BASEBALL NEWS RELEASES


2007 News Release/Game Stories

Willis & Rowland Earn Daktronics All-South Region Honors
Lincoln Memorial University junior outfielder TeWayne Willis (Hazard, Kentucky) and senior catcher Dustin Rowland (Eagle River, Alaska) have been named to the 2007 Daktronics All-South Region Second Team that was released Wednesday morning.
05/16/2007

 

LMU’s Willis, Treece & Sedley Named To All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team may be losing nine seniors following the 2007 season to graduation, but the Railsplitter class of 2008 looks to be a strong one.
04/19/2007

 

Tennessee Triumphs In Sloppy Game Against LMU 5-4
Tennessee and Lincoln Memorial matched one another hit for hit - and error for error - Wednesday night, but the Volunteers baseball team managed to post a 5-4 victory over the Railsplitters at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Both teams collected nine hits and committed three errors.
04/19/2007

 

Railsplitters Sweep Virginia Intermont As Willis Breaks LMU Stolen Base Record
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team improved t0 31-19 overall on Tuesday afternoon with 12-2 and 10-5 wins over Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia.
04/18/2007

 

Willis Expected To Break LMU Stolen Base Record
On Thursday evening, Lincoln Memorial junior outfielder TeWayne Willis (Hazard, KY) tied a school record that has stood for 10 years.  In the bottom of the fifth inning in the Railsplitters 11-0 win over Brevard, Willis stole his 39th base of the season, thus tying former Railsplitter Chris Kline’s mark set back in 1997.
04/13/2007

 

Railsplitters On Track For Big Regular Season Finish
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team swept a double-header from visiting Brevard College 2-1 and 11-0 Thursday evening to move to 29-18 on the year.  The wins also give the Railsplitters one more win than they finished the 2006 season with a year ago when they were 28-25.
04/12/2007

 

Loss To Newberry In Continuation Game May Have Knocked Railsplitters Out Of Upcoming Conference Tournament
The weekend got started Friday evening with anything but ideal conditions for a baseball series.  Cold temperatures and snow-filled skies Friday evening forced Lincoln Memorial and Newberry College to suspend game-one of what was to have been a three-game series between the two schools until Saturday.
04/07/2007

 

Lincoln Memorial Crushes King
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team got back on the winning track Tuesday afternoon with an 18-1 domination of King College at home on the Lamar Hennon Field.
04/03/2007

 

Mars Hill Takes Series From LMU
Mars Hill defeated Lincoln Memorial University Sunday afternoon at Henderson Field 10-5 after a 90-minute rain delay. The Lions are now 15-28 overall and 6-14 in the SAC. LMU fell to 25-17 overall and 6-11 in the league.
04/01/2007

 

Railsplitters Split With Mars Hill
The Mars Hill Lions split a double-header with Lincoln Memorial University Saturday afternoon at Henderson Field. LMU won the first contest, 12-8 and then MHC took game two, 10-7. The Lions are now 14-28 overall and 5-14 in the SAC. LMU took their season record to 25-16 overall and 6-10 in the league.
03/31/2007

 

Angels Sign Shields To Extension
Attaching higher value to a winning environment and security for his family than the possibility of a higher profile as a closer elsewhere, Scot Shields has signed a contract with the Angels keeping him in Anaheim through 2010.
Story by Lyle Spencer, MLB.com.  Photo from MLB.com
03/29/2007

 

Railsplitters Cruise Past Berea
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitter baseball team improved to 24-15 Tuesday afternoon by sweeping the Mountaineers of Berea College in a double-header 14-4 and 8-4.
03/27/2007

 

Indians Win Game Three To Sweep Railsplitters
Sunday afternoon, the Indians of Catawba College became the first South Atlantic Conference team this season to sweep the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters this season in a three-game series.  After winning games one and two on Saturday 19-10 and 14-12, the Indians of Catawba pulled a rabbit out of their hat again on Sunday to come from behind and win game three in extra innings 11-7.
03/25/2007

 

Catawba Pounds Out Two Wins Against Lincoln Memorial
The Catawba College Indians gave the Railsplitters a case of aluminum poisoning in Saturday’s South Atlantic Conference double-header sweep of Lincoln Memorial.  The Indians came away with a 19-10 win in the afternoon’s first game while coming from behind to win the nightcap 14-12.
03/24/2007

 

Railsplitters Split Wednesday Double-Header With Cougars
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team split a double-header with Caldwell College on Wednesday afternoon, winning the first game 16-6 while dropping game two 6-4.
03/21/2007

 

