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For the Week of April 10 - 16, 2018 2 0 1 8 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S E B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

Mid Eastern Southern Intercolligiate Southwestern SCORES MEAC Athletic Conference SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference SUNDAY, 4/8 THURSDAY, 4/6 CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL MEAC MEAC NORTHERN W L W L T EAST W L W L EAST W L W L B-CU 9, SSU 5 DSU 5, NSU 2 Coppin State 10 2 11 15 1 Claflin 7 3 11 23 Jackson State 12 3 20 11 DSU 4, NSU 3 GWU 1, NCCU 0 Norfolk State 7 5 9 19 0 Albany State 7 4 16 14 Alabama State 11 4 17 13 Maryland-E. Shore 4 8 6 25 0 NSU 12, DSU 8 GWU 10, NCCU 4 Benedict 6 5 13 12 Miss. Valley State 6 6 7 19 Delaware State 3 9 5 25 0 GWU 19, NCCU 7 NC A&T 13, FAMU 4 Paine 6 6 11 16 SOUTHERN Alabama A&M 4 11 7 26 SIAC NC A&T 3, FAMU 2 ™ North Carolina A&T 7 4 16 15 0 Morehouse 4 7 13 20 Alcorn State 3 12 8 22 MLS 15, KSU 4 CSU 3, UMES 0 Florida A&M 7 4 14 20 0 Clark Atlanta 3 8 10 19 WEST MLS 10, KSU 0 CSU 3, UMES 1 Bethune-Cookman 7 5 13 19 0 WEST Texas Southern 7 4 11 20 CAU 11, BEN 2 SIAC North Carolina Central 6 6 20 14 0 Miles 10 0 22 15 Arkansas Pine Bluff 8 5 11 13 CAU 13, BEN 8 ALB. ST. 8, CLAF 7 Savannah State 2 10 5 21 0 Spring HIll 9 0 19 14 Grambling State 9 6 16 16 MHS 6, PNE 1 CLAF 5, ALB. ST. 2 Kentucky State 6 3 14 15 SHC 5, TUS 1 Prairie View A&M 5 10 8 21 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Tuskegee 2 8 6 26 PVA&M 8, GSU 7 SHC 13, TUS 5 Southern 4 8 7 20 PLAYER LeMoyne-Owen 0 7 1 17 ALAB. ST. 16, ALC 3 MHS 6, PAINE 3 Joseph Fernandez, Jr., CSU - Hit .500 (7-of-14) Senior Bowl Photo Lane 0 9 1 26 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ALAB. ST. 17, ALC 5 MHS 11, PAINE 9 in 3-1 week with 6 RBI, 2 triples and a double. HITTER JSU 10, ALAB A&M 7 SWAC Milton Rivera, So., UMES - Hit .471 (8-for-17) READY FOR THE NEXT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK GSU 18, PV A&M 1 two HRs, 4 RBI, 5 runs, 2 SBs. Marshawn Taylor, Sr., SS, GSU - Hit .643 : South Carolina PLAYER LEVEL SATURDAY, 4/7 ALAB. ST. 6, ALC 5 PITCHER (9-of-14) with .688 OBP in three games. NA LOOKIN' State's Darius Leonard, MEAC TSU 9, IW 8 Anthony Maldonado, Sr., P, B-CU - Complete Had 10 RBI and 4 runs, with 3 triples. here in his Senior Bowl B-CU 6, SSU 0 JSU 13, ALAB. A&M 2 3-hit shutout with 5 Ks vs. Savannah State. PITCHER Had 6 putouts. GOOD FOR BCU 7, SSU 6 UAPB 8, SU 7 NA PITCHER uniform, looks the part of ROOKIE SIAC Derrick Lohr, Fr., CSU - 4-of-9 (.444) in 3-game Tyler Laux, Sr., PV A&M - Threw firs NFL DRAFT an NFL linebacker. SHC 12, TUS 10 sweep vs. UMES with 4 RBI, 2 doubles. complete game in 12-2 8-inning win over SWAC Grambling. Allowed 2 earned runs with 5 JSU 16, ALAB. A&M 6 hits, 1 walk and 3 Ks. MOREHOUSE COACH WINS GAINES AWARD; IN. WD. 10, TSU 1 HOUSE CLEANING AT ECSU; NFL PROS MOVING PV A&M 12, GSU 2 UNDER THE BANNER Four for the NFL Draft money WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

LUT WILLIAMS BREWER WINS GAINES AWARD: BCSP Editor Morehouse College head basketball coach Grady With the 2018 NFL Draft just two weeks Brewer has been named the recipi- away, the number of black college players on ent of the 2018 Clarence Gaines draft boards appears to be in single digits. Award, presented annually to the Just four HBCU products are rated within top Division II basketball coach. the top 25-30 players at their respective posi- Now in his 18th season at tions based on projections by a number of pro Morehouse, Brewer turned in scouting services. one of the best regular seasons in None is expected to be picked on Day 1 of school history. The Maroon Tigers the Draft – Thursday, April 26 – when only first entered the SIAC Tournament with round selections are made. There is a slight possibility that the first Brewer an impressive 24-1 overall record could go off the boards on Day 2 - Friday, April and 18-1 conference play. 27 – when selections are made in rounds two and Morehouse had a school-record 18 consecutive wins three. and was No. 1 in the NCAA South Region for several At least three of the four are expected to be weeks, climbing as high as No. 6 nationally during the sea- selected by the end of Day 3 – Saturday, April son. The Maroon Tigers season ended in the first round of 28 – when the draft concludes with selections in the Division II South Region Tournament with the Maroon rounds four through seven. Tiger finishing the season 25-3. The likely list of selectees includes South The award is named in honor of the former Winston- Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard, Salem State University head coach. Gaines retired from North Carolina A&T offensive tackle Bran- WSSU in 1993 with a record of 828-446, at the time the don Parker, Southern defensive back Danny winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history. Johnson and Grambling State running back Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basket- Martez Carter. ball Hall of Fame in 1982. Listed at 6-2, 234 pounds, Leonard, is the Brewer is the first HBCU coach to be honored since back-to-back MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, and the third straight S. C. State product the award began in 2011. to win the award. Both of the Bulldogs' previous two winners (Pittsburgh defensive tackle Javon LIKELY DRAFTEES: (Clockwise from top l.) AD, HOOPS COACH OUT AT ECSU: Hargrave and former Green Bay and now Dal- South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leon- Elizabeth City State University has announced that las linebacker Joe Thomas) are currently in the ard, North Carolina A&T offensive tackle Bran- don Parker, Southern cornerback Danny John- Dr. Claudie Mackey, a professor at ECSU, will serve as NFL. interim athletic director effective immediately according son and Grambling State running back Martez Leonard has been most impressive in post- Carter. to Chancellor Thomas Conway. season workouts and will likely be the first off The appointment of Dr. Mackey comes after ECSU the boards in the draft. released athletic director Derrick Johnson and head He had a head-turning performance at the starter. built to be a nickelback in the NFL. men's basketball coach John Hill from their positions on Senior Bowl and showed well at the NFL Com- The 6-7, 300-pounder has the height, length He is projected to go off between the fourth Wednesday, April 4. bine. At the Senior Bowl he stood out in week- and size ideal for the same position in the NFL. and seventh rounds. Mackey, who was recently named an ECSU Profes- long drills, had a game-high 13 tackles in the Initially, he was considered a project but also After the success of former North Caro- sor Emeritus, has previously served as the Viking assistant game and showed pass-coverage ability. showed well at the Senior Bowl workouts and at lina A&T running back Tarik Cohen, a 5-6, athletic director and head basketball coach. His 40-yard dash time was 4.70 seconds, the Combine where he posted a 5.37 time in the 170-pound fourth round selection of the Chicago The termination of Johnson ends his nearly three-year 17th among linebackers at the Combine. He had 40 but did not lift. Bears a year ago, it's not surprising that Carter is 17 reps in the bench press. tenure in Elizabeth City. Johnson took over the athletic At his Pro Day at A&T, 17 NFL scouts were on some draft boards. Leonard, who had 113 tackles, 