Hunter and James Named All-TCCAA, Four Other Players Named All-Western Division

The Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) released its all-conference and all-division teams at the recent Region VII tournament and two Southwest basketball players were selected All-TCCAA in a vote by the conference’s coaches. In addition, four other Southwest players were named to the All-Western Division Team.

Cortez Wilder	Deveyon Hunter	Deandre Bynum

For the men’s team, sophomore forward Deveyon Hunter (Memphis, TN/Hamilton High School) garnered All-TCCAA and All-Western Division honors. He averaged a team-high 15.4 points per game and was also among team leaders with 190 rebounds (7.0 average), 35 three-point field goals, and a .708 free throw percentage. Sophomore guard Deandre Bynum (Memphis, TN/White Station High School) and freshman forward Cortez Wilder (Ripley, TN/Ripley High School) were named to the All-Western Division Team. Bynum averaged 9.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Wilder averaged 12.3 points and led the Saluqis with a .542 field goal percentage, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game.

Kiana James	Krystal Riley	Shantel Crout

For the Lady Saluqis, sophomore forward Kiana James (Jackson, MS/Callaway High School) was named All-TCCAA and All-Western Division after leading the team with 17.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Freshmen guards Shantel Crout (Cordova, TN/Cordova High School) and Krystal Riley (West Memphis, AR/West Memphis High School) were chosen to the All-Western Division Team. Crout averaged 8.0 points per game and led the team with 68 steals. Riley ranked second on the team with 9.6 points and 2.9 assists per game and led the Lady Saluqis with 58 three-point field goals.

Saluqis' Baseball Team Splits Conference Twin-Bill With Roane State

The Southwest baseball team defeated Roane State 8-5 before losing 8-4 in a conference doubleheader on March 13 at First Tennessee Fields.

In the game one win, the Saluqis scored six runs in the first two innings to take a 6-3 lead, and held on behind the pitching of Daniel Billingsley and Brett Turner. Billingsley earned his first collegiate win after allowing no hits and no runs in three innings of relief while Turner got the save after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Top hitters on the day for Southwest were Bradley White (pictured at right) (4 hits, double, 2 RBI), Blake Dixon (3 hits, double, home run, 2 RBI) and Tyler Woodard (3 hits, 2 doubles, 1 RBI in game two).

This week, the Saluqis will play Lambuth University's JV team at 4 p.m. on March 15 at First Tennessee Fields and will travel to Gallatin, TN, for a three-game conference series against Volunteer State on March 19-20.

Southwest Softball Team Splits With Three Rivers

The Southwest softball team split a doubleheader with Three Rivers Community College on March 9 in Poplar Bluff, MO. After losing game one 3-0, the Lady Saluqis came back to win the second game 3-2 to improve their record to 6-8.
Chrissy Darnell pitched both games and struck out a total of 19 batters, including 11 in the second game victory. Katy Ahrens had three hits on the day, including her third home run of the season. Lauren Alexander, Lauren Dreher and Rachel Martin (pictured at left) added two hits each.

The Southwest softball team will play Union University's JV team at 4 p.m. on March 16 in Jackson, TN. The Lady Saluqis will then return home to the Buckhead Creek Recreation Complex to take on Northeast Mississippi at 2 p.m. on March 17 before opening conference play this weekend, also at Buckhead Creek, against Chattanooga State (3 p.m. on March 19) and Motlow State (1 p.m. on March 20).