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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

Baseball Glossary

Baseball Glossary

Mia Messina April 10, 2024

Graduate student pitcher Luke Smith pitches during an intersquad practice game Jan. 26.
PHOTOS: LEAH CATLYN ’27/THE HAWK

After surviving cancer, pitcher Luke Smith is back in his ‘happy place’

Mia Messina March 20, 2024

Graduate student Luke Smith likes finding himself in high-pressure moments on the mound. So when the pitcher for St. Joe’s baseball team entered in the bottom of the seventh of a one-run game with...

GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25/THE HAWK

How a quiet offseason may be the key to the Phillies season

Chris Sletvold February 21, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies’ pitchers and catchers reported to the Phillies’ training facility at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida Feb. 14. The day pitchers and catchers report is a quasi-holiday...

GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’24/THE HAWK

The race for Red October: Previewing the Phillies’ potential playoff run

Chris Sletvold September 27, 2023

As the MLB playoffs quickly approach, the Philadelphia Phillies are preparing to challenge for a World Series title once more. The Phillies own a comfortable lead ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks...

McCausland is currently second on the team in strikeouts with 29. PHOTO: BRIAN WESTERHOLT/FOUR SEAM IMAGES

Young arms set St. Joe’s baseball up for present, future success: First-year pitchers bring new talent to St. Joe’s

Mia Messina April 5, 2023

Confidence has proven to be key for first-year pitchers Will McCausland and Ryan DeSanto, who have made their transition to college-level baseball look seamless.  The two rookies have wasted no...

Junior Brandon Drapeau up to bat in the Hawks game against Quinnipiac University. PHOTO: MIA MESSINA 25/THE HAWK

Hot bats behind St. Joe’s baseball team success this season

Ryan Mains May 27, 2022

The St. Joe’s baseball team shut out St. Bonaventure University 18-0, 9-6, and 5-3 last weekend in a three game away series that concluded regular season play for the Hawks.  The Hawks have...

GRAPHIC: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23/THE HAWK

Looking forward to the Fightin’ Phils

AnnE Potter April 5, 2022

The Phillies offense is strong, but will defense hold its own? The Phillies have set themselves up for success entering the 2022 season. Having had their first winning record in a decade in the 2021...

Rodriguez has appeared in five games this season for St. Joe’s.
PHOTO: MIA MESSINA ’25/THE HAWK

Switch to pitching for St. Joe’s baseball player is a hit

Nick Klingman April 5, 2022

The idea of switching positions is more standard at the conception of a baseball career, since it often gives young players an opportunity to discover where they excel and develop a sense of comfort in...

PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’23/THE HAWK
Junior first baseman Brandon Drapeau doesn’t connect on a pitch vs.
Quinnipiac University on Feb. 20.

Baseball brings A-10 Championship aspirations into new season

Aaron Tully February 22, 2022

Experience and offensive firepower could be what gets the St. Joe’s baseball team over the hump in 2022. Following their season opener against Quinnipiac University on Feb. 18, the Hawks are looking...

McCole winds up for a pitch at home on John W. Smithson Field. PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Baseball transfer makes impact on conference title ambitions

Drew Dessen April 20, 2021

When right-handed pitcher Ian McCole transferred to St. Joe’s last fall, he worried about fitting in. Twenty-three-year-old McCole is a graduate student in the MBA program with junior eligibility on...

Brown helped lead Arcadia University to a 2017 NCAA Tournament bid.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT BROWN

Analytics focused coach joins Hawks’ baseball staff

Tyler Nice February 16, 2021

St. Joe’s baseball Head Coach Fritz Hamburg announced the hiring of Pat Brown on Feb. 9, who will serve as an assistant coach for the Hawks in the 2021 season. Brown is a 2015 graduate from the State...

DiValerio was named to the 2019 Philadelphia All-Big 5 Team. PHOTO COURTESY OF SIDELINE PHOTOS LLC

DiValerio signs with the Boston Red Sox

Riley Frain June 30, 2020

After Jordan DiValerio’s ’20 strong collegiate baseball career was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, the St. Joe’s baseball team’s right-handed pitcher hoped for the best amidst the uncertainty.  “It...

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