8 sacks and on hand including Oakland Raiders General At 5-6, 170 pounds, Cohen went on to score department in May 2015 after a nearly three-year run as two interceptions this past season for the Bull- Manager and former offensive lineman Reggie as a runner, receiver and kick returner for the an athletic director at Riverside City College in Riverside, dogs, shows up on draft lists at both outside and McKenzie. Parker did 21 reps on the bench. He Bears and was a Pro Bowl alternate as a kick California. inside linebacker and is rated from fourth to had private visits to at least eight NFL teams. returner. Carter is slightly bigger at 5-9, 205 but Hill leaves ECSU after coaching the men's team this eighth at the positions. He was just one of three He could go as early as the third round but has similar skills. past season and leading the women's basketball program FCS players nominated for the Butkus Award is likely a third-day selection. He used his running, receiving and kick re- for the 2016-17 campaign. Hill took over the women's bas- given to the best linebacker in college football. Johnson (5-9, 182), a three-time all-South- turn skills to rack up 1,512 all-purpose yards and ketball program after former coach Laquanda Dawkins Because of his size, speed and coverage western Athletic Conference defensive back, 12 TDs last year while fighting injuries for the resigned days after The Daily Advance reported in August ability, he would most likely have been project- had 55 tackles, 12 passes defended and three in- G-Men after posting 1,892 and 12 TDs as a ju- 2016 that Dawkins cut the majority of the women's team ed to play safety. But he now fits into what is terceptions last year for the Jaguars, two that he nior. following the 2015-16 season. referred to as a 'hybrid' linebacker created by the returned for touchdowns. He led the FCS with Like Cohen, Carter is compared to Darren necessity of defending college football's high- seven interceptions as a junior. He was the first Sproles because of his abilities to contribute to HBCU NFL PROS ON THE MOVE: octane spread-option offenses. His quickness Southern player in the Combine in 23 years. offenses in multiple ways. Fort Valley State punter Marquette King and former and athleticism are thought to be his best assets. He flashed his speed at Indianapolis putting Carter is projected as a late round selection. South Carolina State He is often compared to 6-3, 215-pound Jack- up a 4.44 time in the 40-yard dash, tenth amongst Among players who may have their names sonville linebacker Tevin Smith. linebacker Joe Thomas defensive backs. It was a trait he showed often called but are likely certain to get free agent Leonard is projected to go off as early as during his time in Baton Rouge. contracts are former Howard running back An- will be playing in new lo- round two and certainly on day two. Scouts have favorably compared Johnson thony Philyaw, former Tennessee State wide cations in the 2018 NFL Parker had one more MEAC accolade than to other small-school cornerbacks like the Fal- receiver Patrick Smith, former Alcorn State season. did Leonard being named the league's top of- cons' Robert Alford and the Jets' Buster Skrine. running back De'Lance Turner and former King, a 2016 second fensive lineman three times while anchoring the Sources also say that Johnson is further along Tennessee State placekicker Lane Clark. team all-pro selection for left side of the Aggies' line. It was reported that at this stage than both Alford and Skrine were. Four HBCU players were taken in last year's Oakland known for his King (l.) and Thomas (r.) he gave up no sacks in his final three years as a They think that Johnson is a tough defender and draft. flamboyant dances and moves after successful punts, spent his first six seasons becoming one of the league's top punters with the Raiders. 