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2002 Conference Champions * 2002 State Playoffs * 2002 Regional Champions * 2002 Super Regional Champion * 2002 JUCO World Series * 2003 State Playoffs * 2004 Conference Champions * 2004 State Playoffs * 2004 State Champions * 2005 State Playoffs * 2005 Conference Champions *
Thursday, May 15
Wildcats win first round game
Pearl River won their opening game of the Regional Tournament. The Wildcats beat Northeast 9-3 behind a strong pitching performance from Kyle Lindsey who moves his record to 11-1. Seth Edwards led the offensive attack with a double and two singles. Tristan Rogers had a solo homerun.
In the earlier game of the day which was rain shortned Gulf Coast came from behind to beat Meridian 5-4 in ten innings.
The schedule for Friday is as follows:
1:00 Meridian vs. Northeast
4:00 Pearl River vs. Itawamba
7:00 LSU-E vs. Gulf Coast
Thursday, May 15
Updated schedule for Thurs. May 15th
The Region tournament schedule for Thurs. May 15th.
We will try to begin the Meridian-Gulf Coast game at 5:00 with the Pearl River-Northeast game to begin at 6:00. This will be the only two games we try to get in today.
Wednesday, May 14
First Day of Regional Tournament
The first day of the 2008 Region tournament was rain shortned. There was one game that was played to completion. In the first game LSU-E defeated Itawamba 9-0. In the second game Meridian was leading Gulf Coast 4-2 was when the game was called for lightening. Pearl River and Northeast game was cancelled. On Thursday, the schedule is as follows. Meridian and Gulf Coast will finish their game at 10:00. Pearl River and Northeast will play after that game. Then the regular schedule will take place for the rest of the day. At 2:00(roughly) Meridian-Gulf Coast loser vs. Pearl River-Northeast loser. 5 o'clock Itawamba will play the winner of Pearl River-Northeast and at 8 LSU-E will play Meridian-Gulf Coast winner.
Monday, May 12
Pearl River set to host Region Tournament
Pearl River will be the host site for the 2008 Region XXIII Baseball Tournament. The field includes two nationally ranked teams in #2 LSU-Eunice and #5 Itawamba Community College. Also, Meridian Community College, who defeated the Wildcats for the State Championship. Northeast and Gulf Coast along with the Wildcats round out the field. The winner of the Region tournament gets an automatic bid to the JUCO World Series. The first round of games will begin on Wendesday May 14th.
The first day schedule is as follows:
1:00 #3 LSU-Euncie vs. #4 Itawamba
4:00 #1 Meridian vs. #6 Gulf Coast
7:00 #2 Pearl River vs. # 5 Northeast
Stayed tuned each day as we will post the scores and the schedule for each day.
Saturday, May 3
Wildcats to play for State Championship
Pearl River will play for the state championship on Sunday. Pearl River fell to Itawamba late Friday night 6-5 to put them in the loser's bracket. In the loss Seth Edwards had a homerun and a single, Matt Discon had two singles and Tristan Rogers and Michael Diaz both doubled. Tyler Watkins took the loss in the hard fought game. On Saturday, Pearl River won two games to advance to Sunday's Championship game. Pearl River beat Gulf Coast in the first game 4-1. Kody Lancaster pitched six strong innings allowing only one run for the victory and Cory Jordan pitched the last three for the save. Seth Edwards had two singles to lead the offense. In the second game of the day, Pearl River got the bats going as they beat Itawamba 12-4 in seven innings. Ethan Burt and Michael Diaz each had a double and a homerun with Diaz picking up six RBI's with a grand slam. Nick Smith had three singles and Seth Edwards hit another homerun giving him four for the tournament. Josh Jones came in relief in the second inning and did not allow another run after Itawamba scored four in the first inning. The Wildcats advance on Sunday to play the winner of the Meridian and Itawamba game which begins at 1 and the championship game will begin right after that.
