WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Northern Athletics Conference recently announced the 2011-12 Scholar Athletes for all 13 member institutions and three associate members, a total that exceeded 1,100 athletes. Maranatha recorded 68 athletes, breaking last year’s mark of 62 to set a school record. Since its inception into the conference (’06), Maranatha has steadily increased its [...]
NCAA Student-Athlete Paperwork
As soon as we have your confirmation to attend preseason, the NCAA will e-mail you the information about completing the required paperwork. Make sure to check your mbbc account. This needs to be taken care of by the August 1 deadline.
Maranatha To Withdraw From Northern Athletics Conference
Maranatha Baptist Bible College has formally announced that it will withdraw from the Northern Athletics Conference at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. The NAC Council of Chief Executive Officers accepted the request earlier this week. The decision to withdraw from the NAC came as a result of the CCEO (Presidents of the Conference [...]
Baseball Season Review
For the second season in a row, the North Central Rams spoiled Coach Garrison’s goal of reaching the NCCAAII World Series. The Rams and Crusader’s have butted heads in the past two Regional Tournaments, with North Central posting a 3-0 shutout this year. Last year, with a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh, [...]
Warriors Hand Crusader’s Season-Ending Losses
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) WATERTOWN, Wis. – Wisconsin Lutheran hammered out 15-0 and 10-3 victories over the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon to close out the Maranatha baseball season. Junior pitcher Joel Borchardt (Watertown, Wis.) held the Warriors to one run and two hits in four innings, but an avalanche of 10 [...]
Spartans Bully Crusaders
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) AURORA, Ill. – The powerhouse #2 Aurora Spartans, steamrolled their way to 10-0 scores in each game of a doubleheader win over the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans reeled off four runs in the first inning and held Maranatha to three hits in the game as [...]
Stars Breeze By Crusaders
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Dominican Stars pounced on Maranatha with 11-1 and 14-3 victories on a chilly Friday evening. Junior pitcher Derek Funkhouser (Paris, Ill.) held the Stars to a 3-0 lead, but Dominican posted three runs in the fourth and three more runs later to seal [...]
Crusaders Fall To Rams, Garrison Reaches 100th Hit
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) COON RAPIDS, Minn. – The Crusaders defeated Lincoln Christian 4-3 in an elimination game, but watched their bid for an NCCAAII World Series disappear with a 3-0 loss to North Central. Maranatha held a 3-2 lead in the third inning thanks to an RBI single by Joel [...]
Crusaders Defeat Lincoln, Lose to Rams In Regional Openers
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) COON RAPIDS, Minn. – The Crusaders opened the NCCAAII Regional Tournament in Coon Rapids with a 3-2 win against Lincoln followed by a 4-2 loss to North Central. In their first game, junior pitcher Craig Lawson (Independence, Mo.) pitched a complete game and Maranatha overcame a 2-0 [...]
Crusaders Fall To Regents
Box Score (Game 1) Box Score (Game 2) WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders did not go down without a fight in 17-7 and 13-4 losses to Rockford on Monday evening. In a game one that included 26 hits between both teams, Rockford was the first to score and held a 6-0 lead after the second [...]