Prince George's Baseball To Hold An Old Fashion Baseball Game Against Chesapeake On Saturday

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Chesapeake (32-5, 13-1 MD JUCO) at
Prince George's (11-14, 6-7 MD JUCO)
Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 12 p.m. (DH)
PGCC Baseball Field | Largo, Md.
 

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opening pitch… Prince George's returns home for its 50th Anniversary Old Fashion Baseball Game on Saturday in a doubleheader against Chesapeake College. During the first game of the twinbill, starting lineups and the national anthem will be played, but for the rest of the game, no announcements or music will be played except during the fourth-inning stretch when "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" will either be played or sung Chicago Cubs style. In between games, fans will receive an 8 oz helmet with the 50th Anniversary logo and ice cream to enjoy. The second game against the Skipjacks will then resume with announcements and music throughout the game. The doubleheader might be the final home date for the Owls this season if the College of Southern Maryland twinbill is not rescheduled. Prince George's and Chesapeake will meet for the first time since 2016 after two dates were postponed last year due to the weather.

last time out… Bay To and Shawn Alicea each posted a two-run base hit in a four-run eighth and Keaton Bradley pitched well for 8.2 innings to lift Prince George's Community College past Anne Arundel Community College 8-4 on Thursday. After the Owls tied the game at 2 in the fifth, To smacked a two-run double to left field before Alicea followed with a two-run single to left field for a 6-2 lead. Alicea added a single in the ninth. Bradley allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits in 8.2 innings to earn his third win of the season after striking out 11 batters in the game. The 11 strikeouts were the second-most punchouts in his career. Austin Adams posted a 2-for-4 performance with two RBIs and two runs scored. Brandon Crosby added three hits, a run scored and an RBI while Jake Brewer registered two hits and a run scored, and Chase Perreault had a hit, and two runs scored in the winning effort. 

next time on the diamond…  Starting with Sunday's doubleheader at Garrett, Prince George's will play its final seven dates on the road for a total of 11 games. The squad will also visit Harford (Apr. 24), CCBC Essex (Apr. 25), Westmoreland County (Apr. 29), CCBC Catonsville (May 1), Hagerstown (May 3) and Frederick (May 5).

mother nature always wins… The weather has called for the postponement of four road games and two home dates. The Owls have rescheduled five of the six dates with the exception of Southern Maryland. 

wins on the mound... Freshmen Keaton Bradley earned his team-leading third win of the season on Apr. 19 while Dominic Marquez and Clark Reese have two wins apiece while Abdul Mateen Bradley, Anthony Cavalier, Tyrone Miller Jr and Bay To have each posted a win this season on top of the hill for the Owls.

extra base hits… Freshman Vinny Rotundo leads the team with nine doubles while freshman Dominic Marquez ranks second with eight doubles and sophomore Austin Adams ranks third with five two-baggers. Adams, and freshmen Josh Pietrandrea Abdul Mateen Bradley are tied for the team lead with two triples.

the long ball… Sophomore Bay To leads the team with four homers while sophomore Brandon Crosby has three homers and freshman Josh Pietrandrea each have two homers. Freshmen Shawn Alicea, Abdul Mateen Bradley, Steven Fondeur, Dylan Irizarry and Alexander Montero each have one homer this season.

punchouts... Freshman Keaton Bradley leads the team with 37 strikeouts while freshmen Clark Reese (27) and Tyrone Miller Jr (17) rank second and third on the team in strikeouts.

preseason nationally ranked… Prince George's Community College baseball team was ranked 10th in the NJCAA Preseason Poll. The defending national champion Tyler Junior College, who defeated Prince George's in the opening game of the 2017 NJCAA Division III World Series, is the preseason favorite after receiving 60 points. Niagara County (52 points), Cumberland County (49 points), Northampton (38 points), Century (35 points), St. Cloud Tech (29 points), Rowan Gloucester (23 points), Brookhaven (16 points), Delta (13 points) and Prince George's (8 points) rounded out the poll. The Owls were ranked in six of the final seven national polls last season.

a year to remember… Prince George's is coming off one its best seasons in program history after winning the NJCAA Division III Region XX Tournament and NJCAA District D Tournament titles to clinch its second trip to the NJCAA World Series in the last four years. Along with head coach Buddy Foster and assistant coach Jimmy Williams, sophomore Austin Adams, Brandon Crosby, Naquan Holden and Bay To are the only returners from last year's championship run.

all-american returner… Sophomore Brandon Crosby returns after being named an NJCAA All-America first team selection last year. Crosby paced the team in hits (81), runs (71), stolen bases (45), batting average (.440) and on-base percentage (.527) while ranking third in RBIs (49), third in doubles (17), third in triples (2) and fourth in slugging percentage (.620). The freshman paced NJCAA Division III in steals and ranked fourth in stolen bases for all NJCAA divisions while also ranking eighth in Division III in runs. He posted a hit in 42 of the 49 games played, including 13 two-hit games and 12 three-hit performances. Crosby scored two or more runs 19 times and registered two or more stolen bases in 13 games. Crosby was also named an All-Maryland JUCO first team, All-NJCAA Division III Region XX first team and to the NJCAA Division III Region XX All-Tournament team.

other honors returning… Along with Brandon Crosby, sophomore Bay To returns after garnering All-NJCAA Division III Region XX first team honors and a spot on the NJCAA Division III All-Tournament team. Head coach Buddy Foster was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Diamond National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III District D Regional Coach Of The Year. 

the roster… Head coach Buddy Foster has added 15 newcomers to his team in 2018 while returning four players from last year's team. Shawn Alicea, Keaton Bradley, Mateen Bradley, Jake Brewer, Anthony Cavalier, Dylan Irizarry, Dominic Marquez, Tyrone Miller Jr, Alexander Montero, Chase Perreault, Tommy Petrosino Jr, Josh Pietrandrea, Clark Reese, Vinny Rotundo, O'Neal Torche andd Sutton Young.

about the coach… Head coach Buddy Foster enters his seventh season as the head coach of the baseball team. Foster has been at Prince George's since the 2009 campaign after serving as the squad's pitching coach for three seasons before being elevated to the head coach position. He guided the 2014 and 2017 Owls to the NJCAA Region XX Division III title and advanced to the NJCAA Division III World Series. Foster won his 100th game in the NJCAA District D Championship in 2017 and was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Diamond National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III District D Regional Coach Of The Year in 2014 and 2017.

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