June 13, 2012
SCAC announces Spring 2012 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
SUWANEE, 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.

June 8, 2012
Trinity posts SCAC-best 34th place finish in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University posted a league-best 34th place finish in the final 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.

June 5, 2012
Big Red Machine Bound!; Klimesh drafted by Cincinnati in 15th Round of MLB Draft (Story includes Klimesh interview)
SAN 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.

June 5, 2012
Money(Ball)!; BSC's Maxwell drafted by Oakland A's in Second Round of MLB Draft (Story now includes Maxwell interview)
BIRMINGHAM, 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.

May 26, 2012
Birmingham-Southern's Bruce Maxwell named ABCA Division III National Player of the Year
MOUNT 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.

May 24, 2012
Brian Chafin, Centre College Athletics Director, Announces Retirement
DANVILLE, 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.

May 22, 2012
Birmingham-Southern's Maxwell highlights SCAC D3baseball.com All-America Selections
MINNEAPOLIS, 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.

May 19, 2012
No. 7 Birmingham-Southern falls to Webster in NCAA Central Regional championship game
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 19, 2012
Shelton Steps Down as Southwestern's Head Baseball Coach
GEORGETOWN, 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.

May 19, 2012
No. 15 Trinity defeated by Whitworth in NCAA West Regional championship game
MCMINNVILLE, 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.

May 18, 2012
No. 7 Birmingham-Southern advances to NCAA Central championship game with win against Illinois Wesleyan
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 18, 2012
No. 7 Birmingham-Southern falls to Webster, 6-1, in NCAA Central Regional
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 18, 2012
Maxwell; Klimesh; Weisberg Lead SCAC D3baseball All-Region Selections
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) was well represented when D3baseball.com released its inaugural All-Region teams today.

May 18, 2012
Trinity falls to Whitworth in NCAA West Regional play
MCMINNVILLE, 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.

May 17, 2012
SCAC Announces 2012 Baseball All-Sportsmanship Team
SUWANEE, 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.

May 17, 2012
No. 7 Birmingham-Southern advances in NCAA Central Regional with 6-1 win over Emory
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 17, 2012
Trinity Baseball Powers Past Whitworth in NCAA Playoff Game
MCMINNVILLE, 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.

May 16, 2012
No. 7 Birmingham-Southern defeats Illinois Wesleyan, 7-4, in NCAA Baseball Central Regional opener
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 16, 2012
Klimesh pitches No. 15 Trinity to shutout win in NCAA playoff opener
MCMINNVILLE, 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.

May 14, 2012
Birmingham-Southern & Trinity Earn Bids to NCAA Baseball Championship
INDIANAPOLIS, 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.

May 8, 2012
SCAC Places Seven on Capital One Academic All-District® Baseball Teams
SUWANEE, 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).

May 7, 2012
Trinity Student-Athletes Celebrate D-III Week at Sunshine Cottage
SAN 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.

May 3, 2012
SCAC Announces 2012 Baseball All-Tournament Team
MILLINGTON, 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.

May 2, 2012
Austin College Student-Athletes Volunteer with Special Olympics
SHERMAN, 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.

May 1, 2012
Trinity brings the SCAC Presidents Trophy back to San Antonio
SUWANEE, 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.

April 29, 2012
Birmingham-Southern Wins First Ever SCAC Baseball Championship
MILLINGTON, 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.

April 28, 2012
Millsaps & Birmingham-Southern To Play For SCAC Baseball Title
MILLINGTON, 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.

April 27, 2012
Trinity & Birmingham-Southern Advance In Winner's Bracket On Day Two of SCAC Baseball Tournament
MILLINGTON, 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.

April 26, 2012
2012 SCAC Spring Championships - Tournament Links and Brackets
SUWANEE, 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.

April 26, 2012
Trinity & Birmingham-Southern post major award wins in 2012 All-SCAC Baseball Voting
MILLINGTON, 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.

April 26, 2012
Trinity, Rhodes & Birmingham-Southern Earn Wins On Day One of SCAC Baseball Tournament
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Both of the SCAC's top 10 nationally ranked teams, Birmingham-Southern and Trinity, as well as Rhodes, picked up wins on day one of the 2012 SCAC Baseball Championship tournament.

April 25, 2012
2012 SCAC Baseball Championship - Audio Preview
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament returns to Millington, Tenn., and USA Stadium for the third consecutive season. Competition begins on Thursday, April 26th and runs through Sunday, April 29th.

