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11/19/2009 - 
Isaac Williams tipped in his own miss at the buzzer to lift the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs to a 70-68 season-opening win over the Southwestern College (Kan.) Moundbuilders.

(Photo of Isaac Williams by Drew Engelke)
11/19/2009 - 
Tonight’s Texas Lutheran men’s basketball game will have a live video webcast. The webcast is free. Texas Lutheran hosts Southwestern College (Kan.) at 7:30 p.m. in TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium. The game also will have live stats.

Live Video
Live Stats

(photo of Malcolm Dotson by Drew Engelke)
11/19/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran football players Steven Thrash, Anthony Smith and Chris Kyle have been named to the American Southwest Conference Honorable Mention team with the release Thursday of the conference’s 2009 football awards.

(Photo of Anthony Smith by Sean Madden)
11/14/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ended their 2009 season without a win, but they made the 19th-ranked Mississippi College Choctaws earn a share of the American Southwest Conference Championship.

(Photo of James Moore by Drew Engelke)


11/13/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs close out the 2009 football season with a 1 p.m. road game Saturday against Mississippi College. The Bulldogs and Choctaws meet at Robinson-Hale Stadium on the Mississippi College campus in Clinton, Miss.

(Photo of Ralph Valdez by Drew Engelke)

Full Game Preview
Listen Live (KWED)
Watch Live (MC Video)
11/11/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran University men’s soccer players Karl Ybarra, Pedro Martinez, Lee McMullan, and Taylor Forseth have been named to American Southwest Conference All-Conference teams after a vote of the league’s 14 head coaches.

(Photo of Pedro Martinez (in front) and Karl Ybarra (background) courtesy of University of the Ozarks)  
11/09/2009 - 

Dennis Parker resigned Monday as head coach of the Texas Lutheran University football team.
 
Parker's resignation will be effective Monday, Nov. 16. He will serve as head coach in the Bulldogs' final game of the 2009 season.
 
TLU plays Mississippi College on Saturday in Clinton, Miss.
 
"We look forward to moving the football program in a new and successful direction," said Bill Miller, TLU's director of athletics. "We thank Coach Parker for his service to TLU, and we wish him well in his future endeavors."

(Photo of Coach Dennis Parker by Drew Engelke)

11/07/2009 - 
Ben McLaughlin tossed six touchdown passes as the Louisiana College Wildcats spoiled Texas Lutheran’s Homecoming with a 42-3 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.

(Photo of James Villarreal (51) by Drew Engelke)
11/07/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran plays host to Louisiana College for the TLU Homecoming game at 2 p.m. Saturday in Seguin’s Matador Stadium.

Saturday’s contest also is the final home game for 12 Bulldog seniors: Ben Cooper, John Jackson, Brandon McCoy, Joseph Mendoza, James Moore, Jonathon Randle, Shawn Small, Anthony Smith, Steve Thrash, Frank Vera, James Villarreal, and Eric Walker.


(FULL PREVIEW in PDF) 

WATCH/LISTEN LIVE
AUDIO ONLY (KWED)
LIVE STATS

11/04/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran Bulldog greats Richard Miller (football), Lili Torres-Ramirez (women’s tennis), Aaron Merhoff (baseball), Craig Saunders (men’s basketball) and Madeline Klasing Williams (women’s volleyball) will be inducted into the Texas Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame during TLU Homecoming ceremonies this weekend.

TLU also will recognize its Athletics Leadership Wall of Honor Class of 2009. This year’s inductees are the Honorable Edmund Kuempel and Ken and Linda Voges.

(Pictured from top to bottom, left to right, are: Maddie Klasing Williams, Aaron Merhoff, Richard Miller, Craig Saunders, Lili Torres-Ramirez, Ken and Linda Voges, and Edmund Kuempel.)


10/31/2009 - 
Cody McGrath’s goal in the 72nd minute lifted the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys to a 1-0 American Southwest Conference victory over Texas Lutheran on Saturday.

(Photo of Trey Tesno by Tim Clark)
10/31/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran freshman quarterback Rocky Huff tossed a career-best three touchdowns, but the performance was not enough to prevent the Bulldogs from dropping to 0-8 after a 38-22 loss to Hardin-Simmons on Saturday.

(Bulldogs celebrate Billy Hardee TD in third quarter. - photo by Tim Clark)
10/31/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran is in Abilene, Texas for a 2 p.m. kickoff today (Saturday) against Hardin-Simmons University. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the radio call, starting at 1:30 p.m. KWED’s audio can also be found at www.seguintoday.com. The KWED audio is paired with the TLU live video webcast.
 
10/30/2009 - 
Pedro Martinez scored on a free kick with 25 seconds remaining in double overtime to give the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs a 3-2 conference victory Friday over McMurry.

(Photo of Pedro Martinez by Tim Clark)
10/26/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran freshman defensive end Chris Kyle tied the American Southwest Conference single-game record for sacks with four Saturday in TLU’s 36-23 loss to McMurry.

(Photo of Chris Kyle by Drew Engelke)
10/24/2009 - 
Mississippi College broke open a 1-1 game with two goals late in the first half on the way to recording a 4-1 conference win Saturday over Texas Lutheran.

(Photo of Christian Rodriguez by Tim Clark)


10/24/2009 - 
McMurry quarterback Jake Mullin tossed five touchdowns (four of them to receiver Marcus Franklin) in a 36-23 American Southwest Conference victory Saturday over Texas Lutheran.

(Photo of Billy Hardee (41), Jordan Gesch (74), and Jaymes Castillo (77) by Patrick Pederson)

10/24/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran and McMurry meet Saturday for the 26th time in their respective football histories. Kickoff in Seguin's Matador Stadium is set for 2 p.m.

TLU will have live video and live audio (audio provided by Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM). The links to the live video and live audio can be found on www.tlu.edu/athletics. The audio link also can be found on www.seguintoday.com.

(FULL PREVIEW in pdf document)
Live Video
Live Audio

Live Stats 
10/23/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs scored three goals in a span of four minutes to turn a 1-0 match into a 4-0 victory Friday afternoon over Louisiana College.

(Photo of Morgan Parker by Tim Clark)
10/23/2009 - 
Live video and live stats are available today for today's American Southwest Conference soccer doubleheader between Texas Lutheran and Louisiana College. The women's match starts at 1 p.m., and the men's game starts at 3 p.m.

(photo of Sunny Valencia by Tim Clark)

Live Video
Live Stats

10/20/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s basketball team is the eighth pick in the 2009-10 American Southwest Conference West Division Preseason Poll after a vote of the division’s head coaches, sports information directors and media members.

(photo of Brad Howard by Drew Engelke)
10/19/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Oct. 19, 2009 contain news and notes on women's cross country, women's volleyball, football, women's soccer, and men's soccer.

10/17/2009 - 
Stephen Ambrose scored the opener and then assisted on the eventual game-winner for the University of Texas at Dallas in its 2-1 home victory Saturday over Texas Lutheran.

(Photo of Morgan Parker by Tim Clark)
10/17/2009 - 
In the first football meeting between old Heart of Texas Conference rivals, Incarnate Word opened a 32-0 lead over Texas Lutheran at the half and cruised to a 53-18 win Saturday over the Bulldogs.

(Photo of Quinnten Cleveland by Tim Clark)


10/16/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran and Incarnate Word, former area college rivals from the old Heart of Texas Conference of the NAIA and NCAA Division II, meet for the first time in football this Saturday at UIW’s Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio.

