Monthly Archives: May 2012

Another shocker: Valley eliminates Southern 2-1, advances to SWAC title game

It’s all over for the Southern baseball team. On a steaming-hot Friday afternoon at the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, the Jaguars managed only three hits and stranded leadoff runners in the final three innings of a shocking 2-1 loss to … Continue reading

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Starting lineups for the Southern-Valley game; follow us on Twitter

We’re about to get under way (again) this afternoon here at the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, and guess what? Brian Foster is about to take the mound for Southern in its second game of the day. The Jaguars must defeat … Continue reading

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Jaguars hold on to eliminate Alcorn 8-6, advance to face Valley at 3:30 p.m. Friday

The Southern baseball team will play again. Friday morning in an elimination game at the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, the Jaguars rallied for five runs in the seventh and eighth innings, and three freshman relievers — John Thigpen, Pedro Fargas … Continue reading

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Starting lineups for the Southern-Alcorn game; follow us on Twitter

We’re about to get under way this morning at Lee-Hines Field, where — surprise! — Southern baseball coach Roger Cador has already made a change. For this elimination game against Alcorn State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament at Lee-Hines … Continue reading

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Jaguars eliminate Grambling 8-0, advance to Friday morning game vs. Alcorn

The Southern baseball team will play at least one more day. In an elimination game Thursday morning at Lee-Hines Field, the Jaguars took advantage of seven Grambling errors, and right-hander Jose De Leon fired a complete-game shutout in an 8-0 … Continue reading

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Lineups for the Southern-Grambling elimination game; follow us on Twitter

We’re about to get under way this morning at Lee-Hines Field, where — surprise! — Southern and Grambling are squaring off in an elimination game in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. The Jaguars, of course, lost a 6-4 shocker to … Continue reading

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Looking ahead after a shocking first day at the SWAC tournament

We’re finished with the first day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament at Lee-Hines Field, and we’ve had one stunner in four games. Tip of the cap goes to Mississippi Valley State. Shake of the head goes to Southern — … Continue reading

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Disaster strikes early: Valley rallies to stun Jaguars, 6-4

Disaster has struck for the Southern baseball team on the first day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Wednesday afternoon at Lee-Hines Field, the Jaguars took a four-run lead into the eighth inning against Mississippi Valley State — but their … Continue reading

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The tournament begins

Tuesday morning, the tarp was off the diamond at Southern University, where young ballplayers and event staff spent much of the day preparing Lee-Hines Field for the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Eight teams were pulling into town, and Barret Rey’s … Continue reading

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Good news for SWAC tournament: It never rains at Lee-Hines Field

OK, so maybe we’re tempting fate here. Maybe we’re teasing the baseball gods a little. But the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament begins Wednesday at Lee-Hines Field, and if our friends at the National Weather Service are correct, we should should … Continue reading

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