TBC Eagles Baseball rallied from a 10-run deficit to make the game close late, but the NCCAA's #3 University of Fort Lauderdale Eagles fended off the effort and added some insurance in the ninth to win the South Region Tournament championship game 16-9. Trinity Baptist finishes as the South Region runner-up.

While trailing 7-0 as they came to bat in the bottom of the fourth, TBC started scoring. Graham Gorman doubled home Nate Nogueras (single). A few moments later, Logan McGann walked with the bases loaded to bring in Nogueras.

Fort Lauderdale extended the lead to 12-2 with a 5-run top of the sixth, but Trinity got those 5 runs back in the bottom half. Three singles loaded the base with nobody out. Gorman walked with one out, and Darren Goeke, Jr. was hit by a pitch to bring in the first wo runs. Ryan Onkst singled to bring in Gorman and Dominic Gattinella (single). Gavin Williams's grounder went astray to allow Goeke to score to make it 12-7.

Nogueras hit his first home run of the season in the seventh, a long drive that cleared the left-field fence.

[Nate Nogueras homered in the South Region Championship game.]

UFTL, however, hit three home runs (Ethan Stephens, Erik Scott, and Wilbert Javier-Vargas) to reextend the lead before TBC got their final tally in the bottom of the ninth when Tyson LaChapelle (single) crossed on an overthrow.

All South Region Eagles

The Eagles had eight players named to the All-South Region roster, including five first-team honorees.

First Team

• Starting pitcher Jacob Brigman (8-5, 1.89 ERA, 7 CG, 81.0 IP, 91 K))
• Reliever Drew Billings (3-1, 3.22 ERA, 11 Saves, 36.1 IP, 29 K)
• Catcher Ryan Onkst (.386, 6 2B, 21 R, 26 RBI, .524 OBA)
• Infielder Logan McGann (.280, 15-18 SB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 21 RBI, 35 R)
• Outfielder Gavin Williams (.333, 4 HR, 17 2B, 31 RBI, 26 R, .439 OBA) 

Second Team

• Pitcher Andrew Mohler (3-2, 4.93 ERA, 38.1 IP, 24 K)
• Catcher Larson Lott (.374, 1 HR, 17 2B, 18 RBI)
• Infielder Tyson Lachapelle (.339, 4 2B, 13 RBI, 11 R)

The Eagles will now await the possibility of receiving an at-large invitation to the NCCAA World Series. The invitation is not guaranteed, but the team has a strong chance.