Panola College - Baseball

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Panola College’s baseball program has had a long-standing tradition as one of the top junior college baseball programs in the country and has sent many players on to play with four-year universities. This year ten Ponies will be moving on to various four-year institutions to continue their education and baseball careers.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Panola College sophomore leftfielder Stephen Martinez was one of four infielders in Region XIV named to the All-Region team, which was announced last week.

Martinez, a 5-10, 185-lb. player from Vandebilt Catholic High School from Bourg, La. led Panola College in hitting last season, finishing the year with a .351 batting average.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Athletes interested in becoming a part of the Panola College baseball team will have a chance next month to earn a spot on the NJCAA squad.

Ponies' head coach Todd Shelton has announced that the college will be holding an open tryout on Tuesday, June 12, at 11 a.m. at Jim Reeves Memorial Field at the Carthage City Sports Complex on the loop.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

CARTHAGE, Tx - Leading sixth-place Bossier Parish by three games in the Region XIV Eastern Zone standings entering this week's play, the Panola College Ponies were hoping to put a little distance between themselves and the Cavaliers on Wednesday. But a cold start resulted in a 3-1 loss to BPCC here at Jim Reeves Memorial Field in Game 1 of the twinbill. Panola then stormed back to blast the Cavs in Game 2, 10-0.

Sunday, April 01, 2012

CARTHAGE, Tx - Holding on to a 2.59 ERA in 24.1 innings on the mound in the Eastern Zone of Region XIV play, Panola College sophomore pitcher Jamie McClure was looking to give his team a lift when he stepped on the hill for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Paris Junior College. McClure kept the Dragons at bay, holding them to one earned run in six innings to lead the Ponies to a 7-3 victory.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Navarro College got off to fast starts in both of its games with Panola College on Wednesday as the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from the Ponies, 6-4, 8-6, in Corsicana.

The double loss dropped the Ponies to 14-22 on the year, 6-14 in Region XIV action. Panola will try to bounce back at home on Saturday when the Ponies host Paris Junior College in a twinbill at Jim Reeves Memorial Field beginning at 1 p.m.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Despite entering this week in fifth place in the Region XIV Eastern Zone standings, the Panola College Ponies are holding their own with the top pitcher in zone play and a hitter ranked No.10 in batting average.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

CARTHAGE, Tx - The Panola College Ponies have had their share of hard luck this season and were needing a successful opportunity to overcome some adversity. What they received during Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader here at Jim Reeves Memorial Field against Angelina College might just have been what the 'doctor ordered' as Giovannie Lugo responded after his team blew a 2-0 lead by not only driving in the tying run in the seventh inning, but the winning run in the ninth in an emotion-packed 6-5 win over Angelina College.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Panola College allowed 12 runs by Texarkana College in the first three innings of Game 1 of a doubleheader Wednesday and that set the tone for a sweep over the Ponies in a Region XIV matchup in Texarkana.

Despite the slow start defensively in the first game, the Ponies fought back only to lose 12-6. The Bulldogs then captured a defensive dual in Game 2, taking a 1-0 decision.

The Ponies lost the twinbill despite outhitting the Bulldogs, 20-10.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Panola College sophomore Jamie McClure and redshirt freshman Logan Johnson kept the Lon Morris Bearcats at bay for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Jim Reeves Field by combining for a no-hitter as the Ponies swept the twinbill, 5-0, 13-4.

With the twin victories, Panola inched closer to the .500 mark in Region XIV play (5-7) as Panola improved to 10-15 on the season and snapped a five game losing skid.