RCC’s Baseball Team Prepares for a Strong Season
Sep 3, 2014Second year Head Coach Jake Loye returns 10 players from the 2013-2014 team that finished as the fifth seed in the NJCAA, Region 10 DII Tournament. Local players Willis Booth (RHP) of Eden and Caleb Shanaberger (RHP) of Reidsville are two of the nine incoming freshmen to sign a national letter of intent.
Last year’s team had big series wins sweeping Surry CC, Brunswick CC, and taking 2 out of 3 games versus #6 in the NJCAA National Poll Patrick Henry CC and Lenoir CC. This fall RCC’s roster includes 36 players who will participate in the Campbell University JUCO Showcase on Sunday, September 21. The Eagles will take on Pitt Community College and The University of South Carolina- Sumter. Top returners to the field are Left Fielder Kyle Roland (Reidsville) and Right Handed Pitcher Dylan Gore (McMichael). Gore sat out the 2014 season after pitching on the 2013 team, Shortstop Devon Holbrook (Wheatmore), Catcher Daniel Kennedy (Western Alamance), Left Fielder Noah Pearl (Glenn), Center Fielder Colin Ciminnisi (West Forsyth) and First Baseman Kane Sutten (South Iredell) also return to the field.
2013 Returners:
Michael Matthews (RF) Vandalia Christian
Houston Miller (RHP) Vandalia Christian
Brooks Walser (2B) North Forsytrh
Austen Peeples (C) Northeast Guilford
Chris York (LHP) Randleman
Nick McNeill (RHP) Eastern Randolph
Jeff Sawyer (SS) North Buncombe
Bradley Hunt (2B) Wheatmore
Sam Foster (RHP) Western Alamance
Jonathan Montgomery (LHP) South Stokes
2014 National Letter of Intent Signings
Willis Booth (RHP) Eden Morehead
Caleb Shanaberger (RHP) Reidsville
Forest Kimbrell (SS) Surry Central
Mason Doby (3B) East Rowan
Weston Payne (2B) East Surry
Bret Unkel (OF/RHP) Northern Guilford
Austin Young (1B) Northeast Guilford
Justice Provencher (UT) Havelock
Cody Millikan (LHP) Randleman
2014 Fall Recruits
Josh Bray – South Stokes
Zach Ruttcamp – North Mecklenburg
Luke Westmoreland – East Forsyth
Hunter Ballard – Eastern Guilford
Zane Atkins – West Henderson
Tim Townsend – High Point Wesleyan
Brian Ferguson – Mooresville
Patrick Cervillo – Mooresville
Dalton Brinkley – Mooresville
Justin Gravely – North Stokes
Nick Szot – Mallard Creek
