MASON, Ohio – The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team is the fourth seed at the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Baseball Championships. The 2024 Great Midwest Championships are a chance for the #BlueCollarBoys to earn their second trip to the NCAA Championships with a title in their final trip to Prasco Park/Legacy Field.
Trevecca, the fourth seed, is in Pool B, opening with fifth seed Walsh University on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. on Legacy Field.
HISTORY | TREVECCA VS WALSH
Trevecca leads the all-time series 9-8, but the Cavaliers are 7-3 vs the Trojans in the last ten meetings.
Walsh took three of four against Trevecca in Canton, Ohio in the regular season series, April 6-7. In 2023, Walsh took three of four in Nashville. Trevecca won seven of the first eight meetings, beginning in 2016.
The two schools have met twice in the Great Midwest postseason tournament in Mason, Ohio, splitting those two games.
The Trojans won the first, a 4-2 decision in 2019. It was a memorable start and win for Jack Roberson (9-4). Jay Benard closed out the game, earning his seventh save of the year. Daulton Mauldin (3-4 with two RBIs) had a double as did Javier Lopez (2-3). John O'Dwyer had two RBIs.
The Cavaliers won the last contest, a 5-2 win in 2022.
SEEDING – 2024 G-MAC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 Ashland University (38-11, Great Midwest 24-8)
#2 Northwood University (30-19, Great Midwest 23-9)
#3 Univ. of Findlay (27-20, Great Midwest 21-10)
#4 Trevecca Nazarene Univ. (28-21, Great Midwest 20-12)
#5 Walsh University (27-21, Great Midwest 18-4)
*WU won tiebreaker H-to-H over ODU
#6 Ohio Dominican Univ. (27-21, Great Midwest 18-4)
#7 Tiffin University (23-24, Great Midwest 17-15)
#8 Kentucky Wesleyan College (17-30, Great Midwest 15-15)
POOL PLAY BREAKDOWN – 2024 G-MAC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2024 Great Midwest Championships is a pool play tournament with two four-team brackets.
Each pool winner moves to a one-game championship game on Saturday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m.
2024 G-MAC BASEBALL – POOL A
#2 (A-1) Northwood University (30-19, Great Midwest 23-9)
#3 (A-2) Univ. of Findlay (27-20, Great Midwest 21-10)
#6 (A-3) Ohio Dominican Univ. (27-21, Great Midwest 18-4)
#7 (A-4) Tiffin University (23-24, Great Midwest 17-15)
2024 G-MAC BASEBALL – POOL B
#1 (B-1) Ashland University (38-11, Great Midwest 24-8)
#4 (B-2) Trevecca Nazarene Univ. (28-21, Great Midwest 20-12)
#5 (B-3) Walsh University (27-21, Great Midwest 18-4)
#8 (B-4) Kentucky Wesleyan College (17-30, Great Midwest 15-15)
SCHEDULE – 2024 G-MAC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
GM 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #6 (A3) - Ohio Dominican Univ. vs #3 (A2) Univ. of Findlay | Legacy Field
GM 2 | 12:15 p.m. | #7 (A4) Tiffin Univ. vs #2 (A1) Northwood Univ. | Prasco Park
GM 3 | 3:30 p.m. | #5 (B3) Walsh Univ. vs #4 (B2) Trevecca Nazarene Univ. | Legacy Field
GM 4 | 5:00 p.m. | #8 (B4) Kentucky Wesleyan College vs #1 (B1) Ashland Univ. | Prasco Park
DAY TWO – THURSDAY, MAY 9
POOL A
Game 5 | 9:00 a.m. | W GM 1 vs W GM 2 | Prasco Park
Game 6 | 10:15 a.m. | L GM 1 vs L GM 2 | Legacy Field
POOL B
Game 7 | 12:30 p.m. | W GM 3 vs W GM 4 | Prasco Park
Game 8 | 1:45 p.m. | L GM 3 vs L GM 4 | Legacy Field
POOL A
Game 9 | 5:00 p.m. | W GM 6 vs L GM 5 | Prasco Park
POOL B
Game 10 | 6:15 p.m. | W GM 8 vs L GM 7 | Legacy Field
DAY THREE – FRIDAY, MAY 10
POOL A | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
GM 11 | 11:00 a.m. | W GM 5 vs W GM 9 | Legacy Field
POOL B | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
GM 12 | 1:00 p.m. | W GM 7 vs W GM 10 | Prasco Park
POOL A | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IF NECESSARY GAME
GM 13 | 3:00 p.m. | W GM 11 vs L GM 11 | Legacy Field
POOL B | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IF NECESSARY GAME
GM 14 | 5:00 p.m. | W GM 12 vs L GM 12 | Prasco Park
DAY FOUR – SATURDAY, MAY 11
10:00 a.m. | 2024 Great Midwest Championship Game | Prasco Park
SEASON NOTES
The Trojans, picked to finish third in the 2024 Great Midwest Preseason Coaches' Poll, came in fourth in the regular season standings with a 20-12 record.
