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NASHVILLE – No. 12 (NCBWA) Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (37-13, 22-10 Great Midwest) heads to the postseason as the third seed in the 2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships. Trevecca is the defending tournament champion.

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TOURNAMENT OPENER

The Trojans face fourth-seed Kentucky Wesleyan College (24-26, 20-12 Great Midwest) in the opening game of the championships, Wednesday at 6:00 PM CT (Prasco Park).

Trevecca took three of the four games this season from the Panthers in Owensboro. It was the first conference series of the year for Trevecca. Trevecca won the first two games (7-1, 8-3), but lost game three 17-12 before winning game four 10-7.

The Trojans lead the all-time series 19-13. Trevecca is 7-3 over the last 10 games.

TOURNAMENT FIELD

The 2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship is May 11-14 at Prasco Park and Legacy Field in Mason, Ohio.

Wednesday, May 11

GM 1: 11 AM CT - Prasco Park

No. 1 Tiffin University (28-17, 22-6) vs. No. 6 Walsh University (26-20, 16-15)

GM 2: 12:15 PM CT - Legacy Field

No. 2 Ashland University (31-17, 22-10) vs. No. 5 Cedarville University (21-24, 15-14)

GM 3: 5:00 PM CT - Prasco Park

No. 3 Trevecca vs. No. 4 Kentucky Wesleyan College  

Thursday, May 12

GM 4: Loser GM 1 vs. Loser GM 2 - 11 AM CT - Prasco Park

GM 5: Winner GM 1 vs. Loser GM 3 - 12:15 PM CT - Legacy Field

GM 6: Winner GM 2 vs. Winner GM 3 - 5:00 PM CT - Prasco Park

SEASON REVIEW

Trevecca enters the postseason on a four-game winning streak. The Trojans enjoyed a hot start to the campaign in which they went 10-1 in the month of February including their longest winning streak of the season, nine. They started with a 22-2 win over Rockhurst at Jackson Field. Following a loss to Belmont Abbey, Trevecca rolled off nine straight wins to close out February. Trevecca added a six, five, and two four-game winning streaks.

The Trojans traveled well, going 15-8 on the road.  

The Trojans enter the postseason with a .321 batting average and a .422 on-base percentage.

GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Six times the Trojans have won the regular-season title and four times they have earned the tournament championship. They won the first three regular-season and postseason championships.

Last year the Trojans added a fourth regular-season title en route to sweeping its way to the championship trophy for the fourth time.

ALL-TIME TREVECCA NOTES

The Trojans just completed their 52nd regular season and now have 34 winning seasons. In fact, in the NCAA-era the Trojans have just one season with a true losing record (22-23 in 2017) after the 2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19. With the completion of the 2022 season, the Trojans have a polished 75% winning percentage in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.

This is the tenth season for Trevecca with an NCAA Division II schedule.

301-180 Overall NCAA Era (10 years)

30-16 Postseason NCAA Era (10 years)

6 - 30-win seasons in NCAA Div. II Era (10 seasons)

1409-1086 - 11 All-time Record (NAIA/NCAA - 52 seasons)  

19 - 30-win seasons (52 seasons)

CHASE SAIN NOTES

Chase Sain is in his second season as the head coach at Trevecca and has already surpassed his wins total (36) from last season with no postseason activity. Currently, Sain (73 wins) only trails his predecessor Ryan Schmalz (77 wins) and Chris Collins (81 wins) for total wins through a coach's first two seasons at Trevecca.

            Overall: 73-26

            Conference: 45-15

            Postseason: 8-3

Sain has already guided the Trojans to their 19th season of 30+ wins, 14 of which include win totals of 35 or more. With a successful Great Midwest tournament, Sain can coach Trevecca to just its sixth ever season of 40+ wins in a year. A feat only four other Trojan coaches accomplished in their tenure.

• Great Midwest Coach of the Year - 2021
• ABCA/ATEC Midwest Region Coach of the Year - 2021

WEEKLY AWARDS

NCBWA Midwest Region

Feb. 24 – Jordan Jackson - Player of the Week

GREAT MIDWEST PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Feb. 14 – Henry Mosley - Player of the Week

Feb. 24 – Jordan Jackson – Player of the Week

March 1 – Justin Campbell – Pitcher of the Week

March 23 – Roland Ryan – Player of the Week

April 11 – Roland Ryan – Player of the Week

April 25 – Braden Odom – Player of the Week

NATIONAL RANKINGS

NCBWA (National College Baseball Writer's Association)

CB Poll (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)

#MASHVILLE HISTORIC HOME RUN SEASON (Details)

The 2022 Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team is challenging longstanding offensive records established over the 52-year history of Trojan baseball. Most notably is the team and individual home run records. This year's team is truly living up to the #MASHVILLE nickname.

