Super 7! FCC Baseball Rises In NJCAA D2 National Poll

FREDERICK, MD. - The Frederick Community College baseball team is ranked No. 7 as the National Office released the latest edition of the NJCAA D2 Baseball Top 20 Poll this afternoon. Winners of five straight, the Cougars are playing fundamentally sound baseball and getting significant contributions offensively and the pitching staff has been lights out this season. As a team, the Cougars are hitting .333 and the pitching staff boasts an ERA of just 3.71.

This past weekend was one for the record books. On Friday versus Garrett College, the Cougars hammered 12 home runs in the doubleheader sweep over the Lakers. The 12 homers in a doubleheader is a record for the FCC baseball program. The Cougars have left the yard 37 times and are just seven homers shy from tying the single-season record for the FCC baseball program. They also scored a total of 47 runs in two games against Garrett as the offense rolled in the sweep of the Lakers. On Saturday afternoon, the Cougars busted out the brooms and swept the Hawks from Hagerstown CC by the scores of 4-2 and 4-3. Solid outings by Riley Grant, Brendan Long, and Jared Hurlburt led the way for the Cougars!

NJCAA D2 National Poll: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/rankings/DII/index

FCC BATTING LEADERS
Aidan Greaney: .412 BA, 4 HR, 14 RBIs, .500 OBP
Justin Acal: .406 BA, 43 Hits, 8 HR, 39 RBIs, 8 SB
Brodey Neveker: .384 BA, 38 Hits, 6 HR, 28 RBIs, 7 SB, .508 OBP
Josh Wilson: .354 BA, 34 Hits, 6 2B, 22 RBIs, 7 SB
Demetri Jamison: .351 BA, 26 Hits, 11 2B
Aidan Masters: .347 BA, 35 Hits, 8 2B, 28 RBIs

FCC PITCHING LEADERS
John Cummings: 5-0, 1Complete Game, 2.35 ERA
Daniel Leo: 5-0, 3 Complete Games, 3.86 ERA, 42 IP - Undefeated as a college pitcher sporting a record of 14-0!
Ezekiel Gongola: 4-1, 2 Complete Games, 2.63 ERA, 37.2 IP
Jared Hurlburt: 3-0, 5 Saves, 4.58 ERA
Brendan Long: 2-0, 1.69 ERA

FCC BY THE NUMBERS
OVERALL: 29-5
REGION 20 D2: 12-3
NJCAA D2 NATIONAL RANKING: #7
CONF: 17-4
STREAK: Won 5
HOME: 11-3
AWAY: 11-1
NEUTRAL: 7-1