Kalamazoo dominated their opener with shutout pitching and hots bats. East Texas Baptist did the same in a 18-0 whitewashing of Sul Ross State as did Hamline with a 15-0 win over Martin Luther as part of a sweep in Kansas. Methodist joined the parade with a 18-0 win over Penn State Abington.
The top three teams all won last week and held their positions in week 10 of the D3baseball.com NCBWA Top 25. New to the poll is Salve Regina as Methodist drops out.
Rain delayed many games to Sunday and the offenses got some rest and it showed. Methodist was just one team that put up big numbers in their game on Sunday.
Methodist defeated Alma in their season opening doubleheader with double digit runs in each end. CNU also won twice this week but featured pitching and timely hitting for their wins.
Methodist swept Mary Baldwin 15-2, 20-0 as Ryan Hill and Tyler Johnson combined for a no-hitter in the nightcap. Hill earned the victory with 4.0 innings on the mound, walking one and fanning two.
With a 4-2 triumph over visiting Hampden-Sydney, Methodist coach Tom Austin earned the 1,200th win of his career Saturday evening. The non-conference win came in the second game of a doubleheader after the Tigers took Game 1 in a 2-1 pitchers' duel.
Texas Lutheran gave their new head coach a win in their fourth straight years opening the season with a win. in Austin, Texas as No. 21 Concordia-Texas dropped two to unranked East Texas Baptist.
Methodist and Piedmont took a tumble in this weeks D3baseball NCBWA Top 25 as they went 0-2 in the USA South tournament. Salisbury and Washington U made strides after being named the top regionally ranked team in their region.
Methodist earned a delayed series opening win over William Peace on a day that saw half the top 25 schedule cancelled due to rain and snow. The Centennial saw both ranked teams in the conference fall on Sunday.
Methodist won a contest between top 20 teams as they defeated Huntingdon 8-3. Out in Texas it was a bigger game where Texas Lutheran took two on Saturday from top ranked Trinity (Texas) in a Top 10 match-up.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Methodist University baseball team held on for a 4-2 win against Maryville to reach the 30-win plateau and complete a three-game sweep of the Scots at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Sunday afternoon.
Methodist swept Maryville on Saturday, adding to their resume for when at-large bids are awarded. The Monarchs are shopping for one after falling out of the conference tournament. Out west George Fox is in the driver set for the NWC bid.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The No. 8 Methodist baseball team set a new season-high with 18 runs on its way to an 18-1 victory against Albertus Magnus at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Wednesday evening.
The 13th-ranked Methodist baseball team totaled 28 runs as it swept a doubleheader with Berea in USA South play at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Saturday.
The Methodist baseball team collected a season-high 19 hits and plated 15 runs, also a season best, on its way to a 15-1 victory against Berea in USA South play at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Friday afternoon.
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- The No. 20 Methodist baseball team collected 18 hits and plated 14 runners in a 14-4 victory against N.C. Wesleyan in USA South action on Saturday afternoon.
Methodist pitcher Tristen Luck was the first rookie award winner and joins Iowa Wesleyan outfielder Joseph Belarde and Spalding starting pitcher, Jimi Keating, both from the SLIAC, on the first National Players of the Week award.
Methodist and George Fox are the first to double digit wins and as a reward, make their appearance in the first regular season Top 25. Cortland clings to the top spot with seven teams getting consideration for the number one ranking.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Methodist baseball team completed a three-game sweep of William Peace with a 9-0 victory at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Sunday afternoon.
Greg Schneider struckout 15 and Matt Bougourd's 8 RBIs tied a record as the Bobcats swept Penn State Abington on Friday. Methodist opened their weekend tournament, downing No. 13 Keystone.
Methodist started their scoring with a steal of home as they opened their tournament with a 6-4 win over Mary Washington on Friday. In Texas, the Texas-Tyler Patriots are now 2-0 against the defending National Champion Trinity Texas) following a 5-2 home win
Methodist started their scoring with a steal of home as they opened their tournament with a 6-4 win over Mary Washington on Friday. In Texas, the Texas-Tyler Patriots are now 2-0 against the defending National Champion Trinity Texas) following a 5-2 home win
La Grange opened their season with a win over Sewanee, just like in 2016. Out west no. 21 Texas Lutheran used a pitching gem and their bats to sweep Concordia (Texas). Nobody matched Methodist who score 26 runs on the day for a opening day sweep of Lynchburg.
After having spent the last 12 seasons on staff as an Assistant Baseball Coach, Justin Scali has been announced as the successor to Jim Peeples as the new Head Baseball Coach at Piedmont College. The move comes after the announcement made by Peeples that he will serve as the school's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics after filling both roles for this past academic year.
In 2015 D3baseball.com predicted that Emory would make a return to the D-III World Series and sticking with a winner, we predict the Eagles will three-peat in the South Regional on their way to another D-III World Series appearance.
The South Region has had its off years recently in Division III baseball. We don't think this is one of them, and since the perennial playoff contenders are the lower-seeded teams in this regional, all bets are off.
Shutouts and crooked numbers on Friday
February 23, 2024Kalamazoo dominated their opener with shutout pitching and hots bats. East Texas Baptist did the same in a 18-0 whitewashing of Sul Ross State as did Hamline with a 15-0 win over Martin Luther as part of a sweep in Kansas. Methodist joined the parade with a 18-0 win over Penn State Abington.
