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Southern Captures Baseball Title In
15 Inning Marathon
May 23, 2005
Southern University rose out of the loser’s bracket to
capture the 2005 SWAC Baseball Championship defeating Prairie
View A&M 6-5 in fifteen innings. Southern Pitcher Josuha
Kirk was named the tournament’s MVP.
Entering Sunday’s final day of the tournament, Prairie
View A&M was in charge with an undefeated 3-0, coming out
of the winner’s bracket. Southern, the top seed from the
West division, had lost their first round game to the Panthers
16-13.
In the first championship game, SU pitcher Josua Kirk pitched
9 shut-out innings to help the Jaguars cruise to an easy 6-0
win forcing a second game. That game began at 5:25p seemed to
be in the bag early for Southern as they jumped out to a 3-0
lead in the second inning and 4-0 after five innings and 5-3
entering the 9 th inning. But the Panthers of Prairie View A&M
battled back to tie the score at 5-5 on a 2-run homerun by centerfielder
Marcus Crocket in the top of the 9 th inning.
In extra innings neither team could push a run across the plate.
In the bottom of the 15 th inning Southern catcher Brandon Mason
led off with a triple to left field. Several moments later, several
volley’s of rapid gunshots were heard from the community
surrounding the Stadium and the field was cleared. The game was
suspended for the safety of the players and fans and was resumed
Monday morning (5/23) at 8:00a from that point. After the resumption
of play, a pair of intentional walks followed by a base on balls
by the PVAM led to the 6-5 win for Southern. The game officially
ended at 8:10a.
2005 SWAC All-Tournament Team
P – Jose Pena – Southern
P – Josua Kirk – Southern
P – Wraandal Taylor – Prairie View A&M
1B – Kevin Nelson – Southern
2B – Paul Johnson – Prairie View A&M
3B – David Arrendo – Texas
Southern
SS – Zach Prenprase – Miss. Valley State
C – Brandon Mason
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OF – Anton Shinhoster – Jackson State
OF – Marcus Crockett – Prairie View A&M
OF – Gerrad Gause – Southern
DH – J.D. Stewart – Texas
Southern
Most Outstanding Hitter – Kevin Nelson – Southern
Most Outstanding Pitcher – Jose Pena – Southern
Most Valuable Player Joshua Kirk Southern
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