NEW ORLEANS – The Southern University baseball team looks to get back into the win column at the Andre Dawson Classic in New Orleans from February 24-26 at Wesley Barrow Stadium.
 
The Jaguars will take on Florida A&M at 1 p.m. on February 24. They will then take on Alabama State at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Alabama A&M on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 
The Adre Dawson Classic is in its 15th season being put on by Major League Baseball. Southern is the only school to participate in the tournament in all 15 seasons.
 
The Jaguars lost their midweek matchup against No. 1 LSU on Tuesday. Southern held a 4-0 lead after two and half innings before the Tigers pulled away.
 
Jaylen Armstrong leads the Jaguars in hitting at a .471 average. In total, 11 different Southern batters have an average of .250 or higher. O'Neill Burgos has a team high of six RBIs.
 
Daren Smith, Nicholas Wilson and Jalon Long all got the start on opening weekend in the Jaguars sweep at Minute Maid Park. The trio each went four innings and gave up a combined five runs while striking out 13.
 
As a team, Southern boasts a .985 fielding percentage in 137 total chances so far on the season. Burgos (35), Gustavo Nava Sanchez (23), Justin Wiley (18) and Jah'li Hendricks (13) have not committed an error on the year with double digit chances.
 
Southern split the four games last season against Florida A&M. FAMU won in the classic last season before the Jaguars took two of three at the SWAC tournament on their way to a third straight championship game appearance.
 
Alabama State defeated the Jaguars 6-5 in a 14 inning thriller in the SWAC championship game to end the season last year. Southern took the other meeting 7-6 in last year's classic.
 
Alabama A&M is making their first appearance in the classic and facing the Jaguars for the first time since 2017. Southern came away with a 6-2 win that season.

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