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DC golf blows away the competition in windy conference championship

– April 29, 2012Posted in: Headlines, Sports

 

Written by David Mann

 

4/23/2012 (ALBANY) – In a three-day tournament that began with perfect conditions Friday, endured heavy rains Saturday, and ended with extreme winds on Sunday, Darton golf proved that it is the best program in the conference - for the 11th consecutive year.

Darton totaled 866 strokes, which was 40 better than Region XVII runner-up Gordon College, who finished with 906. ABAC finished third with 930 strokes, Georgia Military College finished fourth with 990, and Andrew College finished fifth with 996 strokes.

Darton sophomore Joe Sakulpolphaisan shot 69, 67, 72 to finish 8-under par and tournament medalist. Darton freshman Chase Jones was tournament runner-up, shooting 73, 74, 72 and 3-over par.

Darton’s Shad Tuten and Nick Green finished 4-over, and tied for third place.

And Darton 1st-year head coach Bill Jones III was named Region XVII Coach Of The Year.

The Cavaliers will travel to the NJCAA Div. 1 Golf Championship in Newton, Kan. The tournament begins May 15, at Sand Creek Station Golf Course.

Complete scoring can be found at http://golfstat.com/2011-2012/men/mtoursp12/M3137.htm

 

Medalist Joe Sakulpolphaisan, left, and Region XVII Coach Of The Year Bill Jones III figure the 18th hole at Stonebridge Golf Course in the first round of the GCAA tournament on Friday.

 

 

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Golden Rams to compete for SIAC championship title during baseball tournament

– April 27, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

The Albany State University Golden Rams hope to bring the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) baseball championship title home as they compete during the SIAC Baseball Tournament, which kicks off Thursday in Ozark, Ala. The championship tournament is Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29, at Eagle Memorial Park in Ozark.

Only the top four teams in the East and West divisions were invited to participate in the double-elimination tournament. The Golden Rams enter as the No. three East seed. Other participating teams from the East Division are the No. 1 Claflin University Panthers, No. 2 Paine College Lions, No. 4 Benedict College Tigers. West Division teams include No. 1 Stillman College Tigers, No. 2 Miles College Bears, No. 3 Kentucky State University Thorobreds and No. 4 Tuskegee University Golden Tigers.

Baseball tournament action begins Thursday at 9 a.m. with Claflin against Tuskegee. The Golden Rams will play Miles College at 12 p.m., and Stillman and Benedict will play at 3 p.m. The nightcap features Paine against Kentucky State at 6 p.m. The winner of the Albany State-Miles game will play the winner of the Claflin-Tuskegee game on Friday at 3 p.m. The championship game is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m. The winner will represent the SIAC in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament in May.

For more information about the tournament, results and updates throughout the event, visit the baseball championship page at www.thesiac.com. Follow the SIAC on Twitter (@TheSIAC) and ‘like’ the SIAC on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thesiac) for the latest scores and updates.

 

 

2012 SIAC Baseball Championship Schedule:

 

Thursday, April 26

Game 1 – 9:00 am – #1E Claflin vs. #4W Tuskegee
Game 2 – 12:00 pm – #2W Miles vs.#3E  Albany State
Game 3 – 3:00 pm – #1W Stillman vs. #4E Benedict
Game 4 – 6:00 pm – #2E Paine vs. #3W Kentucky State

Friday, April 27

Game 5 – 9:00 am – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 6 – 12:00 pm – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 7 – 3:00 pm – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8 – 6:00 pm – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Saturday, April 28

Game 9 – 9:00 am – Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 10 – 12:00 pm – Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 11 – 3:00 pm – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12 – 6:00 pm – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Sunday, April 29

Game 13 – 10:00 am – Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12
Game 14 – 1:00 pm – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13

Monday, April 30

**Game 15 – 10:00 a.m.

**If necessary (Game will be played only if ‘Winner of Game 11’ loses in Game 14)

 

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Darton College winter sports rank third nationally

– April 27, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

 Written by David Mann

4/19/2012 (CLEVELAND) – The National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators announced Darton College Athletics as No. 3 among the winter leaders of the 2011-12 NATYCAA Cup Standings.

Darton’s winter sports include women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and men’s wrestling. All of Darton’s winter programs produced NJCAA All-American student-athletes in the 2011-2012 season, culminating in freshman swimmer Anna Macht’s national championship title in the 400 IM.