Thursday, May 1
Wildcats win in Opening Round
Pearl River won their first game of the State Tournament on Thursday with a 10-2 victory over Northeast Community College. Kyle Lindsey moved to 10-1 on the year striking out 9 in the game. Seth Edwards led the offense with two homeruns and two singles. Ethan Burt and Nick Smith also homered for Pearl River. Dustin Langley added a single and a double to lead the twelve hit attack. With the win, Pearl River clinches the Regional site host that starts May 14th. Pearl River will face the winner of the Itawamba and Hinds game on Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 26
Pearl River splits with LSU Eunice
Pearl River split a double header on Saturday with #1 ranked LSU-Eunice to finish up the regular season. Pearl River loss the first game 2-1 behind a strong pitching performance from starter Ryan Norton. The game was Ryan's first start of the season going six innings allowing only two runs. Pearl River banged out nine hits but could not scratch enough runs across the plate. Dustin Langley had a double and a single and Nick Smith and Matt Discon each had two singles to pace the offense. In the second game the Cats got another strong pitching performance from starter Josh Jones for a 4-3 victory. Tyler Watkins got the save in finishing up the seventh inning. Ethan Burt had a single and a double to lead the offense. Pearl River will be in action on Thursday in the state tournament at Itawamba Community College.
Saturday, April 26
Wildcats Win South Division
Pearl River wrapped up the South division on Wendesday with a conference split with Co-Lin. The Wildcats ended up 13-3 in division play. In the first game Pearl River won 7-6. Kyle Lindsey picked up the pitching victory to move to 9-1. He relieved starter Kody Lancaster in the second and did not allow a run once he entered the game. Ethan Burt had a single a homerun his 13th to pace the offense. Nick Smith, Michael Diaz, and Abad Santana all homered in the win. In the second game the Wildcats fell short in an 8-5 loss. Nick Smith singled and homered and Ethan Burt had a double and single. Chase Ezelle took the loss for the Cats.
Saturday, April 19
Pearl River sweeps Jones
Pearl River swept a double header from Jones on Saturday to clinch a birth in the playoffs. In the first game the Wildcats exploded for a ten run third inning to cap off a 15-5 victory in five innings. Nick Smith had a single, double and a homerun with four RBI's. Ethan Burt and Seth Edwards each had two doubles and a single. Zach Tisdale had two singles and Micheal Diaz added a double. Kyle Lindsey got the pitching win in the game to move his record to 8-1. In the second game the bats continued to stay hot as Pearl River won 11-0 in five innings. Ethan Burt doubled and homered and had four RBI's and Abad Santana had two singles and a homerun and three RBI's. Seth Edwards and Ryan Norton both homered and Norton also had a single. Tyler Watkins pitched a complete game allowing four hits and striking out five in the shutout. Pearl River will travel to Co-Lin on Wednesday for a double header starting at 4 p.m. to complete south division play.
