We are proud to announce that City officials will cut the ribbon on the splash pad in Pratt Park on July 2nd after the City Council meeting concludes that evening.

"Cutting the ribbon on the 2nd of July will allow us to get the formal ceremony out of the way and have the splash pad open for the 4th of July," stated Mayor Bill Gillespie, Jr.  "This is a momentous occasion for our entire community. It wouldn't have been possible without their participation and dedication during last year's grant contest."

Auburn Montgomery senior second baseman Chad Mansmann was recently named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American, when the national office announced its 2013 Baseball All-America teams.

The teams were selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association All-America Selection Committee. A total of 34 student-athletes were named to the first and second teams, while an additional 35 players earned honorable mention accolades.

Mansmann was a catalyst for the AUM offense, posting a .411 batting average, scoring 58 runs and stealing 39 bases, the second-best single-season total in school history. The Millbrook, Ala., native, has a team-leading 28 multi-hit games and has posted hitting streaks of 18 and 17 games. He has added 10 doubles and has been hit by 19 pitches.

On the national level, Mansmann ranked ninth in stolen bases, 13th in batting average, 20th in hits and 24th in runs scored.

Senior Will Ruffin scattered just five hits in eight strong innings of work, but a one-out single by Reagan Rutledge in the bottom of the seventh plated the eventual game-winning run, as Auburn Montgomery fell 2-1 to Belhaven in game two of pool play at the Southern States Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament on Wednesday.

The Warhawks (32-23-1) will conclude pool play on Friday, when they challenge Southern Poly at 11 a.m. AUM fell in its opening pool-play game to Faulkner on Tuesday.

Ruffin kept the Blazers (37-20) off balance for much of the game, allowing just back-to-back singles in the first inning before three consecutive hits in the seventh. He struck out one and issued one walk in the tough-luck loss.

“I think this was the best game Will has thrown for us,” head coach Q.V. Lowe said. “He gave us everything he had, but we just weren’t able to get key hits for him. We had some opportunities, but in a close ball game, you have to capitalize.