
Slippery Rock Baseball Earns 2026 ABCA Academic Excellence Award
The Slippery Rock University baseball program celebrated a historic 2026 season, capturing both athletic success and top academic honors.
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The Slippery Rock University baseball program celebrated a historic 2026 season, capturing both athletic success and top academic honors.

With more than eighteen years of Division I experience, Pualani Spurlock‑Welsh is now the BIG EAST Conference’s Supervisor of Women’s Basketball Officials, charged with overseeing a newly formalized officiating alliance that spans three major leagues.

Slippery Rock University will host a skill development camp for high school girls on July 16, featuring instruction from Coach Lisa Horton and a pathway to varsity competition by 2027‑28.

Slippery Rock University announced Lisa Horton as the first head coach of its women’s flag football team, tasked with building a program that will begin competition in spring 2027‑28 and aim for Olympic recognition by 2028.

Michael Kitko’s .403 batting average and dominant pitching performances have earned him a consensus ABCA All‑Atlantic Region selection, putting him in the running for the program’s 25th All‑American designation.

The university announces the hiring of Iain Langstone, a 2009 championship alumnus, to lead the men’s soccer program as a full‑time assistant coach beginning this summer.

The university will run a series of basketball camps on campus this summer, offering skill development for younger players and high‑intensity showcases for older prospects.

Senior utility player Michael Kitko was selected to the 2026 All-Atlantic Region Teams by the NCBWA and D2CCA, highlighting a season marked by a .403 batting average, 64 hits, 44 RBIs and 27 strikeouts on the mound.