MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- The No. 10 Auburn University of Montgomery baseball team will begin NAIA Baseball National Championship Tournament play on Thursday, when it hosts No. 22 Union University at 2:30 p.m., at the AUM Baseball Complex.

The Senators, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, finished the regular season with a 40-17 record. AUM will be making its second trip to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament, -- 2009 was the other. It will be playing for its fourth trip in the program's history to the Avista-NAIA World Series. The Senators advanced to the World Series in 1990, 1992 and 2006, finishing a National Tournament Runner Up in the 1990 campaign.

Junior Hunter Cross paced the AUM offense this season, posting a .379 batting average, while leading the team with 18 doubles and 42 runs batted in. Senior Sam Judah led the team with three home runs, adding 31 RBIs.

GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Huntingdon's men’s golf team is in eighth place after two rounds of the NCAA Division III Championshipafter a 9-over par 297 for a two day total of 591. The Hawks will enter the third round of the tournament 14-strokes behind current leader Saint John’s University.

Chase Blaich paced the Hawks with a second round one-over par, 73, registering a two day total of 148 tied for 37th place. Also tied for 37th, freshmen Cates Culpepper and Jamey Lester each tallied two day scores of 148 while carding three-over par, 75, and four-over, 76, in the second round, respectively.

Senior J.P. Kircher and freshman Rodes Bowers each are tied for 47th place following two day totals of 149. Bowers posted a two-over par, 74, while Kircher shot a three-over par, 75, on Wednesday.

The 40-team field was cut to 15 following the second round on Wednesday.

May 11, 2011 – Montgomery, Ala. – Mayor Todd Strange Announced his bid for a full term today with a city-wide release of an announcement web-video, and campaign kickoff fundraiser at 129 Coosa St.

“I am honored to be mayor of this great city and it’s with that same honor I announce my candidacy for a full term as mayor” Strange said. “I’ve gone to work every day to build a better Montgomery. My priorities have been creating jobs, fighting crime, and improving our schools – when we work together, anything is possible.”

Mayor Strange is once again engaging David Mowery of Mowery Consulting Group as the General Consultant for his campaign, as well as Anzalone Liszt Research as campaign pollster, and Reid/O’Donahue as media consultant.