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	<title>Union&apos;s Barry named GCAA Ping All-Region</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2603</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University&apos;s Brett Barry has been named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) NAIA PING All-Region Team. Barry, a native of Jackson, Tenn., is a former Jackson Christian School standout.

Barry, a 5-foot-10 junior, recently helped Union to their third straight TranSouth Golf Title, and fifth conference title in the last seven seasons. Barry earned TranSouth Golfer of the Year honors for the second straight season. Barry has helped Union to three straight NAIA National Tournaments.

The NAIA PING All-Region honorees were announced by the GCAA. Players were honored across North, South, Central and West Regions.

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PING South All-Region Team&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Brett Barry, Union&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Mike Basinski, Northwood (Fla.)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
J.B. Eksteen, Lee&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Matt Emery, Lee&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Matt Luckett, Thomas&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Zachary Lindsey, Reinhardt&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Drew Mathews, Southeastern&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Luke McClellan, USC-Beaufort&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Brett McCurdy, Northwood (Fla.)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Billy Nisbet, SCAD-Savannah&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Mark Phillips, USC -Beaufort&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Robert Prior, Shorter&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Trey Shirley, Campellsville&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Patric Sundlof, Shorter&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Aaron Watkins, Cumberlands
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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2603</guid>        
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union&apos;s Dew named NAIA All-American</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2602</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University senior &quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/players/player.cfm?ID=703&quot;&amp;rt;Cody Dew was named to the &quot;http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=640701&amp;SPID=96228&amp;DB_LANG=C&amp;ATCLID=205436216&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&quot;&amp;rt;2012 NAIA Baseball All-America team as an honorable mentioned selection. This is the first All-American honor for the Dew in his career and the first Union player on the All-America list since Corey Rudolph in 2010.

Dew, a 6-foot-1 relief pitcher from Halls, Tenn., had a record setting season for the Bulldogs. Dew finished the year with a 11-1 record with 10 saves and a 2.27 ERA. He led the team in wins, saves, ERA and appearances. Dew set new records for total appearances season (37), relief appearances season (37), total appearances career (77) and total relief appearances career (74). His 10 saves tied his current head coach Brent Fronabarger&apos;s record set back in 1993. His 11 wins place him third all time on the wins in a season list, but his .916 (11-1) winning percentage tied the best mark in a season.

Dew is a former standout at Halls High School and has been a pitcher for Union in each of his four seasons in college. During those four season, Union has three TranSouth Tournament Titles and four appearances in the NAIA National Championships Opening Round.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2602</guid>        
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Former Union women's basketball players join fundraising effort for local athlete</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2601</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of former Union University women&apos;s basketball players put on their old Union jerseys to help raise money for a local athlete. Victor Kidd, a member of the 1998 state championship team at Milan High School, was home for the weekend as a number of local stars got together to raise funds to help Victor fight Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL).

Included in the group were Union head coach Mark Campbell, Lavanda Ross (2012 NAIA Player of the Year), Christal Merriweather (2002 NAIA All-American), Josephine Owino (2008 and 2009 NAIA Player of the Year), Jessica Henson Doyle (3-time NAIA All-American), Stephanie Clark Shutes (2005 NAIA Player of the Year), Tashekia Brown Abakwue (4-year starter for Union), Kayla Hudson (4-time NAIA All-American) and Kaitlin Dudley (4-time NAIA All-American). Names listed from left to right.

Former Jackson Central-Merry High School, University of Tennessee and Denver Bronco, Al Wilson was also in attendance to sign autographs and speak at the event.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2601</guid>        
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union&apos;s Grimm becomes first Capital One All-American selection</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2599</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University senior &quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/players/player.cfm?ID=667&quot;&amp;rt;Danny Grimm has been selected as to the &quot;http://cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3692&quot;&amp;rt;Capital One Academic All-American second team. Grimm becomes the first athlete from Union University to be selected to one of the Capital One Academic All-America teams. The Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Baseball Team is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Grimm, a senior shortstop and former University School of Jackson standout, helped lead Union to their second straight TranSouth Tournament title. Grimm has led Union to three tournament titles in four seasons at Union and as helped his team advance to four straight NAIA National Championships Opening Round. He has been a four-year starter and was recently named first team all-conference and a Rawlings Gold Glove winner for the third straight season. Grimm adds this honor to his TranSouth Scholar Athlete, Capital One Academic All-District and NAIA Scholar Athlete awards.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2599</guid>        
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union baseball puts three on NAIA Scholar List</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2600</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University baseball team put three players on the &quot;http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=640701&amp;SPID=96228&amp;DB_LANG=C&amp;ATCLID=205435408&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&quot;&amp;rt;2012 Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes list. Danny Grimm, Benjie Fesmire and David Leisey each made the grade. 

