SFA's Brian Ferguson and Lamar's Ricky Testa Courtesy: Southland.org

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Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State are tied atop of the Southland Conference standings, but the tie will be broken this weekend in San Marcos, Texas, when the two meet. All six conference series will be played Thursday through Saturday to give the teams a day off on Easter. Lamar has won five in a row to move into a tie for third with Sam Houston State and UT Arlington. The Cardinals and Bearkats meet Saturday in Huntsville, while the Mavericks play host to McNeese State. Other weekend matchups pit Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Northwestern State at UTSA and Central Arkansas at Nicholls State.

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Nicholls State 9 Northwestern State 6

NATCHITOCHES, La. – Nicholls score four insurance runs in the sixth that proved necessary as the Demons scored six in the seventh, but the Colonels held on to even the series with a 9-6 win Saturday afternoon.

The Colonels (12-16, 6-8 SLC) got on the board in the first on an RBI single from first baseman Zach Tisdale (Petal, Miss./Pearl River CC), adding a run in each the second, third and fifth innings for a 4-0 lead.
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FRISCO, Texas – UTSA outfielder/designated hitter Jose Hernandez has been named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week and UT Arlington right hander Andy Sauter has been named the Southland Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Hernandez is the first player to earn a weekly award twice this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Taylor Freeman breaks out of hitting slump with a homer and two other hits. Courtesy: Louis Bonnette

McNeese State 14 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4

McNeese State belted three home runs and broke out of a five game losing streak with a 14-4, seven inning victory over TAM-Corpus Christi here Friday in Southland Conference play.

Shon Landry, Taylor Freeman and Ryan Brauninger all smacked round trippers as the Cowboys improved to 10-9 on the season and to 2-5 in league play. The Islanders fell to 6-16 overall and are still winless in SLC play in six outings.
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Southland Conference

The 2009 baseball season begins Friday with 11 of the 12 Southland Conference teams in action. Texas State is the first conference team to play Friday, meeting Arkansas State in the UT Arlington/Hilton Invitational at 11 a.m., CDT. Stephen F. Austin, the lone league team not opening its season on Friday, tosses out its first pitch Saturday at 7 p.m. at Louisiana-Monroe at the ULM Warhawk Classic. Saturday’s Southland schedule features four doubleheaders. Lamar, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UTSA all have a twin bill scheduled. All 12 schools are in action on Sunday.
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UTSA’s Michael Rockett (Courtesy of Southland.org)

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FRISCO, Texas – UTSA senior Michael Rockett, the 2008 Southland Conference Baseball Player of the Year, highlights a talented list of players on the 2009 preseason all-conference teams, the league office announced Wednesday in conjunction with the release of the preseason polls.

A native of Sugar Land, Texas, Rockett led a powerful UTSA lineup to its second consecutive regular-season title in 2008. A 2008 second-team All-American, Rockett was the first conference player of the year at UTSA since 2002. A constant threat at the plate, Rockett pounded out a .360 batting average, which ranked ninth in the conference. He also finished third in the league in hits (89) and runs batted in (68).
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UTSA unanimous pick to defend Southland Conference Championship

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FRISCO, Texas – UTSA has been favored to win its third consecutive Southland Conference regular-season baseball championship by a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, the conference announced Wednesday.

The Roadrunners received five first-place votes and 110 points in the coaches’ poll and five first-place votes and 111 points in the SID poll. UTSA, which finished with the best conference record in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons, finished with a 39-19 overall record, tying the school record for wins. The Roadrunners welcome back 22 letterwinners, 10 pitchers and six position starters from a team that was 22-8 in league play to finish atop the West Division.

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Michael Rockett And Zach Calhoon

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A couple times previously listed as TBA have been finalized and the April 7-8 series vs. Texas Tech has changed to a doubleheader at Citibank Ballpark in Midland on April 7 (3:30 p.m. first pitch).
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SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head baseball coach Sherman Corbett announced Monday the Roadrunners’ 2009 schedule. Highlighted by six opponents that qualified for the 2008 NCAA Tournament (Dallas Baptist, Houston, Oral Roberts, Rice, Sam Houston State and Texas A&M) and a full 33-game slate of Southland Conference action, the two-time defending SLC Regular Season Champions will play a total of 55 contests this spring. Read the rest of this entry »

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SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head baseball coach Sherman Corbett announced Monday the signing of five student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Joining the Roadrunners for the 2010 season will be Ryan Dalton (Sugar Land, Texas/Austin HS), Ransom LaLonde (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall Prep), R.J. Perucki (Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS), Daniel Rockett (Sugar Land, Texas/Austin HS) and Jake Wood (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS). Read the rest of this entry »

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FRISCO, Texas – The 2008 All-Southland Conference Baseball teams were announced today by the league office as UTSA junior outfielder Michael Rockett was voted Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Eleven member institutions compose the 2008 All Conference teams with league champion UTSA claiming the most roster selections with seven.

Rockett, a Sugar Land, Texas native, finished the 2008 regular season in the top six in seven league offensive categories including third in hits (84), second in runs batted in (68) and tied for first in total bases (149). A Collegiate Baseball Newspaper player of the week recipient, Rockett is the first Roadrunner to claim the Southland’s highest accolade since Mark Schramek in 2002 and just the second all time.

Texas State compiles three of the five first team infield positions with first base selection and Hitter of the Year honoree Paul Goldschmidt taking home dual honors. The only sophomore on the league’s first team list, Goldschmidt ran away with post season honor receiving 16 of 24 first place votes. The Woodlands, Texas native finished the 2008 regular season in the top-10 in eight offensive categories including the Southland’s homerun leader (17) and slugging percentage (.693).

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Central Arkansas 11 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11

Despite coming away with an 11-11 tie in the series finale with Central Arkansas, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team clinched a spot in the Southland Conference tournament for the first time… more

Central Arkansas Recap

Lamar 3 at Northwestern State 6

For the second straight day, Northwestern State catcher Anthony Jones provided a late-inning double, this time scoring two runs, and relief pitcher J.C. Bredengerd pitched NSU out of a jam as the Demons rallied from a 3-2 deficit to defeat Lamar, 6-3, and take the Southland Conference baseball series two games to one. MORE

Lamar Recap

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