Prince George's Community College Heads To Westmoreland County On Saturday In Key NJCAA Region XX Battle

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Prince George's (12-18) at
Westmoreland County (5-17)
Sunday, April 27, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Baseball Field | Youngwood, Pa. 

PRINCE GEORGE'S: ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS

opening pitch… Prince George's travels to Westmoreland County Community College for an NJCAA Region XX Division III doubleheader on Sunday. The Owls will get a chance to play on the field the NJCAA Region XX Division III Tournament will be played on May 11-13. 

last time out… Prince George's Community College scored two runs in three consecutive innings against Harford Community College before the game was called due to rain in the bottom of the seventh on Tuesday. Brandon Crosby paced the Owls with a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI and two runs scored. The sophomore singled and scored in the fifth and then smacked an RBI double and scored in the sixth. Shawn Alicea added two hits, an RBI and a run scored while Pedro Montero posted two hits and a run scored and Josh Pietrandrea registered a hit, a run, and an RBI on the night.

next time on the diamond…  Prince George's continues its road trip at CCBC Catonsville on Tuesday, at Hagerstown on Thursday and at Frederick (May 5). The Owls will close out the regular season at home against the College of Southern Maryland on May 6.

wins on the mound... Freshmen Keaton Bradley and Clark Reese have earned their team-leading third win of the while freshman Dominic Marquez has two wins, and freshmen 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, sophomore Bay To 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 five homers while freshman Josh Pietrandrea has four homers and sophomore Brandon Crosby has smacked three homers. Sophomore Austin Adams and freshmen Shawn Alicea, Abdul Mateen Bradley, Steven Fondeur, Dylan Irizarry and Alexander Montero each have one homer this season.

punchouts... Freshmen Keaton Bradley and Clark Resse lead the team with 37 strikeouts while freshman Dominic Marquez (19) ranks 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, Pedro Montero, Chase Perreault, Tommy Petrosino Jr, Josh Pietrandrea, Clark Reese, Vinny Rotundo, O'Neal Troche and 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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