Crimson Corner: Look How Far We ve Come
A lot has happened over the last 365 days in college athletics, and a moment of reflection is warranted
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Look how far we ve come.
On Friday, Alabama basketball will be playing in the SEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed after clinching its first regular-season conference title since 2002. With its 16-2 SEC record, the Crimson Tide has ascended to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 and is almost guaranteed a spot as a 2-seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament next weekend.
At this exact same moment in the season last year, Alabama finished the regular season 8-10 in the SEC and was a 9-seed in the SEC Tournament. Winning the tournament could have granted the Crimson Tide a bid to March Madness, but most likely Alabama would have ended up in the NIT.
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Southern Miss shuts out Jacksonville State to give Scott Berry 400th win USM baseball coach Scott Berry By Jack Duggan | March 6, 2021 at 10:09 PM CST - Updated March 6 at 10:09 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WLOX) -Walker Powell threw seven shutout innings, Reed Trimble had three hits and drove in four runs as Southern Miss blanked Jacksonville State 6-0 Saturday afternoon at Jim Case Stadium to give Golden Eagle coach Scott Berry his 400th victory at the school.
Berry joins Hill Denson (468 wins/1984-97) and Corky Palmer (458 wins/1998-2009) as the only other two coaches at the school to reach this win plateau.
Powell gave the Golden Eagles the start they needed by holding the Gamecocks (5-5) to five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts to earn the victory and improve to 1-1 in the year. Aubrey Gillentine threw the final two frames, getting out of trouble in the ninth, as he allowed one hit and two walks to help preserve the shutout.
Jacksonville St. shuts out Southern Miss, 6-0 The University of Southern Mississippi managed just six hits Friday and fell at Jacksonville State, 6-0. (Source: Southern Miss) By Tim Doherty | March 6, 2021 at 12:07 AM CST - Updated March 6 at 12:07 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s hitting woes continued Friday night at Jim Case Stadium, as the Golden Eagles fell 6-0 to host Jacksonville State University.
USM suffered its first shutout since May 11, 2019, when the Golden Eagles lost at 4-0 at Rice University, and failed to score a run for just the third time over the past four springs.