LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2023

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Prior to their matchup against Greensboro College in February 2023, the last time the

Warriors had taken to the field was May 1971, giving head baseball coach Rick Oliveri the daunting task of building a brand-new program comprised of 34 players, including 32 new to the College. Oliveri’s first win with the Warriors came two days after the season debut on Feb. 20 as they toppled Greensboro, 16-3. The Warriors’ first home game was a 9-5 MAC Freedom victory over DeSales University, one of three wins for the Warriors this year against teams that made the MAC Freedom Championship, at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. On April 2, the Warriors swept Delaware Valley University in a MAC Freedom doubleheader, 12-7 and 6-4, the team’s first sweep since downing Juniata College on May 16, 1970. The Warriors, voted to finish ninth in a preseason coaches’ poll, finished tied for sixth in the league standings, as the team stayed in the hunt for a conference championship slot until the second-to-last day of the regular season. The Warriors finished 12-23 overall and 9-14 in the MAC Freedom, and Oliveri was named the 2023 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year after leading the Lycoming baseball team in their first season in more than five decades. “My goal is to work to ensure that every student-athlete who comes through the baseball program is given an experience that they will remember long after their time at Lycoming,” said Oliveri.

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LYCOMING COLLEGE 2023 SUMMER MAGAZINE