Prairie View coach issues challenge, players respond

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Prairie View A&M baseball coach Waskyla Cullivan has been challenging his players to carry the same intensity from beginning to end during each weekend series.

The Panthers met that challenge against Arkansas-Pine Bluff over the weekend.

Prairie View beat visiting Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9-6 on Sunday afternoon to complete its first three-game sweep of the season and record its 10th victory in the last 13 games. The Panthers (14-9) improved to 7-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and held on to first place in the Western Division, maintaining a half-game lead on Grambling State.

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Panthers Earn Series Sweep On Sunday Over UAPB

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Prairie View A&M completed the series sweep over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday afternoon with a 9-6 win at home, improving to 14-8 and taking first place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division at 7-1.

Panthers head coach Waskyla Cullivan acknowledged how important a sweep in conference play can be for their overall goal of winning a SWAC championship.

“It was great to sweep Arkansas-Pine Bluff today,” Cullivan said. “Next week, we play Grambling, and we're going to be playing for the first half championship. We're in first place right now, and we're excited about the opportunity to and win to stay in first place. Last year we were in the same situation, and we went to Grambling and got swept. We don't want that to happen again.”

Grambling (13-8, 7-2 SWAC) is a game behind Prairie View in the West, and winning the weekend series for the Panthers would mean separation from the pack and moving one step closer to a top seeding in the SWAC Tournament.

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