G-MAC SEASON HOME RUN RECORD  

Braden Odom enters the Great Midwest Championships tied for the most home runs in a season by a Great Midwest player.  

TEAM SEASON HOME RUN RECORD

This year, the 2022 team has connected on 86 home runs, setting the all-time (NAIA / NCAA D2) Trevecca record and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference record. The all-time Trevecca record lived with the 2002 Trojans who hit 76 for coach Jeff Forehand. The 2019 Trojans hit 42 for head coach Ryan Schmalz as the best team season home run total in the NCAA D2 Era.

G-MAC TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORD

The Trojans now own the Great Midwest team record, topping the 78 hit by Hillsdale in 2019.  

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HOME RUN HISTORY

The single-season individual home run record belongs to senior Braden Odom. The Chesterfield, Indiana native has hit 23 home runs this season. That isn't the only record he has set or threatened this season.  

He first broke the NCAA D2 Era individual season home run mark set by Hunter Newman who hit 18 during the 2015 season. Then he set his sights on Mario Campos and the all-time (NAIA / NCAA D2) single-season home run record. Campos owned that with his 21 home runs in 2001. Chris Collins just missed that mark too, he hit 20 home runs in 2002. Jeremy Todd took the home run record in 2000 when he hit 18 home runs. Roger Brown (1993) and Richard Perez (1988) shared the home run record for a few years. Perez hit his 16 in 1988 and Roger Brown connected on 16 in 1993. Eric LaVoie (1987) and Dave Crosier (1990) were the home run leaders with 14 before that.

ODOM NOW TOPS THE NCAA D2 ERA CAREER HR LIST

Braden Odom added the NCAA D2 Era career home run record to his list of accomplishments this season. He has 38 home runs, which surpassed the previous mark set by Hunter Newman (2013-2015). Newman hit 32 home career home runs.

ALL-TIME CAREER HOME RUN TOP TEN

Roger Brown (1992-1995) owns the Trevecca all-time (NAIA / NCAA D2) career home run record with 49 career bombs. Braden Odom (38) is second on the all-time list recently passing Mario Campos (34), Jeremy Todd (33), and Troy Haydel (32).  We mentioned Hunter Newman at 32 on the NCAA D2 list but then comes the first Trevecca All-American Kenneth Thomas (28) along with Eric Lavoie (25), Chris Collings (26), Marty Wood (26), and Bryant Goolsby is now tied for ninth with 26.  

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RBI RECORD

Braden Odom is putting up numbers challenging other season and career marks. One of those is the season RBI record. He is second on the all-time (NAIA & NCAA D2) list with 65 this year. Teammate Roland Ryan is fifth on the list with his 63 RBI this year. At the top is Hunter Newman who drove in 77 in 2015. Odom is tied with Richard Perez who collected his 65 in 1988. Luke Fennell drove in 64 for fourth and Eric LoVoie is tied with Roland Ryan in fifth with 63.

TEAM SEASON RUNS RECORD

The 2022 Trojans have already scored more runs than any other Trojan squad with 460. The previous all-time (NAIA & NCAA D2) Trevecca record for runs scored in a season was 458 scored by the 2005 team. That squad won the TranSouth Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament, advancing to the NAIA Region Championships. The 2015 Trojans scored 447 and were the previously best in the NCAA D2 Era.  

TREVECCA NCAA ERA RANKINGS

Justin Campbell

6 - Wins - 10 (T-1st - Season)

3 - CG - 3 (T-4th - Season)

3 - ERA - 3.55  (12th - Season)

Alex Clouthier

6 - Wins - 10 (T-1st - Season)

9 - CG - 3 (T-4th - Season)

9 - ERA - 4.65

Davis Jackson

10 - ERA - 4.57

Braden Odom

1 - HR - 38 (1st - Season)

3 - Triples - 13 (2nd - Season)

4 - RBIs - 151 (2nd - Season)

4 - SB - 44 (T-12th - Season)

5 - Runs - 143 (4th - Season)

6 - Hits - 187 (10th - Season)

7 - Doubles - 32 

14 - AVG -.301        

Bryant Goolsby

3 - HR - 26 (T-3rd - Season)

