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General Information School:............................................................Benedict College Location:......................................................... 1600 Harden St. ................................................................ Columbia, SC 29204 Founded:...........................................................................1870 Enrollment:......................................................................3,100 Nickname:..................................................Tigers / Lady Tigers School Colors:............................................. Purple and Yellow Affiliation:........................................................NCAA Division II Conference:..........Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference President:..................................................... Dr. David Swinton Director of Athletics:.................................... Willie Washington Athletic Dept. Phone:......................................... 803-705-4784 Ticket Office Phone:........................................... 803-705-4501 School website:............................................www.benedict.edu Athletic website..................................www.benedicttigers.com
Team Information 2011 Overall Record....................................................... 32-12 Conference Record & Finish:.............................19-1 / 1st East Starters Returning...................................................................8
Coaching Staff Head Coach:.......................................................Selwyn Young Record at BC (years):................................................ 63-33 (2) Career Record (years):.....................................................Same Office Phone:.....................................................803-705-4562 Email:.....................................................youngs@benedict.edu Assistant Coaches:.....................Toure Harris, Nathan Caldwell
Sports Information Assistant AD for Communications/Operations:......Derrick Johnson Email:.................................................johnsonde@benedict.edu Office Phone:......................................................803-705-4535 Assistant SID.....................................................Dennis Switzer Email:....................................................switzerd@benedict.edu Office Phone:......................................................803-705-4346
Credits The 2012 Benedict College Baseball Media Guide is published by the Benedict College Office of Sports Information. Written, designed and edited by Dennis Switzer, with editing assistance by Derrick Johnson and Selwyn Young. Photos by Floyd Ingram and Lamar Lewis.
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Table of Contents S.C. Education Lottery.................... IFC Table of Contents, General information..1 Head Coach Selwyn Young............... 2-3 Roster....................................... 4-5 Season Outlook............................ 6-7 Player Profiles Dondrell Folk..................................... 9 Lashante Grimes................................. 9 Keith Booker.................................... 10 Elisha McDaniel................................ 10 Robert Jones.................................... 11 Eric Cordova.................................... 11 David Weber..................................... 12 Kevin Davis...................................... 12 Brandon Pengilly............................... 13 John Walton..................................... 13 Andre Collum Jr. ............................... 14 Luis Cotto........................................ 14 Odell Harris Jr. ................................. 15 Jacquil Wigfall................................. 15 Michael Jordan................................. 16 Lamar Lewis..................................... 16 Christopher Moye.............................. 17 Justin Smalls.................................... 18 Robert Lee....................................... 18 Lydel Moseby................................... 19 Christopher Lail................................ 19
2011 Statistics.............................. 20 All-time scores.......................... 21-22 Benedict College....................... 23-25 Dr. David H. Swinton, President...... 26-27 Willie Washington, AD..................... 28 The SIAC.................................. 29-30 NCAA...................................... 31-32 Sponsors................................. 33-37 2012 Schedule.............................. BC
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The Coaches Selwyn Young, Head Coach Selwyn Young begins his third season as head baseball coach for the Benedict Tigers. Coach Young has an AA from Antelope Valley College, a BA in Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison State College, a MSS in Sports Management from United States Sports Academy, and a MS in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University. Since coming to Benedict College, Coach Young and the 2010 Tiger baseball team have built an on-campus baseball practice field. Young was named SIAC Coach of the Year in 2010, and named the 2010 and 2011 Male Employee of the Year for Benedict College’s Athletic Department. Young coached the Tigers to a school-record 32 victories in 2010. The Tigers played in the SIAC Conference Championship game and finished second in the SIAC in 2010. In 2011, Benedict was named the 2011 Black College Baseball Regular Season National Champions, won the 2011 SIAC East Division and was the No. 1 seed in the SIAC Conference Tournament. The Tigers won 19 straight games during the 2011season, another school record, and finished 19-1 in SIAC Conference play. Coach Young’s SIAC record is 35-5 in two seasons. His Tiger baseball team has led the nation in stolen bases for three consecutive seasons. Last season the Tigers set a NCAA Division II national record with 316 stolen bases. In 2011, the Tigers set another NCAA Division II national record in stolen bases per game with 6.07. The National Collegiate Baseball Magazine did a front page feature article on the Tigers called the “Amazing Base Stealing Machine.” A quote from the article: “In the history of college baseball, no team has ever stolen bases at the rapid clip Benedict College has this season.” Over the last three seasons, the Benedict College Tigers have swiped 739 bases.
Selwyn Young Year 2011 2010
School Benedict Benedict
W- L Pct. 31-12 .721 32-21 .604
Career 63-33 .656
Also in 2011 the Tigers won the national scoring title with an 8.9 runs per game average. Their .339 team batting average was ranked 5th nationally, the third consecutive year the Tigers have finished in the top 10 nationally in batting. The Tigers have won back-toback SIAC Batting and Defensive Titles. Coach Young has 15 players named All-SIAC in his two seasons at the helm. In 2010, seven players made the Palmetto All-State team. First baseman Corey
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The Coaches Selwyn Young, Head Coach Bryant was named 2010 SIAC Player of the Year. Pitcher Toure Harris was named Most Outstanding Pitcher in the SIAC Tournament for 2010. Utility man Brandon Gipson was named All-American in 2011. Benedict has back-to-back top five national finishes in the final Black College Baseball Poll. Young hails from Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Belmont High School, where he was a three-sport varsity letterman. He was named “All City” shortstop his senior season as well as being an All-League defensive back in football. School honors included being named Belmont’s “Athlete of the Year” in 1976. After high school, Young played for the 1977 Los Angeles City College Cubs at shortstop. A 30-game hitting streak that year helped him earn a full scholarship to Pepperdine University in Malibu. In 1980, he set the single season record for stolen base percentage at .952 with 20 out of 21 stolen bases. That team was inducted into Pepperdine’s prestigious Hall of Fame in 1999. The 1979 Waves were the first Pepperdine team to win a berth in the NCAA College World Series. Young played professional baseball 10 years beginning with the Oakland A’s organization in 1981, where he was a part of three consecutive Minor League Championships. He also played with the Baltimore Orioles, the Mexican Major Leagues, and several independent leagues before hanging up his glove in 1995 while under a MLB contract with the Seattle Mariners. He was also a part-time scout for the Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners. Young coached professionally, managing the Yuma Desert Dawgs in the Golden State Professional Baseball League. He served as the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners Area Code team for three seasons, and managed the Mariner Scout team for five seasons. He also coached the local RBI Scout Team for two seasons. For six years he served as the hitting and base running coach for the Santa Barbara Foresters summer team. Under Young’s guidance, the Foresters set the National stolen base record with 257 steals in 2001. In 2003, the Foresters won the National Baseball Congress, American National Championship, held in Wichita, Kansas. Young has over 15 years of collegiate coaching prior to Benedict College at Compton College, Antelope
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Valley College, Santa Barbara City College, Oxnard College, Ventura College, and Los Angeles City College. Young is a member of the California Community College Coaches Association, the Southern California Professional Baseball Scouts Association, and a Lifetime Member of the Professional Baseball Players of America. Young has been named Chairman of the East for the SIAC conference in baseball. Baseball is a family affair for Young. His father, Fate Young, was a professional baseball scout for over 35 years. His younger brother, Delwyn, was selected in the second round by the Cincinnati Reds and played for 13 seasons. His nephew, Delwyn Jr., has been in professional baseball eight years and is currently with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. His son, Selwyn Brandon Young, just completed his college career playing for his father for two seasons at Benedict College. Just recently, Selwyn Jr., signed a professional baseball contract with the Newark Bears in the Canam Baseball League keeping the Young family tradition going in professional baseball. Young has 10 former players playing at the Major League level today. Including pitcher Matt Garza (Cubs), Dana Eveland (Dodgers), Coco Crisp (A’s), Jason Kubel (Twins), Kevin Frandsen (Phillies), Kevin Millar, Brett Hayes (Marlins), Delwyn Young (Phillies),Chris Petite (Angels) and former Red Sox James Lofton and former MLB World Series champ with the Red Sox and current host of MLB’s Intentional Talk. Young also represented former A’s first round pick Richie Robnett in the 2005 MLB Annual June Draft and negotiated a multi-million dollar contract for Robnett under Young’s former Sports Agency, Sly Sports Management.
Assistant Coaches
Toure Harris
Nathan Caldwell
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2011-12 Roster 2012 Baseball Roster No.
Name
Pos.
Class
Ht.
Hometown / High School
B/T
2
Dondrelle Folk
OF
So.
6-0
Dorchester, SC / Woodland High School
R/R
4
Lashante Grimes
INF
Fr.
5-10
Rosamond, CA / Rosamond High School
S/R
6
Keith Booker
OF
Fr.
5-10
Bronx, NY / Forest Park High School
R/R
7
Elisha McDaniel
OF
So.
