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BASEBALL
Monday, March 8
at First Tennessee Fields
vs. Bethel
2 p.m
Saturday, March 13
at First Tennessee Fields
vs. Roane State
noon (DH)
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, March 9
at Poplar Bluff, MO
vs. Three Rivers
2 p.m. (DH)
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Late Shot
Defeats Saluqis in Region Championship Game
The Southwest men's basketball team was defeated
72-70 by Walters State on March 7 in the
championship game of the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII
tournament on a late shot that game officials
determined came before the final buzzer. Gary Love
led the Saluqis with 16 points. Brian Blackmon added
15 points and Cortez Wilder led the team with 12
rebounds. Blackmon, Wilder and Deveyon Hunter were
named to the all-tournament team (photo below). The
Saluqis ended the season with a 16-11 overall
record.

In the semifinal game on March 6, Hunter scored 22
points to lead Southwest to a 98-83 win over
Volunteer State. Wilder recorded a double-double
with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Saluqis'
100-91 quarterfinal win over Chattanooga State on
March 4. The tournament was played at the Billy
Webster Athletic Center on the campus of Columbia
State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee.
Lady
Saluqis Lose To Walters State In Region Semifinals
The Southwest women's basketball team lost to
18th-ranked Walters State 88-73 in the semifinals of
the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII tournament on March 6,
ending its season with a 16-11 overall record.
Cambriel Jeffries scored a season-high 20 points to
lead the Lady Saluqis.
Krystal
Riley (pictured at right) scored 18 points including
the game-winning shot at the buzzer in the Lady
Saluqis' 70-68 victory over Roane State in the
quarterfinal game on March 5. Kiana James scored 15
points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Keturah Martin
also scored 15 points for Southwest. The tournament
was played at the Billy Webster Athletic Center on
the campus of Columbia State Community College in
Columbia, Tennessee.
Southwest Baseball Team Defeats Columbia State in
Series Finale
Shawn
Clarke's (pictured at left) two-run home run in the
bottom of the sixth inning gave the Southwest
baseball team a 2-1 win over Columbia State on March
6 in the final game of a three-game series at First
Tennessee Fields. Cameron O'Dom was the winning
pitcher, allowing just three hits and no earned runs
in seven innings.
Columbia State defeated the Saluqis 2-1 on March 6
and 8-2 in the first game of the doubleheader on
March 6. The game one loss spoiled an outstanding
pitching performance by Justin Wright, who allowed
only one earned run in seven innings of work. In
addition to Clarke, who had three hits and drove in
three runs in the series, other top hitters for the
Saluqis were Brett Turner with four hits and Sean
Mellinger with three hits.
The Southwest baseball team will host Roane State in
a conference doubleheader at noon on March 13 at
First Tennessee Fields.
Southwest
Softball Team Sweeps Williams Baptist JV
The
Southwest softball team improved to 5-7 on the
season with a doubleheader sweep (3-0 and 3-2) of
Williams Baptist JV on March 1 at the Buckhead Creek
Recreation Complex. Chrissy Darnell (pictured at
right) was the winning pitcher in both games,
including a no-hitter in game one. Darnell struck
out 12 batters and allowed just one earned run in
the two games. Top hitters on the day for the Lady
Saluqis were Lauren Alexander (3 hits, 3 runs batted
in), Lauren Dreher (3 hits, 2 doubles), and Darnell
(3 hits).
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