Photo of Chris Kyle (93) by Drew Engelke

Live Video
Live Audio
Full Game Preview
10/15/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men's soccer team lost a 3-0 first-half lead to the University of the Ozarks but still managed a 3-3 tie after two overtimes with the Eagles on Thursday.

(Photo of Pedro Martinez courtesy of Univ. of the Ozarks)
10/10/2009 - 
An own goal in the 52nd minute gave the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs a 1-0 American Southwest Conference victory Saturday over Concordia Texas.

(Photo of Karl Ybarra by Andrew Femath)
10/10/2009 - 
Sul Ross State quarterback Dominque Carson rushed for 287 yards and four touchdowns in the Lobos’ 35-7 victory over Texas Lutheran.

(photo by Tim Clark)
10/10/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran makes its second long road trip of the 2009 season, and again the Bulldogs take to the road in search of the year’s first victory. TLU heads to West Texas and the city of Alpine for a match-up Saturday with Sul Ross State. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Sul Ross State's Jackson Field.

TLU will have a live video webcast from Alpine. The video webcast can be accessed at www.tlu.edu/athletics. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the audio broadcast. The KWED audio can be heard on the TLU live video webcast and at

Live Video (with audio)
Live Audio (only)
Full Game Preview

10/09/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s soccer team posted its first victory of the 2009 season with a 2-1 American Southwest Conference win Friday over defending conference champion and ASC preseason favorite University of Texas at Tyler.

(Photo of keeper Trey Tesno by Tim Clark)
10/09/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran/UT-Tyler women’s soccer match, set to begin at 1 p.m. today, has been canceled. The men’s soccer match, also between TLU and UT-Tyler, will be played, starting at 4 p.m.

10/07/2009 - 
Dr. Mark Gilbertson was recognized during Tuesday’s Texas Lutheran women’s volleyball match as the 2009-10 Texas Lutheran Athletics Honorary Coach.

(Dr. Mark Gilbertson, joined by wife Pat, accepts his TLU Bulldog jacket. - photo by Tim Clark)
10/06/2009 - 
At Mill Creek Golf Club, the Texas Lutheran men's golf team completed the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Fall Invitational with a 15th-place team finish.

(Photo of Andrew Long by Patrick Zarate)
10/03/2009 - 

Texas Lutheran committed seven turnovers Saturday in a 45-23 American Southwest Conference loss to Howard Payne at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.

The seven turnovers matched the most single-game turnovers for the Bulldogs since reinstating football in 1998. TLU dropped to 0-4 overall and to 0-3 in the American Southwest Conference.

(Photo of Vernon Hughes by Drew Engelke)

YouTube Highlights
YouTube Slideshow

10/03/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 loss to East Texas Baptist in Saturday’s American Southwest Conference match at ETBU’s Cornish Field.

(Photo of Christian Rodriguez by Patrick Zarate)
10/03/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran and Howard Payne are in search of their first American Southwest Conference victory of 2009. The two teams meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium.

TLU will have live video of the game. Live audio for the game will be provided by Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM.

TLU is 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the ASC after a difficult 32-21 loss on the road to East Texas Baptist. HPU is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference after a loss last week to Sul Ross State. TLU has won the last three contests against Howard Payne.

Full Game Preview (pdf)
Live Video
Live Audio

(Photo of Don Gadberry by Tim Clark)

10/02/2009 - 
Trey McLaughlin's goal for LeTourneau with 14 seconds to play in regulation sent the YellowJackets and the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs into overtime, where the two menís soccer clubs ended the match in a 2-2 tie.

(Photo of Kyle Harper by Patrick Pederson)



09/27/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men's soccer team dropped its seventh straight contest to start the 2009 season with a 4-2 non-conference loss Sunday afternoon against Austin College.

(Photo of Taylor Forseth by Patrick Pederson)
09/26/2009 - 
The East Texas Baptist Tigers survived a 21-point, first-quarter barrage by Texas Lutheran and defeated the visiting Bulldogs 32-21 on Saturday evening at Ornelas Stadium.

(photo of Mike Slayden by Tim Clark)
09/26/2009 - 

Texas Lutheran tries to stop the Marshall jinx Saturday at Ornelas Stadium when the Bulldogs play under the lights against East Texas Baptist. The game will be the first night game for the Tigers at Ornelas Stadium.
 
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Pre-game coverage on Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will start at 6:30 p.m. Live video (with audio provided by KWED) will be available on the TLU Athletics website (Live Video). Live stats will be provided by East Texas Baptist, with a link to the Live Stats available on the TLU Athletics website.

(Photo of Chris Kyle (93) by Lee Usry)

Live Video / Live Audio only
Live Stats / Full Game Preview

09/25/2009 - 
Taylor Bontz scored with just over five minutes to play in regulation to give Schreiner a 1-0 American Southwest Conference victory over Texas Lutheran, Friday afternoon at TLU’s Gustafson Field.

(Photo of Gumaro Sanchez, right, by Patrick Pederson)
09/25/2009 - 

The Bulldogs host a soccer doubleheader today (Friday) against Schreiner University. The women’s match starts at 1 p.m., and the men’s match begins at 4 p.m. TLU will have live video (with audio) for both matches.

The women’s team currently sits in 10th place in the ASC with a conference mark of 0-1-1. TLU’s overall record stands at 2-3-1. The men’s team is tied for 12th in the ASC with a conference record of 0-2. The Bulldogs overall record sits at 0-5.

LIVE VIDEO
LIVE STATS

(Photo of Karl Ybarra by Megan Sladek)

09/23/2009 - 

The American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its annual meeting on Monday (Sept. 21) at the Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas hotel. Each of the ASC’s 15 member institutions were represented with at least one advisor and two student-athletes.

TLU women's volleyball player Jamie Jahns handled vice-chair duties at the meeting.
Here is a YouTube clip of Jamie Jahns after the SAAC meeting.

09/22/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Sept. 22 are now online. This week's notes include news items on women's cross country, men's golf, football, women's volleyball, women's soccer and men's soccer.
09/20/2009 - 
More Texas Lutheran football and volleyball photos are now available online. All photos in this new gallery are courtesy of Lee Usry.

(photo of the TLU Bulldogs during football pre-game by Lee Usry)

Gallery on Flickr
09/20/2009 - 
Photos from this Saturday's Texas Lutheran - Mary Hardin-Baylor are available on the TLU Bulldogs YouTube Channel. All the photos were taken by Sean Madden.

(photo of Jarret Buchholtz by Sean Madden)
09/19/2009 - 
Third-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor rolled up 614 yards of total offense and moved its American Southwest Conference win streak to 30 games with a 59-7 victory Saturday night over Texas Lutheran.

(photo of Dantrell Anderson (17) and Devin Davis (32) by Sean Madden)
09/19/2009 - 
Kelton McMillan’s goal in the 73rd minute proved to be the match-winner for Howard Payne in a 1-0 victory over Texas Lutheran on Saturday.

(Photo of Andrew Latiolais by Patrick Zarate)
09/19/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs draw the toughest of American Southwest Conference-opening opponents as they host third-ranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 6 p.m. Saturday in Seguin’s Matador Stadium.

Watch/Listen Live

Audio Only
Full Game Preview (pdf)
 
(photo of Rocky Huff by Andrew Femath)
09/18/2009 - 
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor opened American Southwest Conference play with a 3-1 road victory over Texas Lutheran, Friday afternoon at TLU’s Gustafson Field.

