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Joe Elerson, Athens Daily Review

Athens graduate Jeremy Bateman signed a baseball college letter of intent Wednesday making him the third player to sign from last year's class.

Bateman will be joining the East Texas Baptist University Tigers in Marshall. He leaves for the first day of class Aug. 17 to get ready for his studies as a physical therapist.

MARSHALL, Texas - Awards keep piling up for the 2016 East Texas Baptist University baseball team as they have been named an ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) Team Excellence Award winner. This honor goes to programs that have a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

ETBU was just one of four programs in Texas that earned the award in NCAA Division III. They were also just one of two ASC (American Southwest Conference) teams to be recognized. Mary Hardin-Baylor and SCAC programs Southwestern University and Schreiner University also earned the honor. 

East Texas Baptist University and Marshall ISD announced a new Professional Development Scholarship for "qualified, eligible, and approved" MISD employees at a press conference held at ETBU's Ornelas Student Center on July 21.

MARSHALL, Texas (07/12/16) - East Texas Baptist University awarded the first four winners of the ETBU Hispanic Christian Servant Leadership Scholarship on June 28. The four scholarships are a partnership between ETBU and the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. These scholarships cover 50 percent of the recipients' tuition and full room and board throughout the student's undergraduate degree.

MARSHALL, Texas (7/7/16) – East Texas Baptist University celebrated the success of Marshall ISD Superintendent Jerry Gibson, an ETBU alumnus, and his wife Tammy, with a welcome reception at the Anderson-Cargill Building of ETBU’s Marshall Grand.