BLUFFTON, Ohio - Seniors Brittany Huff (Clayton/Northmont) and JOSIE MCELROY (Mt. Orab/Western Brown) have been named All-Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Huff earned Second Team honors, while McElroy was selected Honorable Mention. It marks the ninth and tenth NFCA All-Region selections for the Beavers, including three straight years for McElroy!
The Bluffton University baseball team reaped the benefits of its first trip to the Heartland Conference tournament when the All-HCAC awards were handed out on Tuesday, May 15.
Jacob Latkofsky (Temperance, Mich./Ida) was the Freshman of the Year, while fellow freshman Garrett O'Reilly (Galena/Orange) joined him on the First Team.
Junior Dante D'Andrea (Westerville/North) was a Second Team All-Heartland selection and Colin Gregory (Fremont/Clyde) secured Honorable Mention recognition.
Aaron Krepps from Ada, has been promoted to head football coach of the Bluffton University Beavers.
He replaces Denny Dorrel who resigned after four season to become the Athletics Director at Franklin County High School, his alma mater, in Brookville, Ind. Krepps previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Beavers.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Bluffton University baseball season came to an end, but not before the 2018 Beavers became the first team in school history to make the Heartland Conference baseball tournament. Anderson wriggled away with a 5-4 win in the first elimination game of the tourney on Friday, May 11, as Bluffton wrapped up its season with a 21-18 mark.
Several area residents were among graduates at the May 6 118th annual Bluffton University commencement. They include:
• Phillip M. Birkey of Bluffton, Master of Arts in Organizational Management
• Traci Heinze of Bluffton, bachelor’s degree in organizational management. Heinze was the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar in Organizational Management award and is a 2017-18 Pi Delta Society member.
• Joseph Bischoff of Bluffton, bachelor’s degree in physics with chemistry and mathematics minors.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Bluffton University baseball team lost its first-ever Heartland Conference tournament game but it made its fans proud in an 8-5 loss to Manchester University on May 10, 2018. Bluffton stands 21-17 overall and the Beavers will face the loser of Anderson vs. Rose-Hulman at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11, 2018.