(Photo of Michael Weatherby by Patrick Zarate)



09/18/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women's and men's soccer teams host the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor today (Friday) in the American Southwest Conference openers for all squads.

The women's match starts at 2 p.m., and the men's match begins at 4 p.m.

TLU will have live video for both matches.

Live Video
09/18/2009 - 
The American Southwest Conference has partnered with Clear Marketing Concepts in developing a weekly online video production that will highlight student-athletes, coaches, member institutions, games and academics. The show about the 15-member NCAA Division III-affiliated athletic conference will be called ASC All Access and produced every Wednesday throughout the academic year. ASC All Access debuted on Sept. 16.

ASC All Access can be viewed by logging onto www.ASCsports.org/AllAccess or through any of the ASC’s 15 member institutions’ athletic websites.

Watch "ASC All Access"

09/15/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran John Bohmann Memorial Invitational concluded Tuesday at the Golf Club of Seguin with a seventh-place showing for the Bulldogs and a playoff win for Jonathan Alden of Trinity.

The University of Texas at Brownsville claimed the tournament team title.

(Photo of Andrew Long by Patrick Zarate)

09/14/2009 - 
The University of Texas at Brownsville fired rounds of 279 and 285 Monday to take a 14-shot lead into Tuesday’s final round of the Texas Lutheran John Bohmann Memorial.

TLU is in a tie for 7th after two rounds, and Bulldog senior Andrew Long is in 10th place individually after shooting a 70 and a 73 on Monday.

(Photo of Matt Matta, right, by Aimee Donner)
09/13/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior punter Frank Vera (Laredo/Nixon) has been named the American Southwest Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Vera earned the ASC weekly honor after throwing for a touchdown on a fake field goal and after pinning five punts inside the 20-yard line in TLU's 22-21 loss Saturday to Trinity.

(photo of Frank Vera by Patrick Zarate)
09/12/2009 - 
Freshman kicker Garrett Biel booted a game-winning 34-yard field goal with no time remaining on the clock to lift the Trinity Tigers to a 22-21 road victory over Texas Lutheran.

Box Score
Photo Gallery
YouTube Game Highlights

09/12/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs open the 2009 football season at 6 p.m. Saturday against Trinity University (1-0). The Bulldogs and Tigers will play at Seguin's Jack Taylor Field at Matador Stadium.

Fans that are unable to attend Saturday's game may watch and listen live to the game via TLU's live webcast of the game. KWED 1580 will provide the live audio.

(Photo of Anthony Smith by Tim Clark)

Game Preview
Live Gamecast
Live Stats
KWED 1580 AM

(KWED pre-game starts at 5:30 p.m.)
09/11/2009 - 
The 2009 Texas Lutheran Football Media Guide is now online. This year's guide is 80 pages of information about this season's team and about the years of TLU Football since that first squad in 1912.
09/06/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s soccer team allowed two second-half goals in a 3-2 non-conference loss to Our Lady of the Lake University.

PHOTO GALLERY

(Photo of George Goldian by Megan Sladek)

09/06/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs and the Our Lady of the Lake Saints play a soccer doubleheader today (Sunday) from TLU's Gustafson Field. The women's soccer match starts at 2 p.m., and the men's match starts at 4 p.m.

Both matches will have live stats and live video.

Live Stats
Live Video
09/04/2009 - 
Fifth-ranked Trinity needed a goal in the 66th minute from Ben Grossman to edge the Texas Lutheran men’s soccer team 1-0 Friday afternoon at Southwestern University.

(Photo of Kyle Harper by Patrick Zarate)


09/01/2009 - 
The Southwestern Pirates gave the Texas Lutheran men’s soccer team a 4-0 defeat in each team’s soccer season-opener Tuesday at TLU’s Gustafson Field.

(Photo of Christian Rodriguez by Patrick Zarate)
09/01/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men's soccer team begins its 2009 season at TLU's Gustafson Field today with a 5 p.m. match against Southwestern University.

The Bulldogs, picked sixth in the American Southwest Conference Preseason Poll, start the year with a non-conference match against Southwestern, a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Pirates tied for second in the tough SCAC a year ago.

Live Video/Audio

(photo of
08/29/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs are picked to make a return trip to the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament after placing sixth in the 2009 ASC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll. The poll was released after a vote of the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
08/27/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women's soccer team has moved its Tuesday, Sept. 1 match with Trinity University to San Antonio. The match, set for an 8 p.m. start, will be played at the Trinity University soccer field. The match was originally scheduled to be played in Seguin.
 
The Texas Lutheran men's soccer team still opens its 2009 season at home on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The match time for the TLU v. Southwestern match is set for 5 p.m. at TLU's Gustafson Field. TLU will have live video and audio for this season-opening match.
 
The men's soccer match between Texas Lutheran and Trinity, to be played Friday, Sept. 4 at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, will have a 3 p.m. kickoff. The match was originally scheduled for 4 p.m. start.

(Photo of Marlena Ashby by Drew Engelke)
08/18/2009 - 
Tuesday afternoon the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs hit the George Kieffer Football Practice Field for the first time in the 2009 preseason, and Head Coach Dennis Parker liked what he saw from the Bulldogs on day one.

Video Clip on YouTube
08/13/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran reliever Tom Hembree (Burnet/Burnet) claimed a spot on the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s All-League Second Team.

(Photo of Tom Hembree, left, by Ron Macklin)
08/12/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldog Football Team will host a golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Starcke Park Municipal Golf Course in Seguin. To play in the tournament, simply print off the tournament flyer and mail the form to the TLU Football Office. Instructions are on the flyer. For more information, call Assistant Coach Lou Orth at 830-372-6966.

Tournament Information
08/06/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran University was voted by its peers as the inaugural winner of the American Southwest Conference Sports Information Department of the Year award for the 2008-09 academic season. TLU was honored on Monday (Aug. 4) during the annual ASC SID meeting in Dallas.
08/02/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs have been picked sixth in the 2009 American Southwest Conference Preseason Football Poll after a vote by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and selected media members.

(Photo of Anthony Smith by Tim Clark)
07/08/2009 - 
Former Texas Lutheran baseball players Jacob Kaase and Jeremy Macklin are enjoying current success in the professional ranks. Kaase (pictured on right) was recently promoted within the Texas Rangers' minor leagues ranks, and Macklin (on left) signed an independent league contract last month with the Big Bend Cowboys.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin, left, by Ron Macklin; Photo of Jacob Kaase, right, by Drew Engelke)
05/27/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior men’s tennis player Cody Fuller is a candidate for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors after being named to the Academic All-District VI First Team for the Men’s At-Large category.

(Photo of Cody Fuller by Tim Clark)
05/20/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior third baseman/pitcher Jeremy Macklin and freshman pitcher Brad Orosey were each named to the D3baseball.com 2009 All-America Team.

Orosey (Houston/Cypress Creek) and Macklin (Austin/Bowie/Huston-Tillotson) were joined on the NCAA Division III All-West Region Team by senior center fielder Kyle Harvey (Houston/Houston Christian).

(Pictured clockwise from top left are Jeremy Macklin, Brad Orosey, and Kyle Harvey. All photos by Ron Macklin.)

05/19/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior student-athlete Ty Palmer (Kerrville/Tivy) is the male recipient of the 2008-09 American Southwest Conference Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award, the conference office announced on Tuesday after a vote of the league’s directors of athletics.
 
(Photo of Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke)
05/19/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran student-athletes Valerie Clark and Cody Fuller were named American Southwest Conference Distinguished Scholar-Athletes in women's track and field and men's tennis, respectively, after a vote of the conference's 15 sports information directors.

