MASON, Ohio. – No. 12 (NCBWA) Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (37-14, 22-10 Great Midwest) fell in their first game of the 2022 Great Midwest Championships against Kentucky Wesleyan College (25-26, 20-12 Great Midwest) 14-2 (seven innings).

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TOURNAMENT DAY TWO

The Trojans face sixth-seed Walsh University (26-20, 16-15 Great Midwest) in the second game of the championships, Thursday at 12:15 PM CT (Legacy Field).

Trevecca took all four games this season from Walsh in North Canton. Trevecca won 4-3, 6-4, 4-3, and 10-5 in a four-game sweep that ended the regular season. The Trojans lead the all-time series 7-1. 

TOURNAMENT FIELD

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

Thursday, May 12

GM 4: Tiffin University (28-18, 22-6) vs. Cedarville University 21-25, 15-14)- 11 AM CT - Prasco Park

GM 5: Walsh University (26-20, 16-15) vs. Trevecca Nazarene 12:15 PM CT - Legacy Field

GM 6: Ashland University (32-17, 22-10) vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (25-26, 20-12) 5:00 PM CT - Prasco Park

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.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Kentucky Wesleyan came swinging out of the games as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning. Then the Trojans got going in the third as they tallied two runs. Logan West hit a triple and was then brought home by a sacrifice ground out by Jordan Jackson. Then Braden Odom would hit a triple. He would score on a sacrifice fly out by Roland Ryan to make it 4-2. However, following the third inning, Kentucky Wesleyan would limit the Trojans to only one more hit the rest of the game, while continuing to pile on runs.

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.

301-181 Overall NCAA Era (10 years)

30-17 Postseason NCAA Era (10 years)

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

1409-1087 - 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: 73-27

            Conference: 45-16

            Postseason: 8-4

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

 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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