| Dragons drop third straight 11-9 to St. Xavier |
 4 runs in the 3rd and 4 more in the 7th proved fatal for the 2-10 Dragons. Tom Podulka took the loss after two great outings in recent games. St. Xavier put up 11 hits but 6 errors made the difference. Offensively, Kyle Robinson had 3 hits, including an inside the park home run. Paul Robbins also had two hits for the Dragons.
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| Dragons drop tough 19-7 game to New Haven |
 17 hits, 7 walks and 6 home runs led the way for New Haven to defeat the Dragons 19-7 in Sanford. A short right field wall played a large factor for the New Haven offense, as they used it to their advantage, scoring runs in every inning but the 7th. Eric Ludrowsky took the loss for Tiffin. Offensively, Pete Catalano and Devin Rudolph each had two hits. Catalano had two doubles and Rudolph added one of his own. Ben Kuhns and Kyle Brock hit their first home runs of the season, but the New Haven offense had too much for the Dragons. |
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Dragons fall to St. Francis 8-3
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 A pair of 3 run innings prove to be the difference in the Dragons first loss in Florida. St. Francis scored 1 in the first, 3 in the second and third, and one in the fourth, putting up 15 hits in the 8-3 loss. David Morehouse took the loss on the mound. Kenny Shaw and Andy Peterson saw their first innings on the mound, holding St. Francis after the 4th inning. Kyle Robinson, Breck Williamson and Ben Kuhns all had three hits for the Dragons. Paul Robbins hit his first home run of the year over the center field wall in the 8th inning, but three runs were just not enough.
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| Dragons beat Olivet Nazarene in first game of spring trip |
 The Dragon Baseball team opened up their Florida trip with a 6-4 win against Olivet Nazarene at Historical Memorial Field in Sanford, Florida. Mark Verkest threw 8 2/3 strong innings, scattering 12 Olivet hits to hold them to 4 runs. Mark struck out 6 and only walked 2. Tom Podulka came on in the 9th to close out the game. After walking Williams, Podulka got Rivas to ground into the game-winning out with a great effort by shortstop Trevor Woodjetts, going into the hole and throwing to Mike Schmidt at third for the force out. For the Dragons offensively, Jason Kulp (DH), Matt Gorman (C) and Ben Kuhns (2B) each had two hits. Kulp also scored two of the Dragons’ runs to lead the way. The key hit of the game was Paul Robbins’ double in the 4th inning that scored Woodjetts and Kulp to put runs 5 and 6 on the board. The pitching duo took over from there, as the Dragons capture their second straight win. Today, they will face St. Francis, Ill. at 10 a.m. then New Haven at 2 p.m. |
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| Podulka leads Dragons to first victory |
 Tiffin (1-7) earned their first win of 2007 behind the complete game effort of Tom Podulka, beating Georgetown 4-2 in the nightcap of another doubleheader. Paul Robbins led the way offensively with 2 hits and 3 RBI, while 6 other Dragons added a hit of their own. The Dragons will travel to Florida on Wednesday for their annual spring break trip. In the opener, TU dropped a 4-3 decision in 8 innings. The Dragons had led 3-0 in the 7th inning and were ahead 3-1 with two outs when an error allowed the game to tie and go to extra innings, spoiling a strong outing by Eric Ludrowsky. Trevor Woodjets took the loss in relief. Kyle Robinson was 2 for 4 with a RBI while Breck Williamson was 1 for 2 with a RBI of his own. Ty Blake and Paul Robbins each had a hit and scored a run apiece. |
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| Dragons fall in pair of one-run losses |
 Tiffin (0-6) dropped two more close ones, this time on the road at Georgetown KY. The Dragons fell in game one 4-3, with Bobby Mullin taking the loss. Kyle Robinson and Matt Jennings each had two hits, while Matt Gorman was 1 for 2 with a pair of walks. The Dragons aided the loss by leaving 10 runners on base.In the nightcap, TU fell 8-7 as Jason Higgins took the loss. Breck Williamson led the offense, going 3 for 3 with a RBI and 2 runs scored. Jason Kulp was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored and Matt Jennings also had a pair of hits and scored a run.
