Hillsdale Saints Baseball
Saints end 2008 season as National Champion Runner-Up
Saints finish 2008 season at 25-27 and as national runner-up. Once again the Saints make it to the NCCAA National Championship Game. And once again they meet Southeastern University there. In a fitting end to the 2008 baseball season the Saints and the Fire take it down to the 7th inning, with Southeastern comming out on top 4-3. However; not to bad for a team that played 26 new freshman throughout the season and started 8 freshman in the Championship Game. The Saints were back-to-back Southwest Region Champions and were ranked number 2 in the nation all season behind Southeastern.
Honors for the 2008 Saints are First Team All-Americans, Jimmy Gillespie (outfield), Cody Davis (pitcher) and honorable mention Joseph Mann (catcher). Brandon Buchanan (3rd base) and Ryan Johnston (1st base) were both selected to the National Championship All-Tournament Team for their outstanding play during the tournament. For the second year in a row Coach Davis was selected National Coach of the Year!
2007 National Championship Runner-Up.
After a 2007 season which saw the Saints finish as the NCCAA Southwest region Champions and the NCCAA National Championship Runner-Up, expectations for the 2008 campaign are high. The Saints will be lead by senior tri-captains Aaron Smith, John Fish and Jaron Jedlicka. Smith who was selected to the 2007 All-Southwest Region team, the 2007 National 
Championship All-Tournament team, and was named a 2007 NCCAA All-American. Aaron returns for his senior season as the staff ace. Jedlicka returns as the Saints leading hitter for the 2006 and 2007 season. Jaron brings alot of enthusiasm to the team with his positive attitude. Fish enters his senior season in the 2 spot of the starting rotation. John's leadership is an integral part of the teams over all success. Also returing for the Saints are Nathan Thorne, Ryan Kennedy and John Ray. The Saints will add 24 newcomers to the roster for 2008. Coach Davis believes that the infeld is as good as there is in college baseball and with a quality pitching staff, the Saints are looking to get back in the National Championship Game in 2008.
