-15

By Dave Barth

It could be said that the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team had a poor season in 2013-14. After all, the Raider squad closed out the season with a 3-23 overall record, posting a mark of 1-15 in the division and recording an abysmal -10.7 scoring margin on average per game.