2012 SCAC Baseball News
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SCAC announces Spring 2012 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
June 13, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named 1,040 student-athletes to the 2012 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total is the third-highest for a single period in the history of the award. -
Trinity posts SCAC-best 34th place finish in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings
June 08, 2012CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University posted a league-best 34th place finish in the final 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.
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Big Red Machine Bound!; Klimesh drafted by Cincinnati in 15th Round of MLB Draft
June 05, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University pitcher Ben Klimesh became the second Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) student-athlete selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft when he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.
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Money(Ball)!; BSC's Maxwell drafted by Oakland A's in Second Round of MLB Draft
June 05, 2012BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham-Southern College junior catcher/first baseman Bruce Maxwell became the latest Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) student-athlete selected in the Major League Baseball Draft when he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
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Birmingham-Southern's Bruce Maxwell named ABCA Division III National Player of the Year
May 26, 2012MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Junior catcher Bruce Maxwell has been named the 2012 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings National Player of the Year, the organization announced this week.
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Brian Chafin, Centre College Athletics Director, Announces Retirement
May 24, 2012DANVILLE, Ky. - After nearly a quarter century of service at Centre College, Brian Chafin has announced his retirement. Chafin began his coaching career at Centre in 1989 and has served as director of athletics and recreation since 2002.
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Birmingham-Southern's Maxwell highlights SCAC D3baseball.com All-America Selections
May 22, 2012MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Birmingham-Southern College junior standout catcher Bruce Maxwell added to his growing list of accomplishments today as he was named the 2012 D3baseball.com Player of the Year, the website announced.
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No. 7 Birmingham-Southern falls to Webster in NCAA Central Regional championship game
May 19, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team came up just short against Webster University this afternoon, losing 3-2 to the Gorloks in the Central Regional championship game.
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Shelton Steps Down as Southwestern's Head Baseball Coach
May 19, 2012GEORGETOWN, Texas - Jim Shelton has been a fixture in the coach's box for the Southwestern baseball team, but after 19 years in the program has stepped down as the head coach. Shelton spent 11 seasons at the helm and was the assistant coach under Jim Mallon for eight years prior to being named head coach.
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No. 15 Trinity defeated by Whitworth in NCAA West Regional championship game
May 19, 2012MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Trinity University advanced to the 2012 NCAA Division III West Regional championship game with an elimination game 6-5 victory in 11 innings over Coe College. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they came up short against Whitworth University in the regional championship as Whitworth earned a trip to the Division III World series with a 9-2 win.
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No. 7 Birmingham-Southern advances to NCAA Central championship game with win against Illinois Wesleyan
May 18, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan this evening, 9-7, to advance to tomorrow's championship round against Webster University, who defeated BSC earlier today by the score of 6-1.
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No. 7 Birmingham-Southern falls to Webster, 6-1, in NCAA Central Regional
May 18, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The No. 7 Birmingham-Southern Panthers lost its first-ever Division III post-season game today, falling to the Webster University Gorloks 6-1, at the NCAA Central Regional at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn.
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Maxwell; Klimesh; Weisberg Lead SCAC D3baseball All-Region Selections
May 18, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) was well represented when D3baseball.com released its inaugural All-Region teams today.
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Trinity falls to Whitworth in NCAA West Regional play
May 18, 2012MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Whitworth University proved too much for the Trinity Tigers, as the Pirates used a big fifth and sixth inning to break open a 3-0 game, en route to a 12-0 win in NCAA West regional play at Roy Hesler Field/Jim Wright Stadium.
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SCAC Announces 2012 Baseball All-Sportsmanship Team
May 17, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fourth annual Baseball All-Sportsmanship team. Eleven baseball players were selected to the 2012 squad.
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No. 7 Birmingham-Southern advances in NCAA Central Regional with 6-1 win over Emory
May 17, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Thanks to an impressive complete-game performance by senior right-hander Jesse Meier, the No. 7 Birmingham-Southern Panthers defeated Emory today, 6-1, to advance in the NCAA Central Regional.
