The magical run of the 2018 Greenville baseball team concluded on Saturday but not before the Panthers defeated the nation's No. 7 Webster squad to force a deciding game in the SLIAC baseball tournament. The Panthers won the first of two championship games 9-4 before suffering a season-ending 8-0 loss in game two.
The baseball team advanced to the championship game of the SLIAC tournament for the fourth straight year with two wins. On Friday, the Panthers defeated Westminster 18-9 in game one, followed by a 4-0 shutout over Spalding to earn a date with Webster on Saturday.
The baseball team went into their final doubleheader of the 2018 season needing to gain a sweep over Fontbonne to qualify for the 2018 SLIAC tournament. The Panthers delivered with a 4-0 win in game one, followed by a 10-5 win in game two to clinch their appearance in the tourney.
The baseball team split a doubleheader with Millikin on Friday. The Panthers lost game one 5-0 before winning game two 7-5. Both games went seven innings.
The baseball team sent out its seniors with a win in their final regular season home game with a shutout 4-0 victory against Rose-Hulman on Thursday. The night began as the Panthers honored seniors Bryce Pearce, Austin Marsh, Travis Ralls, Jesse Getz, and Caleb Watts in a pregame ceremony.
The baseball team hosted Webster at SIUE's Simmons Baseball Complex and were defeated in both games of a doubleheader. The Panthers fell 3-1 in game one before being handed a 17-0 defeat in game two.
The baseball team earned a pair of victories over Iowa Wesleyan on Wednesday. The Panthers won game one by a 7-5 score, and then they took game two 4-1.
The baseball team collected a split against Westminster in a Wednesday night doubleheader in Greenville. The Panthers lost 6-2 in game one and recovered from a 5-0 first inning deficit to blast the Blue Jay 16-6 in game two.
The baseball team was swept on Friday by Spalding in a doubleheader. The Panthers allowed four final inning runs to lost 13-12 in game one, and Greenville was defeated 11-1 in game two.
The baseball team traveled to Louisville on Thursday and were defeated 6-4 by No. 18 Spalding. The Panthers received three hits from Austin Marsh, and Bryce Pearce struck out eight over five innings while limiting Spalding to two earned runs.
The baseball team salvaged the third game of the set with Principia with a 4-3 extra inning victory on Saturday night. Klaiton Wolff produced the game-winning hit with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th.
The baseball team was able to host Principia in a SLIAC doubleheader on Good Friday. Greenville fell short in a 17-6 decision in game one before giving up three runs in the top of the ninth to lose game two 7-4.
The baseball team bounced back with a pair of wins over Eureka on Friday in Greenville. The Panthers received a 3-0 victory in game one as Adam Lamb hurled the shutout, and the Panthers got a game-winning home run from Andrew Torbeck in game two to win 7-6 in 10 innings.
The baseball team split a pair of games with a winning Augsburg squad on Thursday. The Panthers dropped the first game 9-6 before exploding for a 21-14 win in game two.
The baseball team lost a pair of 7-6 games to Wesleyan (CT) on Monday in their first action of their spring break trip. The second game went to extra innings.
The baseball team closed their home opening weekend with an 11-7 loss to Dubuque Saturday's first game, followed by a 15-4 setback by Chicago in game two.