NASHVILLE - The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (41-11, 23-3 Great Midwest) is the top seed at the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships, which are set for May 1-4, 2024 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

 

The Trojans, who broke through into the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Top 25 for the first time this season, debuting at No. 22. Trevecca received votes in the previous two polls, but not enough to get into the top 25.

 

Trevecca is currently the No. 2 team in the NCAA Midwest Region poll.

 

No. 22 Trevecca faces eight-seed Malone University in the tournament opener at 11:00 AM (CT) at the Firestone Stadium.

 

Trevecca defeated Malone 8-0 and 10-2 in Nashville earlier this season. The Trojans have a 13-5 edge in the series and have won the last four meetings. This is the second meeting all-time in the postseason for the Trojans and Patriots. Malone beat Trevecca 3-1 at the 2019 Great Midwest Championships. The loss ended the Trojans season.

 

The Trojans lead the Great Midwest in hitting (.324), fielding (.972), and are third in earned run average (2.29).

 

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GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Trevecca won the first four Great Midwest Athletic regular-season titles and postseason championships. Added a fifth title in 2021 and a sixth in 2024. 

 

PRESEASON COACHES POLL | SECOND

The Trevecca softball team were voted as the No. 2 team, with six first-place votes, in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll Presented by Under Armour.

 

The Trojans gained 168 votes, seven behind preseason favorite Hillsdale College. Ohio Dominican picked up 165 votes, two first place votes, to place third.

 

2024 GREAT MIDWEST SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
GM 1 - 11:00 AM - No. 1 Trevecca (41-11, 23-3 Great Midwest) vs. No. 8 Malone Univ. (28-18, 13-13 Great Midwest) - Stadium
GM 2 - 11:00 AM - No. 4 Northwood Univ. (31-18, 17-9 Great Midwest) vs. No. 5 Univ. of Findlay (30-18, 17-9 Great Midwest)  - Field 2
**2024 All-Great Midwest Softball Awards Presentation / Senior Student-Athletes Recognition  - Stadium
GM 3 - 1:30 PM - No. 2 Hillsdale College (34-12, 20-4 Great Midwest) vs. No. 7 Tiffin Univ. (28-22, 14-12 Great Midwest) - Stadium
GM 4 - 1:30 PM - #3 Ohio Dominican (33-11, 19-7 Great Midwest) vs. #6 Cedarville Univ. (22-29, 15-11 Great Midwest) - Field 2

 

Thursday, May 2, 2024
GM 5 - 9:00 AM - L G1 vs. L G2 - TBD 
GM 6 - 9:00 AM - L G3 vs. L G4 - TBD
GM 7 - 11:30 AM - W G1 vs. W G2 - TBD
GM 8 - 11:30 AM - W G3 vs. W G4 - TBD
GM 9 - 2:00 PM - W G5 vs. L G8 - TBD
GM 10 - 2:00 PM - W G6 vs. L G7 - TBD

 

Friday, May 3, 2024
GM 11 - 9:00 AM - W G7 vs. W G8 - Stadium
GM 12 - 9:00 AM - W G9 vs. W G10 - Stadium
GM 13 - 2:00 PM - W G12 vs. L G11 - Stadium

 

Saturday, May 4, 2024
GM 14 - 9:00 AM - W G11 vs. W G13 - Stadium
GM 15 - 11:30 AM - (if necessary) - Stadium

 

ALL-TIME TREVECCA NOTES

The Trojans are assured of their 24th consecutive winning season, dating back to the 2000-2001 season. The first winning season came in the Trojans first season, 22-20, in 1991-1992, but next winning season didn't come until the 2000-2001 season and the program continues that winning tradition again with the 2023-24 season. 

 

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

 

990-585-3 All-time Record (NAIA/NCAA - 33 Seasons) 

389-170 Overall - NCAA Era (12 years)

33-20 Postseason - NCAA Era (12 years) 

50-win Seasons - 2

40-win Seasons - 8

30-Win Seasons - 17

30-Win Season in NCAA Div. II Era (12 years) - 8 

 

2023-2024 SEASON NOTES

Trevecca is 15-1 at home this season and 13-3 on the road. Making them 13-7 in neutral site games.

 

Trevecca opened the season at the UAH Charger Chillout and picked up an early significant win, upsetting the host and the then No. 12 Alabama Huntsville Chargers. TNU went 3-1 over the two-day event which has become a season opening tradition for TNU. Their only loss came to then nationally-ranked and current No. 4 Mississippi College.

