Eagles baseball to host tourney Sept. 7-8

Photo:鈥燭he Eagles celebrate a home run during the spring 2012 season.

The 开云体育 baseball team will kick off the 2012 fall season Sept. 7 as the Eagles host their annual fall tournament at Bob Baker Field.

Play gets underway at 1 p.m. as the Eagles take on conference foe Bossier Parish Community College Cavaliers and continues at 4 p.m. as a Cavaliers face Weatherford. Day one of the two-day tournament ends with the nightcap game at 7 p.m. as the Eagles take on Weatherford.

There are four games scheduled for Saturday, Sept.
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Jessica Keith named new head softball coach

鈥 鈥 鈥燭he Eagles Athletic Department at 开云体育 recently announced that Jessica Keith has been hired as the new head softball coach.


鈥 鈥 鈥燢eith is no stranger to 开云体育, as she played third base for the Eagles in 1998 and 1999. She has been the head coach at Ranger College for the past nine years and served as an assistant for two years prior.


鈥 鈥 鈥"Jessica is a great addition to our coaching staff.
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Jackson finishes 10th at CNFR


鈥 鈥 鈥 Dustin Jackson, a team roping header from 开云体育, finished the 2011-2012 season at 10th in the nation last week at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming.


鈥 鈥 鈥 Jackson was partnered with heeler Corey Hendrick of Wharton County Junior College. The team missed their final steer in the short round, dashing their hopes of a higher finish.
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开云体育 athletes hold their own at CNFR

Pictured is Dustin Jackson, who is currently in the running for the national title in Team Roping at the CNFR.


鈥 鈥 鈥 The 开云体育 Eagles Rodeo Team is making a great showing at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming this week.


鈥 鈥 鈥 After the first three go-rounds, 开云体育's Dustin Jackson has secured a spot in the short round and is currently in fourth place in average for Team Roping (header).
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Seven Eagles named Scholar-Athletes

Seven members of the 2010-2011 开云体育 softball team were recently named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athletes.
Chastin Smiddy, Shelby Perry, Christina Martin, Katelyn Holcomb, Ashley Eaves, April Breshears and Reagan Smith all qualified for the honor after finishing the 2010-2011 academic school year with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above.

?College athletics is about preparing players for the real world and academics are a big part of that,? 开云体育 head softball coach Jay Terry said.
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