Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team ended their season in style as they split a doubleheader with visiting Rollins College. Combine the split with last night's victory and Eckerd claims the final Sunshine State Conference series of the 2008 season. The Tritons dropped the opener 21-0 but rebounded behind some fine pitching to claim the finale 7-3.
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Throw the record out the door when it comes to the final series of the year. The Eckerd College baseball team did just that on Friday night as they defeated Rollins College 9-7 in the opening game of the final Sunshine State Conference series of the year.
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
The 15th-ranked Rollins College Tars were able to defeat the Eckerd College Tritons in SSC doubleheader action as Rollins took game one 8-0 (6 innings) and 8-0 (5 innings) on Saturday afternoon at Lake Island Park. The Tars improve to 36-14, 12-8 and the Tritons conclude their season 8-47, 2-19 in conference.
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Rollins College pitcher Nicole Anderson struck out 15 and allowed just one hit as Rollins downed Eckerd 4-0 in a Sunshine State Conference match-up Friday. Sherri Rabenold led the 15th ranked Tars bats, going 3-4 with a run scored and RBI. Monica Meadows hit 2-3 with two runs batted in.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team got back on the winning track after they downed Warner Southern College 11-9 in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Tritons improve to 14-33 overall while the Royals fall to 30-21.
Monday, April 21st, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fought hard as they traveled down to South Florida but the Tritons were ultimately swept by host Nova Southeastern, losing game one 10-9 in ten innings and game two 14-9. The two wins brings NSU to 27-17 on the season, including 11-5 in Sunshine State Conference play. Eckerd falls to 13-33 overall and 2-19 in SSC play.
Monday, April 21st, 2008
The Nova Southeastern Baseball team (25-17, 9-5 SSC) defeated the Eckerd College Tritons (13-31, 2-17 SSC) by a 7-3 final on Saturday evening, in a Sunshine State Conference series-opener at the NSU Baseball Complex in South Florida.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The fifth-ranked University of Tampa baseball team posted an 11-2 victory over Eckerd College to sweep the four-game season series with the Tritons.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's golf teams finished seventh and eighth respectively in the 2008 Sunshine State Conference Golf Championships hosted by Florida Tech and played at the Duran Golf Club.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
After being outscored 53-6 in three games over the weekend, Eckerd scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun Florida Southern 11-9 in a non-conference game Monday night at Henley Field. The loss snapped FSC's eight-game winning streak.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College baseball and softball teams were defeated in their respective Sunshine State Conference contests as the visiting teams completed series sweeps against the Tritons. The baseball team finished up their series against Florida Southern with a 15-2 setback to the Mocs. Softball continued their series against Nova Southeastern as they were swept by the Sharks 4-2 and 10-0 in five innings.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College softball and baseball teams had rough goings on Friday night as both suffered losses to visiting Sunshine State Conference teams. Softball saw Nova Southeastern come in and hand the Tritons a 10-0 defeat in five innings, and the baseball team ran into Florida Southern, who dropped 27 runs on the Tritons in the opener, defeating the Teal and Navy 27-3 and then 11-1 in the late-nightcap.
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
To avoid a potential weather-related delay, the Sunshine State Conference series featuring the Tritons and visiting Florida Southern College will be shuffled around.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Mitch Rodriguez singled in Evan Ashley with the game-winning run in the 10th inning of game one and the Barry Buccaneers went on to sweep the Eckerd College Tritons in a Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader 13-12 and 11-3 on Saturday at Feinbloom Field.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a hard time scoring against Florida Southern on Saturday as they were shutout in doubleheader action 8-0 in both contests in Sunshine State Conference play.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
It was a rough outing for the Triton's baseball team on Friday night as they fell to Barry University 18-2 at Barry’s Feinbloom Field to open the Sunshine State Conference baseball series.
Friday, April 4th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team could not overcome some powerful pitching as they were held to two hits in the opening game of a Sunshine State Conference series against Florida Southern College on Friday evening. The Tritons were on the losing end of a 5-0 final score.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team rallied from four runs down to pull out a 7-6 nail-biter over visiting Webber International University at a rainy Turley Field on Wednesday night. The Tritons improve to 12-23 overall while Webber travels back to Babson Park now 21-17 overall.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
The Eckerd College men's tennis team notched their first win in the Sunshine State Conference as they defeated visiting Saint Leo University 5-4 in action at the Bullard Courts on Tuesday evening. The Eckerd women could not continue the success as they fell 8-1 to the Lions.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was not able to pull off the Sunshine State Conference upset as they fell to the nation's fourth-ranked team as the Barry University Buccaneers handed the Tritons a 6-1 defeat in the day's opener and a 15-0, five inning loss in the Sunday afternoon final game at Turley Field.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader to visiting Palm Beach Atlantic University as they fell in the opener 8-7 and then dropped the series' rubber game, 9-4.
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
The fourth-ranked Barry University softball team (29-2, 7-0 SSC) opened up a series with a 9-0 win over the Tritons (8-36, 2-8 SSC) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday night at Turley Field.
Friday, March 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team snapped their six game losing streak as they rallied to beat visiting Palm Beach Atlantic 6-4 on Friday night at Turley Field. The Tritons, shutout in the first five innings, exploded for all six runs in the final three frames as they improved to 11-21 overall.
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team found offensive production tough as they could only garner two hits in a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader sweep to visiting Saint Leo University at Turley Field on Wednesday evening. SLU came out on top of both games, winning 11-0 and 13-0, both in five innings.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team opened up their Sunshine State Conference series on a sour note as they fell 13-0 to Saint Leo University in five innings at Turley Field on Tuesday evening.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Head Coach Erin Koenig's first-ever win as the leader of the Eckerd College men's tennis team came in the most thrilling of fashion as the Tritons used a 12-10 tiebreaker win at No. 6 singles as the sun was setting on the West Coast of Florida to upend the visiting University of West Alabama 5-4.
Monday, March 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team was shutout by visiting Lincoln Memorial University 7-0 as the Tritons fell to 10-20 overall while the Railsplitters improve to 20-14-1.
Monday, March 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team came within three innings of posting a sweep over visiting Southern New Hampshire University, but the Penmen rallied in the top of the fifth inning of the second game to pull ahead and steal a game from the Tritons. EC would win the first game 5-4 but Southern New Hampshire would post a 4-3 come-from-behind win in the nightcap.
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
The weather system that both teams were trying to avoid all week caught the fans and players in the top of the eighth inning as the rain became too hard and began to saturate Turley Field in the final game between the Eckerd College Tritons and the visiting No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans.
