5/12/08 Big East and Big Five Recognize Hoffman with Weekly Awards Senior Bill Hoffman (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) has been named to the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll and is also the Philadelphia Big Five Baseball Pitcher of the Week, it was announced today. Hoffman tossed an eight-hit complete game to pitch Villanova to a crucial 2-1 victory over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. more[+]
5/12/08 Villanova Baseball Playoff Scenarios With three games remaining in the regular season, Villanova (27-23, 11-13 Big East) is tied for seventh place in the conference standings. The Wildcats are tied with USF and one game ahead of Rutgers. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season (based on winning percentage) qualify for the conference tournament later this month. Below are some scenarios that could lead to Villanova clinching its second straight postseason appearance. more[+]
5/11/08 Hoffman Pitches Wildcats to 2-1 Victory against Rutgers With the season on the line for both teams and the tension mounting with each passing inning in a close game, the steady pitching of senior Bill Hoffman (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) gave Villanova (27-23, 11-13 Big East) the edge in a 2-1 victory over Rutgers (22-27-1, 10-14 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at Bainton Field. With the victory, the Wildcats win the series against the Scarlet Knights, pass them in the standings for the first time this season and gain a potentially important tiebreaker against their longtime rivals with three regular season games remaining. more[+]
