.jpg "Image") Chris Rose, a two-time MACJC Coach of the Year honoree and 2009 NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year recipient, has been named the new head baseball coach at East Mississippi Community College.
Rose takes over EMCC’s baseball coaching duties after spending the past five seasons as head baseball coach at Meridian Community College. With a five-year career coaching mark of 186-93, Rose guided the MCC Eagles to MACJC State Championships in 2008 and 2006 as well as an NJCAA Region 23 Championship in 2009. This past season, the 32-19 Eagles claimed the Miss-Lou Conference title and were NJCAA Region 23 runners-up. During his stint as head coach, MCC also captured MACJC Central Division crowns three straight seasons (2006-08).
“I’m ecstatic about the opportunity to guide the baseball program here at East Mississippi,” Rose said. “I’ve been very impressed with the institutional commitment shown by Dr. (Rick) Young and his administrative staff toward the athletics program and students in general. I’m excited about being a part of something special here at EMCC, and we’re ready to hit the ground running.”
With a career .667 winning percentage, Rose garnered 2009 NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year honors along with earning MACJC Coach of the Year laurels in 2008 and 2006. He also collected Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Coach of the Year recognition in 2008.
Noted as one of the top recruiters in the region, Rose tutored six NJCAA All-Americans at Meridian CC, including 2007 National Player of the Year Tyler Moore. His recruiting talents first began to receive notice at MCC as an assistant coach under former head coach Chad Caillet. Serving as the Eagles’ pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2004-05 academic year, Rose was instrumental in landing a dozen all-state signees, including Player of the Year honorees from the states of Mississippi and Louisiana as well as Canada’s No. 2-rated prospect.
Elevated to MCC’s head coaching position in the fall of 2005, Rose also had an impact on Meridian’s baseball program off the field. During his five-year stay as the school’s head baseball coach, the Eagles maintained a 3.05 composite team grade point average. Rose was also instrumental in establishing and supervising MCC’s Dugout Club organization.
Prior to coming to Meridian in 2004, Rose served three seasons (2002-04) as the pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater, the University of Mobile in Alabama. A former four-year letterman as a catcher for UM, Rose also assisted head coach Mike Jacobs with hitting responsibilities during his coaching tenure. UM’s initial recruiting class under Rose’s supervision produced five All-American honorees. In addition, the Rams topped the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference’s pitching statistical leaders in team earned run average all three seasons under his guidance.
Following his playing career at the University of Mobile, Rose stayed onboard at his alma mater working as an admissions counselor in addition to serving as a volunteer baseball coach. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UM in business communication.
A native of Ohio, Rose is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association and is an active member of the Baseball Factory coaching organization. He has also served as a camp coordinator for Mississippi State’s high school and pitcher/catcher camps. Most recently, Rose received an honorary membership into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Rose is married to the former Dana Jones of Demopolis, Ala., and they are the parents of two daughters, Peyton, 10, and Madeline, 7, and one son, Cy, 5.
Rose succeeds Columbus native Tony Montgomery, who compiled a four-year composite record of 83-110 at EMCC, including a 23-25 mark this past season.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 June 2010 )
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SCOOBA – East Mississippi men’s basketball coach Mark White has put the finishing touches on the Lions’ recruiting class with the signing of point guard D.J. Evans of Brandon High School.
An All-Metro Second Team selection by The Clarion-Ledger newspaper, Evans averaged 20.3 points, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a senior for head coach Fred Barnes’ 23-8 Brandon Bulldogs this past season. Evans’ 2009-10 campaign was highlighted by a 52-point performance against Warren Central in which the 5-foot-8 playmaker hit 14-of-23 shots from beyond the three-point arc.
“D.J. comes from a very successful basketball program at Brandon as well as having a very supportive family background,” said White, the reigning NJCAA District 15 Coach of the Year. “Most recruiting services have D.J. rated among the top 20 prospects in the state of Mississippi, because he is a very talented playmaker who makes excellent decisions with the basketball.”
Evans joins previously announced EMCC men’s basketball signees: Raymond Walters (5-11, G, New Hope HS); Rickey McCollum (5-9, G, Caledonia HS); Marcus Heidelberg (6-7, F, Quitman HS); Millaun Brown (6-6, F, West Bolivar HS); Darris Ollie (6-5, F, S.V. Marshall HS); Tradarrius McPhearson (6-2, G, Raymond HS); and Dione Milsap (5-11, G, Yazoo County HS).
The EMCC Lions will also return six players from last year’s 27-7 ballclub that won the MACJC’s North Division crown and claimed the NJCAA Region 23 championship en route to making the school’s first appearance in the NJCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 04 June 2010 )
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SCOOBA – East Mississippi Community College will hold softball tryouts Monday (May 24) on the Scooba campus. Tryouts are set to begin at 3 p.m. on the EMCC Softball Field.
Open to high school seniors who have not been previously protected by any NJCAA member school, EMCC’s softball tryouts will be conducted by East Mississippi head softball coach Kate Neely and assistant coach Casey Finch. Having finished second in this year’s MACJC North Division softball standings, the Lady Lions have made back-to-back state tournament appearances the past two years.
Tryout participants are asked to bring their own softball equipment, including gloves, cleats, bats and helmets. Catchers are also asked to bring their own equipment as well.
