
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- University of St. Francis exploded for a big inning in the nightcap for the second day in a row as the Saints baseball team picked up its third straight split of a doubleheader on day number four of its 8-day, 13-game season-opening Florida trip.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- Tuesday turned out to be another wild day at the baseball diamond with both Jamestown College (ND) and University of St. Francis giving up early leads before settling for a split on the day.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. --- University of St. Francis rallied from an eight-run deficit to win 9-8 in the first game of a doubleheader with Ohio Dominican University, but the Panthers got the best of the Saints in Game 2 with a 12-2 victory to escape with one win in the three-game series that concluded on Monday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Senior pinch-hitter Joe Prohaska (St. Laurence H.S./Chicago, IL) broke a 1-1 deadlock in the top half of the 11th inning with a two-out, two-run triple to propel University of St. Francis to a 4-1 victory in the Saints' season opener Sunday night.

DAPHNE, Ala. - Gordie Gillespie, the winningest coach in college baseball history, received a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) from the United States Sports Academy.
JOLIET, Ill. - University of St. Francis placed four players on the 2009 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference all-league team and also picked up one Gold Glove winner for defensive excellence.
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