2005-Present


Bates staff to host Fall Prospect Baseball Camp Sept. 20
9/1/2009: Bates head baseball coach Edwin Thompson announced that he and his coaching staff will host a Fall Prospect Baseball Camp at Leahey Field on Sept. 20, for all high school players graduating between 2010 and 2013.
Burke, Wamboldt make summer baseball All-Star teams
7/2/2009: Chris Burke and Luke Wamboldt of the Bates baseball team were each named to All-Star games in collegiate wooden-bat baseball leagues in Maryland and Iowa, respectively.
Baseball players fan out in summer wooden-bat leagues
6/15/2009: Eight members of the Bates College baseball team are playing in some of the top wooden-bat collegiate leagues in the country this summer.
Baseball season review: Cats could take a leap forward
5/20/2009: Bates baseball set a number of team records in an up-and-down 2009 season that first-year head coach Edwin Thompson says could portend well for the future.
Chris Burke named to All-NESCAC baseball team
5/13/2009: Sophomore outfielder Chris Burke was named to the 2009 NESCAC Baseball All-Conference Second Team, the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday.
Burke sets baseball team's single-season hits record
5/3/2009: Chris Burke set a new Bates record for hits in a season as the Bates baseball team finished the 2009 season with a pair of losses at St. Joseph's College of Maine.
Baseball team edged at Colby, 5-3
4/30/2009: Colby evened the season series with the Bates baseball team at two games apiece, scoring three times in the fifth inning and then hanging on for a 5-3 victory over the visiting Bobcats on Thursday.
Baseball sweeps doubleheader at UMPI
4/29/2009: The Bates baseball team swept a doubleheader at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Wednesday, in the Owls' first home games since 2005. The Bobcats won Game 1 8-3 and took Game 2 4-3.
Baseball sweeps UMaine-Farmington, 15-1 and 5-4
4/28/2009: The Bates College baseball team swept the University of Maine at Farmington in a doubleheader with 15-1, 5-4 wins in non-conference action today at Hippach Field.
Baseball swept in a pair of close games at Bowdoin
4/25/2009: The Bowdoin baseball team completed a season sweep of Bates on Saturday, taking a doubleheader by scores of 5-4 and 8-6 against the Bobcats.
Bowdoin comes back to top baseball, 5-3
4/24/2009: Bowdoin College came back from a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the sixth inning and registered a 5-3 NESCAC East Division victory over Bates College on Friday at Leahey Field.
No. 3 USM comes back to edge baseball, 5-3
4/22/2009: The No. 3 nationally ranked University of Southern Maine baseball team overcame an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Bates 5-3 at rainy Leahey Field on Wednesday.
Bates coach Thompson presents summer baseball camp July 20-23
4/20/2009:
Chris Burke homers in doubleheader vs. Wesleyan
4/19/2009: Wesleyan swept a baseball doubleheader from Bates on Sunday at Leahey Field, winning Game 1 10-0 and taking Game 2 17-7.
Webb powers baseball team past Wesleyan, 13-5
4/18/2009: Gordy Webb hit two two-run home runs to lead the Bates baseball team over Wesleyan University on Saturday. The Bobcats spotted the Cardinals four runs before rapping out 16 hits in the game.
Powerhouse Bantams complete sweep of baseball team
4/11/2009: The No. 12 nationally ranked Trinity baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Bates on Saturday, coasting to wins of 21-3 in Game 1 and 14-2 in Game 2.
Bantams roll past baseball team
4/10/2009: Trinity College scored eight runs in the fourth inning to blow open a close game, as the Bantams rolled past the host Bates baseball team 14-2 on Friday.
Baseball routs Thomas College, 10-4
4/8/2009: The Bates baseball team took a 10-1 lead and defeated Thomas College 10-4 in a non-league game on Wednesday at Leahey Field.
Webb named NESCAC Baseball Player of the Week
4/6/2009: Bates sophomore catcher Gordy Webb earned NESCAC Baseball Player of the Week honors, the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced on Monday.
