Archive for the ‘YSU Baseball And Softball’ Category

YSU Christmas Ideas

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Every family has one...  that 'hard to buy for' relative that you can never figure out what to get for Christmas.  Here are a couple of nice gift options that are relatively inexpensive: The Youngstown State Athletic Department is selling a one-of-a-kind “Pete the Penguin” golf club head cover for $30. ...

YSU Athletic Director Ron Strollo On The State of YSU’s Facilities

Friday, October 14th, 2011

At halftime of last week's Youngstown State football game, the 1991 Penguins National Championship team was honored.  It was nice to see about 25 members of the team on-hand to be introduced to the crowd.  One of the 25 members in attendance was current YSU Athletic Director, Ron Strollo.  Anyone ...

YSU Baseball In October?

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

With the leaves starting to fall and football taking center stage, the YSU baseball team participated in a scrimmage on a sunny Summer-like Sunday.  I am sorry to report no scoring from the game, as I had to leave during the third inning.  However, I was able to snag a ...

YSU Softball Has Eleven Academic All-Americans; Coach Campbell Inducted In Tiffin

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Eleven members of the 2011 Youngstown State softball team were named All-American Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Youngstown State honorees include: Jordan Ingalls, Haley Thomas, Vicki Rumph, Sarah Gabel, Kristen Philen, Kim Klonowski, Sarah Ingalls, Kristina Rendle, Amanda Palmore, Samantha Snodgrass, and Courtney Ewing. The award is given to any player submitted by a ...

YSU Softball Team Ranked Sixth On NFCA Top-10 All-Academic List

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

The Youngstown State softball team posted the sixth-highest team grade-point average in Division I during the 2010-11 school year with a 3.523 GPA. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its Top 10 All-Academic Teams on Thursday afternoon. The NFCA Academic Awards program honors both collegiate and high school teams for their submitted GPAs for the ...

Summer Baseball Camp At Eastwood Field Set For August

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

A quality Summer Baseball Camp is being offered at Eastwood Field from August 8-10.  The camp is designed to introduce young players the aspects and fundamentals of baseball.  Rich Pasquale, YSU's head baseball coach, and Craig Antush, a YSU assistant, will host the camp. The areas of specialization to be covered ...

Get Authentic Under Armour YSU Apparel!

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Fans of Youngstown State Athletics now have the opportunity to purchase official YSU Under Armour gear at a discounted price on YSUSports.com for a limited time. Through an agreement with Under Armour and the Penguins baseball team, fans can purchase apparel at a 15-percent discount from the original retail price. A ...

YSU’s Phil Klein Drafted By Texas Rangers

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Former Youngstown State pitcher Phil Klein was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round as the 924th overall selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday evening. Klein, a native of Gahanna, Ohio, was a second-team All-Horizon League selection in 2011. For the campaign he was 5-5 with a 3.61 ...