“Again the hard-work and dedication of our student-athletes, coaching staff and our very supportive faculty and staff at Darton College has led to another successful athletic season that has brought this national recognition to our campus,” said Dr. Mike Kiefer, director of athletics at Darton.

Darton garnered 84.5 points in the scholarship college division poll. Iowa Central Community College led with 123.0 total points. Monroe Community College (New York) ranked second with 92.5 points.

The Iowa Central and Monroe athletic programs house sports not offered at Darton, such as men’s basketball and hockey, which may have contributed to their higher point totals.

Darton’s fall sports programs finished No. 4 overall in a previous poll by the NATYCAA.

Darton’s ongoing spring sports – baseball, softball and golf – are all currently ranked nationally.

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Lady Rams to compete for SIAC championship title during softball tournament

– April 26, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2012 Softball All-Conference teams and two Albany State University Lady Rams were selected for the honor. ASU sophomore catcher Chaconna Marks and freshman pitcher Chelsea Hicks were named to the teams, which were selected by the SIAC’s Softball Coaches Association. Marks was selected for first-team honors, while Hicks was named to the second team.

Marks, who leads the Lady Rams with 144 at bats, 48 hits, including eight doubles and three triples, has posted a .333 batting average, along with a .493 slugging percentage. The Covington, Ga. native has scored 29 runs, including three home runs, with 25 RBI. Defensively, Marks has recorded a .944 fielding percentage with 119 put-outs with 49 assists.

A Marietta, Ga. native, Hicks has recorded 33 hits, including two home runs and six doubles, with a .306 batting average and .417 slugging percentage. She has scored 15 runs and driven in 23 runs. Hicks was solid on defense for the Lady Rams, striking out 71 batters in 166.2 innings. She has a .989 fielding percentage with 48 put-outs and 40 assists.

Marks is joined on the first team by 2012 SIAC Player of the Year Bailey Braughton of Stillman College, Freshman of the Year Markea Sheppard of Claflin University and Pitcher of the Year Ashley Savage of Stillman College. Pam Phillips of Stillman College was named SIAC Coach of the Year. Phillips led the Lady Tigers to a 32-13 overall record and a 23-3 record in the SIAC to win the west division regular season title.

Marks and Hicks look to lead the Lady Rams to the 2012 SIAC Softball Championship title during the tournament, which starts today in Hampton, Ga. The Lady Rams, who enter the tournament as the No. 1 team in the East Division, will play at 2 p.m. at the Gerald Matthews Sports Complex against the winner of the Fort Valley State University vs. Lane College game.

2012 SIAC Softball All-Conference Team

First Team
Chaconna Marks Sophomore C Albany State University
Lakeeya Ramsey Junior P/2B Benedict College
Ashley Brooks Senior P Clark Atlanta University
Markea Sheppard Freshman 3B Claflin University
Shenaaz Burrell Senior P/IF Kentucky State University
Tiffany Roberts Junior SS Miles College
Aubree Holt Sophomore C Stillman College
Bailey Braughton Junior SS Stillman College
Ashley Savage Sophomore P Stillman College
Latifah Kelly Sophomore P Tuskegee University

Second Team
Chelsea Hicks Freshman P Albany State University
Nicolette Anderson Junior UT Clark Atlanta University
Emily Arnold Senior SS Claflin University
Jessica Buchanan Junior 3B/C Fort Valley State University
Danielle Garay Junior P/OF Kentucky State University
Lorena Villamar Junior IF/P Kentucky State University
Janzze Gonzales Sophomore IF Lane College
Diamond Moore Freshman IF/OF Lane College
Terri Roberts Junior OF Miles College
Ashia Spence Senior 3B/P Tuskegee University

Player of the Year: Bailey Braughton, Stillman College
Freshman of the Year: Markea Sheppard, Claflin University
Utility Player of the Year: Janzze Gonzales, Lane College
Starting Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Savage, Stillman College
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Danielle Garay, Kentucky State University
Coach of the Year: Pam Phillips, Stillman College

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ASU Ram named SIAC baseball player of the week

– April 25, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

Albany State University’s Patrick Smith was named the East Division Baseball Player of the Week by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after his outstanding performances in baseball games last weekend. The junior right fielder from Lithonia, Ga. earned the honor after leading the Golden Rams to a 2-1 record against conference foe, Benedict College on April 14-15.

