2024-25 ICC Baseball News
Four Itawamba Community College baseball players have signed to continue their playing careers at four-year universities.
Itawamba Community College has built a proud tradition of helping student-athletes take the next step in their baseball careers. For many, that journey has led all the way to professional baseball.
Itawamba Community College has announced the hiring of Slater Lott as the new head coach of the Indians baseball program.
Freshman pitcher Jud Files of Mooreville has been named a Third Team NJCAA Division II All-American, as announced by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee.
Showcase Details Date: June 5, 2025 Registration: 10:00 AM Location: Roy Cresap Field Ages: Freshmen – unsigned seniors Cost: $60 if preregistered ($80 walkups)
For 23 seasons, Rick Collier was the quiet architect behind one of the most respected programs in junior college baseball. He never chased the spotlight. He wasn’t one for grand gestures or victory laps. But now, with 704 wins etched into the record books, Collier is stepping away. Not with a roar, but with the steady grace that defined his entire career.
Three ICC baseball players have been named to the 2025 All-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) Teams, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
The Indians closed out the regular season by sweeping Mississippi Delta in Tuesday, but the late surge wasn’t enough to punch a postseason ticket.
The Indians picked up a road split with Meridian on Saturday.
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The Indians dropped a pair of road conference games to Northwest on Thursday.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher and Itawamba Community College standout Tim Dillard will be inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame on April 22, 2025. The induction ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. at the Clyde Muse Center on the Hinds Community College campus.
“It’s never been about me,” he said. “I’ve never hit a baseball since I’ve been coaching here at ICC. I’ve never caught one. I’ve never pitched one. I just let all these guys get after it and this moment is about all those guys that earned those 700 wins.”
The Indians picked up a conference sweep over Hinds at Roy Cresap Field on Friday, securing Coach Rick Collier’s 700th win with the program.
The Indians earned a split on the road against the Southwest Bears on Saturday.
The Indians earned a sweep against East Mississippi at Roy Cresap Field on Wednesday.
