Southern Arkansas University
Contact: Houston Taylor DENTON, Texas – The Southern Arkansas softball team opened its 2012 season with a 2-1 series win over Texas Woman’s this weekend at Pioneer Field. The Lady Muleriders (2-1) claimed an 8-1 opening-game win Saturday, before the teams split in Sunday’s doubleheader. The Pioneers (1-2) bounced back with a 6-2 decision in [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Trailblazer…pioneer…educator…coach…are some of the many words used to describe Southern Arkansas University’s Dr. Margaret R. Downing, who will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Friday at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Downing’s long journey at SAU began in 1965 when she was named women’s basketball [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Beginning a season with a new coach and half your team made up of new faces usually doesn’t garner much respect when it comes to preseason polls and that’s exactly what Southern Arkansas discovered as they are picked to finish last in the 2012 Great American Conference pre-season softball [...]
Contact: Brian Ramsey, GAC Assistant Commissioner for Communications RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference and the Bentonville (Ark.) Convention and Visitor’s Bureau have partnered to bring the league’s inaugural softball championship to Northwest Arkansas. The 2012 event, an eight-team, double-elimination tournament is slated for April 26-28 at Bentonville High School’s softball facility, which has [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas softball coach Corey Lyon has announced the addition of five signees to the Lady Mulerider softball program that includes four prospects from Texas and one from California, with one transfer and four from the high school ranks. “I’m very excited about this group of young ladies”, stated [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas has announced the hiring of Corey Lyon as its new softball coach. Lyon has served the past three years as head coach at Paris (Texas) Junior College. Lyon’s teams compiled an overall record of 125-52 in his three seasons with Paris, including 66-20 in the Region 14 [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas Director of Athletics Jay Adcox passed away Tuesday at approximately 6:45 p.m. in his home after a 10-month battle with cancer. Adcox had just completed his 13th year as athletic director at SAU. He was 60 and born December 24, 1950 in Snoqualmie, Wash. Adcox arrived at [...]