by Brianne Welch | Jan 9, 2013 | Opinion
After The University of Alabama blew out the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame Monday night 42-14, the Southeastern Conference claimed its seventh straight National Title win – not to mention its eighth win in the past ten years. This game helps support the fact that the SEC is the dominant conference in NCAA Division I college football. Seven years ago, during the 2006/2007 college football season, The University of Florida was scheduled to play Ohio State University for the BCS National Championship. Florida embarrassed Ohio State by winning 41-14. At the time, very few commentators, analysts, fans or coaches believed that the SEC was anything special, but with the blowout of the Ohio State Buckeyes came the dynasty of the SEC. Professionals and amateurs alike have all been debating whether or not the SEC is the most dominant conference for years, and now it is safe to say that the SEC is indeed the most powerful conference in college football. After the National Championship game on Monday night, the AP and Coaches polls released their postseason rankings. Seven SEC teams landed in the top 25, five in the top 10 and three in the top 5. The SEC is the strongest conference in college football also due to the incredible athletes it recruits. Over the past 20 years, the SEC has sent over 550 players to the NFL draft. The Big 10 has sent 396, and the PAC-12 has only sent 250. Not only does the SEC have the most teams in top 25 rankings, but it also has the most difficult schedules. According to teamrankings.com, teams in the SEC...
by Hunter Patterson | May 22, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide (50-9) beat the Lipscomb Lady Bisons 5-2, to close out game three of the NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Regional. Alabama got out to an early lead, piling on three runs in the first inning against the NCAA ERA leader Whitney Kiihnl. The Tide then tacked on a run in both the fourth and fifth innings while Lipscomb scored runs in the fifth and sixth innings to narrow the gap. UA freshman Kayla Braud paced the Tide at the plate, collecting two hits and pushing her regional total to five. Junior Kelsi Dunne (28-4) earned her 15th straight win by allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits. The right-hander struck out 10 and walked one. Kiihnl was tagged with just her fourth loss of the season, allowing five runs, two earned, in four innings of work. Lipscomb returns to action today at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of this afternoon’s UAB-Alcorn State game which is slated to get underway at 4:30 p.m. The winner of the 6:30 p.m. game will face Alabama Sunday at 1:30...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 21, 2010 | Sports
Junior Corey Hale had a career night at the plate, driving in seven runs. The Bisons would fall to Vanderbilt though, losing 13-10. Hale had a double and a pair of home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth, giving him seven RBIs on the night. Andrew Nickerson also had two RBIs. Lipscomb got on the board quickly in the bottom of the first. The Wilson brothers, Tyler and Lee, both got on base. Corey Hale took over from there. Hale put the first fastball that he saw over the center field wall, allowing the Bisons to lead 3-0. However, Vanderbilt wasted no time to take over. In the top of the second the Commodores scored four runs off of freshman starting pitcher Chris Nunn. Nunn threw for two innings, allowing five runs on four hits. Josh Cotham, Blake Fonfra, and Matt Bowling also pitched for the Bisons. Vanderbilt would score three more runs before Lipscomb moved runners across the plate again. Lipscomb scored two in the fourth and one in the sixth, to bring the score to 10-5 after six. Going into the ninth, Lipscomb found themselves down by seven. That is when Corey took control again. With the bases loaded Corey Hale answered the call again, hitting a grand slam over the left field wall. The Bisons did not score again, making the final score 13-10. Vanderbilt relief pitcher Will Clinard was rewarded the save. With the loss, Lipscomb’s record falls to 13-25. The Bisons are back in action again on Wednesday, April 21, as they host UT-Martin at Ken Dugan field. First pitch is at...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 14, 2010 | Sports
After breaking out to a 3-0 lead early on at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, the Bisons lost the lead in the bottom of the second. The Vols would never look back after that.Kyle Henry and Corey Hale each homered in the game. It was Hale’s ninth of the season. Tyler Wislon and Brett Teschner each had two hits on the day for Lipscomb, leading the team. Wilson also had two RBIs and a stolen base. Wilson has 25 stolen bases on the year. Pitcher Matt Bowling got the decision last night in 4 innings of work. Bowling would give up seven hits and six runs in the losing effort. The box score can be viewed here. The Bisons are back home this weekend for their biggest Atlantic Sun challenge of the season when Florida Gulf Coast visits Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Friday at 6 p.m. Lipscomb’s Josh Smith will face FGCU left-hander Chris Sale, one of the most scouted players in all of college baseball. Sale was the MVP of the Cape Cod summer league last year. Six out of the seven MVP’s have been selected in the top 15 in the following years draft. With Smith having a great year for Lipscomb, this should be one of the better games this year. Be sure to come out and support your Bisons. Game time Saturday is 1 p.m. Sunday’s game starts at noon. The Bisons are 4-5 in the conference. Florida Gulf Coast is in first place in the conference with a 21-10 record, 12-3 in the...
