And here we are. The first week of the Junior College baseball season is over. Yes, how we do it is just 3 days but, with that being said week one is over. It started out many would think it would. There were big-time matchups across the country, From all three divisions, there were games.
Hopefully, this form of the post goes over well. We are changing things up just a bit this year with the amount of time that we have to do the stuff we do. This is going to be as you see by the title the “Weekly Report”, From the past week, Top 25 Results, Div 1,2, and 3 recaps, as well as the teams of the week, players of the week, Top plays, as well as going over some of the top matchups for the next week.
This though will be different from where the New Rankings will be each week. That will still be its own stand-alone post each week starting after February.
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Division 1
With big-time games kicking off the season all over one of the bigger ones was out west. Southern Nevada hosted 3 different schools in #1 Central Arizona, Utah State Eastern, and Arizona Western. Well To kick off the season Southern Nevada swept #1 Central Arizona with both a 4-3 win and an 8-1 win. Next, they swept Pre-season ranked Arizona Western who was sitting just outside the top 25 in two one-sided games with a 16-6 win and an 8-1 win.
Over in Texas, there was what some called a “Post Season” atmosphere between two teams in #3 San Jac and #22 New Mexico. The two played a 3 game series taking place in San Antonio. NMJC won the first game 8-4, with San Jac Winning the next 2 by the scores of 10-7 and 8-7.
Out east in Florida, Looks like Central Florida picked up right where they left off. Started the season ranked #5 and kicked off the season with three games against #21 Florida SouthWestern, Pre-season ranked Polk, and Palm Beach. They won all three games 5-3, 5-2, and 17-2
Division 2
The Division 2 ranks got off as well with quite a few games this past weekend as well. Newly Div 2 team St. Johns River went 4-0 on the week, and LSU-Eunice went 3-0 while scoring a boatload of runs.
As more teams start playing there will be more to write both here and in the Div 3 schools.
Division 3
There were a few teams that started off at the Div. 3 levels but not too many. Most of them were down south in Texas/Arkansas. #21 North Arkansas looks to be continuing where they left off last year starting 3-0 while #8 Richland went 2-1 on the week winning two against TCS Post Grad.
Top 25 Weekly Results
Div 1
| Rank | Team | Record | Week Record | Key Games | Movement |
| 1 | Central Arizona | 2-2 | 2-2 | L vs Southern Nevada x2 | |
| 2 | Walters State | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| 3 | San Jac | 2-1 | 2-1 | W vs #22 NMJC x2, L vs NMJC | |
| 4 | Cowley | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 5 | Central Florida | 3-0 | 3-0 | W vs #21 FL SW, #40 Polk, Palm Beach | |
| 6 | McLennan | 2-1 | 2-1 | L vs Navarro | |
| 7 | John A. Logan | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 8 | Chipola | 3-1 | 3-1 | W vs #40 Polk, #21 FLSW, L vs South Florida | |
