FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2011 2010-11 BLACK COLLEGE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL (Standings and Weekly

ALL AND SOFTBALL (Standings and Weekly Honors)

MEAC MID EASTERN

ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEAC MID EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC SOUTHWESTERN
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BASEBALL CONF ALL SOFTBALL CONF ALL BASEBALL DIV ALL SOFTBALL DIV ALL
W L W L NORTH W L W L WEST W L W L EAST W L W L
Bethune-Cookman 12 0 25 19 Delaware State 7 2 25 13 Southern 13 5 23 15 Miss. Valley St. 15 2 22 22
Delaware State 8 3 20 19 Morgan State 6 2 14 20 Grambling State 10 8 17 20 Jackson State 14 3 21 19
™ Norfolk State 7 7 15 23 Hampton 5 4 14 26 Prairie View A&M 11 10 21 16 Alcorn State 6 11 15 30
Md. Eastern Shore 7 8 8 31 Howard 4 5 11 22 Texas Southern 8 13 19 21 Alabama State 6 11 10 31
NC A&T State 5 6 14 25 Coppin State 3 6 10 14 Ark. Pine Bluff 6 12 10 29 Alabama A&M 4 13 4 25
Florida A&M 3 9 14 31 EAST WEST
Md. Eastern Shore 1 7 6 32
Coppin State 1 10 4 32 Alcorn State 16 4 19 20 Texas Southern 14 3 26 27
SOUTH
Bethune-Cookman 6 0 22 22 Miss. Valley St. 13 7 17 25 Southern 12 5 18 21
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jackson State 10 8 20 20
Florida A&M 5 1 22 21 Ark. Pine Bluff 6 11 6 25
PLAYER
Norfolk State 3 6 12 21 Alabama State 4 14 12 22 Grambling State 4 13 11 24
Bryan Chaikowsky, Sr., DH, UMES - Hit
SC State 3 6 8 36 Alabama A&M 4 14 8 30 Prairie View A&M 4 13 11 34
.571 with 10 RBI, 1 HR, 2 triples to guide the
Hawks to 3-1 mark. Had 8 hits in 14 at-bats. NC A&T State 1 5 8 26
UMES UMES Sports Photo Now has 9 triples.
PITCHER MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
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SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
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RACKS UP BRUMMELL: UMES
head coach has led Lady
Patrick Goelz, So., P, B-CU - In 9-0 win over
Coppin State, did not allow an earned run,
PLAYER
Amber Frame, Jr., 2B, MSU - Was 4-for-4 with 6 RBI and
2 home runs in two victories. Scored 3 runs.
PITCHER
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ANOTHER Hawks' bowling team to

two national titles in two
struck out 8, allowed 2 hits.
ROOKIE
Matt McClain, Fr., P, DSU - Tossed his first
PITCHER
Paige Arnold, Jr., P, CSU - Had a 0.34 ERA in three games
vs. DSU last week. In 20.2 innings, struck out 17, did not
CROWN weeks. career shutout vs. Norfolk State striking out
4 and walking 3.
walk anyone and gave up one earned run.
ROOKIE
Stephanie Sarris, Fr., P, DSU - Recored a 0.00 ERA to

SOUTHERN NAMES NEW MEN'S HOOPS

2-1 vs. Coppin State. Struck out 4 and walked 3 of the
54 batters faced.

