Southern head coach Chris Crenshaw stands on the mound during a pitching change in the sixth inning of the game against Alcorn State on Monday, May 6, 2024 at Lee-Hines Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Southern University will hold its annual Navy and Columbia World Series to wrap up fall baseball practice beginning Friday at Lee-Hines Field. Graduate assistants Gustavo Nava Sanchez and Justin Wiley will coach the teams which were determined by an intra-squad draft.
The games will be played Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.
m. “We’re looking for competitiveness, hard fought games played to the end,” said Southern coach Chris Crenshaw, who is entering his fifth season as head coach. “We need to understand we’re going to play everybody and give them a lot of attention.
“Everybody is back who we expected. Fall practice was good, a lot of energy and a lot of teaching. We have a bunch of new guys and took our time teaching them the basics, how we go about our stuff.
The scrimmages have been competitive." Southern has six starters returning to the everyday lineup from last year’s team that went 22-29 overall and 15-12 for a fourth place finish in the SWAC West Division: catcher Dominic Joseph, first baseman Dylan Jones, second baseman Jalon Mack, shortstop KJ White, and outfielders Jacoby Radcliffe and Kameron Byrd. Crenshaw is looking for pitching help with 16 pitchers in the 26-player inc.