In order to be nominated by an institution&apos;s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor. 

Grimm, a senior, and Fesmire, a junior, are both former University School of Jackson standouts. Leisey is a junior from Liltitz, Pa. These three players were also each named to the TranSouth Scholar Athlete team. Grimm was a first team all-conference player and was selected as a Capital One Academic All-America player. Grimm and Fesmire were both named to the Capital One Academic All-District team. Grimm also earned TranSouth Rawlings Golf Glove honors for the third straight season.

Union is coming off a second straight TranSouth Tournament Title and fourth straight appearance in the NAIA Baseball National Championships Opening Round. 

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2600</guid>        
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union to host 18 different summer sports camps, first camps start June 4</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2598</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University athletic department will be hosting 18 summer camps in various sports including basketball, baseball, cheer, soccer and softball. The camps get started the first week of June (June 4-7) with basketball Pee Wee Camp, basketball girls team camp and baseball fundamentals camp. Softball will host a one-day pitching camp on June 7. 

The remainder of the June and July months will be filled with various camps. For more information, visit
&quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/camps/&quot;&amp;rt;camps webpage or contact Teresa Thomas at 731-661-5130 or &quot;mailto:tthomas@uu.edu&quot;&amp;rt;tthomas@uu.edu. 

2012 Summer Sports Camps

Basketball:&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Pee Wee Camp: June 4-7 (Ages 4-6)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Girls Team Camp: June 4-7 (High School Teams Only)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Girls Day Camp:  June 11-15 (Ages 7-17)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Boys Team Camp: June 18-22 (High School Teams Only)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Boys Day Camp:  June 25-29 (Ages 7-17)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Boys Specialty Camp: July 1-3 (Ages 9-17)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Boys Boarding Camp: July 8-13 (Ages 9-17)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Girls Boarding Camp: July 15-20 (Ages 9-17)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Girls Specialty Camp: July 22-24 (Ages 9-17)

Baseball:&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Fundamentals/All Day Session: June 4-8 (Ages 7-15)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Pitching/Catching/Infield/Hitting: June 11-14 (All Ages)

Cheer:&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
June 18-20 (Ages 4-10)

Soccer:&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Baby Bulldog (Ages 4-7)/Ultimate Camp: June 18-22 (Ages 8-18)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
ID Camp: June 25-27&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Baby Bulldog (Ages 4-7)/Ultimate Camp: July 23-27 (Ages 8-18)

Softball:&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Pitching/Catching: June 7 &amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Day Camp: June 18-21 (Ages 6-18)&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
Showcase Camp: July 16-28]]></description>
		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2598</guid>        
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union softball places four on NFCA All-Region teams</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2596</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has announced its 2012 NAIA All-Region teams. This season, 134 student-athletes representing 46 institutions were chosen for either a first or second team in each of the Association&apos;s five regions. Union University placed four on the all-region teams. 

Sophomore Shelby Lamb, the TranSouth Conference Player of the Year, was named a first team outfielder. Lamb, a native of Shelbyville, Tenn., set a new Union record with .486 batting average this season. She added team highs with 19 doubles, eight home runs and 52 RBI.

Brooke Thomas (Huntingdon, Tenn.) was named second team all-region pitcher by the NFCA. Thomas, a junior for Union, was named the TranSouth Pitcher of the year this season with a 24-7 record and 217 strikeouts. 

Katie Davis (Kenton, Tenn.) was named second team all-region third base. She hit .348 with 11 doubles, two home runs and 49 RBI. Davis was name first team all-conference this season.

Alex Williams (Milan, Tenn.) was named second team all-region outfield by the NFCA. She hit .333 with 53 hits, four home runs, 28 RBI, 33 runs and seven stolen bases.

NFCA member coaches in each of the five regions select the NFCA All-Region teams and honorees are now eligible to be selected to one of two 2012 NFCA NAIA All-American teams.

The 2012 NFCA All-American teams will be announced on Friday, May 25 and will be available on NFCA.org.

To view the 2012 NFCA NAIA All-Region teams, &quot;https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/louisville-sluggernfca-all-americans/4628-2012-naia-all-region-teams&quot;&amp;rt;click here.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2596</guid>        
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union&apos;s Mantooth named NAIA Golf Scholar Athlete</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2597</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The NAIA has announced that 133 men&apos;s golf student-athletes have been named &quot;http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&amp;ATCLID=205430563&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&quot;&amp;rt;2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Union University&apos;s Ryan Mantooth was named to the scholar athlete list.

