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UMHB Slips Past UT Tyler to Advance to Championship
May 10, 2008

TYLER, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (35-10) capitalized on three UT Tyler errors to score four unearned runs as the Lady Cru eliminated UT Tyler (43-9), 5-3, on Saturday to advance to Sunday’s NCAA Division III Softball Tyler Regional Title Game against Louisiana College. More>>>



UT Tyler Eliminates La Verne in Rematch
May 10, 2008

TYLER, Texas – The University of Texas at Tyler softball team eliminated three of the six participating teams on their way to last weekend’s ASC Championship game The Patriots reprised that roll this weekend, as they eliminated LaVerne on Saturday afternoon, 4-2, in the NCAA Division III Tyler Regional.

UT Tyler has now eliminated three of the seven teams in the Tyler Regional. The Patriots took out Redlands and Linfield on Friday and eliminated La Verne, the team that sent them to the Elimination Bracket, on Saturday. More>>>



Sajovich, Bizot Earn Regional Tennis Honors
May 10, 2008

SKILLMAN, N.J. – University of Texas at Tyler freshman Robert Sajovich (Austin, Texas) and head men’s tennis coach Chris Bizot received West Regional honors on Friday from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the sports governing body. Sajovich was named region Rookie of the Year, while Bizot received region Coach of the Year honors. More>>>



36 Patriots Earn Academic Honors
May 9, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Thirty-six University of Texas at Tyler student-athletes and support staff received Academic All-Conference honors on Friday as announced by the American Southwest Conference.

The thirty-six honorees came from the eight UT Tyler spring sports.  The honorees also included student athletic trainers and sports information assistants. More>>>



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UT Tyler Eliminates Linfield in Nine Inning Epic
May 9, 2008

TYLER, Texas – The UT Tyler softball team (42-8) eliminated the defending NCAA Division III National Champion Linfield College (38-6), 6-4 in nine innings, on Friday night in the final game of Day 2 in the Tyler Regional of the 2008 Division III Softball Championships.

The Patriots jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a single by designated player ‘Roo Richardson that scored left fielder Kristen Akin-Henton.More>



UT Tyler Rallies to Eliminate Redlands
May 9, 2008

TYLER, Texas – UT Tyler (41-8) outfielder Julie Smith hit a two RBI double down the left field line in the sixth inning of Friday’s NCAA Softball regional match-up with Redlands (34-7) to give her team the lead late in the game. Smith’s RBIs represented the winning runs of the game, as the Patriots held on for the 5-3 win to eliminate Redlands from the seven team tournament. More>>>



Patriots Fall to La Verne in Extra Innings
May 8, 2008

TYLER, Texas – The 9th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler Patriots (40-7) lost an eight-inning heartbreaker on Thursday, falling to the University of La Verne (28-17) in Day 1 of the 2008 NCAA Division III Softball Tyler Regional, 3-1.

La Verne jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third, when Kari Granger scored off of a single from Melissa Carlson. More>>>



Four Patriots Garner Academic All-America Honors
May 8, 2008

BRISTOL, Conn. – Senior Kristen Akin-Henton (Longview, Texas), senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.), junior Joe Towns (Carrollton, Texas) and junior Brett Holland (Lindale, Texas) all received ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division District 6 softball and baseball honors on Thursday. Akin-Henton was named designated player for the First Team, while second baseman Peters, third baseman Towns and pitcher Holland were all named to the Second Team. More>>>

Six Patriots Earn All-West Region Honors
May 6, 2008

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.), junior Megan “Roo” Richardson (Platteville, Colo.) and freshman Sara DeStefano were all named Second Team All-East Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Tuesday. Freshman Kelsey Harrington (Texarkana, Texas) and sophomores Carly Collins (Ennis, Texas) and Amanda Busby (Elysian Fields, Texas) also received All-Region honors with all three being named to the Third Team. More>>>



Peters, Richardson Lead 11 Patriots in ASC Awards
May 6, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Senior Lindsey Peters (Shreveport, La.) and junior Megan “Roo” Richardson (Platteville, Colo.) received two of the top East Division awards offered by the American Southwest Conference on Tuesday morning. The duo were just two of 11 UT Tyler players that were honored by the conference. More>>>