Tuesday, April 15
Pearl River sweeps Southwest
Pearl River swept a double header from Southwest on Tuesday in Conference play. In the first game the Wildcats had thirteen hits including three homeruns for a 15-12 victory. Ryan Norton had three hits including a three run homer. Nick Smith and Tristan Rogers each had a homerun and Zach Tisdale and Ethan Burt each had two hits. Wil Mann got the win in relief of starter Ethan Burt and Josh Jones recorded the save. In the second game both offenses went stalemate as the Cats won 2-1 in eight innings. Kody Lancaster pitched seven innings allowing one run and Cory Jordan got the win in relief as he closed it out in the eighth. Kody struck out eight Bears in his seven innings of work. Tristan Rogers got the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth after Zach Tisdale reached on an error and Abad Santana had his second hit of the game to push Tisdale in scoring position. Rogers and Santana both had two hits a piece. The Wildcats return to action on Saturday with their last regular season game at home against Jones starting at 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 13
Pearl River sweeps Gulf Coast
Pearl River swept a double header from Gulf Coast at Perkinston on Sunday. In the first game Kyle Lindsey threw a complete game shutout in the 7-0 victory. Kyle scattered five hits and struck out seven in the outing. Ethan Burt singled and homered to lead the offense and Seth Edwards doubled to help the Cats to victory. In the second game Tyler Watkins threw a complete game in his 4-1 victory the lone run coming on a solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh. Tyler gave up four hits and struck out five. Neither pitcher on the day walked a hitter. Michael Diaz hit a homerun and Dustin Langley tripled while Seth Edwards and Zach Tisdale each doubled. Pearl River moves to 8-2 in conference play and they have Southwest on Tuesday at home starting at 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
Pearl River game at Gulf Coast
Pearl River's game at Gulf Coast on Saturday has been moved to Sunday for weather reasons at Gulf Coast. The game is set to begin at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8
Wildcats split with Baton Rouge on Tuesday
Pearl River with split with Baton Rouge on Tuesday losing the first game 6-5 and winning the second game 2-0. Tristan Rogers led the Cats offensively with a triple and a homerun. Michael Diaz had two singles. Wil Mann took the loss in relief of Cory Jordan. He gave one run in the seventh in his two innings of relief. In the second game Tyler Watkins pitched five shutout innings and Josh Jones got the save pitching two innings of scoreless baseball striking out four. Tyler struck out seven while allowing three hits. Seth Edwards, Tristan Rogers, Matt Discon, and Scott Ashley all had singles for the Cats. Pearl River returns to action on Saturday at Gulf Coast to start the second round of conference play game time is 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 6
Eunice Sweeps Pearl River
Pearl River was swept in a double header by Eunice on Sunday. The Wildcats swung the bats well in both games but Eunice also had a great day at the plate. In the first game LSU-E scored 8 runs in the sixth inning to blow the game open for an 18-7 victory. Chase Ezelle took the loss in relief of starter Ethan Burt and reliever Wil Mann. Along with nine walks LSU-E hit six homeruns that capped the win. Offensively, Ethan Burt and Seth Edwards had two singles. Michael Diaz hit a single, double and a homerun and Nick Smith added a single and a homerun. In the second game LSU-E used a 6 run sixth inning to take the win 15-12. Down 8-1, the Cats scored 8 runs in the fourth to take a 9-8 lead but could not hold down the Bengal offense. Seth Edwards and Tristan Rogers had a single and a homerun a piece. Zach Tisdale and Michael Diaz had two singles, Nick Smith had a single and a double, Ethan Burt hit a homerun and Abad Santana had a double.
Saturday, April 5
Wildcats sweep Co-Lin
Pearl River swept a double header from Co-Lin on Saturday. In the first game Kyle Lindsey pitched a complete game striking out 11 and allowing five hits in the 6-2 victory. Offensively for the Cats, Ethan Burt had two singles and a home run, Seth Edwards had two singles and Matt Discon had a triple. In the second game Tyler Watkins picked up the win in relief of an eight inning thriller in witch Pearl River won 8-7. Zach Tisdale had the game winning two out hit in the bottom of the eighth inning for the victory. Seth Edwards had a single, double, and a two run homer in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game. Michael Diaz had a single and a homerun and Matt Discon had two singles including the game tying single in the eighth. Pearl River will be back in action at home on Sunday to play #1 ranked LSU Eunice in a double header starting at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
Wildcats split at Jones
Pearl River split a double header at Jones on Wendesday. In the first game Pearl River jumped out to a 5-1 lead after two innings but Jones came back to win 7-5 as the Cats could not score anymore runs. Chase Ezelle took the loss in relief of starter Josh Jones who struck out seven in four innings. Offensively for the Wildcats, no one had multiple hits but Seth Edwards hit a homerun and Dustin Langley added a double. In the second game Tyler Watkins got the win in relief of Kody Lancaster who threw four innings allowing two runs on just three hits. The Wildcat offense exploded for five homeruns including three by catcher Michael Diaz and one each from Abad Santana and Tristan Rogers. Rogers also added a triple and Diaz a single. Alex Riser and Seth Edwards both had two hits a piece and Scott Ashley added a triple in the 9-2 win. Pearl River will play at home on Saturday against Co-Lin starting at 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 29
Wildcats sweep Southwest
Pearl River swept a conference double header from Southwest on Saturday at Summitt. In the first game Kyle Lindsey threw six scoreless innings striking out eight in the 8-0 victory. Dustin Langley had three hits and Ethan Burt had two doubles and a single. Michael Diaz hit his seventh homer of the season a two run shot in the fourth. Ryan Norton added double and Nick Smith a triple for the Cats. In the second game Pearl River won 9-2 with Tyler Watkins earning the win in four innings of work. Nick Smith had four singles while Seth Edwards, Ethan Burt and Matt Discon all had doubles in the win. Pearl River moved to 3-1 in conference and will travel to Jones on Tuesday for a double header at 4.
