Baseball
Chisenhall Named Carolina League All-Star
(06/10/2009)
KINSTON—Former Pitt Community College infielder Lonnie Chisenhall will join two of his Kinston Indians teammates later this month for an all-star contest between this season’s best players from the Carolina and California leagues.
Chisenhall, who starred for the Bulldogs in 2008 before being drafted 29th overall by the Cleveland Indians, will join Kinston teammates Cord Phelps and Eric Berger for the game. The contest is set for June 23 in Lake Elsinore, Calif., at The Diamond, home of the Lake Elsinore Storm, the advanced single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
According Kinston’s team website, Chisenhall will start at third base for the Carolina League All-Stars. The Newport native is leading the Carolina League in runs batted in (43) and hits (62). He is also second in the league in home runs (10), fourth in slugging percentage (.519), fourth in extra base hits (24) and seventh in batting average (.301).
PCC Baseball Ranked in Final PGC '09 Poll
Four Sophomores Sign with Four-Year Schools
(06/08/2009)
WINTERVILLE—Pitt Community College baseball, which ended the season with a loss to Surry Community College in the Region X Conference Tournament, finished among the top 50 junior colleges in Perfect Game Crosschecker's final poll for 2009.
The Bulldogs, who finished the year 36-8 overall, were ranked 29th in the PGC poll released June 3. Spartanburg Methodist College (#5) and USC-Sumter (#12) are the only other Region X teams in the rankings.
The National Junior College Athletic Association's poll of Division I baseball programs released May 6 listed PCC at No. 17.
Bynum Settling in with Harrisburg as Chisenhall Shines with Kinston Indians
(05/12/2009)
While one former Pitt Community College baseball great is still settling in with the Harrisburg (PA) Senators, another Bulldog has made himself right at home with the Kinston Indians.
Freddie Bynum, who starred for Pitt in 1999 and 2000, is the new third baseman for Harrisburg, the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals organization.
Meanwhile, Lonnie Chisenhall, who played for PCC less than a year ago, was just named Carolina League Player of the Week for the second time this season as a member of the Indians, Cleveland’s Single-A affiliate.
After playing for Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles, the Nationals signed Bynum as a minor league free agent in November 2008 and invited him to spring training. While he hasn’t yet reached the majors with the Nationals, he went 3-for-8 with a homer and three runs batted in for the club’s Triple-A team in Syracuse prior to joining the Senators this month.
On Monday, Chisenhall picked up Carolina League Player of the Week honors after hitting .533 (16-30), with two home runs, 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a slugging percentage of .900. The Newport native is hitting .333 on the season, the league’s sixth-best batting average.
Bulldogs Top LCC to End Regular Season
Team Will Now Prepare to Defend 2008 Region X Tourney Title
(04/30/2009)
KINSTON—With a 15-8 victory over Lenoir Community College Wednesday, the Pitt Community College baseball team wrapped up the 2009 regular season and will now aim to repeat as Region X Conference Tournament champions.
PCC, which went 4-0 against LCC this year, finished the regular season 35-6 overall and ranked 18th in the latest NJCAA poll and 23rd in the April 20 rankings by Perfect Game Crosschecker. The Bulldogs claimed second in the Region X standings with a 23-6 mark, just behind regular-season champion USC-Sumter (26-4) and just ahead of Spartanburg Methodist College (22-6).
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