Mantooth is a junior from Fayetteville, Ark. He has played three seasons for Union, including five tournaments this season. Ryan adds this to his TranSouth Scholar Athlete award from this season.

In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2597</guid>        
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union golf finishes 21st in national tournament</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2593</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University golf team improved their team score in each of the three rounds played in the 2012 NAIA Men&apos;s Golf National Championships. Union shot a team best 308 in Thursday&apos;s third round. However, just like the second round, the majority of the other teams also improved their scores, making it hard for Union to make up ground. Union finished 21st in the 29-team field, missing the cut for a third straight season. Union was just nine shots off the cut line of +64 that included the top 17 teams. Union will not play in Friday&apos;s final round.

Union shot a 318 in the first round and sat in 19th place after the first day. Union then fired a second round 311 but dropped to 21st place after day two. 

Union&apos;s Brett Barry was in 12th place after a first round 74 (+2)first round, but second and third rounds of five over par dropped him to a tie for 59th in the field. He shot a 3-day total of 228.

Kyle Long was second on Union&apos;s team with a 232, tied for 87th place in the tournament. His best round was the third round when he fired a one over 73. His 73 was the best round for a Union golf this tournament.

Ben Waits finished tied for 120th (239), Charlie Pittman finished tied for 125th (242), while Steven Coffelt posted a 158 over the final two rounds, after withdrawing from the first round due to an injury. 

Round Two Recap: Union golf in 21st place after second round

The Union University men&apos;s golf team were seven shots better in round two than round one. Union fired a 311 in the second round of the 2012 NAIA Men&apos;s Golf National Championships. Union shot 318 in the first round. 

However, 26 of the 29 teams in the field also improved on their first round scores. Union was not able to improve on their 18th place spot after round one, and fell to 21st place going into the third round. A cut will be made after the third round with the top 15 or so teams making the cut.

Union&apos;s Brett Barry followed his first round 74 with a 77 in the second round. He dropped from 12th place to 33rd place going into the third round. Ben Waits improved his second day score by three shots, shooting a 77. Kyle Long improved by one shot with a 79. Steven Coffelt, who withdrew after three holes in the first round due to injury, fired a 78 in the second round. Charlie Pittman improved the most for Union, shooting a second round 80, four shots better than his first round. 

Union will need to make up ground in the third round if they want to extend their stay in the national tournament into the final round on Friday. Union has a chance as they are just six shots out of 15th place. 

Round One Recap: Union men&apos;s golf 18th after first round, Barry 12th

The Union University men&apos;s golf team is in 18th place at the NAIA Men&apos;s Golf National Championships after first round action Tuesday. Play was stopped during the round because of wet condition, but resumed in time for the teams to complete the first round. The event is being played at Canebrake Golf Club in Salem, Oregon.

The 18th position for Union is the highest spot the Bulldogs have held in their string of three straight national tournament appearances. Union was 22nd after round one last season and moved up to finish 19th, missing the cut by just six strokes.

Union fired a first round 318 (+30). The team started off the round playing well, but slowed as the day progressed. Union was led by TranSouth Player of the Year Brett Barry with a first round 74 (+2). Barry produced two eagles in the round, including his first hole of the day. Barry&apos;s 74 puts him in a tie for 12th Ben Waits and Kyle Long both shot 8-over for a score of 80, while Charlie Pittman shot 84. Steven Coffelt, Union&apos;s top finisher in last year&apos;s national tournament, withdrew after the third hole due to an injury.

Union tees off today at 10:40 a.m. for second round action.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2593</guid>        
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union women&apos;s golf signs McRee</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2594</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University women&apos;s golf program has signed Lindsay McRee as a part of the inaugural team that will begin play this fall. McRee, a native of Murfreesboro, will enter Union as a freshman and will major in sports medicine. 

McRee, at 5-foot-11, prepped at Eagleville (Tenn.) High School where she played four years of golf and basketball. She helped lead her golf team to the district title in 2010 and 2011. McRee was named MVP and all-area four times during her high school career. As a junior, she finished sixth in the 2010 Tennessee State Tournament. McRee then posted a seventh place finish in the state tournament as a senior. She averaged a 9-hole score of 39 as a senior. 

Off the course, McRee was a member of the Art Honors Society, was the junior girl representative and senior class secretary. McRee is the daughter of Ken and Gretta McRee of Murfreesboro.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2594</guid>        
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Capital One Academic All-District ® Men&apos;s At-Large team lists two Union golfers</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2595</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University men&apos;s golf had two players earn a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District team. Juniors Brett Barry of Jackson and Kyle Long of Humboldt received the honors. 

The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District ® Men&apos;s At-Large Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation&apos;s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA&apos;s Academic All-America teams programs in 2011.