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Freshman Josh Bowman, pitching for the sixth-ranked University of Tampa Spartans, came back to his hometown and tossed a complete game no-hitter 7-0 win against Eckerd College in Sunshine State Conference doubleheader action on Friday afternoon from Turley Field.
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Erin Lambros struck out six in the opener and had a 4-for-4 day at the plate in the second game as host Northwood University swept Eckerd College 3-2 and 8-2 on Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The rough beginning of the Eckerd College softball team's Spring Break marathon of games that saw them fall to West Georgia and Palm Beach Atlantic was offset on Wednesday afternoon as they rallied to sweep visiting Hillsdale College (MI) 3-2 and 2-1 at a windy Turley Field.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team continued their Spring Break week of doubleheaders as they traveled to Southeast Florida and faced Palm Beach Atlantic in a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Unfortunately, the Tritons fell to 5-29 overall as they were swept by the Sailfish 5-0 and 3-1.
Monday, March 17th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team began their Spring Break marathon of eight games in four days as they fell to visiting West Georgia 3-0 and 5-3 on Monday afternoon from a windy Turley Field.
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
The No. 29 Saint Leo University baseball team defeated Eckerd College by a score of 26-12 on Sunday afternoon as the Tritons dropped two out of three in the Sunshine State Conference series.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team (10-16, 2-6 SSC) split a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader with host Saint Leo University (20-8, 3-2 SSC) on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons won 9-5 in game one before dropping a 6-4 decision in the seven-inning second contest.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
With its leading scorer held in check all afternoon, Eckerd was unable to find production elsewhere during a 70-49 loss to Benedict (S.C.) in the opening round of the Division II NCAA Tournament.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball and men's tennis teams were on the losing ends of scores on Saturday as softball traveled to Kissimmee, Florida and took on two opponents in the Rebel Games and men's tennis fell to visiting Palm Beach Atlantic at home.
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Eckerd College men's basketball senior guard Damone Morris was named to the Daktronics Second Team All-South Region on Thursday. This marks his second postseason honor of the 2007-08 season, his final one after an outstanding four-year career as a Triton. Earlier in March he was an All-Sunshine State Conference First Team honoree.
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Eckerd College women's basketball junior center Olivia Nagle was named to the Daktronics Second Team All-South Region on Thursday. This marks her second postseason honor of the 2007-08 season, her first as a Triton. Earlier in March she was an All-Sunshine State Conference First Team honoree.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team got back on track in a big way as they handed visiting Rhode Island College an 11-3 defeat at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a tough outing when they were swept in doubleheader action by visiting Valdosta State University as they fell 10-0 in five innings in the first game and 11-2 in six innings in the nightcap.
Monday, March 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team seems to have trouble in one inning in every game that negatively affects the outcome for EC and today's game against Purdue University - North Central was no exception.
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Despite what happened at the McArthur Center last Tuesday, the Eckerd College men's basketball team has been awarded a ticket to the Division II's version of March Madness it was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
After winning five consecutive games the Eckerd College baseball team has dropped their last two contests as they fell to visiting Lynn University 13-2 in Sunshine State Conference action at a frigid Turley Field on Saturday night.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
After falling in the opener last night, things didn't get much better for the Eckerd College baseball team on Sunday as they were swept by Lynn University 8-1 and 14-2 in doubleheader Sunshine State Conference action from Turley Field.
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Eckerd College senior Damone Morris and junior Olivia Nagle earned First Team nods for the All-Sunshine State Conference Men's and Women's Basketball teams respectively. Freshman Ashley Lutz also managed to earn a spot on the conference's All-Freshman Team.
Friday, March 7th, 2008
The 20th ranked University of Tampa softball team swept the visiting Eckerd College Tritons in Sunshine State Conference softball action on Thursday night.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was rewarded for their Sunshine State Conference series win over Lynn University as the conference awarded sophomore Aleena Oimoen, the player responsible for the two wins, with the Player of the Week award for her tremendous performance in the three game series last week.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
A sluggish start out of the gate cost the Eckerd College baseball team as they surrendered seven runs in the first inning as they fell 10-9 to visiting Saint Anselm College on Wednesday afternoon from Turley Field.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The visiting No. 7 Saint Leo University men's basketball team upset the No. 2 Tritons on Tuesday night in their third meeting of the season from the McArthur Center in the quarterfinal round of the 2008 Wendy's Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team fell 8-0 to the 20th-ranked University of Tampa in five innings on Wednesday evening. The Spartans improve to 16-5 on the season, 3-1 in the Sunshine State Conference action while the Tritons fall to 5-19, 2-2 in conference action.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The 28th-ranked University of Tampa tennis team handed Eckerd College a 7-2 loss in women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. Tampa is now 5-9 for the season. The Tritons fall to 0-6 on the year.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Nova Southeastern University women's basketball team held on against a tough Eckerd College team to win 63-61 in the opening round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament in action on Tuesday evening inside the University Center Arena.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College men's and women's basketball teams found out their seedings for the 2008 Wendy's Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships on Sunday morning. The men, behind a last second victory in their final regular season game, finished second in the conference and earned a No. 2 seed in the tournament where they will host the No. 7 seed Saint Leo University at 7:00 pm on Tuesday night at the McArthur Center. The EC women claimed the No. 8 seed and will travel down to Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday where they will face No. 1 seed Nova Southeastern at 7:00 pm.
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team only committed two defensive miscues in 14 innings, but they proved to be costly as the Tritons fell to visiting St. Cloud State University 3-1 and 4-3 in action at Turley Field on Monday night.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team benefited from six defensive miscues as they defeated visiting Saint Anselm College 13-9 in action at Turley Field on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Eckerd College senior Damone Morris, playing in his final regular season game for the Tritons, nailed a halfcourt shot as time expired to send his Tritons to an unbelievable 66-64 win over Rollins College on Saturday night in Sunshine State Conference action from a jubilant McArthur Center.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Behind Jessica Pressley's 23 points, the visiting Rollins College Tars defeated the Eckerd College women's basketball team 67-60 on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center. Rollins improves to 18-9 overall and 8-8 in conference play. The Tritons fall to 15-12 and 5-11 in the SSC.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team closed out a busy and very successful day in Triton Athletics as they swept visiting Merrimack College by identical 5-4 scores on Saturday evening from Turley Field.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team split a doubleheader with host Lynn University falling 3-0 in the opener and winning 4-3 in the nightcap. Combining today's win with yesterday's triumph, the Tritons can lay claim to this year's SSC series with Lynn.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's teams were defeated on the road by Lynn University as the men fell 7-2 and the women were shutout at 9-0.
