
Thursday, April 30, 2009
DePauw Crowned SCAC Men's Tennis Champion for Third Straight Year

DePauw took a 2-1 lead with wins at second and third doubles and then won the match with singles victories at the number two through five slots.
With the win, DePauw improved to 21-3 for its third 20-win season in the last four seasons, while Trinity dropped to 13-8. The match marked the seventh straight year the two squads battled for the conference title.
After the match DePauw's senior Scott Swanson and head coach Tom Cath spoke with the press.
To listen to Scott, click here.
To listen to Cath, click here.
Oglethorpe Wins Second Straight SCAC Men's Golf Championship

Oglethorpe shot a team score of 920 to win by seven shots while holding off a furious finish from Rhodes College. The Lynx finished with a team score of 927 after a tournament-best round of 300 on Sunday.
Oglethorpe's Scott Pugh, a junior from Harrisburg, Pa., fired a final round 74 to win the men's individual medalist race by a stroke over Rhodes College's Bill Bazzel. Pugh finished the tournament with a three-day total of 225. Joining Pugh on the 2009 All-SCAC team from Oglethorpe were teammates Colin Chapman, Olafur Loftsson and Hap Kaufold.
The conference championship is the eighth for Oglethorpe, tying the Petrels with Rhodes for second on the CAC/SCAC all-time men's golf titles list. Sewanee has won 13 men's golf championships, but just one in the SCAC era (1992-forward). In the SCAC era, Oglethorpe has more than twice as many conference titles in men's golf than the next closest school (Trinity with three).
After the final round Oglethorpe head coach Jim Owen and SCAC Men's Golfer of the Year Scott Pugh spoke with the media.
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Southwestern Claims Third Staright SCAC Women's Golf Championship

The Pirates cruised to a 72-shot win, the second-largest margin of victory in SCAC women's championships history.
Southwestern's Marisa Mauldin, a senior from Utopia, Texas, fired a a three-day total of 233 to win her third consecutive SCAC Women's Golfer of the Year honor. Mauldin becomes the second player in league history to accomplish the individual three-peat, following Sarah Gates of DePauw University who finished atop the leaderboard at the 2004, 2005 and 2006 championships.
After the third round concluded SCAC Commisoner Dwayne Hanberry spoke with SCAC Women's Golfer of the Year Marisa Mauldin as well as Southwestern head coach Dan Ruyle.
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To listen to Mauldin, click here.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Hendrix Claims First Ever SCAC Baseball Championship

The Warriors went through the tournament undefeated and earn the SCAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.Schallawitz dominated a Tiger offense that totaled 68 hits and averaged 12 runs per game in its four previous SCAC Tournament games. The Warriors pounded out 18 hits, which included at least one hit by everyone in the lineup, and did most of its damage thanks to a four run third inning and a four run fourth inning. Hendrix's No. 1-6 hitters went a combinded 13-23 (.565) and drove in eight of the teams' 11 runs. Warriors right fielder Nathan Harr went 3-for-4 with a run scored and drove in two runs. Teammate Daniel Ward went 1-for-3 highlighted by his two run home run to left field in the bottom of the fifth. Ward finished the day with two runs scored and two RBI.
Trinity center fielder Dylan Eaarly drove in the lone Tigers' run with a solo home run to right field in the top of the fifth inning. Eaarly finished the day 1-for-3 with a run scored and drove in a run.
Hendrix improved to 22-21 on the season as the Warriors will wait for its draw in the NCAA Division III regionals, which will be announced Sunday May 5 or Monday May 6. Trinity finished its season at 24-21.
After the game the SCACs Jeff DeBaldo caught up with the head coach of the Warriors R.J. Thomas and all four seniors on the Hendrix roster.
To listen to Thomas, click here.
To listen to the seniors, click here.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
DePauw Claims Second Straight SCAC Softball Championship

DePauw jumped out early on the Lynx with a two run bottom of the first inning and never looked backed handing the ball off to junior pitcher Megan Soultz. Soultz, a Carmel, Ind native, picked up her third win of the tournament and her 23rd of the year

Rhodes finished its season with a school record 29 wins and returns all of its players next year with no seniors on the roster.
DePauw will represent the SCAC as the AQ in the NCAA Softball Tournament which the DU Tigers have been selected to host a regional.
After the game both head coaches spoke with SCAC Sports Infortmation Director Russell Kramer.
To listen to DePauw head coach Bonnie Skrenta, click here.
To listen to Rhodes head coach David Hicks, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships DePauw vs. Rhodes
DePauw claimed its second straight SCAC Softball Championship today with its 8-0 victory over Rhodes. The Tigers improved to 26-7 on the year and will represent the SCAC as the AQ in the NCAA Tournament.