2 0 1 8 B L A C K C O L L E G E S O F T B A L L (Standings and Weekly Honors) He was fourth in the league last year averaging 42.7 yards Central Intercollegiate Mid Eastern Southern Intercolligiate Southwestern Athletic Association Athletic Conference per punt. CIAA MEAC SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference DIV CONF ALL He was surprisingly released two weeks ago. His $2.9 CONF ALL DIV ALL NORTH W L W L W L NORTHERN W L W L T CONF ALL EASTERN W L W L million salary was thought to be the reason for his release. Virginia State 4 0 10 0 14 10 Morgan State 7 2 16 13 0 EAST W L W L Alabama A&M 7 2 15 12 Chowan 2 0 8 0 19 12 Delaware State 7 2 9 20 0 Less than a week later, he was signed by AFC West Albany State 12 0 16 18 Alabama State 6 3 14 22 VIrginia Union 3 1 6 4 11 6 Coppin State 8 3 11 14 0 Claflin 9 4 17 24 Hampton 4 2 13 18 0 Alcorn State 4 2 7 23 Division rival Denver to a three-year, $7 million contract. Bowie State 3 3 5 7 8 15 Benedict 7 5 20 8 Norfolk State 5 7 16 23 0 Miss. Valley State 2 6 7 25 Elizabeth City State 0 4 1 9 1 23 King was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Raiders Howard 1 7 3 30 0 Fort Valley State 5 8 15 12 Jackson State 2 10 8 22 Lincoln 0 4 0 10 0 11 Clark Atlanta 3 8 3 18 in 2012 and is the only African-American punter currently Maryland-E. Shore 0 9 3 23 0 WESTERN SOUTH SOUTHERN Paine 0 13 2 13 Texas Southern 6 0 15 8 St. Augustine's 2 0 6 2 9 7 in the NFL. Florida A&M 8 1 16 22 0 EAST W L W L Arkansas Pine Bluff 8 3 11 19 Shaw 2 0 6 2 8 12 Bethune-Cookman 5 3 21 23 0 Spring HIll 13 0 18 12 Prairie View A&M 5 3 7 16 Thomas, a former MEAC defensive player of the Winston-Salem State 1 1 4 4 6 21 Savannah State 3 3 9 16 0 Miles 8 2 8 24 Southern 5 7 11 15 Fayetteville State 1 1 4 4 5 19 North Carolina A&T 4 5 7 26 0 year, was signed as an undrafted free agent by Green Bay Kentucky State 7 8 9 18 Grambling State 0 10 8 21 J. C. Smith 0 2 3 5 5 13 North Carolina Central 2 6 9 20 0 Tuskegee 5 8 7 29 South Carolina State 1 5 1 19 0 in 2014 and worked his way into the Packers' starting line- Livingstone 0 2 1 7 1 13 Lane 4 8 5 15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK up in 2016 and 2017. He had 70 tackles in 2016. He signed PLAYERS OF THE WEEK LeMoyne-Owen 2 11 4 20 HITTER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER - Ava Dolan, So., 3B, NCCU - Hit .636 Desirea Lindsay, Fr., OF, ALCORN OFFENSIVE in late March with the Dallas Cowboys for a reported $4.6 with 16 total bases, 7 hits, 5 RBI, 5 runs, 3 HRs. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK STATE - In four games, hit .583 (7-of-12), NA PITCHER - Kyaira Brown, Jr., FAMU - Was 3-0 PLAYER with 5 runs, 3 multi-hit games. million over two years. DEFENSIVE for second straight week. Had complete game NA PITCHER NA PITCHER Also, former Stillman defensive end Junior Galette vs. Troy with 4Ks Ambria Dorsey, So., ALCORN STATE PITCHER was released by Washington. Gilette inked a three-year Stephanie Rundlett, MSU - Went 2-0 with one NA - Made 2 appearances with1-0 record. NA win in relief. Finished with 1.35 ERA while striking Pitched 8.0 innings including 2.0 vs. UL-M COACH out 16 and allowing 2 earned runs. contract with the team after spending five years with New and complete game 6.0 frames vs. JSU. ROOKIE - Nia Bowe, Fr., OF, CSU - Hit .600 (9- NA Had 3 Ks vs. JSU, gave up 4 hits vs. UL-M. Orleans but did not play in the 2015 and 2016 seasons after of-15) with 3 RBI, 2 HRs, 4 SBs, 4 runs. tearing Achilles tendons. He had three sacks last season. Trinity Gibbs, Fr., OF, HOW - Hit .750 (6-of-8) with 3 runs, 3 RBI w/10 total bases.