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team can brag that they are undefeated in conference play as they watched their catcher, sophomore Aleena Oimoen, launch two round-trippers as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and defeated Lynn University 3-2 in the first Sunshine State Conference contests for the Tritons in 2008.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College men’s basketball team dominated from the opening tip of the game as they defeated Saint Leo University handing the Lions an 82-60 setback on Wednesday night from SLU’s Bowman Center in Sunshine State Conference action.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team surrendered seven runs in the final two innings but managed to hold on to a slim lead to earn a 9-8 victory over Goshen College at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Melissa Guerero scored a career-high 25 points
and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double to lead the
Saint Leo University women’s basketball team (13-13, 6-9
SSC) to an 80-73 overtime win over Eckerd College (15-11,
5-10 SSC) on Wednesday night at the Bowman Center.
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's tennis both fell to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the Sunshine State Conference as they were shut out 9-0 to Florida Southern College in conference tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Wins proved hard to come by for the Eckerd College softball and men's and women's tennis teams on Sunday as they all lost their contests at home.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
After dropping their last four Sunshine State Conference games, the Eckerd College women's basketball team got back on the winning track as they defeated visiting Florida Tech 75-67 at the McArthur Center on Saturday night.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team used a little help from Mother Nature to post their first win in the tournament bearing their name as they defeated Midwestern State (Tex.) 3-0 in a rain-shortened first game of the second day of the 2008 Eckerd College Spring Invitational.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
A fourth-inning grand slam put the host Florida Tech Panthers in command of game one Saturday afternoon. Florida Tech went on to win the first contest 19-7, while Eckerd, behind some homers of their own, took game two by a score of 6-3.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team sent fans out of the McArthur Center disappointed for only the second time this season as they fell 87-71 to visiting Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
It was a hit fest Friday afternoon at Lee Hall/Andy Seminick Field as the Florida Tech baseball team came from behind to score seven runs in the eighth inning, outlasting Eckerd 12-7.
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team found that the tournament bearing their name was not kind to them in the first day of action as they lost back-to-back games in the Eckerd College Spring Invitational falling 6-0 to Florida Tech in the tournament opener and dropping an 11-0 decision to Tarleton State in the day's final contest.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Club V will host the inaugural Sunshine State Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament, to be held on Saturday, March 29 in Tampa, Fla. This event will be the first-ever beach volleyball tournament held by a NCAA Division II conference.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team got a single free throw from freshman Chris Gray with two seconds left as the Tritons defeated the SSC's top-ranked University of Tampa 87-86 in Sunshine State Conference action from UT's Martinez Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team rallied from 11 points down with just over three minutes in their Sunshine State Conference game against the University of Tampa but their attempt to tie the score fell short as time ran out. The Tritons fell to the host Spartans 66-64 at the Martinez Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
It took over two weeks and 13 games but the Eckerd College softball team gave their new head coach his first two wins in thrilling fashion as the Tritons swept visiting Salem International University by 2-1 and 1-0 final scores at Turley Field on Wednesday evening.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team could not overcome a six-run fifth inning as they fell to visiting Saint Leo University in non-conference action on Tuesday night at Turley Field.
Monday, February 18th, 2008
It was a rough Sunday for the Eckerd College teams in action as all four events that featured Triton teams had the final scores fall in favor of the opponents.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team posted a season sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic as the Tritons posted a 93-76 win over the Sailfish in non-conference action at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Down 3-2 heading into the final inning of the opening game against Southeastern University, the Tritons (3-7) put on their rally caps and pounded out three hits, capatalized on two defensive errors to plate two runs and pull out a thrilling 4-3 victory at Turley Field on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons couldn't get the same result in the second game as Southeastern overcame EC 12-8.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team is still searching for their first win on 2008 as they fell twice in the first day of the VSU/Chick-Fil-A Classic hosted by Valdosta State University on Saturday. The Tritons opened the tournament losing to Valdosta State 7-0 and then fell 8-3 to the University of West Florida in the afternoon.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team looks to be on a hot streak at the right time of the season as they upended the Sunshine State Conference's top-ranked team dominating Florida Southern 74-60 in conference action from a rowdy McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The early rain may have dampened things around the Eckerd campus, but Triton spirits were high at Turley Field as the Eckerd College baseball team broke their five-game slump defeating visiting Webber International University 10-7 on Wednesday evening.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Down by three points with less than 30 seconds left, the Eckerd College women's basketball team missed four free throw opportunities in the closing seconds to fall to visiting Florida Southern 87-83 at the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's golf team opened their 2008 spring campaign posting an eighth place finish in the Matlock Collegiate Classic played at the Lone Palm Golf Club and hosted by Florida Southern College.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fought both the weather and the host Florida College Falcons on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately for Triton fans, both Mother Nature and the Falcons got the upper hand as FC handed Eckerd a 2-0 loss in just five and one-half innings of play.
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Eckerd College senior guard Damone Morris has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending February 10. Morris led the Tritons to a pair of conference wins, averaging over 20 points and six rebounds per contest.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The struggles continued for the Eckerd College baseball team on Saturday afternoon, as the Tritons were swept in an away doubleheader at Webber International University.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team dominated visiting Nova Southeastern University 81-63 to extend their current win streak to three games as they are now 14-7 overall and 7-4 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team could not find the answer against visiting Nova Southeastern University as they fell to the Sharks 70-56 in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was hoping opening their home schedule would help them notch their first win of 2008, but that was not the case as visiting Palm Beach Atlantic swept the Tritons 3-1 and 7-2 to drop EC to 0-7.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team has achieved something that even the 27-win team from last season could not do, sweep Sunshine State Conference rival Barry University as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and handed the Buccaneers a 62-47 defeat.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team had their five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday evening as they traveled to Barry University and fell 48-45 in Sunshine State Conference action from Barry's Health & Sports Center.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team overcame an early eight-run deficit to tie the game, but surrendered four runs in the first extra frame to fall by a 12-8 final to visiting Saint Leo University at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
For the second week in a row Eckerd College junior Olivia Nagle sits atop the Sunshine State Conference as its Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Nagle helped the Tritons extend their win streak to five games, averaging 14.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 0.5 steals in a pair of victories.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
22 Eckerd College student-athletes were named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2007 semester, announced Thursday by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. A total of 351 student-athletes from SSC institutions were named in total.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fell victim to one of baseball's oldest truths, 'walks will always come back to haunt you', as the Tritons pitching staff surrendered seven free passes en route to a stunning 8-4 loss at the hands of Florida College at Turley Field on Monday evening.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team showed that they are a serious contender this season as they overcame a three-point deficit with 37 seconds left to stun visiting Lynn University 64-63 in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track as they dominated visiting Lynn University on their way to an 83-72 victory over the Fighting Knights in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team opened their 2008 campaign by splitting a doubleheader with visiting Warner Southern College on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons dropped the opener 7-2 behind poor pitching, but came back to win the nightcap 10-4 as EC rattled off 14 hits en route to the victory.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a poor start to the 2008 season as they dropped all three of their opening day contests in the NSU/Barry University Invitational in South Florida.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team posted their third-straight conference win and fourth overall as they upset Rollins College on the road, posting a 21-point win over the two-time defending Sunshine State Conference with a 69-48 final score.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team dropped their second consecutive Sunshine State Conference road contest as they fell 83-75 to host Rollins College on Wednesday night.
