Baseball
Bulldogs to Hold Open Tryout March 21
(03/11/2010)
Pitt Community College Baseball will hold an open tryout for unsigned seniors on March 21 at 10 a.m. for position players and 10:45 a.m. for pitchers.
The pro-style workout will include the following: run 60s, infield-outfield from positions and batting practice. Pitchers will throw in the bullpens. There may be a light scrimmage if there are enough participants.
Players need to bring all the essential equipment (i.e, cleats, glove). Catchers must bring their own equipment.
PCC Baseball Ranked in Top 10 Nationally
(03/04/2010)
WINTERVILLE—Coming off three wins over Guilford Tech this past weekend, the Pitt Community College baseball team has moved up in the latest rankings by the National Junior College Athletic Association and Perfect Game Crosschecker.
At 10-1, PCC is ranked 6th by the NJCAA and 7th by PGC in national polls released earlier this week.
Pitt is the only Region X school appearing in the Top 10 of each poll. Region X Conference-foe USC-Sumter (14-3) is ranked 13th by the NJCAA and 16th by PGC.
Baseball Ranked in Pair of National Polls
(02/05/2010)
The preseason baseball rankings have been released and the prognosticators are expecting Pitt Community College to have an outstanding 2010 season.
Pitt checks in at #10 in the NJCAA's preseason ranking of Division I junior college teams. In Perfect Game Crosschecker's preseason poll, the Bulldogs are ranked #13.
Coach Tommy Eason's club went 36-8 a year ago and will kick off the 2010 campaign Feb. 10 with an exhibition game against Mt. Olive College's junior varsity squad at Minges-Overton Baseball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
PCC will open regular-season play Feb. 13 with a doubleheader at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville. The two teams are scheduled to play again the next day at Minges-Overton Baseball Complex, starting at 1 p.m.
Pitt has 11 players returning from a year ago. Five Bulldogs from last year's squad moved on to four-year schools to continue their playing careers.
Eason on CAA's Silver Anniversary Team
(01/25/2010)
RICHMOND, Va.—Pitt Community College Baseball Coach Tommy Eason, a former East Carolina University standout, has been named to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Baseball Silver Anniversary team. A panel of current and former conference coaches selected the team.
Eason, who played for the Pirates from 1989-91, was a two-time All-CAA selection (1989-90) who helped the Pirates to three consecutive tournament titles from 1989-91 and the 1990 regular-season crown. In three seasons at ECU, he batted over .300 and finished his career with a .336 average, which ranks 11th all-time in school history. During the 1990 season, Eason batted .366 and led the CAA in home runs (17) and RBI (62).
Baseball Team Releases 2010 Schedule
(12/08/2009)
After a rigorous fall practice schedule that included exhibition games against Team USA 18U and Team Europe, the Pitt Community College baseball team should be well-prepared for its 2010 slate, which was released earlier this month.
Coming off a season in which they finished 36-8 overall and ranked 17th in the final NJCAA Division I poll, Coach Tommy Eason's Bulldogs are scheduled to begin the 2010 campaign on the road with a doubleheader against Southeastern Community College on Feb. 13. The two teams play again the next day at Minges-Overton Baseball Complex in what will be PCC's 2010 home opener.
Pitt is scheduled to play a total of 31 home games in 2010, including key conference games against Louisburg College and USC-Sumter, which finished 2009 ranked 12th in the final Perfect Game Crosschecker poll.
PCC has 11 players returning from a year ago. Five Bulldogs from last year's squad moved on to four-year schools to continue their playing careers.
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