LMU’s Willis Named SAC Baseball Player Of The Week
Lincoln Memorial University baseball outfielder TeWayne Willis (Hazard, KY) has been named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week by the sports information directors throughout the conference.
03/19/2007

 

Cougars Pounce on Railsplitters
Playing their first game with Lincoln Memorial during their spring break tour, the Cougars of Caldwell College put together a devastating second inning to overwhelm the Railsplitters and eventually come away with a 15-2 on win on Sunday afternoon.
03/18/2007

 

Railsplitters Take Four From Bloomsburg
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team completed a four-game sweep of Bloomsburg University on Saturday.  The Railsplitters picked up 9-8 and 5-3 wins over the Huskies on Friday and ended the series with a 6-0 shutout and a 6-1 decision on Saturday afternoon.
03/17/2007

 

Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Defeats Lincoln Memorial, 14-7, To Take The Series
The Lenoir-Rhyne College Baseball Team (24-4, 6-2) took the weekend series from Lincoln Memorial University (16-9, 5-6), 14-7, Sunday afternoon at Bears Field in a South Atlantic Conference contest.  The two squads split a doubleheader on Saturday. 
03/11/2007

 

Lenoir-Rhyne And Lincoln Memorial Split Doubleheader In Baseball
The Lenoir-Rhyne College Baseball Team (23-4, 5-2) split a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader with Lincoln Memorial University (16-8, 5-5) Saturday afternoon at Bears Field. 
03/10/2007

 

LMU Takes Two From North Greenville In Baseball
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team picked up a pair of non-conference victories on Wednesday afternoon by defeating North Greenville University at home on the Lamar Hennon Field 12-2 and 7-6.
03/07/2007

 

Railsplitters Swept In Three-Game Series By Wingate
The Bulldogs of Wingate University came back to win all three games this weekend when they hosted the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action.
03/04/2007

 

Railsplitters Sweep Crusauders
Lincoln Memorial university swept an afternoon doubleheader at North Greenville University Wednesday at Ashmore Field. The Railsplitters took the first game 9-1 and the second game 5-2. North Greenville falls to 6-12 on the season, while LMU improves to 15-4.
02/28/2007

 

Railsplitter Baseball Team Breaks Into Top-30
Last week’s 6-2 performance helped the Lincoln Memorial University baseball team move into this week’s NCAA Division II Collegiate Baseball News Top-30 poll.  The Railsplitters make their debut this week at the No. 30 position, tied with Emporia State, Slippery Rock, West Virginia State and California (PA) for the final spot in the ranked field.
02/27/2006

 

LMU Baseball Sweeps SAC Player & Pitcher Of The Week Honors
Lincoln Memorial University shortstop Tommy Casto (Deerfield Beach, FL) and starting pitcher Zach Gray (Columbia, TN) have been named the South Atlantic Conference’s Player and Pitcher of the Week, announced by league officials on Monday afternoon.
02/26/2007

 

Railsplitters Crush Presbyterian To Take Series Split
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team captured its second South Atlantic Conference series on Sunday afternoon by defeating the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College 20-6 to remain tied for second place in the South Atlantic Conference race.
02/25/2007

 

Railsplitters Split With Presbyterian
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team split a double-header with Presbyterian College on Saturday afternoon, losing 10-9 in the first game before winning game-two 7-2.
02/24/2007

 

Railsplitters Begin South Atlantic Conference Era With Sweep Of #15 Tusculum
A new era of baseball began on Monday afternoon for the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters.  Since the early 90’s Lincoln Memorial was a member of the Gulf South Conference but last July the University officially became a member of the South Atlantic Conference.
02/19/2007

 

Lincoln Memorial Sweeps Ohio Valley
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team completed a four-game sweep of Ohio Valley University on Sunday afternoon by defeating the Fighting Scots 7-1 and 12-5 to take all four games of the series.
02/11/2007

 

Railsplitters Take 2-0 Lead In Series With OVU
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team took the first two games of a four-game series with Ohio Valley University on Saturday afternoon by defeating the Fighting Scots 7-0 and 7-2 to move to 3-2 on the year.
02/10/2007

 

LMU’s Workman Named SAC Pitcher Of The Week
Lincoln Memorial University senior pitcher Joe Workman (Dayton, KY) has been named South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week by the conference’s nine sports information directors.
02/05/2007

 

Pacers Rally To Take Rubber Game With LMU 10-7
Chad Jacobsen recorded the first hit of the game for USC Aiken, a three-run homer over the right field wall with two outs in the second inning, igniting a comeback that resulted in a 10-7 win over Lincoln Memorial (1-2) on Sunday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
02/04/2007

 