 

Next, the Trojans hosted their annual Music City Invitational. The Trojans went 3-1, losing a 1-0 heart-breaker to Drury, then rolling out three straight to close the event.

 

After a pair of 8-0 wins over Quincy Univ. on campus, the Trojans headed to the Blue Bridge Classic hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan. The Trojans split their four games there, taking a loss to nationally ranked and current No. 1 Indianapolis. The Trojans headed to Jackson, Tenn. to face the former TranSouth/NAIA and future Gulf South Conference foe Union University. The Bulldogs and Trojans split the double-header.

 

The PFX The Spring Games were next, with the Trojans going 5-3 on the trip.

 

Conference season opened in Ashland, Ohio with a pair of wins over the Ashland Eagles. The Trojans split their double header at Ohio Dominican Univ. for a 3-1 Great Midwest opening weekend road trip.

 

The Trojans went back to a non-conference double header, again with a former TranSouth/NAIA and future Gulf South Conference foe, at Lee University. The Trojans took two from the Flames.

 

The next 22 were all in league play starting with four-straight on the Hill. Trevecca took all four, two from Ursuline College and Lake Erie College.

 

A four-game road trip to Northwood Univ. and Hillsdale College resulted in a split at Northwood and a pair of run-rule wins against the preseason favorite Chargers.

 

A ten-game home stand followed with the Trojans winning the first nine, taking two from Malone Univ. Walsh Univ., Kentucky Wesleyan, and Tiffin Univ. Trevecca won the first game against the Univ. of Findlay, but the Oilers rallied in the seventh to beat the Trojans, ending their 11-game winning streak.

 

The final four of the regular season were on the road at Thomas More Univ. and Cedarville Univ., with the Trojans winning all four.

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

ASHLAN SENSING 2024 AWARDS

Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Pitcher of the Week	April 10, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Pitcher of the Week	April 8, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Pitcher of the Week	March 25, 2024
Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Pitcher of the Week	March 13, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Pitcher of the Week	March 12, 2024
Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Pitcher of the Week	Feb. 21, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Pitcher of the Week	Feb. 19, 2024

 

SYDNEY MCCORMICK 2024 AWARDS

Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Player of the Week	April 10, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Player of the Week	April 8, 2024

 

KENDALL ANDREWS 2024 AWARDS 

National Fastpitch Coach Association	Tucci Watch List	March 28, 2024
Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Athlete of the Week	March 26, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Athlete of the Week	March 25, 2024
Tennessee Sports Writer's Association	Athlete of the Week	March 20, 2024
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Athlete of the Week	March 18, 2024

 

BEN TYREE BY THE NUMBERS

Ben Tyree is in his 16th year leading the Trevecca softball program. The veteran coach owns eleven 30-win seasons, eight in the Div. II Era.

 

Tyree holds the most wins in Trevecca history and has more Great Midwest Conference wins than any other coach in league history. 

 

Overall: 542-229-2

Conference: 246-70-1 (177-53 Great Midwest)

Postseason: 52-28 (33-20 D2 Era)

 

500-wins - in 2023

400-win - in 2020

 

30-win Season - 11

40-win Seasons - 5

 

His teams have won the regular season conference championship nine times and the postseason conference tournament six times. 

 

Fifteen of his 16 seasons have produced 21 wins or more

*2020 season 15-3 due to the COVID-19 

 

Great Midwest Coach of the Year – four times

Coach of the Year – seven times (w/ NAIA years)

 

NCAA MIDWEST REGION APPEARANCES 

The Trojans were the first Great Midwest team to reach the region level and also are the first to win games at the NCAA level. 

 

Trevecca first reached the NCAA championships in 2015 and didn't waste time, going again in 2016. Following the break for COVID, note the Trojans started the year 15-3 and were No. 10 when COVID interrupted their season, the Trojans returned to the region in 2021 and 2022. 

 

TEAM NEWS AND NOTES *as of April 29, 2024

NCAA D2 National Rankings

No. 11 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio  

No. 16 Shutouts  

No. 17 Win %

No. 21 Fielding % 

No. 23 WHIP (Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched)

 

TEAM TREVECCA NCAA ERA RANKINGS

Offensively, the team is putting up some of the best numbers of any NCAA era Trevecca team.

