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Spring Sports Round-Up

Southern, Alabama State take SWAC Track titles 
Southern's women literally ran away with the women's title but Alabama State's men nipped Southern to prevent a Jaguar sweep at the SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships staged over the weekend in Houston.

Alabama State won the men's title 131.5 to 122 over Southern, getting more than half its points on the strength of its sprinters. Jeremy Bateman, who was named the outstanding track performer, led finishes of 1-2-4 in the 100 meters, 1-2-3 in the 200 meters and a 4x100 relay first to pave the way for the Hornets' victory. ASU coach Horace Crump was named the outstanding coach while Grambling's Anthony Dale (2nd, Javelin - 4th, Shot Put) won the field award.

Firsts for Miss. Valley and Texas Southern
Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern took home first-ever SWAC championships respectively in softball and baseball in conference spring sports competition over the weekend in Houston.

MVSU got a 3-2 win over Southern Saturday to claim the first-ever softball title for the Lady Delta Devils. The win, the second over Southern in the three-day tournament, secured the championship for MVSU head coach Lee Smith, named the tourney's outstanding coach. Hitting star Balencia Young was named Most Valuable Player while Alabama A&M's Tasha Sloan earned the outstanding pitcher award.

The baseball championship Saturday was a showdown between Texas Southern and Mississippi Valley State, who both got wins Friday over Southern to eliminate the three-time champion.

MVSU beat TSU 7-6 early Saturday to force a deciding championship game but TSU erased any doubts by running away with an 18-1 victory. TSU's Mario DeLeon won both the outstanding hitter and most valuable player awards while teammate Isaac Daniels was selected as the outstanding pitcher. TSU manager Candy Robinson was named the top coach.

Softball and Tennis Outs
SIAC champion Benedict lost 1-0 to Tampa Friday and 5-0 to Rollins Thursday to be eliminated from the NCAA Div. II South Region softball tournament.

CIAA champ Virginia State fell to Bloomsburg (3-2) and Kutztown (5-2) in the Div. II South Atlantic Region tournament.

North Florida's men shut out CIAA champ Johnson C. Smith (5-0) and Valdosta State knocked off SIAC champ Tuskegee, 6-0 in Mid Atlantic Region play.

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