Coker Garners Honorable Mention All-American Honors
Matt Coker (pictured) of the Wesleyan baseball team was selected as an honorable mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Coker posted a big senior season that propelled West Virginia Wesleyan to a 29-12 record. The Beckley, WV senior third baseman hit .451 and had a sterling on-base percentage of .525. He ranks among the four toughest hitters to strike out in Division II, failing to put the ball in play only five times in 153... [read more]
Coker, Flickinger Named to NCBWA All-Atlantic First Team; Lewicki Selected to Honorable Mention List
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Matt Coker (pictured right) and Cory Flickinger (pictured left) were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-Atlantic Region First Team. Teammate Ryan Lewicki (pictued below) joined them on the All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention Team.
Coker, a senior third baseman from Beckley, WV, hit a team-high .452 with three home runs and 41 runs-batted-in. He had an on-base percentage of .525. He also led the team scoring ... [read more]
Wesleyan's Matt Coker, Cory Flickinger Named to Daktronics All-Atlantic Regional Second Team
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Matt Coker (pictured right) and Cory Flickinger (pictured below) were named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-Atlantic Region Team. Both were Second Team selections.
Coker, a senior third baseman from Beckley, WV, led the team in hitting with a .451 average and was second on the team in runs-batted-in with 41. He played and started in all of Wesleyan’s 41 games. He is one of the leaders in the nation in the toughest batter to strike ... [read more]
Baseball Finishes 12th in Atlantic Region Rankings
With the WVIAC Tournament and the 2010 campaign in the books, the Wesleyan baseball team clocked in at number 12 in the Atlantic Region rankings. The Bobcats finished the year with a record of 29-12.
Wesleyan entered the WVIAC Tournament on the heels of a 21 game winning streak but were dealt two close losses to put a sudden hault to the momentum.
The Bobcats were one of five WVIAC squads to earn recognition in the latest rankings.
The 37-school Atla... [read more]
'Cats Eliminated From Tournament With Loss to State
The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcat baseball season came to a disappointing end at the hands of the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets Friday afternoon in the WVIAC Tournament at Point Stadium at the University of Pitt-Johnstown.
The ‘Cats, who relied so much on their offense to carry them through the season, managed just six hits in a 3-1 setback to the Yellow Jackets.
The loss eliminates the Bobcats from the WVIAC double elimination tournament.
They end... [read more]