(Photo of Cody Fuller by Tim Clark; Photo of Valerie Clark by Lee Usry)
05/15/2009 - 
Senior sprinter Staci Jackson and senior baseball player Jeremy Macklin are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Athletes of the Year after a vote of the TLU head coaches.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin; Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
05/14/2009 - 
Amber Lowe of women’s cross country and Ty Palmer of football are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Scholar-Athletes of the Year after a vote of TLU head coaches and athletics staff members.

(Photos of Amber Lowe and Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke)
05/14/2009 - 
Amber Lowe of women’s cross country and Ty Palmer of football are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Scholar-Athletes of the Year after a vote of TLU head coaches and athletics staff members.

(Photos of Amber Lowe and Ty Palmer by Drew Engelke) 
05/14/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran baseball outfielder Ryan Nokelby has been named to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Second Team for the college division.

(Photo of Ryan Nokelby by Mark Nokelby)
05/13/2009 - 
Senior baseball player Kyle Harvey and senior softball player Natalie Suciu are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Athletics Sportsmanship award winners after a vote of TLU head coaches.

(Photo of Kyle Harvey, left, by Ron Macklin; Photo of Natalie Suciu, right, by Chris Steiger)
05/12/2009 - 
For good works in the community and on the Texas Lutheran campus, women’s basketball player Courtney Goodman and football player Ty Palmer have been named the recipients of TLU Athletic’s 2009 Community Service Awards.

(Photos of Ty Palmer and Courtney Goodman by Drew Engelke)
05/11/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran men's tennis players Cody Fuller, Dante' Cage and Jason Nave were named to spots on the 2009 American Southwest Conference All-West Division teams.

(Photo of Cody Fuller by Tim Clark)
05/11/2009 - 
Forty-four Texas Lutheran students – student-athletes, student athletic trainers, and student sports information assistants – were named to the American Southwest Conference 2009 All-Academic honor rolls.
05/06/2009 - 
Third baseman/pitcher Jeremy Macklin and pitcher Brad Orosey led 10 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs onto the American Southwest Conference All-West Division squads, released Wednesday following a vote by the division head coaches.

(Photos of Jeremy Macklin and Brad Orosey by Chris Brooks)
05/05/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for May 5, 2009 are now online. This week's notes include news about the TLU women's track and field team's preparations for the NCAA DIII Championships and the baseball team's season coming to a conclusion.
05/02/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs’ baseball season ended Saturday in a 10-inning, 10-7 loss to the University of Texas at Dallas in the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Series.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Chris Brooks - courtesy of Mississippi College)
05/02/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs face elimination today at the 2009 ASC Championship Tournament Series. After Friday's 7-6 loss to the University of Texas at Tyler, the Bulldogs meet the University of Texas at Dallas at noon today at Mississippi College's Frierson Field. UT-Dallas fell 10-0 to MC on Friday night.

Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have live broadcasts of all TLU baseball playoff games from the conference tournament. Pre-game for Saturday's game starts at 11:50 a.m. KWED also will stream the broadcasts online from www.seguintoday.com. Mississippi College will provide live stats.

Tournament Bracket
Listen Live
Live Stats

Tournament Central
05/01/2009 - 
The University of Texas at Tyler rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun Texas Lutheran 7-6 in championship round game one of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Series.

(Photo of Drew Farr and Assistant Coach Ryan Hindt (9) by Chris Brooks - courtesy of Mississippi College)
04/25/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs advanced to the double-elimination round of the 2009 American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Series with a 2-0 win Saturday afternoon over the University of the Ozarks.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin) 

 
04/24/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs opened the 2009 American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Series with a 10-1 win over the University of the Ozarks on Friday.

(Photo of Cody Miller by Ron Macklin)
04/23/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs host the University of the Ozarks (Ark.) in a best 2-of-3 series, starting at 2 p.m. Friday from TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. Game two of the series will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, also at Katt-Isbel Field. Game three of the series, if necessary, will start 30 minutes after game two.

All games are scheduled for nine innings. Admission charges are $5 for adults and $3 kids 10-18. TLU students, faculty and staff receive free admission to all series games.

TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts (through Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM). KWED 1580 AM will broadcast all TLU baseball playoff games in 2009.

Listen Live (KWED 1580 AM)
Live Stats
Tournament Bracket

(Bulldogs celebrate ASC West Division Championship on Saturday at Hardin-Simmons. - Photo by Mark Nokelby)
04/21/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s golf team finished in sixth place at the 2009 American Southwest Conference Men’s Golf Championship Tournament.

The Bulldogs were sixth entering Tuesday’s final round at Hurricane Creek Country Club in Anna, Texas. TLU’s final team score was a 945.

TLU closed the tournament with its best round of the championships, a 311. The Bulldogs carded team totals of 313 and 321 in rounds one and two on Monday.

(Photo of Chris Hyten by Tim Clark)
04/20/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s golf team sits in sixth place at the 2009 American Southwest Conference Men’s Golf Championships after team scores of 313 and 321 on Monday.

(Photo of Cory Baker courtesy of the American Southwest Conference)
04/18/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs are back on top of the American Southwest Conference West Division.

A year after finishing fifth in the ASC West, the Bulldogs (28-13, 16-5 ASC West) won their seventh ASC West crown in nine years with a 4-1 win over Hardin-Simmons in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Hunter Field.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)


04/17/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs are one win from their seventh American Southwest Conference West Division title in nine years after defeating Hardin-Simmons 19-11 on Friday at HSU’s Hunter Field.

TLU (27-11, 15-4 ASC West) needs just one win in Saturday’s doubleheader against Hardin-Simmons (23-15, 13-6) to claim the division crown. The twin bill at Hunter Field is set for a 1 p.m. start.

Saturday's doubleheader will be carried by TLU Athletics on Stretch Internet. Live stats will be available, courtesy of Hardin-Simmons, on Friday and Saturday from www.hsuathletics.com.

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(Photo of Brad Orosey by Ron Macklin)

04/14/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 14, 2009 are now online. This week's notes include news on Texas Lutheran women's track and field, baseball, women's golf, men's golf, and softball. 
04/10/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs go into the final weekend of the regular season with a one-game lead in the American Southwest Conference West Division thanks to a three-game series sweep of Schreiner University.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
04/10/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men’s tennis teams dropped their regular-season finales to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Friday afternoon at the TLU tennis courts. The TLU men fell 5-3 to UMHB, and the TLU women lost 9-0.
04/10/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (24-11, 12-4 ASC West) look to keep their lead in the ASC West Division with victories today against Schreiner University (14-17, 7-9 ASC West). Game one of the doubleheader is set for a 1 p.m. start at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field.

Both games today will have live audio webcasts and live stats (links below).

Live Stats
Live Audio Webcasts

(Photo of Chris Siniff by Ron Macklin)
04/09/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team rebounded from an early 8-1 deficit to post a 19-8 victory Thursday over Schreiner University.

(Photo of Ryan Nokelby by Ron Macklin)
04/09/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s tennis team recorded a 9-0 win Wednesday over Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. The TLU women dropped a 7-2 decision to Schreiner, also on Wednesday in Kerrville.
04/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs received one-run relief from four pitchers and two separate RBI doubles from Drew Farr in a 5-3 road victory Tuesday over Southwestern University.

(Photo of Patrick Pederson by Ron Macklin)
04/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs fired their best round, a team score of 309, in Tuesday’s final round of the West Region Invitational, but the score only kept the Bulldogs in 12th place.

