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.