By Kylie Garrett Contributing Writer Last year was one for the books for the baseball team. They were east coast conference champions, tied the season win record, made it further than any team in school history, and had one member drafted to the LA Dodgers. Will they be able to…
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By Ryan Kraut Contributing Writer Growing up, just about every little boy dreams of one day being drafted by a Major League Baseball team. For LIU Post closer Dan Jagiello, that dream became a reality. In Round 34 of the 2017 MLB Draft, the Los Angeles Dodgers selected Jagiello, with…
By Neil Feminella The baseball team has been around since 1958, when they had three wins and ten losses in their inaugural season under manager Jim Davey, according to the athletic department website. For some time, LIU Post has not been seen as the top team in the region or even the conference for that matter. Yet, in…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer The baseball team shutout East Coast Conference rival Queens College by a score of 3-0 on Thursday, April 13 at the LIU Post Baseball Field. It was the two teams’ second meeting of the season. All of the Pioneers’ offense came in the first two…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer The baseball team welcomed East Coast Conference rival University of Bridgeport for a twin bill on Saturday, March 8 at the LIU Post Baseball Field. The Pioneers fell 12-3 in the first game, but bounced back in the second game with a 2-1 victory to…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor Baseball returned to campus for the first time since March 10 in an East Coast Conference match-up against Mercy College. Due to inclement weather and its effects on the LIU Post Baseball Field, the Pioneers have had to compete at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, NY…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor The LIU Post Baseball team won two of their games against St. Thomas Aquinas College over the weekend in Yaphank, NY, but stumbled in their second double-header against the Spartans. This was their first conference opponent of the season. The Pioneers have had to travel…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor Sophomore catcher Anthony Vaglica is starting his first season for the Pioneer baseball team after transferring from a Division I program at the University of South Carolina Upstate. After starting the season Feb. 18, Vaglica received many accolades for his performance within his first nine…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor With the baseball team’s season fast approaching, Head Coach Michael Gaffney and his team hope that lessons learned from a “disappointing season” last year and more experience this year will help push them into post season play. The Pioneers ended their 2016 season with an…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor in Chief The baseball team opened up a four game set against the University of Bridgeport on Friday, April 15. The Pioneers welcomed the Purple Knights to Brookville, N.Y. with three first inning runs and a total of eight in an 8-2 pounding. The first run…