Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Southern to rely on experienced starting pitchers in SWAC tourney

FORT WORTH, Texas  --  Over the course of their Southern careers, senior left-hander Jesse “Doc” Holiday, junior right-hander Jose De Leon and senior right-hander Danny Garcia have combined to start 97 games.

They have 54 career wins among them.

So it’s no surprise coach Roger Cador will look to those three to carry the pitching load for the Jaguars as Southern (20-21) goes for its first Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship since 2009 — and, with it, an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament — beginning Wednesday at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas.

“You’ve got to go out and throw your best,” Garcia said. “It’s the postseason. You want to go out there and shove it. You want to be lights out. You want to give your team a chance to win.”

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