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Trinity Baseball Powers Past Whitworth in NCAA Playoff Game
May 17, 2012MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Trinity University's Tanner Barron and Jules Cronk led the baseball team to an 8-3 NCAA Playoff win over Whitworth University on Thursday night.
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No. 7 Birmingham-Southern defeats Illinois Wesleyan, 7-4, in NCAA Baseball Central Regional opener
May 16, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - In their first-ever NCAA Division III post-season appearance, the No. 7 Birmingham-Southern Panthers defeated Illinois Wesleyan, 7-4, at USA Stadium in the first game of the NCAA Central Regional.
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Klimesh pitches No. 15 Trinity to shutout win in NCAA playoff opener
May 16, 2012MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - The Trinity Tiger baseball team opened the NCAA Playoffs with a 2-0 shutout over Coe College on Wednesday afternoon, with righthander Ben Klimesh striking out 12 in a six-hit shutout.
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Birmingham-Southern & Trinity Earn Bids to NCAA Baseball Championship
May 14, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Birmingham-Southern College earned the league's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship while Trinity University earned an at large bid to the field of 56 teams.
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SCAC Places Seven on Capital One Academic All-District® Baseball Teams
May 08, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Seven Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball student-athletes were named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District® Baseball teams, as selected and announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Trinity Student-Athletes Celebrate D-III Week at Sunshine Cottage
May 07, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In celebration of NCAA Division III Week, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Trinity University organized a field day with student-athletes and coaches from numerous sports at nearby Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children.
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SCAC Announces 2012 Baseball All-Tournament Team
May 03, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Birmingham-Southern Panthers, thanks to their first-ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) championship, placed a tournament-high five players on the 2012 SCAC Baseball All-Tournament team.
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Austin College Student-Athletes Volunteer with Special Olympics
May 02, 2012SHERMAN, Texas — On Saturday, April 28, several Austin College student-athletes had the chance to work with the Greater Dallas chapter of Special Olympics Texas, helping the group with their Spring Games Competition held at Cedar Hill High School.
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Trinity brings the SCAC Presidents Trophy back to San Antonio
May 01, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The symbol of conference supremacy is a 300-pound railroad bell that is awarded annually to the conference program with the best overall sports record for that particular academic year. For a stretch of 12 years - from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s - that bell (with the exception of one year - 2000-01) resided on the campus of Trinity University.
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Birmingham-Southern Wins First Ever SCAC Baseball Championship
April 29, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Ninth-ranked Birmingham-Southern College earned its first ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball championship with a 21-4 victory over Millsaps College in the championship game at USA Stadium.
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Millsaps & Birmingham-Southern To Play For SCAC Baseball Title
April 28, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps advanced to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship game with wins on day three of the 2012 SCAC Baseball Championship tournament at USA Stadium.
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Trinity & Birmingham-Southern Advance In Winner's Bracket On Day Two of SCAC Baseball Tournament
April 27, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Both of the SCAC's top 10 nationally ranked teams, Birmingham-Southern and Trinity, advanced to the winner's bracket semifinals of on day two of the 2012 SCAC Baseball Championship tournament.
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2012 SCAC Spring Championships - Tournament Links and Brackets
April 26, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - The busiest weekend of the 2011-12 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference sports season has arrived. Championships in the spring sports of baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track & field will be decided over the course of four days at seven different venues beginning on Thursday, April 26.
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Trinity & Birmingham-Southern post major award wins in 2012 All-SCAC Baseball Voting
April 26, 2012MILLINGTON, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, Birmingham-Southern produced the league’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year as Bruce Maxwell earned the honor while Ben Klimesh of Trinity University repeated as the league’s Pitcher-of-the-Year in exclusive 2012 All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the conference’s head coaches. In that same balloting, Blake Stevens of Birmingham-Southern was voted the conference’s Freshman-of-the-Year, while Trinity head coach Tim Scannell was selected SCAC Coach-of-the-Year for the third consecutive year.
