SUNO's Bowens, Wiley's Porter garner Week 9 HBCUAC Weekly Awards

Miles Bowens and Jalen Porter led their teams to sweeps last week.

April 1, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - March 31, 2025 - Southern University at New Orleans outfielder Miles Bowens captures Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Baseball Player of the Week. Wiley University's Jalen Porter wins Pitcher of the Week. The athletes were honored for their performances between March 24-30, the conference announced on Monday.

Bowens led the Knights' onslaught against Rust College with 12 runs batted in, nine hits and 10 runs. Five of his nine hits went for extra bases, including two home runs. Bowens hit .750 in the first two games of the series and finished the week with a .692 batting average. He is tied for second in the HBCUAC with eight home runs, sixth with 31 RBI and seventh with a .402 batting average.

Porter dominated Wilberforce in the series opener throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings for his fourth win of the season. He matched his career high with 12 strikeouts. Only one of the five hits he allowed went for extra bases. His performance set the tone, as the Wildcats swept their third HBCUAC series. Porter leads the HBCUAC with 63 strikeouts.

Additional weekly baseball nominees: Tony Bradley Jr. (Tougaloo), Jahir Cruz (Talladega), Emilio Duque (Talladega), Ethan Farrell (Voorhees), Braylon Guerin (Dillard), Jorge Guerra (Dillard), Emory Guilford (Voorhees), Enrique Herazo Jr. (SUNO), Jorge Hernandez (Oakwood), Jhan Carlos Javier (Wiley), Keith Smith Jr. (Wilberforce), Xavier Jeffrey Thompson (Wilberforce), Orlando Truss (Tougaloo), Davion Wilkins (Stillman)

2025 Baseball Players of the Week

Date	Player	Pitcher
Jan. 20-Feb. 2	Enrique Herazo Jr., SUNO	Keyon Guillory, Wiley
Feb. 3-9	Ivan Del Villar, Wiley	Isaac Burciaga, Wiley
Feb. 10-16	Brigilio Santana, Talladega	Keyon Guillory, Wiley
Feb. 17-23	Smauri Abram, Wiley	Emilio Duque, Talladega
Feb. 24-March 2	Miguel Oropeza, Talladega	Griff Minor, Stillman
March 3-9	Jordyn Hill, Voorhees	Keith Copeland, Voorhees
March 10-16	Dylan Jimenez, SUNO	Bryscen Dartez, SUNO
March 17-23	Malik Berrien, Rust	Kejuan Burnett, Dillard
March 24-30	Miles Bowens, SUNO	Jalen Porter, Wiley

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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.