Baseball sweeps twinbill from Colby, 11-3 and 13-7
4/5/2009: The Bates baseball team swept Colby in a NESCAC East Division doubleheader Sunday at Leahey Field, winning Game 1 11-3 and taking Game 2 13-7. The Bobcats collected 30 hits on the day, including four home runs.
Baseball edged at Colby, 4-3
4/4/2009: The Bobcats went ahead 3-0 early, but the Mules came back for a 4-3 win at Colby. The teams will play a doubleheader at Bates on Sunday at noon.
Shwartz pitches baseball past Farmington, 6-1
4/1/2009: Senior Ben Shwartz pitched into the ninth inning, allowing one run, as the Bates baseball team defeated UMaine-Farmington 6-1 on Wednesday at Husson University.
Baseball falls at Husson in season's first game in Maine
3/31/2009: Husson University rallied past the Bates College baseball team 13-1 in a nine-inning game played at Husson's Winkin Complex on Tuesday.
Baseball games vs. Husson, UMF relocated to Husson
3/30/2009: The Bates baseball team will now play Husson at Husson on Tuesday at 3 p.m., then will host UMaine-Farmington at Husson on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Baseball splits doubleheader at Tufts
3/28/2009: Tufts won the opener 3-1 despite effective pitching from Paul Chiampa and Chuck Murphy-Romboletti, but Bates jumped out to a 12-0 lead en route to a 14-6 win in the nightcap, with Ryan Heide earning the win and Gordy Webb homering.
Baseball falls in NESCAC East opener at Tufts
3/27/2009: Tom Beaton, Pat Murphy and Rich Velotta had two hits apiece for the Bobcats as they lost 9-1 at Tufts in their NESCAC East opener on Friday.
Pitching impressive for baseball vs. Oglethorpe
3/21/2009: The Bates baseball team received high-quality pitching from sophomore starters Paul Chiampa and Ryan Heide but dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Oglethorpe University Saturday in Atlanta, losing 2-1 in Game 1 and 3-1 in Game 2.
Division 2 West Georgia sweeps baseball team, 7-3 and 11-10
3/20/2009: The Bates baseball team again made a respectable showing on Friday at the University of West Georgia, dropping both ends of a doubleheader against the Division 2 Wolves by scores of 7-3 in Game 1 and 11-10 in Game 2.
Baseball team falls 12-11 at Division 2 West Georgia
3/19/2009: The Bates baseball team came up just short of winning at Division 2 opponent University of West Georgia on Thursday, as the host Wolves came from behind to win 12-11 in a wild affair at Cole Field.
Baseball team finishes South Carolina trip at 2-1
2/21/2009: The Bates baseball team wrapped up its season-opening trip to the Cal Ripken Experience tournament with a 2-1 record, after losing 18-3 to Richard Stockton on Saturday morning and defeating Alma 12-3 Saturday night.
Baseball opens with 6-5 win over Alma in Myrtle Beach
2/20/2009: The Bates College baseball team opened the 2009 season with a 6-5 win over Alma College at the Cal Ripken Experience tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Friday.
Baseball 2009 Season Preview
2/18/2009: Under the direction of first-year head coach Edwin Thompson, Bates baseball begins its 2009 season this week. Currently, the Bobcats are practicing and preparing for their first three games of the season at the Cal Ripken Training Facility in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Baseball team's 2009 schedule announced
1/7/2009: First year head coach Edwin Thompson has announced the 36-game schedule for the 2009 Bates baseball team. The Bobcats will play against 10 teams from conferences outside of the NESCAC, and will hit the road for separate trips to South Carolina and Georgia.
Bates' Thompson presents baseball camp Jan. 17-18
1/7/2009:
Thompson named head baseball coach at Bates
7/23/2008: Edwin Thompson, a former Division I and professional baseball player from Maine, has been named head baseball coach at Bates College.
Vandersea resigns as head baseball, assistant football coach
6/5/2008: Craig Vandersea has resigned as head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Bates, effective August 31, the college announced Thursday.