COACH; UMES BOWLERS WIN AGAIN

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
UMES adds second national bowling title
Maryland Eastern Shore overcame Lindenwood 2-1 to win the
United States Bowlling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Cham-
SOUTHERN TABS BANKS: pionships (ITCs), and with its second national championship this season,
The Southern University Department of Athletics has claiming, unequivocally, the title of best women's college bowling team
announced Roman Banks as its new in America.
head men's basketball coach. Banks will "I'm still trying to feel if this is real or not," said head coach Sha-
officially take over the men's program ron Brummell. "Knowing that our team is the champions of both events,
there's no doubt anymore that we are the best team in the nation."
on May 1, 2011.
Last weekend, UMES knocked off Vanderbilt to claim their second
His appointment is pending con- NCAA women's bowling title and a week later the Kerm Helmer Cup at
firmation by the Southern University the ITC, besting a third-place finish in 2008, the first time the team won
BANKS
Board of Supervisors at its upcoming the NCAA title.
meetings on April 29. This is the Lady Hawks' first ITC title in eight appearances. They
Banks is to replace Rob Spivery, who coached the have only missed the tournament in 2003.
UMES star Maria Rodriguez converted a spare in the final frame to
Jaguars from 2005 thru this past season and jus recently
beat Lindenwood 164-158 in the deciding game. The Hawks dropped the
worked out a settlement with the school. opening game to the Lions, 182-156, before rallying to win the second
Banks has served as Southern Louisiana's associate game, 189-183.
head basketball coach for the past five seasons and spent "When I let the shot go, I thought I missed it and cost my team the CHAMPS, AGAIN!: UMES bowlers raise the United States Bowling Con-
eight total years on the coaching staff. title," said Rodriguez. "I was too busy thinking about all the bad shots I'd gress championship trophy after downing Lindenwood 2-1 in the title game.
Banks has previous experience at Southern serving six made and how hard the lanes were. I'm just glad I made it." The Lady Hawks beat Vanderbilt to win the their second NCAA Bowling title
Rodriguez is just the second player in UMES history to earn an all- a week earlier.
years as an assistant coach and chief recruiter. He formerly
Tournament honor at the ITCs. MaryEtta Lewis got a nod in 2006. "This will probably never happen again in college bowling. It is such a rare
played at Northwestern (La.) State and was the Demons' After the match, Brummell reflected on her team's accomplishment. feat and something our team and University can be proud of."
point guard, finishing his career at the school's all-time
leader in assists while ranking sixth in scoring and seventh
in steals. Spring Championship Results fourth win of the tournament weekend in the fi-
CIAA MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD - St. Augustine's nal game, allowing six runs – four earned – on 15
'BAMA STATE WINS AGAIN: WOMEN'S TENNIS - WSSU For the 14th consecutive season and 28th hits.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The 2011 SWAC women's The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams defeat- time in 29 years, the CIAA Men's Track and Field
golf champion, Alabama State Lady Hornets, added an- ed Shaw 5-4 Saturday to take the CIAA women's Championship belongs to the Falcons of Saint SIAC
other title to the mantle Sunday, winning the 17th National tennis championship played at the Virginia State Augustine's. MEN'S GOLF - Morehouse
Women's Collegiate Golf Classic at Stone Mountain Golf Tennis Complex. The Falcons dominated the jumping and For the second consecutive year, the Maroon
The battle between the two top teams came sprinting events to score 176.05 points and easily Tigers of Morehouse have won the SIAC Golf
Course. down to a No. 4 singles match won by WSSU outdistance second-place Winston-Salem State Classic. The team shot a low score of 312 in the
The Lady Hornets finished with a 671 score in the 36- sophomore Kalin Jarvis, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6. (105). final round at the Jones Creek Golf Club in Au-
