June 24, 2011
98 Student-Athletes Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announcex its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll on Thursday for the 2011 spring term and 98 Southwestern student-athletes were recognized.

June 7, 2011
Churchwell Earns SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team Nod
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its third annual Baseball All-Sportsmanship team. Eleven baseball players were selected to the 2011 squad including Southwestern University senior, Chris Churchwell.

May 23, 2011
Documenting a Disappearing Culture
Most people at Southwestern know Jim Shelton as the university’s head baseball coach. But this summer he is involved with a totally different endeavor. And the topic couldn’t be more timely.

April 22, 2011
Four Earn Post Season Honors for Pirate Baseball
Southwestern University placed four members of the baseball team, Chris Churchwell, Charlie Garrett, Patrick Keenan and Brett Martin, on the Honorable Mention list for the 2011 All-SCAC Baseball Team announced Thursday evening at the SCAC Conference Tournament.

April 21, 2011
Pirates Wrap Up Season
The Pirates wrapped up their 2011 season on Sunday with a 14-12 heart breaking loss to Millsaps despite strong starting pitching and offense.

April 17, 2011
Pirates Drop Heartbreaker
Chris Churchwell was fantastic in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Millsaps College on Saturday.

April 13, 2011
Leadership Award Banquet
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 was Southwestern University’s thirteenth annual Student Leadership Banquet. Students are nominated by professors, coaches, and other staff members based on their leadership skills in everyday life on campus.

April 13, 2011
54 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
Thanks to the generous donations of parents, alumni and students in the Pirate Crew, Southwestern University's Booster Club, the Athletic Department was able to continue the tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at SU.

April 10, 2011
Churchwell's Strong Pitching Keeps Pirates' Hopes Alive
The Southwestern baseball team wrapped up their home schedule with a 4-3 victory over the Hendrix Warriors this afternoon at Rockwell Field. The win gave the Pirates a sweep of the two game weekend series and improved their overall record to .500 at 17-17.

April 9, 2011
Pirates Win Offensive Showcase on Senior Day
Offense was the word of the day at Rockwell field Saturday as the Pirates outlasted the Hendrix Warriors 19-18 to take the first game of this two-game weekend series.

April 7, 2011
Early Walks Dig Too Big a Hole for Pirates
Despite out hitting the Comets of UT-Dallas on Tuesday, the Pirates dropped the non-conference game 9-3.

April 2, 2011
Road Games Unfriendly to Pirates
Southwestern dropped an SCAC double header Saturday against Trinity University. Southwestern falls to 15-15 on the season with the losses.

March 27, 2011
Austin College Steals Sweep from Pirates
Southwestern logged just one fewer hit than the 'Roos on Sunday afternoon but were unable to bring a run around as the Pirates fell 4-0 to Austin College in SCAC action. The loss drops SU to 15-13 on the year and 6-7 in the SCAC.

March 26, 2011
Consistent Hitting Boosts Pirates to Wins
A steady barrage of hits and runs were the keys to a pair of SCAC Conference wins on Saturday afternoon for the Pirates. SU defeated Austin College 5-2 and 6-3 to increase their lead over the 'Roos in the conference race.

March 22, 2011
Late Game Heroics Highlight Pirate Wins
The Southwestern baseball team swept this afternoon’s doubleheader with the Schneider Mountaineers at Rockwell field, winning each game in dramatic fashion.

March 16, 2011
Offense Reigns Supreme in Home Wins
Southwestern baseball needed a game winning single in the bottom of the seventh to win game on and came out in game two with bats ablazing to defeat Cardinal Stritch University 8-7 and 16-4 on Wednesday afternoon. With the wins the Pirates improve to 10-11 on the year.

March 15, 2011
UMHB tops Pirates
The Pirates lost on the road to UMHB Tuesday afternoon and are looking forward to a 9 game homestand to get back on track.

March 14, 2011
Pirates Drop 2 in Tough Road Series
The Southwestern Baseball team lost 2 of 3 this weekend in a tough conference series with Hendrix College. Two of the three games went in to extra innings and all games were decided by 3 runs or less.

March 9, 2011
Wind Gusts, Bats Ignite as Pirates Take Two
GEORGETOWN, Texas- It took extra innings in game one but a blowout in game two as Southwestern defeated Robert Morris (Chi.) 4-3 and 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The wins improve SU to 7-8 on the season.

