NEMCC Baseball Sophomore Day Program - March 3, 2024

Students, Fans, Alumni,

On behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College, welcome to the greatest institution in the United States!

Here at NEMCC, we have a tradition in all sports of exhibiting not only a championship atmosphere, but one of class, integrity, and professionalism. We are proud of the student/athletes that have chosen to attend Northeast. We are thankful each of you have chosen to attend this athletic event.

While our students are here, our goal is to provide opportunities of personal growth through cutting edge instruction in the classroom and athletic programs. Northeast recognizes that its primary commitment is to the education of our student-athlete.

Our vision is to develop one of the premier athletic programs in the nation. To that end, the completion of our Baseball/Softball complex was certainly a step in the right direction. In addition, the beginning of our Game, Set, Match capital giving campaign for our state of the art tennis complex shows our continued commitment to excellence.

Recently Northeast was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Receiving this coveted honor exhibits to the world our commitment to cutting edge technology within our instructional process.

I hope you will have time prior to or after this athletic event to walk or drive around our campus and get a small glance at what we have to offer. You are welcome to visit anytime with our students, faculty, and staff.

We are happy to have each of you as part of the Northeast family. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. As you leave campus after this event, we wish you the very best and safe travels.

Sincerely,

Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Northeast Mississippi Community College President

NORTHEAST BASEBALL ROSTER

Richy

ASSISTANT COACH

Will Brand (5th year – University of Central Arkansas)

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES

Ryan Smith (3rd year – University of Mississippi)

Ryan Wesson (2nd year – University of Alabama at Birmingham)

STUDENT ASSISTANTS

Brian Dowdy

JJ Brown PRESIDENT

Dr. Ricky Ford (9th Year- Mississippi State University)

ATHLETICDIRECTOR

Kent Farris (9th Year- University of North Alabama)

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Brenda Mayes (2nd Year- University of North Alabama)

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

Blake Long (11th Year- University of Mississippi)

SPORTS INFORMATION

SPECIALIST

Ryan Moreland (3rd Year- Mississippi State University)

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC TRAINING

Ziggy Marro (2nd Year- University of West Alabama)

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Anna Bolton (1st Year- University of Alabama)

1 Layth Holiday

2 Colin Oswalt

4 Andrew Davis

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6 Kylan Washington

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11 Hayden Donahue

12 Conner McKnatt

13 Ben Sandlin

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20 Harris McReynolds

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Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo Christian Prep

WALLACE STATE-HANCEVILLE BASEBALL

Congratulations 2024 BASEBALL SOPHOMORES

#2 COLIN OSWALT is the son of Matt and Christy Oswalt. He is a catcher from Tupelo. Oswalt has a .357 batting average and .591 on-base percentage so far this season. He was named to both Distinguished Academic AllMACCC and the NJCAA All-Academic first-team lists following his freshman season. Oswalt is also a President’s list scholar and a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. His future plans include attending Mississippi State University to obtain a degree in business and pre-optometry.

#5 CONNER GRAVES is the son of Allen and Lisa Graves. He is an outfielder from Ripley. Graves has a .400 on-base percentage in 12 appearances so far this season. His future plans include going to work on his family’s farm.

#7 KRISTIAN SPRAWLING is the son of Johnnie and Kimberly Sprawling. He is an outfielder from Olive Branch. Sprawling was a second-team allconference selection last year after batting .380 with 60 hits, 11 doubles, six home runs, 54 runs scored and 41

RBIs. He was named to the Academic All-MACCC list following his freshman season. Sprawling is an exercise science major and a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. He has committed to continue his athletic career at Southern Illinois University next season.

#8 KELLY CRUMPTON is the son of Bob and Felecia Crumpton. He is an infielder and right-handed pitcher from Jackson. Crumpton had a .359 batting average as a freshman with 61

Colin Oswalt

Brant Smith

Jay Huggins

Kristian Spawling

Drew Cartee

Hayden Donahue

Brian Dowdy

Conner Graves

Harris McReynolds

Jack Taylor

JJ Brown

Kelly Crumpton

Taylor Ballard

Brodey Lentz

Dylan Traylor

hits, 13 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 47 RBIs. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in business.

#9 BRANT SMITH is the son of Bryan and Candace Smith. He is a righthanded pitcher from Columbus. Smith made nine relief appearances last year and recorded a 1-1 record in 10 innings of work. He was named to the Academic All-MACCC list following his freshman season. Smith is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in business.

#10 JACK TAYLOR is the son of Shane and Beth Taylor. He is a righthanded pitcher from Corinth. Taylor is a Vice President’s list scholar and a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. He was also recognized as a PTK All-Mississippi Academic Team. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in biology.

#11 HAYDEN DONAHUE is the son of Brian and Rebekah Donahue. He is a right-handed pitcher from Booneville. Donahue was primarily a reliever as a freshman with 18 appearances, a 2-2 record and five saves in 26 innings of work. He was named to both the Academic All-MACCC and the NJCAA All-Academic third-team lists following his freshman season. Donahue is a civil engineering major and a Vice President’s list scholar. He was also recognized as Mr. Northeast Mississippi Community College for the 2022-23 academic year. He has committed to continue his athletic career at the University of Memphis next season.

