We’re going to keep on, keeping on as we run down our seniors. Today we’re going to look at one of those weirdos who throws with his left hand. He loves to live the luxurious life of a PO and has a curveball that will make hitters wish they could too. Here we go, Ryan Gassner.

Position: Pitcher

Hometown: Marathon, WI

Major: Biology

Nickname: Gas

Favorite Team: Brewers

Favorite Baseball Movie: Sandlot

Time on team: 3 years

Notable Stats: During his first season, he had an ERA of 1.15 with 39 innings pitched and a K/9 of 15!

Favorite Club Memory: Winning our regional during my first season with the club and advancing to the World Series.

Favorite thing about Club Ball: The friendships I’ve made

Quote: “Hold on one second Nolan I need to finish stretching” (Context: Nolan is notorious for not stretching)

What’s next: Medical School

Another day, another senior! Today we look back on the career of one of our D1 players who lived in Minnesota, moved to Arizona, and then decided that he didn’t like being warm, so he came back to Wisconsin! Here is the Avocado himself, Nick Iacovo!

Postion: CF/RF

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona 

Major: Statistics 

Nickname: Avocado 

Favorite Baseball Team: Minnesota Twins 

Favorite Baseball Movie: Sandlot 

Time on Team: 2.5 seasons

Favorite Club Memories: Went yard in first club at bat ever and had a game saving diving catch against Northwestern in 2018

Favorite thing about Club Baseball: Getting the play the game I grew up playing in college with fun guys who make it worth the late night practices 

Quote: Non sibi sed patriae (not self but country) -U.S Navy Motto 

What’s Next? U.S Navy Flight Training in Pensacola, Florida with the goal of becoming an F/A-18F pilot

In the wake of the 2020 Spring season being cancelled, it’s time to look back at some of the contributions our seniors have given us over the last few years. Who better to start it off than one of the most dominant starters in UW history? Hats off to Ryan Molini!

Best of luck Ryan!

There is currently snow on the ground in Madison, which can only mean one thing — Club Baseball is right around the corner!

Spring Training in Plant City, FL kicks off in a little over a month of Sunday February 15 when D1 takes on Illinois and D2 plays Northen Iowa. Here is the full schedule for the rest of the week:

D1 Spring Schedule

March 27-29: UW-Milwaukee in Madison

April 3-5: UW-Whitewater in Madison

April 10-12: @Northwestern

April 17-18: UW-Eau Claire in Madison

May 8-10: Regional Tournament, Crestwood, IL

May 22-26: NCBA D1 World Series, Holly Spring, NC

D2 Spring Schedule

March 27-29: @UW-La Crosse

April 10-11: UW-Steven’s Point in Madison

April 17-19: @Winona St.

April 24: Make-up game vs. NIU in Madison

May 1-3: Regional Tournament, Waupun, WI

May 15-19: NCBA D2 World Series, Pittsburg, KS

Indoor practices are well under way this spring as the two teams look to defend their conference titles and make a run to the World Series!

Don’t forget about our new player meetings this week!

Both at 7pm

Both in Engineering Hall 1209

Wednesday 9/4 and Thursday 9/5

Please email jj.lamb09@gmail.com with any questions.

Hello Badger Baseball Fans,

Are you interested in continuing your competitive baseball career?

The Club Baseball team at UW is looking for several talented ball players to join our club. Established in 2001, the club team has developed into one of the top programs in the country, competing for regional and national titles each year. We have two highly competitive teams competing in the NCBA Division I and Division II leagues.  This past year, the teams combined for a record of 41-16, won their respective conference titles, and participated in their regional tournaments. Our Division II team won the regional and participated in the NCBA World Series, ultimately finishing 3rd in the nation! With our DI team coming off a World Series berth and 5th place finish in 2018, we are looking for quality players that can help continue this tradition of winning on both teams!

If you are a competitive player looking to continue your career at a high level, while also being around a great group of guys, you should try out for this year’s team. Tryouts start the first week of school, so make sure you bring your baseball gear to Madison!