6-3
Atlanta, GA / Forest Park High
L/L
8
Robert Jones
Ut
So.
5-10
Cresent City, FL / Cresent City High School R/R
10
Eric Cordova
P
Sr.
5-10
Los Angeles, CA / Fairfax High
R/R
11
David Weber
P/1B
Jr.
6-2
Lawndale, CA / Mira Costa High School
R/R
12
Kevin Davis
INF
Fr.
5-11
Columbia, SC / Columbia High School
S/R
14
Brandon Pengilley P
Fr.
6-5
California City, CA / Desert High
R/R
15
John Walton
P
Sr.
6-5
Augusta, GA / Glenn Hills High School
L/L
18
Andre Collum Jr.
OF/1B
Fr.
6-4
Walterboro, SC / Colleton County High
R/R
19
Luis Cotto
P
Sr.
6-0
Hollywood, FL / Miami Norland Senior High L/L
20
Odell Harris Jr.
INF
Fr.
6-0
Eastover,SC / Lower Richland High School R/R
21
Jacquil Wigfall
P
Fr.
6-0
Monks Corner, SC / Berkely High School
R/R
22
Michael Jordan
Ut
Sr.
5-6
Miami, FL / Miami Norland Senior High
S/R
23
Christopher Moye
C
Sr.
6-2
Lithonia, GA / Miller Grove High School
R/R
24
Lamar Lewis
P
Sr.
6-3
Decatur, GA / Miller Grove High School
R/R
25
Justin Smalls
P
Jr.
6-4
Olanta, SC / Lake City High School
L/L
31
Robert Lee
P
Sr.
5-11
Columbia, SC / Lower Richland HS
R/R
32
Lydell Moseby
C/3B/P
Jr.
6-6
Sacramento, CA / Granite Bay High School R/R
45
Christopher Lail
P/3B
Fr.
6-4
Blythewood, SC / Blythewood High
R/R
Head Coach: Selwyn Young Assistant Coaches: Toure Harris, Nathaniel Caldwell
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Season Outlook and Jordan in the main four-man rotation. “I guess you could say we’re heavily armed. I’ve doubled my pitching staff from last year. That’s going to take the strain off all those kids who logged all those innings last year,” Young said. “It’s a really nice problem to have when you’re heavily armed. That means you can play for a long period of time, and that’s the goal this year, is to have the kids tournament ready. Tournament ready means you’re saving those arms.”
SIAC champions, HBCU national champions, NCAA scoring champion, three-time NCAA stolen base champions, SIAC batting champions. You might think the Benedict College baseball team would be satisfied with their past glory and be content. No, the Tigers are anything but content and enter the 2012 season with a hunger and desire to achieve new and higher goals. Despite going 31-12 and winning the SIAC East Division title with a 19-1 record, the Tigers were knocked out of the SIAC Tournament in two games and were not extended an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, a stinging blow that continues to fuel the Tigers. “What I’m looking for is to have a competitive year, knowing we’re heavily armed and we have a faster team than we’ve had before,” said coach Selwyn Young, entering his third year as skipper of the Tigers. “Now we’ve added some power to it. It’s going to be fun. I have some pitchers who understand how to win. If we can stay healthy throughout the season, I think we can do some serious, serious damage.” The Tigers return eight starters from last year’s squad, and six of those are senior pitchers, giving the Tigers plenty of veteran leadership on the mound. Leading the way is staff ace and two-time All-Conference hurler Eric Cordova. Other senior returning pitchers include Michael Jordan, who had a 2.52 ERA last year and was named to the preseason All-South
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With the pitching in good shape, the Tigers should also be in good shape at the plate. The Tigers ranked fifth in the NCAA in team batting average last year with a .339 average and led Division II with 8.9 runs scored per game.
Michael Jordan
“The goal is to try to win the national batting title. We’ve won the conference batting title two years in a row, but I’d like to win that national
Regional team; Lamar Lewis, who was 8-1 last season; left-hander John Walton, who was 4-1 with a 3.04 ERA; left-hander Luis Cotto; and Robert Lee. The other starters returning are sophomore outfielder Elisha McDaniel and catcher/third baseman Christopher Moye. McDaniel is coming off a phenomenal freshman season, and was named an honorable mention preseason All-American. McDaniel hit .438 as a freshman. Moye is a threetime All-SIAC pick. Young added eight more pitchers to the staff, including junior college transfers David Weber and Lydell Moseby, a 6-foot-6 hard-throwing righthander, who will likely join Cordova
John Walton
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batting title,” Young said. And the Tigers led all three NCAA divisions in stolen bases for the third year in a row. The Tigers swiped 261 total bases, and did it in only 43 games, averaging more than six stolen bases per game. The second-place team in Division II averaged fewer than four stolen bases per game. The top team in Division I, Savannah State, had 159 total stolen bases, 100 less than Benedict and played more games. “They call us the Amazing Base-Stealing Machine, and that’s not going to change. This team now is faster than any team I’ve had since I’ve been here, with the new players that came in,” Young said. “That’s our philosophy. We’re going to run all the time. We don’t run just to run. We’re running on counts, running in certain situations. But with the team speed we have, there’s probably only one guy who won’t be running like the rest of the guys. We don’t play station to station baseball and we’re not going to start playing it now just because these guys can hit it out. Now we’re just faster.” The Tigers lost their top two base stealers from last year’s squad – Brandon Gibson and Christopher Miller – but Young added freshman speedster Keith Booker, the fastest player on the team now. Lewis, Jordan, McDaniel, Moye and pretty much everyone else on the roster will have the green light to run.
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“Speed doesn’t go in a slump.
Elisha McDaniel
There is the old baseball term, ‘speed kills’, and it really does. It makes the defense rush the pitch, rush the throw. Everything just changes,” Young said. While Benedict had one of the nation’s best hitting percentages and top run scoring offense, they hit just 20 home runs as a team. That number could jump much higher this year, as Young has added some players who he describes as having “nosebleed seats power.” “The power potential is tremendous with (Andre) Collum, (Christopher) Lail, Moseby, Webber, Smalls and Moye. We have six guys in the lineup who could potentially end the game with one swing of the bat,” Young said. McDaniel will likely lead off. With his hitting ability and speed to beat out infield singles, he got on base 43 times in 73 at-bats last season (.589 on-base percentage). He will be followed by Jordan and Moye, who had a .350 career batting average. “Now it gets interesting,” Young said. He has plenty of options at his
disposal for the bottom half of the lineup, including Webber; Lail, a powerful hard-hitting freshman; Moseby, Collum, Dondrell Folk, Kevin Davis, Lashante Grimes and Robert Jones, a transfer who hit .380 at Morris last year. “This team has set a goal that they want to go to the World Series, but they want to do it one pitch at a time, one play at a time,” Young said. “The kids that are returning that were a part of that team that didn’t win the last day, are really hungry. Since they were able to win rings, they want to do it again. That’s inspired them from day one. Their goal is to repeat as champions and move on to the next level of competition.” Young says he won’t make a prediction about the 2012 season, but the big smile gives away how excited he is about what is in store. “It’s fun when you have a group that knows they’re getting ready to be special.”
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2011: Played in four games, hitting .200. Had one double and one home run for a .600 slugging percentage. Major: Business Management ... Favorite Movies: Friday ... Favorite Meal: Pork and Beans ... Favorite Class at BC: Pre-Cal ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My mom ... Favorite TV Show: Fresh Prince ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves ... Favorite Website: Facebook ... Dream Teammates: Lebron James ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: hitting 3 home runs
CAREER STATISTICS Year G AB R H Avg 2B 3B HR TB Slug RBI SB BB 2010-11 4 10 1 2 .200 1 0 1 6 .600 2 1 1
Personal: Major: Recreation/ Leisure ... Favorite Movies: Hulk ... Favorite Book: Brians Winter ... Favorite Meal: Chinese/ Orange Chicken ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My father, Leonard Grimes ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I started switch hitting at 5 years old ... Favorite TV Show: Chuck ... Favorite Website: Youtube ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Gospel, Lil Wayne, Drake, Trey Songz, Tyga ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: My first home run was a grand slam ... Favorite Quote: “I can do all things through Christ.�
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Personal: Major: Criminal Justice ... Favorite Movies: Baby Boy ... Favorite Meal: Ox tail and rice ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: Father and Coaches ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I’m mixed with Indian ... Favorite TV Show: Martin ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Gucci ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Hitting my first homerun.
2011: Hit .438 in 28 games. Had 16 RBIs and scored 32 runs. Stole 23 bases in 25 attempts. Ranked 48th in NCAA Division II with 23 stolen bases. Personal: Nickname: Eli ... Major: Sports Management ... Favorite Movies: Friday ... Favorite Book: Holy Bible ... Favorite Meal: Chicken ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My parents ... Favorite TV Show: ESPN ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: T.I. ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: 9/10 Little league World Series champs ... Favorite Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard.”
