Alcorn State, MS—Although the baseball season didn’t end with a SWAC Championship, the Braves are not letting up any this summer. Several players are participating in summer league baseball in various states across the nation. 

Listed are players from the 2008 Baseball Team that are participating in Summer league

Name	Team
Quintillius Billings	Performance Academy Sports-Team Black
Adrian Bowens	Athens Pirates-Kings
Joshua Brumfield	Performance Academy Sports-Team Blue
Jesse Buchanan	East Alabama Big Train
Marsalis Charles	Clarinda A’s (M.I.N.K. League)
Jabari Graham	Tacoma Silverbolt (Cal Ripken Baseball League)
Darryl Jordan	Athens Pirates-Kings
Cedric Pomerlee	Athens Pirates-King

 
Bowens, Buchanan, Jordan and Pomerlee are all apart of the Great South League.  Also, Buchanan is the lone senior from the 08 baseball season. 

 

Braves fall victim to Panthers twice in '08 SWAC Tournament

Baton Rouge, LA—Facing elimination, Alcorn State took care of business against Alabama State to survive another day of the ’08 SWAC Baseball Tournament.  The Braves struck early in the first inning, scoring five runs to have the upper hand over the Hornets.   Alcorn State’s dominance on defense and hitting allowed them to secure a sizeable lead over Alabama State.  The Braves remained in the front seat of the elimination match throughout the game to secure the win over the Hornets.  Third baseman Brandon Pearce was the Braves front runner with three runs, four hits and 4 RBIs.  Darryl Jordan picked up the win for Alcorn State while Marquise Blake recorded the loss for Alabama State.  Alcorn State will face the loser of Prairie View/Southern game at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Lee Hines Field on the campus of Southern University.