FORT WORTH, Texas — The Southern baseball team’s worn-out pitching staff came apart and its batters squandered scoring opportunities Friday as Prairie View A&M eliminated the Jaguars from the SWAC tournament with an 11-4 victory. SU, the top seed out of the West Division, was playing its third game in 28 hours and coming … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, Texas — Alabama State rallied from a six-run deficit to end Southern’s long day of baseball with a stunning 10-9 defeat Thursday night at the SWAC tournament. The Jaguars (21-22) had begun Thursday with a 7-1 victory over Alabama A&M in a game that began at 9 a.m. Alabama State’s victory came … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, Texas — Before Southern’s opening game in the SWAC baseball tournament Thursday morning, the team met to dispel demons lingering from last year’s event. “We came into that tournament the first seed with a 16-game winning streak and took (Mississippi Valley State) lightly and lost. We weren’t going to do that again,” said senior left-hander … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, Texas — Before Southern’s opening game in the SWAC baseball tournament Thursday morning, the team met to dispel demons lingering from last year’s event. “We came into that tournament the first seed with a 16-game winning streak and took (Mississippi Valley State) lightly and lost. We weren’t going to do that again,” said … Continue reading →

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Southern Jaguars thought they might be in for a late night Wednesday. Instead, they’re in for an early morning. A thunderstorm Wednesday night postponed Southern University’s first game in the SWAC baseball tournament until 9 a.m. Thursday, when the Jaguars and Alabama A&M return to LaGrave Field. Continue reading →

Over the course of their Southern careers, senior left-hander Jesse “Doc” Holiday, junior right-hander Jose De Leon and senior right-hander Danny Garcia have combined to start 97 games. They have 54 career wins among them. So it’s no surprise coach Roger Cador will look to those three to carry the pitching load for the Jaguars as … Continue reading →

As the No. 1 seed from the West Division in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, Southern opens against an Alabama A&M team with only eight wins to its credit and seeded fourth from the East. But the Jaguars know better than to look past their opening opponent. Southern last year had a 16-game winning streak and … Continue reading →

Nasty weather wiped out Southern’s three-game exhibition series against LSU-Eunice this weekend, robbing the Jaguars of a chance to do some fine-tuning before heading to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament. The teams had planned to play once Friday and twice Saturday until rain storms interfered. The silver lining, Southern coach Roger … Continue reading →

An exhibition doubleheader between the Southern and LSU-Eunice baseball teams Saturday has been canceled because of unplayable conditions at Southern’s Lee-Hines Field, Southern coach Roger Cador said. The teams were scheduled to play two seven-inning games at 1 p.m., but heavy rain Saturday morning soaked the field. The team’s game Friday night was also washed out. Continue reading →

No matter what he accomplishes on a baseball diamond, Southern outfielder Gavin Webster may have a hard time making Louisiana sports fans forget the potential he showed on the football field. Webster earned Louisiana’s Mr. Football award as a Lutcher High senior in 2009, one season after quarterbacking the Bulldogs to the Class 3A title. Given … Continue reading →

The Friday night baseball game between Southern and LSU-Eunice at Lee-Hines Field has been canceled, and Saturday’s doubleheader is in jeopardy of also being washed out, Southern coach Roger Cador said. “There’s a lot of rain out there on that field right now,” Cador said. “And we’re expecting a lot of rain. It doesn’t look good. Continue reading →

Southern will open play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament next week — but before then, the
Jaguars will have their annual tuneup series against LSU-Eunice, a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II power, this weekend at Lee-Hines Field. The series gets underway at
6 p.m. Friday, and all three games are exhibition affairs. … Continue reading →

If the baseball standings in the Southwestern Athletic Conference hold, Southern will head to the conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, later this month as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division and Jackson State as the top seed from the East. The two will have some unsettled business when they get there. In their … Continue reading →

Almost two weeks before heading to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament, Southern will get a good look at what it may take to win the event. The Jaguars welcome rival Jackson State, the SWAC Eastern Division winner, for a doubleheader that begins at 1 … Continue reading →

Northwestern State right-hander Cameron Brewer threw two innings Tuesday night to earn his fourth save of the year, so the plan was to keep the junior closer rested on the bench Wednesday no matter what kind of late-game dilemma arose. But with one out in the eighth and Northwestern’s lead suddenly down to one run, … Continue reading →

