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	05.07.2008 \| SOFTBALL LaMilza's Heroics Trumped By Bethel In Loss The MU softball team fell into the losers bracket after a 5-3 eight-inning loss to top-seeded Bethel College on day two of the NAIA Region VIII softball tournament. Tara LaMilza hit a three-run home run to give MU the lead in the top of the eighth before Bethel scored five times, including a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the inning to win. The rest of day two was rained out and will resume on Thursday. MORE
	05.06.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Opens Region Hunt With Win Over Tech The MU softball team opened the 2008 NAIA Region VIII Championship with a 6-1 win over Indiana Tech on Tuesday. Jess Irwin went the distance for the Crusaders striking out eight while Cat Sidor (Pictured) had three RBIs. MU takes on host Bethel at 10am tomorrow. MORE
	05.02.2008 \| BASEBALL Crusaders Reign In Title Game, 11-10 Over Tech The Madonna baseball team captured the 2008 WHAC Tournament Championship after a come from behind 11-10 win over Indiana Tech in a game that took seven hours and 17 minutes to complete. MORE
	05.01.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Captures WHAC Tourney Crown The Madonna softball team downed Aquinas 7-1 to capture the WHAC Softball Championship Tournament on Thursday at University Field. Jess Irwin went the distance for MU. picking up her 25th win of the season. MORE
	05.01.2008 \| BASEBALL Crusader Bats Explode, Now One Win Away The top-seeded MU baseball team went 2-0 at day one of the 2008 WHAC Championship Tournament, using 17 hits and a pair of Kevin Zerbo home runs in the night cap for a 17-1 win over Indiana Tech. MU leads the best-of-three championship series heading into play tomorrow. MORE
	04.30.2008 \| SOFTBALL Crusaders Roll to First Day Victories The top-seeded MU softball team rolled to a 8-0 (five inning) run-rule victory over fourth seeded UM-Dearborn in the opening round of the 2008 WHAC Softball Tournament at University Field. MU then took its second round game over Indiana Tech 4-0. The Crusaders now await the winner of Indiana Tech and Aquinas at 2pm tomorrow in the WHAC finals. MORE
	04.30.2008 \| BASEBALL Kennedy and Zerbo Highlight All-WHAC Teams Madonna senior pitcher Will Kennedy (pictured) was named WHAC Pitcher of the Year and junior 1B Kevin Zerbo was named Co-Player of the Year as the 2008 All-Conference selections were released by the league today. In all, six Crusaders earned first team honors. MORE
	04.29.2008 \| SOFTBALL Irwin Highlights All-Conference Selections The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office released the 2008 softball awards late Tuesday night on the eve of the WHAC softball tournament and eight different Crusaders took home hardware, led by Pitcher of the Year Jess Irwin and Coach of the Year Al White. The awards were voted upon by the league’s coaches. MORE
	04.28.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Clips Golden Eagles' Wings In Sweep The Madonna softball team wrapped up the regular season with a pair of run-rule wins over Cornerstone on Monday at University Field. MU took game one 8-0 in five innings and picked up WHAC win number 20 in the night cap 12-0, also in five innings. Jess Irwin threw a one-hitter in game one, while Cat Sidor (pictured) extended her hitting streak to 29 games with three hits on the day. MORE
	04.28.2008 \| M. GOLF Men's Golf Ends Season At NAIA Regional The Madonna men's golf team shot a two-round total of 656 at the NAIA Region VIII championship in Peru, Ind. The Crusaders missed making the day two cut by nine shots, ending their season. Aaron Cheesman (pictured) shot rounds of 75 and 83 to lead MU. RESULTS TO COME
	04.28.2008 \| BASEBALL Baseball Downs Rochester 5-0 In Finale Madonna used six different pitchers to combine for a one-hit shut out of Rochester College by a final score of 5-0 on Monday at Ilitch Ballpark. Zach McMillin (pictured) had a pair of hits and a RBI in the win. MORE