CAREER STATISTICS Year 2011
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G AB R H Avg 2B 3B HR TB Slug RBI SB BB 28 73 32 32 .438 7 4 0 47 .644 18 23 10
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Personal: Nickname: J-Rob ... Major: Public Health ... Favorite Movies: How High ... Favorite Book: Shoeless ... Favorite Meal: Pork chops ... Favorite Class at BC: Tennis ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My mother ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I have a son ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves ... Favorite Website: Facebook ... Dream Teammates: Derek Jeter ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: State Championship ... Favorite Quote: “An athlete is only as good as his workout.”
2011: Was named first-team All-SIAC as a pitcher. Went 9-2 with one save in 14 pitching appearances. Had a 3.91 ERA. Had six complete games and pitched three shutouts. Ranked among national leaders in pitching victories (30th) and complete games (28th). 2010: Was named first-team All-SIAC as a pitcher. Went 10-2 with a 3.92 ERA. Pitched five complete games. Ranked 17th in the nation in pitching victories. Personal: Major: Sports Management ... Favorite Movies: City of God ... Favorite Meal: Salmon with rice ... Favorite Class at BC: Social Psychology ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Winning the SIAC ... Favorite Quote: “There are no impossible dreams, just our limited perception of what is possible.” CAREER STATISTICS Year 2010 2011 Career
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G 14 15 29
W 10 9 19
L 2 2 4
SV 0 1 1
ShO 0 3 3
IP H R 85.0 89 48 71.3 66 39 156.3 155 87
ER 37 31 68
BB 20 14 34
SO 74 71 145
ERA 3.92 3.91 3.92
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Personal: Nickname: Web, Spider Web ... Major: Physics ... Favorite Movies: The Godfather ... Favorite Book: Dr. Seuss ... Favorite Meal: Orange Chicken and chow mein ... Favorite Class at BC: Baseball ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: Big Money ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I’ve been around the world ... Favorite TV Show: Family Guy, That 70’s Show ... Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Hip-Hop, Rap ... Dream Teammates: Ken Griffey Jr. ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Playing in Australia ... Favorite Quote: “Females go to man to man like money goes from hand to hand.”
Personal: Nickname: Boo ... Major: Criminal Justice ... Favorite Movies: Friday ... Favorite Meal: Pizza ... Favorite Class at BC: Physical Science ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My Dad ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I like art ... Favorite TV Show: Sanford and Son ... Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Phillies ... Favorite Website: Youtube ... Dream Teammates: Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Threw 7 in a high school football game ... Favorite Quote: “Go hard or go home.”
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Personal: Major: Criminal Justice ... Favorite Movies: Law Abiding Citizen ... Favorite Book: Call of the Wild ... Favorite Meal: Pizza ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: John Lackey ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I’ve been playing ball since I was 4 years old ... Favorite TV Show: That 70’s show ... Favorite Pro Team: California Angels ... Favorite Website: Youtube ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Reggae ... Dream Teammates: Tori Hunters ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Pitched a no-hitter in an All-Star game ... Favorite Quote: “Greatness exists in all of us.”
2011: Was 2-3 with a 3.04 ERA in 10 appearances as a pitcher. Had 15 strikeouts. Had four starts and pitched one complete game. 2010: Pitched one inning and threw one strikeout. 2009: Was 1-1 in 11 innings of action in seven appearances. Started two games. Threw five strikeouts. Personal: Nickname: John-John ... Major: Business Management ... Favorite Movies: Friday ... Favorite Book: Bible ... Favorite Meal: Hot dogs ... Favorite Class at BC: Human Resource Management ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: John Walton Sr. ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I played football in Australia during the summer of 2007, in the Down Under Bowl ... Favorite TV Show: sports center ... Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers ... Favorite Website: World Start Hip Hop ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Lil Wayne ... Dream Teammates: Jason Heyward ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Pitching in my hometown during my sophomore year ... Favorite Quote: “Never give up.” Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
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G 7 1 10 18
W 1 0 2 3
L 1 0 3 4
CAREER STATISTICS
SV 0 0 0 0
ShO 0 0 0 0
IP 11.0 1.0 23.7 35.7
H 22 2 18 42
R 23 1 18 42
ER 16 1 8 25
BB 18 1 19 38
SO 5 1 15 21
ERA 13.09 9.00 3.04 6.30
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Personal: Nickname: Dre ... Major: Mass Communications ... Favorite Movies: Ali ... Favorite Book: Book of Eli ... Favorite Meal: Fried Chicken ... Favorite Class at BC: Economics ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My uncle Norman Hand ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I can long snap a football ... Favorite TV Show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Favorite Website: live mixtapes.com ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Lil Wayne ... Dream Teammates: Justin Smoak ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: First homerun ever ... Favorite Quote: “Work hard, never give up.”
2011: Went 1-1 with one save in 10 pitching appearances. 2010: Went 0-2 in 12 pitching appearances. 2009: Went 2-0 in 10 pitching appearances. Started four games. Personal: Nickname: Cotto ... Major: Business Management ... Favorite Movies: Con Air ... Favorite Book: SLAM ... Favorite Meal: Lasagna ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: Carlos Beltran ... Favorite TV Show: Burn Notice ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves ... Favorite Website: ESPN ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Rick Ross ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Winning the East Conference 19-1 ... Favorite Quote: “Don’t give up, keep your head up.”
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
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G 9 12 10 32
W 2 0 1 3
L 0 2 1 3
CAREER STATISTICS
SV 0 0 1 1
ShO 0 0 0 0
IP 20.7 19.7 12.3 52.7
H 20 35 23 78
R 25 40 19 84
ER 18 27 15 60
BB 19 25 20 64
SO 13 20 8 41
ERA 7.83 12.34 10.98 10.25
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Personal: Major: Computer Science ... Favorite Movies: Friday ... Favorite Meal: Pork chops ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My Father ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves ... Favorite Website: Facebook ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Lil Wayne ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Last home game of high school.
Personal: Major: Studio Art ... Nickname: Ky ... Favorite Movies: The Wood ... Favorite Book: High Heat ... Favorite Meal: Pizza ... Favorite Class At BC: Drawing I ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My uncle ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I am from Charleston ... Favorite TV Show: Robot Chicken ... Favorite Professional Team: Tampa Bay Rays ... Favorite Website: Benedicttigers.com ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Kendrick Lamar ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: My 2008 high school baseball team.
