2025-26 ICC Baseball News
Six Itawamba Community College standouts have earned postseason honors from the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC), the conference announced Thursday.
No. 21 Itawamba Community College stayed in the game but missed chances at the plate and late damage from No. 2 East Central left the Indians with an 8-1 loss in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.
The No. 21 Indians stayed alive in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament on Thursday, beating East Mississippi 9-6 in an elimination game at East Central Community College.
The No. 21 Indians took the lead into the late innings Tuesday, but Northwest rallied for a 12-6 win in the opening round of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at East Central Community College.
"We look forward to a great tournament in Decatur," said Coach Slater Lott. "We are excited about the position we have put ourselves in and the guys are eager to put their stamp on postseason play."
The Indians closed the regular season the way it has played the last three weeks, with another sweep and another loud offensive showing.
The Mooreville native was named MACCC Baseball Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday, after setting ICC's modern-day record for home runs in a single game against No. 4 Jones on Saturday.
Itawamba Community College picked up a sweep of No. 4 Jones on Saturday, winning Game 1 11-10 and Game 2 4-3.
The Indians swept Holmes on Sophomore Day, beating the Bulldogs 7-2 in Game 1 and 8-2 in Game 2.
The Indians split a doubleheader at No. 2 East Central, falling 12-10 in Game 1 before winning Game 2 8-5.
The Indians swept Northeast on Tuesday, beating the Tigers 15-11 in Game 1 and 7-3 in Game 2.
Itawamba answered a wild opener with a steadier finish Saturday, riding a six-run fifth inning to an 8-4 Game 2 win over Co-Lin and salvaging a split after the Wolves took Game 1 by a 21-13 score.
The Indians piled up 31 runs in two games Wednesday and never let Coahoma settle in, rolling past the Tigers 19-8 in seven innings in the opener before finishing the sweep with a 12-1 run-rule win in five innings in Game 2.
The Indians could not overcome Pearl River's early pressure, as the No. 3 Wildcats used crooked numbers in both games to complete a conference doubleheader sweep.
Itawamba came out of Tuesday's trip to East Mississippi with a split, dropping the opener after one big inning swung the game before answering behind steady pitching and timely extra-base hits in Game 2.
Itawamba split Saturday's doubleheader with Southwest, using a late push to take the opener before falling in a high-scoring back-and-forth game in the nightcap.
