2018-19 EMCC Baseball News

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Former EMCC standout Chase Reeves returns to Scooba as Lions assistant baseball coach

Former EMCC baseball standout Chase Reeves has been named assistant baseball coach at East Mississippi Community College, as announced Thursday by Lions head coach Brett Kimbrel.  

July 25, 2019

Four EMCC Lions collect 2019 MACJC All-State baseball honors

East Mississippi Community College sophomore pitchers Jaxen Forrester and Wesley Grantham along with freshmen Tyler Miller and Austin Beech have earned 2019 MACJC All-State baseball honors, as chosen by the head baseball coaches of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges.  Miller and Forrester were selected to the 24-player first team, while Grantham and Beech made the second team.   

June 10, 2019

EMCC’s rescheduled baseball tryouts set for Thursday, May 30 on Scooba campus

East Mississippi Community College’s rescheduled baseball tryouts will take place Thursday, May 30, at Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus.

May 28, 2019

EMCC to conduct open baseball tryouts May 19 on Scooba campus

East Mississippi Community College will hold open baseball tryouts on Sunday, May 19, at Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus.

May 08, 2019

EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester earns third career MACJC Pitcher of the Week honor

For the third time in his career and second time this baseball season, East Mississippi Community College’s Jaxen Forrester has earned MACJC Pitcher of the Week honors.

May 07, 2019

EMCC Lions conclude baseball season with 12-2 run-rule win at No. 7 Jones

East Mississippi Community College’s baseball season ended on a high note by claiming a 12-2 run-rule nightcap victory over seventh-ranked Jones College during Friday’s MACJC conference action played at Community Bank Park.  The Bobcats posted a 5-2 win over the visiting Lions during the opening game of the doubleheader.

May 05, 2019

Homers and complete-game pitching effort earn EMCC baseball DH split at Northeast

Fifth-inning home runs by Austin Beech and Stuart Coggins along with a complete-game pitching performance by Wesley Grantham lifted visiting East Mississippi Community College to a 5-3 nightcap victory and an MACJC baseball doubleheader split at Northeast Mississippi Community College.  The home-standing Tigers earned an 11-3 run-rule win over the Lions in the first game of NEMCC’s farewell twin bill played during Tuesday’s Sophomore Day festivities at Harold T. White Field.

May 01, 2019

Home runs and stellar pitching key EMCC in DH split with Meridian during home baseball finale

The Lions of East Mississippi Community College closed out their home baseball slate on a positive note by earning a doubleheader split with Meridian Community College during Wednesday’s MACJC conference action played at Gerald Poole Field.  EMCC’s 7-4 nightcap victory over the Eagles followed Meridian’s 23-3 opening-game win over the Lions.

April 25, 2019

Late-game miscues prove costly as EMCC Lions fall twice at Mississippi Gulf Coast

Late-game miscues broke open a pair of close contests, as the visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College fell twice, 7-0 and 10-2, to Mississippi Gulf Coast during Friday’s MACJC conference baseball action played at Ken “Curly” Farris Field.

April 20, 2019

EMCC and Coahoma play to baseball twin-bill split with pair of 10-3 decisions in Scooba

East Mississippi Community College’s baseball team flipped the score to earn a home conference doubleheader split with Coahoma Community College during Tuesday’s MACJC action played at Gerald Poole Field.  The Lions’ 10-3 nightcap victory gained the twin-bill split after they dropped the opening game to the visiting Tigers by the same score. 

April 17, 2019

EMCC’s Tyler Miller earns MACJC Baseball Player of the Week honors

East Mississippi Community College freshman shortstop Tyler Miller has been named MACJC Baseball Player of the Week for his outstanding week at the plate for the Lions.

April 16, 2019

Wesley Grantham’s five-hit shutout at Delta sparks EMCC to second straight baseball DH road split

The Lions of East Mississippi Community College earned their second straight MACJC baseball doubleheader split on the road with another standout pitching performance.  Wesley Grantham tossed a five-hit, complete-game shutout in EMCC’s 8-0 nightcap road win over Mississippi Delta during Tuesday’s conference action played at the Jimmy Bellipanni Baseball Complex.  The Trojans claimed a 13-5 run-rule victory over the Lions in the opening game.

April 03, 2019

EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester earns MACJC Pitcher of the Week honors

For his no-hitter during last Friday’s road win over East Central, East Mississippi Community College’s Jaxen Forrester has been named MACJC Baseball Pitcher of the Week.

April 02, 2019

EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester throws no-hitter in Lions’ 10-1 nightcap win at East Central

Sophomore right-hander Jaxen Forrester threw a no-hitter in East Mississippi Community College’s 10-1 nightcap road victory over East Central during Friday’s MACJC baseball doubleheader split played at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex.  The home-standing Warriors held on for the 7-5 win over the Lions in the opening contest.

March 30, 2019

Late-inning woes cost EMCC Lions in home DH baseball loss to No. 19 Northwest

Late-inning woes resulted in East Mississippi Community College dropping a home baseball doubleheader to 19th-ranked Northwest Mississippi, 8-2 and 11-3, during Wednesday’s MACJC action played at Gerald Poole Field.

March 28, 2019

EMCC Lions outhit No. 13 Itawamba but drop baseball doubleheader in Fulton

The Lions of East Mississippi Community College outhit Itawamba during both games of Tuesday’s MACJC baseball road doubleheader, but the visitors came up short both times in falling, 6-1 and 11-8, to the 13th-ranked Indians at ICC’s Roy Cresap Field.

March 20, 2019