Shreveport - The Centenary baseball team split a doubleheader in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday against the nationally-ranked Trinity University Tigers, winning in run-rule fashion 14-3 in game one and falling 5-1 in game two as the teams completed the regular season at Shehee Stadium.
The Diamond Gents (19-17, 13-7 SCAC) lost two of three in the series after falling 6-3 on Friday night in the opener to the Tigers (30-10, 16-5 SCAC) in a battle of two of the conference's top teams. Centenary honored its 2024 senior class following the second game on Saturday.
Centenary finished 8-4 at home this season while Trinity ends its season with a 9-4 road record. Trinity was the preseason pick to win the conference with Centenary predicted to finish second. Trinity entered the series ranked ninth in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 poll and 11th in the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Div. III Coaches Poll.
Looking Ahead:
The 2024 SCAC Baseball Tournament is scheduled for May 3-5 in Cleburne, Texas. Centenary has appeared in the SCAC Championship game five times in its history, winning it twice and finishing as runner-up in 2013, 2015, and 2018. The top four teams in the standings at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the 2024 SCAC Tournament. *Trinity, Centenary, Southwestern, and Texas Lutheran have qualified for the tournament*
Current Standings:
1 Trinity 30-10, 16-5 SCAC
2 Centenary 19-17, 13-7 SCAC
3 Southwestern 23-17, 13-8 SCAC
4 Texas Lutheran 23-15, 12-9 SCAC
5 St. Thomas 15-24, 10-11 SCAC
6 Dallas 21-14, 9-10 SCAC
7 Schreiner 10-27, 5-14 SCAC
8 Austin College 11-27, 3-17 SCAC
Sunday's Schedule:
Schreiner at Dallas
*PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR A RECAP OF SATURDAY'S DH*
See the complete Diamond Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/schedule
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