https://www.cnusports.com/rss.aspx?path=baseballLatest news items for Christopher Newport University Athleticsjessica.morris@cnu.edu (Christopher Newport University Athletics)en-us60https://cnusports.com/news/2026/6/2/sam-benedict-and-josh-reinhold-haul-in-academic-all-district-honors-for-christopher-newport-baseball.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/6/2/sam-benedict-and-josh-reinhold-haul-in-academic-all-district-honors-for-christopher-newport-baseball.aspxBaseball

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Capping standout careers on and off the field for Christopher Newport baseball, seniors Sam Benedict and Josh Reinhold each hauled in Academic All-District recognition from the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday afternoon. Reinhold becomes the first three-time Academic All-District selection for CNU baseball and Benedict picks up his second career certificate.]]>Academic All-District Baseball CNU 2026Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:36:00 EST319975https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/26/three-captains-haul-in-all-region-accolades-for-christopher-newport-baseball.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/26/three-captains-haul-in-all-region-accolades-for-christopher-newport-baseball.aspxBaseball

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Christopher Newport senior outfielder Jake Benedict collected his second career All-Region certificate to headline a group of three Captains to garner the postseason honors as released by the ABCA and D3baseball.com on Tuesday. Benedict was selected by the ABCA while junior Cameron Slough earned second team plaudits at catcher and graduate student Jackson Baird earned third team honors at pitcher from D3baseball.com.]]>All Region 2026 Baseball Tue, 26 May 2026 13:41:00 EST319971https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/17/captains-baseball-season-ends-in-ncaa-regional-final-after-dropping-11-4-decision-to-no-3-lynchburg.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/17/captains-baseball-season-ends-in-ncaa-regional-final-after-dropping-11-4-decision-to-no-3-lynchburg.aspxBaseball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- For six innings against one of the best teams in Division III baseball, the Christopher Newport Captains battled to a 4-4 draw before the third-ranked University of Lynchburg utilized a seven-run seventh to pull away and capture the NCAA Regional Championship at City Stadium in Lynchburg, Va. on Sunday afternoon.]]>National Anthem at NCAA Regional 2026Sun, 17 May 2026 15:28:00 EST319954https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/17/cnu-baseball-advances-to-fourth-regional-final-in-five-years-with-9-6-win-over-maryville-in-elimination-game-saturday.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/17/cnu-baseball-advances-to-fourth-regional-final-in-five-years-with-9-6-win-over-maryville-in-elimination-game-saturday.aspxBaseball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Behind a gutsy playoff performance from senior Ryan Morrison (4-4) and timely offensive production, the Christopher Newport baseball team earned a 9-6 win over Maryville College (TN) on Saturday night to advance to the NCAA Regional Championship against No. 3 Lynchburg on Sunday. Morrison tossed six strong innings after also appearing in the day's opening game to lift the Captains to a second-straight elimination game victory and improve to 26-16 overall this season.]]>CNU Baseball NCAA Victory Handshake LineSun, 17 May 2026 00:23:00 EST319953https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/16/logan-adams-blasts-walk-off-home-run-in-the-11th-inning-to-lift-cnu-baseball-to-ncaa-regional-win-over-penn-st-behrend-10-9.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/16/logan-adams-blasts-walk-off-home-run-in-the-11th-inning-to-lift-cnu-baseball-to-ncaa-regional-win-over-penn-st-behrend-10-9.aspxBaseball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Facing a seven-run deficit with less than three innings to play, the Christopher Newport baseball team had their backs against the wall against Penn St.-Behrend in the NCAA Regional at City Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia on Saturday before rallying to the tie game and force extra innings. Once in extra time, freshman Logan Adams played the role of postseason hero with a one-out no-doubt walk-off home run to left center field in the bottom of the 11th to lift the Captains (25-16) to a 10-9 come-from-behind win.]]>CNU Baseball Celebration NCAA Regional 2026Sat, 16 May 2026 16:51:00 EST319949https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-maryville-college-comes-from-behind-to-nip-captains-in-ncaa-regional-opener-in-extra-innings-8-7.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-maryville-college-comes-from-behind-to-nip-captains-in-ncaa-regional-opener-in-extra-innings-8-7.aspxBaseball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Despite a dazzling postseason outing by Jackson Baird over eight innings, the Christopher Newport baseball team saw a five-run lead evaporate over the final two innings as Maryville College forced extras in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Regional Championship hosted by the University of Lynchburg. The Captains took the lead in the top of the 13th only for the Scots to answer with two in the bottom half to walk it off, 8-7.]]>Jackson BairdFri, 15 May 2026 20:53:00 EST319948https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/14/cnu-baseball-set-to-open-ncaa-regional-action-versus-maryville-on-friday-afternoon.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/14/cnu-baseball-set-to-open-ncaa-regional-action-versus-maryville-on-friday-afternoon.aspxBaseball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Postseason action is set to begin for the Christopher Newport baseball team as the Captains (24-15) will take on Maryville College (27-17) in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Regional Championship at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The Captains and Scots will face off in game two of the regional after the host University of Lynchburg Hornets (36-6-1) plays against Penn State Behrend (31-10) in the opening game at 11:00 a.m.]]>Josh Reinhold Baseball RosterThu, 14 May 2026 21:31:00 EST319940https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/11/cnu-baseball-earns-spot-in-ncaa-tournament-captains-to-face-maryville-tn-in-first-round-on-friday-at-lynchburg.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/11/cnu-baseball-earns-spot-in-ncaa-tournament-captains-to-face-maryville-tn-in-first-round-on-friday-at-lynchburg.aspxBaseball

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- For the 13th time in program history, the Christopher Newport baseball team earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the Captains secured an at-large berth into the 2026 regional championships and will begin the postseason on Friday, May 15 against Maryville College (Tenn.) (27-17) on the campus of University of Lynchburg.]]>Captains Park 2025Mon, 11 May 2026 12:17:00 EST319927https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/8/baseball-no-7-salisbury-stings-christopher-newport-in-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-semifinals-8-7.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/8/baseball-no-7-salisbury-stings-christopher-newport-in-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-semifinals-8-7.aspxBaseball

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The third-seeded Christopher Newport baseball team carried a 7-2 advantage into the bottom of the eighth inning but the nationally-ranked Salisbury Sea Gulls responded with six runs in the final two innings to walk off a win in the 2026 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Semifinals, 8-7. The Captains fall to 24-15 overall this season with the loss and Salisbury advances to face top-seeded Mary Washington in the C2C Championship at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.]]>Donovan NewellFri, 8 May 2026 18:59:00 EST319920https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/7/christopher-newport-baseball-ready-to-open-postseason-at-no-7-salisbury-friday-in-c2c-semifinals.aspxhttps://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/7/christopher-newport-baseball-ready-to-open-postseason-at-no-7-salisbury-friday-in-c2c-semifinals.aspxBaseball

SALISBURY, Md. -- The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Baseball Championship begins on Friday afternoon as the #3-seed Christopher Newport Captains (24-14) travel to #2-seed Salisbury University (30-9) for the semifinal round. First pitch at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium is set for 3:00 p.m. with the winning team advancing to Saturday's championship game.]]>Logan Adams Baseball 2026Thu, 7 May 2026 10:55:00 EST319914