Here are the upcoming important dates:

• Monday September 2, 1-3:30 PM: Rec Well Monday Funday. Come to our table at Cole Recreation Area!
• Wednesday September 4 and Thursday September 5: New Player Meetings (Attend 1).
  • 7-8pm either night, location TBD
• First Week of Tryouts, attend two sessions
  • Sunday September 8, 4-9 PM (will not have to attend the entire time)
  • Monday September 9, 5-8pm
  • Tuesday September 10, 5-8pm
  • Thursday September 12, 5-8pm
• Tryout Scrimmages – Attend at least one
  • Saturday September 14, 4-8 pm
  • Sunday September 15, 4-8pm 

All tryouts will take place at the Near West Fields, located just west of the UW Natatorium.   

Follow us on Twitter (@clubbaseballUW) too for more information.

If you are interested, please contact our President, JJ Lamb, by emailing jj.lamb09@gmail.com, for instructions on how to get signed up.

We look forward to seeing you at tryouts!

Club Baseball at UW-Madison

Two amazing players, two amazing seasons!

Wow.

Ryan Molini and Karson Krueger, both on the D2 team, were named to the D2 NCBA First Team All-American Team!

Ryan Molini was an absolute ace this year. He finished 7-0 with 5 complete games, 44 Ks in 48 IP, a 1.04 WHIP, only allowed 5 earned runs all year for an amazing 0.94 ERA!

Krueger was equally amazing but showed his power with the bat. Our first baseman hit .418 AVG. with a .485 OBP., 25 RBI’s and launched 3 long balls to finish with an OPS of 1.140!

Also….

Both are coming back next year!

2020 will be a fun season.

What an absolute amazing year for the D2 ball club!

After the season was all said and done, D2 made it all the way to the World Series for the first time in several years and finished third for all of D2 Club Baseball.

D2 finished the year with a 23-7 overall record and beat some of the top competition in the country including top ranked Ohio State in regionals, along with Georgia Southern, SUNY-Binghamton and Air Force, all who were World Series teams.

D2 also dominated in conference play going 10-2 throughout the year.

After dropping in Regionals for the last 8 years, D2 finally did the job as they beat GVSU, UND and OSU in riveting games from start to finish.

The World Series was an unbelievable experience for this team as they made a great run and ended up with a 3rd place finish.

D2 was lead by the likes of Ryan Molini (P) and Karson Krueger (1B) who both were voted to First Team All-American team!

Molini finished 7-0 with 5 complete games, a 0.94 ERA, and 44 Ks in 48 innings.

Krueger finished hitting .418, while raking up 25 RBI’s and launching 3 bombs throughout the season, with two of those homers coming in the Regionals in huge spots.

The whole team excelled up and down the lineup and this was one of the best seasons ever produced by a Wisconsin Club Baseball Team. All of the boys had a lot to feel proud of and we are going to miss all of the seniors who graduated. But next year is full of big promise as 6 of our starters are returning (including Molini and Krueger) and D2 looks to make it back to the World Series and bring that national championship back to Madison!

Coming off of a big 2018 season in which they made it all the way to the World Series, D1 tried to have a repeat appearance in Holly Springs. Unfortunately our team fell a little short getting eliminated in the Regionals this year by the Illinois ball club that ended up taking home the national championship. But at the end of the year, the ball club had many positives and all in all, had a great season.

D1 finished with an overall record of 18-7, beating top talent along the way which included the likes of rival Michigan State and Northern Iowa.

They were exceptional in conference play like usual finishing with a 11-1 record.

It is always sad when the season ends as all the seniors finish up their last games while wearing the Badgers uniform. This year was no different. This year, 7 of our players played their last games. We would like to thank all of them for their service to the club over the past 4 or 5 years and wish them all the best in their future.

With those guys gone, next year will be full of fresh faces and with a new season, comes new hope with chasing that national championship!

D1: @ UW-M

W 5-3

W 13-1

W 9-4

D2: Vs. Winona State

W 17-1

W 11-2

W 8-0

Next series are this upcoming weekend when D1 plays Eau Claire and D2 plays Norther Illinois.