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MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (5/8/16) - East Texas Baptist University graduate Hoyce Mitchell said Saturday that he will always be thankful for his time at the Marshall university where he honed his basketball skills, earned an education and grew in his walk with God.

"ETBU helped me grow as a person, spiritually, physically and emotionally," Mitchell said Saturday. "Earning my degree makes me feel good because that's one more accomplishment, one more step in my life."

Mitchell now hopes to move on to the pro-basketball circuit, starting overseas first.

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.

MARSHALL, Texas (4/25/16) – East Texas Baptist University held the T.B. Maston Lecture in Christian Ethics on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The event was co-sponsored by the ETBU School of Christian Studies and the T.B. Maston Foundation.  

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.