2009 SCAC Track and Field Championships

For the Rhodes women, it was their second consecutive title while the Trinity men laid claim to their third straight championship.
After the dust had cleared, SCAC Commissioner Dwayne Hanberry caught up with some of the central figures involved in Saturday's championship event.
Rhodes College head coach Robert Shankman discussed his team's win and how hard it is to stay on top in the ever-improving SCAC. To listen to Shankman, click here.
Trinity University head coach David Svoboda gave his impressions of the SCAC from the perspective of a first-year head coach and how impressed he was with the individual performances on display over the weekend. To listen to Svoboda, click here.
Trinity University's Todd Wildman, the SCAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year, talked about the expectations entering this year's event after winning an individual national championship during the indoor season, and Rhodes College's Kristen Forbes, the SCAC Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Year, talks about what it took for her team to repeat as conference champion as well as her personal quest to repeat as conference Athlete of the Year.
To listen to Wildman, click here.
To listen to Forbes, click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Trinity vs. Centre

After the game Trinity head coach Tim Scannell and first baseman Evan Jones spoke with the media.
To listen to Scannell, click here.
To listen to Jones, click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Centre vs. DePauw

After the game Centre head coach Mike Pritchard and standout player Brandon Rosen spoke with the SCACs Jeff DeBaldo.
To listen to Pritchard, click here.
To listen to Rosen, click here.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Rhodes vs. Hendrix

Rhodes played solid defense all day long allowing just one run in three games today with three different starting pitchers, Sara Bowen, Chelsea Peters and Cindy Bitters. The Lynx used a three run third inning combined with seven hits and just one error to know off Hendrix tonight.
Hendrix who won two games yesterday came up short today losing to DePauw in the winners bracket semi-final before losing to Rhodes tonight. Hendrix finishes its season with a 22-20 record nine more wins than it recorded a year ago.
With the win Rhodes adds to its most wins in a season (29) in school history and will have a chance for two more tomorrow as the Lynx will have to defeat DePauw twice in order to be named 2009 SCAC Softball Champion.
After the game both head coach of Hendix Amy Weaver and David Hicks of Rhodes spoke with the media.
To listen to coach Weaver, click here.
To listen to coach Hicks, click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Hendrix vs. Trinity

After the game the SCACs Jeff DeBaldo caught up with Hendrix head coach RJ Thomas and Jeff Forgerson.
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To listen to Forgerson, click here.
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2009 SCAC Softball Championships - DePauw vs. Hendrix

Hendrix stranded six runners on base while pounding out seven hits. The Warriors were unable to get a timely hit off DePauw pitcher Megan Soultz. Soultz pitched her second straight complete game in as many days adding seven more strike outs giving her ten for the weekend. With the loss Hendrix will now play the winner of Southwestern and Rhodes for a chance at a rematch against DePauw in the Chmapionship Game.
DePauw catcher Rachel Gill was 2-for-4 on the day with an RBI and a run scored. The Tigers advance to their second straight SCAC Championship Game. First pitch for tomorrows championship is scheduled for noon CST from Trinity University.
After the game Hendrix head coach Amy Weaver along with DePauw head coach Bonnie Skrenta and senior cathcer Rachel Gill spoke with the SCACs Russell Kramer.
To listen to Weaver, click here.
To listen to Gill, click here.
To listen to Skrenta, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships DePauw vs. Hendrix

2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Rhodes vs. Trinity

Seven innings were not enough to decide the second of five contests on day two from the SCAC Softball Championships in San Antonio, Texas. After seven scoreless innings in a pitchers duel between Rhodes' Sara Bowen and Trinity's Brittany Losey, Bowen stepped to the plate in the top of the eighth with the bases loaded and hit a two RBI single to break the tie. The Lynx went on to score two more runs in the top half of the inning before Bowen troughted back to the mound and closed out the game pitching eight innings of shutout softball.
Trinity was able to stir up four hits while committing two errors in the second elimination game of the day. The TU Tigers finish the season with a record of 13-22.
Rhodes advances to play Southwestern who defeated Millsaps earlier in the day. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 PM CST from Trinity University.
After the game Trinity head coach Nicole Smith along with Rhodes head coach David Hicks and winning pitcher Sara Bowen spoke with the press about today's contest.
To listen to Smith, click here.
To listen to Hicks, click here.
To listen to Bowen, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships Trinity vs. Rhodes

2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Southwestern vs. Millsaps

Millsaps was totaled six hits on the day while committing just one error. The Majors end its season with a record of 15-22.
The SU Pirates scored all four of its runs with two out rallies including a three run first inning. With the win Southwestern survives and advances to play the winner of the Trinity,
After the game Millsaps head coach Roland Rodriguez and Southwestern head coach Angela Froboese spoke with the SCACs Russell Kramer.
To listen to Rodriguez, click here.
To listen to Froboese, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships Millsaps vs. Southwestern

2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Trinity vs. Centre

Shortly after the game Trinity University head coach Tim Scannell and outfielder Jordan Pennington spoke with the media.
To listen to Scannell, click here.
To listen to Pennington, click here.
Friday, April 24, 2009
2009 SCAC Softball Championships - DePauw vs. Trinity

