Frederick, Md. -- Congratulations to Frederick Community College head baseball coach Rodney Bennett for reaching the 700-win plateau for his career yesterday, as the No. 7 Cougars defeated visiting Gettysburg College JV at home, 15-6.
The FCC offense was clicking on all cylinders as they pounded out 14 hits in the milestone win. The Cougars are now 23-3 overall, including 11-2 in the Maryland JUCO conference.
FCC will return to the diamond on Saturday for a critical matchup versus CCBC Catonsville in Region 20 Division 2 action. The first pitch will cross home plate at 1 p.m.
Joshua Wilson, Aidan Masters, Aidan Greaney, and Jared Mammano each had two hits in the win. Greaney smacked two doubles in the victory and knocked in three runs. Wilson also drove in three runs for the victorious Cougars. Both Wilson and Greaney have been seeing the ball extremely well and not getting shortchanged at the plate. Wilson has six hits in his last fourteen at-bats, and Greaney has hit safely in his last six games, going 9-for-19!
Riley Grant (1-0) made his 2022 debut on the mound for the Cougars, and he picked up the win in the impressive start. The Cougars used the bulk of their bullpen to preserve the win.
BENNETT BY THE NUMBERS
- Overall Head Coaching Record: 700-282 - .712 winning percentage!
- 18 Straight Trips to the NJCAA Region XX D2 Postseason Tournament
- 11 Region XX D2 Championship Final Appearances
- 4 Trips to the NJCAA D2 Baseball World Series As Head Coach
- World Series Appearances: 1998 – 2001 – 2002 – 2007 -2010 – 2015 – 2021
- Region XX Champions: 1998 – 2001 – 2002 – 2007 – 2008 – 2010 – 2015 – 2019 – 2021
- 213 NCAA/NAIA Players Moving On
- 100 All-Region players
- 75 All-Conference players
- 40 All-Americans Athletic/Academic
- 5 MLB draftees
- 3 MLB free agents
- 1 National Player of the Year
- 1 National NJCAA Academic Team
