2011-2012 Baseball
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Brister, Ferguson sign with William Carey
August 07, 2012“I’m proud for both these guys,” said Collier. “These are two players that will make an immediate impact and help improve the team with their talent and leadership. William Carey got two big steals today by adding guys of this caliber to their roster.” -
Chris Hannig signs with William Carey
July 24, 2012“Chris played third base for us in just about every game this past season,” said ICC head baseball coach Rick Collier. “He is an exceptional hitter spending most the season in the four or five hole of our lineup. I feel like he will be able to go down to William Carey and contribute to the team right away next season.”
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Eight ICC student-athletes earn NJCAA Academic honors
June 20, 2012Jake Smithey (Pontotoc) and Zack Randolph (Amory) earn NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards.
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Shempert signs to play baseball at ICC next season
June 19, 2012“We are very excited about getting Jacob,” said Collier. “He’ll add a lot to our line-up and is a good catcher that could also play some at third base and in the outfield. We are just excited about having a player like him on the roster for next season.”
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Hudspeth named NJCAA First-Team All-American
June 12, 2012“It’s a great honor and I give all the glory to God,” said Hudspeth. “I’m really excited about being an All-American, but it’s not just about me because none of this would have been possible without my teammates and coaches being behind me all year.”
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Four Indians named All-State, two earn All-Region
May 21, 2012Sophomore catcher and Mississippi State signee Zack Randolph (Amory) Zack Randolph, sophomore first baseman and designated hitter Jake Smithey (Pontotoc), freshman pitcher Ben Hudspeth (Tupelo) and freshman outfielder Cody Shrewsbury (Tupelo) earned All-State honors for the Indians.
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Indians fall to No. 14 Hinds in NJCAA Region 23 semifinals
May 19, 2012The Itawamba Community College baseball team saw their season come to an end one game short of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 championship game after the Hinds Community College Eagles rallied to eliminate the Indians with a 3-2 win in the semifinal round of the tournament.
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Indians fall to No. 1 LSU-Eunice in NJCAA Region 23 winner's bracket semifinals
May 18, 2012"I'm not going to make any excuses," said ICC head coach Rick Collier. "Eunice is a good team and they proved why the are considered the best team in the country. We didn't play our best baseball and you have to play a perfect game against a team like they have."
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Indians bounce back with NJCAA Region 23 win over Hinds
May 17, 2012The Indians (39-11) avenged a 16-5 loss to No. 14 Hinds Eagles (34-17) in last week's state tournament with a 5-2 win in the opening game of the tournament in Eunice, Louisiana.
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Indians open NJCAA Region 23 play on Thursday
May 15, 2012The Itawamba Community College baseball team will hit the road for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament Wednesday morning to make the nearly ten-hour journey to Eunice, Louisiana.
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Indians fall in state tournament, advance to Region 23
May 12, 2012In the No. 7 Indians (38-11) first game of the day, No. 20 Hinds (33-16) scored 14 runs with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to send ICC to the elimination bracket with a 16-5 victory in seven innings.
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ICC to host MACJC State Baseball Tournament
May 07, 2012The three-day, double-elimination tournament will be held Thursday, May 10 through Saturday, May 12 at Roy Cresap Field as four teams vie for spots in next week's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament hosted by LSU-Eunice.
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Austin Welch signs to play baseball at ICC in 2013
March 29, 2012"Austin has been one of the big keys in the success of our program over the past three years," said Hamilton baseball coach Lewis Earnest. "He had an outstanding sophomore and junior years and is having another great year for us this season. I feel like his success will carry over next season and he'll be able to do some big things for Coach Collier and his program."
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Indians split with East Central over Spring Break
March 10, 2012While the majority of college students were on the first day of Spring Break, the ICC Indians were locked in a non-division battle with the East Central Warriors. The double header wasn't of the normal variety as game one was a nine inning affair while game two was set to be the normal seven.
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Former Indian signs one-year deal with the Brewers
February 20, 2012In 2003, the Saltillo native help lead the Indians to a No. 5 ranking and the program's highest finish in the NJCAA World Series to earn NJCAA National Player of the Year honors.
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Former Indians named to initial Tino Award watch list
February 06, 2012Former ICC Indian standouts Jake Sloan (Hatley) and Ladarrius Cole (Nettleton) have been named to the initial watch list for the 2012 Tino Award for the most outstanding player in DII college baseball.
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Nelms, Owen sign with the ICC baseball program
February 03, 2012Kossuth's Tyler Nelms and Brayden Owen of Tupelo both signed national letters of intent to play baseball for Collier and the Indians next season.
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Aldridge, Gill sign to play baseball for the Indians
January 17, 2012Itawamba Community College head baseball coach Rick Collier announced the first two signees to his 2012-13 roster as Tupelo's Ben Aldridge and Ethan Gill of Pontotoc both signed National Letters of Intent on Tuesday.
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Randolph signs with the Mississippi State baseball program
November 15, 2011Randolph had a .961 fielding percentage and threw out 22 of 27 base stealers while batting .283 with 15 RBI, six doubles, six runs scored to go along with his .333 on-base percentage to help lead ICC to a second place finish in the North and the opening round of the MACJC playoffs as a freshman.
