Category: HBCU Baseball

Albany State goes down to Savannah State , 6-5

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams were defeated (6-5) by the Savannah State Tigers in game 1 of their 3-game, weekend series in Savannah, Georgia.  The Golden Rams fell to 24-9 (23-4 in the SIAC) while the Tigers improved to 29-9 (24-1 in the SIAC).  On Saturday, April 23, the Golden Rams and the Tigers will play a double header beginning at 1:00 pm.  The Golden Rams were up 4-0 in the bottom of the 6th inning when the Tigers scored their 1strun on a…

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SIAC announces Week 10 Baseball Honourees

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Wednesday the SIAC announced their week 10 baseball Players of the Week. Edward Waters shirstop Payton Shubert was named Player of the Week and Miles’ Kody Lon garnered Pitcher of the Week honours. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Payton Shubert, Edward Waters| Short Stop | Senior | Pensacola, Florida The senior shortstop led EWU’s offensive efforts in their three-game sweep of Savannah State. In 14 plate appearances in the series, Shubert hit .429, slugged .857, with six hits, a double, a triple, a HR, five RBIs, four runs scored, and a…

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Grambling baseballs falls 13-11 to Stephen F. Austin

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications 11GRAM 13 SFA Team R H E GRAM 11 12 2 SFA 13 14 2 The Grambling State University baseball team saw its two-game win streak end on Tuesday night as the Tigers dropped its midweek game, 13-11, to Stephen F. Austin at Jaycees Field  Grambling State (15-21) battled back from a four-run deficit, tying the game at 11 in the sixth inning. However, Adrian Minjares doubled in the bottom of the frame, bringing in Cal Campbell and Cal Martin as Stephen F. Austin (11-22) earned the…

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team saw its offense in high gear on Saturday, scoring 12 runs and collecting 16 hits in a 12-8 victory over Texas Southern to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series at MacGregor Park.  Grambling State (15-20 overall, 10-5 SWAC) had three players – Terry Burrell III, Jarficur Parker and Keylon Mack – collect three hits each. GSU trailed 8-7 after four innings, but scored the final five runs to pick up its second consecutive victory.  HOW IT HAPPENED  – Grambling State…

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Albany State baseball to host three-game series against Benedict

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Via Dr Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team will host the Benedict College Tigers for a 3-game series on April 15-16.  The Golden Rams are 21-8 (20-3 in the SIAC).  The Tigers are 3-30 (2-20 in the SIAC).  On Friday, April 15, the Golden Rams and the Tigers will play a doubleheader.  The first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 pm.  On Saturday, April 16, the Golden Rams and the Tigers will play at 1:00 pm.  The Golden Rams will honor the seniors at…

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Grambling drops series opener to Texas Southern, 8-2

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second inning, but could not hold off Texas Southern in a 8-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) loss on Thursday night at MacGregor Park.  GSU (13-20 overall, 8-5 SWAC) saw the 2-0 lead evaporate as Texas Southern (16-15, 7-6) scored eight straight runs, including five between the fourth and fifth innings, to pick up the conference win.  HOW IT HAPPENED  – Grambling State picked up a run in the top of the first inning as Jarficur Parker…

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Albany State goes down to GA Southwestern in extra innings

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams 9-game winning streak was snapped as they lost a close game in extra innings to the Georgia Southwestern University Hurricanes on Tuesday.  The Golden Rams are now 21-8 (20-3 in the SIAC) while the Hurricanes improved to 15-21.  The Golden Rams scored in the top of the 1stinning when Lachlan Ross singled up the middle to score TJ Thomas.  In the 2nd inning, Hill Corley scored on a single by Lavoisier Fisher to give the Golden Rams a (2-0) lead.  Later in the…

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SIAC Announces Weekly Baseball Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its baseball weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Eason Bing (Clark Atlanta) was named Player of the Week, while Jeremiah Reddell (Albany State) earned Pitcher of the Week honors. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Eason Bing, Clark Atlanta | Infielder |  6’0  | Sophomore | Decatur, GA Clark Atlanta’s Eason Bing had 11 hits, seven RBIs, and scored 10 runs over four games last week for CAU as they won four straight. Bing, a sophomore from Decatur, Ga.,…

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Albany State completes sweep of Morehouse

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from Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics he Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team has won 9 straight games after sweeping the Morehouse Tigers in a 3-game series at the ASU West Campus.  The Golden Rams improved to 21-7 (20-3 in the SIAC).  The Tigers fell to 7-20.  In game #2 in the series, the Golden Rams won 11-1.  The players of the game were Lachlan Ross, Chase Karn and Jonathan Henry.  Ross went 1-3 at the plate.  Ross hit a 3-run home run, had 4 RBIs and scored 2 runs.  Karn went 3-4 from the…

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SIAC Weekly Baseball Honourees

Brandon King

Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its baseball weekly honors, released by the league office on Monday. Grant Akridge (Spring Hill) was named Player of the Week, while Jared Showalter (Savannah State) earned Pitcher of the Week honors. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Grant Akridge, Spring Hill ,Outfield | R-Senior | Elba, AL Grant Akridge hit three home runs in Game 1 at Lane on Saturday. PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Jared Showalter, Savannah State,Pitcher |  R-Junior |  Huntingdon, PA In a 12-1 win over Miles and 6 innings pitched, Showalter recorded four hits, eight…

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