Trinity's freshman pitcher Brittany Losey threw an excellent game oppisite of Soultz allowing just four hits and three run all unearned in six innings of work. With the loss Trinity falls to 13-21 on the year and will face Rhodes tomorrow in an elimination game at noon CST.
#17 DePauw improves to 24-7 on the year with tonights win and advances to the semi-final round to face Hendrix who advanced after winning two games on day one of competition.
After the game Trinity head coach Nicole Smith, DePauw head coach Bonnie Skrenta and winning pitcher Megan Soultz all spoke about tonights contest.
To listen to Smith, click here.
To listen to Skrenta, click here.
To listen to Soultz, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships DePauw vs. Trinity
The first day of the 2009 Softball Championships is in the books with DePauw defeating Trinity 3-1 in the nightcap. The DU Tigers scored three runs all unearned to get past the TU Tigers. DePauw advances to the semi-final round tomorrow against Hendrix at 2 PM CST from Trinity University.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Hendrix vs. Millsaps

After the game Hendrix head coach RJ Thomas and center fielder Daniel Ward talked about the win.
To listen to Thomas, click here.
To listen to Ward, click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - DePauw vs. Rhodes

After the game the SCACs Jeff DeBaldo caught up with DePauw head coach Matt Walker and players Mike Peterson and Justin Weiner.
To listen to Walker, click here.
To listen to Peterson, click here.
To listen to Weiner, click here.
2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Southwestern vs. Hendrix

The Pirates who had its final series of the season cancelled due to weather finally got back to action after almost two full weeks off. Southwestern falls to 18-15 on the year and will face Millsaps tomorrow in an elimination game. First pitch is scheduled for 10 AM CST from the campus of Trinity University.
After the game SCACs Russell Kramer caught up with Southwestern head coach Angela Froboese, Hendrix head coach Amy Weaver and winning pitcher Liz Vaughan of Hendrix.
To listen to Froboese, click here.
To listen to Vaughan, click here.
To listen to Weaver, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships Hendrix vs. Southwestern

2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Millsaps vs. Trinity

The Majors responded in the third and forth innings scoring two and three runs however couldn't hold off the Tigers. The Majors, now 15-21 after the loss, will play the loser of the Southwestern vs. Hendrix second round game this afternoon.
Trinity was led this afternoon by freshman outfielder Rachel Garrett. Garret went 4-for-5 from the plate scoring three runs while adding two RBIs. The TU Tigers advance to this afternoons second round game against DePauw University at 6 PM CST.
After the game Millsaps head coach Roland Rodriguez, Trinity head coach Nicole Smith and Trinity outfielder Rachel Garrett all spoke with the media.
To listen to Rodriguez, click here.
To listen to Smith, click here.
To listen to Garrett, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships Millsaps vs. Trinity

2009 SCAC Softball Championships - Hendrix vs. Rhodes

Rhodes left nine runners on base and managed just six hits as Hendrix's Liz Vaughan picked up her 11th win of the season pitching seven innings while striking out three. Rhodes falls to 26-11 on the year and will play tomorrow at noon against the loser of the DePauw vs. Trinity/Millsaps game to be played later this afternoon.
Hendrix improves to 21-18 on the year and advances to the second round of the 2009 SCAC Softball Champioships against the #1 West seed Southwestern Pirates at 4 PM CST this afternoon.
After the game the SCACs Russell Kramer caught up with Rhodes head coach David Hicks, Hendrix sophomore Jaclyn Herrera and the Warriors skipper Amy Weaver.
To listen to Hick, click here.
To listen to Herrera, click here.
To listen to Weaver, click here.
Images - 2009 SCAC Softball Championships Hendrix vs. Rhodes

2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Centre vs. Millsaps

After the game SCAC Assistant Commissioner caught up with winning pitcher Jake Jones of Centre and head coach Mike Pritchard.
To listen to Jones, click here.
To listen to Pritchard, click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Trinity vs. Rhodes

Trinity's Stosh Hoover talked about his performance after the game, to listen click here.
TU Tigers skipper Tim Scannell spoke after the gaem about his teams performance, to listen click here.
2009 SCAC Baseball Championships - Hendrix vs. DePauw

After the game, the SCACs Jeff DeBaldo caught up with Hendrix pitcher Wheelwe Gnat, to liten to his reaction from the game, click here.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 7

To hear the entire interview with Centre College head coach Mike Pritchard, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Hendrix College head coach R.J. Thomas, click here.
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Softball Vol. 7

To hear the entire interview with DePauw University head coach Bonnie Skrenta, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Hendrix College head coach Amy Weaver, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Millsaps College head coach Roland Rodriguez, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Rhodes College head coach David Hicks, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Southwestern University head coach Angela Froboese, click here.
To hear the entire interview with Trinity University head coach Nicole Smith, click here.
For more coverage through out the entire 2009 SCAC Softball Championships be sure and check back with the SCAC Blog for daily interviews, photos and additional media coverage.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
SCAC Interactive - Inside SCAC Baseball Vol. 6

The Conference office also had a chance to talk with SCAC Player of the Week Daniel Ward of Hendrix, DePauw head coach Matt Walker and Trinity head coach Tim Scannell.
To listen to this weeks Baseball Podcast, click here.
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