(Photo of the TLU men's golf team at West Region Invitational - from left to right, Head Coach H.C. Tran, Andrew Long, Jacob Mock, Dither Castro, Cory Baker, and Chris Hyten.)
04/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs will take on the Southwestern Pirates today at 5 p.m. in non-conference baseball action from Georgetown, Texas. TLU will have a live audio webcast of the game, and Southwestern will provide live stats of the contest.

TLU enters the game with a 22-11 overall mark and a 11-4 record in the ASC West Division. Southwestern stands at 15-16 overall and at 8-6 in the SCAC after splitting two games on the road with No. 2 Millsaps. TLU defeated Southwestern 14-6 back on Feb. 17 in Seguin.

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(Photo of Kyle Harvey by Ron Macklin)
04/06/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s golf team struggled to a 12th-place showing on the first day of competition at the West Region Invitational, hosted by Southwestern University at Teravista Golf Course in Round Rock, Texas.

(Photo of Andrew Long by Patrick Zarate)
04/06/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 6, 2009 are now posted. This week's notes include news on women's track and field performances at the McMurry Relays, the baseball and softball teams recent and upcoming games, the men's golf squad's participation in the West Region Invitational, and the conclusion of the tennis seasons. 
04/04/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs kept a one-game lead in the American Southwest Conference West Division with 8-5 and 9-2 road victories over Sul Ross State, Saturday afternoon at Kokernot Field.

(Photo of Chris Green, right, by Mark Nokelby)
04/04/2009 - 
Saturday at the Texas Lutheran tennis courts, the Texas Lutheran men and the Sul Ross State women each posted American Southwest Conference team tennis victories. The TLU men posted a 9-0 win over Sul Ross State, and the Sul Ross women collected a 9-0 win over TLU.

(Photos of Dante Cage and Blair O'Brien by Drew Engelke)
04/03/2009 - 
Cody Miller homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs belted four long balls in a 13-0 conference win over Sul Ross State, Friday evening at Kokernot Field.

(Photo of Cody Miller by Patrick Zarate)
04/01/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 1, 2009 are now online. This week's edition includes notes on Texas Lutheran baseball, men's golf, softball, women's track & field, and women's and men's tennis.
03/30/2009 - 

The 2009 Texas Lutheran baseball season marks the 60th anniversary of the 1949 Bulldog Baseball Team, Texas Lutheran’s first senior college baseball team. Between games of Saturday’s doubleheader with Mary Hardin-Baylor, TLU honored the surviving members of the 1949 team in a special ceremony. The 1949 team also attended a luncheon at TLU prior to the Saturday doubleheader.
 
(Members of the Texas Lutheran 1949 baseball team pose with Texas Lutheran Athletics Director Bill Miller (far right) during Saturday’s ceremony at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field. The team celebrated the 60th anniversary of its baseball season. Pictured from left to right are: Rev. Willfred Bigott, Robert Haugen, Assistant Coach Wilbert “Red” Miller, Earl Koester, and current AD Bill Miller. Photo by Brian Lewis.)

03/29/2009 - 
Howard Payne University posted women and men's tennis victories over Texas Lutheran on Saturday at the TLU tennis courts. The Howard Payne women won 9-0, and the HPU men took a 7-2 victory.

(Photos of Michael Packard, top, and Jennifer Hahn by Drew Engelke)
03/28/2009 - 
A wild and windy day at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field produced a doubleheader split Saturday between Texas Lutheran and Mary Hardin-Baylor. TLU grabbed the early game 13-4, and UMHB scored the late game win 15-14.

(Photo of Andrew Femath by Ron Macklin)
03/28/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran softball and baseball teams each have American Southwest Conference contests today. The baseball team starts the action with a noon doubleheader against Mary Hardin-Baylor. TLU posted a 6-4 win Friday over the Crusaders. TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts of both games today. (See links below.)

The TLU softball team is in Abilene, Texas today for first day of a softball series with Hardin-Simmons. Today's doubleheader will start at 2 p.m. Sunday's doubleheader also will start at 2 p.m. HSU will have live stats for all four games. (See link below.)

(Photo of Audrey Castro, left, by Chris Steiger; Photo of Chris Green, right, by Ron Macklin)

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03/27/2009 - 
Jeremy Macklin drove in three runs and notched his first save as a Bulldog in Texas Lutheran’s 6-4 American Southwest Conference victory over Mary Hardin-Baylor, Friday afternoon at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
03/27/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs and the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders battle for first place in the American Southwest Conference West Division in today's 9-inning game at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. TLU and UMHB each bring 6-3 division records into today's contest.

TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts of all three games of this ASC West series. Saturday's doubleheader starts at noon, also at Katt-Isbel.

Live Stats
Live Audio Webcasts

(Photo of Andrew Femath by Mark Nokelby)

03/24/2009 - 
The Trinity Tigers jumped out to an 9-1 lead in the first four innings and rolled to an 14-6 victory over Texas Lutheran, Tuesday evening at Trinity’s E.M. Stevens Field.

(Photo of Sal Tijerina (throwing) by Patrick Zarate)
03/24/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for March 24, 2009 are now posted online. News items on the Texas Lutheran baseball, women's track & field, softball and tennis teams are included in this week's edition.
03/23/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior tennis player Cody Fuller, freshman softball pitcher Brigitte Neumann and junior baseball outfielder Ryan Nokelby each picked up American Southwest Conference Player of the Week honors for their accomplishments in contests last week.

(Pictured from left to right, Brigitte Neumann, Cody Fuller and Ryan Nokelby. Photos by Chris Steiger, Dustin Wyatt, and Mark Nokelby.)

 
03/23/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men’s tennis teams each dropped American Southwest Conference West Division tennis matches to McMurry on Friday.
03/21/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs completed a three-game baseball series sweep of Howard Payne with 13-3 and 16-8 victories Saturday at HPU’s Don Shepard Park.

TLU moved to 25-2 all-time against Howard Payne with the three victories over Friday and Saturday. TLU captured an 8-7 win Friday at Shepard Park.

The Bulldogs overall record now stands 17-9 overall with a 6-3 mark in the American Southwest Conference West Division. Howard Payne dropped to 11-13 overall and to 4-5 in the ASC West.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
03/20/2009 - 
Clay Childress hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to lift Texas Lutheran to an 8-7 win Friday over Howard Payne. At HPU's Don Shepard Park in Brownwood, the Childress blast to left-center capped a five-run outburst by the Bulldogs over the final three innings of play. The home run was the third of the season for the junior first baseman Childress (Houston/Jersey Village/Eastfield JC).

TLU improved to 15-9 overall and to 4-3 in the American Southwest Conference West Division. TLU and Howard Payne will play a Saturday doubleheader, starting at 1 p.m. at HPU's Don Shepard Park. TLU will have live audio webcasts of both games. HPU will provide live stats.

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03/18/2009 - 
Eight Texas Lutheran basketball players have been named to the American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference teams for women’s and men’s basketball.

This year's honorees for men's basketball include: Malcolm Dotson, Jonathan Hutton, Michael Johnson, Josh Scott, Drew Smith and Nate Walton. The TLU women's honorees are Madilyn Caran and Jessica Macias.