	04.28.2008 \| SOFTBALL Irwin Picks Up Third Straight WHAC Honor For the third straight week and the fourth time this season, MU freshman Jess Irwin (pictured) has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. The honor was announced by the league office in Grand Rapids on Monday. MORE
	04.27.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Wins WHAC Title In Sweep At Concordia The Madonna softball team wrapped up the WHAC championship with a sweep at Concordia. MU took game one 5-0 and completed the sweep with a 6-0 win. Jess Irwin (pictured) earned the win in both games, striking out 20 along the way. MORE
	04.26.2008 \| BASEBALL Baseball Sweeps Cards On Senior Day The Madonna baseball team wrapped up the WHAC season with a sweep of visiting Concordia on Saturday at Ilitch Ballpark. MU took game one 11-2 and then took the night cap 12-1 in five innings. Between games MU honored its 11 member senior class. MORE
	04.26.2008 \| W. GOLF Women's Golf Wraps Up Season At Regional The MU women's golf team wrapped up the 2007-08 season with a fifth place finish - its highest regional finish ever - at the NAIA Region VIII Championship in Kendalville, Ind. Mariel Meyers (pictured) shot her second straight round of 91 to place 15th overall. MORE
	04.25.2008 \| SOFTBALL Irwin Sets Strikeout Mark In Sweep Of Cornerstone Madonna University freshman sensation Jess Irwin (pictured) added to her stellar inaugural season by recording her 183rd strikeout, a new single season MU record in her game one victory over Cornerstone Friday afternoon. Irwin went on to pick up the save in game two as MU swept the Golden Eagles, 8-3 and 4-3. MORE
	04.25.2008 \| BASEBALL MU Clinches Outright Title with Split at Concordia The MU baseball team clinched the outright WHAC regular season championship with their 4-1 game one victory at Concordia Friday afternoon. John McCracken (pictured) picked up the save, his ninth of the season to tie the school's single season record. MORE
	04.22.2008 \| W. GOLF Crusaders in Fifth Place after Day One at Regionals Mariel Meyers (pictured) fired an opening round of 91 to post the low for Madonna at day one of the NAIA Region VIII Championships in Kendallville, Indiana Friday afternoon. FIRST ROUND RESULTS
	04.24.2008 \| ATHLETICS Second Annual BGA Date, Ticket Info Announced The Madonna University athletic department announced today the location, date and ticket information for the second annual Blue and Gold Awards to be held Sunday September 7th at St. Mary's Cultural Center. Tickets are available for purchase online and space is limited. MORE \| BGA PREVIEW VIDEO \| PURCHASE TICKETS
	04.23.2008 \| BASEBALL Sonnenberg Tabbed As National Pitcher Of the Week Madonna junior Jeff Sonnenberg picked up his third award of the week on Wednesday as the NAIA national office announced that he was selected the National Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 20. Sonnenberg had been named the WHAC and Region VIII Pitcher of the Week on Monday and Tuesday respectively. MORE
	04.21.2008 \| BASEBALL Crusaders Sweep Weekly WHAC Baseball Awards The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office announced on Monday that Madonna teammates Jeff Sonnenberg and Kevin Zerbo had swept the WHAC’s Pitcher and Player of the Week awards respectively. This is the first selection for Sonnenberg and the second for Zerbo this season. Sonnenberg was also named NAIA Region VIII Pitcher of the Week in a statement released Tuesday. MORE
	04.23.2008 \| W. SOCCER Women's Soccer Adds Seventh Signee For 2008 Madonna women’s soccer coach Paul Thomas announced today that he has signed Trisha Bender to a letter of intent. Bender (Commerce, Mich.) will continue her academic and athletic careers at Madonna University starting this fall. MORE
	04.21.2008 \| SOFTBALL Irwin Named WHAC and Region Pitcher Of The Week The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office announced on Monday that Madonna freshman pitcher Jess Irwin had picked up her third WHAC Pitcher of the Week award. This is the second straight week Irwin has been selected and the fourth straight week a Madonna pitcher has earned the award. Irwin was also tabbed NAIA Region VIII Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday MORE
