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SOFTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (5/9/16) – Making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament, the #8 East Texas Baptist University softball team will be playing in Tyler, Texas, on May 13-15 in a four-team tournament. ETBU will play #5 Texas Lutheran University at 1:00 p.m. on Friday in the first game.

#3 Texas-Tyler will be the host of the tournament and will face Agnes Scott in the second game on Friday at 4:00 p.m. There will be three games on Saturday with two elimination games and then the championship game on Sunday and the ‘if necessary’ game after that.

ASC: MARSHALL, Texas (5/8/16) – The right to advance onto the Gold Bracket of the American Southwest Conference was on the line today as East Texas Baptist University battled hard but fell in the end to Hardin-Simmons University ending their season. ETBU battled through and took game one, 12-11, but then fell in the championship game, 8-6. ETBU finishes their season with 31 wins which is the most since the 2005 season and ended with 71 home runs which leads NCAA Division III.

ASC RED BRACKET: MARSHALL, Texas (5/6/16) – Holding off a feisty rally by Howard Payne University, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team pulled away with an 8-6 victory advancing in the winner’s bracket of the American Southwest Conference Red Bracket division. With the win, ETBU (29-12) plays Hardin-Simmons University at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

ASC: MARSHALL, Texas (5/8/16) – Keeping the season alive with an American Southwest Conference Red Division elimination game win over Sul Ross State University, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team came from behind for a 23-15 victory. The win vs. SRSU also featured Tyler Bates becoming ETBU’s all-time hits lead with 201 as he broke it on a grand slam home run.

ASC TOURNAMENT: TYLER, Texas (5/1/16) - When the final out was caught in right field, the celebration was on as the East Texas Baptist University softball team captured the program’s eighth American Southwest Conference championship with a 2-0 win over #1 University of Texas-Tyler Patriots. This is the second ASC Championship in four years and they now automatically qualify for the NCAA Regional Tournament.