MARSHALL, Texas – Earning the automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division III National Tournament, East Texas Baptist University will host the Marshall, Texas Regional on Friday, May 16, through Sunday, May 18. It is ETBU's third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and to host the regional.
ETBU will be the host of the Marshall, Texas Regional, as the no. 3 seed. Trinity University (Southern Collegiate Athletic Association Champion) is the no. 1 seed, Millsaps College (Southern Athletic Association – at-large selection) is the no. 2 seed, and Huntingdon College (Collegiate Conference of the South Champion) is the no. 4 seed. ETBU will face Millsaps on Friday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m.
ETBU is ranked no. 21 in the Perfect Game poll and no. 28 in the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) poll with a 28-14 record. After winning the ASC Tournament, they made the NCAA Tournament as an automatic qualifier. It is the program's third NCAA Tournament appearance, hosting all their NCAA games except for the 2023 National Championship Tournament in Iowa. They have an NPI ranking of 39th at 56.873.
Trinity won the SCAC Tournament Championship over Concordia University Texas, 2-1, and is ranked no. 6 in D3baseball.com, no. 7 in the ABCA, and no. 6 in the Perfect Game with an NPI ranking of no. 9 at 60.256. They are 36-7, have won 15 games in a row, and defeated Concordia Texas twice, 7-6 and 2-1, in the SCAC Tournament Championship.
Millsaps earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament after the SAA Championship Tournament was cut short due to weather. They are 29-13, ranked no. 25 in the ABCA poll, receiving votes in the D3baseball.com poll, and have an NPI ranking of no. 23 at 58.093. This is their ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and first since 2015.
Huntingdon won the CCS Championship over Belhaven University, 3-1, for the automatic berth into the tournament. They are 22-19 but won four straight games in the CCS Tournament over Covenant, 9-8, LaGrange, 8-4, and Belhaven, twice, 2-1, and 3-1. They are unranked in all three polls and have a no. 93 NPI at 53.859.
The Marshall, Texas Regional Tournament starts on Friday at 11:00 a.m.
Teams
#1 seed Trinity (36-7) – SCAC Champion
#2 seed Millsaps (29-13) – At-Large
#3 seed ETBU (28-14) – ASC Champion
#4 seed Huntingdon (22-19) – CCS Champion
Friday, May 16
11:00 AM Game 1 – #1 Trinity vs. #4 Huntingdon
2:30 PM Game 2 – #2 Millsaps vs. #3 ETBU
Saturday, May 17
11:00 AM Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
2:30 PM Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
6:00 PM Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Sunday, May 18
11:00 AM Game 6 – Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5
2:30 PM Game 7 – if necessary game
