Athletics News
Campbell & Cole Named To GCAC All-Tournament Team
April 29, 2024
The #5 seed Rust College baseball program had two players make the GCAC All-Tournament Team in Sophomore Xavier Campbell and Freshman Kyrent Cole.
Wiley Gets Its Revenge To End Cats’ Tournament Run
April 27, 2024
The #5 Rust College baseball program got involved in a barnburner and came away empty-handed in the GCAC Tournament Loser’s Bracket Final to #1 Wiley University, falling 21-11 on Saturday evening.
Dega Throws Cold Water On Baseball’s Hot Streak
April 26, 2024
The #5 Rust College baseball program ran into the one team that was on a more impressive tear than they were on Friday night as #2 Talladega won its 14th ballgame in-a-row to put the brakes on the Bearcats’ roll in an 11-4 setback. The Tornadoes have lived up to their mascot, averaging a margin of ten runs per victory during that string that has lasted the past 20 days.
Demar Earns All-GCAC 1st Team, Berrien & Franks Land On 2nd Team
April 26, 2024
The Rust College baseball program was represented on the All-GCAC Team three times as announced by the league office Thursday night as Jalik Demar was a First Team selection while both Malik Berrien and JaShaun Franks were Second Teamers.
Bearcats Stun Regular Season Champs, Advance To GCAC Semifinals In Rout
April 25, 2024
The #5 Rust College baseball program’s miraculous run through the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament pushes forward as the Bearcats walloped the top-seeded Wildcats by a 14-3 run-rule decision in eight innings to put the team one victory away from its second straight Tournament Championship Game. The Blue and White snapped Wiley’s six-game winning streak and gave RC back-to-back wins during postseason play over the men from Marshall, Texas dating back to last season’s Black College World Series.
Campbell’s Complete Game Gem Advances Baseball Onto Winner’s Bracket
April 24, 2024
The #5 Rust College baseball program rode the arm of starting pitcher Xavier Campbell into the winner’s side of the GCAC Tournament bracket on Wednesday morning as the Bearcats doubled up the #4 SUNO Knights, 6-3.
Lady Bearcats Lose Their Way As Pioneers Prevail To End Season
April 24, 2024
The Rust College softball program ended its building block-laying season with an unfortunate dud, falling 4-0 and 12-4 with the latter in six.
Softball Storms Back From Three Down In 7th To Defeat Talladega For First Time
April 22, 2024
The Rust College softball program entered the top of the seventh leading 7-6, fell behind 10-7, then clawed all the way back to beat the Tornadoes for the first time in 12 tries dating back to 2011, using a two-run homer by Amya Sampson, an RBI single by Haley Weatherspoon, and a walk-off RBI double by Julie Gammage to complete one of the wildest comebacks in team history, celebrating with a 11-10 triumph in the final home game of 2024.
SUNO Puts A Damper On Senior Day With A Nine-Run First
April 21, 2024
The Rust College baseball program fell behind 13-0 before their second turn at the plate, scoring five but giving up 15 to end the regular season on a sour note in a 15-5 loss in seven on Senior Day. Prior to first pitch, Head Coach John Bates and the team recognized its two senior student-athletes (Tony Grandberry and Brent Jackson), two Student Assistant Coaches (Jeremy Hatchett and Jalin Thomas), and Team Manager (JeKendra Milliner) for their dedication to the squad.
Coach Jackson Lands On Achieving Coaching Excellence Honor Roll For Second Straight Season
April 20, 2024
The Rust College women's basketball program is grateful to be led by one of the best Head Coaches in the NAIA and one who is equally as proud of his alma mater, as Head Coach Eric Jackson Jr. made the Achieving Coaching Excellence Honor Roll in back-to-back campaigns per the release for 2024.
Top-Three In The Order Hit .750, Bleu Devils Take Both Games
April 20, 2024
The Rust College softball program got massive production out of the 1-3 hitters in the lineup during its game one loss to Dillard in five (13-3) and the second contest never got underway as the Lady Bearcats did not have enough to field a team, forcing a forfeit.
Sampson Provides All The Offense Versus UAPB
April 17, 2024
The Rust College softball program welcomed NCAA Division I’s Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions to northern Mississippi on Tuesday afternoon, falling 9-1 and 8-0, both in five.
Stapleton Goes Deep, Tigers Pounce On Bearcats
April 17, 2024
The Rust College baseball program had a difficult time slowing down the Stillman sticks who averaged 13 runs per game in a twin-bill setback, 8-4 and 18-2 with both losses in seven.
Two-Way Players Williams & Joshua Lead Softball To Sweep Of Voorhees
April 15, 2024
The Rust College softball program swept an opponent in a doubleheader for the first time since April 2015 and secured its most wins in a season since the 2012 squad had eight with victories number three and four during Saturday’s twin-bill sweep of the Voorhees Tigers, 11-10 and 8-6.
Baseball Spoils Tougaloo’s Senior Day With Offensive Explosion
April 14, 2024
The Rust College baseball program racked up 17 runs, 13 stolen bases, 12 base knocks, 11 walks and six extra-base hits but still needed a pair of scores in the ninth to emerge with a 17-15 Senior Day spoiling of Tougaloo College’s celebration to take sole possession of fifth place.
Bearcats Flip The Script In Game Two Win
April 13, 2024
The Rust College baseball program wound up on opposite ends of the same score in both halves of the doubleheader at Tougaloo, dropping game one and winning game two by identical 7-4 margins.