Seton Hill University Athletics

The Seton Hill baseball program has become a fixture in the postseason and that run began with the 2006 baseball team and their trip to the NAIA World Series in 2006 in just their third season of competition. 

The team finished the season with a 45-20 record.  The 45 victories are the third most in program history. 

Seton Hill earned their first AMC North Division title with a sweep of Geneva, finishing conference play with a 19-5 record.  SHU then defeated cross town rival St Vincent in the best of three AMC Qualifying series to earn a spot in the four team NAIA Region IX Tournament, hosted at Seton Hill.  The Griffins defeated Mt Vernon 9-6 to open the regional before defeating Malone 14-1 to advance to the regional title game.  SHU then defeated Mt Vernon 2-1 on a game winning solo homer from Matt Musiak in the top of the ninth inning to earn the regional title.  Seton Hill advanced to Lewiston, Idaho and the NAIA World Series with a two game sweep of Fisher College in the NAIA East Coast Super Regional.

Seton Hill dropped a 5-4 decision to Concordia in the opening game of the World Series before being eliminated from the tournament with a loss to Auburn Montgomery. 

Head coach Marc Marizzaldi was named the NAIA Regional Coach of the Year.  Brandon Whitfield was a second team NAIA All American, with Rick Austin and Mike McCarthy earning NAIA All American honors as honorable mentions.  Whitfield, McCarthy and Austin were named to the NAIA Region IX Team.  Whitfield, McCarthy, Austin, Jerry Harness and Steve Long were AMC North First Team selections.  Steve Gumpf, Tyler Anderson, Eric Nese, Matt Nelson and John Bachman were AMC North Second Team selections.