Category: HBCU Baseball

XULA Baseball takes 11-1 beating from Loyola

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image via Marlon Roundtree Courtesy of XULA Athletics 1 XULA 11 Winner LOYNO Team R H E XULA 1 3 3 LOYNO 11 10 0 W: C. Nichols (1-0) L: Guillory, Coby (0-2) Anthony Fernandez’s grand-slam sparked a six-run first inning Tuesday in NAIA No. 21 Loyola’s 11-1 baseball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.        The game between city rivals ended in the bottom of the seventh because of the 10-run rule.        XULA’s only hits were singles by Cohen Boyd, Kai Higginson and Lawrence Steed, who also walked. Steed’s infield single drove home Higginson in the the fourth.       …

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XULA notches 20th win of season in 66-63 defeat of Dillard

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image via Yamlak Tsega Courtesy of XULA Athletics 63 DILLARD 66 Winner XULA Team 1 2 F DILLARD 19  44  63 XULA 29  37  66 NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men’s basketball gained a season split with Dillard by winning 66-63 Tuesday in the Crosstown Classic at XULA’s Convocation Center.        A season-high crowd of 2,312 watched the Gold Rush (20-7) build an 18-point lead through 31 1/2 minutes, then withstand a Bleu Devil comeback.        Lance Williams had 15 points, six rebounds and seven assists for XULA, Jathen Ross scored 13, and Omarion Bodrick had 10…

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Higginson and Steed both go yard twice XULA still falls to LSU-Alexandria

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Photo of Kai Higginson and Lawrence Steed by Yamlak Tsega Xavier University of Louisiana juniors Kai Higginson and Lawrence Steedtied the school’s second-era record for home runs in a game with two apiece Friday, but LSU-Alexandria defeated the Gold Rush 13-9 and 14-1 to complete a three-game sweep of a Red River Athletic Conference baseball series.        The Gold Rush (1-5 overall, 0-3 RRAC) will visit city rival Loyola at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a non-conference game at Segnette Field in suburban Marrero, La.        Higginson, a first baseman, homered in the third and fifth…

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SWAC announces dates and location of 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that the upcoming 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament slated for May 21-25 will be hosted in Birmingham, Alabama at historic Rickwood Field. “We’re extremely excited to bring the SWAC Baseball Tournament back to the City of Birmingham,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “Many of the all-time legends of the game of baseball played at historic Rickwood Field including Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Jackie Robinson and countless others.” “The City of Birmingham in conjunction with…

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Howard women’s hoops defeats William &Mary 74-63

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Photo credit Yusuf Abdullah Written by Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director Graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) scored a team-high 19 points and just missed a double-double with a career-high nine rebounds as the Howard University women’s basketball team pulled away to a 74-63 road win at William & Mary (W&M) inside the Kaplan Center. The Bison (5-2) trailed, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter and 34-32 at the half. Primarily on the efforts of Bison trio Howell, freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington), who came off the bench, and junior…

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Jeffery De La Concha named Lane College head baseball coach

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title image via Lane Athletics Courtesy of Michael Coker, Lane Athletics Lane College Director of Athletics Derrick Burroughs has announced that Jeffery De La Concha has been hired as its new head baseball coach. De La Concha has 15 years of coaching experience, including at the college, high school, and summer league levels. He served as the full-time assistant coach for Xavier University of Louisiana from 2020-2022, helping the squad to a national runner-up finish in the 2021 Black College World Series. During his tenure, De La Concha helped develop Xavier…

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Jackson State drops second game of foreign tour, 83-81

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title image via Jackson State Basketball Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Jackson State had four players in double figures on Sunday night but came up short in an 83-81 loss to the LBP All-Stars in the second game of its foreign tour. Dylan Canoville finished one rebound shy of a double-double, leading the Tigers with 12 points and nine rebounds including three offensive, while Keiveon Hunt added 12 points and a pair of assists in the loss. Meanwhile, Jayme Mitchell Jr. finished with 10 points while Marcus Watson Jr. chipped in with 10 points. Romelle Mansel finished with…

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Dave Yamane named head baseball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana

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title image via XULA Baseball Courtesy XULA Athletics Xavier University of Louisiana announced Wednesday the hiring of Dave Yamaneas baseball head coach. He will begin his duties Thursday (Aug. 1, 2024).         Yamane has 22 years of college experience as a coach and director of operations, including associate head coach at two-year Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington, Calif., the past three seasons. Yamane has NCAA Division I experience: three years (2016-19) as assistant coach at Siena College and five years (2010-15) as director of operations at Long Beach State.        …

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Jackson State players shine in HBCU Swingman Classic

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courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Jackson State sent six players to the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile and powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation at Globe Life Field in front of an announced crowd of 16,467 to kick off MLB All-Star festivities on Friday night. Tigers’ freshman shortstop Robert Tate Jr. stole the show for his American League team early in a 5-4 victory. Jackson State had a pair of pitchers in the game including American League starter Christian Womble who gave up one run in his two innings of work. Meanwhile, Isaiah…

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Ahmad “Rod” White named Dillard University baseball coach

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Ahmad “Rod” White was named the head baseball coach at Dillard University, having the interim tag removed from his title.  White assumed the interim role following the hmm departure of Trennis Grant, the first coach in program history in April. Grant accepted the head coach position at Clark Atlanta University earlier this week.  Coach White led the team to a 12-4 mark over their last 16 contests, en route to finishing the season 20-27.  White has over 13 years of coaching and scouting experience. 

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