Tag: HBCU BASEBALL

Norfolk State splits doubleheader with Niagara

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Title image via Niya Grant Photography Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst.AD/Communications, Norfolk State University 5 NIA-BASE 8  NSUBB Team R H E NIA-BASE 5 6 4 NSUBB 8 9 1 W: McCrary, Max (1-0) L: Minckler,Ryan (0-1) NORFOLK, Va. | The Norfolk State University baseball team picked up its first win of the season in splitting a doubleheader against Niagara on Friday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field. The Spartans took the opening game, 8-5, but dropped the nightcap, 6-1.  In the opener, Justin Journette went 3-for-3, with two runs driven in and a run scored…

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Grambling State goes down in extra innings to Alabama State

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford Grambling State Athletics NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Grambling State University baseball team pushed Alabama State into extra innings, but wasn’t able to finish the job, falling 10-4 in 10 innings on opening day of the Andre Dawson Classic in New Orleans, La. on Friday evening. GSU (1-5) struggled to get consistent offense at the plate, scattering five hits throughout the game. The Tigers made most of its noise off of the strength of two home runs.  Jose Vargas smacked his first long ball of the year, with…

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Sheldon Johnson makes program history with ECC Player of the Week Honours

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Courtesy of Lincoln Athletics ECC ArticleLINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania baseball program saw one of its fifth-year seniors become the first student-athlete ever to be named East Coast Conference Player of the Week as Sheldon Johnson(Pittsburgh, Penn./Woodland Hills) was given the honor after his torrid start to the season at the Peachtree City Classic. The Lincoln baseball program became a member of the East Coast Conference during the 2019-20 athletic calendar year after the CIAA dropped the sport following the 2017 season. Johnson, an outfielder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, exploded…

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Coppin State baseball completes sweep over Saint Peter’s

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Courtesy of Steven Kramer, Coppin State Athletics 8 SPU 16  CSU Team R H E SPU 8 8 0 CSU 16 15 1 W: Thompson, Clay (1-0) L: Coombes,Christian (0-1) HANOVER, Md. – Coppin State’s baseball completed a three-game series-opening sweep with a 16-8 victory over Saint Peter’s on Sunday afternoon at Joe Cannon Stadium. The Eagles are now 3-0 for the first time in their history while the Peacocks fall to 0-3. CSU hit .393 for the series, outscoring Saint Peter’s, 42-19, with 42 base hits and ten stolen bases. Sixteen of Coppin’s 42…

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Albany State Baseball to open SIAC play against Tuskegee

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The Albany State baseball team (1-2) will open conference play against the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University (1-5) in a three-game set on February 18-19 at the ASU West Campus. Saturday will feature a doubleheader, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:00 PM EST, The two schools last met March 27, 2022 with Albany State claiming a 20-12 victory. To view the Live Stream, click on the following link:https://team1sports.com/asugoldenrams/ For Live Stats, click on the following link:http://www.asugoldenrams.com/sidearmstats/baseball  

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Albany State baseball defeated by Valdosta State

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After scoring 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning, the Albany State Golden Rams lost (7-5) to the Valdosta State Blazers on Wednesday evening in Valdosta, Georgia.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (1-2) on the season while the Blazers improved to (5-2). In the 1st inning, the Golden Rams scored when Lavoisier Fisher doubled down the right field line to score Zane Ross.  Austin Robertssingled to right field to score Nate Lloyd and Lavoisier Fisher.  Hill Corley scored when Chase Karn singled to center field to give the Golden…

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Albany State baseball to face Valdsosta State on Wednesday

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The Albany State University baseball team is set to take on Valdosta State on Wednesday, February 15 at the VSU Spoprts Complex; first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 pm EST. The Blazers enter the matchup with a 4-2 overall record, fresh off victories against Florida Tech ad Embry-Riddle last weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Golden Rams , 1-1, dropped their season opener 4-1 to Columbus State on February8, , but bounced back with a 7-1 win over Auburn Univresity at Mongomery 7-0 the nexy day. The last time Albany…

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Albany State Baseball gets first win of season

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team earned their first win of the season after defeating the Auburn University at Montgomery War Hawks (7-0) on Thursday afternoon.  The Golden Rams improved to (1-1) while the War Hawks fell to (1-4). In the 1st inning, Lavoisier Fisher hit a 2-run homer to give the Golden Rams a (2-0) lead.  The Golden Rams extended the lead to (3-0) when Tucker Jordan drew a walk with the bases loaded. The Golden Rams scored again in the 3rdinning when Austin Robert hit a…

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SIAC Announces Preseason Baseball Honours

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Courtesy of the SIAC The 2023 preseason team returns 14 of the 30 players from the 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams. Savannah State paced this year’s preseason team with nine selections after closing last season with one of the best records in modern Tigers’ history at 34-12. They led the regular season with a 28-2 conference mark and entered last year’s tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Tigers return 2022 SIAC Player of the Year, Joe Smith, who had an incredible redshirt-junior season. The Brunswick, Georgia native led the Tigers…

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West VA State Baseball picked third in MEC South Division

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference released its annual baseball preseason poll on Thursday afternoon following a vote by the league’s head coaches. West Virginia State was slotted third in the MEC South Division. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 2022 campaign in which they finished 25-20 overall and 17-15 in league play. They entered the final week of the regular season with the possibility of making the postseason if results went their way, but narrowly missed out…

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