SOUTHERN WINS SWAC BB:
The Southern Jaguars took the SWAC Baseball Championship Sunday with a 12-10 win over Alcorn State. It was Southern's 26th overall conference baseball championship and first since 2005.

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 Jaguars to a 9-6 lead after three innings. Todd Stevenson's three-run homer in the fourth inning gave Southern a 12-6 lead.

However, the Alcorn State (29-19) battled back and chipped away as they did all week in bouncing back from a tournament-opening loss to win four consecutive games to earn a title game berth. Alcorn State scored single runs in fourth and fifth innings to cut the deficit to 12-8.

In the eighth, RBIs by Adrian Bowens and Jabari Graham brought the Braves to within 12-10 heading into the ninth. The Braves threatened in the ninth but couldn't put across any runs.

Southern pitcher Jarrett Maloy was named Most Valuable Player, going 2-0 in tournament play.

Retiring Alcorn State head coach Willie "Rat" McGowan Sr., winner of over 700 career games in his career, was denied the SWAC Title in his final tournament as head coach.

FSU 17th IN D2 GOLF:
Fayetteville State finished 17th out of the 20-team field at the NCAA Div. II Golf Championships at Western Washington University last week. The Broncos posted a final total score of +106 - 1242 in the competition won by California State - San Bernadino in a playoff with Sonoma State. Both teams had tied at the end of regular competition with a score of +43 - 1149.

Derek Scott had the best individual finish for the Broncos with a +19 - 303 (74-82-72-75) score. That finish tied Scott for 45th place with three other golfers.

SU, BCU IN BB PLAYOFFS:
The 2009 SWAC and MEAC Baseball Champions are headed to the NCAA Baseball Playoffs this week.

The SWAC champion Southern Jaguars will play in the Baton Rouge Regional while MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman will play in the Gainesville Regional.

Southern will play LSU at 1 p.m. Friday. Minnesota and Baylor are the other teams in the regional.

BC-U will face host Florida at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Jacksonville and Miami complete the regional bracket.

This is the 11th NCAA Baseball Tournament appearance in school history for Southern, the fifth time this decade and its first since 2005.

Bethune-Cookman is coming off its tenth MEAC title in the past 11 years.

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