hole event, holding off a strong charge from second place The CIAA title caps a whirlwind year for Men's field MVP Orlando Duffus won the gusta, Ga. to claim the crown. Morehouse shot a
South Carolina State (678). Hampton (690) finished WSSU who made the transition from NCAA Div. long jump (7.44m) and the triple jump (14.98m). team total of 935.
I status to Div. II. The 2011 title is the first under Christopher Copeland took the high jump Morehouse was led by Olajuwon Ajanaku
third.
tennis coach John Martin. (2.16m). who finished the three-day event with a score of
ASU shot 344 on Sunday, not as strong as they did The Lady Bears finish their season with a 17-8 The Falcons recorded an NCAA provisional 8-over par 224. Ajanaku shot rounds of 75, 72 and
Saturday, while S.C. State improved by 24 strokes. How- mark. WSSU (27-1) will move on into the NCAA qualifying time of 40.36 in winning the 400 me- 77 and was named the tournament's most valuable
ever, it was not enough to take the title away from the Lady Tournament. ter relay. They also won the 1600 meter relay in player. He added that award to 1st team all-confer-
Hornets. 3:07.70. Ramon Gittens won the 100 meters ence and SIAC player of the year awards.
MEN'S TENNIS - Shaw (10.59) and the 200 meters (21.23). Jason Boyd Morehouse head coach Bill Lewis was named
Aileen Meredith's 84 on Sunday helped her to a third- Shaw won its seventh straight CIAA Men's took the 110 meter hurdles in 14.14. SIAC Coach of the Year and the Maroon Tigers
place finish with a score of 164, two shots behind teammate Tennis Championship with a 5-0 win over Win- Track MVP Leford Green of Johnson C. also won the all-academic team award with a grade
Amelie Buhl, who finished second with a 162 (76-86). ston-Salem State Saturday at Virginia State. Smith, who ran 46.61 in winning the 400 meters, point average of 3.72.
The Lady Hornets entered Sunday with a 21-stroke The shutout win included a No. 1 doubles win also won the 400 hurdles in 52.51. Morehouse was followed by Benedict and
for Shaw after the Bears had lost that match in two Kentucky State in the final standings.
lead, and went through a new experience as the day one
regular season meetings. This time Shaw's Ataide WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD - J. C. Smith
leader in a tough tournament field. Suca and Gabriel Nicotra won 8-4. The women of Johnson C. Smith got stellar SWAC
Sunday's title caps a championship week for the Lady Shaw finished its season with a 24-1 record performances in short events to take the women's MEN'S GOLF - Jackson State
Hornets, who began by winning their first-ever SWAC and advances to the NCAA Tournament with the CIAA Track and Field title outscoring perennial Jackson State cruised to a 24-stroke victory
No. 1 ranking in the Atlantic Region. The NCAA champion Saint Augustine's 153 to 105.5. in the SWAC Men's Golf Tournament giving head
Championship Tuesday.
field was to be announced Wednesday. Women's track MVP Shermain Williams coach Eddie Payton his 23rd title.
won the 100 meters hurdles in an NCAA qualify- The storyline of the day was Alabama A&M
ASU LADIES ON TO NCAAs: BASEBALL - WSSU ing time of 13.42. The Lady Golden Bulls also won golfer Bradley Story who shot a 6-under 66 on the
The Alabama State women's golf team will play in its Third-seeded Winston-Salem State worked the 400 meter relay in a qualifying time of 45.61. final day and came back from a six-shot deficit to
first ever NCAA Tournament May 5-7 in Daytona Beach, itself back from a first round defeat to win the Danielle Williams won the 100 meters in 12.02 win individual medalist honors at even-par 216 at
CIAA Baseball Championship Saturday at Virgin- and the long jump (5.69 meters). the Bayou Links Golf Course.
Fla. ia State's Whaley-Colbert Field. Story's improbable comeback included nine
The 2011 SWAC champions The Rams defeated No. 2 Saint Augustine's SOFTBALL - WSSU birdies and a red-hot 32 on the front nine. He
learned their destination Monday 7-6 and 3-0 Saturday afternoon for the title in the Winston-Salem State scored five runs in trailed second-round leader Clay Myers of Jack-
night and will be one of the 24 teams double-elimination tournament. their last at-bat to pull out a 7-6 win over Chowan son State by six shots heading into the final round.