Smith went 5-for-7 from the plate with a home run and two doubles in the three games, finishing with a .714 batting average and a 1.429 slugging percentage for the week. He scored three runs and drove in another nine runs with one stolen base. Smith, who was perfect in the field, also had a .750 on-base percentage while helping the Golden Rams take two of three against the Tigers.

Claflin University pitcher Darryl White was selected as the SIAC Baseball East Division Pitcher of the Week. Stillman College third baseman Paul Winterbottom and pitcher Taylor Gregory were named SIAC Baseball West Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

White pitched seven innings with seven strikeouts and just two walks in one appearance to earn his second weekly honor this season. The junior from Walterboro, SC finished the week with a 1-0 record, while giving up no earned runs and just four hits in the Panthers’ 18-0 win over Morehouse.

Winterbottom, a native of Calera, Ala., earned his second weekly honor this season after going 11-for-20 with two home runs and three doubles to finish the week with a .550 batting average and a 1.000 slugging percentage. The junior also scored seven runs along with six RBI and a stolen base a three-game sweep over conference-foe LeMoyne-Owen College.

A junior from Gordo, Ala., Gregory pitched seven innings with an impressive 14 strikeouts and just three walks in one appearance. He went 1-0 for the week, leading the Tigers to an 11-3 win over LeMoyne-Owen.

Smith and the Golden Rams will close regular season play against the Paine College Lions in a three-game series on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, at Golden Rams Park. First pitch is 12 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

 

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Darton’s Michelle Mitchell named NJCAA All-American

– April 21, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

Written by David Mann

 

4/10/2012 (ALBANY) - Darton College basketball star Michelle Mitchell is an All American, Honorable Mention, the NJCAA announced today.

The 5’9” freshman guard from Eastman was recognizable force on both ends of the court, and with tremendous speed she led her Lady Cavaliers in points, field goals, rebounds and steals.

“Michelle proved game in and game out that she was one of the top junior college players in the country,” Darton basketball head coach Lea Henry said. “It’s well deserved; Michelle had a phenomenal freshman season and she was so very consistent.”

Mitchell led the GCAA conference in 2-point field goals – shooting 49 percent to sink a whopping 193 2-pointers during the 2011-2012 season.

She finished with 448 total points and averaged 17.2 points per game. She also snagged 252 rebounds, averaging 9.7 per game, and was a two-time GCAA “Player Of The Week” selection.

Mitchell is the second All-American student-athlete to come from the Darton College basketball program. Latrelle Corker was named All American Third Team in 2000.

 

 

 Darton’s Michelle Mitchell was named to the NJCAA All American basketball team

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Darton drops to 20th in the NJCAA baseball poll

– April 18, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

Written by David Mann

 

4/11/2012 (ALBANY) – It must have been a long spring break at the NJCAA national office in Colorado.

In the bi-weekly poll announced by the NJCAA today, Darton College baseball fell from 12th to 20th, while conference-rival Middle Georgia College – who’s three games behind Darton – moved up to No. 13.

It’s surprising. Maybe the NJCAA slept through last week while Middle Georgia lost two games to East Georgia College, whom Darton College swept in a 3-game series in Swainsboro in March.

But Darton head coach Scot Hemmings, whose Cavaliers had never found themselves in the national poll prior to his taking over the program this season, remains focused.

“I’m proud we’re still in the top 20,” he said. “It speaks volumes about the direction we’re headed. The overall goal is to win the conference championship, and we’re up by three games.”

The Cavaliers earned their 32nd season win last Tuesday vs. Wallace Dothan, leaving the Cavs three wins away from beating the program-record 34 wins set in 2005.

 

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Darton Golf team struggles in round one, determined to qualify

– April 17, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

Written by David Mann

 

4/17/2012 (MELBOURNE, Fla.) – The Darton College Cavaliers finished 21 strokes behind the NJCAA District II Championship leader after the first two rounds of golf action Monday.

The Cavs struggled in their first two rounds and closed with 299 and 306 strokes, respectively, to slip into fourth place. Tournament host Brevard College, of Melbourne, Fla., led No. 1-ranked Meridian Community College by five strokes as the tournament resumed this morning.

The tourney should end around 3 p.m. today. The top seven teams qualify for the NJCAA national championship, scheduled for May 13, at Sand Creek Golf Club in Newton, Kan.

