SEGUIN, Texas -- The conference's head coaches tabbed Texas Lutheran to finish in fourth in the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) standings announced Wednesday.

#RV Concordia (TX), last year's SCAC Tournament runner-up, is the coaches' pick to win the conference garnering eight first place votes, while McMurry, another one of the SCAC's three representatives in last season's NCAA Tournament, was picked to finish second, receiving three first place votes. St. Thomas, who tied with the Bulldogs for fourth place last season, were picked to finish third while the Bulldogs sit in fourth with 83 total points. Hendrix, who returns to the SCAC for the first time since 2012, rounded out the top five in their first season of their second act in the conference.

Last season, the Bulldogs finished tied for fourth in the regular season posting a 17-13 league record.

TLU has finished in the top two of the league standings in seven out of 12 seasons in the SCAC.

Led by All-Region shortstop Chase Bourgeois (League City/Clear Falls), the Bulldogs return seven starters, six All-SCAC players, and 24 letterwinners from a year ago. Also returning to the lineup are Tyler Helpenstill (Pearland/Lutheran South), Cooper Jen (Kyle/Hays), Triston McGowan (Vidor/Vidor), Adam Peavy (Houston/Memorial), and Brayden Sprencel (Robstown/Calallen) who were All-SCAC Honorable Mention performers last season.

The Bulldogs concluded the 2025 season with a 24-15 record.

Texas Lutheran starts its 2026 campaign with six straight tilts at home, beginning play on Feb. 6 with the opener of a three-game series versus Howard Payne (Feb. 6-7). All home games this season will be streamed on FloCollege.

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