Dear Members of the Xavier Community,
Xavier University of Louisiana has a long history of welcoming students to its family to advance the work of our foundress, Saint Katharine Drexel, and to advance the work of creating the more just and humane society that every person deserves.
The mission set forth nearly 100 years ago is as relevant today as ever. And, every person that comes through Xavier’s door is an essential part of that mission, for we are a community dedicated to academic excellence and much, much more.
At Xavier, we live the mission by offering co-curricular programming, serving the community around us, and continue fulfilling the legacy of generation after generation of Xavierites to be leading voices for change and justice. The growth and development experienced by our students throughout their time at Xavier is the result of a communal support system designed to provide the resources they need to realize their personal goals, and where we are also enriched by
February 23rd, 2021
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The New Orleans MLB Youth Academy, which is operated by Major League Baseball, and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) in New Orleans, have partnered to help launch the university’s 2021 baseball and softball seasons in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). This season marks the first-time baseball will be offered at Xavier since 1960, and the first-ever softball program in school history.
As part of the agreement, both programs will receive full access for games and practices to the facilities at the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy, including Wesley Barrow Stadium, the artificial turf softball field, indoor/outdoor bullpens and batting cages, and the 200-square-foot climate-controlled press box. The teams are scheduled to play their first home games at the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy on Tuesday, February 23rd (baseball) and Saturday, February 27th (softball), resp