Local softball product on display, baseball opens this weekend
Jackson State will open its 2013 baseball season on Friday when it hosts its JSU Baseball Tournament. The Tigers will play SWAC rival Texas Southern Friday night at 6 p.m. You can get a full rundown of...
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For Johnson, a new journey is underway
Omar Johnson Omar Johnson is entering his seventh season at Jackson State. So it’s safe to say that he, being a former player himself, it’s safe to say he’s acquired a patient approach the marathon...
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Lots of questions as Tigers begin 2013 season
How will JSU coach Omar Johnson (left) fill out his lineup? Good question. Jackson State’s baseball won a ton of baseball games last season. Thirty-four to be exact. They captured an Eastern Division...
View ArticleLooking at JSU’s pitching staff
Yesterday we looked at Jackson State’s lineup and the question marks that exist as the Tigers’ open their 2013 season later today. Tigers’ coach Omar Johnson said he plans to use the first 20 games of...
View ArticleBaseball Tigers open with impressive win
Jackson State’s baseball team opened with an impressive 4-0 win over Texas Southern Friday night at Braddy Field. Junior pitcher Brandon Gregory picked up the win, tossing a complete-game 4-hitter....
View ArticleJohnson on opening weekend: “It was more positive than it was negative.”
Jackson State opened its baseball season by splitting the four games it played over the weekend. During that short span, Tigers’ coach Omar Johnson saw some good, some bad and a little ugly. In short,...
View ArticleOn JSU pitching, the Urban Invitational
Jackson State opens a weekend series at Central Arkansas later today, during which, Tigers’ coach Omar Johnson hopes to find out more about his team. Even more, he’s looking to learn more about his...
View ArticleOn winning, losing and leaving
Jackson State’s baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak in a big way over the weekend. JSU swept its SWAC season-opening series at Alabama A&M, winning 10-0, 10-7 and 8-5 to open...
View ArticleBright receives weekly honor
Jackson State’s Ethan Bright was named the SWAC Baseball Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. The Tigers’ senior first baseman hit for a .538 average in the Tigers’ three-game series sweep of...
View ArticleMore hoops news, plus a big baseball commitment
The commitments keep coming in for the JSU basketball team. Callaway Dandy Dozen forward Treshawn Bolden and Provine guard Javeres Brent both committed to the Tigers today. “Coach Brent was my head...
View ArticleWinter, spring sports schedules out
Jackson State’s baseball, softball , track and field and tennis schedules for the 2013-2014 season are posted on JSUTigers.com The men’s indoor season begins Jan. 5 at the Ed Temple Invitational in...
View ArticleChecking in on JSU baseball
It’s January, and there are remnants of snow on the ground. But maybe a little baseball news will bring warm thoughts. I caught up with coach Omar Johnson earlier this week. As the team prepares to...
View Article7 Tigers earn All-SWAC baseball preseason honors
Jackson State, the defending SWAC champions, were predicted to finish second in the eastern division. The Tigers earned 10 first-place votes but a total of 78 points, two shy of conference favorite...
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Morning brief: Spring ball in the air
OF Charles Tillery was named the SWAC Preseason Player of the Year. To enter the Jackson State baseball field, you have to overcome a puddle. Hop over it, and then congrats, you’re inside the Robert...
View ArticleJSU baseball defeats Texas Southern 4-2 in season opener
Desmond Russell’s first strikeout of the season came at the perfect moment. Facing a full count with bases loaded and two outs, Russell caught Chris Lopez swinging, and that gave Jackson State the 4-2...
View ArticleJSU needs bats to come alive
Coach Omar Johnson liked what he saw from pitcher Desmond Russell, but he sees plenty of work to be done with his team’s hitting. Russell picked up two saves and a win in Jackson State’s (3-1) opening...
View ArticleDennis “Oil Can” Boyd to throw 1st pitch (w/ video)
Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, a Jackson State-turned-MLB pitcher, is back in Mississippi, but for a short time. Boyd, a Meridian native, will throw the first pitch in today’s JSU-Southern game (6 p.m.). He...
View ArticleDennis “Oil Can” Boyd hopes to move back to Mississippi (w/ video)
Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd threw the first pitch in Tuesday’s Jackson State-Southern game. Although he didn’t have the arm he once did as a Red Sox pitcher, the JSU alum is still involved in the sport....
View ArticleBusy weekend for JSU sports
As winter sports an integral portion of their seasons, spring sports are hitting off. Jackson State men and women’s basketball play at Grambling (5:30 p.m. tipoff), one of five games before the SWAC...
View ArticleSolid win for JSU baseball before SWAC opener
It’s hard to think that two days ago, the bleachers and lawns at Robert Braddy Field were covered with baseball fans in short sleeves and sunglasses. But on a frigid, 30-degree Tuesday night, when...
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