7 - RBIs - 111

8 - Runs - 107 (T-11th - Season)

8 - Doubles - 29

9 - Hits - 146 

13 - AVG -.319

Jordan Jackson

9 - Triples - 4 

9 - AVG -.333

NCAA Div. II NATIONAL RANKINGS

TEAM

8 – HR – 86

9 – Runs – 460

13 – HR/G – 1.72

14 – Hits – 545

16 – Doubles – 112

17 – SLG% – .549

20 – Scoring – 9.2

INDIVIDUAL

Braden Odom

            3 – HR – 23

            7 – TB – 150

            13 – RBIs – 65

            24 – Runs – 61

Roland Ryan

            6 – HR – 21 

            8 – SLG% – .851

            19 – RBIs – 63

FIRST | GREAT MIDWEST RANKINGS

OFFENSE

Team 

Runs – 460

Hits – 545

Doubles – 112

Home Runs – 86

RBIs – 411

Total Bases – 933

Slugging % – .549

Walks – 263

On Base % – .422

PITCHING

Team

            Saves – 14

            Innings Pitched – 408

 SECOND | GREAT MIDWEST

OFFENSE 

Team

Batting Average – .321 

PITCHING

            Team

                        ERA – 5.40

                        W-L – 37-13 

 INDIVIDUALS | GREAT MIDWEST RANKINGS

Roland Ryan

1 – OPS – 1.335

1 – SLG% – .851

2 – HR – 21

2 – RBIs – 63

2 – TB –126

3 – OB% –.484

5 – Runs – 50

Braden Odom

1 – RBIs – 65

1 – HR – 23

1 – Runs – 61

4 – SLG% – .754

6 – OPS – 1.176

6 – Hits – 63

6 – Triples – 3

Bryant Goolsby

5 – HR – 13

8 – TB – 101

8 – SLG% – .678

10 – OPS – 1.080

Henry Mosley

3 – Runs – 56

3 – Doubles – 16

4 – TB – 116

5 – RBIs – 46

7 – Runs – 63

7 – HR – 11

Shawn Wallwork

4 – Runs – 51

8 – Hits – 62

Jordan Jackson

4 – Hits – 66

5 – Doubles – 4

6 – Runs – 49

Logan West

9 – Doubles – 14

David Milam

2 – OB% – .485

GREAT MIDWEST PRESEASON FAVORITE

The 2022 Trojans were picked by league coaches as the preseason favorite to repeat with four first-place votes. In fact, the Trojans were tabbed as top-10 selections in both the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason polls. This despite the Trojans roster taking a toll of losing 15 seniors from the College World Series run.

MIDWEST REGION PRESEASON FAVORITE

For the first time in school history, the Trevecca baseball team earned a No. 1 ranking in the 2022 NCBWA (National College Baseball Writers Association) Division II Midwest Region Preseason Poll. In addition, Braden Odom made the 2022 Preseason NCBWA All-Region team.

Braden Odom was one of 14 players from across the NCBWA Division II Midwest Region to make the preseason All-Midwest team. Odom is one of three outfielders on the squad.

Five of the 14-member team hail from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Joining Odom on the team are Austin Eifrid (Ashland / SS), Griffin Stevens (Tiffin / Utility), Brant Alzaus (Walsh / SP), and Perry Bewley (Ashland / RP).

Trevecca received six of the eight first-place votes. The other two went to Davenport University; Trevecca played in the 2021 Midwest Region championship. The Panthers were the first team to beat the Trojans in the postseason, but Trevecca bounced back to beat Davenport in the championship game to advance to the College World Series. Trevecca topped the preseason poll with 78 points, while Davenport gained 73.

The Trojans have never been ranked first in the region in the NCAA era. 

MIDWEST REGIONALS

The Trojans have advanced to the NCAA Div. II Regional just once (2021). After winning the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Great Midwest tournament titles, the Trojans were never selected for an at-large bid to the Midwest Regional until they automatically punched their way to the tournament last season.

Trevecca nearly completed the sweep of the Midwest Region in 2021, finishing the tournament as champions with a 4-1 record and a run differential of +14 (37-23).

2021 POSTSEASON RUN: NCAA DIVISION II COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

The 2021 season treated the Trojans well. After sweeping through the 2021 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships, the Trojans attention turned to its first-ever NCAA Midwest Regional. The Trojans remained nearly untouched as they won the Midwest Regional Championship with just a single loss.

With the region title, the Trojans advanced to its first-ever NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, NC.

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