(All photos by Drew Engelke. Pictured from top down, left to right, are: Madilyn Caran, Jessica Macias, Malcolm Dotson, Jonathan Hutton, Michael Johnson, Josh Scott, Drew Smith, and Nate Walton.)
03/18/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for March 18, 2009 are now posted online. This week's notes contain notices about the ASC Player of the Week awards for golfers Angela Aufderhaar and Andrew Long and for softball player Kelsi Loewe. The notes also highlight upcoming events for baseball, softball, women's golf, men's golf, and women's track and field.

(Pictured clockwise from top: Clay Childress, Andrew Long, Brigitte Neumann, Devin Evans, and Angela Aufderhaar. Photos contributed by Ron Macklin, Patrick Zarate, Chris Steiger, and Lee Usry.)
03/17/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran men's tennis team posted an 8-1 win Tuesday over Our Lady of the Lake, but OLLU recorded an 8-1 victory over the TLU women.
 
At the St. Mary’s University tennis courts, the TLU men won five of six singles matches and all three doubles matches against the Saints. All five TLU singles matches were straight-set victories.

On the women’s side, OLLU rebounded from a loss 11 days ago to TLU. The Bulldogs won a 5-4 home match over the Saints on March 6. On Tuesday, the TLU women managed only one victory, a 8-1 win from the No. 1 doubles team of Jennifer Hahn (Houston/Sam Houston) and Blair O’Brien (Austin/Manor).
 

03/15/2009 - 
The McMurry baseball team secured 3-2 and 3-1 victories Sunday over Texas Lutheran to claim a 2-1 American Southwest Conference series victory over the Bulldogs.

(Photo of Brad Orosey by Tim Clark)

03/14/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs hung on for a 9-8 American Southwest Conference win Saturday night over McMurry University.

In Abilene at McMurry's Walt Driggers Field, the Bulldogs received three RBI from Ryan Nokelby and two RBI and a solo HR from Cody Miller.
03/10/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran junior Andrew Long (Seguin/Seguin) captured the men's individual title at the TLU Concan Intercollegiate and led the Bulldogs to a second-place team finish.

TLU's Dither Castro of Weslaco (Weslaco) aced the par-3, 156-yard No. 7 hole at The Club at Concan during Tuesday's second round.

(Photo of Andrew Long by Patrick Zarate)

 
03/10/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran’s Brad Orosey has been named the American Southwest Conference West Division Co-Pitcher of the Week.

The freshman right-hander from Houston (Cypress Creek HS) picked up the complete-game win Saturday in a 2-1 victory over West Division opponent Concordia Texas.

(Photo of Brad Orosey by Ron Macklin) 

03/10/2009 - 
Jeremy Macklin singled home Kyle Harvey in the bottom of the ninth to give the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs a 4-3 non-conference win over Concordia Nebraska.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
03/10/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs welcome the Concordia Nebraska Bulldogs to Katt-Isbel Field for a single, 9-inning game. The game is set for a 1 p.m. start. TLU looks to bounce back from Monday's 6-0 loss to Wabash (Ind.).

TLU will have live stats and a live audio webcast for today's game (links below).

(photo of Ian Compton by Ron Macklin)

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03/09/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran’s Jacob Mock (Austin/Westlake) and Andrew Long (Seguin/Seguin/Univ. of Houston) sit atop the leaderboard and have the Bulldogs in second overall at the TLU Concan Intercollegiate Classic.

(Photos of Jacob Mock, left, and Andrew Long, right, by Drew Engelke)


03/09/2009 - 
The Wabash (Ind.) Little Giants, led by the starting pitching of Brian Van Duyn, shut out the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs 6-0 on Monday at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field.

(Picture of Louis Lee by Patrick Zarate)
03/09/2009 - 
Fresh off a conference series victory over Concordia Texas, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs host Wabash College (Ind.) in a 9-inning, non-conference game at 2 p.m. today (Monday) at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. TLU enters with a 12-6 overall record, and Wabash holds a 2-3 mark. Live stats and a live audio webcast will be available for the game (links below).

(Photo of Ryan Nokelby by Mark Nokelby)

Live Stats
Live Audio Webcast
03/07/2009 - 
With a doubleheader split Saturday at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs took two out of three games from Concordia Texas in an American Southwest Conference series.

TLU took game one Saturday 2-1, and Concordia Texas won game two 3-2. TLU captured the opening game of the series, on Friday, with a 3-2 win.

In Saturday’s first contest, Ryan Nokelby (Santa Fe/Santa Fe) hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Bulldogs and freshman starting pitcher Brad Orosey (Houston/Cypress Creek) past the Tornados.

(Photo of Ryan Nokelby by Tim Clark)
03/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs and Concordia Texas Tornados take to TLU's Katt-Isbel Field today for a noon doubleheader. The Bulldogs grabbed game one of the conference series by a count of 3-2. Junior right-hander Travis Staggs tossed a complete game for the Bulldogs, and senior catcher Chris Siniff drove in two runs.

Freshman right-hander Brad Orosey (pictured) is scheduled to take the mound for the Bulldogs in the early game today. Both games of the doubleheader will have live stats and live audio webcasts (links below).

(Photo of Brad Orosey courtesy of Ron Macklin)

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03/06/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran right-hander Travis Staggs pitched a complete game and led the Bulldogs to a 3-2 American Southwest Conference victory over Concordia Texas, Friday afternoon at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field.

(Photo of Travis Staggs by Ron Macklin)
03/06/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men’s tennis teams posted non-conference victories Friday over Our Lady of the Lake University.

At the TLU tennis courts, the TLU men won 9-0, and the TLU women secured a 5-4 victory.

03/06/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (10-5) host Concordia Texas (9-6) today and Saturday in a three-game American Southwest Conference baseball series. Game one of the series starts today at 2 p.m. Games two and three of the series are Saturday in a doubleheader, set for a noon start.

TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts for all three games against Concordia Texas. The links to the stats and audio webcasts can be found below.

(Photo of Jeremiah Steinert by Ron Macklin)

Live Stats
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03/06/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran senior third baseman Jeremy Macklin has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association and D3baseball.com National Hitter of the Week for the NCAA Division III.

Macklin established four school offensive records in games last Friday and Saturday in a cross-divisional, three-game series sweep of Mississippi College.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)

 
03/05/2009 - 
The St. Mary’s men’s tennis team posted a 6-1 win Thursday over the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs. The win came a day after the St. Mary’s women recorded a 9-0 win over the TLU women.

(Photos of Dante Cage and Blair O'Brien by Drew Engelke)


03/04/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran collected 21 hits in a 20-3 non-conference win Wednesday over DeSales (Pa.) at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field. TLU won its fourth straight game and improved to 10-5 overall. Louis Lee (1-0) tossed six innings and picked up the pitching win.

(Photo of Louis Lee by Patrick Zarate)
03/04/2009 - 

The Texas Lutheran baseball team hosts DeSales (Pa.) at 2 p.m. today at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. The Bulldogs (9-5) are in search of their fourth consecutive victory after a three-game series sweep of Mississippi College over the weekend. Live stats and a live audio webcast of today's game will be available. Click the links below to access the stats and webcast.

In related news, TLU's Saturday doubleheader with Concordia Texas has been moved to a noon start at Katt-Isbel Field.

Friday's single game with Concordia Texas still will start at 2 p.m. TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts for all three games of the CTX series.

Live Stats
Live Audio Webcasts

(Photo of Clay Childress by Ron Macklin)

03/04/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men's basketball team put three players - Brad Howard, Jonathan Hutton and Nate Walton - on the ASC All-West Division Honorable Mention Team, one player - Malcolm Dotson - on the ASC West Defensive Team, and two more players - Michael Flores and Isaac Williams - on the ASC West Freshman Team.

