Wilberforce University baseball team wins first victory since World War Two

WYSO | By Chris Welter

Published February 15, 2023 at 9:23 AM EST

Photos of the Wilberforce baseball team playing at Antioch College in Yellow Springs. The Team was reactivated recently after being idle since World War Two.

The Wilberforce University baseball team won its first game of the season over the weekend.

The Wilberforce Bulldogs defeated the Vorhees University Tigers.

It was Wilberforce’s first win since before World War Two.

The university’s baseball program ended back in the 1940s but was brought back to life in 2021 thanks to the Cincinnati Reds allowing the Bulldogs to use their training facilities during the winter.

The team is playing its first official games this spring.

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Chris got his start in radio in 2017 when he completed a six-month training at the Center for Community Voices. Most recently, he worked as a substitute host and the Environment Reporter at WYSO.

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