MACCC Baseball and Softball Players of the Week Announced

Softball Pitcher

Karley Rouse, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(So, P - D'Iberville, 14)

Karley Rouse, a sophomore from D'Iberville, shut out No. 3 Jones 4-0 with a three-hitter, piling up 14 strikeouts in 13 innings against top-10 teams. She blanked the Bobcats for the first time this season, striking out nine. In a 4-2 loss at No. 8 Northwest Mississippi, she allowed just two earned runs in a 4-2 loss.

Softball Player

Stella Roberts, Copiah-Lincoln Community College
(Fr., C - Raymond, Mississippi, 1)

Stella Roberts was a force at the plate for the Lady Wolves as they swept a pair of nationally ranked matchups last week. The freshman from Raymond started her week going 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a game two win against the Wildcats with a three-run home run that gave the Lady Wolves the lead. Roberts then finished her week going a perfect 3-for-3 with three home runs (a three-run,. two-run, and solo home run) with six RBIs while also drawing a walk in the game to reach in all four plate appearances. For the week, she had an .833 batting average, an .857 on-base percentage, and a 2.833 slugging percentage.

Baseball Pitcher

Josh Lee, Jones College
(R-Fr, RHP - Gulfport, Miss., 10)

Josh Lee logged his fourth straight quality start in G1 vs Gulf Coast and fifth in six starts, setting new career-highs in innings pitched (8) and strikeouts (13). He improved to 6-0 on the year with the victory. 

Baseball Player

Caston Thompson, Pearl River Community College
(R-So, INF - Jayess, Miss., 33)

Caston Thompson (Jayess; Brookhaven) had an incredible week at the plate, finishing 7-for-11 (.636) with three homers and a double. He drove in an incredible nine runs, scored six times and walked four times. He now leads the MACCC in batting average, home runs and RBIs after the productive week.

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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