COLUMBUS, Ga-- The University of Mobile sits in 7th place after two rounds of play at the 2011 Southern States Athletic Conference Championships held at Green Isle Country Club. The Rams sit at +39 615 through Monday and Tuesday's rounds, with the final round to take place Wednesday. The winner of the tournament gets an automatic bid to the 2011 NAIA National Championships.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile men's basketball program announced the signing of Dekalb County 5A Player of the Year Jonathan Tinch for the 2011-12 season. The guard from Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga. averaged 20.3 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals per game. "He is known for his high intensity and agressive play, and at times can be a prolific scorer, going over 30 points several times and reaching the 40-point mark," Mobile Head Coach Joe Niland said.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The University of Mobile baseball team closed out its season by dropping both ends of a conference twin bill to No. 19 Faulkner by 3-2 and 13-4 margins Saturday. Mobile (29-23, 5-13) finishes the season two games behind William Carey for the final SSAC Tournament spot out of the SSAC West Division. In the opener, Faulkner's Jacob Simmons out-dueled Josh Blaylock for the 3-2 victory. Simmons limited Mobile to 2 runs on 7 hits, while fanning 2 in 6 innings. Blaylock worked all 6 innings for Mobile and allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out three.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The University of Mobile baseball team fell 9-2 to 19th-ranked Faulkner University Friday evening. Mobile (29-21, 5-11) will battle Faulkner (40-10, 12-4) in a 1 pm doubleheader Saturday to close out the regular season. The Rams will enter the final day of the season one game behind William Carey for the final SSAC Tournament spot out of the West Division. William Carey (25-22, 6-10) will play a pair of games against Belhaven, after losing to the Blazers by a 3-2 score Friday.

MOBILE, Ala-- The 8th-ranked University of Mobile softball team dropped a SSAC West doubleheader to 2nd-ranked William Carey University by scores of 4-3 and 5-0 Thursday. Mobile (31-15, 11-9) will next play at the 2011 Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament April 28-30 in Columbus, GA. The opener saw William Carey tally 3 runs in the 1st inning to back Anna Ard, who picked up the complete-game victory, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 7 innings, while fanning 7 and walking 1. Kamaron strickland took the loss after allowing 4 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings of work.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile baseball team swept LSU-Alexandria in a pair of non-conference games Wednesday. Mobile won the opener 12-2 in a run-rule, 5-inning game and took the finale 6-1 in 7 innings. Mobile (29-20, 5-10) visits Faulkner University to close out the regular season with a 3-game series this weekend, starting with a 5 pm game Friday. In the opener, the Rams tallied 12 runs on 10 hits, scoring multiple runs in every inning but the 2nd. Jeremy Williams finished 3-4 with 3 runs and 6 RBI.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- The University of Mobile women's golf team finished 3rd at the 2011 Southern States Athletic Conference Championship Tuesday at the Columbus Country Club. No. 1 Shorter won the tournament with a 625, while 12th-ranked Lee finished 2nd with a 651. The Lady Rams came in with a two-round score of 686 (340, 346) to beat out Spring Hill by four strokes.

MOBILE, Ala-- The 8th-ranked University of Mobile softball team dropped both ends of a SSAC West doubleheader to Spring Hill College by identical 3-1 scores Tuesday evening. Mobile (31-13, 11-7) will host 2nd-ranked William Carey Thursday at 4 pm for a twin bill to close out the regular season. In game one, Samantha Brooks went the distance for the win and made Stephanie Fair's 3-run 1st-inning home run stand up in the 3-1 decision. Brooks limited Mobile to 1 run on 3 hits and worked around 5 walks.

GAUTIER, Miss-- The University of Mobile men's tennis team announced the signing of Kyle Kirkpatrick. The son of Paul Kirkpatrick and Shannon Foster was a two-year member of the Gautier High School tennis team, serving as team captain during his senior year. Kirkpatrick, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes member, was also Doubles District Champion as a senior, and selected to be a page for the Mississippi House of Representatives under the Speaker Pro Tempore.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- Three University of Mobile women's golfers were honored by the release of the year-end awards as announced by the Southern States Athletic Conference Monday. Senior Taylor Kirby and freshman Ann Nahl were named to the 2011 SSAC All-Conference team, while Fairhope, Ala. native Taylor Lee was selected to the All-Academic Team, and was the team's Musco Lighting Champions of Character winner.