Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2014

BASEBALL The squad registered a 29-19 record last season with a 6-6 mark in the G-MAC. The Yellow Jackets were the NCCAA Midwest Region Champions and participated in the NCCAA National Tournament. The squad was also the G-MAC Tournament Runner-up. Senior infielder Logan Kasabian was named to the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Second Team. Junior pitchers David and Ryan Ledbetter were selected by the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft in June 2013. SOFTBALL The Lady Jackets produced a 26-21 record last spring, finished third in the G-MAC, and were runners-up in the G-MAC Tournament. Five members of the teamwere named to the All-G-MAC Team and three were G-MAC Academic Team honorees. Sophomore Rachel Bull set a new school record with 46 stolen bases in a single season. The 2013 campaign was the fourth consecutive 20-plus-win season for Cedarville.  MEN’S TENNIS Cedarville was 11-13 overall during the 2012–13 schedule and was honored as a NCCAA Scholar-Team. Senior Aaron Niemiec was a Capital One Academic All-America Division II Third Team selection. He was also an NCCAA All-America First Teamer and a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District Team. Niemiec and five Yellow Jacket teammates were NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. WOMEN’S TENNIS The Lady Jackets were 17-7 during the 2012–13 season and were G-MAC champions. Junior Courtney Heydt was the G-MAC Player of the Year and a member of the G-MAC Team. Cedarville was an NCCAA Scholar-Team as Joy Dice, Brooke Johnson, Emma Rahn, and Melissa Stoltzfus were named NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. Five Lady Jackets were recognized as members of the G-MAC Academic Team. MEN’S TRACK & FIELD The Yellow Jacket squad completed another successful indoor/outdoor campaign in 2013. The team placed fifth at both the NCCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Sophomore James Blackwell was an NCAA Division II Indoor Qualifier in the heptathlon and an Outdoor Qualifier in the decathlon. Seniors Matt Brooker (10,000 meters) and Greg Hannay (javelin) were also NCAA II Outdoor Qualifiers. Nine Yellow Jackets were NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD The Cedarville team produced a ninth-place effort at the NCCAA Indoor Championship and placed fifth at the Outdoor Championship in 2013. Senior Hannah Brooker (5,000 meters), junior Anna Pomento (discus), and sophomore Christina Gall (400-meter hurdles) earned NCCAA Outdoor All-America recognition. Fifteen Lady Jackets were honored as NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. G-MAC: Great Midwest Athletic Conference NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association GOLF The Yellow Jackets finished second in the G-MAC last spring and were led by sophomore Jacob Forsythe, the G-MAC Golfer of the Year. Forsythe was also named to the PING NCAA Division II Midwest Region Team and participated in the NCAA Super Regional Qualifier. He was joined on the All-G-MAC Team and the G-MAC Academic Team by junior Jacob Nafziger and freshman Jordan Glick. Cedarville Magazine | 47