Defeated #15 Illinois Wesleyan University twice in games at Rose-Hulman

Defeated MIAA Champion Calvin College three out of four games

Defeated Piedmont College, 4-3, who is currently #14 in Division III

Posted an 8-2 record in the regular season against ranked teams in top 25

Defeated #17 Wooster and #12 Heidelberg twice in the Mideast Regional

Claimed first regional title in program’s history

Claimed first regional title by a team at Adrian College

First ever representative from the MIAA in the World Series

Set a school record with 34 wins and 22 conference wins

Had a season-best nine-game winning streak

Freshman Brian Bilius named Mideast Regional MVP

Sophomore Steve Vanderheyden and senior Bobby Rickstad named to the all-tournament team at Mideast Regional

Adrian ranked 49th nationally (300 teams) in stolen bases per game (2.03)

Adrian ranked 29th nationally (300 teams) in earned run average (3.90)

Adrian ranked 13th nationally (300 teams) in fielding percentage (.966)

Adrian had a top 20 best win-loss record in Division III (34-11)

Junior Alex Webster ranked second in Division III in walks per nine innings (0.33)
Adrian ranked first in the MIAA in batting average (.331), slugging percentage (.503), on-base percentage (.404), runs scored (188), doubles (55), hits (252), RBI’s (171), home runs (22), total bases (383), hit by pitches (29) and stolen bases (53)

Sophomore Alex Cowart led the conference in batting average (.449 – second highest ever), stolen base percentage (16-16), runs (26), RBI’s (33), doubles (12) and total bases (71).

Senior Bobby Rickstad was named MIAA Position Player of the Year and is a four-time First Team All-MIAA selection. He ranked first in the MIAA in shutouts (3) and ranked second in RBI’s (27), home runs (6), walks (17) and wins (5).

Junior Nick Vandike led the MIAA in saves (4)

Junior Alex Webster led the MIAA in runs allowed (12) and walks allowed (1) and was second in wins (5).

Adrian scored the most runs in a game (21) in conference play this season.

Adrian also had the most hits in a game (22), RBI’s (21), triples (3), home runs (4) and pitching strikeouts (13).

Bobby Rickstad, Alex Cowart and Steve Vanderheyden were all named First Team All-MIAA and Todd Meyers made the Second Team all-conference for the third straight year.

Bulldogs opened up brand new Nicolay Field this season which marked baseball back on campus for the first time in nearly 50 years. Adrian went 14-4 at home in 2008.

Adrian set a school record for fielding percentage this season (.967).
The Bulldogs hit .313 as a team with an ERA of 3.83.