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Eckerd College women's basketball player Olivia Nagle has laid claim to the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week award for the week ending January 28th.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
After dropping their first five Sunshine State Conference contests, the Eckerd College women's basketball team posted their second consecutive victory in SSC action, defeating Florida Tech on the road 57-46.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team found themselves on the wrong end of a 91-88 final score as they fell to Florida Tech on the road in overtime in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening at Florida Tech's Clemente Center.
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team opened their game against Saint Leo University with a 30-7 run en route to a 98-53 final in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team used a 57-point second half to post a 98-72 victory over visiting Saint Leo University in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
The Eckerd College volleyball program and head coach Courtney Draper announced another signing during the 2008 spring season. Joining the Tritons' roster is sophomore middle-hitter Allegra Shaw, a transfer from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track as they defeated host Flagler College 61-49 in St. Augustine on Saturday afternoon. Eckerd snaps a four-game losing streak and raises its record to 10-6.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Behind 27 points from senior Damone Morris the Eckerd College men's basketball team overpowered visiting University of Tampa 80-72 in Sunshine State Conference action at a rowdy McArthur Center on Wednesday evening.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team left the McArthur Center on Wednesday night still in search of their first conference win as they came up short against the University of Tampa by a 68-54 final score in Sunshine State Conference action.
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team rebounded nicely on Saturday night as they traveled to South Florida and defeated Nova Southeastern University 65-59 in Sunshine State Conference basketball action at the University Center on the NSU Campus.
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team fought hard for their first conference win but, unfortunately, the Nova Southeastern University Sharks managed two runs that combined to outscore the Tritons 52-23 on their way to a 86-74 final in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action from South Florida on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Wednesday night's game between Florida Southern and Eckerd was a tale of two halves. With Rob Eldridge scoring 18 of his 20 points in the second half and the Mocs shooting 58 percent, Florida Southern upended Eckerd 86-69 in Sunshine State Conference action from the Jenkins Field House.
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
An 11-0 scoring drought in the second half pushed host Florida Southern to an 86-76 Sunshine State Conference win over the Tritons at Jenkins Field House on Wednesday night.
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team stepped up their level of play as they defeated last year's conference champions triumphing 68-56 over visiting Barry University in Sunshine State Conference action at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team showed the rust that had accumulated since their last game over 17 days ago as they fell to Barry University 48-44 in a Sunshine State Conference contest from the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Visiting St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), behind by as much as 15 points, watched as guard Chris Williams drained a jumper in the paint with seven seconds remaining to cap a miracle 14-point comeback and give the visitors an 82-81 victory over the Tritons on Sunday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team gave Triton fans an early Christmas present as they traveled to south Florida and soundly defeated host Palm Beach Atlantic 91-68 on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
After dropping two games in a row, the Eckerd College women's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track with a 80-56 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in south Florida on Wednesday night.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team survived a battle of endurance as they defeated Tuskegee University 79-75 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team had plenty of chances to overtake visiting Indianapolis but could not capitalize as they fell 69-67 to the Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Both the Eckerd College basketball teams fell in their initial Sunshine State Conference contests of the 2007 season as they traveled to South Florida and took on rival Lynn University.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Eckerd's Javiera Novion scored a game high 19 points to lead Eckerd College to a 79-54 victory over Northwood on Tuesday evening. The win continued the undefeated season for the EC women as they are now 8-0 and off to their best start in program history.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team used a 27-4 run to open the second half to grab control of the game as the Tritons defeated host Valdosta State 71-56 in the second day of play at the Flagler Construction Equipment Classic Saturday evening.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team improved to an unblemished 7-0 for the season with a 82-41 blowout win over visiting Johnson & Wales on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Friday, November 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team pushed their winning streak to four-straight games as they posted a 28-point victory over West Alabama in the opening game of the 2007 Flagler Construction Equipment Classic hosted by Valdosta State University on Friday afternoon. The 79-51 victory improves the Tritons to 4-2 overall while West Alabama falls to 1-5.
Friday, November 30th, 2007
One final honor was awarded to the 2007 Eckerd College volleyball team as sophomore outside hitter Lydee Benoit was named to the 2007 AVCA All-South Region Team as an Honorable Mention selection it was announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association at the end of November.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team turned on the offense on Wednesday afternoon as they soundly defeated visiting St. Thomas University 77-55 to improve to a perfect 6-0 for 2007.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team pushed their perfect record to 5-0 as they defeated the visiting University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 81-68 on Tuesday night at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
It was another great day to be a Triton on Saturday as both basketball teams posted wins in the final day of the 2007 Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic.
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Both Eckerd College basketball teams posted double-digit victories in the opening day of the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic at the McArthur Center on Friday.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Chalk up the first win of the 2007-08 season to the Eckerd College men’s basketball team as they put away a pesky Franklin College 71-66 in their first game back home after their season-opening trip to Colorado.
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team opened up their 2007-08 home schedule with a dominating victory over Flagler College on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team fell to the host Colorado Schools of Mines 74-73 in overtime to start the 2007 season 0-2 at the Mines Tipoff Classic on Saturday night.
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team had an ominous start to the 2007 season as they fell to Mesa State in the Colorado School of Mines Tournament held in Golden, Colorado and hosted by the Colorado School of Mines.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
It is the same story as last year for the Eckerd College women's volleyball team after the first round of the 2007 NCAA South Region Championships. The Tritons fell to Lynn University 3-1 (30-24, 30-23, 28-30, 30-27) to make another early round exit from the playoffs.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team added some more accolades to its 2007 season as sophomore outside hitter Lydee Benoit was honored with a First Team All-Sunshine State Conference selection is was announced Thursday by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. Benoit was the only Triton on the First Team, but junior middle-blocker Keisha Carter joined her on the overall list as she earned All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team opened their 2007-08 season with a dominating 79-54 win over the host Webber International University Warriors.
