Yetis Improve to 5-4
The first year baseball program at Cleveland Community College is off to a 5-4 start on the young season following a 2 game sweep at The Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, SC.
The Yetis began the week with a double header split at Region 10 member USC Union in Union, SC, dropping game one 2-1 and winning game two, 5-3. The following day the Yetis would fall 7-6 to Region 10 member Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Lenoir.
The Yetis finished the week with wins over Region 10 foe Paul D. Camp (VA) and Bay College (MI) by scores of 13-7 and 9-2 respectively at the Ripken complex. Following a week where he batted .500 with a double and two home runs, Yetis 3rd baseman Blake Decker (Johns Creek, GA.) was nominated for NJCAA Player of the Week honors.
Team leaders include Kyras Dawson (Washington, DC) batting .419, Zachary Wilson (Lawndale, NC) with 10 RBI's, and Blake Decker with 3 homeruns on the season. Bailey McGinnis (Rutherfordton, NC) leads the team with 13 innings pitched along with 13 strikeouts on the season.