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2011: Named to the SIAC All-Academic Baseball Team. Ranked 11th in NCAA Division II with 0.81 stolen bases per game and 19th in overall stolen bases. Was named SIAC East Division Co-Player of the Week on March 14. Named SIAC East Division Pitcher of the Week on March 21. Personal: Major: Business Administration .. Favorite Movies: Coach Carter ... Favorite Book: Holy Bible ... Favorite Meal: Mac & Cheese ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My Mother ... Favorite TV Show: Family Guy ... Favorite Pro Team: Florida Marlins ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Lose Yourself ... Dream Teammates: Florida Marlins ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Winning the world series in the little league ... Favorite Quote: “Born to shine.” CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
G AB 31 78 35 94 36 79 102 251
R H 24 26 34 37 29 21 87 84
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
G 13 12 14 39
L 2 1 1 4
W 4 2 6 12
SV 1 1 0 1
Avg .337 .394 .266 .335 ShO 0 0 1 1
2B 7 7 3 17
3B 2 1 0 3
HR 0 1 0 1
IP H R 34.7 38 33 22.7 29 25 50.0 33 19 107.4 100 77
TB Slug 37 .474 49 .521 24 .304 110 .438 ER 29 11 14 54
BB 22 12 31 65
RBI 23 22 19 64
SB 19 20 29 68
SO 34 29 61 124
BB 8 15 18 41
ERA 7.52 4.36 2.52 4.53
2011: Went 8-1 with one save in 13 pitching appearances. 2010: Was 2-8 in 14 pitching appearances. Had 23 strikeouts. 2009: Went 3-3 in nine pitching appearances. Had 29 strikeouts. Personal: Nickname: Buddy Lee ... Major: Mass Communication ... Favorite Movies: Talladega Nights ... Favorite Meal: Candy Yams ... Favorite Class at BC: Volleyball ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: Jackie Robinson ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I am very easy to talk to ... Favorite TV Show: Law and Order ... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite Website: ESPN ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Future ... Dream Teammates: Hard workers ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Every time I won a championship ... Favorite Quote: “Either you’re first or you’re last.” CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
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G AB R H Avg 2B 3B HR TB Slug RBI 15 20 6 7 .350 0 1 0 9 .450 5 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1 14 2 0 1 .500 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 31 24 6 8 .333 1 1 0 11 .458 6 G 9 14 13 36
W 3 2 8 13
L SV 3 0 8 0 1 1 12 1
ShO 0 0 0 0
IP H 42.3 50 36.7 50 60.0 56 139.0 156
R ER 39 27 49 41 32 27 120 95
BB 23 31 30 84
SO 29 23 46 98
SB BB 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 ERA 5.74 10.05 4.05 6.15
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2011: Named second team All-SIAC at third base. Hit .333 in 25 games. Had 23 RBIs and scored 20 runs. 2010: Named second team All-SIAC at catcher. Hit .348 in 43 games. Had 28 RBIs and scored 27 runs. Had 13 doubles. Had four triples, which ranked 60th in Division II. 2009: Was named first team All-SIAC at catcher. Hit .366 in 30 games. Had 19 RBIs and scored 28 runs. Hit 10 doubles and had four home runs. Personal: Nickname: Moye’ ... Major: Journalism ... Favorite Movies: Talladega Nights ... Favorite Book: Lessons to a Young Brother ... Favorite Meal: Chicken ... Favorite Class at BC: Mass Media ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: Dad ... Favorite TV Show: The Office ... Favorite Website: ESPN ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Kanye ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Walk off against Stillman ... Favorite Quote: “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
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G AB R H Avg 30 93 29 34 .366 43 132 27 46 .348 25 75 20 25 .333 98 300 76 105 .350
2B 10 13 5 28
3B 1 4 2 7
HR 4 3 3 10
TB Slug 58 .624 76 .576 43 .573 177 .590
RBI 19 28 23 70
SB 11 15 9 35
BB 10 10 9 29
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Personal: Nickname: Smallsdaddy ... Major: Computer Engineering ... Favorite Movies: Bad Boys II, Glory Road, Transformers ... Favorite Book: Oliver Twist, Shiloh, Clue ... Favorite Meal: Fried Chicken ... Favorite Class at BC: Circuits 2 ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My father ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I received a full scholarship to play football at two schools ... Favorite TV Show: The Game, The Hard times of R.J. Berger ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Favorite website: Livemixtapes.com ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Rick Ross ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Playing summer league ball with my dad for the last year; back-to-back doubles to win the game in the bottom of the ninth with two outs ... Favorite Quote: “Whatever God has for me it is for me.” CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008-09 2009-10 Career
G 4 1 5
Year G 2008-09 4 2009-10 1 Career 5
AB 2 0 2
R 1 0 1
H 0 0 0
Avg - - .000
2B 0 0 0
3B 0 0 0
W 0 0 0
L 1 0 1
SV 0 0 0
ShO 0 0 0
IP 2.0 1.3 3.3
H 3 1 4
HR 0 0 0
TB 0 0 0
R 4 1 5
Slug - - .000
ER 4 1 5
BB 6 1 7
RBI 0 0 0 SO 4 1 5
SB 0 0 0
BB 0 0 0
ERA 18.00 6.92 13.64
Personal: Nickname: Scooter ... Major: Biology... Favorite Movies: All types ... Favorite Book: The Giver ... Favorite Meal: Any type of pasta ... Favorite Class at BC: Comparative Anatomy ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My father ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I have a big heart ... Favorite TV Show: True Blood ... Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Phillies, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Flyers ... Favorite website: Youtube ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: R&B, Rap, Rock and old school ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: First touchdown in high school ... Favorite Quote: “Life is too short so live in the moments that you’re in.”
CAREER STATISTICS Year G W L SV ShO IP H R ER BB SO ERA 2011 5 1 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 10 9 4 12.86 Career 5 1 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 10 9 4 12.86
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Player Prof iles
Personal: Major: Mass Communications ... Favorite Movies: Anchorman, Inception ... Favorite Book: The Giver ... Favorite Meal: Japanese ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My father ... One Thing You Might Be Surprised to Know Is: I used to be a catcher ... Favorite TV Show: ESPN ... Favorite Pro Team: Oakland Raiders ... Favorite Website: ESPN ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: Bob Marley / Reggae ... Dream Teammates: Jose Bautista ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: High School playoffs ... Favorite Quote: “Don’t worry about a thing cause every little thing will be alright.”
Personal: Major: Sports Management ... Favorite Movies: The Wood ... Favorite Book: Heat ... Favorite Meal: Steak ... Favorite Class at BC: Freshman comp ... Most Influential Person In My Sport Career: My Dad ... Favorite TV Show: Entourage ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Favorite Website: ESPN ... Music in my Ipod/ CD Player Now: All music ... Dream Teammates: David Ortiz ... Most Memorable Sport Moment: Bus ride back from Byrnes ... Favorite Quote: “Second place is only the first loser.”
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2010-11 Statistics
Batting Name.............................. G AB R H Bass, Torrin......................................14 26 8 7 Bryant, Corey...................................38 121 41 51 Caudillo, Raymond...........................8 15 4 5 Cordova, Eric...................................17 7 4 3 Cotto, Luis.......................................12 4 0 0 Folk, Dondrelle.................................4 10 1 2 Gipson, Brandon..............................43 142 57 67 Holmes, Johnathan..........................6 0 1 0 Jordan, Michael...............................36 79 29 21 Lee, Robert....................................... 6 0 0 0 Lewis, Lamar.................................... 14 2 0 1 McDaniel, Elisha..............................28 73 32 32 Miller, Christopher........................... 41 109 35 31 Moye, Christopher...........................25 75 20 25 Ortega, Jonathan..............................19 21 1 5 Read, Jasson.................................... 35 90 18 28 Robinson, John................................ 15 15 3 4 Rodriguez, Eric................................. 36 104 40 34 Sharpe, Ryan.................................... 23 48 11 10 Sims, Wayne.................................... 28 74 21 22 Thomas, William.............................. 30 81 14 21 Walton, John.................................... 12 1 1 1 Williams, Donald.............................. 16 0 0 0 Young, Selwyn................................. 43 152 43 53