Baseball tops Fisher in Game 2 for season-ending split
5/5/2008: Casey McCormack came home from second on a throwing error for the game-winning run in the extra 8th inning, giving Bates College a 6-5 win and a doubleheader split against Fisher College in the Bobcats' season finale on Monday. Fisher College won the first game of the day 7-3.
Bates outslugs Middlebury in baseball, 13-11
5/2/2008: The Bates College baseball team scored eight runs in the first inning and held on for a 13-11 victory over rival Middlebury College Friday at Leahey Field.
Baseball team sweeps host UMaine-Farmington
5/1/2008: Jake Simon homered for the second straight day as the Bobcats baseball team swept a non-league doubleheader at UMaine-Farmington on Thursday, 5-3 in Game 1 and 19-6 in Game 2.
Simon, Hood homer as Colby tops baseball
4/30/2008: Colby struck for eight runs in the third inning to wipe out a 4-0 Bates lead and went on to a 15-8 non-conference win at Leahey Field.
Baseball team wins 7-6 thriller at Husson College
4/27/2008: The Bates College baseball team rapped out 17 hits and held on for a 7-6 non-conference victory at Husson College on Sunday.
Baseball splits home doubleheader vs. Bowdoin
4/26/2008: Freshmen Jake Simon (3 doubles) and Gordy Webb (first career homer) stood out as the Bobcats split with Bowdoin at Leahey Field, winning Game 1 10-6 and falling 16-7 in Game 2.
Hood returns to lineup with two hits vs. Bowdoin
4/25/2008: Erik Hood, Denis Hogan and Brian Buckley had two hits apiece for the Bates baseball team in a 6-2 NESCAC East Division loss at Bowdoin on Friday. Listen to Saturday's doubleheader against Bowdoin via live audio streaming.
Southern Maine defeats Bates baseball team, 11-6
4/22/2008: Seniors Brian Mahoney and Rob Patton each had two hits and Noah Lynd homered in an 11-6 loss at USM Baseball Stadium.
Baseball team routs Emerson, 17-2 and 19-1
4/21/2008: The Bates College baseball team banged out 36 hits and scored 36 runs in only 11 offensive innings as the Bobcats swept a non-conference doubleheader against Emerson College on Monday afternoon at Leahey Field.
Heide pitches complete-game win as baseball splits at Colby
4/19/2008: The Bates College baseball team rode a complete game win from first-year pitcher Ryan Heide (Medfield, Mass.) in Game 1 and had its ninth-inning comeback fall short in Game 2 as the Bobcats split a NESCAC East Division doubleheader at Colby
Colby slugs way to 11-6 win over baseball team
4/18/2008: The Mules hit three home runs as they took the first of their three-game weekend series with the Bobcats. Bates plays a doubleheader at Colby Saturday starting at noon.
Bates routs UMaine-Farmington in baseball, 15-2
4/17/2008: The Bates baseball team pounded out a season-high 20 hits and rode a strong pitching performance by first-year Paul Chiampa to a 15-2 non-conference win over UMaine-Farmington on Thursday at Leahey Field.
Thomas prevails over baseball team in a wild one, 8-7
4/14/2008: Thomas College scored seven runs in the final two innings to turn a late 3-1 deficit into an 8-7 non-league victory, spoiling the home opener for the Bates College baseball team Monday at Leahey Field.
Hogan homers during baseball's comeback attempt at Middlebury
4/13/2008: The Middlebury College baseball team swept a pair of games from Bates College on a cold and blustery Sunday afternoon at Forbes Field. The Panthers took game one 4-1 before holding on for a 10-9 victory in the second contest.
Baseball slate juggled; Bobcats will play at Middlebury on Sunday
4/10/2008: A pair of schedule adjustments have been made to the Bates College baseball team's upcoming slate of games.
No. 8 Trinity stays unbeaten with sweep of baseball
4/6/2008: Bates collected 18 hits on the day but had a pair of 10-3 losses to show for them against the 19-0 Bantams.
Baseball keeps it close against undefeated Trinity
4/5/2008: Ben Shwartz held Trinity scoreless for five innings, but the No. 8 Bantams extended their best ever start to 17-0 with a 6-0 win against Bates.
