2016 Baseball News
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2012 National Player of the Year Makes MLB Debut
July 25, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Birmingham-Southern College Panther and 2012 ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com National Player of the Year Bruce Maxwell, made his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday, July 23 for the Oakland Athletics. Maxwell was called up from Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate Nashville Sounds and pinch hit Saturday, before starting Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. -
Four named to ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Teams
May 25, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Four Birmingham-Southern baseball players have been named to the 2016 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-South Region Teams, the organization announced this week.
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Five Panthers named D3baseball.com All-South Region
May 24, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After yet another successful season, five members of the Birmingham-Southern baseball team have been named to the D3baseball.com All-South Region Team.
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No. 5 Panthers defeat Thomas More, fall to No. 9 Shenandoah in NCAA South Regional
May 21, 2016MOUNT BERRY, Ga.—After defeating Thomas More College 16-9 this afternoon, the No. 5 Birmingham-Southern baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA South Regional with a come-from-behind 10-8 loss to No. 9 Shenandoah this evening at Bowdoin Field on the campus of Berry College.
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Baseball South Regional games postponed to Saturday
May 20, 2016MOUNT BERRY, Ga.—Due to rain and storms in the area, today's NCAA South Regional baseball games have been postponed to tomorrow, May 21.
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No. 9 Shenandoah upends No. 5 Panthers in NCAA South Regional, 6-2
May 19, 2016MOUNT BERRY, Ga.—After going up 2-0 to open the game, the No. 5 Birmingham-Southern baseball team fell to No. 9 Shenandoah, 6-2, on the second day of the NCAA South Regional, hosted by Berry College.
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No. 5 BSC shuts out Huntingdon, 7-0, in NCAA South Regional first round
May 18, 2016MOUNT BERRY, Ga.—Propelled by a complete-game shutout from junior hurler Ryan Gaines, the No. 5 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Huntingdon, 7-0, in the first round of the NCAA Championship South Regional, Wednesday afternoon at Berry College.
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No. 5 Baseball to face Huntingdon in NCAA South Regional, Wednesday
May 16, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The No. 5 Birmingham-Southern baseball team will travel to Mount Berry, Ga., for the NCAA South Regional beginning this Wednesday, May 18, and will face Huntingdon in the first round at 2:30 p.m. EDT.
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BSC holds annual Athletic Awards Banquet, names Larry D. Striplin Athletes of the Year
May 11, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern announced the winners of its annual athletic awards on Wednesday evening at the Athletic Awards Banquet in the Norton Great Hall on the BSC campus.
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Athletes honored at annual Honors Day celebration
May 06, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A number of Birmingham-Southern student-athletes were recognized on Thursday, May 5, at BSC's annual Honors Day celebration, which recognizes students, faculty, and staff for their scholarly achievements as well as their leadership and service.
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SAA CHAMPS! No. 4 Baseball tops Rhodes, 13-5, in SAA title game
May 01, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Thanks to a seven-run fourth inning, including senior Matt Brown surpassing 200 career hits, the No. 4 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Rhodes, 13-5, Sunday afternoon in the title game of the Southern Athletic Association Championship.
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No. 4 Panthers split with Rhodes in SAA title series to force game three
April 30, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After winning game one 4-0, the No. 4 Birmingham-Southern baseball team dropped the second game, 3-1, to Rhodes in the Southern Athletic Association Championship title series, sending it to game three tomorrow at 11 a.m.
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SAA Baseball Championship title series game postponed to Saturday
April 29, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Due to severe weather and heavy rain, tonight's first game of the Southern Athletic Association Baseball Championship title series between Birmingham-Southern and Rhodes has been postponed to tomorrow at 11 a.m.
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No. 4 Baseball downs Belhaven in regular season finale, 10-9
April 26, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—An RBI double by junior David Scott in the bottom of the eighth gave the No. 4 Birmingham-Southern baseball team the go-ahead run to edge Belhaven, 10-9, Tuesday evening at Striplin Field.
