NASHVILLE – #RV Trevecca Nazarene University Trojan baseball (28-10, 23-5 Great Midwest) is the 2021 Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular season champion and the 2021 Great Midwest Postseason Baseball Championships top seed.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference Baseball Championships are May 12-15 in Mason, Ohio at Prasco Park and Legacy Field.
Trevecca's first game is Wednesday at 5:00 PM in Game Four at Prasco Park against eighth-seed Malone University (20-20, 14-18 Great Midwest). The winner of Game Four advances to Game Eight on Thursday at 1:30 PM. The loser of Game 4 plays in Game 6 on Thursday at 10 AM.
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SEASON ESSENTIALS
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2021 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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WEDNESDAY - MAY 12
*All times listed as Central Time
GM 1 - 10:00 AM | #6 Hillsdale (19-21, 15-17) vs #3 Ohio Dominican (27-9, 19-9) (LF)
GM 2 - Noon PM | #7 Cedarville (17-21, 14-16) vs #2 Walsh (26-12, 22-10) (PP)
GM 3 - 1:30 PM | #5 Tiffin (25-14, 20-12) vs #4 Kentucky Wesleyan (22-14, 19-9) (LF)
GM 4 - 5:00 PM | #8 Malone (20-20, 14-18) vs #1 Trevecca(28-10, 23-5) (PP)
THURSDAY - MAY 13
*All times listed as Central Time
GM 5 - 9:00 AM | Loser GM 1 vs Loser GM 2 (LF) *LB
GM 6 - 10:00 AM | Loser GM 3 vs Loser GM 4 (PP) *LB
GM 7 - 12:30 PM | Winner GM 1 vs Winner GM 2 (LF)*WB
GM 8 - 1:30 PM | Winner GM 3 vs Winner GM 4 (PP) *WB
GM 9 - 4:00 PM | Loser GM-6 vs Loser GM 7 (LF) *LB
GM 10 - 5:00 PM | Loser GM-5 vs Loser GM 8 (PP) *LB
FRIDAY - MAY 14
*All times listed as Central Time
GM 11 - 11:00 AM | Winner GM 7 vs Winner GM 8 (PP) *WB
GM 12 - 12:30 PM | Loser GM 9 vs Loser GM 10 (LF) *LB
GM 13 - 5:00 PM | Loser GM 12 vs Loser GM 11 (PP) *LB
SATURDAY - MAY 15
*All times listed as Central Time
GM 14 - 10:00 AM | Winner GM 11 vs Winner GM 13 (PP) Championship Game
GM 15 - Noon | (PP) *if necessary
Schedule Key
LF = Legacy Field
PP = Prasco Park
*LB = Loser Bracket
*WB = Winner Bracket
THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS
#1 Trevecca (28-10, 23-5 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (7-3) | Won last series 4-0 at Cedarville,
4-0 vs Malone this season, first opponent - March 20-21 | enter field winning last four
#2 Walsh University (26-12, 22-10 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (6-4) | beat Malone 3-1 in the last series
TNU leads 3-1 All-Time | This Season N/A |
3-1 vs Cedarville March 12-13, first-round opponent
#3 Ohio Dominican (27-9, 19-9 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (9-1) | Swept Lake Erie in last series 4-0 and swept KWC 2-0 to head into the tourney with a six-game winning streak have one 11 of last 12
TNU leads 9-2 All-Time | This Season 2-0 (@tnu)
One of the most memorable games in G-MAC tourney history (May 10, 2018) w/ Drew Pierce pitching. A 6-4 TNU win.
Split with first opponent, @ Hillsdale 2-2 - March 12-13-14
#4 Kentucky Wesleyan (22-14, 19-9 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (3-7) | Lost last series 3-1 at Tiffin, also first opponent - May 7-8
TNU leads 15-12 All-Time | This Season 2-2 | 5-5 last 10
#5 Tiffin University (25-14, 20-12 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (6-4) | Won final series vs KWC 3-1 - May 7-8, face KWC in the tournament opener
TNU leads 3-2 All-Time | This Season 3-1 (@tnu)
#6 Hillsdale College (19-21, 15-17 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (5-5) | won last series 3-1 vs Findlay.
HC leads 4-7 All-Time | These Season N/A | Chargers have won last three in series and seven of the last eight.
Split with first opponent, Ohio Dominican 2-2 - March 12-13-14
#7 Cedarville University (17-21, 14-16 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (4-6) | swept by Trevecca 4-0 in last series, lost last five,
TNU leads 35-4 All-Time | This Season (4-0) | Trevecca has won last 25 in the series
1-3 at Walsh March 12-13, first-round opponent
#8 Malone University (20-20, 14-18 Great Midwest) Web Twitter
Last 10 (6-4) | This Season 0-4 @tnu, first opponent - March 20-21 | One of the toughest TNU losses @ G-MAC tourney, 1-0 May 12, 2017 - last loss in the series for TNU to Malone. TNU has won last 10.
