April 11, 2005

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SOUTHWEST BASEBALL TEAM LOSES TO WALTERS STATE

The Southwest baseball team was swept by Walters State over the weekend in a three-game TJCCAA series in Morristown, Tennessee. The Saluqis lost by scores of 12-6, 10-6, and 8-7. The losses dropped Southwest’s record to 22-20 overall and 8-13 in the conference.

Top hitters for the Saluqis in the series were Brit Vincent (7 for 12, double, runs batted in), Matt Akin (5 for 10, double, 4 RBI), Jeremy Finney (5 for 11), Brendan Murphy (4 for 11, double, home run, 3 RBI), and Phillip White (4 for 13, home run, RBI).

Southwest returns to action on Monday, April 11 when the Saluqis take on East Central (MS) in a 3 p.m. doubleheader that will be played at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. This weekend, Southwest will host Chattanooga State in a three-game conference series at Gagliano Field. A single game will be played at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 15 followed by a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 16.