Wade Wass Named National Player of The Week

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles enjoyed a great opening weekend in Miss-Lou Conference play by taking a pair of wins over Delgado and one player has received national recognition for his offensive performance against the Dolphins. Sophomore catcher Wade Wass has been named the Division I Baseball National Player of The Week according to the NJCAA national office in Colorado Springs, CO.

“He (Wade) has been an example of leadership all year long,” said MCC head coach Chris Curry. “It’s the little things that he has done to make the players around him better that have made the difference. We’ll be looking for him to continue to lead us in conference play and in the postseason.”

Meridian benefitted from the offensive effort of Wass last week, winning two of their three games against Delgado. The Pensacola, FL native had a .600 (6-for-10) batting average and drew three walks. Wass belted homers in each game and finished off the week with four home runs. The Eagles also saw Wass record seven RBIs, while scoring four of his own. One of the home runs against Delgado was a game winning homer in the first game of the series which gave MCC a dramatic 9-8 victory in extra innings.

Wass currently leads the NJCAA in home runs with 15 and is also ranked third in the nation in RBI’s with 42. Wass has already signed to continue his career with the University of Alabama next season.

MCC (21-12, 2-1) is also ranked 29 this week in the latest NJCAA Division I Basbeall Poll and will return to Miss-Lou Conference action this weekend at Scaggs Field against Baton Rouge Community College. The series is scheduled to begin Saturday with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. and the series will conclude Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m.