MASON, Ohio – The 2023 Great Midwest South Division Champion Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (30-20) won and advanced at the 2023 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships. The second-seeded Trojans defeated third-seed Ashland University (33-19), 6-3, on a walk-off three-run pinch-hit home run off the bat of David Milam in the bottom of the tenth inning at Legacy Field.

Trevecca moves to game ten, another elimination game, this time against the loser in game eight (8) between the top-seeded Northwood University (37-16) Timberwolves and fourth-seeded Hillsdale College (26-24) Chargers.

Game ten, Trevecca vs. the loser of game eight, is scheduled for Prasco Park at 5 PM (CT).

The G-MAC championships are scheduled for May 10-13, 2023, at Prasco Park and Legacy Field in Mason, Ohio. This year's championship is an eight-team double-elimination bracket over four days.

The winner of the G-MAC Championship earns the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Midwest Region Championships. Trevecca is currently ranked eighth in the Midwest Region.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Trevecca plated a run in the bottom of the first, giving them a 1-0 lead. Bryant Goolsby singled in left, driving in Joey Parliment who had led off the inning with a double to left center.

Neither team could push a runner across the plate again until the Trojans added two runs in the bottom of the fifth. With one out in the bottom half of the inning, Joey Parliment walked and moved to third when Jacob Lester singled to right. A throwing error moved Lester to second. Frankie Carreras followed with a single that scored both men on base.

The score remained 3-0 in favor of Trevecca until the top of the eighth when Ashland scored three to tie the game 3-3. The Eagles scored their three runs on two hits, a walk, an error, and a fielder's choice.

The game went to extra innings and in the bottom of the tenth, David Milam pinch hit for Henry Mosley with two on and drove the pitch over the right field wall for a walk-off three-run home run. The home run also brought in Josh Griffin, who reached on a one-out double, and Shawn Wallwork, who was intentionally walked.  

MOUND AND BOX NOTES

Joey Parliment went 2-4 with two runs scored and a walk.

Shawn Wallwork was 3-3 and reached on two intentional walks.

Elijah Pleasants went 7.1 innings striking out four and allowing two earned runs.  

Matthew Hock (4-1) picked up the win in relief, going two perfect innings with one strikeout.

ALL-TIME SERIES

Trevecca and Ashland played for the first time as Great Midwest members. The teams played three times before today in non-conference tilts before the Eagles joining the league. With the win, Trevecca evened the series 2-2 all-time.

2023 Great Midwest Championship Participating Teams

** = eliminated

TOURNAMENT FIELD

The 2023 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship is May 10-13 at Prasco Park and Legacy Field in Mason, Ohio.

Wednesday | May 10 (Central Time)

GM 1: #6 WALSH def. #3 ASH 7-5 (10 AM) Legacy

GM 2: #7 ODU def. #2 TREV 4-2 (Noon) Prasco

GM 3: #4 HILLS def. #5 FINDLAY 7-6 (1:30 PM) Legacy

GM 4: #1 NORTH def #8 KWC (5 PM) Prasco

Thursday | May 11 (Central Time)

GM 5: TREV def ASH 6-3 (9 AM) Legacy

GM 6: FINDLAY def KWC 5-0 (10 AM) Prasco

GM 7: ODU vs. WALSH (12:30 PM) Legacy

GM 8: HILLS vs. NORTH (1:30 PM) Prasco

GM 9: Winner GM6 vs. Loser GM7 (4 PM) Legacy

GM 10: Winner GM5 vs. Loser GM8 (5 PM) Prasco

Friday | May 12 (Central Time)

GM 11: Winner GM7 vs. Winner GM8 (11 AM) Prasco

GM 12: Winner GM9 vs. Winner GM10 (12:30 PM) Legacy

GM 13: Winner GM12 vs. Loser GM11 (5 PM) Prasco

Saturday | May 13 (Central Time)

GM 14 : Winner GM11 vs. Winner GM13 (11 AM) Prasco

GM 15: Winner GM14 vs. Loser GM14 - If Necessary (40 min. after GM14) Prasco

GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS

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

ALL-TIME TREVECCA NOTES

The Trojans completed their 53rd regular season and now have 35 winning seasons. In fact, in the NCAA era the Trojans have just one season with a record below .500 (22-23 in 2017), not counting the  COVID-shortened 2020 season. With the completion of the 2023 regular season, the Trojans have a polished 76% winning percentage in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.

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

331-200 Overall NCAA Era (11 years)

183-60 Great Midwest Regular Season Games (11 years)

31-17 Postseason NCAA Era (11 years)

7 - 30-win seasons in NCAA Div. II Era (11 seasons)

1439-1106 - 11 All-time Record (NAIA/NCAA - 53 seasons)  

20 - 30-win seasons (53 seasons)

CHASE SAIN NOTES

Chase Sain is in his third season as the head coach at Trevecca. Currently, Sain (101 wins) surpassed the 100 career wins mark recently in his third season as Head Coach.

Overall: 103-48

Conference: 67-20

Postseason: 9-4

Sain has already guided the Trojans to their twentieth season of 30+ wins, 14 of which include win totals of 35 or more.

Great Midwest Coach of the Year - 2021

ABCA/ATEC Midwest Region Coach of the Year - 2021

MIDWEST REGIONALS

The Trojans 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 in 2021.

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).

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