Trinity Baseball Heads to Spokane, Wash. for NCAA West Regional

Trinity Baseball Heads to Spokane, Wash. for NCAA West Regional

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - No. 3 Trinity University (35-7) learned early Monday morning that they will head to Spokane, Wash. to open NCAA play against Pacific Lutheran (32-14) at the West Regional hosted by Whitworth (29-11). Full Release 

The Tigers will also be joined in Spokane by Case Western Reserve (26-13), Cal Lutheran (31-11) and Texas-Tyler (30-17). Trinity begins play at 11 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday.

Trinity makes its seventh straight appearance in the NCAA tournament for the school's 11th all time. Last season, the Tigers became the first team in SCAC history to make the Division III Baseball Championship round, finishing third overall after being knocked out by Wisconsin-La Crosse 10-7. 

Trinity returns a total of 17 seniors to the tournament including SCAC Player of the Year Jeremy Wolf who heads into the postseason hitting .418. As a team, Trinity is ranked fifth in the nation in batting average (.346) and fourth in team ERA (2.79). 

A total of 56 teams will compete in eight double-elimination regionals and the winners of those eight regionals will qualify for the double-elimination championship at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis., beginning on May 27.

No. 12 Trinity Men's Tennis Eliminated From NCAA Tournament by No. 1 Emory

No. 12 Trinity Men's Tennis Eliminated From NCAA Tournament by No. 1 Emory

Story courtesy of Trinity University Sports Information

ATLANTA -- The 12th-ranked Trinity men’s tennis team fell 5-0 to the #1 and host Emory University in the regional third round of the NCAA Division III Championship tournament on Sunday afternoon.

Trinity completed its dual-match season with an 18-10 record. The Tigers defeated #36 Sewanee: The University of the South (TN) in Saturday’s second round, after receiving a bye. Emory improved to 22-3 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals May 23 at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The doubles matches were competitive and tightly played contests on Sunday. Emory got on the board by winning #2 doubles, as Chas Mayer and Clayton Niess lost 8-5. The Eagles took a 2-0 lead with a third doubles battle, as Wilson Lambeth and Eliot Guin came up short 9-8. The Tiger duo finished the season with a 12-4 mark. Paxton Deuel and Matt Tyer were edged 9-7 on the first line, as Emory led 3-0 going into the singles matchups.

Needing just two wins, Emory started off by taking #4 singles, with Tyer losing in straight sets. The clincher came on the third line as Lambeth lost in two. Deuel’s #1 singles match was early in the third set on Sunday, when the contest was halted. He finished the season with a 15-5 record.

The Tiger senior will carry the Tiger men’s banner to Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the 32-draw  NCAA Singles Championship May 26-28. The trip to Michigan will mark Deuel’s second appearance in the NCAAs, as he competed in 2014. Last fall, Deuel won the USTA/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Region Singles title for the second time, and advanced to the National Small College Championships. Deuel led the Tigers to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship last month, and was elected the SCAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year for the second occasion.

Trinity competed in its 23rd NCAA postseason event, and the seventh in a row. Last year, the Tigers defeated Wilkes (PA) University and the host University of Mary Washington, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the opening rounds. Trinity advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the third consecutive year, where the Tigers lost to Middlebury (VT)  College at Cincinnati, Ohio. The Tigers won the NCAA Championship in 2000, and finished third in 2014.

Trinity Defeates Sewanee in NCAA Tournament Opener

Trinity Defeates Sewanee in NCAA Tournament Opener

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ATLANTA - The 12th-ranked Trinity men's tennis team opened the NCAA Division III Championship tournament with a 5-1 second-round regional victory over #36 Sewanee: The University of the South (TN) on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers (18-9), who received a first-round bye, will take on top-ranked Emory at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday in the regional final. The winner advances to the NCAA quarterfinals May 23 at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sewanee completed its dual-match season with an 18-7 record. Trinity and Sewanee are former rivals from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

"It was nice to get back on the court and compete again," said Head Coach Russell McMindes. "It's always an honor just being in the NCAA tournament. It made it extra special going against an old SCAC foe. But I was proud of the guys and their effort and focus. Doubles was close, but that was to be expected, as Sewanee is a good team, and we looked a little uptight. After coming out with a lead, the guys relaxed and went to work in singles. It was a quality result, and now we get a great opportunity to go against Emory tomorrow. Should be fun."

Chas Mayer and Clayton Niess were first out of the victory gate for Trinity, by winning #2 doubles. Sewanee produced its only point of the matchup by winning #1 doubles, as Paxton Deuel and Matt Tyer ended in the loss column. Wilson Lambeth and Eliot Guin gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead by winning the third line, while improving their record to 12-3.

Tyer won in straight sets at #4 singles. Lambeth won a hard-fought first-set tiebreaker, and took the second stanza of #3 singles to widen the Tigers lead. The clincher came at #1 singles as Deuel convincingly captured his match, and improved his mark to 15-5.

Trinity is competing in its seventh straight NCAA tournament. Last year, the Tigers defeated Wilkes (PA) University and the host University of Mary Washington, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals at Cincinnati, Ohio, and came up short against Middlebury (VT) College.

