Wheaton College Looks to Grant for Relief in NCAA Tournament

The second-seeded Wheaton College baseball team, ranked no.15 overall in the latest D3baseball.com national poll, will make its 12th appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament in program history on Wednesday, May 15, when the Lyons take on seventh-seeded Salem State University in Harwich at Whitehouse Field.

The Lyons will be looking for junior Ryan Grant, a former Oliver Ames standout, in the closer role. Grant leads the backend of the bullpen with 10 saves, first overall in the NEWMAC), a 1.52 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched. 

Wheaton (30-10) earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after claiming its 13th New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) title in the 15-year history of the league with a 6-3 victory in the championship game over MIT on Saturday, May 4, at Sidell Stadium.

The Vikings (25-13) also received an automatic bid into the New England Regional winning their second-ever Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship, and first since 2006, over Westfield State by a 5-0 score on Sunday, May 5.