2024-25 Pearl River Baseball News
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No. 2 Pearl River plates 44 runs, scores in every inning against Itawamba
April 04, 2025FULTON, Miss. — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team accomplished an incredible feat Friday afternoon at Itawamba as it scored multiple runs in every inning of a doubleheader and plated an incredible 44 total runs. -
No. 2 Pearl River has 'incredible experience' against Biloxi Shuckers
April 02, 2025BILOXI, Miss. — Wednesday night gave the Pearl River baseball program another unforgettable experience as the Wildcats went toe-to-toe with the Double-AA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Biloxi Shuckers.
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No joke: No. 2 Wildcats no-hit, run-rule Meridian
April 01, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — There were no pranks, jokes or tricks fooling No. 2 Pearl River on April Fools' Day as the Wildcats went on the road and swept Meridian Tuesday evening.
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No. 2 Pearl River ‘shows toughness’ in Mississippi Delta sweep
March 28, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — No. 2 Pearl River had to fight for it in both games Friday afternoon against Mississippi Delta but battled to get the job done, securing its third consecutive MACCC sweep. PRCC came from behind in game one to win 8-2 and tossed a shutout in game two 6-0.
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No. 2 Pearl River rides early momentum to sweep of Hinds
March 26, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team got off to a hot start in each game against Hinds and used the momentum to secure its third MACCC sweep of the year. The Wildcats took the opener 9-3 and run-ruled the Eagles 13-3 in the nightcap.
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No. 1 PRCC sweeps No. 24 Holmes, runs ranked wins total to 11
March 22, 2025GOODMAN, Miss. — No. 1 Pearl River baseball picked up its 12th and 13th ranked wins of the season Saturday afternoon, going on the road and outscoring No. 24 Holmes 26-4 across a doubleheader. PRCC took the opener 16-1 in seven innings and fought back to win the nightcap 10-3.
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No. 1 Pearl River's Topher Jones named MACCC Player of the Week
March 18, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — No. 1 Pearl River's Topher Jones (Hernando) tore the cover off the baseball last week and has been named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Player of the Week.
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No. 1 Pearl River responds to earn split with No. 4 East Central
March 18, 2025DECATUR, Miss. — Few things can switch up faster than a baseball doubleheader, and No. 1 Pearl River proved that statement Tuesday night against No. 4 East Central.
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No. 2 PRCC scores 29 runs, hits 7 homers in sweep of No. 21 NWCC
March 16, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The ball left the yard regularly for the No. 2 Pearl River baseball team Sunday afternoon in its first conference action of the year as the Wildcats bashed seven home runs to earn a sweep of No. 21 Northwest. Pearl River took the opener 16-1 in seven innings and the nightcap 13-1 in six innings.
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Pearl River baseball confirms third exhibition with Biloxi Shuckers
March 14, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — For a third consecutive season, the No. 2 Pearl River baseball team will be making the trip to the Coast to square off with the Biloxi Shuckers.
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No. 2 Pearl River tallies 16 hits in win over Nunez
March 12, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team took care of business in its final non-conference game, defeating Nunez 9-3. PRCC banged out 16 hits and used seven pitchers to get the win.
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No. 2 Pearl River's Camden Clark named MACCC Pitcher of the Week
March 11, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — No. 2 Pearl River baseball's Camden Clark (Laurel; West Jones) was dominant from start to finish in his lone start of the week, and the right-handed pitcher has been named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference's Pitcher of the Week.
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No. 5 Pearl River trounces No. 16 South Arkansas
March 08, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team finished off an incredible weekend Saturday afternoonby crushing No. 16 South Arkansas 17-0 in seven innings. It was PRCC’s third ranked victory of the weekend after previously beating No. 9 Southeastern and the Stars on Friday.
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No. 5 Pearl River fights past No. 9 Southeastern, No. 16 South Arkansas
March 07, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team passed another test Friday afternoon at Dub Herring Park, earning a pair of ranked victories over No. 9 Southeastern and No. 16 South Arkansas. The Wildcats took the opener against the Blackhawks 5-2 and followed with a 7-4 victory over the Stars.
