https://athletics.wheaton.edu/rss.aspx?path=baseballLatest news items for Wheaton College Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/6/baseball-wheaton-baseball-concludes-the-season-in-heartbreaking-fashion-against-north-park-in-the-cciw-tournament.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/6/baseball-wheaton-baseball-concludes-the-season-in-heartbreaking-fashion-against-north-park-in-the-cciw-tournament.aspxBaseball

Decatur, Ill. – The Wheaton Thunder baseball team dropped a heartbreaker to North Park on Wednesday afternoon in an elimination game of the 2026 CCIW Baseball Tournament. The third-seeded Vikings walked off with a 5-4 victory against the No. 6 seed Thunder to advance to the double-elimination round of the tournament that begins tomorrow. Wheaton's season concludes with a 16-24 overall record.]]>Sean DmytrowiczWed, 6 May 2026 18:04:00 CST215402https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/5/jack-gill-and-mason-diel-earn-all-cciw-honors.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/5/jack-gill-and-mason-diel-earn-all-cciw-honors.aspxBaseball

Wheaton, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its 2026 All-CCIW Baseball Team on Tuesday evening. Two members of the Wheaton baseball team earned All-Conference recognition as sophomore shortstop Jack Gill was named to the All-CCIW First Team, and senior designated hitter Mason Diel was a Second Team selection.]]>Jack GillTue, 5 May 2026 20:32:00 CST215401https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/3/baseball-thunder-baseball-to-participate-in-cciw-tournament.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/3/baseball-thunder-baseball-to-participate-in-cciw-tournament.aspxBaseball

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton baseball team will participate in the 2026 CCIW Baseball Tournament this week. The Tournament begins on Wednesday at Workman Family Baseball Field on the campus of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.]]>Wheaton BaseballSun, 3 May 2026 20:06:00 CST215398https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/2/baseball-wheaton-drops-doubleheader-to-uchicago-clinches-spot-in-cciw-tournament.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/2/baseball-wheaton-drops-doubleheader-to-uchicago-clinches-spot-in-cciw-tournament.aspxBaseball

Carol Stream, Ill. - The Thunder baseball team wrapped up its regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon by dropping both ends of a non-conference doubleheader against the University of Chicago.]]>Mason DielSat, 2 May 2026 20:17:00 CST215394https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/1/baseball-drops-series-opener-to-uchicago.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/1/baseball-drops-series-opener-to-uchicago.aspxBaseball

Carol Stream, Ill. - The Thunder baseball team dropped the opener of its final series of the regular season, falling 8-1 to the Maroons of the University of Chicago.]]>Will CleggFri, 1 May 2026 22:39:00 CST215391https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/30/baseball-illinois-wesleyan-tops-the-thunder-baseball-team-at-pfund-stadium-in-a-key-cciw-matchup.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/30/baseball-illinois-wesleyan-tops-the-thunder-baseball-team-at-pfund-stadium-in-a-key-cciw-matchup.aspxBaseball

Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton College baseball team concluded its conference season hosting the Illinois Wesleyan Titans on Wednesday night. In a tight, defense-first contest, Illinois Wesleyan earned a 4-3 win. With the victory, IWU swept the season series against the Thunder and left Wheaton's conference tournament hopes, while still likely, up in the air. IWU improves to 15-19 overall and 9-7 in CCIW play, while Wheaton moves to 16-20 and 9-11 in conference.]]>Jack GillThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:18:00 CST215386https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/28/baseball-wheaton-baseball-faces-aurora-in-a-non-conference-road-contest.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/28/baseball-wheaton-baseball-faces-aurora-in-a-non-conference-road-contest.aspxBaseball

Montgomery, Ill. – The Wheaton baseball team faced Aurora University on Tuesday night in a non-conference road contest that was originally scheduled for April 16 but was moved to tonight due to weather at the time. Aurora won tonight's make-up game 20-6 in seven innings.]]>Sean DmyotrowiczTue, 28 Apr 2026 22:08:00 CST215383https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/26/baseball-wheaton-baseball-picks-up-a-critical-series-win-against-carroll-with-a-road-doubleheader-sweep.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/26/baseball-wheaton-baseball-picks-up-a-critical-series-win-against-carroll-with-a-road-doubleheader-sweep.aspxBaseball

Waukesha, Wis. – Wheaton baseball concluded its conference series against Carroll on Saturday in what was essentially a win-and-in scenario for both teams as they jockey for a spot in the upcoming six-team CCIW Baseball Tournament. After dropping Friday's contest to the Pioneers, the Thunder needed to sweep Saturday's doubleheader to keep their conference tournament hopes alive. Wheaton did just that, winning both games 9-5, with the second coming in dramatic fashion. With the sweep, Wheaton improved to 16-19 overall and 9-10 in conference play, while Carroll fell to 20-18 overall and 8-11 in conference.]]>Mason DielSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:33:00 CST215377https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/24/baseball-thunder-baseball-team-falls-to-carroll-in-first-game-of-weekend-series.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/24/baseball-thunder-baseball-team-falls-to-carroll-in-first-game-of-weekend-series.aspxBaseball

Carol Stream, Ill. -- The Wheaton baseball team returned to Lee Pfund Stadium this evening for another Friday conference series-opener, welcoming Carroll University for the first section of their three-game billing. The Wisconsin side overturned an early deficit amid ideal weather conditions to win tonight's contest, 9-2, and claimed a valuable road win in the race for CCIW Tournament qualification. The Thunder now own a season record of 14-19 with a 7-10 tally in league play, while the Pioneers have a 20-16 overall record and have edged ahead of Wheaton in the conference standings with an 8-9 mark. The two squads will finish their weekend series tomorrow with a twinbill in Waukesha.]]>Jack GillFri, 24 Apr 2026 21:24:00 CST215372https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/22/baseball-thunder-baseball-falls-in-road-matchup-at-illinois-wesleyan.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/22/baseball-thunder-baseball-falls-in-road-matchup-at-illinois-wesleyan.aspxBaseball

Bloomington, Ill. – The Wheaton baseball team traveled to Illinois Wesleyan for a CCIW matchup against the Titans on Tuesday night. The Titans (14-18, 7-9 CCIW) scored six runs in their final two innings to earn a 9-7 victory against the Thunder (13-18, 8-6 CCIW).]]>Nathan HedlundWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:17:00 CST215362