Wildcat Baseball

Pitcher Delights at Workout

August 21, 2001
The NMU baseball team may have found the pitcher of the future at their tryout yesterday at the Superior Dome. Known only by the name Greg, the 5'6" righty tossed fastball after fastball in excess of 90 miles per hour. The mustachioed hurler then wowed onlookers with a curveball breaking nearly two feet. ...

The Tom Bates Incident

June 21, 2001
Details as to why Tom Bates did not return with the NMU team after a road trip to Alaska has been partially released. Alaska State Police, in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Mounties, say that Tom will remain in their custody. They also announced that evidence and witnesses have been found, ...

Wildcats Sign Prospects

June 14, 2001
The NMU baseball team went a long way towards putting together the incoming class of 2002 by signing two players to national letters of intent today. The group is highlighted by Nate Gildenshaft, a lefthanded pitcher from Marquette who is just four wins shy of becoming the winningest pitcher in MSHS history. ...

NMU heading to Battle Creek

May 18, 2001
The NMU baseball team has earned a bye for the third year in a row heading into the Conference baseball tournament. The Wildcats await the winner of the first round match up between Ferris State and Indianapolis. On the other (all Yooper) side of the bracket, second seed Michigan Tech will play the winner of the Finlandia-Lake Superior State game. ...

Northern Notes

April 12, 2001
The Wildcats haven't seen their own beds in a while. After leaving for Alaska April 6, they have already taken eight flights and a long bus ride, with visits to the airports of Sawyer, MI, Detroit, Seattle, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and Pelston, MI. Things do not get easier from here. ...