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Willis Headed To The Cubs Organization
Friday was a big day for former Lincoln Memorial University outfielder TeWayne Willis (Hazard, KY).  A two-year starter for the Railsplitters, Willis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs organization on Friday in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball draft.
06/06/2008

 

Sziksai Announces The Addition Of Five Signees
Coming on the heels of the signing of pitchers Jeff Ludlow and Brandon Neff just a few days ago, LMU baseball Head Coach Jeff Sziksai announced today the signing of five more prospects that will join the Railsplitter baseball program this fall.
05/22/2008

 

Railsplitter Baseball Adds Two
Friday afternoon Head Baseball Coach Jeff Sziksai announced the addition of two new student athletes that will join the Railsplitter baseball program this coming fall. 

05/02/2008

 

Willis Ends Career At LMU As Recipient Of The B. Frank Turner Award
On Tuesday night, in front Lincoln Memorial University’s entire athletics family and honored guests, Railsplitter baseball player TeWayne Willis (Hazard, KY) was named the 2008 recipient of the B. Frank Turner Award.
04/22/2008

 

LMU Baseball Recognizes Three At University’s Annual Athletics Banquet
Lincoln Memorial University baseball Head Coach Jeff Sziksai recognized team members Casey Sedley (Miami, FL), Shane Kaufman (Miramar, FL) and Joe Horsley (Corryton, TN) at the University’s Athletics Banquet Tuesday night.
04/22/2008

 

Mars Hill Takes Series While LMU’s Hope Of Making SAC Tournament Begins To Fade
After losing the opening game of the series with Mars Hill College on Saturday 7-6, the Railsplitters split with the Lions on Sunday, winning the continuation game from Saturday 5-4, and losing the third and final game of the series 15-8.
04/06/2008

 

Rain Continues To Delay LMU-MHC Baseball Series
Rainy conditions throughout the tri-state area forced Lincoln Memorial and Mars Hill College to postpone the beginning of a three-game South Atlantic Conference baseball series that was scheduled to get underway on Friday night.
04/05/2008

 

Railsplitters Bounce North Greenville in Two Games
The Railsplitter baseball team improved to 24-17-1 on Wednesday evening with 14-4 and 14-8 victories over the Crusaders of North Greenville University.
04/02/2008

 

#28 Catawba Completes Weekend Sweep of LMU, Winning 14-4 And 2-0
Catawba completed a three-game sweep over visiting Lincoln Memorial in South Atlantic Conference baseball action, winning both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Newman Park by the scores of 14-4 and 2-0. The wins keep the 28th-ranked Catawba Indians atop the league standings, improving to 27-12 overall and 13-5 in the SAC. The Railsplitters fall to 22-17-1 and 4-11.
03/29/2008

 

13-run Third Lifts #28 Catawba To 24-12 Win Over Lincoln Memorial
Catawba scored 13 runs in the third inning and out-slugged visiting Lincoln Memorial 24-12 in South Atlantic Conference baseball action on Friday night at Newman Park.
03/28/2008

 

Wild Pitch Costly In Rollins' Extra Inning Loss
A wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning brought in the go-ahead run for visiting Lincoln Memorial in the Rollins baseball team's 10-9 loss at Alfond Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.  The Tars fell to 21-11-1 with the loss, while the Railsplitters finish their Florida trip with an overall mark of 22-14-1.
03/26/2008

 

Lincoln Memorial Blanks 15th-Ranked Panthers 3-0
Florida Tech, ranked 15th in the most recent NCBWA poll and 25th in the Collegiate Baseball poll, had a rough time against Lincoln Memorial Tuesday afternoon as the Panthers were shut out 3-0 by freshman lefthander Steven Starbird. With the loss, Tech drops to 24-9-1 on the season, while the Railsplitters improve to 21-14-1.
03/25/2008

 

Railsplitters Score 20th Win Of The Season With 7-0 Shutout Of Eckerd College
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team picked up its 20th win of the season Monday evening by shutting out host Eckerd College 7-0 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
03/24/2008

 

Railsplitters Move To 19-14-1
After defeating Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky on Friday 14-1 and 42-2, the Railsplitter baseball team traveled to Florida over the weekend and began their spring break tour of the Sunshine State with a 7-3 loss to Florida Southern College. 
03/23/2008

 

Railsplitters Win 4-2 Against Caldwell
On a day when the focus of most sports fans was on basketball, the Lincoln Memorial University baseball team hosted the Cougars of Caldwell College and came away with a 4-2 win in nine innings to improve to 17-13-1 on the year.
03/20/2008

 

