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Warhawks earn 8th seed in SSAC Baseball Tournament

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 9:44am
Warhawks earn 8th seed in SSAC Baseball Tournament

Following the completion of the regular season, the Auburn Montgomery baseball team will enter the upcoming Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament as the eighth seed, the league office announced Saturday.

The eight-team field will conference for the conference championship crown and an automatic berth to the NAIA World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, Ga., from April 30 to May 4. The 2013 tournament will feature two, four-team pools, with the winners meeting on Saturday in a winner-take-all single game.

As the eighth seed, the Warhawks (32-21-1, 15-15 SSAC) will be paired with top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Faulkner (44-10, 25-2 SSAC), No. 4 seed Belhaven (36-19, 18-12 SSAC) and No.

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Huntingdon softball earns top 3 GSAC honors for 2nd straight year

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 9:15am
Huntingdon softball earns top 3 GSAC honors for 2nd straight year

The Huntingdon softball team earned three of the Great South Athletic Conference’s top awards for a second consecutive year.
 
With the release of the GSAC All-Conference awards, senior catcher Brittany Richardson was named Player of the Year, senior Melissa McClure was named Pitcher of the Year and head coach Gynger Williams was named Coach of the Year. A total of 14 Huntingdon players were recognized as either All-Conference, All-Freshmen, All-Academic or for Sportsmanship.
 
This is McClure’s first selection as Pitcher of the Year, but the third straight season a Huntingdon Pitcher has been named Pitcher of the Year. Entering the GSAC tournament, McClure led the conference in wins (13) and ERA (1.88) and was fifth in strikeouts (81) this season. She also pitched three shutouts and two no-hitters, including a perfect game this season.

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AUM softball secures top seed in SSAC West Division

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 8:51am
AUM softball secures top seed in SSAC West Division

With Mobile’s 4-3 victory over Belhaven this afternoon, the seventh-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team clinched the top spot in the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division for the regular season.

The Warhawks (39-8, 17-7 SSAC) won the division for the first time since its creation three years ago. They will begin play in the conference tournament at 8 p.m. Thursday against the winner of Mobile versus the East’s No. 4 team (Southern Wesleyan or Emmanuel).

Belhaven had an opportunity to pass AUM after sweeping Spring Hill yesterday. The Blazers needed another sweep this afternoon against the Rams, but dropped the opening game and will have to settle for the second seed.

AUM is in the midst of its best season in its five-year history.

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Huntingdon's Thibodeau and Moore recognized by GSAC

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 8:04am
Huntingdon's Thibodeau and Moore recognized by GSAC

Huntingdon freshman Britni Thibodeau and head coach Ximena Moore were each recognized with the release of the Great South Athletic Conference tennis awards.
 
Thibodeau was named Freshman of the Year and Moore was named Coach of the Year. All nine Huntingdon tennis players received some form of All-Conference recognition. Agnes Scott senior Rachel Storz was named Player of the Year for a fourth straight season.
 
Thibodeau is the second straight Huntingdon player to take home Freshman of the Year honors and the fifth since 2005. Huntingdon’s Taylor Clark was named Freshman of the Year last season.
 
Thibodeau was 15-2 in singles during the regular season and was 9-0 in conference play. In doubles, she was 9-7 at No. 1 with teammate Hannah Still. In addition to Freshman of the Year, Thibodeau was named All-Conference at No. 2 singles and named to the All-Freshman team.
 
For Moore, this is her fourth GSAC Coach of the Year honor.

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Error-prone Warhwaks fall to No. 2 Faulkner, 13-2

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 26th, 2013, 1:03pm
Error-prone Warhwaks fall to No. 2 Faulkner, 13-2

The Auburn Montgomery baseball team committed six errors in a four-run second inning and never recovered, as it fell to No. 2 Faulkner 13-2 in the opening game of a three-game Southern States Athletic Conference series Thursday evening at the AUM Baseball Complex.

The Warhawks fell to 32-19-1 overall and 15-13 in league games with the loss. Faulkner improved to 42-10 on the year and 23-5 in conference play.

Chad Mansmann finished with three hits and scored a pair of runs for the Warhawks, while Hayden Hillyer contributed two hits and a RBI. Blake Bearden also added a run batted in.

In addition to the defensive let down, AUM pitchers also combined to issue six walks and hit four batters in the loss.

Sergio Sanchez made AUM pay for each mistake it made, driving in a career-high six runs in the contest. The mark was also the best single-game performance by a Faulkner player this season. Sanchez finished the game 3 for 5 with bookend two-run singles.

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Cassie Daniels named NAIA National Pitcher of the Week

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 1:42pm
Cassie Daniels named NAIA National Pitcher of the Week

Auburn Montgomery sophomore Cassie Daniels earned NAIA National Pitcher of the Week honors on Tuesday, becoming just the second Warhawk to be recognized nationally in the five-year history of the program.

Daniels received the national honor after allowing just one run in a pair of complete game victories over top 15 opponents. She struck out 16 batters over 14 innings.

On Saturday, Daniels tossed her first career no-hitter, and the fifth in AUM history, against ninth-ranked Belhaven. She followed up that performance with a complete-game seven hitter versus 14th-ranked William Carey in a 7-1 Warhawks victory.

Entering today’s doubleheader against Mobile, Daniels led the team with a 17-1 record, a 1.52 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 119 2/3 innings. She is currently ranked fourth in the NAIA in opponent batting average, with opponents hitting just .148 against her.

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Jenkins' sac fly keeps Warhawks in first place of SSAC West

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 12:54pm
Jenkins' sac fly keeps Warhawks in first place of SSAC West

The bottom of the lineup came through in a big way for the Auburn Montgomery softball team against 15th-ranked Spring Hill.

Having dropped an 8-2 decision in Game 1 of today’s doubleheader, the seventh-ranked Warhawks needed a win in the nightcap to remain a half-game ahead of the Badgers in the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division.

With the game tied at two entering the seventh, No. 7 hitter Lauren Shaw led off with a double to right-center. Ainsley Faulk then executed a perfect sacrifice bunt to move pinch-runner Katie Cornelius over to second, and Jennifer Jenkins lifted a game-winning sacrifice fly to left field to clinch the crucial victory.

The Warhawks conclude the regular season at 39-8 (17-7 SSAC). Spring Hill is 38-10 (16-7 SSAC) with two games left to play before the SSAC tournament.

Playing in a steady rain, AUM pitchers struggled with their command in Game 1, throwing five wild pitches and issuing eight walks.

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