Eagles Off to a Good Start

The Eagles are off to a 2-1 start on the 2010 season. The Eagles took the field against Cedar Valley College for the home opener. The Eagles won the first game of the doubleheader with a strong pitching performance by Austin O'Donnell and Justin Jenkins. The Eagles won the game 5-3. For the night cap the Eagles were not as fortunate with a 9-8 loss. On Tuesday the Eagles traveled to Weatherford College and faced a very solid ball club. They saw very good pitching from the Weatherford pitching staff, and quite possibly the best they might see all year. The Eagles had yet another strong pitching performance from starter Zach Cates who went 4 innings while only allowing 1 run and striking out four batters. Cates handed the ball to Henry Garcia in the 5th inning and was very successful. Henry went 5 strong innings while striking out 9 hitters and giving up 1 earned run. The Game was tied until the top of the 10th when Mark Robinette drove in Justin Creel and Ray Johnson drove in Jake Atwell for the 2 run lead. In the bottom of the 10th inning Michael Nava came in for the save and pitched very well with a 1-2-3 inning while striking out the side in 10 pitches.

The Eagles are shaping up great and are off to a good start for the 2010 season. The Eagles will next host Mt. View College for a doubleheader on Saturday February 6. The game time will be 6 pm. We hope to see you at the park!!

Eagles Baseball Team Partners with E.C. Brice in "Just Say No to Drugs" Campaign

On Thursday, October 29 the Eagles Baseball team partnered with E.C. Brice Elementary School in there "Just Say No to Drugs" campaign. The Eagles participated in the elementary school's assembly about the dangers of using drugs. The Eagles visited with the students about there drug-free lives that they have lead and the right choices that they have made to have the ability to be a college student and athlete. "It was great to see our student-athletes have the chance to interact with the elementary students about a drug free life," said Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach Chris Smith. Coach Smith also mentioned, "that we hold our student-athletes to high standards in the classroom, the community, and the baseball field. Our young men are looked up to in the community to be a positive role model to the youth within the Titus County Area. We expect our players to strive and achieve this goal by setting positive examples." The Eagles Baseball team would like to thank E.C. Brice Elementary School for allowing them to be a part of there "Just Say No to Drugs" campaign.

Game 1 of Fall World Series Postponed

Game 1 of the Fall World Series was postponed due to inclement weather. Game 1 has been re-scheduled for Saturday, October 31 at 11:00 am. The Fall World Series is open to the public. Game 2 has been set for Sunday, November 1 with a time to be determined. For scores and updates please check back daily.

NTCC TO START FALL WORLD SERIES

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles will start its 5 game Fall World Series on Tuesday, October 27 at Bob Baker Stadium located on the NTCC campus. The games are open to the public. The Fall World Series will mark the culmination of fall practices for the Eagles.

2009 Fall World Series Schedule

Game 1 Tuesday, October 27


Game 2 Wednesday, October 28


Game 3 Sunday, Novemeber 1


Game 4 Tuesday, Novemeber 3 (If needed)


Game 5 Wednesday, Novemeber 4 (If needed)

2009 Fall World Series Rosters

Team McConnell

INF-Andrew Ray (FR)

INF-Wes Schill (SO)

INF-Zachary Pohto (FR)

INF-Judson Morgan (FR)

OF-Chris Dudley (FR)

OF-Hunter Miller (FR)

OF/P-Jake Atwell (SO)

C-Seth Cashion (FR)

P-Austin O'Donnell (FR)

P-Caleb McClanahan (FR)

P-Nolan Garmon (FR)

P-Kyle Blanton (FR)

P-Trevor Stennett (SO)

P-Nathan Wood (FR)

P-Nic Watkins (FR)

P-Jordan Wright (FR)

Team Bognar

INF-Johnny Gomez (FR)

INF-Jarrick Hageon (FR)

INF/P-Ethan Cole (SO)

INF-Tino Trujillo (SO)

OF-Cullen Wacker (FR)

OF-Ray Johnson (FR)

OF-Paul Trevino (SO)

P-Henry Garcia (SO)

P-Zach Cates (SO)

P-Michael Nava (SO)

P-Randolph Reel (SO)

P-Matt Casteel (FR)

P-Kevin White (FR)

P-Justin Jenkins (FR)

Check back for daily scores and updates!!

