News digest, April 28

Selwyn Young coached Benedict to the East Division championship
in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this season.

Benedict's Young buys pro team; will stay with Tigers
Benedict coach Selwyn Young has purchased the Elleneburg (Wash.) Bulls of the independent Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League. Young and other family members will be involved in the operation of the team, but he told PalmettoStateBaseball.com he will remain coach at Benedict. The league's season begins May 21.

Davis named Benedict MVP
Kevin Davis was named most valuable player for baseball and Mitchell Dixon was named baseball's player of the year at Benedict College's athletics awards banquet Monday night in Columbia.
Benedict

Teufel gets Clemson honor
Former clemson standout Tim Teufel is part of the 10-member class selection for induction in the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame later this year. Teufel followed his stay at Clemson with a long career in the major leagues.
Teufel

Polls
BlackCollegeNines.com
HBCU small division: 1. Winston-Salem State. 6. Benedict.
HBCU

D2BaseballNews.com
National DII: 1. Franklin Pierce.
Southeast Region: 1. North Georgia
D2 DII

PerfectGame.org
Junior college: 1. San Joaquin Delta (Calif.).
Juco

CollegeBaseballDaily.com
NCAA DI: 1. LSU. 18. Coastal Carolina (down from 16). 20. College of Charleston (no change).
CBD DI

CollegeBaseballInsider.com
Composite of 5 national polls
NCAA DI: 1. LSU. 19. College of Charleston.
DI composite