For additional information on EMCC’s upcoming softball tryouts, please contact the EMCC softball office at 662-476-5043 or 662-476-5033. Information can also be accessed online at www.eastms.edu and clicking on the athletics link.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 May 2010 )
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SCOOBA – East Mississippi’s Drew Vaughan has been named to the 2010 MACJC All-North Division baseball team, as selected this week by the state’s junior college head baseball coaches.
A former standout at Columbus’ Heritage Academy, Vaughan ranked as EMCC’s second-leading hitter with a .360 batting average this past season as a sophomore. A 45-game starter primarily at second base for the 23-25 Lions, Vaughan had nine doubles, two home runs and a triple in 2010. Along with going 13-of-15 in the stolen base department this past year, he also ranked among the team leaders with 50 hits, 29 runs scored and 26 runs batted in.
North Division champion Itawamba had a team-most three players (Ladarrius Cole, Joseph Koon and Will Irvin) represented on this year’s MACJC All-North Division club, followed by Holmes, Northeast Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi with two selections apiece.
The MACJC’s All-South Division baseball team was headlined by divisional champion Jones County’s trio of honorees – Corey Williams, Tyler Gardner and Andrew Pierce.
Cole and Koon of ICC, as well as JCJC’s Gardner and Pierce, were also chosen to the 2010 NJCAA All-Region 23 baseball team.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 May 2010 )
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SCOOBA – Head football coach Buddy Stephens of the reigning state champion East Mississippi Lions has completed his 2010 EMCC coaching staff with the hiring of assistant coaches Andy Siegal, Larry Williams and Josh Pruitt. The school’s football staff additions have been approved by EMCC President Dr. Rick Young and EMCC Vice President/Director of Athletics Mickey Stokes.
A 22-year coaching veteran who will serve as EMCC’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Siegal previously spent a total of 10 seasons serving separate stints as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the College of the Sequoias in California and Dodge City (Kan.) Community College. Most recently, the Deerfield, Ill., native worked the 2009 campaign as an assistant offensive line coach on Larry Fedora’s coaching staff at the University of Southern Mississippi. In his one year at USM, the Golden Eagles ranked 13th nationally in passing efficiency and 18th in scoring offense.
In four seasons (2005-08) at the College of the Sequoias, Siegal helped guide the Giants to a composite 24-18 record, including back-to-back bowl game appearances in 2005 and 2006. In tutoring numerous all-Americans and all-conference performers at COS, Siegal’s offensive units consistently ranked among the nation’s leaders. Prior to his stint in the California junior college ranks, Siegal had similar coaching responsibilities in six successful seasons (1999-2004) as assistant coach/offensive coordinator at Dodge City CC in Kansas.
With a bachelor’s degree in physical education/teaching from Winona State (Minn.) University and a master’s in kinesiology from Southern Arkansas University, Siegal replaces Mike Volarvich, who was hired to be the offensive coordinator at Henderson State University in Arkansas.
One of the most respected defensive coaches in the Mississippi junior college ranks, Williams spent the past seven seasons as the defensive coordinator at Hinds Community College, where the Eagles consistently ranked among the top half of the MACJC South Division’s team statistical leaders in total defense. In Williams’ first two seasons at Hinds, the Eagles posted back-to-back 9-2 campaigns that were highlighted by successive state runner-up finishes to Pearl River in 2003 and 2004.
A former standout at Mississippi Delta Community College and Mississippi State University, Williams returned to his junior college roots to begin his coaching career with a six-year stint at MDCC. Serving as the Trojans’ defensive coordinator and defensive line coach from 1997 until 2002, Williams helped guide Delta to a pair of state runner-up finishes (2001 & 1997) and a state semifinal-round showing in 2000.
Having prepped at Indianola Gentry High School, Williams capped a successful two-year playing stint at Mississippi Delta by helping lead the undefeated Trojans to the 1993 NJCAA Championship and garnering second-team NJCAA All-America honors. He continued his gridiron excellence under the guidance of former head coach Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State, where he led the Bulldogs in sacks both seasons (1994 & 1995) and was selected as MSU’s Defensive MVP in the Peach Bowl following his junior year.
As EMCC’s new defensive line coach, Williams replaces Ed Holly, who returned to his home state of Florida with his family to pursue other career opportunities.
A native of Ellsworth, Kan., Pruitt takes over for Tommy Ferrill, who left EMCC this spring for a football coaching position at Biloxi High School. Pruitt most recently spent three months as the wide receivers coach at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., following a five-year association with Troy (Ala.) University as a player and graduate assistant coach.
After transferring from Garden City Community College, Pruitt saw action in 21 games in two seasons as a tight end and special teams player at Troy, where he was a member of the Trojans’ 2006 squad that claimed the first of four consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships and defeated Rice in the New Orleans Bowl. Pruitt then stayed on board Larry Blakeney’s Troy coaching staff as a graduate assistant.
In earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice from Troy in 2006 and 2008, respectively, Pruitt served as the team’s tight ends coach while also assisting with offensive line coaching duties. During Pruitt’s three years on Troy’s staff, the Trojans claimed three straight Sun Belt Conference titles and made back-to-back bowl appearances in 2008 (New Orleans Bowl) and 2009 (GMAC Bowl).
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 May 2010 )
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