The Northwestern State baseball team entered Tuesday having lost nine straight games and having won only two games during Southland Conference play. On this night, however, the Demons could do little wrong. Northwestern surged to an early two-run lead against Southern at Lee-Hines Field and never trailed in a 9-5 victory. The Demons finished with 13 hits and committed … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, Southern had a chance to take a commanding lead in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Western Division race, but the Jaguars could not complete their second straight sweep Sunday, falling 9-2 to Prairie View in the series finale. The good news for Southern is that it still holds the inside track for the West title … Continue reading →

In a pair of losses Saturday to Southern at Lee-Hines Field, the Prairie View baseball team fell behind by seven runs in one game and five in the second. Each time, a late-game rally fell two runs short. The Panthers put themselves in no such predicament Sunday in the series finale. Prairie View jumped on … Continue reading →

In both games of Saturday’s doubleheader at Lee-Hines Field, the Southern baseball team built big leads over Prairie View and seemed to be headed for a stress-free finish. In both games, the Jaguars allowed the Panthers to make things interesting. “Thankfully, we had Drew to come in and close them,” Southern coach Roger Cador said. Continue reading →

A little more than a week after Southern University announced it had come to terms with men’s basketball coach Roman Banks on a contract extension, the agreement became official Friday when the SU System Board of Supervisors approved the new deal for the coach. Banks, whose original Southern contract was set to expire after the 2013-14 season, … Continue reading →

The last time the Prairie View baseball team left Lee-Hines Field, the Panthers were celebrating a 7-4 victory over Mississippi Valley State to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. There will be no such stakes for Southern and Prairie View when they meet on The Bluff this weekend, … Continue reading →

As the Southern baseball team left Lee-Hines Field on Tuesday night, it was easy to take the 7-3 loss to Loyola as another sign of trouble. Loyola is an NAIA school that had lost four straight games, including a six-run loss at Southern a week earlier. It has already been eliminated from contention for its conference tournament. Continue reading →

The Loyola baseball team entered Tuesday’s game at Lee-Hines Field having lost four in a row and knowing it had been eliminated from Southern States Athletic Conference tournament contention. Seven days earlier, the Wolf Pack had been beaten by six runs on the same field. But Loyola looked little like a team playing out the string. Continue reading →

Coming off its first sweep of a Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division rival this season, the Southern baseball team returns to action Tuesday at Lee-Hines Field when Loyola makes its second trip from New Orleans in as many weeks. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The sweep of Grambling over the weekend vaulted Southern from fourth … Continue reading →

Southern’s Roman Banks and Derick Beltran picked up two of the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches’ top awards for the 2012-13 basketball season, the association announced Monday. Banks was named the LABC major-college coach of the year, while Beltran earned the award for major-college player of the year. Banks and Beltran helped lead Southern to its … Continue reading →

In a doubleheader sweep of Grambling on Saturday to begin a three-game series, Southern starting pitchers Jesse Holiday and Jose De Leon combined to pitch 17.1 innings, surrendering nary an earned run in a pair of one-run victories. Sunday, Danny Garcia got his turn. Garcia completed the dominant effort by Southern’s starters as … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Southern won its fourth consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s tennis title Sunday, but the school’s 12th championship occurred under the most adverse conditions. With SWAC player of the year Demetria Woods sidelined with a non-tennis ailment, the top-seeded Jaguars faltered early against second-seeded Alcorn State in doubles. Southern had to win four … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Southern’s track resurgence will have to wait until next season. Behind its strength — field events — the men’s team entered the final day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference track and field championships in second place but exited Tad Gormley Stadium on Sunday afternoon out of reach of Grambling, which earned its … Continue reading →

As a star quarterback at Lutcher High School, Gavin Webster said he always wanted the ball in his hands when crunch time arrived. That may explain why Webster, now a sophomore outfielder on the Southern baseball team, had a grin on his face Saturday after Grambling put Derrick Hopkins on with an intentional walk in the second … Continue reading →

When the Southern and Grambling baseball teams lock up in a crucial Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division series this weekend, the teams will take us back to a time when players like Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige and Buck Leonard were in their heyday. A time before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. During an era … Continue reading →