April 23, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 12) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The field and seeds are set for the 2012 SCAC Baseball tournament, April 26-29 at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee. Rhodes earned the No. 2 seed in the East thanks to a sweep of Sewanee and a Millsaps loss on Sunday. The Majors settled for the No. 3 seed in the East.

April 21, 2012
2012 SCAC Baseball Championship Returns to USA Stadium
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament returns to Millington, Tenn., and USA Stadium for the third consecutive season. Competition begins on Thursday, April 26th and runs through Sunday, April 29th.

April 19, 2012
Centre's Cook Named NCBWA National Hitter of the Week
DALLAS, Texas - After earning SCAC Player of the Week honors, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named Centre College sophomore outfielder Kyle Cook the NCAA Division III National Player of the Week, for games played April 9-15.

April 18, 2012
Oglethorpe hosts family of baseball great Luke Appling for Division III Week
ATLANTA, Ga. - In observance of the inaugural NCAA Division III Week, Oglethorpe University hosted the family of 1932 alum and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Luke Appling on the Brookhaven campus this past Saturday.

April 18, 2012
Trinity's Pappas Joins SCAC 200-Career Hit Club
KERRVILLE, Texas - Trinity University senior outfielder Nick Pappas became the 35th player in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference history to join the 200-career hits club thanks to his 8 for 9 performance in the Tiger's double-header sweep of Schreiner yesterday.

April 16, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 11) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2012 SCAC baseball tournament field is set as the six teams that will compete for the SCAC championship were determined this past weekend. Birmingham-Southern, Millsaps and Rhodes represent the Eastern Division while Trinity, Hendrix and Dallas represent the Western Division.

April 15, 2012
Hendrix's Sims Joins SCAC 200-Career Hit Club
CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix College senior infielder Clark Sims became the 34th player in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference to join the 200-career hits club thanks to a 3 for 4 performance against No. 4 Trinity University this afternoon.

April 9, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 10) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Southwestern came away with two impressive wins over the weekend as the Pirates took two of three from then No.1 Trinity. Southwestern won the first two games of the three game series 6-2 and 9-7 before Trinity won game three, 10-0.

April 4, 2012
Millsaps College's Jim Page Earns 600th Career Win
JACKSON, Miss. - With a 6-3 win over cross town rival Belhaven, Millsaps College head baseball coach Jim Page earned his 600th career victory. With the win, Page becomes just the second coach in SCAC history with 600 or more career wins. the 20th active NCAA Division III coach (36th overall) with 600 or more career wins.

April 2, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 9) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Trinity University became the first team to qualify for the 2012 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball championship tournament. Trinity currently sits in first place in the SCAC West Division with a perfect 11-0 record. The Tigers played just one non-conference game last week and are 23-3 overall this year.

March 29, 2012
Maxwell Earns NCBWA National Hitter of the Week Honors
DALLAS, Texas - Junior first baseman/catcher Bruce Maxwell of Birmingham-Southern College was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Hitter of the Week, for games played from March 19 through March 25.

March 26, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 8) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Birmingham-Southern extended its winning streak to 13 games thanks to a 5-0 week and now sits at 18-5 on the season. The five wins last week helped the Panthers jump into both the D3baseball.com top 25 poll and the American Baseball Coaches Association poll.

March 21, 2012
SCAC Partners with PrestoSports for New Online Scoreboard
SUWANEE, Ga. - With upgraded technology provided by PrestoSports, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) introduced today an enhanced scoreboard feature for its fans.

March 21, 2012
Hendrix's Sims Named To D3baseball.com Team of the Week
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Hendrix College senior infielder Clark Sims was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for his stellar play the week of March 12-18, the website announced.

March 20, 2012
Trinity takes over top spot in D3baseball.com Top 25 Poll
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Trinity (Texas) University grabbed 16 first place votes to replace Marietta as the top team in the nation. Ramapo, the owner of a perfect record, and Neumann join the Top 25 in week 4 of the 2012 regular season D3baseball.com poll.

March 19, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 7) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Multiple pitching performances stood out during the week as Rhodes' Matt Burnick, Centre's Joe Nash and Trinity's Ben Klimesh all displayed dominant efforts on the mound during the week of March 12-18. Burnick was named SCAC Pitcher of the Week after throwing a 9-inning complete game against Denison. He scattered six singles and struck out seven. Nash threw a complete game while earning a win over sixth-ranked Rowan. Nash struck out two and yielded just two earned runs. Klimesh rounded out the pitching gems by tallying 14 strikeouts in his eight innings of work in a 7-1 win over Austin College.