Avg 0.269 0.421 0.333 0.429 - 0.200 0.472 - 0.266 - 0.500 0.438 0.284 0.333 0.238 0.311 0.267 0.327 0.208 0.297 0.259 1.000 - 0.349
2B 2 13 0 1 0 1 17 0 3 0 1 7 0 5 3 9 1 12 3 5 3 0 0 14
3B HR 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
SV 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ShO 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TB 9 81 8 4 0 6 112 0 24 0 2 47 31 43 8 37 7 60 19 30 27 1 0 69
Slug Pct. RBI SB 0.346 6 4 0.669 41 23 0.533 10 1 0.571 3 3 - 0 0 0.600 2 1 0.789 47 45 - 0 0 0.304 19 29 - 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.644 18 23 0.284 15 38 0.573 23 9 0.381 8 2 0.411 18 15 0.467 3 0 0.577 34 14 0.396 8 7 0.405 22 8 0.333 12 18 1.000 0 0 - 0 0 0.454 41 21
SBA BB SO HBP SH 4 6 8 2 0 29 15 22 3 1 4 1 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 51 18 16 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 18 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 10 8 1 1 47 28 24 5 1 10 9 17 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 18 8 14 4 5 0 3 5 0 0 16 15 8 6 1 7 7 10 5 0 9 14 15 2 3 21 8 34 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 11 3 1
Pitching Name.............................. App GS Caudillo, Raymond...........................2 0 Cordova, Eric...................................15 12 Cotto, Luis.......................................10 2 Holmes, Johnathan..........................5 1 Jordan, Michael...............................14 6 Lee, Robert.......................................5 1 Lewis, Lamar....................................13 10 Ortega, Jonathan..............................10 1 Read, Jasson....................................1 0 Robinson, John................................5 0 Rodriguez, Eric.................................2 0 Walton, John....................................10 4 Williams, Donald..............................16 6 Young, Selwyn.................................2 0
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CG W 0 0 6 9 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0
L 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0
IP 1.0 71.3 12.3 7.0 50.0 7.0 60.0 20.3 1.0 4.3 2.0 23.7 48.3 2.0
H 3 66 23 14 33 13 56 25 2 8 0 18 56 2
R 4 39 19 13 19 12 32 27 1 11 1 18 29 1
ER 4 31 15 13 14 10 27 20 1 9 1 8 27 1
BB SO ERA 5 0 36.00 14 71 3.91 20 8 10.98 10 2 16.71 31 61 2.52 9 4 12.86 30 46 4.05 11 20 8.87 1 0 9.00 8 3 18.84 3 2 4.50 19 15 3.04 17 32 5.03 3 0 4.50
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SF 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 5
Year-by-year scores
2011 Results 2/16 at Voorhees W, 9-0 W, 15-5 2/18 Francis Marion L, 5-15 2/19 Shaw L, 4-6 W, 4-3 2/20 at Francis Marion L, 0-17 2/26 at Shaw W, 4-0 W, 17-5 3/1 at Georgia College & St. L, 3-16 3/2 at USC Aiken L, 2-17 3/8 Voorhees W, 10-6 W,13-3 3/9 Savannah State L,7-10(8,rain) 3/12 Morehouse * W, 9-0 W, 9-0 3/13 Morehouse * W, 5-2 3/16 Elizabeth City St. L, 2-7 3/17 St. Augustine W, 9-4 L, 3-12 3/19 at Clark Atlanta * W, 12-2 3/20 at Clark Atlanta * W, 31-1 W, 17-4 3/23 at Coker L, 4-5 3/26 at Kentucky State * W, 12-0 W, 9-3 4/2 Tuskegee * W, 12-5 W, 19-2 4/3 Tuskegee * W, 5-4 4/6 Winston Salem State W, 14-0 4/9 Paine * W, 8-1 W, 7-1 4/10 Paine * W, 5-4 4/11 at Morris W, 7-4 W, 15-9 4/16 Albany State * W, 11-4 W, 5-1 4/17 Albany State * W, 12-9 4/23 at Claflin * W, 6-4 W, 9-8 4/24 at Claflin * L, 10-12 4/28 vs. Kentucky St. # W, 14-4 4/29 vs. Claflin # L, 1-4 vs. Tuskegee # L, 8-12 * SIAC game # SIAC Baseball Championship, Albany, GA
2010 Results 2/18 at Bluefield 2/20 Brewton Parker 2/21 Bluefield St. 2/26 at Voorhees 2/28 at Francis Marion 3/1 Shaw 3/6 at Paine * 3/7 at Paine * 3/11 Francis Marion 3/14 Clark Atlanta *
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W, 5-4 L, 0-4 L, 2-6 L, 5-16 L, 11-16 W, 9-4 W, 11-4 W, 9-3 L, 2-1 L, 6-10 W, 20-4 W, 3-0 W, 10-1 W, 8-7 L, 0-11 W, 16-3
Coaching Records Year 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 1984-85
Coach Selwyn Young Selwyn Young Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Arlester McBride
W, 17-3 3/15 Clark Atlanta * W, 13-4 3/16 at USC Beaufort L, 3-12 3/18 Elizabeth City St. L, 10-12 W, 10-7 3/20 Stillman * W, 8-7 W, 8-6 3/24 Savannah St. L, 14-16 3/25 Voorhees W, 11-3 W, 8-5 3/26 St. Augustine’s L, 3-8 W, 8-7 3/27 Miles * L, 7-8 W, 6-2 3/28 Miles * W, 12-1 3/30 Morris W, 16-6 W, 18-8 3/31 at Georgia College L, 2-19 L, 3-6 4/3 at Morehouse * L, 8-9 W, 17-3 4/4 at Morehouse * W, 18-2 4/10 at Albany State * W, 5-1 L, 3-9 4/11 at Albany State * L, 2-3 4/13 at Morris W, 12-0 W, 19-7 4/17 Claflin * W, 8-3 W, 5-3 4/18 Claflin* W, 14-6 4/20 USC Beaufort L, 5-10 4/22 Limestone L, 4-18 4/28 vs. Kentucky St. # W, 10-4 vs. Stillman # W, 9-8 4/29 vs. Albany St. # L, 6-16 4/30 vs. Stillman # W, 10-7 vs. Albany St. # L, 3-5 * SIAC game # SIAC Baseball Championship, Albany, GA
2009 Results 2/6 at Voorhees 2/10 at Lander 2/13 at Bluefield St. 2/14 at Edward Waters
W, 6-5 W, 8-7 L, 2-10 L, 9-10 W, 10-7
W- L 31-12 32-21 20-14 27-23 18-26 23-15 17-26 4-27 8-27
W/L Pct .721 .604 .588 .540 .409 .605 .395 .129 .229
2/21 at Shaw 3/3 Bloomsburg 3/4 Voorhees 3/7 at Clark Atlanta * 3/8 at Clark Atlanta * 3/9 Alderson-Broaddus 3/11 Elizabeth City St. 3/12 Elizabeth City St. 3/14 Paine * 3/19 Paine * 3/21 at Morehouse * 3/22 at Morehouse 4/1 Savannah St. 4/4 Lane * 4/5 Lane * 4/11 Albany St. * 4/12 Albany St. * 4/18 at Claflin * 4/30 vs. Tuskegee # 5/1 vs. Albany St. # 5/2 vs. Stillman #
L, 2-4 L, 6-10 L, 11-20 W, 5-0 W, 8-1 W, 20-12 W, 21-6 W, 16-7 L, 5-13 W, 17-13 L, 3-10 W, 9-1 L, 7-9 W, 12-6 W, 6-4 W, 10-8 W, 10-7 L, 8-10 W, 11-1 W, 10-7 W, 9-1 L, 12-19 L, 1-8 W, 8-5 L, 4-7 W, 9-5 W, 15-5 L, 12-13 L, 5-20
2008 Results 2/5 at Coker 2/8 Miles 2/9 Bluefield St. 2/10 Lincoln (Pa.) 2/11 Lincoln (Pa.) 2/17 Alderson-Broaddus 2/19 SCAD 2/20 at Georgia College 2/26 at Erskine 2/28 Voorhees 2/29 at Shaw 3/1 Clark Atlanta
L, 3-21 W, 11-8 L, 3-6 L, 5-6 W, 6-3 W, 16-6 W, 16-0 L, 2-10 L, 5-12 W, 5-2 L, 5-15 L, 2-9 W, 12-6 L, 6-8 L, 5-7
3/2 Clark Atlanta 3/3 Savannah St. 3/6 at Paine 3/10 St. Augustine’s 3/12 Elizabeth City St. 3/13 3/16 Morehouse 3/18 Morris 3/20 Voorhees 3/22 at Tuskegee 3/23 at Tuskegee 3/27 at Paine 3/29 Kentucky St. 3/30 Kentucky St. 4/3 at Morris 4/6 at Albany St. 4/8 Georgia College 4/12 at Claflin 4/13 at Claflin 4/14 at Erskine 4/16 Kentucky St. 4/17 vs. Paine # 4/18 vs. Morehouse # vs. Albany St. #
W, 18-1 W, 13-12 L, 3-4 L, 6-10 L, 3-5 W, 5-4 W, 3-2 L, 8-10 L, 6-10 L, 2-3 W, 8-1 W, 11-1 L 6-8 W, 11-10 W, 13-11 W, 2-0 W, 14-4 L, 5-12 W, 15-9 W, 6-5 W, 20-10 W, 17-0 L, 4-8 W, 10-8 L, 5-10 L, 4-15 W, 6-5 W, 12-1 L, 2-18 W, 19-12 L, 6-8 W, 3-0 L, 5-8
2007 Results 2/4 at Bluefield St. 2/6 at Fla. Gulf Coast 2/7 at Coker 2/10 at N.C. Central 2/11 at N.C. Central 2/12 at St. Augustine’s 2/13 at Savannah St. 217 at Shaw 2/20 at Erskine 2/22 at Presbyterian 2/24 at Edward Waters 2/27 at Voorhees 3/3 at Clark Atlanta 3/4 at Clark Atlanta 3/5 at Voorhees 3/10 at Albany St. 3/11 at Albany St. 3/13 at Elizabeth City St. 3/13 Elizabeth City St. 3/14 at Elizabeth City St. 3/18 at Morehouse 3/21 Erskine 3/24 at Miles
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W, 6-4 W, 6-3 L, 0-12 L, 2-19 L, 7-15 L, 4-7 W, 11-0 W, 15-4 W, 9-8 L, 3-10 W, 5-3 W, 10-4 L, 4-9 L, 1-7 L, 2-4 L, 1-4 L, 1-13 L, 6-10 W, 11-1 W, 9-4 W, 9-2 W, 13-12 L, 3-17 L, 6-10 L, 3-9 L, 1-7 L, 1-11 L, 10-12 W, 8-2 W, 7-2 L, 5-11 L, 7-8
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Year-by-year scores
3/25 at Miles 3/31 at LeMoyne-Owen 4/1 at LeMoyne-Owen 4/6 at Claflin 4/7 at Claflin 4/18 Kentucky St. 4/19 vs. Paine # 4/20 vs. Clark Atlanta # vs. Miles #
L, 2-3 L, 5-7 W, 11-5 W, 4-1 L, 4-9 L, 1-11 W, 14-11 L, 4-16 w, 17-14 L, 4-5 W, 11-6 L, 10-15
2006 Results 2/8 at Erskine 2/13 UNC Pembroke 2/15 Erskine 2/17 Shaw 2/18 Presbyterian 2/19 at Presbyterian 2/25 at Edward Waters 3/1 Savannah St. 3/4 Paine 3/5 Paine 3/8 Voorhees 3/11 at Albany St. 3/12 at Albany St. 3/14 Elizabeth City St. 3/15 Elizabeth City St. 3/18 at Morehouse 3/19 at Morehouse 3/23 at Coker 3/25 Claflin 4/1 at Clark Atlanta 4/2 at Clark Atlanta 4/5 Coker 4/9 at Paine 4/13 vs. Paine # 4/14 vs. Stillman # vs. Tuskegee # 4/15 vs. Morehouse #
L, 0-14 W, 8-5 L, 2-6 L, 3-10 W, 12-2 W, 9-5 L, 6-19 L, 4-5 W, 10-6 W, 16-0 L, 3-9 W, 4-3 W, 10-3 W, 7-6 W, 21-10 W, 9-5 W, 13-5 L, 10-11 L, 5-8 L, 9-15 W, 9-8 W, 10-9 L, 11-12 L, 6-10 W, 11-8 L, 5-9 L, 1-6 W, 3-0 W, 17-1 W, 13-8 W, 23-12 W, 5-4 W, 11-4 W, 9-3 W, 15-5 L, 14-16 W, 20-8 L, 11-15
2005 Results 2/5 Coker 2/8 Belmont Abbey 2/11 Shaw 2/12 Shaw 2/13 Bluefield St. 2/17 at Francis Marion 2/19 at Elizabeth City St.