Two days before welcoming rival Grambling to town for a three-game series at Lee-Hines Field, Southern baseball coach Roger Cador sat in his office and talked about everything this weekend has to offer. His eyes were the size of hanging curveballs. “What ... MORE ... can you ask for?” Cador said. The question was aimed … Continue reading →

The last year of the Rob Spivery era at Southern, the men’s basketball team had more players from New Jersey (four) than Louisiana (three). Spivery’s successor took more big steps Wednesday toward enhancing the program’s local flavor. On the first day of college basketball’s spring signing period, Southern coach Roman Banks welcomed aboard four players who … Continue reading →

Southern University will make the short trip to New Orleans this weekend in search of Southwestern Athletic Conference championships in men’s and women’s track and field as well as women’s tennis. The Southern tennis team enters as the women’s No. 1 seed as the Jaguars shoot for their fourth SWAC title in a row. Following a first-round … Continue reading →

The Southern University men’s basketball team will hold its annual end-of-the-season banquet April 25 at the Belle of Baton Rouge Atrium. The banquet tips off at 7 p.m. A limited number of tables that seat eight are available for $600. Individual seats may be purchased for $75. Continue reading →

To earn a place in Southern’s starting rotation, redshirt freshman Camilo Godoy had to exercise patience. Now that he’s found a spot, the former Christian Life standout is teaching his coaches, teammates and fans to do the same. Godoy made his latest start for the Jaguars in Tuesday night’s 8-2 nonconference baseball victory over Loyola … Continue reading →

The man who led Southern University men’s basketball to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2006 will soon be rewarded. Southern coach Roman Banks, who last month completed his second season with the program, is in line for a contract extention, the school announced Tuesday. “We have reached an agreement, in principal, to extend the contract of head coach … Continue reading →

Freshman right-handed pitcher Camilo Godoy won’t last long when Southern hosts Loyola in a baseball game at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at Lee-Hines Field. A couple innings. Maybe three, tops. And that’s all by design, because Southern coach Roger Cador is considering moving Godoy to his weekend Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division rotation. “I’m really … Continue reading →

HOUSTON — The Southern baseball team erased an early five-run deficit Sunday at Texas Southern, then lost 9-5 to give the Tigers the series victory. The Jaguars (13-16, 9-9 SWAC) scored twice in the fifth inning and three times in the sixth to tie it at 5, but Texas Southern (16-16, 8-7) scored … Continue reading →

HOUSTON — Southern and Texas Southern divided a Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division baseball doubleheader — with the Jaguars winning the first game 1-0 but losing the second game 5-2 — Saturday. Jesse Holiday and Josh Powell combined to shut out TSU in the first game — with Holiday (4-2) making big pitches or plays … Continue reading →

NBC will show the Bayou Classic nationally for at least three more years. Bayou Classic organizers announced Thursday the event and NBC Sports Group extended the national broadcast of the Classic on NBC through the 2015 season. This year’s Bayou Classic will be the 23rd straight shown on NBC. Last year, the game saw a 19-percent … Continue reading →

Southern remains right in the thick of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division chase, but the Jaguars will be in rebound mode when they visit Texas Southern for a three-game baseball series this weekend. Southern has lost four of its last five games and seven of its last 10. With the Jaguars having struggled to provide … Continue reading →

As the Southern baseball team took its shot at top-ranked LSU on back-to-back nights this week, coach Roger Cador joined a committee of high-ranking baseball officials who together will study ways to make black players more prominent in America’s pastime. Cador is part of a task force appointed by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to create … Continue reading →

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players. Commissioner Bud Selig announced the committee Wednesday. In less than a week, baseball will celebrate the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A new movie titled … Continue reading →

Southern could do little right Sunday in the final game of its weekend baseball series against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. On the mound, starter Danny Garcia went only 3.2 innings as Southern fell into an early five-run hole. On defense, the Jaguars committed one error in the third inning and two more in the fourth, the three miscues … Continue reading →

Having already handed Southern a lopsided loss in the first game of Saturday’s baseball doubleheader, Arkansas-Pine Bluff trailed the second game by three runs going into the eighth inning. But the Golden Lions rallied for three quick runs to force a 5-5 tie, chasing Southern ace Jose De Leon … Continue reading →