Jennings Qualifies for NCAAs
May 5, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Junior Brian Jennings (Bullard, Texas) has each qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division III Men’s National Golf Championship as an individual as was announced by the NCAA on Monday.More>>>



Phillips, Ashlock Qualify for NCAA Tournament
May 5, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) and sophomore David Ashlock (Arlington, Texas) have qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division III National Individual Men's Tennis Championship on May 16-18 at Bates College’s Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine. More>>>



Baker, Booher Headline ASC Baseball Selections
May 5 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Senior second baseman Clay Baker (Henderson, Texas) and junior starting pitcher Blake Booher (Hurst, Texas) headlined the American Southwest Conference East Division baseball awards on Monday as the duo received Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, respectively. More>>>



Softball to Play-In, Host NCAA Regional
May 5, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler softball team (40-7) received one of 18 Pool C, or at-large, bids into the 2008 NCAA Division III Softball Championships on Monday morning and will stay at home for regional play at the UT Tyler Ballpark.

The Patriots, who finished second in the American Southwest Conference tournament, will enter the double-elimination regional as the No. 2 seed. More>>>

Golden Gusties Eliminate Men’s Tennis from NCAAs
May 4, 2008

ST. PETER, Minn. – The 25th ranked University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team fell in the regional finals to regional hosts, No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus, 5-0. More>>>



Women’s Tennis’ Season Comes to a Close in California
May 3, 2008

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The 27th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler women’s tennis team bowed out of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with a 5-2 loss to No. 10 Pomona-Pitzer in Claremont, Calif.

UT Tyler was able to take one of three doubles matches from the Sagehens. Sophomore Brittany Ude (Corpus Christi, Texas) and freshman Lauren Giovannini won their match at No. 3, 8-5. More>>>

Softball Wins Two, But Falls in ASC Finals
May 3, 2008

IRVING, Texas – Going into the final day of the ASC tournament, the University of Texas at Tyler softball team needed three wins to take home the American Southwest Conference Championship.

The Patriots used late inning heroics tin the first two games of the day, but came up just one run short in the final game against Louisiana College and fell to the Wildcats, 2-1, to finish second in the ASC in just their first year of postseason eligibility. More>>>

Baseball Eliminated By Concordia, 7-3
May 3, 2008

ABILENE, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team was eliminated from the American Southwest Conference baseball championship tournament Saturday night, falling to Concordia-Texas, 7-3, at Walt Driggers Field.

The Patriots (36-9) also lost to Concordia on Friday but beat Mississippi College earlier Saturday to force the elimination game. More>>>

Men's Tennis Advances to NCAA Regional Final
May 3, 2008

ST. PETER, Minn. – The University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship after beating Wisconsin-Whitewater, 5-1, on Saturday at the Gustavus Adolphus Swanson Tennis Center.

The 25th-ranked Patriots (18-5) will play the winner of Luther/Gustavus Adolphus in the regional final Sunday. More>>>

• Baseball Downs MC to Advance
• Softball Goes 2-1 to Advance to Final Day of ASC Tourney
• Women’s Tennis Gets First Ever NCAA Win
• Baseball Falls to Concordia in ASC Tourn. Opener
• Softball Opens ASC Tournament with Win
• Women’s Tennis to Open NCAA Tournament in California
• Men’s Tennis to Face Wis.-Whitewater in NCAA Tournament
• Track Takes 3rd, 5th at ASC Championships
• LC Sweeps Softball to Take Division Title
• Baseball Eliminates HSU to Advance to Championship Round
• Baseball Opens Playoffs With Win
• Ozarks Surprises Softball with DH Split
• Women’s Tennis Nets 14 ASC Honors
• Big Weekend at the Ballpark
• Men’s Tennis Racks Up Conference Honors
• Softball Shuts Out ETBU; Remains Atop ASC East
• Golf Teams Take 3rd in ASC Tournament; Humphrey Wins Individual Title
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