COLUMBUS, Ga-- The 24th-ranked University of Mobile softball team was knocked out of the 2012 SSAC Tournament by a pair of Top-10 teams Saturday. No. 6 William Carey run-ruled Mobile 8-0 in five innings in the opener and 9th-ranked Shorter defeated the Lady Rams 7-2 in an elimination game. Mobile (30-17) will next compete at the 2012 NAIA Softball National Championship May 17-23 in Gulf Shores, Ala., at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. In the opener, the Lady Crusaders used five Mobile errors to score five unearned runs, and Kelsey Jo Smith limited Mobile to three hits in five innings of work.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- The University of Mobile baseball team saw its season come to an end Friday, falling 4-9 to 16th-ranked Auburn University-Montgomery on day two of the SSAC Tournament. Mobile ends the season with a 25-25 overall record. The Warhawks jumped on Mobile with seven runs over the first three innings and never looked back. After the Rams went down in order in the top of the 1st, Adam Russell hit a two-out, three-run double in the bottom half of the inning.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- The 5th-ranked Lee University Flames topped the University of Mobile 11-6 Thursday in the opening round of the 2012 SSAC Baseball Tournament. Mobile (25-24) will play an elimination game Friday at 1 pm EST against the loser of the William Carey v. AUM game. Lee jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first three innings, and it was too much for the Rams to overcome. Mobile tried to rally with six runs over the final four innings, but fell short. Patrick Merkling picked up the win for Faulkner after limiting the Rams to one earned run on six hits in 6 innings of work.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- The 24th-ranked University of Mobile Lady Rams rallied from a 1-6 deficit to defeat 9th-ranked Shorter University 10-8 on day one of the 2012 SSAC Softball Tournament. Mobile (30-15) will battle the winner of William Carey and Brewton-Parker Friday at 2 pm EST. The winner of that game will play at 6:30 pm Friday, while the loser will play an elimination game at 4 pm. Shorter surged ahead 6-1 after two innings thanks to four runs on five hits in the 1st and two runs on three hits in the 2nd.

MOBILE, Ala-- Josh Ball and Zach Day were honored by the release of the Southern States Athletic Conference year-end awards. Ball, a freshman from Richmond Hill, Ontario was named the team's Musco Lighting Champions of Character Team member. He is a business administration major. Day, a freshman from Thomasville, Ala., was one of seven players named to the All-Tournament Team. He fired a 7-over 223 (73, 70, 80) at the SSAC Tournament to finish in a tie for 3rd.

MOBILE, Ala-- The Southern States Athletic Conference honored several University of Mobile student-athletes Thursday, with the release of the year-end softball awards. Brittany Dunson was named to the All-Conference Team. Dunson, a junior from Pensacola, Fla., leads UMobile with a .342 batting average and .400 on base percentage. She has started all 44 games, scoring 25 runs, driving in 18 and hitting a team-leading seven doubles. She has struck out only six times on the year. Alli Hall, a freshman from Pell City, Ala., was named to the All-Division Team and All-Freshman Team.

MOBILE, Ala-- Several University of Mobile baseball players were honored by the Southern States Athletic Conference Thursday. Braxton Hamil was tabbed the SSAC Freshman of the Year, and named to the All-Freshmen Team. Hamil, a freshman from Mobile, Ala., started 46 games for the Rams, hitting .306 with a .414 on base percentage. He leads the team with 19 doubles and 36 RBI. Hamil was also named to the Gold Glove Team, where he was joined by teammates Justin Beck and Brady King.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss-- The University of Mobile men's golf team finished 7th at the 2012 SSAC Championship. The three-round tournament was held at the Par-72, 6,885-yard Oaks Golf Club. Mobile carded a 96-over 960 (327, 305, 328) to finish 47 strokes behind champion Lee University, which shot a 49-over 913 (303, 310, 300).

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile women's tennis team fell 3-6 to Spring Hill Wednesday to close out the 2012 season. Spring Hill (9-5, 2-2) earns the host bid to the 2012 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship over the Lady Rams (8-7, 1-3). The tournament takes place at the Mobile Tennis Center May 15-19.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile men's tennis team capped the 2012 regular season with an 8-0 win over rival Spring Hill College. Mobile (7-5, 2-2) earns the host bid to the 2012 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship May 15-19 at the Mobile Tennis Center. The Rams swept doubles play, and then kept the momentum going in singles action. Fernando Paiva-Karlis Stonis, Guilherme Arcaro-Lucas Tristao and Enzo Correa-Beau Bryars won in doubles play.