2011 Pirate Baseball News
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98 Student-Athletes Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll
June 24, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announcex its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll on Thursday for the 2011 spring term and 98 Southwestern student-athletes were recognized. -
Churchwell Earns SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team Nod
June 07, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its third annual Baseball All-Sportsmanship team. Eleven baseball players were selected to the 2011 squad including Southwestern University senior, Chris Churchwell.
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Documenting a Disappearing Culture
May 23, 2011Most people at Southwestern know Jim Shelton as the university’s head baseball coach. But this summer he is involved with a totally different endeavor. And the topic couldn’t be more timely.
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Four Earn Post Season Honors for Pirate Baseball
April 22, 2011Southwestern University placed four members of the baseball team, Chris Churchwell, Charlie Garrett, Patrick Keenan and Brett Martin, on the Honorable Mention list for the 2011 All-SCAC Baseball Team announced Thursday evening at the SCAC Conference Tournament.
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Pirates Wrap Up Season
April 21, 2011The Pirates wrapped up their 2011 season on Sunday with a 14-12 heart breaking loss to Millsaps despite strong starting pitching and offense.
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Pirates Drop Heartbreaker
April 17, 2011Chris Churchwell was fantastic in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Millsaps College on Saturday.
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Leadership Award Banquet
April 13, 2011On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 was Southwestern University’s thirteenth annual Student Leadership Banquet. Students are nominated by professors, coaches, and other staff members based on their leadership skills in everyday life on campus.
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54 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
April 13, 2011Thanks to the generous donations of parents, alumni and students in the Pirate Crew, Southwestern University's Booster Club, the Athletic Department was able to continue the tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at SU.
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Churchwell's Strong Pitching Keeps Pirates' Hopes Alive
April 10, 2011The Southwestern baseball team wrapped up their home schedule with a 4-3 victory over the Hendrix Warriors this afternoon at Rockwell Field. The win gave the Pirates a sweep of the two game weekend series and improved their overall record to .500 at 17-17.
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Pirates Win Offensive Showcase on Senior Day
April 09, 2011Offense was the word of the day at Rockwell field Saturday as the Pirates outlasted the Hendrix Warriors 19-18 to take the first game of this two-game weekend series.
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Early Walks Dig Too Big a Hole for Pirates
April 07, 2011Despite out hitting the Comets of UT-Dallas on Tuesday, the Pirates dropped the non-conference game 9-3.
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Road Games Unfriendly to Pirates
April 02, 2011Southwestern dropped an SCAC double header Saturday against Trinity University. Southwestern falls to 15-15 on the season with the losses.
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Austin College Steals Sweep from Pirates
March 27, 2011Southwestern logged just one fewer hit than the 'Roos on Sunday afternoon but were unable to bring a run around as the Pirates fell 4-0 to Austin College in SCAC action. The loss drops SU to 15-13 on the year and 6-7 in the SCAC.
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Consistent Hitting Boosts Pirates to Wins
March 26, 2011A steady barrage of hits and runs were the keys to a pair of SCAC Conference wins on Saturday afternoon for the Pirates. SU defeated Austin College 5-2 and 6-3 to increase their lead over the 'Roos in the conference race.
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Late Game Heroics Highlight Pirate Wins
March 22, 2011The Southwestern baseball team swept this afternoon’s doubleheader with the Schneider Mountaineers at Rockwell field, winning each game in dramatic fashion.
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Offense Reigns Supreme in Home Wins
March 16, 2011Southwestern baseball needed a game winning single in the bottom of the seventh to win game on and came out in game two with bats ablazing to defeat Cardinal Stritch University 8-7 and 16-4 on Wednesday afternoon. With the wins the Pirates improve to 10-11 on the year.
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UMHB tops Pirates
March 15, 2011The Pirates lost on the road to UMHB Tuesday afternoon and are looking forward to a 9 game homestand to get back on track.
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Pirates Drop 2 in Tough Road Series
March 14, 2011The Southwestern Baseball team lost 2 of 3 this weekend in a tough conference series with Hendrix College. Two of the three games went in to extra innings and all games were decided by 3 runs or less.
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Wind Gusts, Bats Ignite as Pirates Take Two
March 09, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas- It took extra innings in game one but a blowout in game two as Southwestern defeated Robert Morris (Chi.) 4-3 and 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The wins improve SU to 7-8 on the season.
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Late Innings Lead to Pirate Loss on Sunday
March 06, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern dropped the finale of this weekend’s series with the Trinity Tigers by a score of 10-5 this afternoon at Rockwell Field.
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Stuart Shines on the Mound for Pirate Win Over Trinity
March 05, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Pirates played an outstanding complete game on Saturday night to defeat West leading Trinity 6-4 on Black Out day at Southwestern.
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Churchwell Named as SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Week
March 02, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Chris Churchwell, a 6-0, 170-pound senior left-hander from Kingwood, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, February 21 through Sunday, February 27.
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Bulldogs Defeat Pirates in Non-Conference Game
March 01, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern baseball team dropped this afternoon’s non-conference game with the Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs by a score of 6-3 at Rockwell Field.
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Pirates Split Exciting Series against Austin College
February 28, 2011Late inning heroics on both side led to an exciting split with the Austin College Roos this weekend. Seniors Patrick Keenan and Chris Churchwell led the way for the Pirates in their 9th inning win on Sunday.
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Middle Innings Cost Pirates against Hardin-Simmons
February 22, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Cowboys of Hardin Simmons scored 11 runs early in the game and held onto the lead to defeat Southwestern University 11-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Rockwell Field. The loss drops the Pirates to 3-5 on the season while HSU improves to 6-1.
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Gavrel's Walk-off Single Gives Pirates Win
February 20, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - Johnny Gavrel's (pictured) single in the bottom of the 9th drove in Cray Betts for the game-winning run in the final game of the Southwestern/Millsaps series on Sunday. The Pirates defeated the Majors 7-6 to move to 3-4 on the year and 1-2 in the SCAC while Millsaps falls to 7-1, 2-1.
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Pirates Fall in Conference Opener
February 19, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas -In their conference opener the Southwestern Pirates baseball team fell 13-3 before losing a heartbreaker in 10 innings, 5-4 in game two.
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Monster First Inning Launches Bucs to Win
February 15, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - With six runs in the first inning the Pirates defeated Howard Payne University 14-4 in SU's home opener on Tuesday afternoon. The win moves Southwestern to 2-2 on the year while HPU falls to 2-2-1 on the year.
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Pirates Drop Heartbreaker in 11 Innings
February 09, 2011Despite another strong outing by Southwestern pitchers, the Pirates lose to the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs in 11 innings. The Pirates pounded out 8 hits but were plagued with bad luck at the plate as several hard hit balls were unable to find holes.
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Wednesday's Game Canceled
February 08, 2011GEORGETOWN, Texas - In anticipation of the freezing rain and much colder temperatures sweeping into Central Texas overnight and during the day on Wednesday the Pirates have canceled their game against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
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