Baseball game vs. UMF moved back to April 28; Trinity series reslated
4/2/2008: The Bates baseball team's game against UMaine-Farmington will now be played at at Bates on Monday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Bates' series at Trinity has been pushed back one day and will be played Saturday and Sunday.
Tufts sweeps doubleheader over baseball team
3/30/2008: Tufts University defeated Bates College in a NESCAC East Division baseball double-header at Huskins Field on Sunday afternoon, to take two out of three in the weekend series.
Hogan's two homers vault baseball team over Tufts, 8-6
3/29/2008: Senior Denis Hogan went 4 for 4 with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored, Sean VanderVliet pitched seven strong innings, and Brian Mahoney set the Bates career hits record as Bates won 8-6 at Tufts -- as the home team.
Baseball sweeps doubleheader vs. UMPI in Connecticut
3/22/2008: Sean VanderVliet won his second game and Custer Cook flirted with a no-hitter in Game 2 as Bates swept a doubleheader, 19-2 and 9-0, at Darien (Conn.) High School.
Baseball team finishes up play in Florida
3/17/2008: Bates baseball finished up play at the Central Florida Invitational with a pair of losses to the Grove City College Wolverines.
Baseball team meets Clarkson in Florida
3/16/2008: Ryan Horvath threw three solid innings of relief and Alex Egelson rapped out a two-run double as Bates lost to Clarkson University 10-3 at the Central Florida Invitational.
Baseball team opens season with doubleheader split vs. Elms
3/15/2008: Brian Buckley went 4-5 with a home run and Casey McCormack swatted a grand slam to pace a potent Bobcat offense in an 11-7 season-opening victory in Orlando.
Listen in as baseball gets under way this week in Florida
3/10/2008: The Bobcats will take on Elms College, Clarkson University and Grove City College Saturday through Monday in Orlando. All of the games will feature live audio webcasts.
Seniors shine in their finale as Bobcats split twinbill with Fisher
5/7/2007: The Bates College baseball team finished the 2007 season Monday by splitting a doubleheader at home against Fisher College, winning Game 1 5-2 and falling 2-1 in the finale.
Buckley extends hit streak to 12 games for baseball team
5/6/2007: The Bates College baseball team lost a doubleheader at Middlebury College on Sunday, by scores of 12-1 in the first game and 10-5 in the second. The two-game series was rescheduled from April 15.
Hogan, Finan lead Bates to baseball win at Colby
5/2/2007: Denis Hogan belted a solo home run among his two hits and scored twice to lead Bates to an 11-3 win over Colby in non-conference baseball Wednesday at Coombs Field.
Baseball team splits doubleheader at UMF
5/1/2007: The Bates College baseball team split a non-league doubleheader at UMaine-Farmington on Tuesday at Hippach Field. The Bobcats' comeback bid fell just short in Game 1 in a 6-5 loss, but Bates took the nightcap by a 13-3 score.
Baseball beats Husson in 10th inning, 6-5
4/29/2007: A sharp grounder by Erik Hood scored Brian Mahoney with the game-ending run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the host Bobcats a 6-5 non-league victory over Husson.
Bowdoin squeaks past Bates in baseball, 5-4
4/29/2007: The Bowdoin College baseball team got an RBI single from K.J. Kozens in the top of the ninth to score Ian Merry with the eventual game-winning run as the Polar Bears topped Bates College 5-4 Sunday at Leahey Field.
Bowdoin tops baseball team in a pair of squeakers
4/28/2007: The teams will play the third game of their NESCAC Eastern Division series on Sunday afternoon at noon in Lewiston.
Bobcats bang out 19 hits in loss to No. 26 Southern Maine
4/24/2007: The No. 26-ranked University of Southern Maine baseball team won 19-13 at Bates College Tuesday at Leahey Field in a hitfest for both teams.
Engineers edge Bobcats in non-league baseball matchup, 5-4
4/23/2007: MIT junior righthander outdueled Bates junior lefty Larry Hinkle for a 5-4 victory Monday afternoon at Briggs Field.
