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SIAC Announces 2023 Softball All-Conference Team

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2023 softball all-conference awards, as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors. Lane’s Millay Lambert headlines the all-conference team after being selected as the 2023 SIAC Player of the Year and Utility Player of the Year. Her teammate, Jersey Cabana was named 2023 Starting Pitcher of the Year.  Spring Hill’s Paityn Desormeaux earned this year’s Relief Pitcher of the Year honor and Fort Valley State’s Raven Webb was selected as the 2023 SIAC Freshman of the Year.  Lane’s head coach, Joel Worthington, has been named the 2023 SIAC Softball Coach of…

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Albany State baseball sweeps Spring Hill, secures #1 seed in SIAC tourney

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team swept the Spring Hill College Badgers in a 3-game series to finish as the #1 seed in the upcoming SIAC Tournament that will be held in Albany.  With the sweep, the Golden Rams finished the regular season with a (33-8) overall record and (30-2) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams won 10 straight games to finish the regular season.  The Badgers are now (28-21) overall and (25-7) in the conference.  In game #1, the Golden Rams defeated…

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Albany State softball ends regular season on winning note

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams softball team defeated the Trinity Baptist College Eagles in their final regular season games on Monday evening.  With the 2 wins, the Golden Rams improved to (25-14) overall.  The Eagles fell to (6-33).     In game #1, the Golden Rams won (9-0).  The Golden Rams had 10 hits and played an error free game against the Eagles.  Madison Hurt, Romona McLeod, Glory Seay and De’Laynie Hollis all had 2 hits each for the Golden Rams. Romona McLeod led the Golden Rams with…

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Albany State to take on Kentucky State in season’s final home series

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This weekend the Albany State baseball team ( 27-8, 24-2 ) will play host to the Throughbreds of Kentucky State (17-17, 15-9) for their final home series of the season. The three game series will start with a doubleheader on Saturday, with the first pitch scheduled for 1 PM EST. The Golden Rams will celebrate Senior Day before the first game of the twin billing. Game 3 of the series takes place Sunday at noon EST. The last time the two teams met was May 13, 2022, with the Throughbreds…

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Albany State softball takes a pair of loses at Georgia Southwestern

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams 3-game winning streak was snapped by the Georgia Southwestern University Hurricanes on Tuesday evening in Americus, Georgia.  With the loses, the Golden Rams fell to (21-13) overall.  The Hurricanes improved to (32-15).  In game 1, the Golden Rams were defeated (9-1) by the Hurricanes.  In the top of the 3rd inning, Keyatta Ayers hit a single to right field to score Ty’janae Brown.  The Golden Rams would maintain a (1-0) lead until the bottom of the 5th inning when the Hurricanes exploded for…

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Week 6 SIAC Trackletes Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Ed Gilbert (Albany State) and Jaylynne Williams (Kentucky State) were named this week’s men and women Track Athletes of the Week, alongside Donte Gosier (Fort Valley State) and Sydney Blackburn (Albany State) who collected this week’s men and women Field Athletes of the Week honor. Women’s Track and FieldTrack Performer of the Week – Jaylynne Williams, Kentucky State Williams finished first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a season and personal best record of 14.99…

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SIAC announces yearly tennis honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC Mark Chigaazira of Benedict has been named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and headlines the 2023 All-SIAC Team, announced by the league on Saturday.  Gregory Green of Tuskegee was named 2023 SIAC Coach of the Year. The honors were determined by votes from the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Player of the Year, Mark Chigaazira, Benedict College Mark Chigaazira, a graduate student from Harare, Zimbabwe, was 13-2 overall and 10-1 conference play at the No. 1 singles…

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Albany State baseball boat raced by Auburn University at Montgomery, 13-3

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It was a tough day on the diamond for Albany State baseball, as they took a 13-3 donkey-kicking from the Warhawks of Auburn University Wednesday night at the AUM Baseball Complex in Montgomery, Alabama. The Golden Rams found themselves in a 6-0 hole after just one inning of play in a frame that saw them give up the first run of the game before the Warhawks got their first hit of the night, as four of the first AUM batters reached base via walks. AUM tacked on three more runs…

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Albany State baseball takes two of three against Morehouse

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Courtesy of Dr.Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams baseball team won their series against the Morehouse Maroon Tigers by winning 2 out of 3 games in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Golden Rams are now (23-7) overall and (21-2) in the SIAC.  The Maroon Tigers are (15-15-1) overall and (13-13) in the conference.  In game 1, the Golden Rams defeated the Maroon Tigers (21-5).  The Golden Rams finished with 21 runs and 16 hits against the Maroon Tigers.  The Golden Rams scored in all 7 innings of the…

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Clark Atlanta baseball sweeps doubleheader against Benedict

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Title image via Jacquinn Solomon Courtesy of Justin Mordecai, Director of Athletic Communications, Clark Atlanta Athletics Team R H E BEN 11 10 6 CAUBSB 17 14 1 W: Waites, Asa (3-6) L: Tymon Holloman (2-5) ATLANTA, Ga. | The Clark Atlanta University baseball team picked up a pair of conference victories on Friday as they took down the Benedict Tigers in doubleheader action at Bill Evans Field. The Panthers took game one, 17-11, while following up with a 13-6 victory in game two. Game three was canceled due to inclement weather. INSIDE THE…

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