Archive for May, 2008

2008 Baseball Tournament - Mississippi Valley State vs Grambling

Baton Rouge, LA– The opening game of the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament provided plenty of fireworks as the #3 Eastern Division seed Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils pounded out a 12-2 victory over the #2 Western Division seed Grambling State Tigers. The Tigers broke a scoreless game in the bottom of the third inning […]

2008 SWAC Baseball All-Conference Team

The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball All-Conference team votes have been tallied and Prairie View A&M’s Myrio Richard was named Player of the Year while Jackson State’s Charles Williams was named Pitcher of the Year. Joel Del Grande of Alcorn State took both Newcomer of the Year and Outstanding Hitter of the Year honors and […]

MVSU to play LSU in NCAA Softball Regionals

The Mississippi Valley State Devilettes (28-26: five-time defending Southwestern Athletic Conference softball champions) will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to face on the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers (42-16: SEC at-large bid) in opening-round action of the 2008 NCAA Softball Tournament.
The double-elimination regional will be held May 16 & 18 at Tiger Park on the LSU campus. […]

2008 SWAC Baseball Tournament brackets are set

Jackson State, Southern grab top seeds
The bracket has been set for the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament at Lee-Hines Field on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. The top four teams from the Eastern Division along with the top four teams from the Western Division will participate in the five-day event. […]

Lady Braves fall to No. 3 Lady Jackets, 4-0

Atlanta, GA—Georgia Tech outlasted Alcorn State, 4-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Tennis Tourney. The Jackets got things moving quickly as they won the point in the doubles competition. The Lady Braves attempted to dig themselves of the hole during singles but Georgia Tech’s tenacity overtook Alcorn State. Georgia Tech earned their second […]

Lady Tigers Improve on First Day Scores

ATHENS, Ga. - Windy conditions at the University of Georgia Golf Course did not help Jackson State, or many other teams, at the NCAA East Regional Friday. While the Lady Tigers again languished at the bottom of standings in the 21-team field, several individuals were able to play better during the second day of the […]

Larry Smith selected as Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Vicksburg, MS — Athletic Director, Dr. Darren J. Hamilton introduced Larry Smith as the new head Men’s Basketball coach today. Thunderous applause rang throughout the room when Smith took his place behind the podium to address the audience. Smith said, “It feels good to come back home.” Dubbed the nickname Mr. Mean for his rebounding […]

ASU Issues Statement on NCAA Notice of Allegations

Montgomery, Ala. - The NCAA has issued Alabama State University a notice of allegations that contains 24 possible NCAA rules violations and nine requests for additional documents/information.
The NCAA document describes one or more incidents or occurrences of potential NCAA rules violations per alleged infraction.
University officials are reviewing the notice of allegations to determine if the […]

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