Monday, November 12th, 2007
For the second time in as many years, the Eckerd College women’s volleyball team will be headed to the NCAA Postseason Tournament, once again as the No. 4 seed in the South Region Championships, hosted by the University of Tampa on November 15th - 17th.
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team wrapped up regular season play with a dominating 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, and 30-27) victory over Nova Southeastern in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was stunned on Friday night as they traveled to Lynn University and were handed a crushing 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 3-25) defeat in Sunshine State Conference action.
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Eckerd College men's soccer juniors Joe Illet and Luke Sheekey finished up the 2007 Tritons Soccer season with one more award as they were named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team it was announced by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil at the conclusion of the final round on Sunday.
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
The top-ranked University of Tampa volleyball team posted a 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 30-20) victory in the second meeting of the season with the visiting Tritons. The Spartans improve to 25-2 on the year and 12-1 in Sunshine State Conference play while the Tritons drop to 21-9 and 7-6 in league action.
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team's season came to an end on Friday afternoon as they fell to No. 2 seed University of Tampa by a 3-1 final at Lynn University. The Tritons end their 2007 season 12-8 overall as semifinalists in the Sunshine State Conference Championships.
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team picked up a crucial Sunshine State Conference and NCAA South Region decision on Thursday night as they defeated visiting Saint Leo University 3-2 (27-30, 30-28, 30-25, 19-30, 15-8) in the final home game of 2007 for the Tritons.
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team continued to see success in 2007 as the Tritons found two of their starters earning All-Conference nods. Junior John Fletcher was named to the First Team while his teammate, senior Jim Lebonitte earned a second team nod as a goalkeeper.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
You never know what can happen when you play in the postseason and the Eckerd College men's soccer team proved that on Tuesday night as they upset No. 3 seed Rollins College 2-1 in the quarterfinal round of the Sunshine State Conference Soccer Championships.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team made more history this year by sweeping Barry University for the first time ever in a season. The Tritons won on the road 3-1 (24-30, 30-22, 30-27, 30-27) at the Health and Science Center in South Florida on Tuesday evening in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team garnered three first-place votes but it was not enough to put them atop the preseason Sunshine State Conference basketball polls released on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team knows they are going to be fighting an uphill battle during the 2007-08 season and the Sunshine State Conference preseason voting made it official as the Lady Tritons fould themselves in ninth place.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team found out on Sunday morning that their 11-7 overall record and 3-5 conference record was good enough to qualify them for the Sunshine State Conference Soccer Championships as the No. 6 seed. The Tritons will face off against Rollins College on Tuesday night in Winter Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team wrapped up their 2007 season with a scoreless tie against visiting Flagler College on Saturday afternoon at North Field.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team rebounded in less that 24 hours to defeat visiting Florida Tech 3-1 (30-28, 35-37, 30-20, 30-28) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team fell to visiting Tampa on Friday night in Sunshine State Conference action from North Field on what was the final regular season game of the season for both teams.
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team came up short in their rematch bid to upset the 11th-ranked Florida Southern Mocs as they fell 3-1 (30-26, 23-30, 30-17, 30-24) in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Friday night.
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team fought for the entire 90 minutes, but ultimately the 22nd-ranked University of Tampa Spartans were too much for the Tritons as they fell 2-0 in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday evening from North Field.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Despite playing the final 52 minutes of the contest a man down, the Eckerd College men’s soccer team defeated visiting Palm Beach Atlantic University 2-1 on Monday night at North Field.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Eckerd College women's soccer freshman Cory Hawkins has proven this week that an excellent individual effort can sometimes overshadow a poor team showing as she was named Defensive Player of the Week in the Sunshine State Conference for the week of October 15-21, it was announced by Conference Commissioner Michael J Marcil on Monday afternoon.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team proved their worth on Sunday afternoon as they traveled to hostile territory and defeated #24 West Florida in a thrilling five-game contest 3-2 (30-21, 22-30, 30-23, 21-30, 17-15). This crucial late-season win puts the Tritons at 19-7 overall while UWF is now 25-4.
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Lynn University’s Molly Anderson scored two goals and added an assist while the Fighting Knights defense held the Tritons without a shot as Eckerd fell 4-0 the the Fighting Knights on Sunday afternoon in Sunshine State Conference women's soccer action.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had to battle both the 11th ranked Lynn University men's soccer team and the elements, but unfortunately the Fighting Knights got the best of the Tritons beating EC 3-0 in a rain and lightning filled contest in South Florida in conference action on Saturday evening.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
In a nice rebound game, the Eckerd College volleyball team defeated foe Henderson State University 3-1 (30-21, 30-28, 26-30, 30-25) in a Friday evening contest at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team came up short in a rare offensive game against visiting St. Thomas University as the Bobcats scored late in the contest to win 3-2.
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was stunned on Wednesday evening as they were swept by visiting Rollins College 0-3 (30-18, 30-27, 30-28) in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team posted a tremendous result against visiting #10 ranked Nova Southeatern University as they earned a 1-1 draw with the Sharks in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday night.
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College men’s soccer team picked up another much-needed conference win, this time it was in hostile territory as the Tritons defeated host Florida Tech 3-1 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer held the visiting Northwood University Seahawks scoreless for 84 minutes, but the final six minutes saw the visitors from West Palm Beach find the net twice to pull out 2-0 the victory.
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team played a lot of volleyball on Friday as they strayed from the normal conference action to split a doubleheader in the Florida-Georgia Challenge.
Friday, October 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team managed to push the contest against Embry-Riddle into overtime, but ultimately surrendered the only goal of the match to the Eagles in the extra frame.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
The Eckerd college men’s soccer team got a much-needed Sunshine State Conference win on Wednesday night as they defeated visiting Nova Southeastern University 3-2.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
If you have been following Eckerd College Volleyball’s trek through the 2007 season, to sum up the Tritons’ game against visiting Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, take an exact copy of the game a few weeks ago against Tampa, but this time put the visiting team in the underdog, upset-minded role.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
The good news was coming in nonstop for the Eckerd College volleyball team on Wednesday. Not only did they defeat the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras in thrilling comeback fashion, but junior middle blocker Keisha Carter was named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight time and the Tritons found out they are third in the initial NCAA South Region rankings released earlier today.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team remained winless as they were handed a 4-1 setback at the hands of host Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday evening.
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s volleyball team showed everyone on Sunday afternoon that this year’s success was not a fluke as they defeated the visiting Nova Southeastern University Sharks in three-straight 30-24, 30-21 and 30-27.
