MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – After dropping the series to Texas Lutheran University, the Trinity University Tigers have slid to No. 4 in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25. The Centenary College Gents fell to No. 14.
The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Full members of NCAA Division III are eligible.
The No. 24 Bulldogs took care of the Tigers in San Antonio, winning the first game of the series 8-4 before a huge 15-5 win to secure the SCAC series victory on Saturday. The Bulldogs sit alone in first place in the SCAC Baseball standings and are 21-10 overall and 11-1 in the SCAC. Trinity slid three spots to No. 4 after dropping the series to TLU.
TLU's bats are led by sophomore outfielder Riley Schaefer who posts a .400 batting average on a team-best 50 hits for a .464 OBP. Senior third baseman Keaton Bohrmann has also been a bright spot all year batting .361 and slugging .563 on 43 hits. Nathan Malinovksy has been solid from the hill for the Bulldogs posting a 7-1 record and a 2.14 ERA on 42 strikeouts.
Trinity's bats are led by senior outfielder Jeremy Wolf who is batting .436, slugging .843 with 23 doubles, ten home runs and 48 RBI. Senior outfielder Andrew Waters has also been tough for opposing pitchers posting a .394 average, .379 OBP and a .747 slugging percentage driving in 33. Senior right-hander Teddy Turner posts a team-best 3.14 ERA on 38 strikeouts and has held opposing bats to a .237 average.
Centenary earned a 2-1 series win over conference-rival Southwestern University, but slid two spots to No. 14 in this week's poll. Southwestern opened the series with a 4-2 win on Friday before the Gents would answer by sweeping Saturday's doubleheader 7-3 and 12-7.
Centenary's bats continue to be led by junior outfielder Michael Schimpf who posts a .445 average, .622 slugging percentage and a .544 OBP. He also leads the team in runs scored (41) and hits (53). Dakota Brown has also been solid at the plate for the Gents posting a .387 average for a .482 OBP while scoring 26 runs. Sophomore pitcher Jackie Allen posts a team-best 2.96 ERA on 28 strikeouts and has held opposing batters to a .271 average.
The Gents will meet TLU this weekend for a big SCAC series in Seguin, Texas while Trinity will head to Sherman to face Austin College.