March 6, 2011
Late Innings Lead to Pirate Loss on Sunday
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern dropped the finale of this weekend’s series with the Trinity Tigers by a score of 10-5 this afternoon at Rockwell Field.

March 5, 2011
Stuart Shines on the Mound for Pirate Win Over Trinity
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Pirates played an outstanding complete game on Saturday night to defeat West leading Trinity 6-4 on Black Out day at Southwestern.

March 2, 2011
Churchwell Named as SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Chris Churchwell, a 6-0, 170-pound senior left-hander from Kingwood, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, February 21 through Sunday, February 27.

March 1, 2011
Bulldogs Defeat Pirates in Non-Conference Game
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern baseball team dropped this afternoon’s non-conference game with the Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs by a score of 6-3 at Rockwell Field.

February 28, 2011
Pirates Split Exciting Series against Austin College
Late inning heroics on both side led to an exciting split with the Austin College Roos this weekend. Seniors Patrick Keenan and Chris Churchwell led the way for the Pirates in their 9th inning win on Sunday.

February 22, 2011
Middle Innings Cost Pirates against Hardin-Simmons
GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Cowboys of Hardin Simmons scored 11 runs early in the game and held onto the lead to defeat Southwestern University 11-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Rockwell Field. The loss drops the Pirates to 3-5 on the season while HSU improves to 6-1.

February 20, 2011
Gavrel's Walk-off Single Gives Pirates Win
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Johnny Gavrel's (pictured) single in the bottom of the 9th drove in Cray Betts for the game-winning run in the final game of the Southwestern/Millsaps series on Sunday. The Pirates defeated the Majors 7-6 to move to 3-4 on the year and 1-2 in the SCAC while Millsaps falls to 7-1, 2-1.

February 19, 2011
Pirates Fall in Conference Opener
GEORGETOWN, Texas -In their conference opener the Southwestern Pirates baseball team fell 13-3 before losing a heartbreaker in 10 innings, 5-4 in game two.

February 15, 2011
Monster First Inning Launches Bucs to Win
GEORGETOWN, Texas - With six runs in the first inning the Pirates defeated Howard Payne University 14-4 in SU's home opener on Tuesday afternoon. The win moves Southwestern to 2-2 on the year while HPU falls to 2-2-1 on the year.

February 9, 2011
Pirates Drop Heartbreaker in 11 Innings
Despite another strong outing by Southwestern pitchers, the Pirates lose to the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs in 11 innings. The Pirates pounded out 8 hits but were plagued with bad luck at the plate as several hard hit balls were unable to find holes.

February 8, 2011
Wednesday's Game Canceled
GEORGETOWN, Texas - In anticipation of the freezing rain and much colder temperatures sweeping into Central Texas overnight and during the day on Wednesday the Pirates have canceled their game against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

February 7, 2011
Pirates Split Opening Day Double Header
The Pirate baseball team got their season jump started with a first game victory Saturday in the first game of the double header. Senior pitcher Chris Churchwell (1-0) earned the win with junior pitcher Chris Webber getting his first save of the season.

February 3, 2011
Alumni Game Kicks off the Season on a High Note
The Southwestern Baseball team played the annual Shirley Miller Alumni Game Saturday. The Alumni turnout, fan support, and weather were all fantastic. The story of the day was the honoring of the 1996 Pirate baseball team that won the school's first SCAC championship 15 years ago.

February 1, 2011
MORE WEATHER INDUCED CHANGES FOR PIRATE BASEBALL
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern's baseball team will kick off their season even later than expected as their game against Concordia University on Friday night has been postponed. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 pm on Saturday and reschedule the Friday night game at a later date.

January 31, 2011
SEASON OPENER RESCHEDULED
GEORGETOWN, Texas - In anticipation of the cold blast expected to hit Central Texas early Tuesday the Southwestern baseball team is postponing their season opener double-header at home against the University of Mary Hardin Baylor. The game will now take place on February 9th at 3:00 pm for a single game.

January 26, 2011
SENIOR EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH PROVIDE IDEAL MIX FOR UPCOMING SEASON
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern Baseball’s senior class and incoming Bucs bookend a talented Pirate team focused on returning to postseason play in 2011.

August 23, 2010
LORYN JOHNSON NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH
Southwestern University's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Glada Munt announced the hiring of Loryn Johnson as the Assistant Softball Coach.