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  The United States Collegiate Athletic Association announced the recipients of its end-of-season awards Sunday and senior Skylar Gingrich (Lititz) and sophomore Cody Buterbaugh (Conestoga) made the list of honorees. Gingrich was named a First Team All-American, becoming only the fourth Wildcat baseball player to do so.

"We leave Saturday on a 13-hour bus trip. We'll head over to see where Abe Lincoln grew up and then we'll see if we can't win a few ballgames," Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball coach Chris Howard said as his team prepared for next week's United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series.

The Spring 2012 Athletic Banquet was held Sunday in the Mountain Laurel Room of the Thompson Professional Development Center, honoring Penn College's student-athletes for accomplishments both on the court/field and in the classroom. Scott E. Kennell, athletic director, gave opening remarks, and coaches took to the podium to honor their respective squads.

Two and out is not what Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball coach Chris Howard envisioned for his team in the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs. "It was a pretty disappointing tournament, actually,"he said. "We pitched well enough to win. We played defense well enough to win.

Two and out is not what Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball coach Chris Howard envisioned for his team in the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs. "It was a pretty disappointing tournament, actually,"he said. "We pitched well enough to win. We played defense well enough to win.

Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball coach Chris Howard knows his team has its work cut out when it opens Penn State University Athletic Conference championship playoff action Thursday. The second-seeded Wildcats (23-10 overall and 14-4 in the conference) face third-seeded Penn StateGreater Allegheny (27-13, 14-4) at 1:30 p.m. at Pullman Park in Butler.

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has named Penn College senior Skylar Gingrich, of Lititz, as its baseball Player of the Week for the period ending April 22. Gingrich went 13 for 21 (.619) on the week, racking up 18 RBI and totaling five extra-base hits: two doubles, a triple and two home runs.

Several members of the Penn College Martial Arts Club completed a successful season Saturday by being promoted in rank.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Athletics Department honored the graduating members of the baseball team Saturday, as well as the 2011-12 Penn State UniversityAthletic Conference Championship Wrestling Squad. The following day, as a regional tournament drew to a close, "Senior Day" was also held for members of the Wildcat archery team.

Archery and baseball were in the spotlight for Penn College athletics over the past week. Saturday and Sunday, Wildcat archers stood out as they hosted the Eastern Intercollegiate Championships by recording three individual firsts, two team firsts and had 14 named to the All-East team.