Wednesday, March 26
Hinds take two from the Wildcats
Pearl River lost a double header from Hinds Community College on Tuesday. In the first game Hinds put a five spot in the fourth inning off of Matthew Harris to take a 6-4 victory. Offensively, Nick Smith had two singles to lead the Wildcats. In the second game, Hinds won 4-1 as Pearl River could not get going offensively. Nick Smith added two more singles in the game. Cory Jordan took the loss giving up two in the first inning. Pearl River will travel to Southwest on Saturday at 1 for a double header.
Wednesday, March 19
Wildcats split Conference opener
Pearl River split with Gulf Coast on Tuesday in the opening games of Conference for both teams. In the first game Pearl River won 6-2 behind a strong pitching performance from Kyle Lindsey. Lindsey allowed two singles on the first two hitters of the game and then did not allow a hit for the rest of the game. Offensively, Dustin Langley, Ryan Norton, and Tristan Rogers all had two singles a piece to pace the Cats. In the second game Gulf Coast came away with a 5-4 victory. The Wildcats could never get anything started at the plate and made a couple of costly errors early that Gulf Coast took advantage of. Dustin Langley had a triple and a single, Michael Diaz tripled and Tristan Rogers doubled for the Wildcats offensively. Pearl River will travel to New Orleans on Friday for a double header against Lakeland, Ill and Delgado.
Sunday, March 16
Wildcats Finish Long Spring Break 2-2
Pearl River was swept in a double header on Thurday by East Central. Despite hitting four home runs the Wildcats could not muster any more runs. In the first game, Dustin Langley, Michael Diaz, and Ethan Burt all homered but they were all solos as the Wildcats were defeated 5-3. In the second game, Ryan Norton homered but that was the only run as East Central won 5-1. On Friday the last day of spring break games Pearl River swept a double header from Kishwaukee, Ill. Pearl River won the first game 11-7. Michael Diaz homered and singled, Ryan Norton homered and Ethan Burt and Matt Discon collected two hits a piece as the offense got rolling on Friday. In the second game, Ethan Burt had two doubles and Alex Riser homered as the Wildcats won 10-5. Chase Ezelle got the win throwing 3 and 1/3 innings of no hit relief. Josh Jones came in the seventh to strike out the side. Pearl River will begin conference play at home on Tuesday at 4 p.m. against arch rival Gulf Coast.
Wednesday, March 12
Wildcats split at Alabama Southern
Pearl River split with Alabama Southern on Tuesday. In the first game the Wildcats could not get anything going offensively in the 3-0 shutout. Chase Ezelle picked up the loss going the distance and allowing two earned runs off of a homer in the sixth. Nick Smith and Tristan Rogers each singled for Pearl River. In the second game, Ethan Burt did it again with a two run homer in the top of the tenth inning to propel the Wildcats to a 5-2 victory in ten innings. Josh Jones picked up the win in relief of starter Corbin Blaize who worked 3 1/3 innings allowing two runs. Jones worked five scoreless innings only allowing two hits in the win. Will Mann picked up the save in the tenth by striking out two. Offensively Burt hit a single with his dramatic homerun. Abad Santana had two singles and Seth Edwards tripled and singled. Pearl River travels to East Central on Thurdsday for a double header and then back at home on Friday at 2 p.m. with Kishwaukee.