TNU leads 12-3 All-Time
Lost 1-3 last series vs Walsh
TREVECCA GREAT MIDWEST HISTORY
Regular Season Championships (6), Tournament Championships (3)
Great Midwest Era: 253-162 Overall / 139-45 Conference / 17-9 G-MAC Tourney
2021 - Champions - Regular Season
28-10 / 23-5
2020 – No Tournament (Covid-19)
6-11 - No Awards
2019 - Third seed (Tiffin - Champion)
28-22 / 20-10
1-2 (W Walsh, L Tiffin, L Lake Erie)
2018 - Second South Division (Hillsdale Champion)
26-23 / 15-9
1-2 (L Hillsdale, W ODU, L KWC)
2017 - Champions - Regular Season (Kentucky Wesleyan Champion)
22-23 / 12-4
2-2 (W Cedarville, W ABU, L KWC, L Malone)
2016 – Champions – Regular Season (Alderson Broaddus Champion)
33-21 / 19-5 - Ryan Schmalz COY
3-2 (W D&E, W Cedarville, L ABU, W KWC, L ABU)
2015 – Champions – Regular Season & Tournament (First year at Prasco)
36-18 / 21-3 – Hunter Newman POY / Michael Purcell Pitcher of the Year
4-0 (W Salem, W KWC, W OVU, W OVU)
2014 – Champions - Regular Season & Tournament
43-14 / 20-4 – Nick Howell POY
3-0 (W Cedarville, W Alderson Broaddus, W Cedarville)
2013 - Champions - Regular Season & Tournament
31-20 / 9-5 - Hunter Newman FOY / Ryan Schmalz COY
3-1 (L Cedarville, W Urbana, W Cedarville, W Cedarville)
MEET THE TROJANS
NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
Ethan Harrison is ranked sixth in active career doubles, eighth in stolen bases, 13th in runs scored, 13th in total bases, 15th in hits, and 23rd in walks.
Jay Benard is 22nd in saves.
Drew Pierce is 22nd for the fewest hits allowed per nine innings.
GREAT MIDWEST HISTORY
Ethan Harrison is second on the career hits list (244), second in doubles (56), second in walks (107), third in stolen bases (78), third in runs (183), seventh in home runs (21), and ninth in RBI (120).
Tiger Cox is top 12 in career appearances (51).
Jay Benard is second with 13 career saves and strikeouts per nine innings (9.50).
Drew Pierce is first in strikeouts per nine innings (10.02), 7th in ERA (3.71), ninth in strikeouts (173), and 13th in games started (30).
GREAT MIDWEST THIS SEASON
Braden Odom is the top-hitting Trojan, hitting 11th in the league with a 366 average.
Odom is first in the league in triples (4), third in hits (56), fifth in RBI (39), ninth in stolen bases (13), and 11th in runs (36).
Ethan Harrison (.362) and Joseph McNamee (.356) are top 15 in batting average.
Ethan Harrison is second in the league in sac flies (5), third in steals (22) and ninth in doubles (10).
Trey Vanderpool is eighth in triples (3).
John O'Dwyer is fourth in the league in sac flies (4), seventh in RBI (36).
Chase Haley has the sixth most wins (5), eighth-lowest ERA (3.83) and ninth-lowest opponent batting average (.247).
Jay Benard has the most saves (6).
Tiger Cox has the ninth most saves (2).
TREVECCA NCAA RECORDS
Drew Pierce fourth in Trevecca history for strikeouts (173).
Jay Benard is the top fireman in TNU NCAA ERA history with 13 saves. The NAIA/NCAA record is 15 by Stephen Brown.
Ethan Harrison has the fifth-highest career batting average (.355) during the NCAA Era. Harrison is second in hits (244), second in doubles (56), third in runs scored (183), third in home runs (21), third in stolen bases (78), fifth in RBI (120), and sixth in triples (7),
Braden Odom is fourth in NCAA Era triples (8) and eighth in home runs (12).
Bryant Goolsby is eighth in NCAA ERA home runs (12).
John O'Dwyer is 10th in NCAA Era RBI (90) and seventh in home runs (13)
TEAM NOTES
GREAT MIDWEST THIS SEASON
Trevecca enters the tournament with a league-leading 4.17 earned run average and the top fielding percentage at .970. Trevecca has only had 25 runners attempt to steal and 15 have been gunned down.
Trevecca and Ohio Dominican have the most saves with ten each. Trevecca has the lowest opponent batting average at .257.
Tiffin has the most strikeouts in the field with 319. The Dragons have five fewer than league leader Findlay. Malone has the most shutouts with four.
Trevecca has the sixth-highest batting average at .289, but have scored the second-most runs at 289. The league leader in runs scored is Tiffin with 319.
Ohio Dominican leads the league with 95 stolen bases, Trevecca is third with 62, one behind Hillsdale.
Hillsdale has the most home runs, they have 60 bombs. Trevecca is sixth with 28.
GREAT MIDWEST HISTORY
Trevecca has the most wins in Great Midwest history, overall (256) and in conference (139-45). The Trevecca conference winning percentage (.755) is also at the top.
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