Category: SWAC

Alabama State spanks Alabama A&M 17-9

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Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 17 Winner Alabama State 17-11, 6-2 SWAC 9 Alabama A&M 10-14, 2-6 SWAC Team R H E Alabama State 17 20 2 Alabama A&M 9 10 0 W: Rivera, Ricardo (5-0) L: E. Crenshaw (2-3) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Ian Motos, Cristian Lopez, Jayden Sloan and Jamal George combined for 13 RBI to lead Alabama State University to a 17-9 win over Alabama A&M University on Saturday at Bulldog Baseball Field.   INSIDE THE MATCHUP  FINAL:  Alabama State 17 | Alabama A&M 9 Location: Bulldog Baseball Field | Huntsville, Ala.  Records: Alabama State 17-11, 6-2 SWAC | Alabama A&M 10-14, 2-6 SWAC  Get Social: Twitter: @BamaStateBB |…

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FAMU Baseball takes it on the chin against Troy, 12-2

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 12 Winner TROY 2 FAMU Team R H E TROY 12 15 2 FAMU 2 5 1 W: Fruit, Zach (3-1) L: Townsend, Jared (0-2) TALLAHASSEE, FL —The Florida A&M Rattlers had a tough showing on Wednesday, falling to the Troy Trojans by final score of 12-2. Junior Jared Townsend (0-2) got the ball to start for Florida A&M (12-13) and took the loss. Junior Grant Harrison was a bright spot for the Rattlers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing one scoreless inning, allowing no hits, with one walk and two strikeouts.…

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Grambling baseball sweeps doubleheader against Alcorn State

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University baseball team earned two Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victories in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, defeating Alcorn State 20-3 and 7-6 at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park. Game 1 Grambling State (8-14 overall, 4-1 SWAC) dominated Alcorn State (1-17, 0-5) from start to finish in the opening contest. The Tigers torched the Braves’ pitching staff for 20 runs on 13 hits. GSU also exercised patience at the plate, drawing 13 walks.  Grambling State jumped in…

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Texas Southern Men’s Golf in third after 36 holes at Gulf Shores Invitational

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Courtesy of Sylvia Masango, Texas Southern Sports Information GULF SHORES, Ala. – Texas Southern men’s golf stands in third place following the opening rounds of the Gulf Shores Invitational hosted by the Black College Golf Coaches Association. Freshman Owen Walsh is tied 6th and leads the way for the Tigers at the end of his 36-hole day one on 159 (81-78). Sophomores Joel Sullivan and Kci Lindskog are one shot back and tied in 7th place. The competing teams are playing at The Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club which is a 6693-yard…

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Texas Southern Women’s Track & Field shows out at TSU Relays

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics The TSU women’s track & field won nine titles and posted 26 top-five performances at the 71stannual TSU Relays this past weekend. Lillie Burnett finished second (12.0) in both the 100 and 200 (25.25) while Shelby Brooks captured the 200 title (25.17). Madison Dominguez (56.61) won the 400 followed by Brooks (58.11) in second and a fifth-place outing from Bayli George (1:00.52). Adayshia Coleman won the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best run of 14.32 followed by Kayla Jenkins’ second-place finish (14.7). Lyriq Ray placed fourth…

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SWAC announces 2022-23 Bowling Postseason honorees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2022-23 SWAC Bowling Postseason Honors highlighted by impressive performances during regular season competition. The all-conference honors and individual award winners were determined by average individual pinfall during conference play.  Alabama State’s Savanna Razor (214.33) and Southern’s Jailyn Rogers (199.96) headline the All-SWAC First Team finishing in first and second place respectively. Alabama State’s Lyric O’Steen (198.74), Florida A&M’s Jordan Shipp (197.04) and Prairie View A&M’s Stephanie Vasquez (196.52), round out the first team members after finishing regular…

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HBCU Men’s seeding and brackets for the 2023 NCAA Tournament

Brandon King

There are two HBCU teams in the men’s NCAA bracket. Here is who they are and who they will take on. NO. 16 Texas Southern, East Bracket, Columbus, OH Coach Johnny Jones’ TExas Southern Tigers are back in the field of 68 after winning their third consecutive SWAC Tournament, and as has been the case too many times, they are the HBCU that has been subjected to taking part in the play in game ( the NCAA can try to insult our intelligence, by dressing them up as the “First…

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SWAC Basketball Championship Bracket

Brandon King

It’s championship day in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, with tournament winners to be determined on both the men’s and women’s side. Women’s Championship Game -Southern v Arkansas -Pine Bluff 1:00 pm CST The Lady Jaguars pulled the upset of the tournament, knocking off the preeminent favorite and defending champion Jackson State Friday night. Aleighyah Fontenot’s running three pointer with 0.4 sealed the the Tigers fate, giving the Jags. 65-64 win and securing Southern’s slot in the title game. The 7-seeded Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff upset the no. 2 seed…

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FAMU Baseball to take on Florida Gulf Coast this weekend

Brandon King

The Florida A&M Baseball (5-9, 0-0 SWAC) team is gearing up for a three-game home series against Florida Gulf Coast ( 12-2, 0-0 ASUN) this weekend at Moore-Kittles field. The first game takes place Friday afternoon , with first pitch scheduled for 5:00 PM EST. Saturday’s matchup is scheduled for 2:00 pm and the series finale on Sunday will begin at noon CST. The two teams last matched up in 2021, a 3-2 defeat for the Rattlers; FAMU is 3-12 all-time against FGCU.

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Florida A&M Softball to open SWAC play against Jackson State

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– Florida A&M softball hosts Jackson State for their conference opening weekend. The Rattlers are coming off a tough home loss to Southeastern Louisiana in their home opener last week but have had a ton of success versus other HBCU (5-1) and SWAC (3-0) schools this season. This will be their SWAC opener, as the other games were part of a non-conference tournament.  The Tigers are coming in with a 9-7 record and on a two-game winning streak. The Rattlers swept the Tigers in the 2022…

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