CLEBURNE, Texas -- Concordia University (Texas) jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Tornados took a 10-5 victory over LeTourneau University Monday afternoon in the championship game of the 2026 SCAC Baseball Championship Tournament, earning the program's its first-ever SCAC crown in the sport of baseball. Official Website l Photo Gallery | Postgame Interview
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Concordia scored two runs in both the first and second innings to take an early 4-0 lead.
- LeTourneau responded with a four-run third inning to tie the game, including Zach Baker hitting a two-run home run over the left field wall to make it 4-2. The homer was Baker's first of the season, and the second in his YellowJacket career.
- Concordia answered right back in the bottom half as Jett Warner reached and moved into scoring position, then Logan Smith delivered a sacrifice fly to regain a 5-4 lead.
- The game remained tight until the seventh when Carson Riley drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 6-4. Concordia then broke things open in the eighth with a four-run inning. Louis Alonzo sparked the rally with an RBI triple, Kalen Clark added a sacrifice fly, and Ty Klaus-Kisamore capped the inning with a two-run home run to put the game out of reach at 10-4.
- On the mound, Gavin Voth was dominant in relief, tossing four scoreless innings while allowing just four hits to earn the win. The Tornados' bullpen combined to limit LeTourneau after the third inning, allowing just one run the rest of the way.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (TEXAS) STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Louis Alonzo: 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B
- Logan Smith: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B
- Landon Hyle: 1-5, 2 RBI, 1 3B
- Logan Smith: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B
- Jett Warner: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB
- Gavin Voth (WP): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Jack Kale: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB
- Zach Baker: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
- Cody Brady: 3-5, 1 R
- Chris Savage: 2-3
- Clayton Holt (LP): 6.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
NOTABLES
- The All-Tournament team was comprised of the following:
C - Blake Vice, LeTourneau
1B - Kalen Clark, Concordia (Texas)
1B - Chris Savage, LeTourneau
2B - Samuel Ortiz, Concordia (Texas)
SS - Cody Brady, LeTourneau
SS - Logan Smith, Concordia (Texas)
3B - Jack Kale, LeTsourneau
DH - Louis Alonzo, Concordia (Texas)
OF - Beckham Paul, McMrruy
OF - Kaden Buske, McMurry
OF - Jake Morris, LeTourneau
OF - Landon Hyle, Concordia (Texas)
P - Cruz Cox, LeTourneau
P - Blake Goodridge, LeTourneau
P - Gavin Voth Concordia (Texas)
P - Jake Runnells, Concordia (Texas) - Concordia's Louis Alonzo set the new SCAC single tournament record with his 13th hit, a triple in the bottom of the eighth inning.
- Concordia, who swept through the tournament with a 4-0 mark while outscoring its opponents 44-15, joins Southwestern (1996), Austin College (2007), Hendrix (2009), Birmingham-Southern (2012) and Texas Lutheran (2018) who each earned their first SCAC baseball title via a tournament sweep.
- LeTourneau (26-19) ends the year with their second-most wins in the NCAA-era, and the most since 2014.
- These two teams met twice during the tournament with Concordia (Tex.) outscoring LeTourneau 27-9.
UP NEXT
With the win, Concordia (Texas) (29-15) earned its first SCAC tournament title and clinched the league's automatic berth into the upcoming NCAA Division III Championship. LeTourneau (26-19), along with Texas Lutheran (28-14), will await word of a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament when those announcements go out on Monday, May 11.
This year's Division III championship will be played May 29 through June 4 at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.