Trevecca is 18-7 at home this season and 9-13 on the road. Making them 1-1 in neutral site games.
Trevecca opened the season winning six of its first seven non-conference games. Overall, in the non-conference, including midweek games played later in the season, the Trojans went 8-9.
After splitting their first Great Midwest series of the season with Lake Erie, the Trojans went on to close out the month of March taking three of four from Malone in Nashville and completing a four-game sweep of Hillsdale College. Trevecca outscored the Hillsdale Chargers, 65-22 during the four-game stretch.
Despite winning just a single game versus Walsh, the Trojans went on to wrestle series wins away from both Kentucky Wesleyan (three of four) and Cedarville (three of four) before stomping Carson-Newman in their final non-conference game of the season.
The Trojans combined for a home run cycle all in the first inning of the 18-5 rout of the CNU Eagles. In fact, a total of five home runs were smashed in that game, tying the NCAA Div. II record for a Trevecca team. Read more on that game, here.
In the final two regular season series, the Trojans just missed sweeping conference newcomer Thomas More University, winning three of four road games in Kentucky before dropping just their second Great Midwest series of the season to Ohio Dominican to complete the regular season.
TREVECCA CAREER RECORDS / RANKINGS
ROLAND RYAN
CAREER
t4 Home Runs – 27
JACK KEELE
CAREER
t3 Saves – 7
t4 Complete Games – 7
CALEB MARKS
CAREER
t4 Complete Games – 7
MATTHEW HOCK
CAREER
t3 Saves – 7
TREVECCA SEASON RECORDS / RANKINGS
ANDRU BECKER
SEASON
3 Batting Average – .431 (53-for-123)
HAVEN MANGRUM
SEASON
5 Hits – 76
7 Batting Average – .380 (76-for-200)
t7 Runs Scored – 54
JOEY PARLIMENT
SEASON
5 RBIs – 58
t6 Home Runs – 12
t8 Batting Average – .370 (61-for-165)
ABBOTT LAWRENCE
SEASON
t5 Home Runs – 13
COLE MCCALLUM
SEASON
t4 RBIs – 59
t6 Home Runs – 12
CALEB MARKS
SEASON
2 ERA – 2.10
4 Strikeouts – 86
t4 Complete Games – 3
NCAA SEASON RANKINGS *as of 05.07.2024
CALEB MARKS
t6 ERA – 2.10
t20 Strikeouts – 86
HISTORY | TREVECCA @ GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
It is a bittersweet moment for Trevecca Athletics, as it serves as the final Great Midwest Championships for any Trevecca Trojan team. Trevecca helped start the G-MAC when the school moved to NCAA Division II and move to the Gulf South Conference next season.
The Trojans own six regular-season G-MAC titles and four G-MAC Tournament Championships. The first five regular-season and first three postseason championships went to the Trojans.
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TREVECCA GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
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REGULAR SEASON
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2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
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TOURNAMENT
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2013, 2014, 2015, 2021
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ALL-TIME TREVECCA NOTES
The Trojans completed their 54th regular season (NAIA/NCAA) and now have 36 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 2024 regular season, the Trojans have a polished 73.6% winning percentage in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.
This is the twelfth season for Trevecca with an NCAA Division II schedule.
360-224 Overall NCAA Div. II Era (in 12th Season)
203-72 Great Midwest Regular Season Games (in 12th Season)
32-18 Postseason NCAA Div. II Era (in 12th Season)
6 | 30-win seasons in NCAA Div. II Era (in 12th Season)
1468-1130 | 12 All-time Record (NAIA/NCAA – in 54th Season)
22 | 30-win seasons (NAIA/NCAA – in 54th Season)
CHASE SAIN NOTES
Chase Sain is in his fourth season as the head coach at Trevecca. Currently, Sain (132 wins) surpassed the 100-career wins mark near the end of his third season, 2023, as head coach.
Overall: 132-70
Conference: 87-32
Postseason: 10-5
Sain guided the Trojans to their 22nd season of 30+ wins, 15 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
GREAT MIDWEST PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Player of the Week | David Milam | (04/01/24)
NCAA 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 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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