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L, 3-16 L, 3-13 L, 6-7 W, 14-7 W, 11-5 L, 2-6 L, 4-20 L, 3-19 W, 11-5 L, 3-10
2/23 at Lander 2/26 at Paine * 2/27 at Paine * 3/2 Erskine 3/5 at Albany St. * 3/6 at Albany St. * 3/8 Brewton Parker 3/9 at Belmont Abbey 3/12 Morehouse * 3/13 Morehouse * 3/14 Utica 3/19 at St. Paul’s 3/26 Clark Atlanta * 3/29 Fla. Gulf Coast 3/30 Fla. Gulf Coast 4/3 Paine * 4/4 Paine * 4/8 at Voorhees 4/9 Albany St. * 4/10 Albany St. 4/12 at Morris 4/14 vs. Miles # 4/14 vs. Morehouse #
L, 1-14 W, 5-4 L, 4-6 W, 12-11 L, 6-13 L, 1-5 L, 1-2 L, 15-16 L, 4-20 L, 6-18 L, 8-10 W, 12-6 W, 10-6 W, 6-0 W, 13-0 W, 34-0 W, 15-1 L, 8-9 W, 6-1 L, 3-20 L, 3-5 L, 5-23 L, 2-7 W, 6-2 L, 5-11 W, 16-13 W, 20-10 L, 5-7 W, 6-5 W, 11-8 W, 14-15 L, 0-2 L, 3-13
2004 Results 2/1 at Voorhees 2/3 at Erskine 2/9 at Claflin 2/18 at Brewton Parker 2/21 at Virginia St. 2/22 at Elizabeth City St. 2/25 at Lander 2/27 at Elizabeth City St. 2/29 at Paine * 3/6 at Albany St. * 3/7 Albany St. * 3/13 at Morehouse * 3/14 at Morehouse * 3/16 Claflin * 3/18 Voorhees 4/3 at Paine * 4/4 at Paine * 4/6 Coker 4/10 Albany St. * 4/11 Albany St. *
W, 15-8 L, 2-5 L, 0-8 L, 0-6 L, 2-7 L, 2-13 W, 8-4 L, 0-15 L, 4-18 L, 4-13 L, 1-3 L, 9-10 L, 1-9 L, 4-5 L, 1-11 L, 5-6 W, 4-1 W, 11-10 L, 11-18 L, 8-13 L, 3-11 L, 2-4 L, 1-12 L, 7-13 L, 6-7 L, 17-18 L, 1-12 L, 1-7 L, 6-9 L, 2-10 L, 0-11
1985 Results Allen W, 7-6 Longwood L, 2-12 L, 7-20 Augusta College L, 0-11 L, 0-4 Shepherd L, 8-12 L, 4-8 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 6-5 W, 14-12 Francis Marion L, 4-28 L, 1-7 Savannah State * L, 4-5 W, 15-9 USC Aiken L, 0-20 L, 2-25 Augusta College L, 7-10 L, 3-15 Baptist College L, 4-14 L, 2-7 Winthrop L, 1-11 L, 5-11 Savannah State * L, 2-8 W, 12-11 USC Aiken L, 1-10 Winthrop L, 1-12 L, 2-5 Francis Marion L, 4-14 Baptist College L, 2-8 L, 4-13 Allen W, 7-4 L, 12-13 Savannah State # L, 3-7 Albany State # W, 7-3 Savannah State # W, 9-8 Fort Valley State # L, 5-11
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Named to the President’s Higher Education Honor Roll for Community Service for two consecutive years, in recognition of service donated by the school’s faculty, staff, and students through academic service learning and volunteerism. Benedict’s pioneering Service Learning program serves as a national model for programs around the country, and also won the Sixth Annual Commission on Higher Education Award. Ranked among the Top 100 Colleges in the nation for graduating African-American scholars with a baccalaureate degree. The annual “Top 100 Degree Producers” ranking was released by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and ranked Benedict College 23rd in granting degrees in Human Sciences and 47th in granting degrees in Physical Sciences out of 4,000 colleges across the nation. Ranked #10 among 309 baccalaureate colleges and universities by Washington Monthly based on creating social mobility among students, producing cutting edge scholarship, and research. Ranked one of the top ten colleges in the nation in producing African Americans with an undergraduate Physics degree, as reported by the Education and Employment Statistic Division of the American Institute of Physics. Ranked the third largest private Historically Black College in the UNCF College Fund network, and has the second largest undergraduate student population of the 20 private institutions in South Carolina.
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Benedict College Alumni Hall Founded in 1870 by Rhode Island native Mrs. Bathsheba Benedict, Benedict College was an 80-acre plantation when purchased as the Benedict Institute. The investors’ - Mrs. Benedict and the Baptist Home Mission - long-term goal was to educate emancipated African-Americans and produce citizens “powers for good in society”. Nearly 141 years later, Benedict College has been one of the fastest growing of 39 United Negro College Fund Schools. Of the 20 independent colleges in South Carolina, Benedict has the largest undergraduate student body and is the second largest overall. The College has students enrolled from every county in South Carolina. More than 2,800 students currently study at the school and is distinguished by its continued commitment to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of
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African Americans in a global society. The school’s growth is more than an expanding student enrollment. Benedict College is also involved in an ambitious building program. The beautiful park-like campus is located on the corners of Harden and Taylor Streets. The campus has undergone substantial renovations to its Antisdel Chapel, the Benjamin E. Mays Human Resource Center, Morgan Hall, Pratt Hall, and all of its dormitories. But the school’s growth is not limited to its historic area. Benedict College is also erecting a multi-million dollar, 60-acre sports complex off of Two Notch Road in Columbia. The new facility will include tennis courts, baseball fields, fitness trails, and running track. The heart of the complex is the 11,000 seat Charlie W. Johnson football stadium. After a 30-year hiatus, football returned to Benedict College in 1995. And with football came its complement, the marching band. While credited by some as a boost to male student enrollment, according to Dr. David H. Swinton, president of Benedict College, the move back to football was a way for students to feel a “community esprit de corps”, and to boost the “spirit and quality of the school.” The spirit and quality have attracted their share of addi-
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Swinton Center tional success. The average SAT scores, Honors College enrollee rate, capital giving dollars and the number of research grants awarded to Benedict College have all increased. Also growing are the numbers of valedictorians and high achievers choosing the school as their first choice for higher education. Students attending Benedict College have the opportunity to earn four-year, liberal arts degree from 30 different disciplines. These include: accounting, art, biology, business administration, chemistry, child and family development, computer science, computer/information science, criminal justice, early childhood education, economics, elementary education, English, environmental health science, history, mathematics, music education, physics, political science, recreation, religion and philosophy, and social work. Receiving an academic education is only part of the Benedict College experience. Service to the community also defines their students. To encourage their community toward fairness and equality, Benedict College started The Center of Excellence for Community Development in 1997. This center is comprised of four programs: Educational Excellence, Child and Family Program, Business and Economic Development, the Democracy and Government. Each program is designed to help solve a distinct set of problems afflicting American society and in particular African-Americans. Solving problems associated with growing up in a disadvantaged home is the mission of the Child and Family (Excellence) Program. This part of the Excellence Center develops strategies, tactics, and programs to help African Americans deal with problems related to poverty,
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drug addiction and child abuse. Encouraging small business ownership, and business improvement, particularly among African-Americans, is the goal of the Business and Economic Development Program. The Excellence Center focuses on teaching the principles and practices of entreprenuership and equates ownership with empowerment. Community participation in the governmental process is the overall goal of the Democracy and Government portion of the Benedict College Center of Excellence. Of particular interest are the efforts this program makes to encourage voting. The eventual goal is to “enable our American democracy to work effectively not just for some of its people, but for all of its people�, said Swinton. Benedict College has a long history of producing high achievers. Some notable alumni include: Maj. Gen. Matthew Zimmerman, Dr. LeRoy Walker, and president emeritus of the US Olympic Committee. Other distinguished graduates include: I.S. Leevy Johnson Esq., the first African American President of the SC Bar Association; Modjeska Simkins, often referred as the mother of the South Carolina Civil Rights Movement; and Maria Pyles, 1990 SC Teacher of the Year and the National Teacher of the Year finalist. Benedict College has also hosted many distinguished entertainers and visitors as part of its performing arts and lecture programs. Additionally, Benedict has hosted several political and community leaders such as Michelle Obama; Senator Hillary Clinton; John Edwards, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Congressman James E. Clyburn and Former Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun.
