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SCAC announces Spring 2009 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 1,029 student-athletes to the 2009 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 948 student-athletes.
Oglethorpe's Sarisky selected in MLB Draft
ATLANTA, Ga. - Oglethorpe University sophomore pitcher Daniel Sarisky was selected today by Major League Baseball's Houston Astros in the 40th Round of the 2009 MLB draft.
Trinity's Bronson selected in MLB Draft
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University Tigers senior pitcher Evan Bronson of Midlothian, Va. (The Collegiate School), was drafted by the Washington Nationals Wednesday in the Major League Baseball Draft.
Millsaps' Murphy; Oglethorpe's Rizzo earn South Region Gold Gloves
APPLETON, Wisc. - Millsaps College senior shortstop Billy Murphy and Oglethorpe University sophomore thirdbaseman J.J. Rizzo were named 2009 South Region Rawlings Gold Glove award winners. They were the only Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selections to the regional gold glove teams.
Trinity's Claydon honored as ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
TOWSON, Md. - Trinity University senior infielder Jeff Claydon was selected as an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, announced the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Claydon was the lone Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference representative.
SCAC places 13 on ABCA All-Region teams
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) placed 13 student-athletes on the American Baseball Coaches Association all-region teams. Millsaps placed a league-high four players on the all-region teams followed closey by Birmingham-Southern, Rhodes and Trinity all with two selections each.
Millsaps' Owen Named 2009 Rawlings/ABCA Division III All-American
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - Senior outfielder Hunter Owen of Millsaps College picked up his second national honor of the week as he was selected to the 2009 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-America Team on Friday.
Millsaps' Hawkins & Owen named D3baseball.com All-Americans
STERLING, Va. - Millsaps College sophomore Will Hawkins and senior teammate Hunter Owen were named to the 2009 D3baseball.com All-America teams. Hawkins, the SCAC Player-of-the-Year, was an honorable mention selection while Owen was named to the third-team as an outfielder.
Millsaps comes up short against Wisconsin-Whitewater in elimination game
MOLINE, Ill. -- Playing in an elimination game against 4th-seeded UW-Whitewater on Day 3 of the NCAA Central Regional from Swanson/Brunner Field, the 12th-ranked and 2nd-seeded Millsaps College Majors were defeated 10-4 to close their cinderella season at 34-10 overall.
Majors split two Saturday, face elimination Sunday
MOLINE, Ill. - Millsaps split a pair of games on Saturday in a rain-lengthened Central Regional, knocking off Wisconsin-Whitewater 12-4 to advance in the Winner's Bracket before dropping a 12-5 decision to top-seeded Carthage College in the nightcap.
Late Five-Run UT-Tyler Rally Eliminates Hendrix from NCAA West Regional
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Hendrix College sophomore left-hander Jordan Suydam boasted a four-hit 3-0 shutout heading into the eighth inning of the Warriors second game of the 2009 NCAA Division III West Regional against University of Texas at Tyler on Friday at Roy Helser Field. However, the Patriots rallied for five runs in the eighth to post a 5-3 come-from-behind win, eliminating the Warriors from the tournament.
Hendrix falls 8-3 to Pomona-Pitzer in NCAA Regionals; Ward Picks up Career Hit #200
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Hendrix College out-hit Pomona-Pitzer 11-8, however, three defensive errors by the Warriors proved to be costly as the Sagehens put five unearned runs across the plate to hand Hendrix an 8-3 loss in game one of the 2009 NCAA Division III West Regional on Thursday afternoon at Roy Helser Field.
Millsaps Holds Off Wartburg 5-3 in NCAA Regional Opener
MOLINE, Ill. – The 2nd-seeded Millsaps College Majors showed little rust from a 20-day layoff, scoring three runs in their opening at-bat and rallying behind its defense to hold on for a 5-3 win in the Central Regional over 5th-seeded Wartburg College.
SCAC announces 2009 All-SCAC Baseball team
SUWANEE, Ga. - Will Hawkins of Millsaps College was named the league’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year and Noah Solomon of Trinity University was selected the league’s Pitcher-of-the-Year in exclusive 2009 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the conference’s head coaches.
Hendrix & Millsaps to represent SCAC in NCAA Baseball Championship
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the first time since 2006, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed two teams in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship field of 54 teams. Hendrix College, which won the league's automatic bid, is the sixth seed in the West Regional. Millsaps College, which was ranked #1 earlier in the season, earned an at large bid and is the second seed in the Central Regional.
