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PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL
COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
2002 Conference Champions * 2002 State Playoffs * 2002 Regional Champions * 2002 Super Regional Champion * 2002 JUCO World Series * 2003 State Playoffs * 2004 Conference Champions * 2004 State Playoffs * 2004 State Champions * 2005 State Playoffs * 2005 Conference Champions * 2007 State Playoffs * 2008 Conference Champions * 2008 Regional Runner-ups * 2009 State Playoffs *
Wednesday, October 21
New Fall Date
Pearl River will travel to Meridian on Friday Oct. 23rd to play fall games. The Wildcats will play Holmes at 3 and then Meridian at 6.
Thursday, September 24
Fall Game with East Central
Pearl River will play East Central on Saturday Sept. 26th at Wildcat Stadium at 12:00. We will play an eighteen inning game.
Monday, September 14
Draw Down and Hit a Thon a Success
The first annual Pearl River baseball Hit a Thon was a big success despite the weather. On Saturday, we were still able to have the Hit a Thon and $1000 draw down to help raise money for the Wildcat baseball team. Mike Desoto and Mark Magee were the big winners in the draw down. The Wildcat baseball team was able to raise a good amount of money from both events. We really appreciate the help and support from the Wildcat family in helping us throughout this event.
Thursday, September 10
Fall Schedule Change
The Wildcat baseball team will be hosting Holmes CC on Friday, Oct. 2nd at 12:00. We will not be traveling to Jackson St. on Oct. 3rd.
Monday, August 31
Hit-A -Thon
We will be hosting our 1st hit-a-thon on Sept. 12 at Wildcat Stadium. We will have a parent meeting that morning at 10:30 and the action starts at 12. Also, that day will be an alumni picnic on our campus and we will be holding a $1000 dollar drawdown. The picnic begins at 10:00 and will go to 1:00 with various acctivities and music. If you would like to hit in the hit-a-thon contact Coach Josh Hoffpauir at 601-403-1346 it is open to anyone with a pledge, or if you would like to purchase a ticket for the drawdown contact Coach McMahon at 601-403-1326 tickets are $10 and you do not have to be present to win the prize. All proceeds will help benefit the Wildcat Baseball team for the upcoming season.
Monday, August 31
Fall Schedule
The 2009-2010 Wildcat Baseball team will begin its fall practice on September 14th. We will have four dates that we will play in the fall.
September 25th @ West Alabama 1:30 Bevill State Fayatte 5:00 East Mississippi
Oct. 3 @ Jackson State 10:00 Baton Rouge CC 4:00 Ms. Delta CC
Oct. 9 @ Sothern Miss 11:00 Chipola CC 4:30 LB Wallace CC
Oct. 20th @ Smith Wills in Jackson 1:00 Bevill State 4:00 Co-Lin
Monday, August 3
Eddie Burger named new assistant
Eddie Burger was named the new assistant coach on Thursday replacing Jeff Long. Eddie comes to Pearl River after playing his college baseball as a catcher at Southern Mississippi. He also served as Director of Baseball Operations for the Eagles in 2008. Eddie will be a good addition to the Wildcat staff where his duties will include instructing the catchers and helping with the pitching and offense.
Monday, July 13
14 Wildcats Move On to Four Year Schools
Fourteen Wildcat players from the 2009 team will be moving on to play at the next level. This is a new high for players moving on after two years of playing for Pearl River to play for four year institutions.
Jared Ashford-RHP Sotheastern Lousiana University
Corbin Blaize-RHP Nicholls State Univeristy
Ethan Burt-IF William Carey University
Matt Discon-OF/IF Delta State University
Seth Edwards-OF Tennessee Tech University
Josh Jones-LHP Univeristy Of Southern Mississippi
Kody Lancaster-LHP William Carey University
Micheal Lindsey-OF Southern University of Baton Rouge
Wil Mann-LHP William Carey University
Ryan Norton-LHP Nicholls State University
Alex Riser-C Belhaven College
Tristan Rogers-SS/2B Nicholls State University
Derek Tortorich-C Belhaven College
Kye Wilson-RHP William Carey University
We would like to wish all players continued success at their next programs.