USC Aiken Evens Series At 1-1
USC Aiken (1-1) capitalized on four Railsplitter errors to plate nine unearned runs in posting a 10-3 win over Lincoln Memorial (1-1) on Saturday afternoon in non-conference baseball action at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
02/03/2007

 

Railsplitter Baseball Team Rolls Over USC-Aiken in Season Opener
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team successfully opened the 2007 season Friday afternoon despite cold weather and less than favorable conditions. The Railsplitters recorded a 10-0 shutout of the Pacers of the University of South Carolina-Aiken at Hernandez Stadium in Aiken, South Carolina to move to 1-0 on the year.
02/02/2007

 

LMU’s Rowland & Workman Earn Pre-Season All-South Atlantic Conference Baseball Honors
Lincoln Memorial University catcher Dustin Rowland (Eagle River, Alaska) and starting pitcher Joe Workman (Dayton, Kentucky) have been named to the Pre-Season All-South Atlantic Conference First and Second Teams by the sports information directors throughout the conference.
01/30/2007

 

LMU Baseball Announces 2007 Spring Schedule
Entering his fourth season at the helm of the Railsplitter baseball program, Head Coach Jeff Sziksai announced the 2007 baseball schedule today, as the Railsplitters enter their first year of competition in the South Atlantic Conference. 
01/04/2007

 

Five Railsplitters Earn All-Conference Honors
For a squad that didn’t make it to the conference tournament, the Railsplitter baseball team flexed a lot of muscle on the All-Gulf South Conference Baseball Teams that were released recently.
05/15/2006

2006 News Release/Game Stories

Railsplitters' Run at the GSC Tournament Falls Short
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team made a strong run at making the 2006 Gulf South Conference Tournament but in the end it wasn’t meant to be, as the #10 nationally ranked Falcons of the University of Montevallo dashed the Railsplitters' hope in Sunday’s final game of the series.
04/30/2006

 

Eagles Get Revenge Against The Railsplitters
In the final non-conference game of the season, the Eagles of Carson-Newman College avenged their 4-1 loss on April 5, to Lincoln Memorial by defeating the Railsplitters Thursday afternoon 14-2.
04/28/2006

 

Tusculum Baseball Scores Early In 13-2 Win Over LMU
The Tusculum College baseball team erupted for nine runs in its first at-bat as the No. 24 Pioneers defeated visiting Lincoln Memorial University 13-2 Wednesday night at Pioneer Park. The Pioneers improve to 40-14-1 while LMU falls to 27-22 on the season.
04/26/2006

 

It’s Now Do or Die for Railsplitters
Sunday’s 6-3 loss to West Florida in the final game of a three-game series forces the Railsplitters' hand next weekend in their regular season finale with the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama.
04/23/2006

 

Final Game with UWF Could Mean More Than Series Sweep
The Lincoln Memorial baseball team swept a double-header from the University of West Florida on Saturday afternoon to have a chance to sweep a conference team for the third time this season and to keep Gulf South Conference Tournament hopes alive.
04/22/2006

 

Record Setting Loss Doesn’t Deny LMU Series Win
Although the Lincoln Memorial baseball team suffered its worst loss in baseball history Saturday afternoon 29-4, the Railsplitters had already taken care of business on Friday in the first two games of the series with West Alabama, winning 7-3 and 6-1 to win the series with a two games to one split.
04/17/2006

 

Buffaloes Step on Railsplitters
The Railsplitters were held to only four hits in Thursday evening’s 4-2 loss to the Buffaloes of Milligan College at Anglin Field on the Milligan College campus.
04/06/2006

 

Railsplitters Win Pitchers Duel with Eagles
With all runs by both teams scored in the first inning, Wednesday night’s match-up between Lincoln Memorial and Carson-Newman was over and done in an incredible two hours and two minutes with the Railsplitters capturing a 4-1 win. 
04/05/2006

 

Late Railsplitter Rally Not Enough against UAH
Sunday’s late inning rally by Lincoln Memorial wasn’t enough for the Railsplitters to take game three from the University of Alabama-Huntsville and emerge from with series with a best two out of three split.
04/02/2006

 

LMU & UAH Will Play Rubber Match
After losing to UAH 8-6 in the first game of Saturday’s double-header, the Railsplitters bounced back in game-two to notch a close 1-0 win over the Chargers to set Sunday’s final game as the deciding factor of who will take the regular season series.
04/01/2006

 

Bulldogs Bite Railsplitters
Wednesday afternoon’s baseball game between the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan College and Lincoln Memorial got ugly in late innings for the Railsplitters.
03/29/2006

 

