The UTM baseball team fought back from an early deficit as their pitching staff dominated in the 8-3 victory. UTM hit on every faction of baseball as their bats got heated, and the pitching staff finished off the Bulldogs. As the Skyhawks entered their second series of the year, they placed their fate in the… Continue reading Skyhawk pitching staff dominates Alabama A&M
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Baseball wins season opener for the first time under coach Jenkins
The Skyhawk baseball squad kicked off the 2020 campaign with a three-game series against Atlantic-10 opponent the Saint Louis University Billikens out of St. Louis, Missouri, on Feb. 14 in Birmingham, Alabama. UTM, despite an early 3-0 deficit, rallied back to win the team’s first season opener with head coach Ryan Jenkins at the position,… Continue reading Baseball wins season opener for the first time under coach Jenkins
Challenging 2020 baseball schedule released
Arguably the toughest schedule in the history of the UTM baseball program awaits the Skyhawks in 2020 as third-year head coach Ryan Jenkins unveiled the 55-game slate on Jan. 8. UTM is set to face seven squads who advanced to the postseason last year, including five NCAA Regional participants, one NCAA Super Regional participant and… Continue reading Challenging 2020 baseball schedule released
Skyhawk baseball signs 12 players for 2021 campaign
The Skyhawk baseball squad just bolstered their roster for the 2021 campaign by adding 12 new faces to the team. Head coach Ryan Jenkins announced the signings for the 2021 season, which includes two shortstops (SS), two catchers, an outfielder, and seven pitchers. Associate head coach Matt Heath and recruiting coordinator Hunter Morris brought in… Continue reading Skyhawk baseball signs 12 players for 2021 campaign
A summer of sports
The end of school is May 3 and for most, that means summer and distant thoughts of fall football. But the sports season at UTM is not over yet. Several teams will still be competing. Several will still be in championships. The teams who will be competing after the end of school are baseball, softball,… Continue reading A summer of sports
Skyhawk baseball cruises past Alabama A&M
The Skyhawk baseball team clobbered Alabama A&M (A A&M) by a score of 12-3, at A&M, March 12. The last time UTM scored 12 runs or more during a baseball game was on Feb. 24, 2018, when the Skyhawks defeated Southern Miss 13-10 in the second game of a double-header. Junior outfielder Sean Dixson led… Continue reading Skyhawk baseball cruises past Alabama A&M
Baseball is still America’s game
Growing up in a mostly blue-collar family in rural McNairy County, I had a relatively ordinary upbringing for the people of this ordinary province. My parents were divorced; we were partly-raised by our grandparents, and we were not an especially religious family. We were uninteresting in nearly all aspects, save one. The Ballards had a… Continue reading Baseball is still America’s game
Baseball’s Jordan Stoner named to 2019 Preseason All-OVC Team
Skyhawk baseball’s Jordan Stoner is looking good going into the 2019 season, as Stoner was named to the 2019 Preseason All-OVC Team. Stoner’s 2018 season, his first season in a Skyhawk uniform, was one of the best all-around seasons in program history. According to Sports Information, Stoner posted a .382 batting average, amassed 79 hits and… Continue reading Baseball’s Jordan Stoner named to 2019 Preseason All-OVC Team
Chicago Cubs Pitcher speaks at baseball fundrasier
Chicago Cubs pitcher and former UTM student Alec Mills delivered the keynote address at the Skyhawk Baseball team’s annual First Pitch Dinner in the UC Ballroom Jan. 26. Mills, who attended UTM from 2009-12, is the first UTM baseball player to play in Major League Baseball making his debut for the Kansas City Royals in… Continue reading Chicago Cubs Pitcher speaks at baseball fundrasier
UTM men’s baseball schedule released
The 2019 schedule for UTM’s men’s baseball team has been released. UTM’s regular season kicks off on Friday, Feb. 15, with a four-game series against the South Dakota State (SDSU) Jackrabbits. All four games will be played at the Skyhawk baseball field from Feb. 15-17, with a doubleheader on Feb. 16. Following the SDSU series,… Continue reading UTM men’s baseball schedule released