Thursday, June 11
Former Wildcat Hogue gets drafted
Former Pearl River standout, Grant Hogue, was drafted by the Houston Astros on Thursday. Grant started at centerfield for his two years at the River before transferring to Mississippi State University. Grant also started for two years at State and we wish him luck in the minors.
Thursday, June 11
Wildcat goes in the MLB player draft
Patrick Daugherty, a freshmen lefthanded pitcher, was drafted in the 12th round of the MLB draft on Tuesday. Patrick prepped at West Lauderdale high school and signed with USM before transferring to Pearl River. Patrick has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and will be leaving in a few days.
Thursday, June 11
Rhyne Hughes gets Promoted
Former Wildcat standout Rhyne Hughes was promoted to AAA with the Tampa Rays on Monday. Rhyne was leading AA Southern League with 15 HR's. Rhyne is now in Durham, North Carolina playing for the Durham Bulls the AAA affliate with the Rays. Good Luck to Rhyne at this level.
Monday, May 25
All State Selections
Ashley Graeter was named to the Mississippi Juco All State first team. Ashley hit .366 with 6HR's with 31 RBI's and 7 doubles. He also was 3-2 on the mound with a 1.67 ERA. Matt Discon was named to 2nd team All State. Matt hit .349 with 8HR's and 45 RBI's and had 14 doubles.
Monday, May 25
Blaise and Graeter in Summer Action
Brett Blasie and Ashley Graeter will be heading off this summer to play in Collegiate wood bat summer leagues. Brett will be heading to Florida to play for the Leesburg Lighting in Leesburg, Florida and Ashley will be heading to Hannibal, Missouri to play for the Hannibal Cavemen.
Monday, April 27
Wildcat playoff times
Pearl River will travel to Itawamba for the first round of the best of three series against the Indians at Fulton. The first game is set for 6:00 on Friday May 1, while the next day will begin at 2 p.m. We will be staying at the Baymont Inn in Tupelo.
Sunday, April 26
Wildcats and East Central split
Pearl River and East Central split a doubleheader on Saturday. East Central won the first game 8-7. Ashley Graeter had three singles to lead the offense and Kye Wilson took the loss. In the second game, Seth Edwards hit a walk off grand slam as the Cats scored 8 runs in the bottom of the seventh to win 13-9. Jake Hawkins had two singles and Ashley Grater had three singles and the pitching victory as he came in relief in the fifth inning to stop and East Central rally. With the win in the second game Pearl River will advance to the state tournament starting Friday at Itawamba. The Wildcats will play Itawamba starting at 6 p.m. on Friday with a doubleheader if needed slated for Saturday.
Tuesday, April 21
Wildcats sweep Gulf Coast
Pearl River swept a double header from Gulf Coast on Tuesday at Perkinston. In the first game Pearl River won 8-4. Josh Jones picked up the win with Sean Kelly and Wil Mann finishing the game off. Dustin Langley's grand slam was the big blow in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Matt Discon had a single and a double and Ashley Graeter had a homer while Ethan Burt and Mike Lindsey added doubles. In the second game, Pearl River won 11-9 behind homers from Seth Edwards and Ethan Burt. Ethan also had a double and a single while Tristan Rogers added three doubles. Ashley Graeter and Derek Tortorich also added two hits a piece. Jared Ashford picked up the win going five innings and giving up 5 runs. Kody Lancaster closed the game out in the sixth and seventh but not without a flare of dramatics from Gulf Coast who scored six runs in the seventh. Pearl River will be back at home on Saturday to close out the regular season with games against East Central starting at 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 18
Wildcats and Jones split
Pearl River split a double header with Jones on Saturday. In the first game Jones won 3-0, Ashley Graeter took the loss but only gave up 1 earned run. Jake Hawkins and Ashley Graeter had the only two hits for the Wildcats. In the second game, Pearl River came from a 3-0 deficit in the 7th inning and won 5-4 in the bottom of the eigth on a Dustin Langley walk off double. Jake Hawkins had two singles to lead the offense. Pearl River will travel to Gulf Coast on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. double header.