LMU Hands Lenoir-Rhyne First League Losses to Take 2-1 Conference Series Win
After dropping the opening game of the series on Friday night 8-6, the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters bounced back to win games two and three on Sunday afternoon 7-6 and 9-4 to take a two games to one series win over league-leading Lenoir-Rhyne College.
03/16/2008

 

Bears Win Extra Inning Game Against Railsplitters
The rain held off long enough Friday evening for Lincoln Memorial and Lenoir-Rhyne to get in the first game of a scheduled three-game series this weekend with the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College coming out on top 8-6.
03/14/2008

 

Wingate Takes Three Game Sweep From Lincoln Memorial
After winning the first game of the series on Friday night 9-5 over the Railsplitters, the Bulldogs of Wingate University took two more bites out of Lincoln Memorial’s record on Sunday by winning games two and three 13-3 and 4-2 to sweep the series.
03/09/2008

 

Bulldogs Win Game One Against Railsplitters
Rainy conditions and cold weather couldn’t keep the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial and the Bulldogs of Wingate University from playing their scheduled Friday evening South Atlantic Conference baseball game.
03/07/2008

 

Railsplitters Pick Up Win & Tie Against North Greenville
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team improved to 14-9-1 on Monday afternoon when it traveled to Tigerville, South Carolina and defeated North Greenville University 5-2 and tied 8-8. 
03/03/2008

 

Lincoln Memorial Completes Series Sweep Of Tornados With 2-0 Win On Sunday
The Brevard College men's baseball team were only able to muster up thee hits on Sunday afternoon, as the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial completed the weekend series sweep of the Tornados with a 2-0 win.
03/02/2008

 

BC Baseball Drops Double-Header To Lincoln Memorial On Saturday
The Brevard College men's baseball team hosted their first weekend series with a South Atlantic Conference foe on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial in both games of a double-header, 5-3 and 2-1.
03/01/2008

 

LMU Baseball Holds Area Youth Coaches Clinic
On Thursday evening, in front of approximately 30 people, Lincoln Memorial University Baseball Head Coach Jeff Sziksai and members of his team and staff held a coaches clinic in the University’s Tex Turner Arena.
02/28/2008

 

Tusculum Beats LMU 5-3, Pioneers Sweep SAC Series
Matt Webb
went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBI as the No. 27 Tusculum College baseball team defeated Lincoln Memorial University, 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Park.  The Pioneers (8-5, 3-3 SAC) complete the sweep of the weekend South Atlantic Conference series with the Railsplitters (10-9, 2-4 SAC).
02/24/2008

 

No. 27 Tusculum Sweeps SAC Pair Over LMU
Matt Ford
went 3-for-6 on the day, including his second home run of the season as No. 27 Tusculum College swept a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader over visiting Lincoln Memorial University Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Park.  Tusculum (7-5, 2-3 SAC) got a stellar pitching effort by Raymond Ruggles (1-1) in a 7-2 win in the opener, while Carlos Rivera went 2-for-3 and scored a pair of runs in a 7-4 victory in the night-cap.
02/23/2008

 

Railsplitters Take Conference Series Against Carson-Newman
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team came away with a two games out of three decision over the Eagles of Carson-Newman College on Saturday to take the opening South Atlantic Conference series of the year.
02/16/2008

 

Railsplitters Win SAC Opener With Carson-Newman
Under the lights in Friday evenings South Atlantic Conference opener with Carson-Newman College, the Lincoln Memorial University baseball team improved to 1-0 in league play with an 11-8 win over the Eagles.
02/15/2008

 

Railsplitters Pound Out Two Wins Over Kentucky State
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team improved to 7-4 on the year Thursday afternoon with a 27-0 and 14-4 wins over the Thorobreds of Kentucky State University.
02/14/2008

 

Railsplitters Take Three Of Four From Ohio Valley
The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team managed to come away with three wins over the weekend by splitting with the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley University on Saturday, winning 12-9 and losing 9-6.  On Sunday the Railsplitters swept the final two games of the series, winning 8-4 and 5-2 to move to 5-4 on the year.
02/10/2008

 

Railsplitters Win First Game But Suffer Cobras Bite in Nightcap
After a season-opening split with the University of South Carolina-Aiken over the weekend, the Railsplitter baseball team also split Tuesday’s non-conference double-header with the Cobras of Virginia Intermont College.
02/05/2008

 

