For baseball and softball players in Pennsylvania, the offseason months mark a time where skills can dull. The North Central Pennsylvania LaunchBox, powered by Penn State DuBois, now has a way for players to keep their hitting skills sharp when they aren’t on the field.
With the academic and athletics years now at a close for the 2022-2023 academic year, Penn State DuBois would like to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes both in the classroom and on their athletic fields of play.
Adversity. That is something that the baseball team at Penn State DuBois knows all about. The team pushed through adversity all season, never giving up on its goals, and on May 18 the team completed its highest goal by winning the USCAA national championship.
The softball team at Penn State DuBois worked hard this season to continue upon a streak of qualifying for the PSUAC championship playoffs. Closing out the regular season with 11 wins and nine losses, the Lady Lions saw their season come to a close on Sunday in University Park.
After falling short of their goal of winning the PSUAC championship in 2022, the baseball team at Penn State DuBois completed one of its season goals and brought the conference championship trophy back home to DuBois, defeating Penn State York to win the PSUAC baseball championship.
After falling short of their goal of winning the PSUAC championship in 2022, the baseball team at Penn State DuBois completed one of their season goals and brought the conference championship trophy back home to DuBois, defeating Penn State York to win the PSUAC baseball championship.
For the baseball and softball teams at Penn State DuBois, it’s now the wonderful time of year when the regular season has turned to the post season. Having finished out the regular season games in the first half of the week, focus shifted to post season play, with both teams taking part in the PSUAC championship tournaments.
One thousand seven hundred and thirty-five miles. If you drew a straight line between Bayamón, Puerto Rico and DuBois, Pennsylvania, that is the approximate distance you would get. Although he has had stops in other locations along the way, that distance has been covered by Jorge Rodriquez in his lifetime. His journey has now brought him to Penn State DuBois, where he is a member of the Nittany Lion baseball team.
As the end of the regular season draws near, the baseball and softball teams at Penn State DuBois head into this week knowing that they both will be heading to the PSUAC playoffs. Even with playoff berths being secured, there are still some key games left to be played in the regular season for both teams.
There are two things that you can count on when it comes to the baseball and softball seasons in Pennsylvania, weather related changes and games coming fast and often when the weather finally allows games to be played. While packed schedules made for a very busy week, both teams got positive results, which is important as they continue their push towards the PSUAC playoffs.
