CARLINVILLE, IL - The 2024 Blackburn Baseball season was a year of change for the team as they saw a coaching change for the first time this century with former players Lowell Schwartz and Dalton Fisher taking over in an interim role in January. The team adjusted well as they improved on their home wins and even defeated a regional power for just the second time since the 2009 season.
BELLEVILLE, IL -- Junior Peyton Blackburn was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance in the team's 10-0 victory over Principia Saturday afternoon.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Baseball celebrated their three seniors between the two games before the Beavers shutout Principia College 10-0 in eight innings during the nightcap of a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader. Principia took the first game 15-10.
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Athletes hosted the Annual Beaver Awards, a celebration of the teams and student athletes over the past year and saw many student-athletes receive recognition.
BLOOMINGTON, IL - Blackburn College Baseball faced an early deficit but were able to come back to defeat Illinois Wesleyan University 7-5 in a nonconference matchup.
LEBANON, IL ? The Blackburn College Baseball team visited to NCAA Division II opponent McKendree University on Wednesday but were unable to pull off the upset as they fell 13-3.
GREENVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Baseball visited Greenville College Friday evening for a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader that spanned two days but were unable to capture victory as the Beavers fell to the Panthers.
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Baseball hosted new St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe in a league doubleheader and scored the first run of the day but it was not enough as the Beavers fell to the Scots 5-1 and 6-0.
EDWARDSVILLE, IL - Blackburn College Baseball visited NCAA Division I foe Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Wednesday night in a single game. The Cougars were able to score early as they defeated Blackburn 14-1.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN -- Blackburn College Baseball visited Wabash College Sunday for a nonconference matchup but ended up falling in a heartbreaker as the Little Giants scored in the ninth inning to take a 5-4 win.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- The Blackburn College Baseballe team picked up their first St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season in walk off fashion by defeating Fontbonne University 6-5 in the 10th inning. They then fell to the Griffins 14-2 in the second game of the conference doubleheader.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Athletics inducted 22 student athletes as part of their inaugural class into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society on Thursday, April 4.
WEBSTER GROVE, MO – Blackburn College Baseball visited Webster University Tuesday afternoon for a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader but ended up falling to the Gorloks 19-2 and 15-5.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- The Blackburn College Baseball team hosted Westminster College in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action but were unable to capture victory as they fell 12-7 and 12-9 in the doubleheader.
ST. CHARLES, MO -- Blackburn College Baseball visited NCAA Division I opponent Lindenwood University Wednesday evening. The Beavers ended up falling 13-2 to the Lions.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- The Blackburn College Baseball game scheduled for Monday against Maranatha Baptist College has been cancelled due to the expected rain Sunday night through Monday.
STEENS, MS – The Blackburn College Baseball team visited Mississippi University of Women for a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup but fell to the Owls 10-6 and
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Baseball hosted St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Spalding University in the team’s SLIAC home opener but fell to the Golden Eagles 12-2 and 13-1 in a conference doubleheader.
CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Baseball team hosted Eureka College in a nonconference game Sunday but a slow start proved to much to overcome as Blackburn fell 10-8.
EUREKA, IL – Blackburn College Baseball dropped two games at St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Eureka College in heartbreaking fashion, falling 10-9 in the opener and 5-2 in 10 innings in the nightcap.
MONMOUTH, IL -- The Blackburn College Baseball team scored six runs through the first two innings but it ended up not being enough as Monmouth College had a big eighth winning on their way to defeat the Beavers 12-7 in nonconference action.
FT WORTH, TEXAS – The Blackburn College Baseball team held a lead after six innings but were unable to hold on after a seventh inning rally by Arlington Baptist University proved too much to overcome.
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS -- The Blackburn College Baseball team continued their week in Texas by taking on Howard Payne University but were unable to grab victory as they fell to Yellow Jackets 13-3.
SHERMAN, TEXAS -- The Blackburn College Baseball team travelled to Texas for their spring break trip and started the week by taking on Austin College Saturday and Sunday. The Beavers were unable to pull out victory as they fell to the Roo's 11-5 on Saturday, then fell 4-0 and 3-2 in Sunday's doubleheader.
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Baseball hosted Monmouth College in nonconference action and came away with a split on the day, winning the first game 10-5 but fell in the nightcap 11-4.
PLEASANT PLAINS, IL --Blackburn College baseball scored nine runs combined in the seventh and eighth innings to defeat Wisconsin Lutheran College 16-9 Sunday afternoon for the team's first win of the 2024 season.