Finan, Hood lead baseball team to Game 1 win over Colby
4/21/2007: Bates and Colby split a NESCAC baseball doubleheader Saturday at Leahey Field, with the host Bobcats taking Game 1 by a 6-0 score and losing the second game 18-9.
Bobcats get 20 hits in 13-12 loss to Mules
4/20/2007: Bates had its highest total of hits in nearly two years, but Colby came back to win Friday in Waterville. Bates hosts Colby in a doubleheader on Saturday.
Trinity defeats slugging Bobcats in baseball
4/7/2007: Big hits by Tyler Maxwell and Denis Hogan weren't enough to prevent the Bates baseball team from losing both ends of a doubleheader Saturday at Trinity, the No. 2 ranked team in New England.
Baseball team drops makeup game at Trinity
4/6/2007: Trinity College broke open a 4-0 game with five runs in the sixth inning, going on to defeat Bates College 14-2 in a NESCAC East Division contest on Friday.
VanderVliet, Bobcats blank Beavers at home, 6-0
4/1/2007: Bates junior Sean VanderVliet pitched a nine-inning, complete-game shutout as the Bobcats defeated UMaine-Farmington 6-0 on Sunday in their first home game this season.
Jumbos sink Bobcats in baseball twinbill
3/31/2007: The Tufts baseball team used a combination of big innings and good starting pitching to sweep Bates in a NESCAC East Division doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Huskins Field.
Bates gets home run, strong pitching, but nipped at Tufts
3/30/2007: Kevin Casey went 3 for 4 with four runs batted in, driving home all of the Tufts University baseball team’s runs in a 4-2 victory over Bates College at Huskins Field on Friday afternoon.
Baseball team finishes up spring trip to Florida
3/24/2007: The Bates baseball team dropped a doubleheader to St. Norbert College Saturday by scores of 18-9 and 8-5 to conclude their spring trip.
Baseball team falls to Hamilton in doubleheader
3/23/2007: A late-game rally in Game 2 made a tough day against Hamilton a little easier to take for the Bates baseball team.
Baseball opens season with split doubleheader vs. Elms
3/22/2007: Griffin Finan's complete-game performance in Game 2 gave Bates a 3-1 win over Elms College, after the Blazers edged the Bobcats 5-4 in the first game on Thursday in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Baseball team drops two against FIsher to conclude season
5/8/2006: The Bates College baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader against host Fisher College on Monday, 4-3 in the first game and 5-2 in the second, to finish the season at 13-21.
Bates splits baseball doubleheader with Williams
5/7/2006: Bates College scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth and held on to beat Williams College 8-7 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday at Leahey Field. Williams roared back in the second game with a 19-3 win to split the twinbill.
Bobcats plate 11 runs in 8th inning to top Colby, 13-7
5/5/2006: The Bates College baseball team erupted for 11 runs in the eighth inning to come from behind for a 13-7 victory over in-state rival Colby College Friday at Leahey Field.
Mahoney, McCormack homer as Bobcats split with UMF
5/4/2006: Bates College sophomores Brian Mahoney and Casey McCormack each hit their first home runs this season and classmate Sean VanderVliet pitched a complete-game six-hitter as the Bobcats defeated UMaine-Farmington 6-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday. UMF took the first game 2-1.
Husson blows out Bates in baseball, 17-4
5/1/2006: The Husson College baseball team pounded out 23 hits en route to a 17-4 defeat of Bates College Monday at Leahey Field.
Bowdoin takes two from Bates in baseball doubleheader
4/29/2006: The Bates College baseball team was unable to derail rival Bowdoin’s bid to clinch the top seed in the NESCAC Championship on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-2 in the final inning of the first contest of a doubleheader before dropping the second game 12-2.
Baseball team loses at Bowdoin, 15-2
4/28/2006: The Bowdoin College baseball team drew one step closer to earning the top seed in the NESCAC East Division with a 15-2 defeat of Bates College on Friday afternoon at Pickard Field.
Seventh-inning rally carries baseball team past Fisher College
4/26/2006: Sophomore SS Brian Mahoney hit a two-out, two-run, go-ahead single in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Bates College baseball team went on to defeat visiting Fisher College 5-2 Wednesday afternoon at Leahey Field.
