rss

Archive for May, 2009

17
PVAMU's Marching Storm Director "George Edwards" Passes

PVAMU’s Marching Storm Director “George Edwards” Passes

It is sad news coming from Pantherland as we mourn the loss of Professor George Edwards, Director of Bands at Prairie View A&M University.
You touched plenty, you taught many and you will be missed by all of us. We will march forth with the wisdom you gave us and continue to teach that to those [...]

0
Xavier's Broussard, Jones Make Ashe Sports Scholars First Team

Xavier’s Broussard, Jones Make Ashe Sports Scholars First Team

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana’s Alexandra Broussard and Danielle Jones are first-team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars and among seven XU student-athletes to receive national recognition for their athletic and academic success.
The Ashe awards, sponsored by the magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education and announced Thursday, are given to student-athletes of color who [...]

0
Texas Southern Softball to Participate in YES Clinics at College World Series

Texas Southern Softball to Participate in YES Clinics at College World Series

Houston, TX-Texas Southern University Softball team will be represented at the NCAA Youth Education Sports (YES) Clinics during the upcoming College World Series in Oklahoma City as head Coach Worley Barker along with senior catcher Ariel Arredondo and sophomore third baseman Tenesha Skrine will serve as mentors and instructors for the clinics.
The clinics, which [...]

0
2009 SWAC Baseball All-Tournament Team

2009 SWAC Baseball All-Tournament Team

David Arrendondo, Texas Southern
Manny Kumar, Grambling State
Charles Derkowski, Texas Southern
Milt Barney, Grambling State
Jesse Olivar, Southern
Jamaal Thelwell, Jackson State
Jerome McCollum, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brad McDavid, Southern
James Armstrong, Southern
Jabari Graham, Alcorn State
Joshua Brufield, Alcorn State
Most Valuable Player: Jarrett Maloy, Southern

1
SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship Game: Southern 12, Alcorn State 10

SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship Game: Southern 12, Alcorn State 10

Jaguars claim SWAC Baseball title, NCAA Tournament Berth
The Southern Jaguars won the SWAC Baseball Championship with a 12-10 win over Alcorn State.
Scoring all its runs in the first four innings, Southern (30-15) took the lead for good with a four-run third and a three-run fourth. Brad McDavid’s three-run double in the third inning helped the [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 14: Southern 10, Grambling State 9 in 12 innings (Grambling State eliminated)

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 14: Southern 10, Grambling State 9 in 12 innings (Grambling State eliminated)

Jesse Olivar’s single scored James Armstrong to give Southern a 10-9 win in 12 innings in the SWAC Baseball Tournament.
The Jaguars (29-15) advance to play Alcorn State in Sunday’s
Championship game at 1 p.m.
Grambling State (17-37) scored eight runs in the second-fifth innings. Brandon Smith’s two-run homer and Arthur Mazierski’s RBI single gave the Tigers [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 13: Alcorn State 7, Texas Southern 6 (Texas Southern eliminated)

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 13: Alcorn State 7, Texas Southern 6 (Texas Southern eliminated)

Alcorn State defeated Texas Southern 7-6 to advance to the SWAC Championship Game.
The Braves (28-18) will play for their first ever SWAC Baseball
Championship against the Grambling-Southern winner at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The top of the lineup helped set the tone for the Alcorn State
offense.1-2-3 hitters Joshua Brumfield, Adrian Bowens, and Jabari Graham combined go 6-for-11 with [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 12: Grambling State 5, Southern 4

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 12: Grambling State 5, Southern 4

Grambling rallied to a 5-4 win over Southern to force an elimination game between the two teams at 6 p.m. tonight.
The game, which originally began Friday night, was suspended by rain and resumed at noon Saturday.
The Tigers came back from a 3-1 deficit with a pair of runs in each of the sixth and seventh [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 11: Alcorn State 7, Texas Southern 1

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 11: Alcorn State 7, Texas Southern 1

Alcorn State keeps its hot streak alive as the Braves defeat Texas Southern 7-1.
The two teams will play again Saturday at Noon in an elimination game.
The game was delayed nearly three hours due to rain in the third inning with Alcorn State leading 3-1. The Braves broke the game open in the sixth. Kenneth Rowan’s [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 10: Grambling State 15, Jackson State 1 (Jackson State eliminated)

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 10: Grambling State 15, Jackson State 1 (Jackson State eliminated)

Grambling State scored runs in all but one inning in eliminating Jackson State 15-1 (7 innings) in the 2009 SWAC Tournament.
Grambling State (16-36) scored single runs in the first and second innings, but broke the game open with five runs in the fourth, four in the fifth and three in the sixth in winning for [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 9: Alcorn State 3, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 (UAPB Eliminated)

