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AUM baseball contest at Georgia Southwestern cancelled

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 12:48pm
AUM baseball contest at Georgia Southwestern cancelled

Due to rainy conditions throughout the Southeast, Wednesday’s Auburn Montgomery baseball contest at Georgia Southwestern has been canceled.

A date to reschedule the game has yet to be determined.

The Warhawks will return to action on Friday, April 6, when they open a three-game Southern States Athletic Conference series against Southern Poly at 3 p.m.

The weekend will also officially kick-off AUM’s Baseball Capital Improvement Campaign. On Friday evening, the Baseball Veterans Committee will host a dinner at Wynlakes Country Club, beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m. The dinner will begin at approximately 7 p.m. All alumni and friends of the AUM baseball program are invited to attend. To confirm your attendance, please RSVP to AUMbaseball@gmail.com.
Saturday will also feature a variety of activities, highlighted by a 1 p.m. doubleheader between AUM and SPSU.

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AUM softball moves up to 6th in latest NAIA top 25 poll

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 12:35pm
AUM softball moves up to 6th in latest NAIA top 25 poll

The NAIA released its third 2013 Softball Coaches’ Top 25 poll of the season yesterday, with Auburn Montgomery rising to sixth after a 3-1 Southern States Athletic Conference road trip.

Prior to yesterday’s doubleheader sweep to Faulkner, the Warhawks had won 12 of their last 13 games, and 25 of 27 overall. AUM received 488 total points in this week’s release.

Concordia (Calif.) remains in the top spot, earning 590 points and 19 of 21 first place votes. Cal State San Marcos, Lubbock Christian, Lee and Williams Baptist round out the top five. Lubbock Christian received the other two first place votes. Rogers State, which had previously been third, dropped to seventh this week.

The SSAC continues to lead all conferences with seven teams represented in the rankings. William Carey (No. 10), Brenau (No. 14), Belhaven (No. 16), Mobile (No. 22) and Spring Hill (No. 24) join Lee and AUM.

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NASP Alabama State Championship to be held in Montgomery tomorrow

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 10:33am
NASP Alabama State Championship to be held in Montgomery tomorrow

The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl located at 220 Hall St., Montgomery, Ala., 36104.  Individual groups will begin shooting at 8:30, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The media and public are invited.

This is the first time the NASP Alabama State Championship will be held in Montgomery.

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Faulkner overpowers AUM in Doubleheader sweep

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 10:03am
Faulkner overpowers AUM in Doubleheader sweep

The sixth-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team saw its 10-game home winning streak to open the season come to a close this afternoon, as the Warhawks were swept in a doubleheader by local rival Faulkner.

The Lady Eagles came away with an 8-4 nine-inning win in Game 1, and defeated AUM 7-3 in the nightcap.
With the losses, the Warhawks fall to 25-4 (5-3 SSAC). Faulkner moves to 19-8-1 (5-5-1 SSAC).

AUM was limited to five hits in Game 1, though three were home runs. Jyssica Pepper and Katie Spain hit back-to-back shots to open up the bottom of the fourth inning, evening the game up at two apiece.

Spain’s home run was her 11th of the season, tying her for the single-season program record with 18 games still remaining in the regular season.

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Huntingdon baseball gets back on track against Millsaps

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 9:51am
Huntingdon baseball gets back on track against Millsaps

The Huntingdon baseball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday but bounced back for an 11-6 win over Millsaps at Posey Field.
 
The Hawks (17-9) gave up three runs in the first inning before rallying and taking the lead with a six-run third inning. Leading 8-6 in the seventh, Huntingdon opened the game up with one run in the seventh and two runs in the eighth.
 
Huntingdon finished with a season-high 18 hits as five Hawks combined for 15 hits, seven RBIs and seven runs.
 
Keegan Lambeth was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs and Grant Brown was 3-for-5 with two runs. Caleb Astin had a game-high four hits, drove in one run and scored one run.

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No. 7 Warhawks host Faulkner for 4 p.m. doubleheader today

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 12:30pm
No. 7 Warhawks host Faulkner for 4 p.m. doubleheader today

After a successful road trip in Mobile, the seventh-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team returns home to host local rival Faulkner this afternoon. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. from the AUM Softball Complex.

The Warhawks (25-2, 3-1 SSAC) took three out of four games from their road trip at No. 25 Spring Hill and No. 21 Mobile to begin Southern States Athletic Conference West Division play, scoring a total of 34 runs.

Katie Spain, Haley Johnson and Kayla Hale led the offensive attack. Spain had three home runs and seven RBIs, while Johnson and Hale each knocked in six runs.

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Taylor Powell earns SSAC Softball Pitcher of the Week honors

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 10:58am
Taylor Powell earns SSAC Softball Pitcher of the Week honors

Auburn Montgomery freshman pitcher Taylor Powell was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week today after registering a pair of victories over ranked opponents over the weekend.

The Alabaster, Ala., native surrendered only one earned run over 8 1/3 innings against No. 25 Spring Hill and No. 21 Mobile. She struck out 12 batters and walked three.

Powell pitched the first four innings of AUM’s 11-0, five inning shutout win over the Badgers on Friday. She then went the first 4 1/3 innings of the Warhawks’ 14-5, five inning triumph over the Rams the following day.

The two wins improved her season record to 9-0. Powell now has a 1.64 earned-run average over 49 1/3 innings. She has fanned 48 batters and limited opposing hitters to a .193 batting average.

Powell is the second Warhawk pitcher to be recognized by the SSAC this year, joining two-time winner Cassie Daniels.

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