3 Eagles Selected to Texas-New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game

Jake Atwell (Parker's Chapel, AR), Zach Cates (Conway, AR), and Michael Nava (Nashville, AR) were selected to the annual Texas-New Mexico Junior College All Star game. The event was held at Baylor University in Waco, Texas on October 9 and 10. The All-Star team is comprised of athletes from junior college conferences in Texas and New Mexico. The three Eagles were selected by the coaches of Region 14.







Atwell had a very solid freshman campaign as an outfielder and a starting pitcher. Jake was selected to the All-Star team as an outfielder. In Atwell's freshman year he hit .369 in 49 games with 168 at-bats. He compiled 62 hits with 10 doubles, 3 triples, and 2 home runs. Jake had a slugging percentage of .500 and an on base percentage of .455. He also scored 36 runs while stealing 15 of 16 bases. On the mound Jake held a record of 3-3 with a 2.56 ERA in 38.2 innings pitched. He started 10 games while giving up 40 hits while striking out 34 batters while only walking 12.






Zach Cates was a two-way player for the Eagles during the 2009 season. He saw the majority of his time handling the pitching staff as the catcher. Zach was also a pitcher for the Eagles and was selected to the All-Star game as a pitcher. On the mound for the Eagles Cate's posted a 1-0 record with a 2.57 ERA in 7 innings pitched. He only allowed 2 hits while striking out 10 would be hitters. Early in the spring Zach was handling the pitching staff behind the plated due to two catchers falling to injuries. At the plate Zach hit .290 in 44 games played while scoring 20 runs. He compiled 38 hits, 7 doubles, 3 home runs and drove in 29 runners.






Michael Nava had a solid freshman campaign as a starting pitcher for the Eagles. Nava posted a 6-5 record with 13 starts. He had an ERA of 4.35 while only allowing 40 hits in 51.2 innings pitched. He held opposing hitters to a .202 batting average while striking out 56 would be hitters.

NTCC Hosts 2009 Fall Conference Tournament

NTCC will be hosting the 2009 Fall Conference Tournament at Bob Baker Stadium, on the NTCC campus, starting on Thursday September 24 till Sunday September 27. All 8 teams in the TEAC will square off over the 4 day event. The tournament schedule is listed below. Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for children 18 and under. Please check back for score updates and schedule changes pertaining to the weather.

THURSDAY – Sept 24th

10:00 Texarkana vs. Paris
1:00 Paris vs Lon Morris
4:00 Lon Morris vs. Bossier Parish
7:00 Northeast Texas vs. Bossier Parish


FRIDAY – Sept 25th

10:00 Lon Morris vs. Panola
1:00 Paris vs. Navarro
4:00 Navarro vs. Lon Morris
7:00 Northeast Texas vs. Texarkana


SATURDAY –Sept 26th

10:00 Bossier Parish vs. Navarro
1:00 Angelina vs. Navarro
4:00 Panola vs. Angelina
7:00 Northeast Texas vs. Paris

SUNDAY –Sept 27th

10:00 Angelina vs. Texarkana
1:00 Bossier Parish vs. Angelina
4:00 Panola vs. Texarkana
7:00 Northeast Texas vs Panola

Former Eagle Adam Moore Fullfills Major League Dream

Former Northeast Texas Community College Eagle Adam Moore was called up on Sunday September 13 by the Seattle Mariners. Moore was a sixth-round draft pick (171st overall) in the 2006 MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners. The catcher was called up from Triple A Tacoma where he hit .287 with 24 doubles, 12 home runs, and 56 runs batted in. Moore made his official major league debut on Thursday September 17 where he caught all 14 innings in a win against the Chicago White Sox in extra innings. At the plate Moore went 0-5 in his first game batting in the 9 hole.

Moore, an East Texas native from Mineola, TX, played for NTCC from 2003-2005 where he was a 1st Team All Texas Eastern Athletic Conference selection for two years. During his freshman year Moore hit .381 with 60 runs batted in, 14 home runs, and helped guide the Eagles to a Conference Championship in 2003. During his sophomore campaign, Moore hit .395 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs, and posted a .734 slugging percentage. Behind the plate he threw out 68% of attempted base stealers.

After his two years at NTCC Moore had signed with the University of Nebraska where he redshirted for a year. He then transferred to the University of Texas Arlington where he led the Southland Conference in doubles, tied for the league lead in hits (89), and was second in the conference with 54 runs scored.

To keep up to date with Adam's major league status follow: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea