Jimmerson struck out nine in four innings of work in Faulkner’s win over Talladega on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Ryan Bartels/Faulkner Unv. Athletic Dept.)

Contributed
(March 10, 2010)

Faulkner posted 36 hits in a sweep of Talladega College, 10-1 and 12-0, in a doubleheader at the softball complex Tuesday.
Sophomore Erik Hilde fired the lowest round of the day Tuesday to capture individual honors in the Badger Invitational here at the Spring Hill Golf Course.

Contributed
(March 6, 2010)

ROME, Ga. - No. 12 Lee used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to take control, then held on to advance to the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament championship game with a 80-70 victory over Faulkner Friday night at The Forum.

Brooke McKinnon scored a game-high 18 points and top-seeded Lee University held No. 5-seed Auburn University-Montgomery without a field goal for the first 11 minutes of the second half as the Lady Flames earned a trip to the SSAC championship game with a 53-35 win over the Lady Senators on Friday night at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

Jas Rogers made a free throw with 0.5 seconds remaining to lift second-seeded Southern Polytechnic State University to a 56-53 victory over No. 3-seed Auburn University-Montgomery in the semifinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championships on Friday evening at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

Combined Reports
(March 5, 2010)

ROME, Ga. - Faulkner lost most of an 18-point second-half lead but made plays down the stretch to escape the first round of the Southern States Athletic Conference with a 79-72 victory over Emmanuel here Thursday night at The Forum.

Nathan Thomas scored a game-high 24 points to lead Auburn University at Montgomery to a 62-59 win over Shorter College.

Cassie Moore had 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead AUM to a 38-34 win over Emmanuel College in the first round of the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.

Contributed
(Feb. 28, 2010)

After blasting Emmanuel on Friday, Faulkner closed the series sweep with a pair of wins in Saturday’s doubleheader, 13-1 (5 inn.) and 10-8.

Faulkner opened SSAC play against the Brenau Golden Tigers, losing 2-1 in the opener, and 10-1 in five innings in the nightcap.

Faulkner’s Ronald Tarvin slammed a two-run homer in the Eagles’ win on Friday. (Photo by Ryan Bartels/Faulkner Unv.)

Contributed
(Feb. 27, 2010)

Faulkner opened a three game series with Southern States Athletic Conference rival Emmanuel College, blasting the Lions, 12-2, in just seven innings.

Contributed
(Feb. 26, 2010)

MARIETTA, Ga. - Xavier Dawson hit a runner in the lane at the buzzer as No. 16 Southern Poly escaped with a 68-66 victory over Faulkner here Thursday night in Southern States Athletic Conference action.

Seen here in the 2009 World Championships, Tom Hilde was part of the bronze-medal winning ski jumping team from Norway last week. His brother, Erik, is a golfer at Faulkner University. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
(Feb. 26, 2010)

It’s not every day a golf coach gives permission to a player to skip practice to watch television, let alone cancel practice altogether.

But late last week, Faulkner University coach Brent Barker got the request from newcomer Erik Hilde to forgo a practice round and head to the nearest television set to watch his brother, Tom, participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Contributed
(Feb. 22, 2010)

After dropping both games on day one of the Faulkner Invitational, the Eagles finished strong with a 4-1 win over Spring Hill.

Contributed
(Feb. 21, 2010)

Adam Okechukwu scored 10 straight points in a 13-2 decisive second-half run as Faulkner pulled away from Southern Wesleyan for a 62-49 Southern States Athletic Conference victory Saturday afternoon at Tine Davis Gymnasium.

Faulkner’s Mike Zenko tossed a four-hit shutout in the opener, then Justin Hay slammed the door on a Bluefield last-inning comeback in the nightcap as the Eagles swept the Rams 8-0 and 8-4 Saturday in a doubleheader at Harrison Field

Scottie Wilkes rips an RBI single against SCAD in Friday’s Faulkner Invitational. (Photo by Ryan Bartels/Faulkner Unv. Athletic Dept.)

Combined Reports
(Feb. 20, 2010)

Faulkner University dropped its first two games of its own tournament, falling first  to No. 23 Savannah College of Art and Design 5-2 and followed with a tight loss to Thomas University 3-2.

AUM pulled off two wins at the Faulkner Invitational Tournament, including a 1-0 upset of sixth-ranked William Carey University.