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
In one of the most anticipated matches of the regular season the Eckerd College volleyball team defeated visiting Barry University 3-0 (31-29, 30-26, 30-25) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell to host Palm Beach Atlantic University by a 2-0 final score on Saturday evening.
Friday, October 5th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had to battle the elements and host Rollins College, but the Tars would best the Tritons 3-1 in a Sunshine State Conference contest on a dreary and rainy Friday night.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell on the road 3-0 to the host Rollins College Tars on Thursday night.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team posted a season sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and defeated the Sailfish 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 34-32) on Wednesday afternoon.
Monday, October 1st, 2007
For the first time this year the Eckerd College volleyball team has one of their own atop the Sunshine State Conference this week as junior middle blocker Keisha Carter was rewarded for her outstanding performances by being named Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Defense is the word of the week at Eckerd as Triton athletes earned their second conference honor, this time the recipient is junior men's soccer player Jim Lebonitte whose two-game performance was deserving of the Sunshine State Conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team managed to pick up a much-needed conference road win as the Tritons traveled to Saint Leo and handed the host Lions a 3-2 defeat on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team picked up their first conference win of 2007 with a 1-0 decision against Barry University on the road on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell to Barry University 1-0 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College Volleyball team had the nation's top-ranked team on the ropes in front of a rowdy home crowd, but could not close out the win, instead surrendering the match to Tampa in five.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
It took 107 minutes of play but the visiting Saint Leo University Lions managed to score the only goal of the game to defeat the Eckerd College men's soccer team 1-0 in double overtime on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team returned home for the first time in over three weeks, but they looked like a well-oiled machine in defeated the visiting Lynn University Fighting Knights 3-0 (32-30, 30-27, 30-21) in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found the going rough again on Tuesday evening as they lost to visiting Saint Leo University 4-0 in Sunshine State Conference action.
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Both the Eckerd College men's and women's soccer teams found themselves on the wrong ends of Sunshine State Conference decisions to visiting Florida Southern College on Saturday as the women lost to the Mocs 5-0 and the men fell in the nightcap 1-0.
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team picked up their first Sunshine State Conference victory on Friday night as they defeated host Florida Tech 3-1 (30-24, 27-30, 30-27, 30-22).
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was on the wrong end of a 3-0 score as they fell to host Florida Southern College 30-21, 30-23, 32-30 on Wednesday night in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The women's soccer game scheduled for tonight against Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach has been postponed due to weather related issues.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had one more tuneup before beginning conference play as they defeated Clearwater Christian College 2-0 on Tuesday night
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
In their first five game match of the season, the Tritons fell to host Rollins College, 3-2 (30-27, 27-30, 31-29, 29-31, 15-9) on Sunday afternoon in the initial Sunshine State Conference match of the season for both teams.
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team defeated Georgia Southwestern State University 2-0 on Sunday afternoon as they traveled to Georgia to take on the Hurricanes.
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-0 decision in the 2007 CSU Showcase finale as the Tritons traveled to Columbus, Georgia on Sunday.
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team overcame a two-goal deficit in the second half to send the game into extra time but West Georgia only needed two minutes of overtime to defeat the Tritons 3-2 on Friday afternoon.
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team was shutout for the second time this year as they dropped a 4-0 decision to host West Florida on Friday night
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's soccer teams both found themselves on the wrong end of decisions against the visiting University of Montevallo as the men's team dropped a 1-0 decision on a goal with 6:08 remaining in the game and the EC women allowed two second half goals to fall to the Falcons 3-1.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to five games as they defeated visiting CW Post 4-1 on Friday afternoon.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time in 2007, the Eckerd College women's soccer team could not use the atmosphere of the friendly confines to overcome a pesky Palm Beach Atlantic team as the Sailfish defeated the Lady Tritons 2-1.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team continued to dominate the competition as they defeated both Fort Valley State and Valdosta State by identical 3-0 scores, sweeping the first day of the West Georgia Classic hosted by the University of West Georgia.
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team saw their record improve to 4-0 for the year as they dealt Bentley College a 2-1 decision on Sunday afternoon. The Tritons were wrapping up their tournament play in the NSU Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale.
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found the going tough in the opening weekend of their 2007 season as they dropped decisions to the University of North Alabama and Christian Brothers University by 5-0 and 4-1 respectively.
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team came from behind in the third game to claim a thrilling 34-32 victory over the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish giving the Tritons the match win at 3-0.
Friday, August 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team dominated the visiting University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 3-0 (30-16, 30-19, 30-12) in the first day of the 2007 Eckerd College Invitational. With the win Eckerd goes to 4-1 overall.
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team was able to remain undefeated on Friday night as they traveled to South Florida and downed NAIA opponent St. Thomas University 2-1.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer game took a backseat to Mother Nature on Tuesday night. A line of strong thunderstorms swept through the area during the halftime intermission that sent spectators for cover and provided for a tremendous lightshow as fans waited under shelter for word on whether the game was going to be restarted.
Monday, August 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team rebounded nicely from their Saturday night loss by handily defeating the visiting University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon 3-0 (30-16, 30-26, 30-21).
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
For the second year in a row, Eckerd has defeated Flagler College in men's soccer. Last season the Tritons need overtime for a 2-1 win, but this year there was no need for an extra session as Eckerd won 3-0 Saturday night in the light rain on the road.
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team split the second day of the 2007 Eckerd College Classic as they beat Francis Marion 3-0 (30-28, 30-14, 30-23) in the first game, but lost the final game of the tournament to Lewis University 3-0 (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). The Tritons are now 2-1 on the season and face the visiting University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon.
Saturday, August 25th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team opened their 2007 season with an impressive 3-0 victory over visiting Davis & Elkins College in the last game on the first day of the 2007 Eckerd College Classic.
Friday, August 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team got their 2007 season jump started as they dominated visiting Florida College 7-0 on goals scored by seven different Tritons on the way to posting their first victory of the season.
Monday, August 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics announced on Monday that is has partnered with Stretch Internet for the 2007-08 academic year, bringing all Tritons' fans coverage of EC sports via streaming audio on the Internet. The Eckerd College Sports Information Office will facilitate the broadcasts, which will be free to all listeners.
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Former Eckerd College softball player and 2007 graduate Mettina Maggiore has been named head coach of the Nature Coast Technical High School softball team it was announced on Thursday, August 17th.
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Former Eckerd College basketball player Brett Reed has been named head coach of the Lehigh University men's basketball program it was announced earlier this week by the Lehigh Media Relations Office.