Sunday, March 9
Wildcats take two from Mineral Area
Pear 1l River swept a pair of games from Mineral Area, MO on Sunday. In the first game than Burt hit a solo walk off homerun in the bottom of the seventh for the 4-3 victroy. Seth Edwards also hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning. Wil Mann moved to 2-0 coming in relief of starter Cory Jordan. Mann threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to perserve the win. In the second game, the Wildcats scored five runs in the fifth for a 7-0 victory. Kody Lancaster threw six scoreless innings for the win and Matt Harris threw the seventh for the shutout. Ethan Burt singled and doubled and Michael Diaz added a two run homer. The Cats moved to 14-4 on the season and will travel to Alabama Southern on Tuesday for a double header.
Sunday, March 9
Wildcats take two from Mineral Area
Pear 1l River swept a pair of games from Mineral Area, MO on Sunday. In the first game than Burt hit a solo walk off homerun in the bottom of the seventh for the 4-3 victroy. Seth Edwards also hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning. Wil Mann moved to 2-0 coming in relief of starter Cory Jordan. Mann threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to perserve the win. In the second game, the Wildcats scored five runs in the fifth for a 7-0 victory. Kody Lancaster threw six scoreless innings for the win and Matt Harris threw the seventh for the shutout. Ethan Burt singled and doubled and Michael Diaz added a two run homer. The Cats moved to 14-4 on the season and will travel to Alabama Southern on Tuesday for a double header.
Saturday, March 8
Wildcats split a pair at home
On Saturday Pearl River beat East Central Community College 7-2. Kyle Lindsey was the winning pitcher going seven innings allowing one earned run. Offensively, the cats were led by Ethan Burt with a double and a three run homer. Dustin Langley added a double, Nick Smith, Matt Discon, Seth Edwards, Tristan Rogers, and Zach Tisdale each added a single. In the second game Pearl River fell 2-1 to Alabama Southern. Tyler Watkins took the loss not allowing a run till the seventh where Alabama Southern scored two to take the win. The offense just could not get going and Seth Edward's solo homerun was the sole run for the Cats in the second inning. Zach Tisdale added two singles. Pearl River returns to action tommorrow against Mineral Area Community College for a 2 p.m. double header.
Thursday, March 6
Wildcats Sweep Ms. Delta
On Thursday, Pearl River took two games from Ms. Delta at Moorehead. In the first game Pearl River had to come from behind in the seventh inning for the victory. The Wildcats trailed 9-5 in the seventh inning when they struck for six runs to take the lead and the game 11-9. Scott Ashley tied it up with a two run two out single and Matt Discon followed with a double two batters later that scored two more for the win. Cory Jordan came in relief in the fifth to hold the Trojans scoreless and pick up the win. Along with Discon's double he added a single and Tristan Rogers had two doubles and two singles to pace the Cats. Zach Tisdale added a single and a double and Nick Smith, Michael Diaz, and Ethan Burt also had doubles. In the second game, Pearl River had a huge second inning scoring 8 runs with the big blow being a grand slam from Ethan Burt to take a 15-1 five inning game. Chase Ezelle picked up his first win going four strong innings. Nick Smith had two doubles and a single to pace the ten hit attack. Michael Diaz had a double and a two run homer and Tristan Rogers had a single and double. Pearl River returns to action on Saturday with a double header at home vs. East Central at 11 a.m. and Alabama Southern at 3 p.m. Alabama Southern and East Central will play between Pearl River's games.