 

Team 33 is currently ranked second in runs scored and walks. They are third in RBI, doubles, and triples and are fourth in hits, home runs, and stolen bases. Several of these rankings will rise during the postseason games.

 

In the circle, the pitching staff has combined to put up impressive numbers.

 

The 33rd Purple and White team already ranks third in strikeouts and shutouts and are fourth in innings pitched and currently have the fifth best earned run average.

 

Defensively, the team has the second best fielding percentage in the NCAA era at .972, only the 2015 team has a higher fielding percentage at .973.

 

NCAA SEASON RANKINGS *as of 04.29.2024

Kendall Andrews

No. 4 Stolen Bases

No. 5 Stolen Base %

No. 6 Walks  

No. 14 RBI

No. 17 On-base %

No. 21 RBI Per Game 

No. 22 Slugging %

No. 25 Total Bases

 

Ashlan Sensing

No. 6 Shutouts

No. 11 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio

No. 11 Victories

No. 13 WHIP

No. 14 Complete Games

No. 18 Earned Run Average

No. 19 Strikeouts

No. 23 Hits Allowed Per 7 Innings

 

Anna Bennett

No. 16 Triples

 

Halle Grace Summers

No. 7 Walks Allowed Per 7 Innings 

No. 20 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio

 

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER RANKINGS *as of 04.29.2024

*All active NCAA Division II softball players

Kendall Andrews

No. 11 Stolen Base

No. 21 Slugging %  

 

Anna Bennett

No. 23 Triples

 

Ashlan Sensing

No. 11 Shutouts

No. 13 Earned Run Average

No. 19 Victories

No. 21 Complete Games  

 

GREAT MIDWEST TEAM SEASON STATISTICAL RANKINGS

No. 2 Wins (41) *45 Record - 2016 Trojans

 

No. 5 Batting Average (.324)

No. 2 Runs Scored (327)

No. 6 Triples (14)

No. 6 Home Runs (35 / tied with 2018 Trojans)

No. 5 RBI (280)

No. 3 On Base % (.406)

No. 4 Walks

No. 7 Stolen Bases

 

No. 5 Strikeouts (303)

No. 7 Opponents' Batting Average (.237)

 

GREAT MIDWEST - SEASON - RECORDS ALREADY BROKEN, UNDER PRESSURE

 

Kendall Andrews

Walks - 43 *Previous Record - 30 - Katie Chryssofos (Salem / 2016), Trevecca alum Ansley Brantley (2016), and Kendall Andrews (2023)

 

RBI - 63 *Previous Record - Katie Chryssofos (Salem / 61 / 2016)  

 

Andrews Approaching

No. 2 Total Bases - 127 *Record - Sam Catron (Hillsdale / 129)

No. 4 - Home Runs - 14 *Record 19 / No. 3 15

No. 5 Runs Scored - 53 *Record 76

No. 7 Stolen Bases - 45 *Record 51 / No. 4 46

 

Anna Bennett

No. 6 Triples (6)

 

Ashlan Sensing

No. 4 Strikeouts 197 *Record 295 (Haley Fagan)

No. 7 Wins (21) *Record 36 (Haley Fagan) No. 2 24

 

GREAT MIDWEST CAREER RECORDS TESTED 

Kendall Andrews

No. 1 RBI - 135

*On pace to break on-base % and Slugging % records

  

No. 2 Total Bases - 315  

No. 3 Triples - 13 *Record 18

No. 2 Stolen Bases - 102 *Record 118

No. 2 Walks - 84 *Record 100

No. 3 Runs - 128 *Record 166

No. 3 Home Runs - 31 *Record 41

 

Anna Bennett

No. 1 Total Bases - 327

*On pace No. 3 on-base % and No. 5 slugging %

 

No. 2 Hits - 217 *Record 252

No. 2 Triples - 14 *Record 18

No. 3 Doubles - 46 *Record 51

No. 3 Runs - 135 *Record 166

No. 3 At Bats - 570 *Record 634

No. 3 Walks - 66 *Record 100

No. 7 RBI - 112

 

Ashlan Sensing

No. 1 Shutouts - 23 (tied with Haley Fagan)

*On pace for earned run average record and No. 2 strikeouts per seven innings pitched

 

