tracking the jucos

Itawamba Community College, one of two Mississippi jucos ranked in the NJCAA preseason Division II poll, opens its season Tuesday. The No. 17 Indians, who finished fifth in the final poll of 2008, play host to Southwest Tennessee CC in Fulton. ICC is led by Auburn signee Justin Bryant, a third-team preseason All-American who batted .345 with seven homers last season. Pearl River CC, ranked No. 9 in the NJCAA poll, opens Feb. 18.
P.S. Jones County got off to a rousing start last week, sweeping perennial power Meridian in a doubleheader to mark the debut of coach Christian Ostrander. In their next outing, the Bobcats turned a triple play en route to winning the second game of a doubleheader against Baton Rouge CC.