Administration
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Dr. David H. Swinton, President
Dr. David Holmes Swinton is the 13th president of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. As president, Dr. Swinton oversees all areas and departments of the 141-year-old Institution with a record student enrollment that exceeds 3,140, the highest enrollment in the College’s history. Benedict College’s enrollment has more than doubled since the arrival of Dr. Swinton in 1994. The College has experienced a dramatic increase in its male student populations going against the national trend of recruiting African-American male scholars. As a result of this tremendous growth, Benedict has one of the largest undergraduate populations of the 20 private institutions in South Carolina, and has been ranked the fourth largest HBCU in The College Fund/UNCF network. Recently, Benedict College was ranked one of the Top 10 Colleges in the nation to promote social mobility, cutting edge research and community service by Washington Monthly magazine. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Dr. Swinton moved with his family to Timmonsville, South Carolina at an early age where he attended the Brockington School. He moved to New York City at 12 years of age and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. In 1968, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from New York University; in 1971, he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University; and in 1975 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from Harvard University. Dr. Swinton’s professional experience includes sevenyear tenure as Dean of the School of Business at Jackson State University. Prior to his appointment at Jackson State, he was Director of the Southern Center of Studies in Public Policy and Professor of Economics at Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Swinton is renown for his scholarly writings; most notably his analysis of the economic status of African Americans. His economic analysis was published in the National Urban League’s The State of Black America in
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1983 and each year from 1989 through 1993. His works have also been published in such professional journals as the American Economics Review, The Review of Black Political Economy, Minority Youth Employment, and Public Administration Review, Journal of Urban Analysis, and Business and Society. In 2004, Dr. Swinton researched and wrote about The Economic Impact on African-Americans After Brown which was published in “…And Miles to Go Before I Sleep” by The Institute for Public Service and Policy Research of the University of South Carolina in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. In 1998, Dr. Swinton became the first African-American Chairman of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Board in the organization’s 92-year history. In 1999, Dr. Swinton helped organize a group of 50 investors to create South Carolina Community Bank, to preserve the only minority-owned bank in South Carolina. Dr. Swinton has served as Economic Advisor to the National Urban League since 1980, and has been a member of Black Enterprise Magazine’s Board of Economists since 1990. His honors and awards include Phi Beta Kappa, Coat of Arms Society, and Honors in Economics from New York University, Ford Foundation Fellow, Graduate Prize Fellowship from Harvard, the Order of the Palmetto, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Bridgeport. Recently, he received the Luther Wesley Smith Award which is occasionally given to individuals for distinguished service in strengthening college or seminary programs. In 2005, Dr. Swinton’s received the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award by the National Economic Association of African American Economist. The award is presented to an African-American economist with an outstanding record in the economics profession, institutional leadership and service to the community. In 2007, Dr. Swinton was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame. Dr. Swinton believes that students at Benedict are the school’s most valued constituents and its most important product. To help ensure their success, he revised the student advising system and instituted a comprehensive retention program. The College has been named one of the Top Ten Producers of Physic Bachelor’s Degrees among African Americans in the United States, in the nation since 2005 by the American Institute of Physics. Under Dr. Swinton’s direction, the emphasis on the educational programs has led to the improvement of student performance and infusion of state-of-the-art computer technology throughout the campus.
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Dr. David H. Swinton, President
Under Dr. Swinton’s leadership several programs have received national accreditations including The Recreation and Leisure Services Program which received accreditation from the National Recreation and Park and The Office of Teacher Education was accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) along with the Environmental Health Science Program which a was accredited by the National Environmental Health and Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). Additionally the national accreditation for the Colleges Social Work Department and the Benedict College Child Development Center were renewed. In 2009, The School of Business and Economics was awarded the initial accreditation of its Business Programs by The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ASBSP). As President, he increased the number of majors from 21 in 1994 to 30 in 2010 and restructured the College into six schools of study. As for the extracurricular aspect, Dr. Swinton returned the Tiger football program after a 29-year absence, revived the marching band, as well as started new golf and tennis programs. Since assuming the presidency of Benedict College, he has led an impressive program to improve the academic and physical environment of the College. He has overseen the restoration of two of the College’s historical landmarks-- Morgan and Pratt Halls, the renovation of several existing buildings, and the acquisition of land for future expansion. A new 45,000 square foot state-of-theart student center, along with mini dormitory, a 350-bed Honors Dormitory, a 230-bed upperclassmen dormitory, acquired three apartment complexes, and a 300-space parking facility have also been added to the scenic campus as well as over 110 acres of land. Under his direction the college has implemented the first of three phases to develop a multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art sports complex, which features an 11,000-seat football stadium as its centerpiece. Situated on a newly acquired 60 acres of land, the complex will
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also include an outdoor track, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, a soccer field, and a football practice field. Dr. Swinton turned a troublesome “honky-tonk” after hour’s club into a modern community Health and Fitness Center. In 2006, Benedict renovated and open new facility to house the new Continuing Education Program for evening and weekend Programs. Along with the physical development of the College’s surrounding community, Dr. Swinton has been instrumental in administering the College’s community development programs as well. With programs such as the Department of Labor’s Welfare-to-Work, it enables Benedict College to create partnerships with local businesses and provide jobs and training to program participants. Among other programs is the Freddie Mac Initiative, which has two major goals: to provide Freddie Mac with information concerning racial minorities’ perceptions of credit and to improve the credit worthiness of African Americans. In 2008, the Benedict College Business Development Center partnered with the FDIC Money Smart Program to teach students and community members how to understand credit, personal budgets and assessing the cost and benefits of consumer and home loans. In 2008, Office of Institutional Advancement received a $1 million grant from the Kresge Foundation in support of fundraising through The College Fund. In 2009, the Benedict College began building Project SUSTAIN- Sustainable Urban Services to Advance Independent Neighborhoods) with the creation of the Benedict College Community Learning Center. The Project was partially funded by a $600,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 2010, Benedict received a $1.18 million grant from the Department of Energy which will be used for research relating to radioactive materials cleanup, as well as for the creation of a South Carolina HBCU Center of Excellence in Radiation Safety Training. Benedict will also establish a Bachelor of Science program in environmental engineering and to increase the pool of minority students in the field. Dr. Swinton is married to the former Patricia Lewis. They are proud parents of six adult children and grandparents of 13 grandchildren.