DePauw's Matt Walker Serves as Honorary Starter for Indy 500 Practice
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Matt Walker, head football and baseball coach at DePauw and 1999 graduate of the University, served as the honorary starter of today's practice session for the Indianapolis 500. Walker waved the green flag to open practice at noon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after taking a pace car ride around the oval with three-time Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford.
Seven from SCAC named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team
ITHACA, N.Y. - Led by first-team selections Tait Hendrix of Millsaps College, Andy Holt of Rhodes College and Jeff Claydon of Trinity University, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed seven student-athletes on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District baseball team.
SCAC Announces Inaugural Baseball All-Sportsmanship Team
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its inaugural Baseball All-Sportsmanship team. Eleven baseball players were selected to the 2009 squad.
SCAC Announces 2009 Baseball All-Tournament Team
JACKSON, Miss. - Thanks in large part to its first ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, the Hendrix College Warriors placed a tournament-high six players on the 2009 SCAC All-Tournament team.
DePauw Wins Fourth Consecutive SCAC President's Trophy
SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2008-09 SCAC President's Trophy came down to the last events of the day on Sunday. With only men's and women's golf to be decided, DePauw University turned a 10-point deficit to Trinity University to a 10-point victory and the Tigers from Indiana clinched their fourth consecutive SCAC President's Trophy.
Hendrix wins first ever SCAC Baseball Championship
JACKSON, Miss. - Hendrix First-year pitcher Caleb Schallawitz held a powerful Trinity offense to one run on only three hits and struck out two in an 11-1 seven inning victory that gave the Hendrix College Warriors its first ever SCAC baseball championship and the school's first men's SCAC championship in any sport. The Warriors went through the tournament undefeated and earn the SCAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
Hendrix and Trinity advance to 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship game
JACKSON, Miss. - SCAC West Division rivals Hendrix College and Trinity University advanced to the 2009 SCAC Championship game on day three of the conference tournament. Hendrix, which went through the winnner's bracket, will look for its first-ever men's SCAC championship in any sport and can do so with just one win on Sunday.
Centre, DePauw, Hendrix and Trinity still alive after second day of SCAC Baseball Championship
JACKSON, Miss. - Day two of the 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship produced an unlikely elimination, a run-rule victory and an historic individual performance.
Upsets rule on first day of 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship
JACKSON, Miss. - Behind a gutsy complete game performance from senior pitcher Jake Jones, the Centre College Colonels upset fifth-ranked and #1 West seeded Millsaps College 4-2 to highlight the first day of the SCAC Championship. Jones scattered seven hits, struck out six and allowed just two earned runs in improving 4-2 on the season.
2009 SCAC Baseball Tournament
JACKSON, Miss. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Tournament returns to Jackson, Miss., and Smith-Wills Stadium for the first time since 2002 this season, with the dates set for Thursday, April 23rd through Sunday, April 26th. The top three teams from the West and East will meet up to compete for the NCAA's Automatic Qualifier into the field of 54 teams.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 7
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Recap (Week 11) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The final weekend of the regular season brought surprise and intrigue as the final spots in the SCAC Tournament were up for grabs. The Centre College Colonels became the first team to win a series from Birmingham-Southern College this season and earned the East's No. 3 seed. Meanwhile in the West, the Hendrix College Warriors took two of three from Southwestern University, to earn the West's No. 3 seed and advanced to the SCAC Tournament for the first time in 10 years.
SCAC Announces 2009 Baseball Tournament Bracket
SEWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2009 baseball tournament, which will be begin Thursday, April 23 in Jackson, Mississippi.
April 19, 2009
Southwestern's Murphy becomes 23rd player to join SCAC 200 hit club
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Michael Murphy's 200th career hit highlighted Southwestern University's doubleheader split with Hendrix College on Sunday afternoon at Rockwell Field. Murphy became the 23rd player in SCAC history to reach this milestone since the SCAC started in 1992.
Hendrix's Daniel Ward named National Hitter of the Week by NCBWA
DALLAS, Texas - Hendrix College senior CF Daniel Ward has been named the NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week for games played during the week of April 6-12, as voted on by a panel of members from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 6
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Majors Take Top Spot in D3baseball.com Poll
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the first time in the program's 101-year history, the Millsaps College baseball team is ranked No. 1 in all of Division III by D3baseball.com, overtaking previously top-ranked Eastern Connecticut State with a 4-0 week.
