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Bethune-Cookman’s postseason hopes took an early hit Friday as the Wildcats dropped a 6-2 decision to top-seeded Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional. The Wildcats (37-22) showed no fear of the moment, threatening immediately in the first inning with back-to-back singles. However, a sharp defensive play by Florida State ended […]
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After winning a dramatic SWAC baseball championship game on Sunday, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats know where they will start the NCAA tournament. B-CU learned on Monday that it will be placed in the Tallahassee Regional as part of a field that includes national seed Florida State, Northeastern, and Mississippi State. The Wildcats will play the Florida
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After winning a dramatic SWAC baseball championship game on Sunday, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats know where they will start the NCAA tournament. B-CU learned on Monday that it will be placed in the Tallahassee Regional as part of a field that includes national seed Florida State, Northeastern, and Mississippi State. The Wildcats will play the Florida
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Bethune-Cookman fans and supporters celebrated the baseball team’s first SWAC championship since joining the conference Sunday on a 3-run walk-off homer by Andrey Martinez. But perhaps nobody was as visibly and audibly excited about the win as Wildcats radio broadcaster Michael Truilo, who delivered a call for the ages on the game-winning home run. With
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Of course, it came down to Andrey Martinez. The SWAC Co-Hitter of the Year walked up to the plate with Bethune-Cookman down by a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth. With two runners on base, Martinez took a Carson Kelly offering over the centerfield wall for a dramatic 3-run home run to
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The stage is set for a dramatic all-Florida SWAC tournament finale. Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman prepare to battle for the 2025 baseball championship at the iconic Rickwood Field on Sunday. Bethune-Cookman’s Breakthrough Season Bethune-Cookman, under the leadership of SWAC Coach of the Year Jonathan Hernandez, enters the championship game riding a wave of momentum. The
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The stage is set for the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, which will return to the legendary Rickwood Field, America’s oldest professional ballpark. Eight teams will compete for the conference crown in Birmingham, Alabama and a coveted NCAA tournament berth, with storylines as rich as the venue’s history. A Setting Steeped in Baseball History
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Spring football gives way to fall optimism, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference landscape for 2025 is taking shape. The conference remains fiercely competitive, with perennial powers and emerging contenders vying for supremacy. Here’s an analysis of the SWAC football power rankings heading into the 2025 campaign, based on recent results, returning talent, and off-season developments.
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It was not a good weekend to be an HBCU Division I basketball conference contender as quite a few teams fell in what may or may not be considered upsets. As we enter the final week of conference play across the country, most of these races are still unsettled, which could make for some fun
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The second week of Division I HBCU basketball conference play was eventful. The usual suspects marked their territory on the men’s side, and a women’s basketball team won a game by hockey rules. Here are some of the important takeaways from the week that was on the D-I level. North Carolina Central women win shorthanded
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