Saturday, March 1
Wildcats sweep Baton Rouge
Pearl River took two games from Baton Rouge Community College on Saturday. In the first game Pearl River pounded out 15 hits in the 13-2 victory. Seth Edwards led the way with two singles a double and a homerun and had four rbi's. Nick Smith also had four hits with one being a double. Ethan Burt, Abad Santana, and Tristan Rogers also had two hits a piece. Kyle Lindsey got the pitching victory throwing the six inning ten run rule game allowing one earned run and striking out six. In the second game Tyler Watkins continued pitching well with seven strikeouts in throwing six strong innings for the 6-1 victory. Josh Jones closed it out striking out two in the seventh. Zach Tisdale had two doubles and a single and Michael Diaz added a single and a double to lead the Wildcats. Pearl River will be back in action on Monday at Ms. Delta for a double header beginning at one o'clock.
Thursday, February 28
Wildcats get swept by Delgado
The Pearl River Wildcats were swept by Delgado on Wednesday. In the first game the Dolphins hit three homeruns in the 12-3 victory. Offensively the Wildcats could only manage six hits and no one with multiple hits in the defeat. In the second game Delgado hit a solo homerun in the top of the eight to take the win 9-8. Pearl River kept fighting back and tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on Ethan Burt's third homerun of the season. Zac Tisdale added three hits, Alex Riser, Nick Smith, and Tristan Rogers added two hits a piece, but the Cats could not hold of Delgado. The Wildcats will be in action on Saturday against Baton Rouge CC at 1:00 in Baton Rouge.
Sunday, February 24
Wildcats split in the Second Day at OW
On Sunday the Wildcats lost thier first game of the season against John A. Logan. Pearl River could never get going offensively or on the mound. Ethan Burt, Zach Tisdale and Scott Ashley led the Cats offensively with two hits a piece. Chase Ezelle took the loss going three innings and giving up five runs. In the second game the Wildcats exploded for fifteen runs in a 15-5 victory of Okaloosa Walton. Ethan Burt had four hits including a double and a three runs homer to pace the seventeen hit attack. He also added five rbi's. Nick Smith and Matt Discon had three hits a piece and Ryan Norton and Alex Riser added two hits with Riser collecting two doubles with two runs knocked in. Corbin Blaize took the win for his first of the season on the mound. He did not allow his first hit until the fourth inning. Pearl River improved to 7-1 and will host Delgado CC on Wed. at 4 p.m. for a double header.
Saturday, February 23
Wildcats pick up two wins at Okaloosa Walton
In the first game Pearl River played Okaloosa Walton and had to come back for the victory. After the first two innings the Wildcats trailed 8-0 before scratching for runs in the third, fifth, six, eight, and two in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. In the tenth the Cats scored two and held Okaloosa Walton for the victory. Will Mann earned his first win in relief of starter Kyle Lindsey. Mann threw four scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out four. Josh Jones earned his second save in striking out two in the tenth to seal the win. Offensively Pearl River was led by Matt Discon with three hits including a double and Zach Tisdale who had three hits. Ryan Norton had the game tying single in the ninth and Micheal Diaz hit his second double of the game for the game winning hit in the tenth. In the second game Tyler Watkins pitched a complete game shutout for the win over John A. Logan, IL a World Series team from a year ago. He struck out eight and allowed four hits in the game. Offensively Nick Smith and Ethan Burt had three hits a piece and Michael Diaz, Matt Discon, and Tristan Rogers added two hits with Diaz hitting another double with two rbi's in the 4-0 victory. The Wildcats will play John A. Logan and Okaloosa Walton on Sunday in another double header before heading home for a game on Wednesday against another World Series team in Delgado CC.