WSSU hurler John Markley was named the in the championship game of the CIAA Softball Myers carded a 75 in last Wednesday's final round
in the East Regional hosted by the
tournament's MVP for his sensational pitching in Tournament at Virginia State Saturday. to finish fourth. Story posted his 66 nearly an hour
University of Washington. The LPGA both Saturday games. He registered a save in the With three runs in and the bases loaded with before the final groups played the final holes.
International's Legends Course (par 72, first game by recording the last two outs and then two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Can- Texas Southern golfer Dominique Worthen
6,271 yards) will challenge the teams threw seven shutout innings in the second game. dace Spinks hit a rocket that Chowan shortstop and Alabama State's John Montgomery were
WSSU had lost to St. Aug's 3-2 in the tour- Fahren Munro could not handle allowing two tied with Story on the 18th tee but bogeyed and
GRANDISON in the three-day, 54-hole tournament.
ney's opening game on Thursday but beat No. 1 runs to score and giving the Lady Rams the margin double-bogeyed the final hole respectively to fin-
Among the teams in the East Regional with the Lady Chowan in Friday's semifinals. of victory. Chowan had gone ahead 6-2 in the top- ish at 217 and 218. Montgomery won the medalist
Hornets are in-state schools Alabama, along with confer- With the win, WSSU gets the automatic bid to half of the eighth. honor two years ago as a freshman on the same
ence champions Auburn (SEC), Michigan State (Big Ten) the NCAA Atlantic Region tourney. Tournament MVP Brittany Lane earned her course.
and North Carolina (ACC).
"We're excited about going to the NCAA Tournament," 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 S I A C S O F T B A L L A N D B A S E B A L L (Standings and Weekly Honors)
Hornets’ golf coach Gary Grandison said. "We're playing
in one of the stronger regions. We'll get the chance to play SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SOFTBALL - Fort Valley State
and compete against Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida BASEBALL CONF ALL The SIAC Baseball Championship SOFTBALL CONF ALL Fort Valley State won its sec-
EAST W L W L
State, Michigan State, North Carolina, and even Yale from Benedict 12 0 28 9 is returning to Albany, Ga., this week EAST W L W L ond SIAC Softball title and first since
Fort Valley State 19 7 20 18
Claflin 10 2 18 18 from Thursday April 28 thru Saturday 2001 with a dominating 16-3 win over
the Ivy League. To play on this stage is what we've been Albany State 8 4 21 19 Clark Atlanta 18 8 30 13
Paine 5 7 16 22 April 30 at the Paul Eames Baseball Benedict 16 10 22 14 Kentucky State in Columbus, Ga.
striving for. We are definitely excited to have the oppor- Morehouse 1 11 8 23 Complex. Claflin 14 12 29 14
Tournament MVP honors went
Clark Atlanta 0 12 4 24 Albany State 14 12 17 36
tunity to represent Alabama State University in a positive WEST This year's championship will fea- Paine 3 23 7 25 to FVSU's Ronkeya Garner.
Stillman 12 0 22 16 ture the top eight teams in the confer- WEST
light." Tuskegee 8 4 12 15 Tuskegee 19 7 24 13
Miles 7 5 19 15 ence led by Benedict who comes in as Miles 18 8 24 24
Last Tuesday, the Lady Hornets won their first ever Kentucky State 6 6 7 30
the No. 1 seed and Stillman, who is No. Kentucky State 17 8 17 18
Lane 3 9 4 25 Stillman 10 14 16 24
SWAC Title. Sunday, ASU won its first the National Wom- LeMoyne-Owen 0 12 3 20 2. Lane 6 19 10 21
en’s Collegiate Golf Classic, one of the most prestigious SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Stillman finished the regular sea- LeMoyne-Owen 0 26 4 26
PLAYER - EAST son with West Division champ with a
among HBCU schools. NA
12-0 mark. Benedict, at 14-1, won the
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER / EAST
PITCHER - EAST
Next Thursday, May 5, another milestone will occur NA East. NA
PITCHER - WEST PITCHER - EAST
– this time on the biggest stage, the East Region of the NA Other teams in the tournament field NA
are Claflin, Miles, Tuskegee, Albany PLAYER - EAST
NCAA Tournament. NA
State, Kentucky State and Paine.

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