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).
With a No. 24 ranking, Southwestern (Texas) earns their first ever ranking in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25. At the top, the three highest ranked teams maintained their position in week 7 of the Top 25. The Top 25 is the longest continually published poll and debuted in 2010.
Trinity (Texas), which and brought home the league’s first-ever national championship in the sport in 2016, was recognized with a league-high 12 honorees among the 32 impressive student-athletes selected to the SCAC’s 30th Anniversary baseball team
Reigning SCAC Pitcher of the Week Austin Smith followed his dominant performance against No. 4 Trinity University with his first no-hitter of the season to defeat the University of Dallas Crusaders 15-0 in seven innings.
Southwestern officials announced J.C. Bunch as the Pirates' head baseball coach. Bunch arrives in Georgetown following 11 seasons as assistant coach at SCAC rival Trinity. Since 2015, he also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Tigers.
Jeremy Rice faced one batter over the minimum and hurled a nine-inning no-hitter to lead Southwestern to a 21-0 win over Blackburn on Friday night at Rockwell Field in Georgetown.
Trinity (Texas) and Centenary (La.) earned losses on the day as both ranked teams from Texas had more than they could handle. Only Occidental survived Friday's conference schedule.
Southwestern took down another Top 5 team sending St. Thomas to their first loss of the season on Monday. Elsewhere ECSU got their first win and Southern Maine was a winner over Rowan in the day's only contest between ranked teams.
Rhodes and Southwestern picked up wins on neutral fields in early results on Friday. In Alabama, BSC defeated Adrian in battle of ranked teams. Elsewhere winter continues to play havoc in the east.
After an off day for D-III baseball on Monday, six teams got back on the diamond for a short slate of games. in mid-America, Hendrix opened with a win over D-II Harding and Howard Payne defeated Southwestern.
ABILENE, Texas – A three-run homer from Chase Allen gave Southwestern an early lead as the Pirates held on to a 6-5 win over Hardin-Simmons Tuesday night in non-conference baseball action at Hunter Field.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – After a sweep of the University of Dallas the Southwestern University baseball team has earned the No. 4 seed in next week’s Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament in San Antonio.
GEORGETOWN – It was a record breaking afternoon on Saturday as the Southwestern University baseball swept the University of Dallas to earn the final spot in the SCAC Postseason Tournament early next month.
GEORGETOWN – A trio of pitchers helped the Southwestern University baseball team hold the Crusaders bats at bay as the Pirates beat the University of Dallas 3-2 Friday night keeping postseason hopes alive.
ATLANTA – For the second time this weekend Southwestern posted a late rally that fell just short as the Pirate baseball team fell 7-4 at Emory to close out a non-conference baseball series at Chappell Park.
ATLANTA – A back and forth game on Saturday saw the Emory Eagles hold on for a 5-4 win over Southwestern University in non-conference college baseball action at Chappell Park.
ATLANTA – An early five run deficit proved too large for the Southwestern University baseball team Friday as their comeback fell short against Emory University, 10-2 in game one of a three-game series.
GEORGETOWN – Hardin-Simmons University snapped a four-game winning streak by the Southwestern University baseball team Tuesday night taking an 8-2 win at Rockwell Field in non-conference action.
SHERMAN, Texas – Keeping postseason hopes alive the Southwestern University baseball team finished a three-game sweep of Austin College Saturday winning game one 4-2 and taking the nightcap 4-1 in SCAC action from Baker Field.
SHERMAN, Texas – The Pirates combined a solid pitching effort with timely hitting to take an 11-6 win over Austin College in the series opener Friday night at Baker Field.
GEORGETOWN – Southwestern University exploded in the second game of a double-header against Texas Lutheran to earn a split and win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series with a 10-4 win after falling 2-0 in the first game.
GEORGETOWN – After more than four hours of baseball Southwestern was able to push three runs across in the 13th inning to earn a 9-8 victory over Texas Lutheran in SCAC action Friday night.
BELTON, Texas – After building an early the lead the Southwestern University baseball was unable to hold on against No. 21 Mary Hardin-Baylor Tuesday night falling 12-5 in non-conference action at Red Murff Field.
SHREVEPORT, La. – Snapping a seven-game losing streak the Southwestern University baseball team put an end to all the heartbreaking losses taking an 11-6 win over Centenary after falling in game one 9-3 Saturday afternoon in SCAC action.
Piedmont sweeps La Grange
April 15, 2023Piedmont 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).
