Two SAU Baseball Players Drafted
Seniors James Schroeder, third baseman, and Aaron Terry, right handed pitcher, were both selected on day three of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Schroeder was selected in the 33rd round by the New York Mets and Terry was taken in the 42nd round by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Southern Arkansas Places Three on Final All-America Baseball Teams
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas is represented by three players on the final All-America baseball teams of the 2009 season with the release of both the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings and National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) teams.
Starting pitcher Hayden Simpson (Magnolia) and second baseman Cannon Lester (El Dorado) repeat first [...]
SAU Baseball Announces Summer Camp
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas Coach Allen Gum has announced an all-skills baseball camp that the Muleriders will conduct Monday and Tuesday, June 22-23.
The camp, with an emphasis on hitting and pitching, will be held from 5-9 p.m. each day at Mulerider Field. Campers from ages 7-12 are eligible to participate [...]
GSC Announces 2009 Spring All-Academic Teams
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Gulf South Conference has released the 2009 Spring All-Academic Teams and Academic Honor Roll, which includes 41 Southern Arkansas student-athletes, eight of them named to the elite conference All-Academic Teams. A total of 85 student-athletes across the league were named All-Academic, including six three-time selections, and 27 [...]
Summer Football Camps set at SAU
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Several football camps are scheduled at Southern Arkansas this summer beginning with the Lil’ Mulerider camp June 3-5. An offensive/defensive line camp and skills camp will run simultaneously June 10-12; a one-day senior camp will be held July 18; and a 7 on 7 passing camp is slated [...]
Muleriders Land Five on NCBWA All-South Region Team
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Post-season honors continue for members of the Southern Arkansas baseball team as the Muleriders landed five players on the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) All-South Region team and Coach
Allen Gum was named the region coach of the year.
Starting pitcher Hayden Simpson leads the contingent of three players selected [...]
Southern Arkansas’ Lucas Named Academic All-America
By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas first baseman/pitcher Dane Lucas (Houston, Texas) has been named a third team selection on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Baseball Team, as selected by CoSIDA. A total of 34 baseball student-athletes from across the country comprise the three-teams that make up the college division [...]