Wednesday, April 15
Wildcats split at Co-Lin
Pearl River split a double header with Co-Lin on Wednesday. In the first game, Pearl River won 4-2 in 8 innings behind six innings from Josh Jones and two scoreless from Wil Mann. Derek Tortorich had two singles and Ashley Graeter hit a homerun. In the second game, Co-Lin won 7-3. Jake Hawkins had a single and a triple and Ashley Graeter doubled. Pearl River returns to play on Saturday at home against Jones starting a 1 p.m.
Friday, April 10
Wildcats sweep Southwest
Pearl River swept a double header from Southwest on Friday. In the first game, Matt Discon had two doubles and a single to pace the Wildcat offense in the 9-2 win. Jake Hawkins and Ethan Burt added a homerun and a single and Derek Tortorich had a double and single. Josh Jones picked up the win in relief allowing one run in 5 innings. In the second game a bases loaded walk to Matt Discon in the bottom of the seventh was the winning run in the 10-9 victory. Derek Tortorich had two singles and a double while Jake Hawkins added two doubles and Seth Edwards and Ethan Burt each had a single and a double. Ashley Graeter also had two singles with the second being the game tying one in the seventh. Pearl River returns to action on Wednesday with a double header at Co-Lin starting at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7
Wildcats sweep Baton Rouge
Pearl River took two games from Baton Rouge on Tuesday. In the first game, Pearl River won 12-8. Jake Hawkins had a triple and a home run to lead the offense along with two singles from Matt Discon, Adrian Lee, Derek Tortorich. Tristan Rogers doubled and singled and Mike Lindsey hit a homerun. Chase Ezelle was the winning pitcher. In the second game, Kody Lancaster pitched 6 shutout innings in the 7-0 victory. Zach Farrar doubled and homered to pace the offense. Pearl River returns to action on Friday against Southwest at home at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
Wildcats get sweep at East Central
Pearl River pulled off a sweep at East Central on Wednesday. In the first game, the Cats fought back from a 9-2 deficit to take the win 11-9. East Central jumped on three Pearl River pitchers to score 9 runs in the first three innings. Ryan Norton came into the game in the third inning and held the Warriors scoreless for the final four innings. Matt Discon provided the fireworks with two homeruns one being a grand slam to win the game in the top of the seventh. He also hit a homer in the sixth inning. Alex Riser added a homer and Zach Farrar and Derek Tortorich each singled and doubled. In the second game, Kye Wilson threw a complete game two hitter allowing only one unearned run in the 8-1 victory. Tristan Rogers had three singles and Bryn Whitehead and Matt Discon also had two singles a piece. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Hinds for another conference game starting at 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 29
Wildcats Split with Gulf Coast
Pearl River split with Gulf Coast on Sunday. In the first game, Gulf Coast won 7-3. Ethan Burt and Ashley Greater both hit homeruns and Matt Discon but it was not enough to overcome a four run 1st. In the second game, Derek Tortorich hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh for the walk off win. Kody Lancaster came in relief in the fifth inning and shut the Bulldogs out for the last three for the win. Ethan Burt and Matt Discon had two big doubles in the bottom of the seventh to get the rally going before Tortorich's heroics. Jake Hawkins added a double and Ashley Graeter doubled also in the sixth to help bring the game to within one going into the seventh. Pearl River will return to action on Wednesday at East Central for a 2 p.m. start.