	04.20.2008 \| BASEBALL Baseball Clinches WHAC Title With Sweep Of AQ With its ninth win in 10 games this week the Madonna baseball team clinched the 2008 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference championship by downing visiting Aquinas 2-0 and 3-0 at Ilitch Ballpark on Sunday. John McCracken picked up the save in both games for MU. MORE
	04.20.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Splits At AQ On Sunday; Remains In First The Madonna softball team split its Sunday double header at Aquinas winning game one 5-0 before falling 10-9 in the night cap. Tedi Johnston (pictured) has three RBIs in game one for MU. MORE
	04.19.2008 \| BASEBALL Sonnenberg Throws No-Hitter In Split At Aquinas Junior Jeff Sonnenberg (pictured) threw the first no-hitter of the season in Madonna's game two 4-0 win at Aquinas on Saturday. AQ took game one 2-1. The Saints and Crusaders wrap up the four-game set at Ilitch Ballpark on Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1:00pm. MORE
	04.19.2008 \| SOFTBALL White Gets Career Win 300 In Sweep Of Wolves Head coach Al White picked up career win number 300 on Saturday in game one of MU's sweep of UM-Dearborn 10-0. White then got win 301 in a 6-5 Crusader win in 10 innings in game two. MORE
	04.19.2008 \| M. GOLF Men's Golf Wraps Up Regional Preview Seniors Aaron Cheesman and Jono McMahon each shot a 74 to lead the MU men's golf team at the final day of the Rumble at the Rock II, a preview of the 2008 NAIA Region VIII golf tournament. As a team the Crusaders shot a 303, their bet score of the spring season.
	04.18.2008 \| SOFTBALL Softball Sweeps Tech; White Wins No. 299 A come from behind win in game one and a one-two pitching punch from Liz Ballinger and Jess Irwin in the night cap gave the visiting Madonna softball team a sweep at Indiana Tech on Friday by finals of 3-1 and 4-2. The wins gave head coach Al White his 298th and 299th career victories. MU hosts UM-Dearborn for Senior Day on Saturday starting at 1pm at University Field. MORE
	04.18.2008 \| M. GOLF Men's Linksters Seventh After Day One At Rumble The Madonna men's golf team sits in seventh after round one at the Rumble at the Rock II at the Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Ind. The event, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan serves as a preview for the NAIA Region VIII championship next week on the same course. Jono McMahon led MU with a 78. Coach Steve Mato's (pictured) troops tee off round two at 10am on Saturday.
	04.16.2008 \| BASEBALL Baseball Sweeps Saints In Adrian Senior shortstop Levi Cheshire hit two home runs on the day as the Madonna baseball team swept a double header at Siena Heights on Wednesday by finals of 5-3 and 8-4. The sweeps extends MU's lead in the WHAC standings to four games over Indiana Tech. MORE
	04.16.2008 \| SOFTBALL Irwin Fires No Hitter As Softball Splits With SHU Freshman Jess Irwin (pictured) fired the second no hitter of her young career as the Madonna softball team split a double header with visiting Siena Heights on Wednesday at University Field. Irwin threw her gem in an 8-0 win in game one while the Saints rebounded to take game two 7-5. MORE
	04.15.2008 \| BASEBALL Crusaders Complete Sweep Of Tech On Tuesday A Matt Kondziolka two-run walk-off home run in game one and a 10-run attack in game two gave the Madonna baseball team a sweep of Indiana Tech Tuesday at Ilitch Ballpark by finals of 6-4 and 10-3. MU wins the season series from Tech and now has a three game lead in the WHAC standings. MORE
	04.14.2008 \| BASEBALL Baseball Sweeps Indiana Tech To Open Series Will Kennedy (pictured) allowed just four hits in throwing a complete game shutout in the opener and Kevin Zerbo went 3-for-3 with four RBIs in the night cap as MU swept Indiana Tech on Monday by finals of 2-0 and 9-6 at Ilitch Ballpark. The two teams close the four-game series on Tuesday with a double header starting at 1:30 pm. MORE
	04.14.2008 \| SOFTBALL Finch, Irwin Sweep Weekly WHAC Awards After helping the MU softball team to a 5-1 week, teammates Jess Irwin (pictured) and Christina Finch have been named the WHAC's Pitcher and Player of the Week respectively. This is the third straight week MU has claimed the league's top pitcher. MORE