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Huntingdon women's golf finishes 4th in Rhodes Invitational

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 2:07pm

Huntingdon women's golf finishes 4th in Rhodes Invitational

The Huntingdon women’s golf team shot its best round of the spring on Tuesday to close out the Rhodes Invitational in fourth place.

Huntingdon shot 339 on Tuesday and finished the tournament with a two-round score of 689. Centre College was first at 611, Rhodes College was second at 643 and California Lutheran was third at 680.

Centre College’s Whitney Miller was the individual champion with a 36-hole total of 148. Ali Hamil led Huntingdon with a 163, Saem Hur followed with a 167, Sydney Robbins shot 173, Jessie Culey shot 189 and Shay Roberson finished with a 190.

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Source: Huntingdon College Sports Information Director

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AUM softball rises back to 6th in NAIA Top 25 poll

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 12:35pm

AUM softball rises back to 6th in NAIA Top 25 poll

A 6-0 week in Southern States Athletic Conference play was enough to propel the Auburn Montgomery back into the sixth spot in the fifth 2013 NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which was released by the national office earlier today.

The Warhawks (34-5, 12-4 SSAC) rose back above Oklahoma City after dropping to seventh last week. AUM received 491 points, and is currently just 28 points out of the top five.

Concordia (Calif.) remained in the top spot, with Lubbock Christian moving up to No. 2 for the first time since the preseason poll. The two teams are the only programs in the NAIA with 40 or more wins this year. Cal State San Marcos fell to third, while Lee and Williams Baptist continue to round out the top five.

Belhaven (No. 9), William Carey (No. 14), Brenau (No. 18) and Spring Hill (No. 22) also represent the SSAC in the rankings.

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AUM's Cassie Daniels earns 3rd SSAC Pitcher of the Week award

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 11:25am

AUM's Cassie Daniels earns 3rd SSAC Pitcher of the Week award

After not allowing an earned run across 17 innings, Auburn Montgomery sophomore pitcher Cassie Daniels was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday for the third time this season.

Daniels won all three of her starts over conference opponents, and she also closed out AUM’s 9-5 victory over Faulkner. She surrendered just one unearned run, striking out 31 and walking only five.

Against Southern Wesleyan on Saturday, Daniels tied a season and career-high with 12 strikeouts. It was the third time this season she has struck out at least 10 batters in a game.

The Valley Grande, Ala., native pitched a complete-game one-hitter in AUM’s five-inning 15-0 win over Faulkner, fanning eight batters with a first inning bunt single keeping her from a no-hitter.

Daniels has not allowed an earned run in 21 consecutive innings, breaking her previous career-best of 19 2/3 innings set last March.

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Lady Hawks golf in 4th entering final round of Rhodes Invitational

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 11:13am

Lady Hawks golf in 4th entering final round of Rhodes Invitational

The Huntingdon women’s golf team shot 350 on Monday in the first round of the Rhodes Invitational. The Lady Hawks are in fourth entering Tuesday’s final round.

Centre College leads the field with a score of 310, Rhodes College is second at 321 and California Lutheran is third at 333.

Centre College’s Whitney Miller and Allison Hancock are tied for first at 75. Ali Hamil shot 83 to lead Huntingdon and Saem Hur shot 84. Sydney Robbins shot 87, Jessie Culey followed at 96 and Shay Roberson finished with a 100.

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Warhawks mens baseball split twin bill against Talladega College

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 10:21am

Warhawks mens baseball split twin bill against Talladega College

The Auburn Montgomery baseball team split its non-conference doubleheader against Talladega College on Monday, falling in eight innings in the opener, 6-5, and outlasting the Tornadoes 18-14 in the nightcap.

With the split, the Warhawks now stand at 28-17-1 on the season, while Talladega is 25-20.

Chad Mansmann led AUM with four hits in the twin bill, while Blake Bearden and Eran Franks each added three. Brett Wellman paced the Warhawks with four runs batted in, including three on a home run during the marathon second game. Bearden and Hayden Hillyer finished with three RBIs each. Mansmann also swiped three bases in the two games.

Britt Wilson (2-1) picked up the victory for AUM in game two, tossing 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief, striking out two of the four batters he faced. Patrick Devault (3-3) was the tough-luck loser in game one, allowing one run and one hit in 2 2/3 innings of relief.

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Schmutz ties for 4th, Huntingdon men's golf places 3rd in Rhodes Invitational

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 10:07am

Schmutz ties for 4th, Huntingdon men's golf places 3rd in Rhodes Invitational

All five Huntingdon golfers finished within 14 strokes of first as the Hawks placed third in the Rhodes Mirimichi Invitational.

As a team, Huntingdon shot 308 on Monday and finished the tournament with a score of 622. Rhodes College was first at 613 and Millsaps College was second at 621. Rhodes’ Eric Muslawski was the tournament medalist with a 36-hole total of 147.

Huntingdon’s Tyler Schmutz finished with a two-round total of 155 to tie for fourth. David James tied for seventh at 156 and Jamey Lester and Steven Smith both tied for ninth at 157. Griffin Just shot 161. Just and James both shot 4-over-par 76 in the final round on Monday.

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Source: Huntingdon College Sports Information Director

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Lady Hawks clinch regular-season GSAC tennis title

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 10:17am

Lady Hawks clinch regular-season GSAC tennis title

The Huntingdon women’s tennis team closed out conference play with a pair of wins over Salem College on Sunday. The Lady Hawks won both matches 9-0 and pushed their winning streak to 12 matches.

Huntingdon (17-1) claimed the Great South Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 10-0 conference record.

Taylor Clark, Farrah Mahan and Deidre Corbin each won two singles matches and two doubles matches on Sunday. In the first match, Clark (No. 1), Britni Thibodeau (No. 2), Hannah Still (No. 3), Micaela White (No. 4), Mahan (No. 5) and Corbin (No. 6) were the singles winners. The teams of Katie Scott-White (No. 1), Clark-Rory Wilson (No. 2) and Mahan-Corbin (No. 3) won in doubles.

In the second match, Clark (No. 1), Still (No. 2), Scott (No. 3), Mahan (No. 4), Corbin (No. 5) and Wilson (No. 6) won in singles. The teams of Still-Thibodeau (No. 1), Clark-Mahan (No. 2) and Corbin-Arielle Barraca (No.

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