West Georgia Takes Series against LMU in Baseball
This weekend’s Gulf South Conference baseball series between the #23 ranked Railsplitters and the unranked Braves of the University of West Georgia dropped LMU’s conference mark to 4-2 in league play.
03/26/2006

 

Treece’s Walk-off Homerun Salvages Split For LMU
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team got a walk-off homerun from sophomore Derek Treece (Powell, TN) in extra innings of Thursday’s second game with Mars Hill College to salvage a split with the Lions after losing the first game of the afternoon 5-2.
03/23/2006

 

LMU’s Baez Receives GSC Player of the Week Honors
Lincoln Memorial University centerfielder Sergio Baez (Miami, FL) has been named the Gulf South Conference Eastern Division Player of the Week by the conference office in Birmingham, Alabama.
03/22/2006

 

Railsplitters Crack The Top 30
For the first time since at least the 2002 season, the Lincoln Memorial University baseball team is ranked among the top 30 NCAA Division II teams in the country according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
03/20/2006

 

One for the LMU Record Books
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team has competed as a member of the Gulf South Conference since the early 1990’s, never having recorded a sweep over Valdosta State University.  That is, not until this weekend.
03/19/2006

 

Is LMU Baseball Back?
It was only the first conference series of the season, but the Lincoln Memorial baseball team looked impressive Saturday afternoon by sweeping the first two games of a three-game series with visiting Valdosta State University 10-0 and 7-4.
03/18/2006

 

Railsplitters Fall to Pioneers 4-1
The Pioneers of Tusculum College handed the Railsplitter baseball team their first loss in the past five outings Wednesday afternoon, snapping a four game LMU win streak dating back to LMU’s March 9 bout with St. Augustine College.
03/15/2006

 

Railsplitters Run the Table in Batter’s Box Classic
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team completed a clean sweep Sunday afternoon of all opponents this weekend’s Batter’s Box Classic hosted by Lander University in Lander, South Carolina.
03/12/2006

 

Railsplitters Take One From Cobras
The Lincoln Memorial University Baseball team split a doubleheader with Virginia Intermont College on the Lamar Hennon Field in Harrogate on Wednesday.  LMU took game one by a final score of 13-2, while falling in the second game by the score of 11-5.
03/01/2006

 

Railsplitters Win First Two Games against WVT
The Railsplitter baseball team showed a lot of confidence and experience in Friday afternoon’s double-header sweep of visiting West Virginia Tech in the first two games of a four game series scheduled for the weekend.
02/24/2006

 

Baseball Splits Double-Header with North Greenville
The Railsplitter baseball team moved to 6-6 on the year with a split Tuesday afternoon in Tigerville, South Carolina against North Greenville University.
02/22/2006

 

Railsplitters Upset Twelfth-Ranked Florida Southern
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Junior lefthander Joe Workman scattered six hits and pitched a nine-inning complete game, as Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) edged 12th-ranked Florida Southern 5-4 on Friday night at Henley Field.  The win evened Lincoln Memorial's record at 4-4 and dropped FSC to 6-4.
02/17/2006

 

Railsplitters Lose Two to Union
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team was swept in a double-header Wednesday afternoon by the Bulldogs of Union College 1-0 and 13-6
02/16/2006

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LMU & OVU Split Double-Header
Early Thursday morning, Lincoln Memorial University baseball coach Jeff Sziksai made the decision to move up this weekend’s series with Ohio Valley University in an effort to get as much of the three-game set in before inclement weather rolled through the tri-state area.
02/10/2006

 

Splitters Put Together Nine Innings to Knock off USC-Aiken
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team took the best two out of three series from host team USC-Aiken on Sunday afternoon to move to 2-1 on the year.  The Railsplitters held the #8 ranked Pacers scoreless over the final eight innings to come away with the 8-5 victory.
02/05/2006

 

Railsplitters Lose Round Two with USC-Aiken
The Pacers of the University of South Carolina-Aiken allowed LMU a run in the top of the first inning and then shut the Railsplitters down over the final eight innings to come away with a 7-1 win in game two of a three game series in Aiken, South Carolina.
02/04/2006

 

Railsplitters Hold Off #8 Ranked USC-Aiken in Season Opener
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team kicked off the 2006 season Friday evening with a 9-8 win over the 8th ranked Pacers of the University of South Carolina-Aiken.
02/03/2006

 

LMU Baseball Announces 2006 Schedule
With much anticipation, Head Coach Jeff Sziksai announced the 2006 baseball schedule today.  Facing their most challenging schedule in recent memory, the Railsplitters will have their hands full, both in and out of conference play this season.
02/01/2006