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The Ithaca College baseball team fell to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers in the final game of the Liberty League Championship Tournament on May 11 at Booth Field. The Bombers will continue their fight for the title next season.

Liberty League leaves baseball and softball on roller coaster of emotions

By Isabella McSweeney, Co-Sports Editor • May 13, 2025

The Ithaca College baseball team ended the 2025 season with a heartbreaking loss to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers on May 11 at Booth Field. After a 16-6 loss May 10, the Bombers fought...

The Ithaca College baseball team wrapped up its regular season against the Vassar College Brewers on May 3. The Bombers are set to host the Liberty League Championship Tournament beginning May 8 at Freeman Field.

Baseball set to host Liberty League Championship Tournament

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • May 6, 2025
With the regular season closing May 3, the Liberty League Championship Tournament for baseball is set to commence. This year, the Ithaca College baseball team will host the tournament for the first time since the 2022 season, when they captured their first Liberty League title in program history.
The Ithaca College baseball team defeated the Hobart College Statesmen on its senior day on April 25 at Freeman Field. The Bombers clinched home field advantage for the Liberty League championship tournament on April 27 with a win at Hobart.

Baseball clinches Liberty League west division with Senior Day win

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • April 28, 2025
The Ithaca College baseball team saw an opportunity to sit atop the Liberty League and made good use of it, defeating the Hobart College Statesmen 7-4 on Senior Day April 25 at Freeman Field. The victory granted the Bombers the Liberty League West crown and home field advantage in the Liberty League Crossover Series. 
The spring sports season has provided strong performances by many first-year student athletes across Ithaca College athletics. Ivan Kisic of the men's tennis team has stepped up for the program thus far.

First-year student-athletes headline strong spring sports season

By Khari Bolden • April 16, 2025
As the 2024-25 academic year comes to a close, the student-athletes of Ithaca College find themselves amid another season of spring sports. For several Bombers teams, they have looked toward first-year players for immediate contributions and their faith in recent recruits has been rewarded. 
The Ithaca College baseball team boasts four catchers on its roster. Senior Tyler Pugliese throws the ball back to the pitcher in a game against the St. Lawrence University Saints on March 22.

Baseball uses catcher carousel to bolster roster

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • April 16, 2025
From 2020-23 the backstop at Freeman Field was primarily protected by the prowess of catcher Gil Merod ’23. Now, the Bombers have leveraged a four catcher rotation to try and replace Merod, creating a competitive bond that has pushed the team throughout the season.
Ithaca College athletics poses a new home for local athletes from both Ithaca and Lansing High Schools. First-year student track and field runner Caden Sitts and sophomore transfer Ben Ruth both competed at Lansing and Ithaca High Schools, respectively.

IC athletics presents new home for local athletes

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • April 16, 2025
When sophomore baseball player Benjamin Ruth stepped onto Ithaca College’s campus for the first time, it was not as a high school student exploring options; it was after transferring from a Division I program and realizing that maybe, the best place for him had been in his backyard all along.
The Ithaca College baseball team split its doubleheader with the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers April 4. The series had originally scheduled a doubleheader in Rochester April 5, but was changed due to the forecast.

Baseball splits Friday doubleheader with Tigers

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • April 6, 2025
The Ithaca College baseball team experienced a tale of two extremes in its doubleheader against the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on April 4. The Bombers went down to the wire, walking off game one 5-4 and getting walked off 2-1 in game two. 
Players look on during the Bombers' March 21 victory against Saint Lawrence University. The Bombers wrapped up a three-game series against Clarkson University on March 29.

Baseball bounces back to secure a series victory against Clarkson

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • March 31, 2025
After a heartbreaking loss by way of a wild pitch in its previous game, the Ithaca College baseball team emerged with a vengeance, pitching with precision to earn a 8-3 victory over the Clarkson University Golden Knights on March 29. 
The Ithaca College baseball team returned to Valesente Diamond at Freeman Field and swept its three game series with the St. Lawrence University Saints. Sophomore pitcher Trevor Greene delivers a strike to the batter.

Baseball sweeps weekend series with Saints

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • March 22, 2025
The Ithaca College baseball team opened up its Liberty League season with a dominant home series sweep against the St. Lawrence University Saints on March 21-22. The Bombers excelled in both hitting and pitching, propelling them to 18-8, 18-9 and 11-1 victories. 
Baseball seeks regional redemption with new season

Baseball seeks regional redemption with new season

By Khari Bolden • February 27, 2025
After an unceremonious end to the 2024 season, the Ithaca College baseball team looks to step back into the batter’s box for another shot at the postseason. This year, a combination of veteran leadership and breakout underclassmen are hoping to lead the Bombers to the promised land for the first time since 2013’s Cinderella run to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship ended in a third-place finish. 
Junior infielder Riley Brawdy eyes an incoming pitch during a doubleheader victory against the Clarkson University Golden Knights on March 26.

Bombers put on dominant showcase on Senior Day

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • April 27, 2024
On a cold and rainy Senior Day, the Ithaca College baseball team had nothing to sulk around about, as the team lit up the Hobart College Statesmen by scores of 8–4 and 9–0 on April 27. With those wins, the team clinched the no. 1 seed in the Liberty League and home field advantage for the Liberty League Crossover Series on May 4.
From left, graduate students Elie Kuhne and Kiley Mabus observe junior outfielder Collin Feeney as he participates in the FITLIGHT reaction time training. During the training, reaction time improved enough to react to the average Division I fastball.

Reaction time training hopes to take Baseball program into the future

By Jacob Infald, Co-Sports Editor • April 25, 2024
This season, the Ithaca College baseball team’s winter practices featured a unique addition. The team had their normal hitting and fielding stations, but this year, there was a new station at practice — the FITLIGHT reaction time training system.
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