AAMU Baseball set for SWAC Tournament

COURTESY AAMU BULLDOG ATHLETICS

NORMAL, Alabama -- With a record setting 2014 regular season in the books, the Alabama A&M baseball team will now attempt to capture tournament championship in New Orleans, Louisiana this week.

Their opponent in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball tournament will be the Panthers of Prairie View A&M University (19-28), who are the third seed from the Western Division. The opening action will take place on Wednesday, May 14, at 9:00 a.m. from the MLB Urban Youth Academy at Wesley Barrow Stadium.

AAMU (20-30) earned the second seed by virtue of its 12 wins in league play. Junior Andrew Utterback is currently ranked third in America in on base percentage (.512) and 16th in batting average (.399).

The 2014 edition of Bulldog baseball eclipsed the 20 win mark for the first time in its Division I era. They have registered the most wins all-time of any Alabama A&M baseball team since the Bulldogs crossed over into Division I in 1999.

The winner of the AAMU/PVAM matchup will move on to the Thursday, May 16, contest while the loser will fall to a 9 a.m., Thursday, May 16, game in the loser's bracket.

The tournament will follow its original schedule at the New Orleans MLB Urban Youth Academy and will be held from May 14-18. The championship contest on the final day is slated for broadcast on ESPNU.

For more information on Alabama A&M athletics, visit http://www.aamusports.com/. Fans can also find the Bulldogs on Twitter at @aamubulldogs or @AAMU_Baseball or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Alabama-AM-Bulldogs.

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