Category: Rochester College
Rochester College claims first USCAA softball national championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AKRON, Ohio — Rochester College has enjoyed tremendous success in athletics over the years, with multiple national championships, national runners-up or Final Four appearances in a variety of sports. Yet the Warriors’ softball program accomplished a major first at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College National Softball […]
Rochester College qualifies for the USCAA baseball Small College World Series
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College is headed east. The Warriors have qualified for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association World Series. The Small College World Series, a 10-school tournament will take place May 14-18 at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Rochester College, coached by Jordan Ackerman, has […]
Rochester College gains acceptance into NAIA
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Nearly a year after applying for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Rochester College learned Tuesday that it was accepted to the governing body, which athletics programs at nearly 300 colleges and universities, as a new member institution. Rochester College Athletics Director Klint Pleasant said the […]
Nationally-ranked Warriors carving name for themselves on baseball diamond
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College has never really been known for its baseball success. A small college in a northern state, the odds are usually stacked against the Warriors. The tides are slowly turning. In the first week of April, Rochester College is standing at 10-10, with many games […]
Diamond stunner: Rochester College pulls upset of Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It may not be the equivalent of something biblical such as David vs. Goliath. But Rochester College’s victory on baseball diamond Friday was still something to remember. It came against neighboring Oakland University, a NCAA Division I school. The Warriors shocked the Golden Grizzlies in their […]
Rochester College earns fifth-place in USCAA national tournament for retiring coach Pleasant
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UNIONTOWN, Pa. — The exit stage left outing for veteran Garth Pleasant didn’t result in a national championship for the retiring Rochester College men’s basketball coach, but at least the 38-year head coach got to coach a win in his final game on the sidelines. Rochester College, ranked No. […]
Decades of Excellence: Rochester College’s Pleasant steps away after brilliant coaching career
Video courtesy of Rochester College. ROCHESTER HILLS — Sitting back in his office, Garth Pleasant can remember the days of returning to school at 2 a.m., then having to return early in the morning to teach a class. Pleasant was a basketball coach, an athletics director, a bus driver, an instructor, a mentor, a jack-of-all-trades […]
Aiming for the top: Rochester College women have gone from doormat to national title contender in just a few years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s not that Rochester College has much history when it comes to women’s basketball. The Warriors have only reached the national tournament on two occasions before this season and have never won a title. Yet the Warriors have quickly turned the program around the past couple […]
Rochester College holds down No. 1 seed for USCAA national tournament
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — In Garth Pleasant’s final year as head coach of Rochester College’s men’s basketball team, his Warriors will play with a large target on their backs for the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball National Tournament. A national powerhouse going back to the 1980s, Rochester College was given the […]
Top-ranked Rochester College rolls over Great Lakes Christian
Top-ranked Rochester College wins 10th straight with win over Great Lakes Christian ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College has been ranked among the top men’s basketball teams in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association circles all season. The top-ranked Warriors proved that to Great Lakes Christian Monday. RC landed five players in double figures in a […]
Rochester college takes over No. 1 spot in USCAA polls
The USCAA has released the Week 6 men’s basketball coaches poll and Rochester College is on top holding down the No. 1 ranking in the nation. After a 3-0 road trip, the RC men’s team took over the top spot after hovering in the top 10 the previous weeks. The RC women’s team also finished […]