MASON, Ohio. – No. 12 (NCBWA) Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (37-15, 22-10 Great Midwest) season has come to an end at the 2022 Great Midwest Championships as they fell to Walsh University (27-20, 16-15) by a 5-2 score on Thursday.

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SERIES HISTORY

The Trojans faced sixth-seed Walsh University (27-20, 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 now lead the all-time series 7-2. 

TOURNAMENT FIELD

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

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

The Trojans took the lead early in the second inning when Henry Mosley hit an RBI double, bringing David Milam to make it 1-0. Walsh would respond in the top of the third inning with two runs to take the lead from the Trojans. The Trojans would tie the game back up in the fourth inning when David Milam hit a triple, bringing in Shawn Wallwork to make it 2-2. Both teams struggled to drive runs in for two innings until Walsh broke through late in the game. Walsh scored a run in each of the last three innings to make it 5-2. The Trojans had two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth inning but could not capitalize.

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.

301-182 Overall NCAA Era (10 years)

30-18 Postseason NCAA Era (10 years)

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

1409-1088 - 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: 73-28

            Conference: 45-17

            Postseason: 8-5

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 it's 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 Trojan's 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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