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Former Triton baseball standout and softball assistant coach Josh Beauregard will join the head coaching ranks this year as he has been tabbed the new head coach of the Eckerd College softball team it was announced Tuesday, August 14th by Eckerd College Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Coming off the program's first-ever NCAA postseason appearance, the Eckerd College volleyball team has been tabbed fourth in preseason conference voting which was announced by the Sunshine State Conference earlier today.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team has been picked to finish in ninth place in the Sunshine State Conference when the preseason polls were released by the conference office earlier today. This preseason vote puts the Tritons two spots lower than the seventh place finish of 2006, all this while only losing two starters to graduation.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team is putting themselves in a position to show everyone in the Sunshine State Conference that the preseason polls were wrong. The first polls of the 2007 season showed that the Tritons are expected to finish in ninth place in the conference this year, a repeat of where they finished 2006.
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Kristie Delk has resigned her position as head women's softball coach at Eckerd College it was announced on Friday, August 3rd.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
On the volleyball side we see Head Coach Courtney Draper’s team looking to return to their dominating form of 2006 where they went 21-14 which included competition in the very tough Sunshine State Conference, and where they also made the first-ever trip to the NCAA Postseason Tournament.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
Head Coach Jeremy Wisdo's squad looks to the new season with a more balanced schedule filled with more opponents than in 2006.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team gets their 2007 schedule underway at home as they face Webber International in a Wednesday evening game on August 22nd.
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Eckerd College senior outfielder Grant Massie capped off his collegiate career this past weekend as he was named to the 2007 NCAA Rawlings “Gold Glove” All-South Region Team.
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics, led by Director Dr. Bob Fortosis, gathered all of the Eckerd College Student-Athletes for one final time in the 2006-07 school year to honor and thank them for a great year of competition.
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Shaking off early nerves Eckerd College men’s golfer C.J. Denmark managed a respectable 21st place finish in the NCAA South Region Tournament hosted by the University of North Alabama at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Muscle Shoals, Alabama the weekend of May 7-9.
Monday, May 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team, behind the arm of senior Joe Sinicola, shut down the visiting Florida Tech Panthers en route to a dominating 5-1 win on Monday evening at Turley Field. The win in EC's final game of the season improves the Tritons to 19-28 overall and gives them a final Sunshine State Conference record of 5-19. The Panthers fall to 30-21 overall and 12-12 in conference play.
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
On a day when Head Coach Bill Mathews honored his nine departing seniors, playing in their final series in a Tritons uniform, the Eckerd College baseball team came out and split with visiting Sunshine State Conference opponent Florida Tech, winning the opener 7-4 but falling in the nightcap 6-1 in an unusual Sunday afternoon double-dip at Turley Field.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team found out on Friday evening that their 2007 season was not entirely complete as freshman C.J. Denmark earned a berth as an individual competitor in the NCAA South/South Central Super Regional hosted by the University of North Alabama at the Robert Trent Jones Trail at the Shoals Golf Course in Florence, Alabama.
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
The second day of the Sunshine State Conference baseball series between the visiting Nova Southeastern University Sharks and the Eckerd College Tritons left Tritons fans with the same sad feeling after they left Turley Field last night. EC was swept by the visitors, losing the opener 15-2 and the nightcap 9-5 to fall to 17-27 overall and 3-18 in the SSC.
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
The visiting Nova Southeastern Sharks scored six unanswered runs in the final three innings on Friday night as they defeated the Eckerd College Tritons 9-6 in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field.
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
A two-on, two-out single up the middle from the bat of Eckerd College junior Jeff Bromley in the top of the ninth inning gave the Tritons the lead, and Joe Sinicola, the Tritons regular starter, came in for a rare relief appearance and shut down Warner Southern in the bottom half of the last inning to give the visitors a come-from-behind 5-3 victory on Tuesday afternoon on the road.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Nova Southeastern University pitcher Adrian Tuttle threw a complete game one-hitter and allowed one unearned run while striking out five as the Sharks (30-28, 9-12) defeated the Tritons (17-35, 3-21) in EC's final game of 2007 by a score of 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at NSU's AD Griffin Sports Complex.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped both ends of a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader to host #16 Florida Southern College. They fell in the first game 5-3 and then were sent back to St. Petersburg with an 11-0 shutout loss in the nightcap.
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
In a game that saw the two teams combine for 25 runs, 32 hits, seven errors and 25 stranded baserunners, the 16th-ranked Moccasins prevailed over the Eckerd College baseball team 13-12 in the opening game of their three-game Sunshine State Conference series at Henley Field Friday night.
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team (17-34, 3-20) split an SSC doubleheader with Nova Southeastern (29-28, 8-12) with 2-7, 7-1 final scores on Saturday afternoon at Nova's AD Griffin Sports Complex.
Friday, April 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's tennis teams were both shutout again on Friday as they played in the backdraw of the 2007 Sunshine State Conference Tennis Championships hosted by the University of Tampa and played at the City of Tampa Tennis Complex at Hillsborough Community College.
Friday, April 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's teams had a lot of things go exactly the same for them on Thursday as they both played in the quarterfinal rounds of the Sunshine State Conference Tennis Championships hosted by the University of Tampa and played at the City of Tampa Tennis Complex at Hillsborough Community College.
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team rallied to beat visiting Southeastern University 10-9 in 10 innings on a rainy Wednesday night at Turley Field.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team split their last doubleheader of the season Wednesday night at Turley Field. Webber International snatched game one 7-2, while the Tritons held on for the 5-4 second game victory.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
At first it appeared that the Eckerd College women's tennis season was lost, but a scant five minutes after their heartwrenching 5-4 loss to Saint Leo to close out their regular season, Head Coach Erin Koenig received a call from Sunshine State Conference Assistant Commissioner Gregg Kaye informing her that, thanks to a lucky flip of the coin, the Tritons were invited to the SSC Tennis Championships to be played later this week in Tampa.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's golf teams finished their 2006-07 season at the Sunshine State Conference Golf Championships hosted by Florida Tech at the Duran Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. The men finished in ninth place and the women were forced to withdraw as a team because they only had three competitors on the final day.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped both ends of a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader to Barry University as they fell to the Bucs 13-2 in the opener and 5-3 in the seven inning finale.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team only managed to score one run in 14 innings of play as they were defeated 8-1 and 6-0 by visiting Florida Southern College in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team committed six errors as they were defeated 12-6 by the visiting Barry University Buccaneers in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field on Friday night.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team ran into the buzzsaw that is the 14th ranked Florida Southern Moccasins as they defeated the Tritons 10-0 in five innings on Friday night in the opening game of the weekend Sunshine State Conference series at Turley Field.
