2011 NCAC Baseball Championship
The Wabash baseball team poses with the conference championship trophy after defeating Ohio Wesleyan University 5-2 to win the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference title. Photos by Nancy Coggins.
Wabash seniors (back row, l-r) Tanner Coggins, Joe Johnson, Brian Van Duyn, Kenny Coggins, David Seibel, and PJ Tyson (seated) pose with the NCAC baseball championship trophy.
Chris Widup and Luke Zinsmaster celebrate after Zinsmaster closed out the game with a strikeout to give the Little Giants the title.
The Little Giants celebrate winning the championship.
Chris Widup threw 8-1/3 strong innings for Wabash. He scattered seven hits and held Ohio Wesleyan to two runs while striking out eight batters.
Montana Timmons drilled a two-run double down the left field line to put Wabash in front early.
Joe Johnson drilled this pitch to the left-center field gap, scoring two more runs for the Little Giants. Johnson joined Montana Timmons, Robby Hechinger, Chris Widup, and John Holm on the All-NCAC Tournament Team.
Ohio Wesleyan tried to score on a single to left, but a great throw from Montana Timmons to PJ Tyson cut the runner down at the plate.
Luke Zinsmaster came into the game to get the final two outs. He closed out the championship with a strikeout.
The Wabash seniors after receiving the 2011 NCAC Baseball Trophy.
Head Coach Cory Stevens is all smiles even after getting drenched by his players while celebrating the 2011 NCAC championship. Stevens guided the Little Giants to their first conference title since joining the NCAC in 2000 and the first since winning the HCAC title in 1998.
The Wabash team continues to have tremendous support from the parents, who posed for a photo prior to Saturday's championship game.