No. 4 Games Started - 78 *Record 102

No. 3 Wins - 57 *Record 75 Haley Fagan

No. 3 Innings Pitched - 500.2 *Record 673.1

No. 3 Complete Games - 59 *Record 76 Haley Fagan

No. 2 Strikeouts - 514 *Record 616

 

TREVECCA SEASON & CAREER RECORDS / RANKINGS

KENDALL ANDREWS

CAREER 

No. 1 Walks – 86 *Previous record 65 – Ansley Brantley

 

No. 2 Total Bases - 315 *Previous record 295 – Ansley Brantley   

No. 3 Triples - 13 *Record 14 Lindsey Stephens/Anna Bennett

*No. 2 Batting Average - .400 (Record MaKray Odom .483)

No. 4 Homeruns – 31 *Record 36 Collings/Brantley (2nd 34 Zeis)

No. 4 RBI 135 *Record 179 Zeis (3rd 145 Collings, 2nd 153 Lindsey Stephens)

No. 4 Stolen Bases 102 *Record Odom 142 (3rd 108 Brantley, 2nd 109 Lenna Robinson)

No. 5 Runs – 128 *Record 192 (Odom / 3rd 160 Zeis

No. 4 XBH – 77 *Record 105 Zeis (5th 73 Alex Richardson, 4th 76 Collins, 3rd 78 Brantley)

 

SEASON

No. 1 RBI – 63 *Previous Record 53 - Mary Collins

No. 1 Total Bases – 127 *Previous Record 124 Mary Collins

No. 1 Walks – 43 *Previous record 30 Mary Collings / Breanna Zeis

No. 1 XBH – 30 *Record 30 Mary Collins/Breanna Zeis

 

No. 2 HR – 14 *Record 19 Mary Collins

No. 3 Runs – 53 *Record 76 Ansley Brantley

No. 4 SB – 45 *Record 50 MaKray Odom

No. 5 Triples - 5 *Record 8 - Kendall Andrews

No. 6 Batting Average - .422

 

ANNA BENNETT

CAREER 

No. 1 Triples - 14 *Record 14 tied w/ Lindsey Stephens

 

No. 4 Runs – 135 *Record 192 Odom (3rd 160 Zeis)

No. 4 Hits – 217 *Record 347 Odom (2nd 241 Zeis, 3rd 239 Stephens)

No. 4 Doubles – 46 *Record 65 Zeis (3rd 51 Bailey Alexander)

No. 6 XBH - 74 *Breanna Zeis 105 (5th 76 Mary Collins, 4th Andrews 77, 3rd Brantley 78)

No. 7 Batting Average - .381

 

SEASON

No. 3 Runs – 53 *Record 76 Ansley Brantley (3rd 59)

No. 2 Stolen Base - 6 *Record 8 Kendall Andrews (2023)

No. 6 Walks - 25 *Record 43 Kendall Andrews (2024 active)

 

ASHLAN SENSING

CAREER 

No. 1 Shutouts – 23 *Record Tied 23 Fagan

*No. 1 Earned Run Average - 1.47 (active)

 

No. 2 Wins - 57 *Record 75 Fagan

No. 2 Strikeouts – 514 *Record 617 Fagan

No. 2 Complete Games – 59 *Record 77 Fagan

No. 3 Innings Pitched - 500.2 *Record 655.1 Fagan (2nd 518.2 R Hall)

No. 4 Appearances – 91 *Record 111 Raygn Hall (2nd 107 Fagan, 3rd Alex Behnke 93)

 

SEASON

No. 1 Earned Run Average - 1.20 (Active)

 

No. 2 Strikeouts – 196 *Record 295 Fagan

No. 3 WINS – 21-6 *Record 36 Fagan (2nd Fagan 23-5 2015)

No. 3 Complete Games – 21 *Record 33 Fagan (2nd 23 Fagan) 

No. 4 Innings Pitched – 163 *Record 312 Fagan (2nd 185 Fagan)

 

ALEX BEHNKE

CAREER 

No. 3 Saves – 4 *Record 8 Morgan Powell (2nd 5 Haley Fagan)

No. 3 Appearances – 93 *Record 111 Raygn Hall (2nd 107 Fagan)

No. 4 Wins – 43 *Record 75 Fagan (2nd 57 Sensing)    

No. 4 Innings Pitched - 340.0

No. 5 Strikeouts – 192 *Record 612 Fagan (4th 195 Powell)

No. 7 Complete Games - 17

*No. 9 Earned Run Average - 3.44 (active)

 

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