2025 Championship Central
MARSHALL, Texas – East Texas Baptist and LeTourneau advance to the 2025 American Southwest Conference Baseball Championship after earning a win on Saturday in Marshall.
The Championship will be at 1:00 PM on Sunday, May 4
th on the campus of East Texas Baptist in Marshall.
Game 5 | East Texas Baptist 7, LeTourneau 0 | Box Score
East Texas Baptist won a 7-0 contest against LeTourneau to secure the first spot in the championship game. The Tigers had consistent scoring to start the contest and used a multi-run eighth inning to secure the win.
Scoring Summary:
1
st | Hunter Rumachik doubled to left center to score Luke Finn. [ETBU 1, LETU 0]
2
nd | Nicolas Chavez doubled to right field, scoring Carson Livesay. [ETBU 2, LETU 0]
3
rd | Connor Massimini doubled to right center to score Rumachik. [ETBU 3, LETU 0]
4
th | Finn singled to right field to score Chavez. [ETBU 4, LETU 0]
8
th | Dylan Burnaman flied out to center field, scoring Massimini. [ETBU 5, LETU 0]
8
th | Finn doubled down the left field line to score Chavez and Livesay. [ETBU 7, LETU 0]
Pitching Decision:
Jagger Neely earned the win for the Tigers, pitching a complete 9.0 inning shutout, allowing just six hits with eight strikeouts. Ryan Brewer took the loss for the YellowJackets, pitching 7.2 innings with seven earned runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts.
Stat Leaders:
Chavez led the Tigers with three hits while Finn and Massimini each added two. Finn led with three RBI. Jack Kale was the YellowJacket leader with a pair of hits.
Game 6 | LeTourneau 7, Hardin-Simmons 6 | Box Score
LeTourneau earned a 7-6 win over Hardin-Simmons in walk-off fashion to move on to the championship. The Cowboys held the lead until the 8
th inning when the YellowJackets tied it 6-6 with an RBI single to set up the opportunity for the victory in the next frame.
Scoring Summary:
1
st | Baylan Vaughan sac bunt scores Quincy McGraw. [HSU 1, LETU 0]
1
st | Brock Calvillo singles through the right side to score Baylan Vaughan (unearned). [HSU 2, LETU 0]
1
st | Dane Jones homered. [HSU 2, LETU 1]
2
nd | Calvillo singled to left field to score McGraw. [HSU 3, LETU 1]
2
nd | Justin Blancaflor singled up the middle to score Vaughan. [HSU 4, LETU 1]
2
nd | Jacob Hollingsworth singled to right field to score Calvillo. [HSU 5, LETU 1]
4
th | Austin Wiederhold grand slam; Zach Baker, Brice Cagle and Hayden Norris score. [HSU 5, LETU 5]
7
th | Layden White ground out; Jake Trapani scores. [HSU 6, LETU 5]
8
th | Baker singled to right center to score Norris. [HSU 6, LETU 6]
9
th | Jack Kale singled up the middle to score Dane Jones. [LETU 7, HSU 6]
Pitching Decision:
Clayton Holt earned the win for the YellowJackets, pitching 2.1 innings allowing no hits with three strikeouts. Alex Carte took the loss for the Cowboys, pitching 0.2 innings with one earned run on 1 hit with one strikeout.
Stat Leaders:
Wiederhold, Jones and Baker all recorded a pair of hits for LeTourneau while Wiederhold led with four RBI. McGraw led the Cowboys with three hits and two runs scored.