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No. 7 Baseball beats Berry twice to host SAA title series next weekend
April 24, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—With two wins over Berry College today, the No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team fought its way out of the elimination bracket to earn a spot in and host next weekend's Southern Athletic Association Championship title series.
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No. 7 Panthers advance after splitting in SAA Championship action
April 23, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team fell into the elimination bracket with an 11-8 loss to Berry today before rebounding with a 13-11 win against Millsaps to advance to the final day on Sunday.
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Weisberg, Gaines voted SAA Coach, Pitcher of the Year
April 22, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern Head Baseball Coach Jan Weisberg and junior Ryan Gaines have been named the Southern Athletic Association Coach and Pitcher of the Year, the league office announced today.
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No. 7 Panthers win 4-3 in extra innings in SAA Championship
April 22, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 11th, the No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team used a suicide squeeze to win the game-winning walk-off run against Sewanee in the opening round of the Southern Athletic Association Championship, Friday evening at Striplin Field.
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No. 7 BSC downs Piedmont at home, 2-1
April 19, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Holding Piedmont to three hits, the No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team achieved its third-straight 30-win season Tuesday evening, defeating the Lions 2-1 at Striplin Field.
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Weisberg passes 300 career wins as No. 9 BSC sweeps Berry
April 16, 2016ROME, Ga.—Picking up his 300th and 301st career victories, Head Coach Jan Weisberg guided the No. 9 Birmingham-Southern baseball team to two wins today to sweep the conference series against Berry on the road.
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No. 9 Panthers clinch SAA regular season title with 6-3 win over Berry
April 15, 2016ROME, Ga.—With a 6-3 win this evening in Rome, Ga., the No. 9 Birmingham-Southern baseball team clinched the regular season Southern Athletic Association title as well as the No. 1 seed in next weekend's SAA Championship.
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No. 9 Baseball defeats Belhaven on the road, 8-4
April 12, 2016JACKSON, Miss.—The No. 9 Birmingham-Southern baseball team went on the road Tuesday afternoon and defeated Belhaven University, 8-4, at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson, Miss.
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No. 6 Baseball defeats Hendrix on Senior Day, 8-3
April 10, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Led by freshman A.J. Hunt who was 3-of-4 at the plate with five RBI, the No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Hendrix Sunday afternoon, 8-3, to win the conference series.
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No. 6 Panthers split with Hendrix in SAA action at home
April 09, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team split a conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Striplin Field against Hendrix, winning game one 7-3 before falling 1-0 in game two.
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No. 5 Emory defeats No. 6 Panthers, 8-3
April 06, 2016ATLANTA, Ga.—No. 5 Emory hosted the No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team Wednesday afternoon and defeated the Panthers, 8-3, at Chappell Park in Atlanta, Ga.
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McCracken surpasses 200 career hits as No. 6 BSC completes series sweep against Rhodes, 12-4
April 03, 2016MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Rhodes on Sunday, 12-4, completing the conference series sweep. Senior Taylor McCracken went 5-of-5 at the plate, surpassing the 200-hit mark of his career.
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No. 6 Baseball takes two from Rhodes
April 02, 2016MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Rhodes twice today on the road, winning 13-4 and 7-1 at Stauffer Field in Memphis, Tenn.
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Late-game rally not enough as No. 6 BSC falls to No. 7 Emory, 6-4
March 29, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After falling behind 6-0, the No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team scored four runs in the seventh but it wasn't enough as the Panthers fell to No. 7 Emory, 6-4, Tuesday evening at Striplin Field.
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No. 3 Panthers rebound with two Saturday wins over Millsaps
March 26, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The No. 3 Birmingham-Southern baseball team rebounded from last night's loss to defeat Millsaps twice today and win the conference series at Striplin Field.
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No. 3 Panthers fall to Millsaps at home, 3-0
March 25, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The No. 3 Birmingham-Southern baseball team lost at home Friday evening to Millsaps, 3-0, in game one of a conference series at Striplin Field.
