Pitcher Krystian DeWitt leads softball to series win over Green Bay

Andrew Smith, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2013
Filed under Sports

Wright State’s softball team used timely hitting and lights-out pitching to take two of three games from conference rival Green Bay during a weekend home series. The Raiders entered the seventh and final inning of the first game trailing 5-3. But they found a renewed offensive rhythm after a Kortney... Read more »

Men’s and women’s tennis readying for conference tournament

Charles Grove, Sports Writer
April 16, 2013
Filed under Sports

A sigh of relief can be exhaled by both the men’s and women’s tennis teams as both teams have officially clinched a berth in this year’s Horizon League Tournament. The women’s team punched their ticket to the tournament later this month in Indianapolis with a 6-1 road victory over Green Bay.... Read more »

Baseball takes Joe Nuxhall classic and UIC series

Charles Grove, Sports Writer
April 16, 2013
Filed under Sports

Things are starting to click for the Wright State baseball team. WSU is coming off a successful weekend where the team won the Joe Nuxhall classic in Cincinnati for the second straight season. The Raiders followed it with a series victory on the road against Illinois-Chicago in the Windy City. WSU’s... Read more »

Men’s tennis falls to #5 Ohio State

Andrew Smith, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2013
Filed under Sports

In facing perhaps their stiffest competition of the season, the Wright State men’s tennis team fell to the fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 4-0 in Columbus Sunday. OSU cruised through doubles competition, losing only two games in three matches and won three of the six completed singles matches. “They... Read more »

Track and field stalls at Miami Invitational

Andrew Smith, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2013
Filed under Sports

The Wright State track and field team finished seventh after two days of competition on Friday and Saturday at the Miami Invitational in Oxford. Sophomore Kacia Grant highlighted the Raider’s results Saturday, finishing third in the 100 meter dash and eighth in the 200 meter dash events one week... Read more »

Golf team dissapoints at Hoosier Invitational

Charles Grove, Sports Writer
April 10, 2013
Filed under Sports

It was a disappointing weekend for the Wright State golf team at the NYX Hoosier Invitational. WSU finished seventeenth out of 18 schools, ahead of only IUPUI. Indiana won the event and finished with a final score of 850. WSU finished with a score of 915. Junior Rick Denny (225) led the way for... Read more »

Baseball takes series from Penn State

Joe Kennard, Sports Editor
April 10, 2013
Filed under Sports

It turns out all the Raiders needed to lift their spirits was a trip to Happy Valley. Wright State (12-16) won two of three games at Penn State last weekend and claimed their first series victory of the season. WSU tamed the Nittany Lions with timely hitting and solid pitching in the first two... Read more »

Softball moves deeper into Horizon League play against Detroit and Valpo

Andrew Smith, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

The Wright State softball team picked up two wins in conference play after sweeping Cleveland State 6-3 and 6-5 in a doubleheader Saturday before falling on the road to Valparaiso 5-0 Monday. Valpo (16-12, 3-1) made quick work of WSU (5-20, 2-2) as the Crusaders’ freshman pitcher Taylor Weissenhofer... Read more »

Raiders determined to build on success, climb new heights next season

Joe Kennard, Sports Editor
April 2, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Expectations were rewritten after the Raiders scaled new heights this season. Picked to finish last in the Horizon League preseason polls, Wright State (23-13) instead went to the precipice of the conference championship. But Valparaiso clinched the title in the last minutes of the game and earned... Read more »

Men’s and women’s tennis teams headed in opposite directions after Detroit meet

Andrew Smith, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

The Wright State tennis teams split a pair of match ups against Detroit Saturday in Southfield, MI. The men won in dominate fashion (6-1), while the women’s team took only one singles match from the Titans in a 6-1 loss. The men’s team (12-6, 3-0) made quick work of the Titans (4-11, 0-3), dropping... Read more »