(Photo of Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke) 
03/02/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran third baseman Jeremy Macklin is the American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Week after a record-setting performance Friday and Saturday in a cross-divisional, three-game series against Mississippi College.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
03/02/2009 - 
The Callaway Gardens Invitational golf tournament in Pine Mountain, Ga. has been canceled due to the severe weather in the region. Huntingdon College, the host of the tournament, reports that snow is still on the ground at the course. The snow and the hard rains on Friday and Saturday have made the course unplayable. The Texas Lutheran men's golf team was scheduled to play in the tournament, one of the top NCAA Division III tournaments of the year.
02/28/2009 - 
With the wind blowing out at Katt-Isbel Field at up to 40 mph, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs produced runs in all but two innings Saturday in 17-7 and 19-12 wins over Mississippi College.

TLU third baseman Jeremy Macklin (Austin/Bowie/Huston-Tillotson) set a school record for RBI in a doubleheader, with 14. He tied the school record for RBI in a single game, with eight in the first game.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
02/28/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team hosts Mississippi College in a doubleheader Saturday at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. The first game, at TLU's Katt-Isbel, will start at noon.

TLU will have live stats and live audio webcasts of all three games with MC.

Live Stats
Live Audio Webcasts

(Photo of Chris Green by Mark Nokelby)
02/27/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team snapped a three-game losing skid by belting four home runs – two by Drew Farr – in a 15-12 win Friday over Mississippi College.

(Photo of Drew Farr by Ron Macklin)
02/24/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Feb. 24, 2009 are now online. This week's version includes notes on women's golf, men's golf, baseball, women's and men's tennis, women's and men's basketball, softball and women's track and field.

(Upper left photo of Kyle Harvey by Ron Macklin; upper right photo of Courtney Haskell by Drew Engelke; bottom left photo of Carly Hansen by Patrick Zarate; bottom right photo of Devin Evans by Lee Usry)
02/23/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men's tennis team started the 2009 season with non-conference losses to Trinity (Feb. 14) and Southwestern (Feb. 20). The Bulldogs fell in San Antonio to Trinity by a count of 9-0 and dropped a 5-4 decision to Southwestern in Georgetown.

The Bulldogs scheduled match with St. Mary's on Saturday was rained out. A make-up date has not been announced.

(Photo of Dante' Cage by Drew Engelke)
02/21/2009 - 
In heart-breaking fashion, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs watched late leads slip away Saturday in 14-13 and 10-9 road losses against the University of Texas at Dallas.

(Photo of Kyle Harvey by Patrick Zarate)
02/21/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ended the 2008-09 season with an 82-79 home loss Saturday afternoon to Hardin-Simmons.

(Photo of Nate Walton by Drew Engelke)
02/21/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs host the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls and Cowboys in American Southwest Conference basketball action Saturday at TLU's Memorial Gymnasium. The games will be the final collegiate contests for TLU seniors Madilyn Caran, Josh Scott and Nate Walton.

The women's game starts at 1 p.m., and the men's game begins at 3 p.m. TLU will have live stats and webcasts for both contests.

(photos of Nate Walton, Madilyn Caran and Josh Scott by Drew Engelke)

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02/21/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team plays the University of Texas-Dallas in a doubleheader today (Saturday) in Richardson, Texas. UTD will have live stats of both contests. The doubleheader starts at noon.

Click the link below to access the live stats.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin (23) by Ron Macklin)

Live Stats

02/20/2009 - 
The University of Texas at Dallas Comets belted three home runs and recorded 14 hits Friday in a 13-6 win over Texas Lutheran.

(Photo of Andrew Femath by Ron Macklin)
02/20/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs will honor basketball seniors Madilyn Caran, Josh Scott and Nate Walton in the middle of Saturday’s basketball doubleheader with Hardin-Simmons University.

(Photos of Nate Walton, Madilyn Caran and Josh Scott by Drew Engelke)
02/19/2009 - 
The McMurry men’s basketball team kept its one-game lead in the American Southwest Conference West Division with a 69-54 win Thursday over Texas Lutheran.

(photo of Malcolm Dotson by Drew Engelke)
02/19/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men's basketball teams take to the court tonight for American Southwest Conference games against McMurry University. The women's game starts at 5:30 p.m. The women's game will have live stats and a live webcast. The men's game starts at 7:30 p.m. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the live radio broadcast and a live webcast from www.seguintoday.com. TLU also will have live stats for the men's game.

(Photos of Isaac Williams and Jennifer Munoz by Drew Engelke)

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02/17/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran freshman right-hander Brad Orosey has been named the American Southwest Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week.

(Photo of Brad Orosey by Tim Clark)
02/17/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran men’s golf team opened its spring season with a third-place team finish Tuesday at the Schreiner Spring Shootout.
02/17/2009 - 
Drew Farr homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs posted a 14-6 non-conference win Tuesday over Southwestern University.

(Photo of Drew Farr by Ron Macklin)
02/16/2009 - 
A photo gallery from the Texas Lutheran/Cal State-East Bay series is now available for viewing. Special thanks go to Ron Macklin and Mark Nokelby for providing these baseball shots.

TLU returns to the baseball diamond Tuesday when it hosts Southwestern at 2 p.m. at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. TLU will have a live webcast and live stats for the non-conference game.

(Photo of Travis Staggs by Ron Macklin)

Photo Gallery

TLU v. Southwestern, 2 p.m. Tuesday
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02/15/2009 - 
The dominant relief pitching of Brad Orosey and the clutch hitting of Jeremy Macklin helped bring Texas Lutheran a 7-5 non-conference win Sunday over California State-East Bay.

(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin)
02/14/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs evened the three-game series with California State-East Bay at 1-1 with a 6-2 win Saturday at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field.

TLU improved to 4-2 overall with the non-conference win.

(Photo of Kyle Harvey by Ron Macklin)
02/14/2009 - 
The Concordia Texas Tornados hurt Texas Lutheran’s American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament aspirations with a 102-92 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday.

(Photo of Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke)
02/14/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran basketball teams are in north Austin today for American Southwest Conference contests against Concordia Texas. The women's game starts at 1 p.m., and the men's game starts at 3 p.m. Concordia Texas will have live webcasts of both games. You can access the webcasts by clicking the link below.

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(Photos of Amy Doyle and Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke)
02/14/2009 - 
After Friday's 9-1 loss to Cal State East Bay, the Texas Lutheran Bulldog baseball team seeks a reversal of fortune today (Saturday) against the Pioneers. Game time today from TLU's Katt-Isbel Field is set for 1 p.m. TLU will have a live webcast of the action. Click the link below to access the broadcast.

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(Photo of Drew Farr by Ron Macklin)
02/13/2009 - 
Kenneth Cedillo pitched 7-1/3 innings of one-run baseball to lead the California State East Bay Pioneers to a 9-1 non-conference win Friday over Texas Lutheran.

(Photo of Ian Compton by Ron Macklin) 
02/13/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs are in action today in softball and baseball. The softball team hosts Sterling College (Kan.) in a non-conference doubleheader, now set for a 12:15 p.m. start. The baseball team hosts Cal State-Eastbay in a 9-inning game, set for a 2 p.m. start.

Live Stats softball
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02/12/2009 - 
The Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s basketball team made seven of its first 10 three-pointers and shot 53.4 percent from the field for the game in rolling to a 97-81 win Thursday over Texas Lutheran at TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium.

