Pine Pieces

By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK — One team is making a second straight World Series appearance and fifth in the past six seasons. The other has returned to the World Series after a five-season absence. It’s win or go home when Monroe Community College faces Frederick Community College in an elimination game on Monday. Here’s the breakdown:  No. 10 MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE … [Read more...] about Monroe CC to face Frederick Community College in World Series elimination game

By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OK — Less than 24 hours after ending a decade-plus program drought, Monroe Community College Baseball took the field at David Memorial Ballpark in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II World Series.  Miguel Matos (Rochester, N.Y/East High) turned in a career-high effort on the mound, but it wasn’t enough as the No. … [Read more...] about MCC falls to Pearl River Community College 

By PAUL GOTHAMENID, OK — Imagine a finger painting hanging in the Louvre.There on the wall, among the finest masterpieces the world has ever known, is a piece of paper covered in multi-colored smears.On Saturday afternoon, Monroe Community College Baseball took the field at David Allen Memorial Ballpark, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II … [Read more...] about Monroe explodes in 10th to take NJCAA DII World Series opener

With a headline paying tribute to the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about the Sooner State, a string of features chronicling Monroe Community College Baseball’s trip to the 2026 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma.  By PAUL GOTHAM ENID, OKLAHOMA — It was the sixth inning of a one-run game.  Monroe … [Read more...] about Tribunes ‘Sweepin’ down the plain’: Sherwood learns to trust in secondary pitches