News digest, March 31

Cunningham to start new program

Voorhees assistant coach JaMorri Cunningham has been hired to start a baseball program at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte.

Cunningham is a Voorhees graduate and former Tigers player.  Johnson & Wales will field its first team for the 2026 season.

J&W

Schedule changes

* Coker's scheduled Tuesday night game at UNC Pembroke has been to 2 p.m. at CarolinaBank Field in Florence.

* Limestone has moved first pitch of Friday's home fame with Emory & Henry to 5 p.m.

* Southern Wesleyan's scheduled Wednesday home game with Georgia College has been moved up to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Rankings

* Baseball America: 1. Tennessee. 7. Clemson.
BA

* D1Baseball: 1. Tennessee. 6. South Carolina. 21. Coastal Carolina (not ranked)
D1

* National Collegiate Baseball Writers: 1. Tennessee. 7. Clemson (down from 4). 25. Coastal Carolina (not ranked).

Scribes

* Perfect Game: 1. Tennessee. 4. Clemson (down from 3). 19. Coastal Carolina (up from 21).
PG

* USATODAY coaches: 1. Tennessee. 7. Clemson (down from 5). 24. Coastal Carolina (not ranked).
Coaches

* 11point7 mid  major: 1. UC Irvine. 5. Coastal Carolina. 21. College of Charleston. 25. Wofford.

Mid major

* NJCAA Division I: 1. LSU Eunice (up from 2). 16. Florence-Darlington Tech (down from 15).
Juco

D2Baseball: 1. Angelo State. 8. North Greenville. 21. Francis Marion.

DivII

* Dream Big Athletics Juco: 1. Walters State. 8. Florence-Darlington Tech.
DBA 

Honors

* Continental Athletic Conference hitter of the week: Chance Greene, Spartanburg Methodist.
CAC

* Big South Conference
Relief pitcher of the week: Ryan DuSang, Charleston Southern.
Freshman of the week: Tyrell Williams, Presbyterian.

Big South

Notes/game previews

* Clemson vs. Georgia Southern in North Augusta
Tigers

* College of Charleston vs. Charleston Southern Tuesday

Cougars

* Presbyterian at South Carolina

Blue Hose

South Carolina at home vs. Presbyterian

USC

* South Carolina notebook
Gamecocks

* USC Upstate vs. Wofford at Fifth Third Park Tuesday, at Charlotte Wednesday
Spartans

* Winthrop at North Carolina A&T Tuesday, at home vs. The Citadel Wednesday
Eagles

 HBCUAC expands

The Historically Black Colleges and University Athletic Conference is adding Huston-Tillotson University and Paul Quinn College as member schools.  Voorhees is a current member. Huston-Tillotson fields a baseball team, but Paul Quinn does not.

HBCUAC