Tag Archives: Jones County Junior College

04 Mar

should be good

Jones County Junior College, unbeaten and ranked No. 7 in NJCAA Division II, makes the long trip from Ellisville to Senatobia on Wednesday to play Northwest Mississippi Community College in an intradivision doubleheader that should give us a good read on two of the state’s best teams. JCJC, coached by Christian Ostrander, is 14-0, led by the hitting of Trent Giambrone (.447, 17 RBIs, six steals) and Josh Pankratz (.372) and the arm of Westin Stringer (4-0). Northwest, coached by Mark Carson, is 8-4 and was the highest ranked Mississippi juco in the preseason poll at No. 14. NWCC has used six different starting pitchers, with Cody Waddell having the best numbers (2-0, 0.58 ERA). Kramer Hollenbach is batting .457 with 13 RBIs for the Rangers, Jay King is at .436 with 10 RBIs and Luke Latham has five homers and 13 RBIs. NWCC has 10 homers as a team – and it’s not easy to hit balls out in college baseball anymore. JCJC hasn’t done it. That could be a factor. The first of the two games is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch at Jim Miles Field. It’ll be cold, sure, but these clubs will warm to the task.

24 Feb

more, more, more

Reports from Tampa Bay’s spring training camp indicate that the Rays believe former Itawamba Community College standout Desmond Jennings, who had a fine 2013 season, is capable of more. More hits. More home runs. More stolen bases. For his part, Jennings is seeking more consistency in 2014. “I just want to be consistent and hit the ball well all year,” he told mlb.com. “Get on base and steal some bags.” Jennings — All Mississippi Baseball’s Cool Papa Bell Award winner — hit .252 last season with 14 homers and 20 steals. He was especially productive in September as the Rays made their playoff push. Jennings, the Rays’ center fielder, has shown up in camp reportedly looking bigger and stronger. P.S. Jackson State is off to a 5-2 start, and Desmond Russell, the diminutive Bahamas native, has been a big factor. He is batting .368 with eight RBIs and has a 2-1 record, two saves and a 1.08 ERA in five mound appearances. … Millsaps, nationally ranked in NCAA Division III in preseason, is 6-5. The Majors are batting .297 and have a staff ERA if 3.73. But, they’ve committed 26 errors that have led to 22 unearned runs. … Jones County Junior College improved to 10-0 over the weekend by sweeping road doubleheaders against Mississippi Delta and Meridian, all four W’s coming in just a little over 24 hours.