| 9 | Crowder | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 10 | Iowa Western | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 11 | Cochise | 3-1 | 3-1 | L vs Colorado northwestern | |
| 12 | Miami Dade | 1-1 | 1-1 | W vs #14 Gulf Coast, L vs #31 State Co Fl, T vs #20 NWF | |
| 13 | Dyersburg St. | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 14 | Gulf Coast State | 1-2 | 1-2 | W vs #31 St Co FL, L vs Eastern Florida State, #12 Miami DAde | |
| 15 | Johnson County | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 16 | Salt Lake | 0-4 | 0-4 | L vs #23 South Mountain x4 | |
| 17 | Wabash Valley | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 18 | Florence-Darlington | 2-1 | 2-1 | L vs Bryant & Stratton | |
| 19 | Harford | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| 20 | Northwest Florida State | 1-1 | 1-1 | W vs Eastern Florida State, L vs #31 St Co Fl, T vs #12 Miami Dade | |
| 21 | Florida SouthWestern State | 2-2 | 2-2 | W vs #30 Pasco-Hernado, #40 Polk State, L vs #5 Central Florida, #8 Chipola | |
| 22 | New Mexico | 1-2 | 1-2 | W vs #3 San JAc, L vs #3 San JAc x2 | |
| 23 | South Mountain | 4-0 | 4-0 | W vs #16 Salt Lake x4 | |
| 24 | Pensacola State | 3-1 | 3-1 | L vs SW Tennessee | |
| 25 | Wharton County | 1-2 | 1-2 | L vs #34 Eastern OK x2 |
Div 2
| Rank | Team | Record | Week Record | Key Games | Movement |
| 1 | Heartland | 0-0 | |||
| 2 | Pearl River | 0-0 | |||
| 3 | Kirkwood | 0-0 | |||
| 4 | Madison | 0-0 | |||
| 5 | Lansing | 0-0 | |||
| 6 | LSU Eunice | 3-0 | 3-0 | W vs #18 North Lake x3 | |
| 7 | Fredrick | 0-0 | |||
| 8 | Murray State | 2-0 | 2-0 | W vs Texas Post Grad x2 | |
| 9 | Mercer County | 0-0 | |||
| 10 | Iowa Central | 0-0 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln Land | 0-0 | |||
| 12 | Meridian | 0-0 | |||
| 13 | Parkland | 0-0 | |||
| 14 | Des Moines Area | 0-0 | |||
| 15 | Kellogg | 0-0 | |||
| 16 | Kankakee | 0-0 | |||
| 17 | Florida State-Jacksonville | 1-1 | 1-1 | Split with Daytona State | |
| 18 | Pitt | 0-0 | |||
| 19 | Phoenix | 2-0 | 2-0 | Sweep of Ottawa JV | |
| 20 | UA Rich Mountain | 0-0 | |||
| 21 | Hinds | 0-0 | |||
| 22 | Delaware Tech | 0-0 | |||
| 23 | North Iowa Area | 0-0 | |||
| 24 | Jones | 0-0 | |||
| 25 | Bismarck State | 0-0 |
Div 3
| Rank | Team | Record | Week Record | Key Games | Movement |
| 1 | Niagara County | 0-0 | |||
| 2 | RCSJ Gloucester | 0-0 | |||
| 3 | Herkimer | 0-0 | |||
| 4 | Caldwell Tech | 0-0 | |||
| 5 | Dallas College – Eastfield | 0-0 | |||
| 6 | Northern Essex | 0-0 | |||
| 7 | Owens | 0-0 | |||
| 8 | Dallas College – Richland | 2-1 | 2-1 | L vs TCS | |
| 9 | Dallas College – Brookhaven | 0-3 | 0-3 | L vs Paris x3 | |
| 10 | Brookdale | 0-0 | |||
| 11 | Erie | 0-0 | |||
| 12 | St. Cloud Tech | 0-0 | |||
| 13 | Oakton | 0-0 | |||
| 14 | RCSJ Cumberland | 0-0 | |||
| 15 | Rockingham | 0-0 | |||
| 16 | Joliet | 0-0 | |||
| 17 | Northampton | 0-0 | |||
| 18 | Dallas College – North Lake | 0-3 | 0-3 | L vs #6 LSUE x3 | |
| 19 | Hudson Valley | 0-0 | |||
| 20 | Rochester | 0-0 | |||
| 21 | North Arkansas | 3-0 | 3-0 | W vs South Ark, SAU Tech x2 | |
| 22 | Milwaukee Area Tech | 0-0 | |||
| 23 | Bergen | 0-0 | |||
| 24 | Century | 0-0 | |||
| 25 | DuPage | 0-0 |
Weekly Honors
https://forms.gle/vjokH48S7vFzjPCL9 – Link for submissions each week.
