MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The 23rd-ranked University of Mobile softball team split a Southern States Athletic Conference doubleheader at Faulkner University Tuesday. Mobile took the opener 3-1 and then fell 5-2 in the finale. The Lady Rams (29-15, 11-12) will be the #3 seed out of the SSAC West and face 9th-ranked Shorter University (42-9, 22-5) Thursday at 4 pm at the 2012 SSAC Tournament. The tournament will be held at South Commons Park in Columbus, Ga. It is a double-elimination tournament with the championship game set for Saturday at 2 pm, or 4 pm if necessary.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile men's tennis team had several student-athletes honored with the release of the Southern States Athletic Conference year-end awards. Fernando Paiva, a junior from Brazil, was named the SSAC Men's Tennis Newcomer of the Year. Paiva compiled a 5-1 record at No. 1 singles for the Rams, and teamed up with Karlis Stonis to go 5-4 at No. 1 doubles.

MOBILE, Ala-- The Southern States Athletic Conference released the women's tennis year-end awards, and the University of Mobile had several student-athletes honored. Stephanie Tomita, a sophomore from Brazil, was named the SSAC Women's Tennis Newcomer of the Year. Tomita went 4-6 in singles action, while playing at No. 1 singles for the majority of the year, and finished 7-4 at No. 1 doubles along with Marcela Abrantes.

COLUMBUS, Ga-- The 2012 SSAC Baseball Tournament will kickoff Thursday, and the University of Mobile will play at 4 pm against Lee University in game three. The Rams (25-23, 15-15) are the 7th seed, while the Flames (46-8-1, 26-4) are the 2nd seed and ranked 3rd in the NAIA Top-25. Lee finished a game behind 5th-ranked Faulkner for the top seed. The tournament is double-elimination, with the championship taking place Monday at 7 pm or Tuesday at 2 pm if necessary.

HATTIESBURG, Miss-- The 6th-ranked William Carey University Lady Crusaders swept the 24th-ranked University of Mobile in SSAC softball action Monday. William Carey picked up an 8-0 run-rule victory in a six-inning opener and took the finale 5-4. Mobile (28-14, 10-11) will visit Faulkner Tuesday at 5 and 7 pm. The Lady Crusaders scored eight runs on 12 hits in the opener, scoring in four of six innings.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile baseball team run-ruled Southern Wesleyan 20-5 in seven innings Saturday to clinch the 7th seed at the 2012 SSAC Tournament. The tournament will be held April 26 - May 1 in Columbus, Ga. The Rams are 25-23 overall and 15-15 in SSAC play. Mobile scored in each of the first five innings, including four runs or more in four of those frames. Ten different Rams recorded a hit, eight Rams drove in at least one run and ten different players scored a run.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The 15th-ranked Belhaven University Blazers defeated the University of Mobile 5-0 at the 2012 SSAC Men's Tennis Tournament Friday. The Rams (6-5, 2-2) will host rival Spring Hill Wednesday at a time to be announced. The Blazers' Nicolas Osario and Gabriel Prado held of the Rams' Fernando Paiva and Karlis Stonis 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, and took the other two doubles matches by 8-2 and 8-3 margins.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The 18th-ranked Auburn University-Montgomery Warhawks swept the 24th-ranked University of Mobile in SSAC softball action Friday. Mobile dropped game one 3-2 in 10 innings and dropped the finale 6-1. Mobile (28-12, 10-9) will visit 6th-ranked William Carey Monday at 4 pm for a doubleheader. In the opener, the Warhawks scored two in the bottom of the 10th to win the game. Kaci Pribanic singled home Jessica Rogers with one out in the top of the 10th to put the Lady Rams ahead 2-1.

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- Top-ranked Auburn University-Montgomery defeated the University of Mobile 5-0 in the second round of the 2012 SSAC Women's Tennis Championships. Mobile ends the season with an 8-6 overall record and 1-3 mark in SSAC action. AUM improves to 20-2 overall and 4-0. The Warhawks swept the doubles matches by a combined 24-1 score and finished it off with wins at No. 1 and No. 5 singles.

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile baseball team split Friday's SSAC twin bill with Southern Wesleyan, taking the opener 7-4 in seven innings and dropping the finale 6-2. Mobile (24-23, 14-15) and Southern Wesleyan (21-32, 8-21) conclude the series with a 1 pm game Saturday. In the opener, the Rams bounced back from a 4-0 deficit to pick up the win. The Warriors went ahead 4-0 with three runs in the the top of the 3rd on four hits. All the runs scored with two outs, starting with Tyler Lollis' 2-run double.