2018-19 EMCC Baseball News
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Former EMCC standout Chase Reeves returns to Scooba as Lions assistant baseball coach
July 25, 2019Former 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. -
Four EMCC Lions collect 2019 MACJC All-State baseball honors
June 10, 2019East 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.
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EMCC’s rescheduled baseball tryouts set for Thursday, May 30 on Scooba campus
May 28, 2019East Mississippi Community College’s rescheduled baseball tryouts will take place Thursday, May 30, at Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus.
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EMCC to conduct open baseball tryouts May 19 on Scooba campus
May 08, 2019East Mississippi Community College will hold open baseball tryouts on Sunday, May 19, at Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus.
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EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester earns third career MACJC Pitcher of the Week honor
May 07, 2019For 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.
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EMCC Lions conclude baseball season with 12-2 run-rule win at No. 7 Jones
May 05, 2019East 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.
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Homers and complete-game pitching effort earn EMCC baseball DH split at Northeast
May 01, 2019Fifth-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.
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Home runs and stellar pitching key EMCC in DH split with Meridian during home baseball finale
April 25, 2019The 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.
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Late-game miscues prove costly as EMCC Lions fall twice at Mississippi Gulf Coast
April 20, 2019Late-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.
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EMCC and Coahoma play to baseball twin-bill split with pair of 10-3 decisions in Scooba
April 17, 2019East 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.
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EMCC’s Tyler Miller earns MACJC Baseball Player of the Week honors
April 16, 2019East 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.
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Wesley Grantham’s five-hit shutout at Delta sparks EMCC to second straight baseball DH road split
April 03, 2019The 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.
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EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester earns MACJC Pitcher of the Week honors
April 02, 2019For 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.
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EMCC’s Jaxen Forrester throws no-hitter in Lions’ 10-1 nightcap win at East Central
March 30, 2019Sophomore 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.
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Late-inning woes cost EMCC Lions in home DH baseball loss to No. 19 Northwest
March 28, 2019Late-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.
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EMCC Lions outhit No. 13 Itawamba but drop baseball doubleheader in Fulton
March 20, 2019The 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.
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Home-standing EMCC Lions drop MACJC baseball opener to Copiah-Lincoln
March 18, 2019Despite a pair of excellent outings by their starting pitchers, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped their conference-opening home baseball doubleheader against Copiah-Lincoln during Saturday’s MACJC action at Gerald Poole Field. After a ninth-inning comeback attempt in the opening game ultimately resulted in an 11-5 setback in 15 innings, EMCC couldn’t hold a late lead in the nightcap en route to dropping a 3-2 decision to the visiting Wolves.
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EMCC set to open MACJC baseball slate by hosting Co-Lin during Saturday’s reunion activities
March 13, 2019Reunion activities will be a part of East Mississippi Community College’s MACJC conference baseball opener Saturday against Copiah-Lincoln. Following a lunchtime reception for all returning EMCC baseball alumni and boosters, the Lions will take on the Co-Lin Wolves in a doubleheader set to begin at 2 p.m. at Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus.
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Dramatic ninth-inning comeback earns EMCC 18-17 win in Friday home baseball split with ECCC
March 09, 2019In their first game action in nearly two weeks due to rain and wet field conditions throughout the region, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College split an eventful home baseball doubleheader with East Central Community College Friday afternoon at Gerald Poole Field. After a series of comebacks resulted in a dramatic 18-17 walk-off victory for EMCC in the opener, the Warriors earned the split with a 15-3 run-rule win in the nightcap.
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EMCC’s baseball home opener moved up to Friday; Lions’ baseball reunion rescheduled for March 16
March 05, 2019With predicted rain and possible thunderstorms in the forecast for Saturday, East Mississippi Community College’s scheduled home-opening baseball doubleheader against East Central Community College has been moved up a day to Friday (March 8) on the Scooba campus. First pitch for Friday’s home season opener is set for 1 p.m. at EMCC’s Gerald Poole Field.
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EMCC Lions post 1-3 mark during season-opening baseball competition in Florida
February 17, 2019East Mississippi Community College opened the 2019 baseball season with a 1-3 showing against NJCAA Division I opposition this past weekend at Chipola Field in Florida. Along with splitting a pair of games with Gordon State, the Lions dropped close decisions to preseason top-ranked Chipola and Columbia State.
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Brett Kimbrel era of EMCC baseball begins this weekend in Florida
February 14, 2019The Brett Kimbrel era of East Mississippi Community College baseball is scheduled to get underway Friday and Saturday (Feb. 15-16) in Marianna, Florida when the Lions play a pair of games each day on the Chipola College campus.
