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Is Baseball Actually Harder than Softball?

Anica Graney , Editor-in-Chief • October 14, 2020

The age-old question that has turned athlete against athlete, brother against sister: which sport is more difficult, baseball or softball? Baseball players and softball players have been battling against...

Passion for baseball started with T-ball, has grown since

Christina Gordon, Staff Writer • May 6, 2020

When I was 6-years-old, my T-ball coach told me “as soon as I put the ball down you swing as hard as you can” so I listened to him. The next thing you heard was PING, you would have thought that I...

Derek Heffel is moving on to DI baseball

Zach Bailey, Staff Writer • May 3, 2016

As a little boy picking up a baseball for the first time, Madison College pitcher Derek Heffel always dreamed of playing in the big leagues. Starting at the age of 14, Heffel began his quest to play at...

Parr pitches no-hitter for WolfPack baseball

Clarion Staff Report • April 20, 2016

Pitcher Brandon Parr may have provided one of the biggest highlights of what has been an up-and-down season for the Madison College baseball team. Parr pitched a no-hit 6-0 win against Elgin Community...

At Milwaukee’s Miller Park, it’s a different ballgame

Tiffany Pearson, Staff Writer • April 20, 2016

On April 9, with an outdoor temperature of 31 degrees, 19 seasoned Brewers fans and I set out to Milwaukee to catch the game between the Brewers and the Astros. Miller Park is known for tailgating,...

Madison College baseball continues to improve

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor • April 6, 2016

By beating in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College in both games of a doubleheader on April 3, the Madison College baseball team drew closer to a .500 record. After the pair wins, the WolfPack...

Baseball team opens season in Arizona

Clarion Staff Report • March 22, 2016

A spring break trip to Arizona gave the Madison College men’s baseball team its first chance to get some games in this season. Although the 4-8 outcome wasn’t what some might have anticipated from...

Baseball team sends 11 players on to compete at 4-year schools

Clarion Staff report • August 25, 2015

Team success and individual success seem to go hand-in-hand for the Madison College baseball team. After a season that saw the team go 42-12 and advance to a record sixth straight NJCAA Division II...

Wins piling up for Madison College baseball

Clarion staff report • April 22, 2015

Conference play is in full swing, and the Madison College baseball team is off to a promising start. The team has a 15-1 record in North Central Community College Conference play, with its only loss...

WolfPack baseball team back on track

Clarion staff report • April 8, 2015

Madison College’s baseball team may have stumbled a little on its spring break trip to Arizona, but the squad has recovered nicely in the games since then. The WolfPack has won nine of the 10 games...

WolfPack baseball team hopes to build on success

Clarion staff report • March 25, 2015

Madison College’s baseball team has made five straight NJCAA Division II World Series appearances, finishing third the last two years. The team has won 70 percent or more of its games every season...

WolfPack baseball team wins N4C title

Clarion staff report • May 7, 2014

As it prepares for the start of the NJCAA Region IV Tournament, the Madison College baseball team has won seven of its last eight games and claimed the N4C Conference title. The one loss during that...

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