In a ritual as old as the game itself, fathers and sons have played catch with two leather gloves and a dirty baseball in the backyard. But one day, it stops: fathers will grow old and sons will grow up, leaving the gloves to collect dust. Head baseball coach Eric Theisen and his father, assistant...
Every season is a process, and every young team will have its growing pains. This weekend, the Hillsdale College baseball team experienced the harsh side of both of these realities. On Saturday, the Chargers met the Bellarmine Knights in Louisville, Kentucky, where they dropped both ends of a doubleheader, 6-5, 7-1. On Sunday, the Knights...
For the first time in any of their careers, the members of the Hillsdale College baseball team slept in their own beds before opening day, after rain in Tennessee and record highs in the Midwest moved last weekend’s games from Hendersonville, Tennessee, to Adrian, Michigan. Under clear blue skies, the Chargers met the Alderson-Broaddus Battlers...
Last year, the Hillsdale College baseball team had its best season in program history, advancing to its first ever NCAA tournament and finishing with a record of 32-24. The Chargers, however, will look strikingly different this season, having lost seven of ten starters from last year’s squad. The new-look Chargers will open up their season...
Fostering relationships and community is an intricate part of building a program which sustains success. The annual Charger Baseball First-Pitch Dinner is made to do just that. On Saturday, alumni, players, parents, and fans of Charger baseball came together for the fourth annual iteration of the event, enjoying Charger basketball, an auction and raffle, dinner,...