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Willie Washington, AD
In 1988, Willie Washington arrived on the campus of Benedict College as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director. Washington had spent the previous twelve years as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director across the street at Allen University. After building a successful basketball program at Allen University it was time to turn his attention to revamping the Benedict College Program. Under his leadership, the Tigers were the scourge of the EIAC, winning six Commissioner’s Cups, the hallmark of excellence for the school with the best athletic programs. Benedict won six out of seven during their stay in the EIAC since the inauguration of the award. Washington was named the 1999 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. During his tenure as basketball coach, the Benedict College team never had a losing season. He reached the 200 win-plateau during the 1997-98 seasons and guided the Tigers to the NAIA national tournament four times during the nineties. He was named the winner of eight EIAC Coach of the Year awards and was inducted into the EIAC Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2004 in the coaching category, Washington was inducted into the Benedict College Hall of Fame. Washington, who performed well in both roles winning nine straight Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (EIAC) and expanding the athletic program from 8 to 14 sports including the return of football, realized that the growth of the athletic department demanded his full attention. After 11 years of wearing two hats, that of Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director, Mr. Washington is entering his 22nd year as Athletic Director. Benedict is currently a member National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) affiliate and a member of
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the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). During the 2003-2004 year the athletic program had three teams to advance to the NCAA Regional Tournaments during the spring season of competition, more than any other SIAC member institution. Under Willie Washington’s leadership, Benedict College served as the host institution for the 2003-2004 SIAC Spring Sports Championships, the first in the college history. In 2010 the Athletic Department won the NCAA Division II National Community Engagement Award of Excellence. Washington is a graduate of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and received a Masters Degree from Jackson State. In college, Washington was co-captain of the basketball team during his junior and senior years, another testimony to his leadership abilities. After college he played in the European Professional Basketball League with the Carlos Basketball Club in Brussels, Belgium. He is married to the former Genoise Gaylor and they are the parents of four children, Willie, a 2002 Benedict Alumni and Jurist Doc graduate from Michigan State, Gerard, a 2006 Benedict graduate, Chad also a Benedict graduate who played football and track and field. Kimberly, the youngest, will become a member of the Benedict College family in the future. Currently, Washington serves as Chairman of the Palmetto Capital City Classic Committee and serves on a number of athletic committees, boards and foundations. Washington is a four year member on the NCAA Division II Management Council, Chairman of the SIAC Athletic Director Committee, the NCAA Honors Committee, and the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
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The SIAC
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) was founded in 1913 and today, 97 years later, the conference still flies high as one of the nation’s most viable forces in intercollegiate athletics. On December 30, 1913, representatives of the following institutions met at Morehouse College to consider the regulations of intercollegiate athletics among black colleges in the southeast: Alabama State University, Atlanta University, Clark College, Fisk University, Jackson College, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Talladega College and Tuskegee Institute. The representatives formed a permanent organization (The Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) which has had a continuous history to the present. In 1929, they changed the name of this organization to The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Two institutions have held continuous membership in the conference: Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and Tuskegee University. Other institutions which have held membership are Alabama A&M University, Allen University, Benedict College, Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Fisk University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, Knoxville College, Morris Brown College, Rust College, Savannah State University, South Carolina State University, Tennessee State University and Xavier University. The present membership is composed of thirteen different institutions in five states (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee): Albany State University, Benedict College, Claflin University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Paine College, Stillman College and Tuskegee University. The SIAC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and participates at the Division II level. On an annual basis, the SIAC sponsors seven men’s championships (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, outdoor track & field and tennis) and six women’s championships (basketball, cross country, outdoor track & field, softball, tennis and volleyball). The conference as a whole has claimed over 50 team
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School
Location
Year Joined SIAC:
Albany State University
Albany, GA
1969
Benedict College
Columbia, SC
1932
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
2008
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA *
1913
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
1941
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY
1997
Lane College
Jackson, TN
1929
LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
1932
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
1927
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA *
1913
Paine College
Augusta, GA
1985
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL
1978
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL *
1913
* Founding Member of the SIAC Note: Atlanta University (Now Clark Atlanta University) & Tuskegee University have held continuous membership.
and individual national championships. In 1978, Florida A&M became the first black college to win the NCAA Division I-AA National Football Championship when they defeated Massachusetts 35-28 in the finals. The SIAC also has over 300 former and current professional football players. Some retired NFL players who played in the SIAC: Hall of Famers John Stallworth of Alabama A&M, David “Deacon” Jones of South Carolina State and Larry Little of Bethune-Cookman. Other SIAC NFL greats include Rayfield Wright (Fort Valley State), Jack McClarien (Bethune Cookman), Bob Hayes (Florida A&M), Alfred Jenkins (Morris Brown), John Gilliam (South Carolina State) and Oliver Ross (Alabama A&M). Additionally, SIAC Athletes who went pro more recently include All-Pros Greg Lloyd who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Fort Valley State) and Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos (Savannah State) as well as Anthony Abrams of the Washington Redskins (Clark Atlanta), Eddie Anderson of the Los Angeles Raiders (Fort Valley State), Howard Ballard of the Seattle Seahawks (Alabama A&M), Charles Evans of the Minnesota Vikings (Clark Atlanta),
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The SIAC
Dan Land of the Oakland Raiders (Albany State), Fred Lester of the New York Jets (Alabama A&M), Joe Patton of the Washington Redskins (Alabama A&M), Barry Wagner of the Indianapolis Colts (Alabama A&M), Tyrone Poole of the Carolina Panthers (Fort Valley) and Roosevelt Blackmon of the Green Bay Packers (Morris Brown). The SIAC is also home to football coaching legends, College Football Hall of Famer Alonzo Smith “Jake” Gaither and Cleveland Leigh “Major” Abbott. Gaither won 203 football games while only losing 36 and tying four. He guided Florida A&M to six black college national championships and his Rattlers won the SIAC Championship 22 of the 25 years he coached college football. Cleve Abbott coached all sports at Tuskegee in 1923, and he served there continuously from 1923 to 1955. He won eleven SIAC football championships and seven black college football national championships. Abbott had a total of six undefeated seasons, and his Tigers went 46 consecutive games without a loss in the mid 1920s. From 1936-56, Abbott’s track teams at Tuskegee participated in 36 national AAU championships and won 25. Two of the first four blacks selected to play in the NBA were from the SIAC. Some of the former stars who have enjoyed success in the NBA include the Jones brothers – Caldwell, Charles, Major and Wilbert of Albany State, Clemon Johnson of Florida A&M and Harold Ellis of Morehouse. On the coaching side the late Ed Adams coached at Tuskegee and during his 23-year span, he won 645 games and only lost 153 for an .811 winning percentage. Adams was a member of the 1934 Tuskegee team that won the first SIAC Basketball Tournament Championship and he was the first black basketball coach to win 500 games. Also, current Temple University Head Coach John Chaney is an SIAC alumnus. Chaney was one of the SIAC’s outstanding players in the late 1950s at Bethune-Cookman. The first black female to win a gold medal in any Olympic Sport, Alice Coachman, came from the SIAC. Coachman won an Olympic gold medal in the high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. She also won the AAU high jump title for 10 consecutive years. Other SIAC Olympic Gold Medalists include Catherine Hardy of Fort Valley State (1st place in the 400 meter relay in 1952);
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Mildred McDaniel of Tuskegee (1st place in the high jump in 1956); Bob Hayes of Florida A&M (1st place in the 100 meter dash in 1964); Edwin Moses of Morehouse (1st place in the 400 meter hurdles in 1976 and 1984) who went 10 years without a loss in hurdle competition; Dannette Young (1st place in the 400 meter relay in 1988). The SIAC has also had an Olympic track coach at the 1992 games, Tuskegee University graduate Barbara Jacket. Another SIAC track and field standout is Evelyn Lawler. She is also a graduate of Tuskegee University and held an American record time in the 80m hurdles. Shed finished in 6th place at the Pan American Games. Lawler’s other claim to fame lies with her offspring. Lawler is the mother of Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis. In 1957, Althea Gibson of Florida A&M became the first black to win the singles title at Wimbledon, and she is a member of the National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame. The SIAC also has had its share of success on the baseball diamond, which includes a World Series MVP. Donn Clendenon of Morehouse was the MVP of the 1969 World Series when he played with the New York Mets. Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs and Vince Coleman of the St. Louis Cardinals played at Florida A&M. Other A&M Rattlers that made it to the big show include Greg Coleman and Bill Lucas. After concluding his major league baseball career, Lucas became the first black general manager in baseball with the Atlanta Braves in 1978. A banner year for the SIAC was 1993 when member institutions competed for NCAA Division II Championships in eight different sports. In football, Albany State went 11-0 during the regular season and made its first trip to the playoffs; Alabama A&M’s men and women competed in the Indoor Track and Field Championships and both finished in the top five. In men’s basketball, Alabama A&M made a national playoff appearance as did Fort Valley State’s women’s squad. Alabama A&M’s men’s cross country team won the southeastern regional title and finished eighth at the nationals. At the Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Alabama A&M’s men finished 10th and the women claimed their second consecutive national title. The SIAC is also home to both the longest running rivalry and the winningest team in black college football. Morehouse and Tuskegee have been doing battle since 1902. All SIAC member institutions have a rich athletic history. They rely heavily on past leadership to help them face today’s challenges as they continue their quest to excel in collegiate athletics.
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Benedict College 2012 Baseball Schedule
Thursday Feb. 24 Sunday Feb. 26 Monday Feb. 27 Sunday Mar. 4 Wednesday Mar. 7 Saturday Mar. 10 Sunday Mar. 11 Tuesday Mar. 13 Saturday Mar. 17 Sunday Mar. 18 Monday Mar. 19 Tuesday Mar. 20 Saturday Mar. 24 Sunday Mar. 25 Thursday Mar. 29 Saturday Mar. 31 Sunday Apr. 1 Monday Apr. 2 Friday Apr. 6 Saturday Apr. 7 Thursday Apr. 12 Saturday Apr. 14 Sunday Apr. 15 Wednesday Apr. 18 Saturday Apr. 21 Sunday Apr. 22 Apr. 27-May 1 * SIAC game
Bluefield Shaw (DH) Shaw (DH) at Virginia-Lynchburg (DH) at Shaw (DH) at Morehouse * (DH) at Morehouse * Elizabeth City Clark Atlanta * (DH) Clark Atlanta * Morris (DH) at Edward Waters (DH) at Miles * (DH) at Miles * at Winston-Salem State Kentucky State * (DH) Kentucky State * at Morris (DH) at Paine * (DH) at Paine * Edward Waters at Albany State * (DH) at Albany State * Virginia-Lynchburg Claflin * (DH) Claflin * 2012 SIAC Tournament
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