Milestone Day At The Ballpark For FCC Baseball

FREDERICK, MD. – May 5, 2022, will be a day to remember for the FCC baseball family! The Cougars secured the #1 seed for the upcoming Region 20 D2 postseason tourney, they secured a share of the MD JUCO conference title, and the Skipper Rodney Bennett coached his 1,000^th game! That is quite the day at the ballpark. FCC hosted the Seahawks from Cecil College as the Cougars made it a clean sweep by the scores of 9-0 and 6-2. The Cougars sit at 39-5 overall, riding a 15-game winning streak! 

Game 1 Highlights

• FCC starting pitcher Danny Leo tossed a complete game shutout. He gave up just three hits and struck out four batters. He improves to 7-0 on the season with an ERA of 3.25.
• Josh Wilson and Wyatt Miles led the offense with two hits each.
• The big blast of the game came off the bat of Spencer Rhoads. He deposited a baseball over the fence for his third big fly on the season. He is hitting .429 and continues to deliver at the plate and defensively behind the dish.

Game 2 Highlights

• Have a day Wyatt Miles. He went 3-for-3 in the game and hammered out his seventh homer of the year. Miles is batting .328 on the year with 31 RBIs.
• Mr. Consistency Justin Acal went yard in the win for his ninth round-tripper of the year. He leads the team in homers and is batting .390 with 49 RBIs.
• John Cummings went five innings to pick up his seventh victory on the hill. He gave up just 3 hits and two earned runs while punching out four batters.
• Riley Grant and Jared Hurlburt each pitched an inning out of the bullpen to secure the win.

FCC BY THE NUMBERS
OVERALL: 39-5
CONFERENCE: 22-4
STREAK: Won 15
HOME: 18-3
AWAY: 14-1
NEUTRAL: 7-1
REGION 20 D2 RECORD: 17-3
NJCAA D2 NATIONAL RANKING: #3

UP NEXT
FCC awaits their opponent for the Region 20 D2 postseason tourney that takes place at CCBC Catonsville May 13-15. FCC will play on Friday at 3 PM.