Wednesday, February 20
Wildcats sweep MS. Delta in home opener
Pearl River swept a doubleheader from Ms. Delta on Wednesday. Both games were pitching duels in which the Wildcats came out on top. In the first game Cory Jordan pitched a complete game shutout in the 1-0 victory. Cory gave up three hits and struck out six. After working out of a bases loaded jam in the first, he only allowed one hit for the next six innings. Matt Discon led the Cats offensively with a single and a double and scored the only run in the first. In the second game Kody Lancaster pitched five strong innings in the 4-1 victory. Chase Ezelle pitched a scorless sixth and Josh Jones closed it out in the seventh for his first save. Abad Santana homered for Pearl River to lead the offense. The Wildcats go on the road this weekend to Niceville, Fl. to play Okaloosa Walton and John A. Logan. Game times for Saturday are 10 and 4, and Sunday 1 and 4. Pearl River returns home next Wednesday against Delgado CC at 4.
Sunday, February 17
Wildcats open Season with a sweep
The Pearl River Wildcats opened their 2008 season with a sweep at the Rush Invitational Tournament at Meridian. In the first game the Wildcats needed just 5 innings to defeat Wabash Valley, Ill 14-2. Kyle Lindsey pitched a complete game striking out nine in the five inning game. Ethan Burt led the way offensively collecting three hits including a double and a homerun to collect five rbi's. Dustin Langley was 2 for 2 with a grand slam. Michael Diaz and Tristan Rogers also collected two hits a piece and Nick Smith and Matt Discon added doubles. In the second game Pearl River won 7-5. Tyler Watkins pitched a complete game allowing two earned runs and had seven strike outs. Offensively Ethan Burt led the way with three more hits with one being a double. Alex Riser also added a double. The Wildcats will have their home opener on Wed. Feburary 20th against Ms. Delta, game time is 2:00.
Wednesday, November 28
Fall Wrap Up
The 2008 edition of the Pearl River Wildcats wrapped up the fall a couple of weeks ago. This years team is a good mixture with a chance to pitch and play defense pretty well. We have four sophmore arms returning on the mound with some good young pitchers that will help the rotation. The infield will be all freshmen except for Zach Tisdale of Petal that returns after a red shirt season due to shoulder surgery. Nick Smith and Mike Lindsey return in the outfield with Dustin Langley and Scott Ashley in the mix to see good playing time. Derek Tortorich our starting catcher from last years team is out with an unusual break in his foot and will have to redshirt. Newcomer Michael Diaz has proven to be a good replacement for Tortorich for the catching position. Michael is a transfer who has been drafted and has a good shot of his name being called again. Nick Smith led us in hitting this fall with Ethan Burt and Seth Edwards. Michael Diaz will also be counted on to hit in the middle of the line up. We are looking forward to the upcoming year and the season opener is Febuary 16th on the road and the home opener is Febuary 20th against Mississippi Delta.
Wednesday, November 28
Hebert signs with UNO
Ryan Hebert a sophmore from Brother Martin in New Orleans has signed a national letter of intent with the University of New Orleans. Ryan was 3-3 last year for the Wildcats and is expected to be one of the top pitchers this year. Ryan has an explosive fastball that has been clocked at 94 mph. He should be our number two pitcher in the rotation with a chance to be dominant this year.
Wednesday, August 1
Hughes gets moved up to Double A
Former Wildcat first baseman Rhyne Hughes has been moved up to Double A in Montgomery for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Rhyne was hitting .329 with 12 HR's in A ball at Vero Beach before being called up on July 31st.
Wednesday, August 1
Wildcats Hire New Coaches
Pearl River has hired three new coaches for the upcoming 2008 season. Josh Hoffpauir has taken over the number one assistant job. Josh comes from Holmes Community College where he was an assistant last season. Josh started his coaching career at Southern Mississippi after a five year pro career. Josh will be in charge of the hitters and recruiting and is going to be a big asset to the Wildcat program. Jared Harris who was the volunteer coach last season has been promoted two the second paid assistant. Jared helped the Wildcats in 2007 and will be in charge of the catchers and help out with the pitchers. Zac Zulli will be the new volunteer coach for Pearl River. Zac comes to the Wildcats from St. Stanislaus High School where he was the assistant coach last year. Zac will help out with the infielders and the hitters. All three coaches will be tremendous help for the Wildcats and we look forward to having them on our coaching staff.
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