Covington, Washington - Tahoma High's Sammii Jimenez signed on the dotted line Monday afternoon. Jimenez, a senior pitcher for the Bears fastpitch team, committed to play on scholarship at Texas Southern University located in Houston, Texas.
She celebrated with teammates, friends and family at Tahoma as she signed the paperwork. Jimenez plans to major in education. She hopes to teach kindergarten. "They have the major that I'm looking for," she said. "It also had a family feel and I love the atmosphere."
Texas Southern is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the SWAC. "I went down there in January... and I loved it," she said. "The weather was perfect. I loved it."
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Showing posts with label TSU Softball. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Softball kicks off season at Tiny Laster classic
Courtesy: Tennessee State Athletics |
The three-day event, named in honor of Hampton University's legendary softball and volleyball coach, will be held February 12 through 14, 2011, at the Earl O'Neal Sports Complex, located at 2709 Old Covington Road, Conyers, Georgia.
Teams from eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) will participate in an inter-conference round robin tournament.
The Tigers will face four schools from the MEAC : South Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T, Hampton University and Florida A&M.
TSU will face South Carolina State in the opening game of the tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. before the Tigers take on North Carolina A&T at 3 p.m.
South Carolina State was predicted to finish fourth in the Southern Division of the MEAC preseason poll. Last year the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 9-43, winning one of their last three games.
North Carolina A&T was selected to finish third in the Southern Division of the MEAC after finishing last year with an overall record of 27-26.
On Sunday, TSU will match-up with Hampton University in the morning game at 10 a.m. before competing against Florida A&M in the afternoon game.
Hampton University, the only school from the Northern Division of the MEAC that TSU will face was picked to finish third in a preseason poll. The Lady Pirates are led by preseason selection Kelsei Saunders. HU finished last season with an overall record of 21-38.
Florida A&M was picked to finish second in the Southern Division of the MEAC. The 2009 MEAC Champions are led by preseason selection Jasmine Donaldson. The Rattlers concluded the 2010 season with an overall record of 30-24.
North Carolina A&T State University has dominated this tournament for the past two years posting a perfect 8-0 record. During the life span of this tournament, the MEAC and SWAC have split years in collecting the most wins for the tournament.
Tennessee State was scheduled to participate in the Tiny Laster tournament last year but it was canceled due to the inclement weather in the Georgia area.
Under first year head coach Jeff Dabney, Tennessee State returned nine letterwinners from last year's team that finished 11-34 and added seven newcomers to the squad. Among the key returners include seniors Caitlin Eaton and Brittany Webb.
Eaton and Webb were the offensive leaders for the Tigers for the majority of last season. They led TSU in the categories of batting average, hits, doubles and runs batted in.
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Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 02/11/2011
Friday, February 15, 2008
Tennessee State University softball team to host Alabama A&M in season opener
Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information
Last season the Tigers recorded their best record in the history of the program (35-23). In addition to that history making accomplishment, Head Coach Joyce Maudie was named the 2007 OVC Coach of the Year while returning players Amanda Vaught and Tamara Perkins also received OVC honors.
Following the contest against Alabama A&M, TSU will host cross-town Lipscomb on Wednesday, February 20. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Nashville--- The Tennessee State University softball team will kick off the 2008 season with a double header against Alabama A&M Saturday, Feb. 16 at Tiger Field. The first game of the double header is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.
Last season the Tigers recorded their best record in the history of the program (35-23). In addition to that history making accomplishment, Head Coach Joyce Maudie was named the 2007 OVC Coach of the Year while returning players Amanda Vaught and Tamara Perkins also received OVC honors.
Following the contest against Alabama A&M, TSU will host cross-town Lipscomb on Wednesday, February 20. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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