Blackburn Beavers

Schedule

Overall: 7-30 - Conference: 4-14
2/28 vs. Loras • L, 19-3 BX
2/28 vs. Loras • L, 14-4 BX
3/15 at Howard Payne • L, 14-13 BX
3/15 at Howard Payne • L, 11-9 BX
3/17 at Arlington Baptist L, 8-1 BX
3/17 at Arlington Baptist L, 25-4 BX
3/18 at Austin • L, 13-3 BX
3/18 at Austin • L, 4-3 BX
3/19 at Dallas Christian L, 11-7 BX
3/19 at Dallas Christian L, 6-4 BX
3/20 at Dallas Christian • L, 6-5 BX
3/22 at Principia * • W, 10-1 BX
3/22 at Principia * • W, 15-10 BX
3/25 at Spalding * • L, 11-0 BX
3/25 at Spalding * • L, 22-0 BX
4/1 vs. MUW * • L, 22-4 BX
4/1 vs. MUW * • W, 8-2 BX
4/3 at Monmouth • L, 10-4 BX
4/6 at Fontbonne * • L, 1-0 BX
4/6 at Fontbonne * • L, 5-4 BX
4/8 vs. Webster * • L, 3-2 BX
4/8 vs. Webster * • L, 9-5 BX
4/12 at Westminster (Mo.) * • L, 9-5 BX
4/12 at Westminster (Mo.) * • L, 20-8 BX
4/14 at Maranatha Baptist • W, 10-0 BX
4/15 at Maranatha Baptist • L, 7-5 BX
4/15 at Maranatha Baptist • W, 15-4 BX
4/19 at Lyon * • W, 6-3 BX
4/19 at Lyon * • L, 12-2 BX
4/22 at Principia • L, 8-4 BX
4/22 at Principia • W, 4-2 BX
4/26 vs. Eureka * • L, 11-8 BX
4/26 vs. Eureka * • L, 11-4 BX
4/27 at Eureka • L, 12-2 BX
4/29 at Illinois Wesleyan • L, 9-8 BX
5/3 vs. Greenville * • L, 13-2 BX
5/3 vs. Greenville * • L, 21-8 BX

All times Eastern (* Conference; • Region)
Overall: 7-30 - Conference: 4-14
3/22 at Principia * • W, 10-1 BX
3/22 at Principia * • W, 15-10 BX
3/25 at Spalding * • L, 11-0 BX
3/25 at Spalding * • L, 22-0 BX
4/1 vs. MUW * • L, 22-4 BX
4/1 vs. MUW * • W, 8-2 BX
4/6 at Fontbonne * • L, 1-0 BX
4/6 at Fontbonne * • L, 5-4 BX
4/8 vs. Webster * • L, 3-2 BX
4/8 vs. Webster * • L, 9-5 BX
4/12 at Westminster (Mo.) * • L, 9-5 BX
4/12 at Westminster (Mo.) * • L, 20-8 BX
4/19 at Lyon * • W, 6-3 BX
4/19 at Lyon * • L, 12-2 BX
4/26 vs. Eureka * • L, 11-8 BX
4/26 vs. Eureka * • L, 11-4 BX
5/3 vs. Greenville * • L, 13-2 BX
5/3 vs. Greenville * • L, 21-8 BX

(* Conference; • Region)

2025 Standings

Webster 17-1 37-9
Spalding 14-4 28-14
MUW 14-4 21-17
Lyon 9-9 20-20
Westminster (Mo.) 9-9 19-22
Greenville 8-10 15-24
Eureka 8-10 13-25
Fontbonne 6-12 7-22
Blackburn 4-14 7-30
Principia 1-17 7-32

Past Records

Team Info

Coach: Jacob Kraft
Conference: SLIAC

Blackburn

Enrollment (FT undergrads): 604
Location: Carlinville, IL
Colors: Red, Black
Field: Blackburn Baseball Field (0)
Link to official site

News Releases

July 15, 2024 Kraft takes over at Blackburn Blackburn College has named Jacob Kraft to be the new head coach. Kraft comes to Blackburn from Crown College in Minnesota where he helped guide the Polars to two consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Championship Game appearances
March 29, 2017 Schultz, Stepp gather this weeks honors Manchester senior Chad Schultz and Blackburn sophomore Jonathon Stepp were named Division III National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter and Pitcher of the Week for the period of March 20-26.
March 24, 2017 Stepp fires first no hitter for Blackburn Blackburn sophomore lefthanded pitcher Bubby Stepp pitched the first no-hitter in Blackburn history by blanking Eureka 7-0 on Friday afternoon in Eureka. Stepp faced the minimum as three Eureka baserunners that reached via two errors and one walk were erased by a pickoff and two double plays.
August 11, 2016 Allen returns to DePauw Blake Allen, a former DePauw student-athlete and assistant coach and most recently baseball assistant at Vanderbilt, has been named DePauw's head baseball coach.
September 23, 2013 Johnson brings experience to Eureka staff Kim Johnson has been named head coach at Eureka. Johnson owns 26 years of collegiate baseball coaching experience, including 20 seasons and 515 victories as a head coach.