Messiah College Media Mentions

After losing to Salisbury University in last year’s championship game, the Falcons were highly motivated to defeat the defending champs. Messiah played an aggressive game and netted a 3-0 victory over the Sea Gulls. A September 24 Patriot-News article writes, “While the roster my skew young, that doesn’t mean the Falcons’ underclassmen lack big-game experience.”

Read “Young Messiah team adjusts on the fly.”

Chris Heisey, the Messiah baseball stand-out who was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds a few weeks ago, is settling into both the nerves and perks that come with being a major league player, according to a June 6 article in the Lancaster Sunday News.

Read “Adjusting to life in the big leagues.”

Kristen Bates did it again! She out-performed the best hurdlers in Division III and won the national championship! With the victory in the 100-meter hurdles, Bates became Messiah’s most decorated athlete. The Harrisburg Patriot-News featured the track star June 4.

Read “Bates relies on faith, training.”

Jess Rhoads got a lot of people’s attention last year when she helped Messiah’s softball team win its first national championship. Rhoads, a graduate of local Northern High School, has a story and family background that compels her to be an outstanding pitcher and player. The Patriot-News did a lengthy story about Rhoads on May 16.

Read “Circle of strength for Messiah pitcher Jess Rhoads.”

In one of his first games as a major league baseball player, Chris Heisey hit a homerun, helping his Cincinnati Reds team defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0.

Read “Messiah grad Heisey launches first career home for Reds” from the May 11 Carlisle Sentinel.
Read “Chris Heisey collects first hit, first home run in Reds‘ win” from the CBS 21.

The softball team clinched the Commonwealth Conference, earning a place in the NCAA tournament and the opportunity to defend its 2009 national title.

Read “Messiah Falcons win title” from the May 10 Carlisle Sentinel.
Read “Messiah wins Commonwealth softball title against Lebanon Valley” from the May 8 Harrisburg Patriot-News.

The golf team underwent a “whole philosophical change” says coach Troy Boone about the team’s first-ever qualifiication for the NCAA tournament. The team played well despite several obstacles to clinch the MAC title and earn the NCAA spot, as noted in a May 6 “Patriot-News’ story.

Read “Attitude change carries Falcons.”

On April 29, alumnus Chris Heisey received the call he had been waiting for — an invitation to join the Cincinnati Reds.

Read “Pregame: Heisey to debut” from Cincinnati Sports Journalism.
Read “Heisey headed for MLB” from the Carlisle Sentinel.
Read “Local grads gets call up to the majors” from WGAL-8.
Read “Chris Heisey makes the majors” from the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

Chris Heisey, Messiah alumnus who is climbing the ranks in minor league baseball, and Chris Heisey, photographer for the local Catholic diocese, had a chance meeting earlier this year thanks to an incorrectly addressed package. Chris Heisey the photographer received a baseball glove intended for Chris Heisey the baseball player in the mail. Eventually the two connected, and the experience made enough of an impression on Chris Heisey the photographer that he wrote about it for the April 23 issue of “The Catholic Witness.”

Read “The fate of baseball.”

Kai Kasiguran, a four-year soccer standout at Messiah College, is gearing up for his second season as a Harrisburg City Islander. Kasiguran recently did an interview with the local soccer blog, Upper 90.

Read “Q&A with Kai Kasiguran.”