Barry and Long helped Union to a third straight TranSouth Conference Title this season and a third straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament. Barry was named the TranSouth Golfer of the Year for the second straight season. Both Barry and Long were also TranSouth Scholar Athletes and all-conference performers. 

The Academic All-District ® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the first year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moves from recognizing a University Division  (Division I) and a College Division  (all non Division I) and doubles the number of scholar-athletes honored. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools. 

The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2011-12 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.

The Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.  

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2595</guid>        
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union softball places five on NAIA Scholars list</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2592</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The NAIA has announced that 308 softball student-athletes have been named 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Union University had five players to make the grade including Ali Bozza, Sam Giesler, Caroline George, Keaton Kirk and Brooke Thomas.

In order to be nominated by an institution&apos;s head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

Union is coming off their best season since 2002 when the team was 51-7. Union finished 2012 with a 46-12 record. They won the TranSouth regular season and tournament titles, while advancing to the NAIA Softball National Championships. 

&quot;http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&amp;ATCLID=205429835&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&quot;&amp;rt;2012 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2592</guid>        
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union softball takes first loss of pool play, shutout for first time in 91 games</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2591</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University softball team fell 3-0 to Indiana University-Southeast in the second day of play in Pool E of the NAIA Softball National Championships. Union goes to 1-1 in pool play and the loss eliminates Union from advancing to Monday&apos;s bracket. 

This was Union&apos;s 57th game of the season and was the first time all year that Union was held scoreless. This 3-0 loss snapped a 91-game streak for Union without being shutout. The last shutout was a 7-0 loss at William Carey (Miss.) March 19, 2011. This sets a new Union record for consecutive games without being shutout. The old record of 50 games happened during the 2001 season. That season, Union posted their best national tournament result with a third place finish and a 63-8 record.

Indiana-Southeast, the four-seed in the pool, posted their second straight upset as they knocked off top seeded Lubbock Christian (Texas) Thursday. Indiana-Southeast has clinched a spot as the Pool E Champion in Monday&apos;s final bracket. 

Union&apos;s offense that had been so good all season was held in check by Kayle Duke (16-6) as she tossed a complete game, 3-hit shutout. Union did not record their first hit of the game until the bottom of the sixth. Union left two runners on base in each the sixth and seventh innings. 

Union&apos;s Kelly Robey (19-5) took the loss, allowing two runs in the first inning. She tossed two innings, allowing the two runs on three hits with three strikeouts. Brooke Thomas tossed the final five innings, allowing just one unearned run on four hits. 

Tobie Joy recorded Union&apos;s first hit, while Katie Davis and Jenyce Spence added late singles. 

Union (46-11) will face Lubbock Christian Saturday in the final game of the pool play. This will be the final game for both teams. 

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2591</guid>        
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>No. 12 Union softball opens national tournament with 6-0 win</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2590</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The No. 12 Union University softball team posted a 6-0 win over Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) College Thursday in the first day of the NAIA Softball National Championships. 

Union is playing in Pool E and is 1-0 after the first day. Union will face Indiana-Southeast Friday at 6:00 p.m. and will close out pool play Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. game versus Lubbock Christian (Texas). The pool winner will advance to the eight-team double-elimination tournament starting Monday.

Union (46-10) earned the win behind the pitching of junior Huntingdon native, Brooke Thomas (24-6). Thomas tossed 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits with six strikeouts. Kelly Robey pitched to and struck out the final batter of the game.

Katie Davis of Union homered to lead off the second inning and put Union up 1-0.  Shelby Lamb homered in the third as Union jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Union scored three more times in the fifth to seal the victory.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2590</guid>        
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s golf makes 10th national tourney, third straight</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2589</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team is returning to the &quot;http://www.naia.org//SportSelect.dbml?&amp;&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&amp;SPID=100397&amp;SPSID=646851&quot;&amp;rt;NAIA Men&apos;s Golf National Championships for the third straight season and 10th time in program history. This year&apos;s tournament will be played at Creekside Country Club in Salem, Ore.

Union finished 19th last season and missed the cut by just six shots. Union&apos;s best finish in the golf nationals as a team was 10th place in 1998.

Union earned the TranSouth Conference&apos;s automatic bid by claiming the conference title for the third straight season and fifth time in last seven years. 

Union will play a practice round Monday, May 21 before the event starts Tuesday, May 22. Union will tee off at 2:00 p.m. central time Tuesday and 10:40 a.m. central time Wednesday. All teams will play a third round on Thursday with their currently place determining their tee times. A cut will be made after the third round Thursday and then the final round will be played Friday.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2589</guid>        
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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