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's tennis team fell to 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the Sunshine State Conference as they fell to host Saint Leo University (5-13, 2-4) by a 7-2 final score.
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
The baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday night have been postponed because of the wet weather that has moved over the Tampa Bay region.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team rebounded from last night's disappointing loss to non-conference foe Palm Beach Atlantic by sweeping the Sailfish in a Saturday doubleheader 12-11 in 10 innings and 13-0 in the nightcap.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team (16-30, 2-16 SSC) split a doubleheader with the Barry University Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Field. The Tritons won 3-2 in the first game but went cold in the second, falling 10-0 to the Bucs in five innings to end the Sunshine State Conference series.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team could not protect a 6-2 lead, ultimately falling 9-8 to the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on a chilly, windy Friday night game at Turley Field.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Barry University softball team (33-10, 7-3 SSC) picked up their seventh straight Sunshine State Conference (SSC) victory after defeating the Eckerd Tritons 12-5 on Friday night at Buccaneer Field.
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team put together an impressive Tuesday night of action as they swept visiting Taylor University winning the first game 5-3 and claiming the nightcap 5-1.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team found themselves on the wrong end of a surprising 15-4 defeat by the host Southeastern University Fire.
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
The #3 University of Tampa (29-6, 7-2) baseball team was held hitless by the Tritons for half of game one but came back to defeat Eckerd (13-16, 3-9) 13-9 then shutout EC 5-0 in game two.
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team almost pulled off an upset of the defending national champion Tampa Spartans but the host would ultimately come from behind to hand the Tritons an 11-7 defeat on Friday night.
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team returned to .500 with a dominating 10-5 win over visiting Webber International University on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team did not have any better luck on the second day of their Sunshine State Conference series with Florida Tech as they were swept by the Panthers, 6-3 in the first game and 8-0 in a five inning final game.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
Everyone in the stands on Saturday afternoon could tell who the best pitcher in the Sunshine State Conference was that day, and on Monday, the conference made it official. After his tremendous performance in the rubber game against Saint Leo, Triton's senior right-hander Joe Sinicola was named the SSC Pitcher of the Week.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team fell to Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Tech 5-0 as the Tritons traveled to Melbourne on Monday afternoon for the opening game of the three-game series.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
In an unusual sight, usually something reserved for little leaguers, Turley Field was abuzz early Monday morning as visiting Harvard University came to the Eckerd Campus to take on the Eckerd College baseball team with a 10:00 am first pitch. When the last pitch crossed the plate in the ninth inning, just after noon, the Crimson had defeated the Tritons 5-1.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Eckerd College senior Joe Sinicola tossed a near-perfect game as he completely shut down visiting Saint Leo University en route to a dominating 14-0 second game victory on Saturday afternoon. That win, coupled with Eckerd's 9-2 victory earlier in the day, gave the Tritons the series win over Saint Leo and improves the Teal and Navy to a .500 record at 12-12 overall.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team fell twice on Saturday as they traveled to Saint Leo and fell in consecutive games. The Tritons lost game one 6-3 before a 9-1 five-inning loss in game two.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The visiting Saint Leo University baseball team came to South St. Petersburg and stopped the Tritons' three game win streak as they handed EC a 5-3 defeat in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday night.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team was shutout on Friday evening as they traveled to Saint Leo University and were handed a 4-0 defeat by the Lions in Sunshine State Conference action.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Just like last night, the long ball proved to be the difference-maker in both games as the visiting University of Tampa Spartans defeated Eckerd College with identical 8-2 final scores.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team used 22 players total in posting an 12-4 victory over visiting Clearwater Christian College on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team dropped the opening game of a three-game home conference series to the visiting University of Tampa Spartans by a 3-2 final score.
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team notched two wins on Monday as they played in a unique day-night doubleheader. They won the noon game against Bowdoin College (ME) 4-1 and the evening game against Elms College (MA) 7-4.
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team went 0-2 at the Rebel Games on St. Patrick’s Day at the Osceola Sports Complex.
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team did not return to St. Petersburg in good spirits after falling twice to host Lynn University in the second day of a weekend Sunshine State Conference series.
Friday, March 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped the opening game of the three-game series to host Lynn University by an 11-4 final score.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
A near half court shot by the University of Montevallo's Marcus Kennedy went through the net at the buzzer to break the Tritons' hearts 64-61 in the championship game of the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional on Tuesday night.
Monday, March 12th, 2007
Sophomore first baseman Mike Sinicola had three of his team's 17 hits and scored three times as Eckerd College rolled to a 12-3 win over Bentley in non-conference college baseball at Turley Field on Monday evening.
Sunday, March 11th, 2007
In what felt like an episode of Deja Vu, the Eckerd College men's basketball team defeated Sunshine State Conference rival Rollins College 85-76 on Sunday night in the NCAA South Region Semifinals hosted by the University of Montevallo.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The No. 6 seed Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to outduel No. 3 seed Benedict College 66-56 in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA South Region Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the University of Montevallo's McChesney Student Activity Center.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team split a doubleheader against Sunshine State Conference opponent Rollins College on Saturday at Rollins' Alfond Stadium, dropping game one 8-3 and winning game two 9-5.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team went 0-3 this weekend in SSC action versus Lynn University at Turley Field. The Tritons fall to 8-16 on the season as the Fighting Knights improve to 8-14.
Friday, March 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team found the first game of their 2007 Sunshine State Conference schedule to be rough going as the Tritons fell 11-1 to the host Tars on Friday evening.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
For just the third time in SSC men's basketball history, the conference tournament trophy resides in St. Petersburg
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team scored six runs in the final three innings against visiting Shippensburg University (Pa.) for a 9-6 win. The victory, the Tritons fourth in a row, gives EC Baseball a 5-6 record overall.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team looks as if they have regained form as they posted an impressive fourth place finish at the 2007 Panther Invitational played at the Duran Golf Club and hosted by Florida Tech.
Monday, March 5th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team introduced visiting Ohio Valley University to the 2007 season and the State of Florida in dominating fashion as they handed the Fighting Scots two five inning defeats, winning the first game 11-0 and the nightcap 10-2.
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
This past weekend the Eckerd College baseball team (4-6) swept a three-game series from visiting Flagler College, winning 5-1 and 5-4 in doubleheader action on the first day and 8-6 in the series’ final contest.
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team is in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament championship game for the third time in four years after a 63-59 victory over Barry University on Saturday night. After losing both their regular season games to the second-seeded Buccaneers, the third-seed Tritons outlasted their opponent down the stretch to advance to the