“We pretty much shot ourselves out of a chance to win, but we’re in decent shape to qualify,” head golf coach Bill Jones said.

High winds beat his Cavaliers down on Monday, he said.

“It was already blowing 15 mph at 7:30 (a.m.),” he said. “It ate at them mentally and physically.”

Even Darton’s mighty Joe Sakulpolphaisan, currently the No. 1 golfer in the NJCAA, never had a good round Monday. Leading the Cavs, he birdied his last three holes to finish the first round 1-over at 71, but he later bogied the last three holes of round two and shot a 74.

“From top to bottom, nobody did what they usually do,” Jones said.

 

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Darton College baseball swings into national polls with new head coach Scot Hemmings

– April 4, 2012Posted in: Sports

 


 Written by David Mann

3/28/2012 (ALBANY) – The Darton College Cavaliers ranked No. 12 nationally in a poll released by the NJCAA today,  which is the first top-20 ranking in the baseball program’s history, indicating a big step for the Cavs under their new head coach, Scot Hemmings.

“The guys have bought into a system and are executing it at a high rate of effectiveness,” Hemmings said. “And the ranking is good for the program, no doubt about that. We’re working with some big recruits – this should help sway them too.”

The Cavs are hot, and the NJCAA knows it. They’ve won 17 of their last 19 ballgames, positioning them at the top of the highly competitive GCAA conference. Their current 25-8 record is the ninth best in the NJCAA, and they’re 12-1 in conference play.

“We’ve come a long way – I think we’re a complete 360 from where we were last year,”  freshman pitcher Matt Aldrich said. “We put Darton’s name back on the map.”

Along with its current ranking, the Darton program can also boast of Aldrich’s NJCAA-leading 81 strikeouts, and outfielder Kevin Manos, who leads the nation with 47 RBI.

“I think they’re excited about the direction we’re headed, but not satisfied with where we’re at,” Hemmings said of his team. “We now have to focus on not forgetting how we got here – through hard work, playing hard and executing our game plan.”

 

 

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ASU Lady Ram earns SIAC softball honors for outstanding performances

– March 24, 2012Posted in: Sports

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

An Albany State University Lady Ram has been selected for softball player of the week honors by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after her outstanding performances in two weekend softball games. Freshman pitcher Chelsea Hicks earned SIAC East Division Softball Pitcher of the Week honors after leading the Lady Rams a victory and save against the Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats on March 10.

The Marietta, Ga. native pitched eight innings, including a complete game shutout against the Lady Wildcats, with four strikeouts and just one walk in two appearances. The 5-5 right-hander finished with a 1-0 record and a save for the week, while giving up no earned runs. Hicks also recorded two hits and an RBI in the games.

Clark Atlanta University third baseman Nicolette Anderson was named SIAC’s East Division Player of the Week. Anderson, a native of Compton, Ca., went 18-for-26 with a homerun, two triples and seven doubles in six games, finishing the week with a .692 batting average and a 1.230 slugging percentage. The 5-foot-4 freshman scored nine runs and drove in four more while finishing with a .730 on-base percentage and a .950 fielding percentage. Anderson and the Lady Panthers finished the week with a 3-3 record, including victories over conference-foes Claflin and Paine.

Earning the SIAC West Division Player of the Week honor was Lane College infielder Diamond Moore, and Stillman College pitcher Ashley Savage was named SIAC West Division Pitcher of the Week. A Clarksville, Tenn. native, Moore also went 18-for-26 from the plate with three homeruns, four doubles and a triple in eight games, finishing with a .692 batting average and a 1.100 slugging percentage for the week. The 5-11 freshman had 19 RBI and scored 12 runs, while finishing with a .709 on-base percentage for the week, helping lead the Lady Dragons to a 6-2 record with two wins over Rust and four wins over conference-foe LeMoyne-Owen College.

Savage had strong week with 23 strikeouts and just two walks in 17 innings, including two complete games and a shutout, to earn her third weekly honor this season. The 5-foot-3 sophomore from Alabaster, Ala., finished with a 3-0 record, including wins against Lane and Tuskegee (twice), and a 0.82 ERA while holding hitters to a .154 batting average. On the season, Savage is 8-2 as a starter with a 3.31 ERA and 74 strikeouts.

Hicks and the Lady Rams will play at Alabama A&M University on March 14, before competing in the SIAC Cross-over Tournament in Jasper, Ala. on March 15-17.

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