#18 BRODEY LENTZ is the son of Jason and Jacque Lentz. He is a lefthanded pitcher from Rogersville, Ala. Lentz made 15 appearances last year and compiled a 2-0 record in 24.2 innings of work. He was named to both the Distinguished Academic All-MACCC and the NJCAA AllAcademic second-team lists following his freshman season. Lentz is also a President’s list scholar and a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in business.

#20 HARRIS MCREYNOLDS is the son of Tom and Lynda McReynolds. He is an infielder from Starkville. McReynolds had a .349 batting average and .506 on-base percentage in 29 games last year. He was named to both the Distinguished Academic All-MACCC and the NJCAA AllAcademic second-team lists following his freshman season. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in health science.

#21 DREW CARTEE is the son of Kevin and Alison Cartee. He is a left-handed pitcher from Caddo, Ala. Cartee made 14 appearances last year and compiled a 3-2 record with a pair of saves in 33.2 innings of work. He was named to the Academic All-MACCC list following his freshman season. Cartee is also a Vice President’s list scholar. His future plans are undecided at this time.

#22 TAYLOR BALLARD is the son of John and Joy Ballard. He is a lefthanded pitcher from Tupelo. Ballard made 17 appearances out of the bullpen last year and compiled a 2-0 record with 22.1 innings of work. He was named to the Academic All-MACCC list

following his freshman season. Ballard is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in accounting.

#29 JAY HUGGINS is the son of Bryan and Emily Huggins. He is an infielder from Corinth. He was named to both the Academic All-MACCC and the NJCAA All-Academic third-team lists following his freshman season. Huggins is also a President’s list scholar. His future plans include attending Mississippi State University to obtain a degree in business.

MANAGER JJ BROWN is the son of Latanya Smith. His behind-the-scenes work as a manager has helped the Tigers maintain their success over the last two seasons. Brown’s future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in physical education.

MANAGER BRIAN DOWDY is the son of Renee Dowdy. His behind-thescenes work as a manager, including working with Northeast’s Yakkertech technology, has helped the Tigers maintain their success over the last three seasons. Dowdy’s future plans include entering the workforce after finishing his Associate’s degree in business management technology.

TRAINER DYLAN TRAYLOR is the son of Tim and Wendy Traylor. His behindthe-scenes work as a student athletic trainer under the direction of Ziggy Marro and Anna Bolton has helped the Tigers maintain their success over the last two seasons. Traylor is also a President’s list scholar. His future plans include attending the University of Mississippi to obtain a degree in sports administration.

Northeast Mississippi Community College is celebrating its 75th anniversary during the 2023-24 school year. We will pay tribute to our rich history in athletics with throwback promotional materials for each sport.

The front cover of this program is adapted from a 1988-1989 Northeast Athletics program. The image below is a scan of the exact cover.

2024 BASEBALL

2024 TIGER BASEBALL SCHEDULE

FEB 3 Columbia State 12 PM

FEB 9 Dyersburg State 2 PM

FEB 10 Dyersburg State 12 PM

FEB 16 Kaskaskia 1 PM

FEB 17 Kaskaskia 12 PM

FEB 20 Coahoma# 11 AM

FEB 20 Meridian# 5 PM

FEB 24 Jefferson 2 PM

FEB 25 Jefferson 12 PM

FEB 28 Northwest Mississippi# 11 AM

FEB 28 Itawamba# 2 PM

MAR 2 Wallace State-Hanceville 1 PM

MAR 3 Wallace State-Hanceville 1 PM

MAR 5 Jones College# 2 PM

MAR 5 at East Mississippi# 5 PM

MAR 9 Pearl River* 2 PM

MAR 13 Coahoma* 3 PM

MAR 16 Southwest Mississippi* 2 PM

MAR 23 Copiah-Lincoln* 5 PM

MAR 26 Itawamba* 3 PM

MAR 29 East Central* 2 PM

APR 3 East Mississippi* 3 PM

APR 6 Hinds* 2 PM

APR 9 Northwest Mississippi* 3 PM

APR 13 Jones College * 3 PM

APR 17 Holmes* 3 PM

APR 20 Meridian* 2 PM

APR 24

APR 27

Mississippi Delta* 3 PM

Mississippi Gulf Coast* 2 PM

2024 TIGER SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

FEB 2 Spoon River 2 PM

FEB 3 Spoon River 11 AM

FEB 9-10 Coca-Cola Classic TBA

FEB 16 South Suburban 1 PM

FEB 17-24 TigerFest Tournament TBA

FEB 27 at Jackson State 12 PM

MAR 1-3 Coach David Carnell Challenge 12 PM

MAR 5 at Northwest-Shoals 3 PM

MAR 9 Pearl River* 2 PM

MAR 13 at Coahoma* 1 PM

MAR 16 Southwest Mississippi* 2 PM

MAR 19 Northwest-Shoals 3 PM

MAR 23 Copiah-Lincoln* 2 PM

MAR 26 Itawamba* 5 PM

MAR 29 East Central* 2 PM

APR 3 East Mississippi * 2 PM

APR 6 at Hinds* 2 PM

APR 9 Northwest Mississippi * 4 PM

APR 13 Jones College * 2 PM

APR 17 Holmes* 2 PM

APR 20 Meridian* 2 PM

APR 24 Mississippi Delta * 1 PM

APR 27 Mississippi Gulf Coast * 2 PM

*MACCC Conference Games