News - 2016

ASC: MARSHALL, Texas (5/8/16) – Keeping the season alive with an American Southwest Conference Red Division elimination game win over Sul Ross State University, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team came from behind for a 23-15 victory. The win vs. SRSU also featured Tyler Bates becoming ETBU’s all-time hits lead with 201 as he broke it on a grand slam home run.

MARSHALL, Texas (5/03/16) – East Texas Baptist University announces that René Maciel, president of Baptist University of the Americas, will be the keynote speaker for Spring Commencement.  Maciel also serves as the Baptist General Convention of Texas President. ETBU will hold two commencement ceremonies, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 7, in Baker Chapel of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. 

ASC TOURNAMENT: TYLER, Texas (5/1/16) - When the final out was caught in right field, the celebration was on as the East Texas Baptist University softball team captured the program’s eighth American Southwest Conference championship with a 2-0 win over #1 University of Texas-Tyler Patriots. This is the second ASC Championship in four years and they now automatically qualify for the NCAA Regional Tournament.

MARSHALL, Texas (4/25/16) – “I felt like God had called me to spend my time serving over spring break,” is what Taylor Turley said about why he went to serve.  Stevi Slaughter said the reason why she gave up her time to serve was, “I wanted to give someone something that they deserved and could not do for themselves.” 

ASC TOURNAMENT: TYLER, Texas (4/30/16) – With a dominant pitching performance, incredible hitting, and outstanding defense, the East Texas Baptist University softball team (33-8) upset #1 Texas-Tyler, 6-1, to advance to the American Southwest Conference championship. This win not only ended a 33-game-winning streak for UTT as well as it gave them their first loss at home all season. This will be the fourth year in a row that ETBU will be playing for an ASC championship winning it last in 2013.