While the ASC, CCS, GNAC, MAC conferences and NJAC tournaments opened on Thursday, other teams were finishing up their conference seasons. In Region 8, Webster opened their series with Greenville with a 14-8 win
Illinois Wesleyan put 26 runs on the board in a doubleheader sweep of Greenville but Texas Dallas did the feat one run better in a single game. The Comets scorched Howard Payne for 27 in their opener of a three game set this weekend.
Greenville provided head coach Lynn Carlson with his 500th career win after a come-from-behind effort that saw them tie the game with two outs in the top of the ninth on an error and then take the victory with a four run 10th inning.
NC Wesleyan showed no rust as they blasted Elmira 14-5 on Thursday. Greenville swept Knox, Emory fell behind early but made the middle innings count in their win over Washington and Lee, and Augustana made it three in a row over Bates.
NC Wesleyan showed no rust as they blasted Elmira 14-5 on Thursday. Greenville swept Knox, Emory fell behind early but made the middle innings count in their win over Washington and Lee, and Augustana made it three in a row over Bates.
On baseball diamonds across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri, the Central Region had a memorable year in 2017. 2018 promises to be equally exciting in all four competitively balanced conferences with no clear favorite to make the trip to the final D-III World Series in Appleton.
Greenville is returning to its second NCAA tournament in three years as the SLIAC tournament champion. Greenville rallied from a 4-0 fifth inning deficit to take a 5-4 lead in the fifth and had to come from behind again in the seventh with three runs after allowing Westminster to regain the lead.
The 13-3 win over Millikin was historic for the Greenville College baseball program as its head coach Lynn Carlson recorded his 400th career victory in his 20th season as Greenville's head baseball coach.
The Greenville baseball team was defeated 10-2 by Carthage on Friday in a game that was completed following a suspension of Thursday's action. The loss brought the conclusion to the Panthers' historic season.
The baseball team was defeated 7-4 by Wisconsin - Stevens Point on Wednesday at the NCAA central regional hosted by Wartburg. Greenville fell behind 2-0 and 5-1, yet cut the deficit to one on both occasions.
We are looking at a slugfest to decide the Central champion. Welcome to a wide-open regional, where just about everyone can mash the ball and there's a good chance for an underdog to stick around for a few days.
Greenville is going to its first NCAA national tournament. The Panthers defeated Westminster 3-0 in their second game of the day to defeat a Blue Jay squad who forced a second game after winning two games.
Salisbury's has a win over two top five teams with their 5-1 win over CNU on Wednesday. Albion posted their third game in a row with at least 14 runs in their win over Greenville.