Five-Run Ninth Leads To Improbable Comeback For USCA
Trailing 11-7 and down to their final out, USC Aiken pushed across four runs, the last on an RBI single up the middle by Ryne Salmon, to force extra innings. In the bottom of the 12th, David Vitko’s bases loaded single to right field plated Brad Johnson with the game winner as the 31st-ranked Pacers (2-1) pulled out the improbable 12-11 win over Lincoln Memorial (1-2) on Sunday evening at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
02/03/2008

 

Treece Blasts Railsplitters Past Pacers In 13 Innings
Derek Treece belted two home runs including a clutch three-run blast in the top of the 13th inning to lead Lincoln Memorial (1-1) to an early season 9-5 upset win over 31st-ranked USC Aiken (1-1) on Saturday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
02/02/2008

 

USC Aiken Takes Game One Against LMU 10-4
Chad Jacobsen smacked a grand slam, driving in five on the night, while four more Pacers had multi-hit performances as #31 USC Aiken (1-0) knocked off Lincoln Memorial (0-1) 10-4 in both team’s season openers on a chilly Friday at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. For the Pacers it was their seventh victory in the past nine lid-lifters while exacting some revenge from the Railsplitters’ 10-0 upset in the 2007 debut.
02/01/2008

 

Railsplitters Put Four On Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Baseball Teams
With the beginning of the 2008 baseball season only a day away, the announcement came Thursday morning that four Lincoln Memorial University baseball players had been named to the Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Baseball First and Second Teams.
01/31/2008

 

Splitters Add 13 To Baseball Roster
After losing nine seniors from the 2007 senior class, Head Baseball Coach Jeff Sziksai announced this week the commitments of 13 new players for the 2007-2008 season. 
08/03/2007

 

Red Sox Draft LMU Signee Kenneth Roque In 10th Round
LMU baseball team’s recruiting class took a hit this past week when Kenneth Roque, a short stop from Cidra, Puerto Rico was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th Round of the 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.  Kenneth signed with LMU this past fall, and will forgo his college career to play professional baseball.
06/16/2007

 

LMU To Host 2007 Unsigned High School & Junior College Prospect Baseball Instructional Showcase
Lincoln Memorial University will host an instructional showcase for high school and junior college baseball prospects who have not yet signed a national letter of intent on Saturday, June 2nd at Lamar Hennon Field on the campus of LMU. The registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the showcase will begin at 9 a.m.
05/16/2007

 

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


Baseball News Release/Game Recap Archive

 

 
Scoreboard
> Apr. 15
at Berea: W 13-2

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Apr. 12

at Newberry: W 11-2, L 3-4

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Apr. 11

at Newberry: L 0-2

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Apr. 9

at King: L 1-11, W 11-2

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Apr. 8

at Virginia Intermont: W 8-6 W 19-6

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Apr. 6

vs. Mars Hill: W 5-4, L 8-15

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Apr. 5

vs. Mars Hill: L 6-7

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Apr. 2

vs. North Greenville: W 14-4, W 14-8

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Mar. 29

at #28 Catawba: L 4-14, L 0-2

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Mar. 28

at #28 Catawba: L 12-24

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Mar. 26

at Rollins: W 10-9 (10 inn.)

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Mar. 25

at #25 Florida Tech: W 3-0

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Mar. 24

at Eckerd: W 7-0

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Mar. 23

at Fl. Southern: L 3-7

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Mar. 21

at Ky. State: W 13-1, W 42-2

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Mar. 20

vs. Caldwell: W 4-2

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Mar. 16

vs. Lenoir-Rhyne: W 7-6, W 9-4

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Mar. 14

vs. Lenoir-Rhyne: L 6-8 (11)

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Mar. 9

vs. Wingate: L 3-13, L 2-4

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Mar. 7

vs. Wingate: L 5-9

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Mar. 3

at North Greenville: W 5-2, T 8-8

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Mar. 2

at Brevard: W 2-0

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Mar. 1

at Brevard: W 5-3, W 2-1

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Feb. 24

at Tusculum: L 3-5

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Feb. 23

at Tusculum: L 2-7, L 4-7

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Feb. 20

vs. King: L 2-3, W 4-1

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Feb. 16

vs. Carson-Newman: L 5-15, W 9-3

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Feb. 15

vs. Carson-Newman: W 11-8

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Feb. 14

vs. Ky. State: W 27-0, W 14-4

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Feb. 10

vs. OH Valley: W 8-4, W 5-2

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Feb. 9

vs. OH Valley: W 12-9, L 6-9

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Feb. 5

vs. VA Intermont: W 18-6, L 6-10

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Feb. 3

at USC-Aiken: L 11-12 (12)

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Feb. 2

at USC-Aiken: W 9-5 (13)

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Feb. 1

at USC-Aiken: L 4-10
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