South Allegheny’s excellent softball team has been the talk of the athletic program this spring, but the baseball team has quietly been solid themselves.

After finishing 4-12 last season, the Gladiators have shown a lot of improvement. The Gladiators are 2-3, with two of the losses coming by one run.

The Gladiators won their first two games, 17-3 and 7-0, and their three-game losing streak consisted of scores of 9-1, 6-5 and 4-3.

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Penn State Behrend junior Ryan Jacobs, a South Allegheny High School graduate, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Week for baseball for the week ending March 4.

Jacobs got the Lions out to a good start by striking out 10 in 6 2/3 innings pitched to defeat Ursinus. He only allowed one earned run and two hits on opening day.

(photo courtesy of Penn State Behrend)

From the desk of South Allegheny Public Relations Coordinator Laura Thomson

South Allegheny's Jesse James is one of 100 elite football players across the country to be invited to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on January, 3, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ.  

James will play for the East All-Stars against the West All-Stars. The game will be played on Chase Field as part of the Fiesta Bowl week of activities.  The game will be nationally televised on CBS. 

South Allegheny and LaRoche College standout Nate Wojciechowski is newest addition to the S.A. boys’ basketball coaching staff.  Nate graduated from La Roche College in 2011 where he was a three-year starter and co-captain his senior year under the helm of the late Coach Scott Lang.  Among Nate’s many accomplishments include:

- Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Champion 2011
- AMCC Co-Player of the Year 2011
- AMCC First Team All Conference 2011
- D3hoops.com All Mid Atlantic Region 3rd Team 2011
- ECAC Division III South Region Second Team 2011
- NCAA Division III Tournament Participant
- AMCC Academic All Conference 08-2011 Seasons

The S.A. boys’ basketball team opens their season at the Brownsville Tournament on Friday and Saturday,  December 9-10.