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| Dragons drop two more close ones to Slippery Rock |
 Tiffin dropped two more narrow decisions to Slippery Rock, falling in the first game 5-4 after allowing the losing run in the seventh inning. Ty Blake and Paul Robbins both had two hits for the Dragons, while Jason Higgins took the loss. In game two, the Dragons fell 3-1, with Tom Podulka taking the tough luck loss. Kyle Brock also had two hits for the Dragons.
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| Dragons drop close games to Slippery Rock |
 Tiffin opened its 2007 season with two close losses to Slippery Rock at Chillicothe. Mark Verkest pitched well in game one, losing a tough one 2-0 despite allowing just 1 earned run and 5 hits. Tiffin mustered just 2 hits in the game. In game two, Doug Berlan took the loss in the 6-5 contest, with the losing run scoring in the 7th inning on a balk. Breck Williamson drilled a two-run home run for TU, while Paul Robbins also had 2 RBI.
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| Dragons prepare for 2007 season |
| The Tiffin University Baseball team has lofty expectations in their final season of NAIA competition, looking to make their mark in conference and regional playoffs. "Our goals are to win the AMC conference title and move on to regional playoffs. We have a young, talented team that I’m excited to see go out and play," said Head Coach Lonny Allen, returning for his 16th season as the Dragons’ Skipper. The Dragons will look to improve on last year’s 26-25 overall record, which ended in disappointing fashion as the team finished one game out of the NAIA Region IX Playoffs. "I thought we underachieved a bit last year," said Coach Allen. "We had a veteran squad that could play with any team in the region but was not able to finish the job. This year we have a young team that should be exciting to watch." The team has lost nine seniors from last year’s squad, including 2B Rhett Adams, OF Brian Moore, and P Kurt Thompson, all of whom earned All-Region selections during their careers. (more) |
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| Three Dragons named NAIA Players to Watch |
| Tiffin University’s Baseball Team landed three players on Collegiate Baseball's NAIA Players to Watch list. Two pitchers - David Morehouse and Mark Verkest - made the list, along with firstbaseman Paul Robbins. Morehouse went 8-0 last year and was a First Team All-AMC pick, while Robbins also landed a First Team All-AMC spot and was second in the AMC in batting with a .450 mark. Verkest also was an All-AMC selection. |
Tiffin (6-14) and Heidelberg had no problem swinging the lumber, as both teams scored seemingly at will. Problem is, Heidelberg plated more runs than the Dragons 22-13. Kyle Robinson led the Dragons with three hits, while Paul Robbins had a home run and a single. Matt Gorman also had a grand slam. 
Tiffin (6-13) dropped two games to Heidelberg on a beautiful day from Heminger Field, falling in game one 11-4 and in the nightcap 6-3. Eric Ludrowsky took the loss in the opener, giving up 7 runs in four innings with 4 walks. Tiffin had 8 hits in the opener, two by Kyle Robinson. In game two, Tom Podulka took the loss, allowing 5 runs over 6 innings with 6 strikeouts. Tiffin had just five hits in the game, two by matt Jennings while Paul Robbins added a triple. 
Tiffin (6-11) posted a huge 17-6 win over St. Francis (IN) in their final Florida game, with Bobby Mullin getting the mound victory. Matt Jennings had a big day, with two singles and a double leading to 6 RBI, while Ty Blake also had 3 RBI with a single. Paul Robbins added a single, double, and RBI. 
Tiffin (5-11) got a strong performance from Eric Ludrowsky, as he picked up the victory with a 7-4 decision against Bridgeport, bouncing back from a tough loss to the same team the day before. Jason Kulp had two hits while Paul Robbins also had two hits with a double and RBI. Dan Prewitt tacked on two more hits and an RBI.
Tiffin (4-11) got 7 strong innings from David Morehouse, as he allowed just one run en route to a 12-7 victory over Bluefield State in the second game of the day for the Dragons. In the opener, Tiffin led 8-5 in the bottom of the 9th inning when three errors led to four runs scoring for Bridgeport, as the Dragons squandered a strong seven inning outing by Mark Verkest in losing 9-8. 
The Dragon Baseball Team was outmatched just days ago against a powerful