While they are not guaranteed an automatic bid spot in the NCAA postseason due to the UAA not having a conference tournament, head coach Pat Bloom is confident that the Bears will be rewarded for their strength of schedule and their high win percentage.
This spring, Loutos has helped the Bears to a 24-3 overall record, pitching to an astounding 1.14 ERA through 63 innings.
The Bears improved to 24-3 on the year, but there are not automatic playoff spots this year.
The Bears outscored Spalding 18-4 over four games, and the team’s 21-1 start to the year is one of its best ever.
Baseball lost its first game of the season, but was ranked first in the nation for the first time this year.
The victories over Aurora set the stage for the Bears’ toughest stretch yet.
Durbin has gotten a hit in 11 of the Bears’ first 12 games, was honored as the Division III National Hitter of the Week in early March and has not stopped since, scoring 15 runs and driving in another 13.
The baseball team is off to one of its best starts in years, while softball won two games after a tough weekend.
What you missed from the Bears’ first weekend back after nearly a year without competition
After a four-game sweep of Brandeis University last weekend, the No. 10 Washington University baseball team now holds the best Earned Run Average (1.89) in all of Division III baseball. You read that right: not just the University Athletic Association, but the entire country.
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