JACKSON, Mississippi -- Three weeks ago, Jackson State’s baseball team stood on the side of the interstate, watching as a fire destroyed its bus.Now the Tigers (31-23) are headed to the NCAA tournament.
It’s been a crazy May for Jackson State, which was struggling before the team’s bus caught on fire May 5 during a road trip to play Savannah State. No one was injured in the blaze, but nearly all of the team’s equipment was destroyed. Several players also lost a substantial amount of personal items — including wallets, keys and clothes.
But the Tigers pushed aside the adversity to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament one week later. Now they’ll face No. 6 overall seed Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7) in the NCAA tournament’s opening round Friday.
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