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No. 5 PRCC dominant on mound against No. 20 Meridian, Copiah-Lincoln
March 05, 2025MERIDIAN, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team was dominated on the mound Wednesday afternoon in a round-robin sweep of No. 20 Meridian and Copiah-Lincoln. The Wildcats defeated the Eagles 3-1 to begin the day and shut out Copiah-Lincoln 4-0 in the second game of the day.
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No. 5 Pearl River explodes for 27 runs in round-robin sweep
March 02, 2025SUMMIT, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team had itself a day at the dish Sunday afternoon, pounding 25 hits, clubbing nine extra-base hits and plating 27 runs across a round-robin sweep of No. 22 Lansing and Southwest. The Wildcats began the day by thumping the Stars 18-2 in five innings and capped it off with a 9-0 shutout of Southwest.
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No. 5 Pearl River looks to learn from rivalry losses
February 26, 2025PERKINSTON, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team had a tough day Wednesday afternoon, dropping both games of its rivalry round-robin. The Wildcats fell 4-3 in the opener to Jones College and 3-2 in the nightcap to Gulf Coast.
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No. 5 Pearl River plates 18 runs in sweep of Coastal Alabama - South
February 22, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team used two huge frames in each game of its doubleheader against Coastal Alabama – South to earn a sweep. PRCC won game one 9-2 and secured a 9-1 game two victory.
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No. 5 Pearl River rallies to defeat Holmes and East Mississippi
February 18, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team had to fight from behind twice on Tuesday inside Dub Herring Park but rallied to win both of its contests. The Wildcats defeated Holmes 5-3 in game one and took down East Mississippi 6-2 in game two.
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No. 5 Pearl River comes up short against Gulf Coast State
February 15, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team fell behind early against NJCAA Division I program Gulf Coast State and couldn’t recover as the Commodores earned a 10-5 victory.
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No. 5 PRCC's clutch hitting leads it past Chattahoochee Valley and Gulf Coast State
February 14, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team received clutch hit after clutch hit Friday night at Dub Herring Park as it earned two important early-season victories.
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No. 5 Pearl River sweeps season series against Baton Rouge
February 10, 2025BATON ROUGE, La. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team secured a sweep of the season series against Baton Rouge Monday afternoon, hitting the road and taking down the Bears 5-3.
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Keys’ blast secures sweep for No. 5 Pearl River
February 07, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Down by a pair in the late innings, the No. 5 Pearl River baseball team needed a hero against Baton Rouge.
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No. 5 Pearl River's Max Miller named MACCC Pitcher of the Week
February 04, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — No. 5 Pearl River baseball's Max Miller (Vancleave) made quite the impression in his first weekend as a Wildcat, and the left-hander has been named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference's Pitcher of the Week.
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No. 5 Pearl River throws shutout against Dyersburg State
February 02, 2025PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball team pitched it well all day long Sunday at the Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic, shutting out Dyersburg State 5-0 to finish the weekend 3-1.
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No. 5 PRCC bounces back to split day two of Visit Panama City Beach Classic
February 01, 2025PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Needing a shot of momentum and in search of a response, No. 5 Pearl River turned to right-handed pitcher Jacob Johnson (Carriere; Pearl River Central) in relief against No. 24 John A. Logan.
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No. 5 Pearl River takes down perennial contender on opening day
January 31, 2025PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Opening day was sweet for the No. 5 Pearl River baseball team Friday afternoon as the Wildcats opened Perfect Game’s Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic with a 6-4 victory over NJCAA Division I’s National Runner-up from a season ago.
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SEASON PREVIEW: No. 5 Pearl River pushing for return to Enid in '25
January 28, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 5 Pearl River baseball program has been a model of consistency under the direction of head coach Michael Avalon. A season removed from capturing the program’s sixth MACCC title, winning a program-record 49 games and setting a school-record 29-game winning streak — the Wildcats have their eyes set on making it back to Enid, Oklahoma in 2025.
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145 Wildcat athletes achieve President’s and Dean’s list status
January 10, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. – Pearl River Community College recently announced its Fall 2024 President’s and Dean’s lists, with 145 Wildcat athletes, trainers, and managers earning academic recognition.
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Pearl River baseball promotes Gavin Schmidt to pitching coach
January 09, 2025POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River baseball head coach Michael Avalon has announced that Gavin Schmidt has been promoted to the staff’s pitching coach position. Schmidt has been a volunteer assistant coach with the program since August.