Thursday, March 19
Wildcats go 3-3 over Spring Break
Pearl River went 3-3 over the spring break week. In the first set of game Garden City, KS swept the Wildcats by the score of 12-6 and 3-2. In the first game, the Wildcats hit three homeruns one each from Ashely Graeter, Mike Lindsey, and Alex Riser but it was not enough to overcome the deficit the Broncbusters had put up. In the second game Josh Jones threw 5 scoreless innings but Garden City scored 3 off of the relievers to take the edge. Ethan Burt had two singles in the game. Against Southwest, Jared Ashford threw a complete game shutout only giving up one infield single as the Cats won the game 5-0. Ethan Burt homered and Zac Farrar two singles and a double and Jake Hawkins added two singles and a double. In the second game, Kye Wilson pitched good but the Bears took the 8 inning game 5-4 on some errors in the last two innings. The offense could not get going as no Cats had multiple hits. On Thursday agaist Garden City the Cats took the sweep. Brett Blaise got the win pitching 5 innings and Wil Mann got the save in relief in a 7-3 victory. Ethan Burt and Matt Discon had two singles a piece. In the second game a combination of pitchers threw a one hitter as the Cats won 2-0. Ethan Burt hit a two run homer that proved to be the game winner. The Broncbusters got their lone hit a single in the 6th inning. The Cats will return home in another conference game on Saturday against Copiah Lincoln starting at 1 o'clock at Wildcat Stadium.
Wednesday, March 11
Hinds sweeps Wildcats in Conference opener
Pearl River was swept by Hinds on Tuesday in the conference opener for both teams. Hinds won the first game 10-4. Patrick Daugherty took the loss as the Wildcats made four errors and were outhit fourteen to six. Tristan Rogers and Dustin Langley had two singles a piece. In the second game, six errors along with the Eagles continuing to swing the bats led to an 11-2 victory for Hinds. Jared Ashford took the loss striking out six in 5 innings. Ashley Graeter had a single and a double in the loss. Pearl River's regularly scheduled game at home on Friday against Mineral Area has been cancelled. The Wildcats will travel to Holmes on Sunday for a double header with Holmes and Ellsworth, Iowa at 12 and 3.
Monday, March 2
Wildcats Weekend Wrap-Up
Pearl River finished the weekend 4-2. On Friday, they took a double header sweep of Alabama Southern by the scores of 8-1 and 16-12. In the first game, Josh Jones picked up the win in 5 strong innings of work. Jake Hawkins led the offense with 3 singles and 3 RBI's while Ashley Graeter and Alex Riser each doubled. In the second game, Tristan Rogers grand slam in the top of the sixth put a close game out of reach. The Wildcats battled back and took the lead in the last 3 innings to maintain the victory. Matt Discon had a single, double, and homerun with 5 RBI's, Rogers also had another homerun to go along with the grand slam for 5 RBI's, Zach Farrar had a single and homerun as well. Saturday at Gulf Coast, Panama City was a tough one for the Cats. Gulf Coast, Panama City, took advantage of some walks along with banging out 16 hits to beat the Cats 20-9. Ethan Burt had two singles and a double for the offense. In the second game on Saturday, Kankakee, IL beat the Cats 8-7. Ethan Burt hit a two run homer to tie the game in the top of the 9th but Kankakee scored one in the bottom half to take the win. Burt also had a single and a double to go along with the homer. Jake Hawkins had a double and a single. Sunday, Pearl River rebounded to take two games. In the first one, Ashley Graeter hit a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth for the walk-off for the 9-7 win. Ashley also got the win in relief throwing three innings of shutout baseball and had three singles. Ethan Burt hit a double and a single and Zach Farrar added two singles with three RBI's. In the second game, Pearl River beat Gulf Coast, Panama City, 9-7. Chase Ezelle got the win in relief of Kody Lancaster who also pitched well. Chase threw three shutout innings for the win. Matt Discon, Tristan Rogers, and Derek Tortorich all homered for the Cats. Alex Riser and Zach Farrar both had singles. Derek's homer was the game winner as the Cats were down 7-6 when he hit his two run blast. Pearl River's game with Delgado on Tuesday was cancelled earlier in the year and they will return to action Saturday at Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge.