Trinity Falls to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament

Trinity Falls to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament

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CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 24th-ranked Trinity women's tennis team was eliminated in the NCAA Division III Championship tournament West Region second round with a 5-0 loss to #4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Saturday.

Trinity completed its dual match season with a 15-10 record, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps improved to 20-4. The Tigers opened their fifth consecutive NCAA appearance Friday by defeating #33 University of Texas-Tyler 5-1.

Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz lost in the #1 doubles position, as did Andrea De Leon and Blaire Porter on the third line. Cheyenne Duncan and Caroline Kutach fought hard and had a chance to put the Tigers on the board, but were edged 9-7 in #2 doubles. Duncan lost in #5 singles, and the match was clinched by the Athenas as Kutach fell in the second matchup.

Last season, Trinity traveled to Claremont, and defeated UT-Tyler in the first round. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps then eliminated the Tigers in the second round.

The tennis season is not over for the Tigers, however. Southwick and Lutz have received a bid to compete for the second straight year at the NCAA Doubles Championship. The Trinity tandem will be part of the 16-draw field May 26-28 at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Trinity Women Earn Win Over UT-Tyler to Open NCAA Play

Trinity Women Earn Win Over UT-Tyler to Open NCAA Play

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Claremont, California - The 24th-ranked Tiger women's tennis team opened the NCAA Division III Championship tournament with a 5-1 first-round West Region victory over #33 University of Texas-Tyler at Claremont McKenna College on Friday.

Trinity (15-9) will take on fourth-ranked and host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time Saturday in the second round. The winner advances to Sunday's third round at 2:00 p.m. At stake is a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals May 23 at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Third-ranked Pomona-Pitzer (CA) Colleges and #18 Lewis & Clark (OR) College meet in Saturday's other second-round matchup.

UT-Tyler (21-4) opened Friday's dual match by taking the third doubles, with Andrea De Leon and Blaire Porter coming up short. Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz evened the match at 1-1, with a win on the #1 line, as the duo improved to 8-4 on the season. Cheyenne Duncan and Caroline Kutach gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead by capturing #2 doubles.

 "We came out of the chute like the favorite at the Kentucky Derby," said Head Coach Gretchen Rush. "We got ahead in all three doubles. Caroline Kutach and Cheyenne Duncan took a commanding lead in the doubles and singles, that set the tone for Trinity in the match."

Trinity needed to win three singles matches for the dual-match victory. Duncan continued the Tigers momentum by winning the #5 line, and also improved her singles mark to 10-7. Porter then won the sixth match, and De Leon supplied the clincher at #4 singles, while improving to 14-8.

"We came out knowing they were a good team, and we did a good job of focusing," said Duncan after the victory. "We knew we wanted to get on and off the courts, and we came out with our heads on straight."

The Tigers concluded their regular-season home schedule last month with a 7-2 win over UT-Tyler. Trinity competed in the 2015 NCAA Regional at Claremont, and defeated the Patriots in the first round. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps was a second-round winner over the Tigers last season.

Four SCAC Female Student-Athletes Named CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District

Four SCAC Female Student-Athletes Named CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference women earned recognition from CoSIDA and a spot on the Academic At-Large All-District First Team this week. Full Release

Colorado College swimmers Olivia Dilorati and Erin Holmes joined Trinity University golf's Brigette Lee and Texas Lutheran tennis' Sofia Vega on the team.

Dilorati, a senior from Braintree, Mass., earned a 3.61 grade-point average in political science. Dilorati was named the 2015-16 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Women's Swimmer of the Year after earning All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA national championships. She finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.83 - setting an SCAC open record in the process as well as a Colorado College record. She also posted a school record in the 100 free (52.10), and was 22nd in the 50 free (23.65), at the national meet.

Holmes, a senior from Saint Paul, Minn., boasts a 3.86 grade-point average in mathematics and earned a spot on the At-Large Team for the first time. Holmes was named to the SCAC Academic Honor Roll every year in addition to numerous record breaking performances in the pool. At this year's SCAC Championship, she earned first place medals in the 800 & 400 yard freestyle relay.

Lee, a senior from Shavano Park, Texas, has a 3.98 grade-point average in biochemistry & molecular biology. This is her third straight spot on the At-Large Team. She was named to the 2016 All-SCAC second team after helping lead the Tigers to the SCAC Title, recording 319 as a team - the second lowest finishing score for a 36 hole event in conference championships history.

Vega, also a senior from Corpus Christi, Texas, has a 3.87 grade-point average in biology (pre-veterinary science). She earns the honor for the second consecutive year after being selected to her fourth consecutive singles NCAA Women's Tennis Championship this month, making the field of 32 after posting a 25-5 record in singles action this year. Vega is now 105-18 in singles play. She was also named SCAC Player-of-the-Year for the third straight season. Vega earned third team Academic All-American honors last year after advancing to the national ballot. 

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.

Colorado College's Crane Sarris Named CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District

Colorado College's Crane Sarris Named CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Crane Sarris of Colorado College has earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District First Team. Full Release

Sarris, a junior from Adelaide, Australia, posts a 3.91 grade-point average in ecological / environmental architecture. Sarris had a solid SCAC Meet, earning a third place finish as the anchor of the men's 200 yard medley relay, a third place finish in the 200 yard freestyle and a second place finish in the 100 yard freestyle. 

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
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