Basebone1898
Well-Known Member
In a Jimmy Lennon Jr. Showtime boxing voice, “It’s SWAC Time.”
The SWAC has 4 programs, SU, JSU, BCU and FAMU that bring 68 conference rings to the NCAA Table. Texas Southern, (who’s baseball team should change it’s nickname to the Warriors), never run away from a good ole fight for a title. GSU and PVAMU all have multiple conference tournament titles sitting around on campus know how to catch someone slipping. Others like Alcorn, Bama State, Valley, UAPB, have seen multiple divisional success.
In a conference that can compete with any division I conference when it comes to just plain swinging the bat, the defenses and bullpens as a conference will be very interesting to watch going forward. I know that we have seen many shades of skin in the HBCU baseball world in the past 20 years, but many of these historically winning programs should expect an African American boost in recruits very soon. I have no issues with the changes in the baseball culture if the SWAC, but the next few senior classes coming from many inner cities across the states have several children who have been apart many youth development programs filled with HBCU Alumni working with them. I truly see more black high school ball players coming home.
The Atlantic Sun, Colonial Conference, Horizon League, Metro Athletic Conference, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, Northeast Conference, Patriot League, Southland Conference, Southern Conference, Summit League and Western Athletic Conference all have company. The SWAC is officially a serious mid-major baseball conference. We need to get it on with all them to send messages to the Regional Brackets quickly!
We sometimes don’t get the best overall conference team representing the conference in the NCAA Tournament due to a Conference Tournament upset, but going forward, the SWAC Champion will definitely be a battle tested force to be reckon with. I am looking forward the this!
The SWAC has 4 programs, SU, JSU, BCU and FAMU that bring 68 conference rings to the NCAA Table. Texas Southern, (who’s baseball team should change it’s nickname to the Warriors), never run away from a good ole fight for a title. GSU and PVAMU all have multiple conference tournament titles sitting around on campus know how to catch someone slipping. Others like Alcorn, Bama State, Valley, UAPB, have seen multiple divisional success.
In a conference that can compete with any division I conference when it comes to just plain swinging the bat, the defenses and bullpens as a conference will be very interesting to watch going forward. I know that we have seen many shades of skin in the HBCU baseball world in the past 20 years, but many of these historically winning programs should expect an African American boost in recruits very soon. I have no issues with the changes in the baseball culture if the SWAC, but the next few senior classes coming from many inner cities across the states have several children who have been apart many youth development programs filled with HBCU Alumni working with them. I truly see more black high school ball players coming home.
The Atlantic Sun, Colonial Conference, Horizon League, Metro Athletic Conference, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, Northeast Conference, Patriot League, Southland Conference, Southern Conference, Summit League and Western Athletic Conference all have company. The SWAC is officially a serious mid-major baseball conference. We need to get it on with all them to send messages to the Regional Brackets quickly!
We sometimes don’t get the best overall conference team representing the conference in the NCAA Tournament due to a Conference Tournament upset, but going forward, the SWAC Champion will definitely be a battle tested force to be reckon with. I am looking forward the this!