Saturday, March 7
Wildcats sweep Baton Rouge
Pearl River swept Baton Rouge on Saturday in Baton Rouge, 14-10 and 14-0. In the first game Matt Discon hit two homeruns and had 5 RBI's to lead the offensive attack. Ethan Burt and Ashley Greater also homered. Alex Riser had two singles and Derek Tortorich and Dustin Langley added RBI doubles. Kye Wilson picked up the win relieving in third and finishing it out. In the second game, Pearl River scored six in the first and did not stop in the 14-0 five inning ten run rule game. Kody Lancaster pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball while striking out 5. Ashley Graeter tripled and singled, Bryn Whitehead singled and doubled, Jake Hawkins, Tristan Rogers, and Dustin Langley all had two singles a piece. Matt Discon also tripled and had 4 RBI's. Pearl River will open up Conference play on Tuesday with a double header agaist Hinds at Wildcat Stadium starting at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24
Wildcats sweep Alabama Southern
Pearl River swept Alabama Southern on Tuesday in two ten run rule games. In the first game Pearl River won 11-1 behind a solid pitching performance from Patrick Daugherty and Corbin Blaize who combined for a two hitter. Tristan Rogers and Alex Riser both singled and doubled to pace the offense. In the second game, Pearl River once again ten run ruled the Eagles 11-1. Kody Lancaster gave up one hit in four innings of shutout work. Bryn Whitehead singled and doubled and had four rbi's and Jake Hawkinis had two singles to lead the Cats. Matt Discon homered and had two rbi's. Pearl River will travel to Alabama Southern on Friday to start a three day road trip that includes games at Panama City Gulf Coast on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, February 21
Wildcats win at home
Pearl River got back on the winning track today at home against Rend Lake, IL. In the first game the Wildcats scored 7 runs in the second inning and used a good pitching performance from Jared Ashford to take a 8-2 victory. Seth Edwards homered and singled and Matt Discon had two singles to lead the offense. Ashford struck out 10 in 5 innings before giving way to Sean Kelly to finish the game. In the second game Pearl River won 8 - 5. Ethan Burt homered and Matt Discon tripled while Scott Ashley had two singles for the offense. Brett Blaise got the win pitching four innings and only allowing one hit. The Wildcats moved to 2-2 and will play at home on Tuesday against Alabama Southern at 2:00.
Tuesday, September 16
Wildcats get underway
Pearl River started their fall workouts last week. We begin playing on Friday at Jackson St. at one o'clock. The Wildcats have looked good so far in their first week of workouts. Along with the returning fifteen guys, the Cats added some new faces that will be contributors this year. Three pitchers Jared Ashford from Baton Rouge, Patrick Daugherty from West Lauderdale, transferring from Southern Miss and Kye Wilson from Monroe, La, transferring from Louisiana Monroe are three pitchers that have a chance to make a big impact. Jake Hawkins from Sumrall who had signed with Southern Miss will also be a good addition for the Cats. With the signing class we had and these four new guys, the incoming guys will be a good mix with the nucleus we had coming back.
On the coaching side, Pearl River added two new assistant coaches. Jeff Long will help with the infielders and hitters comes to us after a three year stint at William Carey University. He will be a big help because of the college coaching experience that he has. Kyle Logan from Oak Grove is another big addition. Kyle has played the past 7 years in pro ball with the Houston Astros and will help out with our outfielders. He also is a recent inductee to the University of Southern Miss Hall of Fame.
We are looking forward to this year after coming off a good year last year with the returnees and the signees that we have.
Wednesday, May 28
Kyle Lindsey All American
Kyle Lindsey, the Wildcat ace this past year has been named to the First Team All American list. Kyle finished with an 11-1 record and had a 1.80 ERA. He struck out 106 and walked just 25 in 97.1 innings. Kyle joins former Wildcats Rhyne Hughes, Craig Rodriguez, and Jake Smith as All Americans in the most recent years. He will attend Southern Miss to continue his playing career.
Wednesday, May 28
Wildcats Sophmores Moving On
The Pearl River sophmore class has pretty much finshed their decisions on moving on to the next level. Kyle Lindsey and Nick Smith will become Golden Eagles as they both have decided to go to Southern Miss to continue their playing careers. Tyler Watkins and Cory Jordan will join former Wildcat head coach Jay Artigues and will go to Southeastern Louisiana. Zach Tisdale is headed to Nicholls State to finish his playing career. The only Wildcat that has not signed is catcher Michael Diaz who is waiting on the draft June 7th where he hopes his named will be called. This sophmore class was very deserving of each signing with a Division I school and continuing to play.
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