March 18, 2012
Hendrix's Thomas Earns 100th Career Win
CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix College head baseball coach R.J. Thomas won his 100th career game on Sunday as the Warriors defeated Southwestern University 11-1 in seven innings at Warrior Field. Thomas, in his sixth season at the helm, now trails Jim Holland by three victories for the most wins in program history.

March 14, 2012
Maxwell Named To D3baseball.com Team of the Week
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Birmingham-Southern College junior catcher/first baseman Bruce Maxwell was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for his stellar play the week of March 5-11, the website announced.

March 12, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 6) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - After starting the season 0-3, Birmingham-Southern extended its winning streak to five games with four wins this week and now sports a 10-5 overall record (3-0 SCAC record). The Panthers continue to receive votes in the D3baseball.com Top 25 poll.

March 5, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 5) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) teams posted wins over ranked teams last week. Ninth-ranked Trinity University took two of three from 11th-ranked Chapman while Millsaps College beat 15th-ranked Piedmont, 11-2 on Sunday.

March 1, 2012
Rhodes Selected To Host 2012 NCAA Baseball Central Regional
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The NCAA released the locations of the eight regional sites and SCAC member Rhodes College was selected to host the 2012 NCAA Central Regional.

February 27, 2012
Southwestern University Mourns the Loss of a Legend
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern University mourns the passing of baseball coaching legend, Coach Jim Mallon. Mallon, 67, passed away Sunday afternoon following complications from heart surgery. Services for Coach Mallon will be held on the campus of Southwestern University at Rockwell Field on Saturday, March 3 at 2pm. There will be a reception with light refreshments immediately following the service in the Robertson Center.

February 27, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 4) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - After starting the season 0-3, Birmingham-Southern has rattled off five consecutive wins to get to 5-3. Trinity also upped its win streak to five while Hendrix (four straight) and Millsaps (three straight) have also extended win streaks of their own over the past week.

February 20, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 3) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play began this past weekend as Dallas and 22nd-ranked Trinity each swept their respective two-game series. The Crusaders beat Austin College 15-0 and 14-4 while Trinity beat Hendrix 7-2 and 10-0.

February 16, 2012
Texas Lutheran to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Texas Lutheran University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

February 13, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 2) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Two pitching performances stood out during Week 2 of the 2012 season. Trinity senior Ben Klimesh threw a complete-game shutout and struck out 13 in a win over Louisiana College while Rhodes junior Jackson Baker struck out nine in a 7-inning complete game shutout of Huntingdon.

February 6, 2012
Baseball Recap (Week 1) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Dallas and 22nd-ranked Trinity both opened up their 2012 seasons undefeated. The Crusaders opened up their first season as a member of the SCAC with three wins over East Texas Baptist. Trinity opened up its season by sweeping a pair of games against Schreiner.

January 23, 2012
Schreiner University to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today that Schreiner University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

January 19, 2012
SCAC Student-Athlete Initiative a Huge Success
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by 18 student-athletes last week at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Made possible through the NCAA Division III Strategic Initiative Grant, the student-athletes participated in a wide range of activities – from education sessions to business sessions to the NCAA Honors Celebration.

September 28, 2011
Centenary College of Louisiana to Join the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Centenary College of Louisiana has accepted an invitation to join the Conference. Currently a member of the American Southwest Conference, Centenary will join the SCAC at the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year.

August 3, 2011
Trinity's Bronson Promoted to AAA Syracuse in Washington Nationals Organization
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Former Trinity University Tigers standout pitcher Evan Bronson has been promoted to the Class Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs of the International League.

July 29, 2011
Birmingham-Southern College Approved As Full Active Member Of NCAA Division III
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The NCAA Division III Management Council this week approved Birmingham-Southern College as a full active member in intercollegiate athletics effective Sept. 1, 2011.

July 14, 2011
BSC's Maxwell Named MVP Of Prospect League Collegiate All-Star Game
BECKLEY, W.Va. - Birmingham-Southern College rising junior standout Bruce Maxwell was named the 2011 Prospect League Collegiate All-Star Game most-valuable player, the league announced yesterday after the game.