https://wscwildcats.com/rss.aspx?path=baseballLatest news items for Wayne State College Athleticsen-us60https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-wildcat-baseball-has-five-players-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-wildcat-baseball-has-five-players-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxBaseball

 Five members of the Wayne State College baseball team were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Baseball Team announced Tuesday morning, recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.  The group includes seniors Nate Cunningham, Clement Febus and Gabe Monosmith, junior Max Heard and sophomore Brooks Kneifl.  Heard was a repeat selection while Cunningham advanced to the All-American ballot with All-American selections announced June 23.]]>csc academics baseball webTue, 2 Jun 2026 13:00:00 CST211227https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/27/baseball-latest-post-season-honor-for-cunningham-is-abca-rawlings-all-central-region-first-team.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/27/baseball-latest-post-season-honor-for-cunningham-is-abca-rawlings-all-central-region-first-team.aspxBaseball

Wayne State College senior shortstop Nate Cunningham has received another post-season honor as the Elkhorn North graduate was named Wednesday morning to the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Central Region First Team.  Selections were voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and with his First Team selection Cunningham advances to the All-American ballot with ABCA/Rawlings All-American Teams to be announced Friday morning prior to the start of the Division II College World Series in Cary, North Carolina.]]>cunningham abca allregion webWed, 27 May 2026 14:06:00 CST211223https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/18/baseball-d2cca-all-central-region-honors-given-to-cunningham-and-cannon.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/18/baseball-d2cca-all-central-region-honors-given-to-cunningham-and-cannon.aspxBaseball

Wayne State College's Nate Cunningham and Braden Cannon were honored late Monday afternoon as the Wildcat seniors were named to the D2CCA All-Central Region Baseball Teams that is voted on by the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association.  Cunningham received First Team honors at shortstop while Cannon was a Second Team All-Region selection as a utility player/pitcher.  Cunningham also collected NCBWA All-Central Region First Team honors announced last Friday.]]>d2cca allregion baseball webMon, 18 May 2026 16:18:00 CST211218https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-nate-cunningham-selected-ncbwa-all-central-region-first-team.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-nate-cunningham-selected-ncbwa-all-central-region-first-team.aspxBaseball

 Wayne State College senior shortstop Nate Cunningham has been named to the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) All-Central Region voted First Team by selected sports information directors within the region.  With his First Team selection, Cunningham now advances to the All-American ballot.]]>cunningham ncbwa allregion webFri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 CST211216https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/7/-cats-eliminated-by-minnesota-crookston-at-nsic-baseball-tournament.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/7/-cats-eliminated-by-minnesota-crookston-at-nsic-baseball-tournament.aspxBaseball

Minnesota Crookston eliminated Wayne State from the Northern Sun Conference Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over the Wildcats played at the Bird Cage in Sioux Falls.  WSC ends the year at 29-23 while the Golden Eagles advance to another elimination game Thursday evening with a 27-24 mark.]]>cannon umcnsic webThu, 7 May 2026 14:52:00 CST211204https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/6/wsc-drops-opening-game-at-nsic-baseball-tournament-to-sioux-falls.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/6/wsc-drops-opening-game-at-nsic-baseball-tournament-to-sioux-falls.aspxBaseball

  The Wayne State baseball team dropped their opening game at the 2026 Northern Sun Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday afternoon in Sioux Falls, falling to the Sioux Falls Cougars 9-1 in a game played at Ronken Field.  The 'Cats drop to 29-22 on the season while USF improves to 26-24.]]>wsc usf nsic webWed, 6 May 2026 15:33:00 CST211202https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/6/baseball-nate-cunningham-named-outstanding-senior-of-the-year-in-nsic-baseball.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/6/baseball-nate-cunningham-named-outstanding-senior-of-the-year-in-nsic-baseball.aspxBaseball

 Wayne State College's Nate Cunningham has been named the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year for baseball, as voted on by the league's head coaches and was presented by the league office prior to Wednesday afternoon's NSIC Baseball Tournament game in Sioux Falls between Wayne State and the University of Sioux Falls.]]>cunningham nsicsenior of the year webWed, 6 May 2026 12:15:00 CST211201https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/5/nate-cunningham-voted-nsic-baseball-player-of-the-year-braden-cannon-earns-all-nsic-second-team-honors.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/5/nate-cunningham-voted-nsic-baseball-player-of-the-year-braden-cannon-earns-all-nsic-second-team-honors.aspxBaseball

Wayne State College senior shortstop Nate Cunningham was named Northern Sun Conference Baseball Player of the Year by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota as the 2026 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team was released.  He is the first Wildcat player since Joe Wendte in 2009 to be voted NSIC Baseball Player of the Year.  Senior third baseman/relief pitcher Braden Cannon earned All-NSIC Second Team honors as a pitcher/utility player.]]>BS ALL CONTue, 5 May 2026 16:05:00 CST211199https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-five-run-second-inning-holds-up-as-wsc-completes-sweep-of-jamestown-7-4.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-five-run-second-inning-holds-up-as-wsc-completes-sweep-of-jamestown-7-4.aspxBaseball

Wayne State's five-run second inning carried the Wildcats through the rest of the game as WSC completed a Northern Sun Conference baseball sweep Saturday afternoon with a 7-4 win over the Jimmies on Senior Day at the Pete Chapman Baseball Complex in Wayne.  WSC ends the regular season on a six-game winning streak and is now 29-21 overall and 21-16 in the NSIC while the University of Jamestown ends the year at 13-36 and 8-28 in league play.]]>mono vs uj sdSat, 2 May 2026 15:49:00 CST211191https://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-cannon-seals-the-deal-cats-sweep-jamestown.aspxhttps://wscwildcats.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-cannon-seals-the-deal-cats-sweep-jamestown.aspxBaseball

Senior closer Braden Cannon posted saves in both games of a Northern Sun Conference baseball sweep for Wayne State over the University of Jamestown Friday afternoon in 4-2 and 6-5 victories.  The Wildcats are now 28-21 on the season and 20-16 in the NSIC while the visiting Jimmies drop to 13-35 and 8-27 in league play.]]>cannon save vs ujFri, 1 May 2026 19:44:00 CST211190