Baseball Recap (Week 10) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - With one week left on the conference schedule, four spots remain (three East, one West)for the 2009 SCAC Tournament in Jackson, Miss. Trinity University, by sweeping three from Southwestern, became the second team to earn a berth in the tournament. Elsewhere, Millsaps jumped two spots to No. 1 in the D3baseball.com poll for the first time in program history.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 5
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Recap (Week 9) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Behind senior third baseman Mason Mosby's monster week, the Rhodes College Lynx took two of three games in an important Eastern Division showdown from SCAC rival Oglethorpe University last weekend. Mosby, who was named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week, hit a robust .667 (8-12) with a double, triple, three home runs and eight RBI on the week.
Rhodes' Mason Mosby becomes 22nd player to join SCAC 200 hit club
ATLANTA, Ga. - Senior Mason Mosby collected his 200th career hit with a solo homerun to left field in a 7-1 victory over Oglethorpe University yesterday. Mosby became the 22nd player in SCAC history to reach this milestone since the SCAC started in 1992.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 4
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Recap (Week 8) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Led by the hitting of Jeff Forgerson and the pitching of Wheeler Gnat, the Hendrix College Warriors made history this past weekend. By taking two of three games from Trinity, the Warriors became the first Hendrix team to win a season series over the Tigers in over eight years. In the East, the Birmingham-Southern Panthers put an end to Oglethorpe's nine game winning streak by taking two of three from the Stormy Petrels.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 3
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Recap (Week 7) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Week seven of the 2009 season was highlighted by dominant pitching performances. Rhodes' Colby Mattheson and Trinity's Evan Bronson both threw complete game shutouts, both struck out 12 and both faced just five batters over the minimum in nine innings. Millsaps' Aaron Williams pitched a complete game and Oglethorpe's Mark Hoban struck out 14 over eight innings in a win over Arcadia.
SCAC Interactive - Covering the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Baseball Recap (Week 6) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Rhodes College senior infielder J.R. Bizzell became the 21st player in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference history to join the 200-hit list with a single to center field in the Lynx's 19-3 win over Christian Brothers on March 10. In the Western Division, the Trintity Tigers ended Millsaps' 13 game winning streak with a stand-out performance from pitcher Evan Bronson. The Majors, however, continued its climb in the D3baseball.com poll entering the top 10 for the first time in 2009.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 1
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
Rhodes' Bizzell collects career hit #200
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Senior shortstop J.R. Bizzell of Rhodes College became just the 21st player in SCAC history to record 200 hits, picking up the milestone safety in Tuesday's 19-3 victory over Christian Brothers.
Baseball Recap (Week 5) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Continuing its best start in school history, the Millsaps College Majors jumped up two spots in this week's d3baseball.com poll to No. 12. Jim Page's Majors also received one first-place vote. Elsewhere, in the Eastern Division, conference play begins for all six division members the weekend of March 12-15.
Baseball Recap (Week 4) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Birmingham-Southern College Panthers, riding a six-game winning streak, improved to 8-2 overall during the week of February 23 through March 1. In the Western Division, the Hendrix College Warriors climbed to within one game of division leading Millsaps College.
Baseball Recap (Week 3) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - With an unblemished 4-0 mark, the Rhodes College Lynx won the 2009 Rawlings Classic hosted by Oglethorpe University and Emory University during the weekend of February 20-22. The final two SCAC teams, Centre College and DePauw University, got their seasons started and the Millsaps College Majors continued its best start to a season since 2002.
Baseball Recap (Week 2) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference league play began last weekend as Austin College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College and Trinity University each split double headers. Millsaps continued its strong 2009 start and sits at 7-1 overall.
Baseball Recap (Week 1) - Around The SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2009 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball season got underway with seven of the team's 11 teams in action during the week of February 2 through February 8. The Millsaps College Majors finished the week with a perfect 3-0 mark.
Trinity University tabbed as favorite to win SCAC Baseball championship
SUWANEE, Ga. - In exclusive voting among the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's baseball coaches, Trinity University was chosen as the preseason favorite to win the 2009 SCAC baseball championship. The Tigers are coming off a 2008 season in which they went 35-15 and advanced to the NCAA Division III West Regional final.
Millsaps' Jim Page Earns Career Win #500
JACKSON, Miss. - Trailing 8-5 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Millsaps rallied for seven unanswered runs over the final two innings to defeat LaGrange 12-8 in its season-opener and earn head coach Jim Page his 500th career victory.
Millsaps' Hunter Owen named to 2009 D3baseball.com Preseason All-American team
STERLING, Va. - Millsaps senior outfielder Hunter Owen was selected to the 2009 D3baseball.com Preseason All-American team for the second consecutive season. The Jackson, Miss. native led the Majors by batting at a .388 clip and hit a team-high 16 home runs all while driving in 50 runs in 2008.
