Spalding beat a familiar foe in Webster twice to take home the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. It is the first SLIAC Tournament title in the program's history.
Are we seeing the changing of the guard in the SLIAC? Spalding swept Webster on Sunday. In the UAA, Case Western kept pace with New York University by taking three of four UAA games over the weekend.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team beat #8-ranked Webster, 12-3 and 5-4, Sunday afternoon to secure the series over the Gorloks. With the wins, the Eagles improve to 10-8 overall and 2-0 in SLIAC play. Spalding will go for the sweep Monday, March 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Wbster and Spalding both won their SLIAC pods and will play for the SLIAC crown and a playoff bid next weekend. In the NEWMAC, Babson and Wheaton (Mass.) were evenly matched and both won a game to set up a winner-take-all game on Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Spalding University senior Peyton Hood threw a no-hitter to lead the Eagles to a 3-0 win over Blackburn College Sunday afternoon on Senior Day. The last no-hitter thrown by a Eagle was on March 30, 2014 when Javier Guerra struck out 11 in a Spalding 16-0 victory over the Red Devils. With the win, Spalding improves to 19-12 on the season and 17-3 in conference play.
Spalding's Eric Meyer was not the only member of a team from the Central to make this weeks D3baseball.com Team of the Week. In all five members from the SLIAC and CCIW were tabbed for their performance last week.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After a 5-0 week, Golden Eagles baseball swept the SLIAC weekly awards, Eric Meyer earning Hitter of the Week, while Peyton Hood was named Pitcher of the Week.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team swept a three-game series against Principia extending their winning streak to 13 consecutive games. With the sweep, the Golden Eagles improve to 26-7 and 15-1 in conference.
EUREKA, Ill. – The Spalding University baseball team extended their win streak to 10 games after taking two games from Eureka, 12-5 and 11-4, Wednesday at Henry Sand Field in Eureka, Ill. The Golden Eagles improve to 23-7 on the season and 12-1 in conference.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Spalding University baseball team split a doubleheader against Fontbonne, winning game one ,3-2, but dropping game two, 8-7, Saturday in St. Louis, Mo. With two wins over number 6/12 ranked Webster Wednesday, the Golden Eagles went 3-1 on the week against teams ranked in the top-25 and/or receiving votes.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team opened their 2019 SLIAC conference schedule with a bang, sweeping a doubleheader from the #6/12 ranked Webster Gorloks, 9-3 and 6-5, Wednesday evening at Derby City Field. This marks the Golden Eagles fourth win this season over a unanimous top-15 team, earning wins over #4 Concordia-Chicago and #15 UW-Whitewater.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Golden Eagles made the most of their opportunities scoring two runs on three hits earning a victory, 2-0, over Case Western. With the win, the Golden Eagles locked up the series over the Spartans improving to 4-1 on the season.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team overcame a two-run deficit besting Case Western in 10 innings, 3-2, sweeping the series to improve to 5-1 on the season.
No. 3 Texas Lutheran won their sixth against no losses with a pair of wins over Hardin Simmons. Huntingdon matched the win totals for the Bulldogs with wins over No. 2 UW-Whitewater and Spalding.
No. 11 Misericordia opened with a sweep of No. 25 Shenandoah on a day four other Top 25 teams were dealt losses. UW-Whitewater opened their season with a loss, a 8-5 set back to Spalding, for the first time in ten years.
GREENVILLE, Ill. – The Spalding baseball team won their SLIAC Tournament opener over Westminster, 7-3, Thursday at Robert E. Smith field in Greenville, Ill. The Golden Eagles improve to 31-10 on season and face the winner of #1 Webster vs. #2 Greenville tomorrow at 3:00 pm EST.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University baseball team took both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against Blackburn, 8-0 and 11-1, improving to 29-7 overall. With a 16-3 conference record, the Golden Eagles locked up a minimum of the two seed in the upcoming SLIAC Tournament.
ELSAH, Ill. – Playing without All-American starting pitcher Jimi Keating for the second straight weekend, the 20th-ranked Spalding baseball team split a doubleheader at Principia Saturday afternoon to take the season series. Spalding outscored the Panthers 26-10 over three games to improve to 25-7 (12-3 SLIAC) on the season.
Elsah, Ill. – The No. 20 ranked Golden Eagles bats exploded for four home runs taking game one of this weekend series at Principia, 11-2, Friday night in Elsah, Ill.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 16/18 ranked Spalding baseball team stormed back from an eight-run deficit to top Greenville, 13-12, in game one of Friday’s doubleheader at Derby City Field.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 18 ranked Golden Eagles erased a two-run deficit in the fifth to top in-state foe Centre College, 4-3, Wednesday evening at Derby City Field to improve to 18-3 on the season.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The No. 21 ranked Spalding baseball team took both games of Saturday’s doubleheader at MacMurray, 9-0 and 7-2, sweeping the series to improve to 17-3 overall and 5-0 in SLIAC play
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The No. 19/21 ranked Golden Eagles scored four runs over the final two innings and Jimi Keating closed the door in the ninth as Spalding topped MacMurray, 4-3, Friday in Jacksonville, Ill.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 27 ranked Spalding baseball team took both games of their SLIAC opener from Iowa Wesleyan, 14-0 and 7-3, Sunday at Derby City Field.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The Spalding Golden Eagles hung on to win a back and forth game against #1 ranked Mass-Boston, 11-9, Thursday afternoon at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Quenton Brownlee lifted a sacrifice fly into right field allowing Blake Benz to tag and race home as the Golden Eagles topped Ramapo, 6-5, in walk-off fashion Wednesday at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.
From elimination champions: Spalding downs Webster
May 13, 2023Spalding beat a familiar foe in Webster twice to take home the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. It is the first SLIAC Tournament title in the program's history.