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 9: Alcorn State 3, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 (UAPB Eliminated)

Alcorn State defeated University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-1 in an elimination game of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
The Braves (27-18) advance to face Texas Southern at 3 p.m. today.
Trailing 1-0, the Braves scored in the sixth inning on Rodney Warren’s two-run single to center field, scoring Joshua Brumfield and Adrian Bowens. Warren went 3-for-4 to [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 8: Southern 5, Grambling State 2

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 8: Southern 5, Grambling State 2

Southern defeated Grambling State 5-2 in Game 8 of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
The Jaguars (27-14) advance to face the Jackson State-Grambling State winner at 6 p.m. Friday. Grambling (15-36) and Jackson State will square off at Noon Friday in an elimination game.
Southern never trailed in the game. They took the lead in the fourth [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 7:Texas Southern 6, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 7:Texas Southern 6, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0

The defending champion Texas Southern Tigers shutout Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-0 in Game 7 of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
Texas Southern (24-27) advances to face the Alcorn State-Univ.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff winner Friday at 3 p.m. UAPB (21-24) plays Alcorn State Friday at 9 a.m. in an elimination game.
The Tigers scored in the fourth on an RBI [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 6: Jackson State 17, Alabama A&M 7; Alabama A&M eliminated

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 6: Jackson State 17, Alabama A&M 7; Alabama A&M eliminated

Jackson State combined for 16 runs in the final six innings to beat
Alabama A&M 17-7 in an elimination game in the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
Trailing 6-3, the Tigers (35-20) scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Jackson State had five hits in the inning and, aided by two Bulldog [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 5 - Alcorn State 8, Mississippi Valley State 7; MVSU eliminated

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 5 – Alcorn State 8, Mississippi Valley State 7; MVSU eliminated

BATON ROUGE, LA – Kenneth Rowan’s two-run homer capped Alcorn State’s five-run eighth inning rally and lifted the Braves to an 8-7 win over Mississippi Valley State in an elimination game of the 2009 SWAC Tournament.
Alcorn State (26-18) advances to play the Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Texas Southern loser at 9 a.m. Friday.
Trailing 7-3 [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 4 - Southern 8, Alabama A&M 3

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 4 – Southern 8, Alabama A&M 3

Southern came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Alabama A&M 8-3 in the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
The Jaguars (26-14) advance to play Grambling State at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The Bulldogs (14-30) scored a pair of runs in the top of the first on an RBI triple and Alton Ellison, who then scored on an error [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 3 - Texas Southern 4, Mississippi Valley 0

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 3 – Texas Southern 4, Mississippi Valley 0

Defending champion Texas Southern continued its winning ways in Conference Tournament action, defeating Mississippi Valley State 4-0 in Game 3 of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
It was the first shutout in SWAC Tournament Play since 2007 when Prairie View A&M shutout Mississippi Valley State 10-0.
The Tigers (23-27) will play Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Thursday at 3 [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 2 - Grambling State 9, Jackson State 7

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 2 – Grambling State 9, Jackson State 7

BATON ROUGE, LA – Grambling State jumped out to a big lead and held on late to take a 9-7 win in Game 2 of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
Grambling State (15-35) advances to play the winner of Alabama A&M-Southern Thursday at 6 p.m.
Grambling State scored a pair of runs in the third inning to [...]

0
SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 1 - UAPB 6, Alcorn State 5

SWAC Baseball Tournament Game 1 – UAPB 6, Alcorn State 5

BATON ROUGE, LA – Barry McDonaley’s pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over Alcorn State in Game 1 of the 2009 SWAC Baseball Tournament.
Donley’s two-out game-winning hit scored Lloyd Burchett, who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. The Golden Lions [...]

0
Baseball Tournament Begins Wednesday

Baseball Tournament Begins Wednesday

Texas Southern will look to repeat ‘08 title run
The final SWAC Championship of the year commences Wednesday with seven teams looking to dethrone Texas Southern.
#3 East seed Alcorn State will play #2 West seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 9 a.m. Game 2 will feature #3 West seed Grambling State, which clinched a tournament berth Saturday [...]

2
2009 ALL-SWAC Baseball Honors Announced

2009 ALL-SWAC Baseball Honors Announced

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009 All-Conference Baseball Honors, headlined by Texas Southern’s David Arrendondo voted Player of the Year and Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Justin Moring voted Pitcher of the Year.
All honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information departments.
Arrendondo, a 6-0, 190-pound senior from Houston, TX, was second [...]