22002211 MMLLBB SSeeaassoonn PPrreevviieeww April 2 - April 8, 2021 Vol. 19, Issue 32 www.sportspagdfw.com FREE 2 April 2, 2021 - April 8, 2021 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 32 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 32 | April 2, 2021 - April 8, 2021 3 April 2, 2021 - April 8 2021 AROUND THE AREA Vol. 19, Issue 32 LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST sportspagedfw.com Established 2002 SMU hires new women’s coach Cover Photo: AROUND THE AREA where she served as assistant coach and WNBA draft picks. On the recruiting trail, 4 recruiting coordinator. She arrived in Ann she helped Baylor recruit top-10 recruiting RANGERS REPORT Arbor in 2019 after spending six years as classes every year, including the No. 1 5 BY DIC HUMPHREY an assistant coach at Baylor and three sea- recruiting class in the country in her final GOLF, ETC sons as the head coach at Prairie View A&M. season in Waco. 6 BY TOM WARD Wilson becomes the first Black female Prior to joining the Baylor staff, she led PGA TOUR: VALERO TEXAS head coach at SMU. Prairie View A&M to three-straight SWAC 7 OPEN At UM, Wilson coached five Big Ten Tournament championships and NCAA BY PGATOUR.COM Wilson Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach At SMU All-Conference Team selections, among Tournament appearances. She compiled a STRONG FIELD FOR THE them the 2020-21 Big Ten Player of the 55-43 record in her three seasons as the 8 VALERO TEXAS OPEN BY PGATOUR.COM DALLAS (SMU) - Toyelle Wilson has Year, the school's first AP All-American program's head coach, recruiting and and Wade Trophy finalist, Naz Hillmon. coaching eight SWAC All-Conference 2021 MLB PREVIEW been named the new Head Women's 9 BY TYLER KEPNER Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics On the recruiting trail, Michigan's 2020 Team selections, a Player of the Year, a Rick Hart announced this week. recruiting class was ranked as high as No. Freshman of the Year and a Newcomer of COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND "Toyelle emerged from a really talented 12 and its 2021 class rated 18th. the Year. Prior to accepting the head coach NOTES Michigan finished the 2020-21 season position, Wilson was the Panthers' top 13 BY BO CARTER group of candidates," said Hart. "Her com- mitment to the academic, athletic and 16-6, earning its highest-ever NCAA assistant for four years, and spent three AUTO REVIEW Tournament seed (No. 6), and reached the seasons as an assistant coach at Robert BY KBB.COM social development of our student-athletes 17 Sweet 16 for the first time in school histo- Morris University. THE TICKET WINDOW aligns with our vision of shaping champi- 18 ons. She is a respected leader, and her pos- ry. The Wolverines defeated 11th-seeded Wilson was one of 30 coaches across the itive energy, strong work ethic and ability Florida Gulf Coast and No. 3 seed nation who participated in the Center for RESTAURANT REVIEW Tennessee in the tournament before falling Coaching Excellence (CCE) by the 19 BY RICHARD POLLAK to connect with and inspire others are qual- ities we look for in a head coach. We are in overtime to Baylor. During her first year Women's Basketball Coaches Association happy that Toyelle has accepted our offer at Michigan, the Wolverines compiled a (WBCA). The CCE is an elite program for to serve as the head women's basketball 21-11 record and were poised to make the select basketball coaches and is designed coach at SMU and look forward to work- 2020 NCAA Tournament before the season to provide college women's basketball ing with her and her staff in building a was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. coaches with the professional skills and championship program." Over her six seasons at Baylor, the Lady personal ethics training necessary to be "I would like to thank President Turner, Bears won the 2019 National Championship exceptional leaders. Wilson is also a mem- Rick Hart, Susan Vollmerhausen, the and claimed six regular-season Big 12 ber of the WBCA. administration and the entire athletic Conference championships and five confer- A native of Voorhees, New Jersey, Follow us on department for the incredible opportunity ence tournament titles. Baylor also made Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in busi- to lead this program," said Wilson. "SMU four NCAA Elite Eight appearances and ness management from Manhattan College Twitter & Facebook is a special place, with great people, presti- one NCAA Sweet 16 during her time in in 2003 and was a four-year letterwinner gious academics, history, and an athletic Waco. In total, she assisted the program to for the women's basketball team. She was a twitter.com/sportspagedfw tradition of success. I can't wait to lead our a 204-18 overall record and a 102-6 mark team captain and earned Defensive Player women's basketball program back to that in Big 12 play. She recruited and coached of the Year honors while leading the facebook.com/sportspageweek- championship level. Wilson arrives on 40 All-Conference selections, as well as Jaspers to an NCAA Tournament berth and the Hilltop after two seasons with the three Big 12 Players of the Year, three a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Publisher Contact Us Defensive Players of the Year, two championship in 2003. Sports Page Publishing Group, Main Number (214) 683-1469 Michigan women's basketball program, LLC P.O. Box 820813 Freshman/Newcomers of the Year and 10 Wilson is the mother of one son, Kash. [email protected] Dallas, Tx. 75382 www.sportspagedfw.com NCAA BASEBALL - Top 25 Coaches (Week 6) NCBWA Dic Humphrey, Tom Ward, Bo WEEKLY CALENDAR Carter, Richard Pollak, Robert 1. Vanderbilt 1. Vanderbilt Cortinez. James McAnally 2. Arkansas 2. Mississippi State 3. Ole Miss 3. Arkansas APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL 4. Texas Tech 4. Texas Tech 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5. Louisville 5. 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He was in Kansas .205 in the Cactus League started Thursday City Thursday but had not been cleared of in front of Guzman, who hit .308. He went the COVID protocols to rejoin the team. 2-6 in the game and drove in four runs. He will be available this weekend. The final roster spot came down to a The teams are off on Friday and then decision on whether to add a 14th pitcher resume the series on Saturday. Kohei or to go with a position player.