Piedmont team was crowned CCS Champions Monday following a 3-2 victory over Maryville in the title game. The Lions were led by Kolton Hicks who earned Tournament MVP honors after going 2-for-4 with a home run, his second of the tournament.
Piedmont upset No. 9 LaGrange, giving the Panthers, their first losses in the CCS. Elsewhere in the top 25 it was No. 10 Randolph-Macon falling to No. 3 Shenandoah and No. 24 Southwestern defeating No. 23 Trinity (Texas).
Piedmont and La Verne earned their first wins of the season. ThLions defeated Cal Lutheran and La Verne bested Linfield. Widener was a Wednesday winner with Rhodes and Hendrix opening with wins on Tuesday.
Piedmont earned their second win over a Top 10 team this year with an 8-5 win over La Grange on the road. Elmhurst also got a Top 10 upset as they defeated North Central (Ill.) on Thursday.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has named nationally regarded Adam Rosen as its next head baseball coach, effective August 25. Rosen replaces Jeff Jenkins, who served 32 years in the role before announcing his retirement as athletic director and head baseball coach following the 2021 season.
Trinity (Texas), Texas Lutheran and Texas Dallas all earned midweek wins on Tuesday. On Monday Adrian got a 14th inning home run to edge Piedmont but the Lions offense evened up the three game series 1-1 with a solid offensive effort.
With sun back in Texas, the fields were clear for the first games in a week. On the Road, Piedmont's Sam Carpenter set the first of many career records with a ten strikeout performance in a 15-1 win over Oglethorpe.
Piedmont found their bats again and after scoring once in a doubleheader on Friday, scored eight to salvage a win at Belhaven. Birmingham Southern scored early and late as they opened their season with a win over Oglethorpe.
Centenary (La.) braved the cold for a win over ETBU to move to 2-0 on the young season. In Mississippi, Belhaven hosted Piedmont and Covenant welcomed Erskine.
It was a light weekend of baseball but after 200+ days with the teams off the field, it was a welcome sight. Piedmont opened with an impressive victory, Louisiana College took 3 of 4 from Alma and Austin split with Ozarks in the opening weekend action.
It has been 326 days since the Nichols Bison closed the 2020 season. Today Piedmont is 1-0 as they open the D-III season with a dominating performance over Oglethorpe.
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.
Millsaps defeated Hendrix, the top seed in the SAA tournament on Friday. The news was not good for the USA South #1 seed, Piedmont who exited their postseason set with a 0-2 record. Only NWC top seed, Whitworth was a winner on Friday.
Behind the pitching of Andrew Cline, Covenant upset top ranked Piedmont in the opening day of the USA South conference tournament. La Roche's Joe Professori is the latest to set a major record, taking over the program's career hits record with his 222nd hit.
Trinity (Texas) won 5-4 over Our Lady of the Lake in their first outing as the top ranked team. Piedmont was also a run better than Cortland in a Top 24 contest.
The Piedmont College baseball team walked off for a 6-5 win on TYLER BURDETTE's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth against William Peace on Sunday evening at Loudermilk Field.
RPI struck out fifteen AMCATS to record a win in Florida. Fontbonne and York also won with double digit strikeouts on their spring break trips. In the new Top 25, Chapman, Salisbury and Piedmont all fell on Tuesday.
For the second straight game, the Piedmont College baseball team was unable to battle back from an early deficit in a 9-7 loss to Adrian College Tuesday. Piedmont trailed 4-0 early but mounted a comeback only to allow a four spot to the Bulldogs in the seventh inning and once again trail by four.
In the series finale v. Pfeiffer, the Piedmont College baseball team was unable to complete the comeback falling 8-5 to the Falcons. The Lions loaded the bases in the top of the ninth but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.
In Saturday's doubleheader, the Piedmont College baseball team posted a pair of wins 5-2 and 8-4 over Pfeiffer. The Lions are 4-0 in conference play and on a nine game win streak.
In Saturday's doubleheader, the Piedmont College baseball team posted a pair of wins 5-2 and 8-4 over Pfeiffer. The Lions are 4-0 in conference play and on a nine game win streak.
Against Oglethorpe Tuesday, the Piedmont College baseball team extended its win streak to seven games with a 5-2 win over the Stormy Petrels. The Piedmont pitching staff combined to allow just two runs on five hits with TYLER FAIRCHILD earning his first win as a Lion.
In the 2019 USA South conference opener for the Piedmont College baseball team, the Lions coasted to a 15-1 and a 16-2 win over Brevard Monday. The 3-game series was altered due to weather/field concerns over the weekend with game three of the series postponed to a later date.
In the 2019 USA South conference opener for the Piedmont College baseball team, the Lions coasted to a 15-1 and a 16-2 win over Brevard Monday. The 3-game series was altered due to weather/field concerns over the weekend with game three of the series postponed to a later date.
In the final game of the Early Spring Tournament, the Piedmont College baseball team may not have been inside Loudermilk Field but the magic was still at work in a comeback win over Pacific Lutheran 8-5. The Lions used a four-run seventh inning to claim the lead and another stellar effort by the bullpen led the charge.
On a day when the bats were hot, the Piedmont College baseball team won 8-1 over Whitworth at Loudermilk Field. The win came on the day a pair of Lions notched their first career homeruns.
In dominating, come-from-behind fashion, the Piedmont College baseball team earned a 10-4 win over Oglethorpe on Wednesday. It was a game that was all Oglethorpe, then all Lions to close it out.
A late rally by the Chapman Panthers led them to victory as the Piedmont College baseball team dropped a tough 8-6 game to conclude the Cactus Classic in Arizona. The Lions led until the eighth inning when the Panthers scored five runs to claim the lead.
Piedmont becomes first CCS tourney champs
May 08, 2023Piedmont team was crowned CCS Champions Monday following a 3-2 victory over Maryville in the title game. The Lions were led by Kolton Hicks who earned Tournament MVP honors after going 2-for-4 with a home run, his second of the tournament.
