2023 Baseball News

Ravens Top the Northeast-10 With Most 4.0 GPAs in 2023 Spring Semester
Ravens Top the Northeast-10 With Most 4.0 GPAs in 2023 Spring Semester

June 30, 2023

MANSFIELD, MASS (6/30/2023) – The Northeast-10 released the 2023 Spring Academic Honor Roll Friday and Franklin Pierce University led the way with the most 4.0 GPAs in the Conference.

37 Franklin Pierce Student-Athletes Receive NE10's Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence
37 Franklin Pierce Student-Athletes Receive NE10's Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence

June 24, 2023

MANSFIELD, Mass. (6/23/23) – The Northeast-10’s third annual Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence is out, and dozens of Franklin Pierce University Ravens made the list.

Battipaglia Lands on ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team
Battipaglia Lands on ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team

May 31, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/31/23) – One individual on the Franklin Pierce University baseball team continued to stack up regional post-season accolades, with senior shortstop Ian Battipaglia (Cheshire, Conn.) earning an ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selection on Wednesday.

Battipaglia Keeps It Coming With All-East Region Second Team Plaudits From D2CCA
Battipaglia Keeps It Coming With All-East Region Second Team Plaudits From D2CCA

May 25, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/25/23) – Franklin Pierce baseball junior shortstop Ian Battipaglia (Cheshire, Conn.) added another regional prize to his repertoire earlier this week, earning Second Team All-East Region accolades from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). The official announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon by the organization offices.

Baseball Has Three Earn NCBWA All-East Region Honors
Baseball Has Three Earn NCBWA All-East Region Honors

May 19, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/19/23) - The Franklin Pierce University baseball team saw six Ravens earn NCBWA All-East Region honors per the official announcement this past Wednesday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. 

Baseball Eliminated From NCAA Regional Tournament with 10-5 Loss to No. 5 Pace, 6-1 Loss to No. 1 SNHU
Baseball Eliminated From NCAA Regional Tournament with 10-5 Loss to No. 5 Pace, 6-1 Loss to No. 1 SNHU

May 18, 2023

HOOKSET, N.H. (5/18/23) – The 2023 NCAA DII East Regional journey was short lived for the No. 4 Franklin Pierce University baseball team, who faced elimination after opening Thursday afternoon with a 10-5 loss to No. 5 Pace University, only to then fall by a 6-1 final against host No. 1 Southern New Hampshire University to complete the 2023 campaign.

Baseball to Make 18th NCAA East Regional Appearance, Earning No. 4 Seed
Baseball to Make 18th NCAA East Regional Appearance, Earning No. 4 Seed

May 15, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (5/15/23) – Following the official announcement of the 56-team field on Sunday evening, the Franklin Pierce University baseball team (34-17) has been selected as the fourth seed in the upcoming 2023 NCAA DII East Regional Tournament.

Baseball Forces Decisive Second Game, But Falls to Pace University in NE10 Championship
Baseball Forces Decisive Second Game, But Falls to Pace University in NE10 Championship

May 13, 2023

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (5/13/23) – It all came down to the wire at Dick Rockwell Field on Saturday afternoon, as the Northeast’s No. 2 seeded Franklin Pierce University forced a decisive second game against the Southwest’s No. 3 seeded Pace University Setters by winning the afternoon’s opener by a score of 12-2. However, with the NE10 Championship on the line, the Setters came alive in the late stages of game two, and handed the Ravens a 9-4 defeat to claim their first ever conference title.

Baseball Moves on to Final Day of NE10 Championship Weekend With Wins Over Bentley & Le Moyne
Baseball Moves on to Final Day of NE10 Championship Weekend With Wins Over Bentley & Le Moyne

May 12, 2023

SYRACUSE N.Y. (5/12/23) – On Friday afternoon, the Northeast No. 2 seeded Franklin Pierce University remained in the fight and avoided elimination from the Northeast-10’s Championship Weekend by defeating No. 4 Bentley University, 8-3 and Southwest No. 1 Le Moyne College, 12-7 at Dick Rockwell Field in Syracuse, New York.

Baseball Disrupted by 8-0 Loss at Le Moyne College to Open NE10 Championship Weekend
Baseball Disrupted by 8-0 Loss at Le Moyne College to Open NE10 Championship Weekend

May 11, 2023

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (5/11/23) – After decisively downing AIC in the NE10 Championship Tournament Quarterfinal round on Tuesday evening, the Northeast No. 2 Franklin Pierce University baseball team ran into a tougher challenge against the Southwest No. 1 seed Le Moyne College, falling to the Dolphins by an 8-0 score.

Pierce Baseball Sends Five to Northeast-10 All-Conference Teams With One Major Award
Pierce Baseball Sends Five to Northeast-10 All-Conference Teams With One Major Award

May 10, 2023

MANSFIELD, Mass. (5/9/23) - The Franklin Pierce University baseball team had five student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 All-Conference teams, which included one major award winner as announced by the league offices on Wednesday afternoon.

Baseball Trounces AIC, 11-2 to Advance to NE10 Championship Weekend
Baseball Trounces AIC, 11-2 to Advance to NE10 Championship Weekend

May 09, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/9/23) – On a cool Tuesday evening at Pappas Field, the bats got hot at the right time for the Northeast Division’s No. 2 seed Franklin Pierce University, who advanced to the NE10 Baseball Championship second round with an 11-3 quarterfinal win over No. 3 American International College.

Baseball Fends-Off AIC, 8-6 to Complete 2023 Regular Season Play
Baseball Fends-Off AIC, 8-6 to Complete 2023 Regular Season Play

May 07, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/7/23) – Senior infielder Ian Battipaglia (Cheshire, Conn.) drove in three runs, including a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to assist the Franklin Pierce baseball team in holding off AIC, 8-6 in their 2023 regular season finale on Sunday afternoon from Pappas Field.

Baseball Unbothered by Game One Loss, Returns to Earn Split with 10-3 Win over AIC
Baseball Unbothered by Game One Loss, Returns to Earn Split with 10-3 Win over AIC

May 06, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/6/23) – After dropping the Saturday twin bill opener to the American International College Yellow Jackets, 11-6, the Franklin Pierce baseball team returned fire with a 10-3 victory to earn the split in Northeast-10 action at Pappas Field.

Baseball Escapes Late Jam, Captures 4-3 Victory over AIC to Open Weekend Series
Baseball Escapes Late Jam, Captures 4-3 Victory over AIC to Open Weekend Series

May 05, 2023

RINDGE, N.H. (5/5/23) - A combination a timely hitting and solid pitching pushed the Franklin Pierce University baseball team past American International, 4-3, in the Northeast-10 weekend series opener at Pappas Field on Friday night.

Baseball Recovers With Game One Win, Splits With No. 11 SNHU To Close Out Series
Baseball Recovers With Game One Win, Splits With No. 11 SNHU To Close Out Series

April 28, 2023

HOOKSET, N.H. (4/28/23) – After being shutout in back-to-back games on Thursday, the Franklin Pierce baseball team got some revenge and earned a split against Northeast-10 Conference opponent No. 11 Southern New Hampshire University on Friday afternoon at Penmen Field. The Ravens opened with an 4-3 triumph and suffered a 13-11 setback in the closing contest.