MONTGOMERY, Ala. —
Benedict College sophomore outfielder
Jaquez Akins was named the MVP of the second annual Minority Baseball Prospects Final College Showdown all-star game on Friday night.
Akins hit the game-winning single to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the SIAC All-Stars a 10-9 victory over the HBCUAC All-Stars, in a game played at Paterson Field.
Akins went 2-for-3 in the contest, with a pair of singles. He scored two runs and drove in one run.
The contest featured an all-star team composed of players from the SIAC against an all-star team composed of players from the NAIA HBCU Athletic Conference.
Akins was a second-team All-SIAC outfielder this season. He hit .378 with 37 RBIs and scored 57 runs.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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