(Photo of Isaac Williams by Drew Engelke)
02/12/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men's basketball teams continue American Southwest Conference play today (Thursday) with games against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The women's game starts at 5:30 p.m., and the men's game tips at 7:30 p.m. TLU will have live audio webcasts and live stats for both contests. Click the links below to access the broadcasts and live stats.

(Photos of Jessica Macias, left, and Malcolm Dotson by Drew Engelke)

Webcast women
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Live Stats
02/11/2009 - 
This week's Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes contain news items on women's track & field, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's tennis, baseball and softball. The notes highlight a busy weekend ahead for the TLU athletics teams.
02/10/2009 - 
Freshman right-hander Brad Orosey pitched five innings of one-run baseball and received a two-run homer and an RBI single from Clay Childress in Texas Lutheran’s 7-3 win over Trinity on Tuesday.

(Photo of Brad Orosey by Tim Clark)

Photo Gallery

02/10/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team hosts Trinity University in a 2 p.m. game today at TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. The game is scheduled for nine innings. TLU brings a 2-1 record into the contest after a series victory over Austin College. Trinity is 0-3 after a loss to the University of Texas-Dallas and two losses to the University of Texas-Tyler.

TLU will have a live webcast and live stats for today's game.

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(Photo of Chris Green by Patrick Zarate)
02/09/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran junior right-hander Travis Staggs has been named the American Southwest Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week.

(photo of Travis Staggs by Drew Engelke)
02/09/2009 - 
A photo album of pictures from Saturday and Sunday's Texas Lutheran baseball action with Austin College is now available. Click the link below to access the photo album.

(Photo of Jeremiah Steinert by Patrick Zarate)

Photo Album
02/08/2009 - 
Clay Childress homered and collected three hits to lift the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs to a 4-3 non-conference win Sunday over Austin College.

TLU won the three-game series 2-1. The Bulldogs and Kangaroos split a Saturday doubleheader in Seguin.

(Photo of Clay Childress by Tim Clark)
02/08/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball team concludes a three-game series with Austin College today. First pitch for the single, nine-inning game is set for noon from TLU's Katt-Isbel Field. On Saturday, Austin College won game one of the series 6-2 before TLU captured the second game 10-0. Each team is 1-1 entering today's contest.

Live Webcast

(Photo of Kyle Harvey by Drew Engelke)
02/07/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran and Austin College opened their 2009 collegiate baseball seasons with a doubleheader split Saturday at TLU’s Katt-Isbel Field. Austin College won the first game, 6-2, and TLU grabbed the second game, 10-0.

(Photo of Ryan Nokelby by Tim Clark)

02/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs kept their American Southwest Conference playoff hopes alive with a 72-64 victory Saturday at Howard Payne University.

(Photo of Malcolm Dotson by Drew Engelke)
02/07/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran baseball and basketball teams are in action today. The baseball team opens its 2009 season with a noon doubleheader against Austin College. A webcast will be available for both baseball games.

The TLU women and men's basketball teams are in Brownwood, Texas today for an American Southwest Conference doubleheader. THe women's game starts at 1 p.m., and the men's game starts at 3 p.m. HPU will provide live webcasts and live stats.

Baseball
Live Webcasts

Basketball
Live Stats women  men
Live Webcasts
02/05/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs rallied to take a second-half lead but surrendered late free throws to Sul Ross State in an 81-74 loss to the Lobos at the Gallego Center in Alpine, Texas.

(Photo of Brad Howard by Tim Clark)
02/05/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran basketball teams are in Alpine, Texas tonight for American Southwest Conference games against Sul Ross State University. The basketball doubleheader is set for today (Thursday) in Sul Ross State's Pete P. Gallego Center.

The TLU women (6-13, 4-11 ASC) play the Sul Ross State women (0-18, 0-15 ASC) at 5:30 p.m. TLU will have a live webcast of the women's game.

Live stats will be available for both games.

The TLU men (5-13, 5-10 ASC) play the Sul Ross State men (4-14, 4-11 ASC) at 7:30 p.m. Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the live broadcast, as well as a webcast on www.seguintoday.com.

Listen Live (women's)
Listen Live (men's)

Live Stats

(photos of Jonathan Hutton and Courtney Haskell by Drew Engelke)
01/31/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs won for the second time in three days by defeating the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 85-77 on Saturday in TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium.

(Photo of Brad Howard by Drew Engelke)
01/31/2009 - 
Texas Lutheran hosts Howard Payne today (Saturday) in an American Southwest Conference basketball doubleheader in TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium. The women’s game starts at 1 p.m., with the men’s game starting at 3 p.m. Both games will have live audio webcasts and live stats.

(photos of Jessica Macias, left, and Malcolm Dotson, right, by Drew Engelke)

Live Audio
Live Stats
01/29/2009 - 
Nate Walton scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the second half as the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs handed Sul Ross State a 73-70 conference loss Thursday in TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium.

(Photo of Nate Walton by Drew Engelke)
01/27/2009 - 
The Schreiner Mountaineers swept the season series from the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs with a 78-69 conference win Tuesday in the Edington Center.

(Photo of Josh Scott by Drew Engelke)
01/27/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran basketball teams face the squads from Schreiner University tonight in Kerrville, Texas.

The TLU women (4-12, 2-10 ASC) play fellow ASC West Division team Schreiner (0-16, 0-12 ASC) at 5:30 p.m. in Schreiner's Edington Center. TLU will have a live webcast of the women's game.

The TLU men (3-12, 3-9 ASC) play Schreiner (3-13, 3-9 ASC) at 7:30 p.m. TLU will have a live webcast of the men's game as well.

Listen Live

(photos of Amy Doyle and Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke)
01/24/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 79-71 home victory Saturday over Concordia Texas.

(Photo of Josh Scott by Drew Engelke)
01/22/2009 - 
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor improved to 9-6 overall and to 7-4 in the American Southwest Conference with a 93-74 victory Thursday over Texas Lutheran.

(photo of Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke)
01/17/2009 - 
Carlos Singer’s three-pointer with 13 seconds to play broke an 81-81 tie and lifted the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys to an 86-81 victory Saturday over Texas Lutheran.

(photo of Jonathan Hutton by Drew Engelke)
01/17/2009 - 
The Texas Lutheran women and men's basketball teams are in Abilene, Texas today for this afternoon's American Southwest Conference games against Hardin-Simmons University. The women's game starts at 1 p.m., with the men's game following at approximately 3 p.m. The TLU women bring a 4-9 overall and 2-7 league mark into today's game. The TLU men are 2-10 overall and 2-7 in the ASC.

Hardin-Simmons will have live audio and live stats for both games. Click the links below to access the audio and stats.

Listen Live
Live Stats

(online broadcasts and live stats courtesy of Hardin-Simmons University.)

(photos of Nate Walton and Madilyn Caran by Drew Engelke)
01/15/2009 - 
Jonathan Walker scored 18 of his team-high 29 points in the first half to lead McMurry University to a 90-78 conference win over Texas Lutheran on Thursday.

(Photo of Josh Scott by Drew Engelke)
01/10/2009 - 
Chris Williams scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in leading the University of the Ozarks Eagles to an 86-78 victory Saturday over the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs.

(photo of Nate Walton by Tim Clark)
01/08/2009 - 
Scott Rodgers scored 23 points off the bench to lead the University of Texas at Dallas to an 83-69 American Southwest Conference victory Thursday over Texas Lutheran.

(photo of Malcolm Dotson by Drew Engelke)

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