Tag: HBCU BASEBALL

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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Grambling Baseball announces 2023 schedule

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head baseball coach Davin Pierreannounced on Tuesday the 2023 schedule for the upcoming season. GSU opens the season with a trip to Houston, Texas to participate in the inaugural Cactus Jack HBCU Classic hosted by the Houston Astros. The Tigers face Prairie View A&M (Feb. 17), Southern (Feb. 18) and Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 19) in the event.  Grambling State heads to Fayetteville, Ark. for a midweek contest versus Arkansas on Feb. 21 before traveling to New Orleans, La.,…

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Bethune-Cookman Baseball brings in highest-ranked JUCO class in program history

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman head baseball coach Jonathan Hernandez has landed another nationally ranked recruiting class this year as the Wildcats skipper and his staff haul in the 37th ranked JUCO recruiting class in the country. The JBB, a Junior-College baseball publication, has ranked B-CU’s JUCO signing class as the 37th best in the country for this recruiting cycle. This marks the 3rdtime a recruiting class has been ranked nationally under Hernandez’s tenure.Hernandez and his staff inked 11 Junior-College players who arrived on campus this Fall in Daytona Beach.  “We are very…

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Albany State Baseball to hold walk-on meeting

Brandon King

The Albany State Baseball team went 32-16 ( 28-7, SIAC), but came up short in the conference championship game, falling 8-7 to Spring Hill. The Goden Rams were tapped to participate in the Black College World Series in Montgomery. After defeating the Thoroughbreds of Kentucky State 12-2 in the opening game, the Golden Rams fell 15-10 to Miles College. As the path to improvement does not just lay on the recruiting trail or the transfer portal, sometimes there is considerable untapped talent and potential walking around campus, Albany State baseball…

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Coppin State to take on East Carolina in NCAA Baseball Tourney

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Coppin State, who claimed victory in the MEAC Baseball Tournament , after besting Delaware State 18-12, has found out their opponent in their first round opponent in the NCAA Baseball Championship. The Eagles, (24-28) will make their NCAA Tournament debut against the Pirates of East Carolina University (42-18) in the Greenville Regional. The Pirates, defeated the Cougars of the University of Houston 6-1 to capture the American Athletic Conference (AAC) championship. The white-out Cougars will enter the matchup on an 18-game win streak and the Eagles will likely also have…

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Albany State falls to Miles, 15-10 in Black College World Series

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Courtesy Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams were defeated by the Miles College Golden Bears (15-10) in the 2022 Black College World Series held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. The Golden Rams were held scoreless until the bottom of the 6th inning when Malik Bellreached on a fielder’s choice to score Lachlan Ross to make the score (10-1).  The Golden Rams scored 2 more runs when Hill Corleydoubled to left field to score Tyler McConnelland Nicholas Hernandez.  The Golden Rams closed the gap to (10-5) when Pierce Thomassingled up the middle to score Hill Corley and Malik…

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Albany State gets win over Kentucky State in BCWS opener

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From Dr. Earnest Brow, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams defeated the Kentucky State University Thorobreds (12-2) in the opening game of the 2022 Black College World held at RiverwalkStadium in Montgomery, Alabama. In the 4th inning, the Golden Rams scored when Tucker Jordan singled up the middle to score Malik Bell to make it (1-1).  In the 5th inning, Malik Bell hit a sacrifice fly to score Nicholas Hernandez to make the score (4-1). The Golden Rams scored 8 runs in the 7thinning to end the game.  Tucker Jordan singled to drive in 2 runs.  TJ Thomas singled to left field to…

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