Category: HBCU Sports

2022 SIAC Softball All-Conference Awards

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From the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2022 softball all-conference awards, as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors. Tuskegee’s Kendra Gibbons headlines the all-conference team after being selected as the 2022 SIAC Player of the Year alongside teammate Ayriana Stoneback who was named 2022 Starting Pitcher of the Year. Spring Hill’s Paityn Desormeaux earned this year’s Relief Pitcher of the Year honor.  Albany State’s Morgan Brown was selected as the 2022 SIAC Freshman of the Year along with, Tuskegee’s Kaeley Roldan, who was named Utility Player of the Year. Tuskegee’s head coach, Dietrich Randle, has been named 2022 SIAC Softball Coach…

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Tennessee State Softball gets win over Morehead State

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Via Tennessee State Athletics: The Tennessee State softball team won the weekend series at Morehead State with a rubber match victory on Saturday afternoon. INSIDE THE MATCHUP (Game Three):Final: Tennessee State 4 (W: Francys King, 3-10), Morehead State 2 (L: Lennon Spicer, 6-17) (8 Innings)Records: Tennessee State Tigers (14-36, 6-19 OVC), Morehead State Eagles (6-34, 6-18 OVC)Location: University Softball Field || Morehead, Ky.Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram. HOW IT HAPPENED:TOP 5TH: Ryla Traylor led off the inning with an infield single to shortstop. In the next at-bat, Anayah Baker laced an opposite field double to right field and Traylor advanced…

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LeMoyne softball ends record-breaking season with sweep of Miles

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Courtesy of Lane Athletics The 2022 edition of the Lane College softball team set out with a few goals according to Head Coach Joel Worthington. Mostly, they wanted to be record-setters. The team did just that, shattering 14 school records and setting countless individual marks as well. Perhaps most impressively, the Dragons led the nation in batting average, hitting .420 as a team on the year. The most important to Worthington – the school records for wins in a season. “We wanted to prove that Lane College was a place where…

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Albany State splits Friday double dip with Edward Waters

Brandon King

The Albany State baseball team split a Friday doubleheader to take two out of three games in their season-ending series against the Tigers of Edward Waters. In Game 2 it was the Tigers who got on the board first off the bat of third baseman Adrian Laro, whose two-run double in the bottom of the first plated Daquarius Thompkins and Dalton Pass. Albany State answered in the top of the second inning, scoring their first run of the day and inning when Hill Corley flied out to center field that…

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Albany State defeats Edward Waters 9-2

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team defeated the Edward Waters Tigers (9-2) in game #1 of their 3-game series on Thursday, April 28.  The Golden Rams improved to 26-11 (24-5 in the SIAC) while the Tigers fell to 23-23.  The Golden Rams improved to (12-6) on the road.  The first pitch in game #2 is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Friday, April 29. The Golden Rams broke open a scoreless game by scoring 4 runs in the Top of the 2nd inning. …

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Albany State baseball prepares for last road trip of season

Brandon King

The Albany State baseball team is heading to Jacksonville, Florida for a weekend three-game series against the Tigers of Edward waters College. The Golden Rams (25-11, 24-5 SIAC) are coming into a game fresh off being knocked around 19-9 by Georgia Southwestern at home on Tuesday, while Edward Waters ( 23-22 , 9-12 SIAC) enters the series fresh off a three-game sweep of Benedict last week . The series commences Thursday, April 28, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST.

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Albany State drops home game to GA Southwestern, 19-9

Brandon King

The Albany State baseball team could not end their home season on a high note, as they were defeated by the Hurricanes of Georgia Southwestern, 19-9. Albany State found themselves in a hole right away, as the Hurricanes got right to work in the first inning. Tyler Skelton got things with an RBI double that plated Miles Hartsfield, putting the Hurricanes up 1-0. Later in the inning, Reid Ragsdale drew a bases-loaded walk that brought home Skelton and put GA SW up 2-0. Garrett Bradley drew another walk that scored…

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Grambling falls to Northwestern State, 8-3

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Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications 8 NSU 3 GRAM Team R H E NSU 8 6 0 GRAM 3 10 4 W: Prestwich, C (1-3) L: Connor Rudy (3-6) Grambling State University pitcher Connor Rudy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but Northwestern State struck for four runs in the frame in defeating the Tigers, 8-3, on Tuesday night at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park.  Rudy (3-6) overcame an error-plagued fourth inning, which saw Northwestern State (20-20) grab a 2-0 lead. However, Grambling State (18-22), which saw its three-game win streak…

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Grambling’s Page and Garcia tabbed SWAC Baseball Players of the Week

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Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications Grambling State University senior pitcher Shemar Page and sophomore catcher John Garcia picked up the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) weekly honors, the conference on Tuesday afternoon.  Page became just the 34th NCAA Division I pitcher in history to toss a perfect game in Grambling State’s 16-0 seven-inning victory over Alcorn State on Friday. He currently leads the SWAC in strikeouts and threw just 84 pitches and struck out a season and career-high 13 batters during his historic performance on the mound.  Garcia had a huge…

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Albany State Baseball takes on GA Southwestern in season’s last home game

Brandon King

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team will host the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes for a game on Tuesday, April 26.  The Golden Rams are 25-10 (24-5 in the SIAC).  The Hurricanes are 21-23 (15-9 in the Peachbelt).  The first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 pm on the ASU West Campus.  The Golden Rams and the Hurricanes last matchup was on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.  On that day, the Hurricanes won 4-3. Chase Karn is leading the Golden Rams with a batting average of .429.  Nicholas…

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