Continuing with a series of articles chronicling the Monroe Community College baseball team's journey to the NJCAA D2 World Series later this week in Enid, Oklahoma. By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK. -- Matt Petrossi remembers the date well. It was December 13th, 2016, the day of the surgery to repair his injured throwing shoulder. On Sunday afternoon May 27th 2018 at David … [Read more...] about Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Matt Petrossi’s long road back
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Tribunes fall in Series opener
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK. -- A five-run sixth inning proved to be their undoing as the Monroe Community College Tribunes fell to Brunswick Community College, 10-2 in the opener for both teams in the 2018 NJCAA DII World Series at David Allen Memorial Park. Brunswick took advantage of two walks, a wild pitch and an error with four hits to grab a commanding 8-2 lead in the … [Read more...] about Tribunes fall in Series opener
Tribunes open NJCAA World Series as hottest DII team in the nation
By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK -- Top-seeded LSU-Eunice (54-6) and No. 2 seed Parkland, Ill (48-14-1) earned first-round byes in the 2018 NJCAA DII World Series. Neither of the top seeds hold the title of the hottest team in the nation. That belongs to the Monroe Community College Tribunes. Winners of 18 straight, Monroe opens the Series against Brunswick Community College … [Read more...] about Tribunes open NJCAA World Series as hottest DII team in the nation
Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Stu Martin and the evolution of a closer
Continuing with a series of articles chronicling the Monroe Community College baseball team's journey to the NJCAA D2 World Series later this week in Enid, Oklahoma. By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK. -- Dave Brust never saw it coming. With the Monroe Community College Tribunes clinging to a 9-6 lead in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the Region 3 Division II Championship, the … [Read more...] about Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Stu Martin and the evolution of a closer
Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Catapano masters the right side
Continuing with a series of articles chronicling the Monroe Community College baseball team's journey to the NJCAA D2 World Series later this week in Enid, Oklahoma. By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OKLAHOMA -- For 5 2/3 innings of Monday's East District Championship the Monroe Community College Tribunes failed to get a hit. Jonathan Catapano ended the drought and tied the game … [Read more...] about Tribunes Sweepin’ Down the Plain: Catapano masters the right side