2017-18 Baseball News

34 Student-Athletes Receive NJCAA Academic Student Athlete Awards
34 Student-Athletes Receive NJCAA Academic Student Athlete Awards

June 14, 2018

For the sixth consecutive year, the Seward County athletic department has seen an increase in the number of student-athletes receiving the NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award, as 34 Saints and Lady Saints qualified for the 2017-18 school year, topping last years record of 28.

Spring Semester Ends with Academic Awards
Spring Semester Ends with Academic Awards

June 06, 2018

For a second straight semester, the Seward County student-athletes achieved a cumulative GPA of over 3.20 as 78 Saints and Lady Saints were named to the Spring Athletic Director Honor Roll.

Davidson Promoted To Head Baseball Coach
Davidson Promoted To Head Baseball Coach

May 25, 2018

Seward County baseball will begin a new era in 2019, but will do so with a familiar face.  After 18 years of being assistant coach, Mike Davidson has been called up to be the new Head Coach for the Seward County Saints.

Ward and Paul Lead Saints All-Conference Selections
Ward and Paul Lead Saints All-Conference Selections

May 15, 2018

The Jayhawk Conference has released the All-Conference baseball teams for the 2018 season and the Seward County Saints have seven players named to the team.

Hall of Fame Coach Galen McSpadden Retires after 37 Seasons
Hall of Fame Coach Galen McSpadden Retires after 37 Seasons

May 14, 2018

After nearly four decades of coaching, Hall of Fame Seward County Head Baseball Coach Galen McSpadden is calling it a career, and what a career it was.

Saints Late Surge Not Enough To Keep Season Alive
Saints Late Surge Not Enough To Keep Season Alive

May 13, 2018

The Seward County baseball team’s season came to an end on Sunday, losing to the Hutchinson Blue Dragons in the elimination bracket of the Region VI Tournament, 12-8 after a late surge came up just short of completing the comeback.

Cougars Use Late Rally To Beat Saints in Wichita
Cougars Use Late Rally To Beat Saints in Wichita

May 12, 2018

The Seward County Saints battled until the end on Saturday night, losing to No. 19 Barton after a late inning rally, 7-5. With the loss, the Saints move to the losing side of the double-elimination Region VI Tournament.

Saints Stay Hot In Wichita; Run-Rule Trojans 10-0
Saints Stay Hot In Wichita; Run-Rule Trojans 10-0

May 11, 2018

The Seward County Saints kept their hot bats from a weekend ago, beating the Colby Trojans in a run-rule shut out in six innings 10-0 to advance to the next round of the Region VI Tournament.

Saints Run Rule The Greyhounds to Advance To Wichita
Saints Run Rule The Greyhounds to Advance To Wichita

May 05, 2018

For the first time since 2015, the Seward County Saints will be heading to Wichita to participate in the Region VI Tournament after completing the sweep of Fort Scott on Saturday, defeating the Greyhounds 17-7 one day after beating them 9-1.

Seward County at Fort Scott Baseball Region VI Playoff Information
Seward County at Fort Scott Baseball Region VI Playoff Information

May 04, 2018

The Seward County Saints baseball team will take on Fort Scott Community College in the opening round of the Region VI Tournament in Fort Scott, Kansas for a best of three series.  All three games will be nine inning games, beginning with the first game on Friday, May 4th.

Saints Blow Past Greyhounds To Open Region VI Tournament
Saints Blow Past Greyhounds To Open Region VI Tournament

May 04, 2018

A strong first inning set the tone for the opening game of the Region VI Tournament, as the Seward County baseball team shocked the No. 2 seeded Fort Scott Greyhounds 9-1 to win the first game of a best of three game series.

Saints Swept By Blue Dragons To End Regular Season
Saints Swept By Blue Dragons To End Regular Season

April 28, 2018

The Seward County baseball team (27-28, 13-19 KJCCC) ended the season getting swept by the Hutchinson Blue Dragons, losing the first game off a walk off 6-5 before dropping game two 6-2.

Saints Sweep Blue Dragons on Sophomore Night At Home
Saints Sweep Blue Dragons on Sophomore Night At Home

April 27, 2018

By Nacole Miller, Seward County Sports Information LIBERAL, Kan. – For the first time in two years The Seward County Saints (27-26, 13-17) have swept The Hutchinson Blue Dragons (32-19, 17-13)  at home 8-2 in game one and 13-10 in game two.  The Saints also recognized their 11 sophomores before the game for their final series at Brent Gould Field.

Saints Use 12-Run Inning to Roll Past Bulldogs
Saints Use 12-Run Inning to Roll Past Bulldogs

April 24, 2018

The Seward County baseball team (25-26) continued their hot streak on Tuesday, winning their final non-conference matchup against the Clarendon Bulldogs 17-6.  With the win, the Saints have now won seven of their past ten games.

Saints Rally to Win First Conference Series of Season
Saints Rally to Win First Conference Series of Season

April 23, 2018

For the first time in over a year, the Seward County baseball team (24-26, 11-17) have won a series. After sweeping the Garden City Broncbusters on Thursday, the Saints split with Garden at Brent Gould Field on Monday to win the series 3-1.

Saints Sweep Broncbusters in Garden City
Saints Sweep Broncbusters in Garden City

April 19, 2018

The Seward County baseball team (23-25, 10-16) came away with their first sweep on the road this season, taking down the Garden City Broncbusters in consecutive games 9-5, 13-9.