Baseball team loses at Southern Maine
4/25/2006: Junior 2B Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) had four hits and three RBIs to pace the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 16-2 victory over the Bates College Bobcats in a non-conference college baseball game Tuesday afternoon at the USM Baseball Stadium.
Duggan carries MIT past Bates baseball team, 8-6
4/24/2006: Senior Wayne Duggan went 4-for-5, including a home run, drove in five runs and earned the save as the MIT baseball team beat Bates 8-6 Monday afternoon at Leahey Field.
Hood, Worrall, Finan lead Bobcats to doubleheader sweep at Colby
4/22/2006: Sophomore Erik Hood (Berlin, N.H.) and senior Adam Worrall (Duxbury, Mass.) each hit home runs as the Bates College baseball team took an 11-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader in NESCAC East Division play Saturday at Coombs Field. Bates (9-11, 3-6 NESCAC) also took a 9-2 victory in the second game.
Colby beats Bates in baseball, 16-3
4/21/2006: Junior 3B Andy Carr (Conway, N.H.) blasted a leadoff home run in the second inning and went on to go 5-for-6 with three runs and five RBIs as Colby College routed Bates College 16-3 Friday afternoon in a NESCAC East Division baseball at Leahey Field.
Baseball team belts three homers, sweeps UMPI in doubleheader
4/18/2006: Sophomore first baseman Erik Hood hit two three-run home runs and senior 3B Adam Worrall belted a grand slam as the Bates College baseball team swept UMaine-Presque Isle in a doubleheader on Wednesday, 17-3 in five innings and 13-11 in the second game.
Thomas scores two in bottom of the ninth to defeat Bates baseball team
4/17/2006: Thomas College senior Jordan McDonald hit a two-out run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Terriers to a 7-6 win over Bates College on Monday afternoon at H. Allen Ryan Field.
VanderVliet spins 3-hitter as baseball team splits twinbill at Trinity
4/15/2006: Bates sophomore righthander Sean VanderVliet (Meriden, N.H.) tossed a three-hitter as the Bates College baseball team defeated Trinity College 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
Trinity hands Bates baseball team its fifth straight loss
4/14/2006: Chandler Barnard pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and walking none, and went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the Trinity College baseball team to a 13-0 win over visiting Bates in NESCAC East Division baseball action Friday afternoon.
Baseball team loses at Wesleyan University, 14-2
4/12/2006: Wesleyan University rapped out 16 hits off of six Bates College pitchers in defeating the Bobcats 14-2 on Wednesday.
No. 22 Tufts baseball team sweeps series with Bates
4/1/2006: The Tufts University baseball team pounded out 32 hits while defeating Bates College in both ends of a doubleheader Saturday, completing a decisive three-game weekend sweep in NESCAC action with victories of 13-3 and 10-1.
Tufts trounces Bates in baseball, 12-3
3/31/2006: Tufts University banged out 17 hits en route to a 12-3 victory at Bates College Friday, in the NESCAC conference opener for both teams.
Baseball team downs UMaine-Farmington, 7-3, in home opener
3/28/2006: Pitchers Benjamin Shwartz and Griffin Finan combined to scatter eight hits over nine innings, leading the Bates College baseball team to a 7-3 victory in its home opener Tuesday at Leahey Field.
Ramapo sweeps doubleheader vs. Bates baseball team
3/25/2006: Likely worn out from a marathon day of baseball on Friday, the Bates College baseball team's pitching staff was exploited by Ramapo College on Saturday in a doubleheader, and the Roadrunners came away with 14-7 and 14-3 victories.
Baseball team finishes three-game, 32-inning day with two wins
3/24/2006: The Bates College baseball team had about as busy a day as a team could possibly conjure on Friday, playing a total of 34 innings to complete three games and coming out on top twice.
Baseball team wins season opener against Elms College, 9-6
3/23/2006: The Bates College baseball team plated seven runs combined in innings five and six, then held off a last-inning rally to defeat Elms College in Bates' season opener Thursday afternoon.