2024 Rust Baseball 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dillard Wins Game One In 10, Via Run-Rule In Game Two
April 07, 2024
The Rust College baseball program could not keep the momentum rolling after its previous weekend sweep at Philander Smith, going to extra innings in the opener before falling 6-5 and then allowing the Bleu Devils to score 13 unanswered runs over the final three innings during a 13-1 defeat.
Tallington’s Career Day Lifts Bearcats To Victory In Slugfest Finale
April 07, 2024
The Rust College baseball program rode a huge offensive performance from the trio of Devin Tallington, Shemaar Stapleton, and Christian Hill to a high-scoring triumph on Sunday afternoon, snapping its four-game slide to the Bleu Devils in a 15-14, seven-inning offensive extravaganza. It was a huge win in the sense that it kept the Blue and White among the top four of the GCAC’s eight-team standings with two conference series’ remaining before the tournament arrives.
Jalik Demar Becomes First Bearcat To Win GCAC Player of the Week In 2024
April 02, 2024
The Rust College baseball program picked up a huge GCAC weekend sweep of Philander Smith and the leader of the offensive onslaught, Jalik Demar, claimed the team’s first Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week honor this season.
Baseball Pulls Away Late With 11 Runs In Final Four Frames
March 30, 2024
The Rust College baseball program was in a tight game . . . until it wasn’t. A 5-2 lead after five gradually expanded courtesy of a three-run sixth, four-run seventh, and a four-run ninth into an eventual laugher as the Bearcats swept Philander Smith with a 16-4 game three triumph.
Bombs Away! Diamond Cats Hit 5 Home Runs In Offensive Clinic At Philander
March 29, 2024
The Rust College baseball program racked up four touchdowns worth of runs (28), hit five homers, laced eight doubles, and stole nine bases in a pair of seven-inning power displays, 13-7 and 15-2.
Baseball Plundered By Buccaneers After Late Scoring Spree
March 27, 2024
The Rust College baseball program led the NCAA Division II’s Christian Brothers Buccaneers at 2-1 entering the third frame but the visitors from Memphis went on to put up nine unanswered through the middle of the seventh to put the ballgame away by a final of 15-5.