MARSHALL, Texas – In opening weekend of play for the East Texas Baptist University baseball program, they won their first game on Friday night, 4-2, over Millikin University. With that win, Sayers Collins was named the American Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Week.
 
ETBU went 2-1 on the weekend winning game one and two of the series. They are currently ranked in two national polls at #21 and #24.
 
Below is the ASC's bio for Collins being the Pitcher of the Week
Collins picked up where he left off in 2022 recording eight strikeouts in five innings of work of the 9-inning game. He retired the first six batters of the game. He worked out of a jam in the third inning with the bases loaded and two outs as he had the final batter fly out to Cf. In the fourth, he had three strikeouts with the final one coming with a runner on third base as ETBU was up, 2-0. In the fifth inning, the first batter was walked but Collins had a ground out, fly out and strikeout to end his outing. He gave up three hits as one was a double. This is his sixth career ASC Pitcher of the Week honor.
 
ETBU will head east and play three games this weekend as two will be against top five programs in #2 LaGrange University and #4 Birmingham Southern.