Teams of the Week
College of Southern Nevada – 4-0 Week. Swept #1 Central Arizona, Swept #27 Arizona Western
Players of the Week
Hitters
| Ethan Guerra | Paris Junior College | 7-10 (0.7/0.8/1.8), 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB, 18 TB, 2.6 OPS |
| JT Waldon | Folsom Lake College | 8-10 (0.8/0.8/1.7), 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 R, 8 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SB, 17 TB, 2.5 OPS |
| Garrett Gruell | Murray State College Aggies | 3-5 (0.6/0.714/2.4), 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SB, 12 TB, 3.114 OPS |
| Dylan Jasso | New Mexico | 7-12 (0.583/0.667/1.167), 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 0 SB, 14 TB, 1.834 OPS |
| Keaton Ray | Walters State | 6-7 (0.857/0.9/1.857), 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 11 RBI, 3 BB, 0 SB, 13 TB, 2.757 OPS |
Pitchers
| Michael Forret | State College of Florida | 1 GS, 1-0, 0 SV, 7 IP, 0 ERA, 3 K, 3 K/BB, 0.143 WHIP, NO-HITTER |
| Braden Gluth | Eastern Arizona College | 1 GS, 1-0, 0 SV, 7 IP, 0 ERA, 11 K, 11 K/BB, 0.857 WHIP |
| Hayden Thompson | North Arkansas College Pioneers | 1 GS, 0-0, 0 SV, 5 IP, 0 ERA, 10 K, 10 K/BB, 0.4 WHIP |
| Keaton Ruthardt | Eastern Oklahoma State | 0 GS, 0-0, 2 SV, 2 IP, 0 ERA, 2 K, 2 K/BB, 0.5 WHIP |
| Jackson Peters | New Mexico Military Institute | 1 GS, 1-0, 0 SV, 5 IP, 0 ERA, 5 K, 5 K/BB, 0.2 WHIP |
Week 2 Things to Watch
Week 2 looks to be ramping this up just a bit. Or Friends over at Perfect game are putting on not one but two of the top Junior College pre-seasons Tournaments in the country. Out west there is going to be the Zinger Bats Juco Invitation while out in Florida it is the second annual Palm City Beach Colege Baseball Classic. Below will be a list of the teams competing in each one:
| Zinger Baseball Juco Invitational | Palm Beach College Baseball Classic |
| #1 Central Arizona | #3 San Jac |
| #16 Salt Lake | #6 McLennan |
| #22 New Mexico | #8 Chipola |
| #23 South Mountain | #12 Meridian |
| Lamar | #12 Miami Dade |
| Southern Nevada | #14 Gulf Coast |
| El Paso | #17 Wabash Valley |
| GateWay | #18 Florence Darlington Tech |
| Pima | #20 Northwest Florida |
| Yavapai | #21 Florida SouthWestern |
| Wallace-Dothan | |
| State College of Florida | |
| Delgado | |
| Coastal Alabama South | |
| Chattahoochee Valley | |
| Andrews |
Both of these Will be streamed on PG TV. If we had to throw a pick out for these here is where we sit. In Arizona, It is going to be tough but After the opening week that Southern Nevada had i would not want to play them right now. And out in Florida, us being the big-time fans of Mississippi Junior college baseball it would be awesome to see Meridian come out on top of that one.
One last big-time event happening this upcoming weekend is taking place in Millington, Tennessee. This is the 1st of 3 or 4 straight weekends of events taking place there in Tennessee. With not as many “Heavy Hitters” as the other two big events happening this weekend this is still going to be just as good. Below are the teams that are taking part in the Saluqi Invitational.
| Saluqi Invitational |
| #7 John A. Logan |
| Holmes |
| Chattanooga State |
| Mississippi Delta |
| Jackson State |
| Northeast Mississippi |
| Southwest Tennessee |
| Coahoma |
Here is the official link to the stream: https://t.co/dRnHQu8XSC
Again if we were going to be the “pundits” that we are and make a pick about who is going to win this we might as well. John A. Logan is the easy pick but i would not sleep on Chattanooga State.