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Sports Shorts for Apr. 25: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Hohenberger named First Team All-America for men’s volleyball; men's tennis goes undefeated in NEWMAC play
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Overall and Conference Records (as of Apr. 24)
Baseball: 18-14 (8-10 NEWMAC)
Men's Lacrosse: 6-6 (2-2 Pilgrim League)
Women's Lacrosse: 2-14 (0-6 NEWMAC)
Softball: 11-20 (7-9 NEWMAC)
Men's Tennis: 13-3 (5-0 NEWMAC)
Women's Tennis: 11-8

National Rankings
#5 – Women's Outdoor Track & Field
#8 – Women's Lightweight Crew
#11 – Men's Lightweight Crew
#18 – Coed Sailing
#28 – Men's Tennis

Baseball
4/23 – Zhu Named NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week
4/21 – MIT Sweeps Past WPI
4/20 – WPI Takes NEWMAC Series Opener Over MIT, 7-2
4/18 – MIT Baseball Rolls Past Worcester State, 19-3
4/17 – MIT Baseball Edges Wesleyan, 4-3

Men's Crew
4/21 – Heavyweight Crew Downs UMass
4/21 – Cornell Wins Battle for Geiger Cup Against MIT and Columbia

Women's Crew
4/19 – Erin Meyer Invited to National Team Camp

Men's Lacrosse
4/23 – Rullan Earns Pilgrim League Player of the Week Honors
4/21 – MIT Wins Second in a Row, Defeats Mass. Maritime 12-4
4/18 – Park Pours in Five Points in 14-2 Win over Regis

Women's Lacrosse
4/21 – Women's Lacrosse Topped by Wheaton in Season Finale
4/17 – Kauffman Nets Five Goals in Loss to Babson

Sailing
4/23 – MIT Has Impressive Outings at Thompson Trophy and NEISA Women's Championship

Softball
4/23 – Fodor Named NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week
4/21 – MIT Sweeps WPI to Finish up NEWMAC Slate
4/20 – MIT Eliminated from Postseason Contention with Losses at Babson
4/17 – Harrington's Game One Heroics Help MIT Sweep Smith

Men's Tennis
4/23 – Men's Tennis Completes Perfect NEWMAC Record With Win at Coast Guard
4/21 – Men's Tennis Sweeps Weekly NEWMAC Awards
4/21 – MIT Men's Tennis Stays Perfect In NEWMAC Play with Win Over Wheaton
4/19 – MIT Men's Tennis Blanks Emerson

Women's Tennis
4/22 – Women's Tennis Upsets No. 17 Skidmore
4/21 – Women's Tennis Falls at Vassar
4/18 – Brandeis Scores 6-3 Win Over Women's Tennis

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
4/23 – Hannon and Simmons Named NEWMAC Track Athletes of the Week
4/21 – Engineers Prepare for Championship Season with Final Tune-up Weekend

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
4/23 – Hannon and Simmons Named NEWMAC Track Athletes of the Week
4/21 – Records Fall at Spring Invite and Larry Ellis Invitational over the Weekend

Men's Volleyball
4/23 – Hohenberger Named First Team All-America for Men's Volleyball

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