Five Southern baseball players earned Southwestern Athletic Conference honors on Tuesday. Junior Cardell Thibodeaux was named the 2025 SWAC Player of the Year and SWAC Newcomer of the Year.

with a black sliding mitt noticeably sticking out of his left back pocket. Per the league rules, the Rays and the other players at the "Bronco" level (ages 11-12), play actual full-on baseball.