Friday, May 16, 2014

Resilient Jackson State reborn at SWAC Baseball Tournament

NEW ORLEANS -- Ten days ago, playing baseball was the farthest thing from their minds. Ten days ago they were just happy that no one was hurt following a shocking bus fire on their way to take on Savannah State.
 
Now, here they are having won their first two games in the Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament at the MLB Urban Youth Academy at Wesley Barrow Stadium by a combined score of 19-4. Now, Jackson State is in position to claim both the tournament title and the league’s bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
 
 The defending SWAC champs had been struggling throughout the season, just 9-15 in the conference and only 27-23 on the year as they headed down I-20 for their penultimate series of the year. They were hoping that the final road trip of the year would bring them together. Those hopes literally went up in flames along with their bus. Fortunately, no one was injured but the team lost most of its equipment, which is no small loss to a small school in difficult financial times.
 

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