May 13, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. -  Senior pitcher Charles WILLIAMS was named to the 2008 SWAC all-conference first-team as well being named pitcher of the year. Williams enters the tournament with a 4.32 era having struck out 44 batters as he posted a 10-4 winning record.

Senior Enrique Quintero and Junior LaDerek Camper also received all-conference first-team all-conference honors. Junior's Cortez COLE and Jerome TYES were named to the all-conference second team. Sophomore Jeremy HARVEY received all-academic honors.   

Tournament play will begin on Wednesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. with Jackson State taking on Texas Southern at 4 pm. Tickets for the event are $10 per day and tournament books are $40. Student tickets are available for $3 with valid ID. For more information, visit www.swac.org