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Moran and Furnish highlight the Ravens’ early success

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The Raven baseball team has put together a very promising start, building off of their success from last season. The team finished their non-conference season with an 8-6 record, good enough for fourth in the HCAC thus far.  Part of their early success is due to their excellent starting pitching, specifically from junior Joe Moran. After making nine starts a season ago and posting an impressive 3.75 ERA, Moran came into the season as the likely ace. He has solidified himself in that role … [Read more...]

AU hires Barton as next swimming and diving coach

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AU announced Friday that it has selected Tanner Barton to be the second swimming and diving coach in program history. The announcement came with the news that AU will be launching its diving program under the new head coach.  Barton spent the 2017-18 season as a graduate assistant at his alma-mater of Ball State. He spent last season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State University.  “I am blessed and honored to be leading the swimming and diving programs here at AU,” said … [Read more...]

Baseball team heads to Florida

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AU’s baseball team will travel to Florida over spring break to compete in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Ravens will play in eight games against teams from all around the country. The annual team trip to Florida provides not only a test of the team’s skill on the diamond, but also gives the players and coaches a chance to bond. Head coach Matt Bair has both of these things in mind as the team prepares to make the week-long trip.  “First and foremost, our spring trip to … [Read more...]

Men’s basketball team defeated by Bluffton

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The men’s basketball team lost to Bluffton 79-68 in the first round of the HCAC tournament Friday. Despite defeating the Beavers twice in the regular season, AU fell behind in the first half and was unable to come back and win.  After putting together a four-game win streak at the end of the regular season, it appeared that the Ravens were poised to make a postseason run; however, the team shot just 28 percent in the first half and trailed by 13 at halftime to open tournament … [Read more...]

Lacrosse programs set to kick off

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The men’s and women’s lacrosse teams will begin play this week. AU’s newest sports programs were first announced back in 2015 as a part of the school’s development initiative to the athletic department. They began play in 2017 as a club team and will now begin their first full season as a school sponsored sport.  As with any new sport, the players and coaches are excited to be a part of the first team in school history. AU hired Jacob Ashton to coach the men’s team and Colin McSharar to … [Read more...]