Kostaras Gem Lifts Wheaton to Fourth Straight NEWMAC Baseball Title, Lyons Win Ninth in 10 Years
Sophomore Nick Kostaras yielded one unearned run on three hits in 7.2 innings, and the second-seeded Wheaton College baseball team downed number-four Springfield College, 4-1 to capture its fourth straight NEWMAC Tournament title and ninth in the league's 10-year history on Sunday.
2008 NEWMAC Baseball Championship
Day 1: Wednesday, April 23 (at Higher Seeds)
Game #1 #6 Clark defeats #1 Babson 12-11
Game #2 #2 Wheaton defeats #5 WPI 10-3
Game #3 #3 MIT defeats #4 Springfield 11-2
Day 2: Thursday, April 24 (at Higher Seeds)
Game #4 #1 Babson defeats #5 WPI 10-8
Game #5 #4 Springfield defeats #6 Clark 13-1
Game #6 #2 Wheaton defeats #3 MIT 13-2
Five teams remain at the start of Saturday
Day 3: Saturday, April 26 (at Babson)
Game #7 #3 MIT defeats #6 Clark 9-4
Game #8 #4 Springfield defeats #1 Babson 6-3
Game #9 #2 Wheaton defeats #3 MIT 7-1
Two teams remain at the start of Sunday
Day 4: Sunday, April 27 (at Wheaton)
Game #10 #2 Wheaton defeats #4 Springfield 4-1
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