No. 1 Pearl River ready to host Region 23 Tournament

Dylan Dunaway - PRCC Sports Information Director

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College and its No. 1 baseball program are preparing to host the Region 23 Tournament for the second consecutive season. The tournament is set for May 16-20 at Dub Herring Park.

"We are excited to host the Region 23 tournament again at The Dub," head coach Michael Avalon said. "As always, this regional will be extremely competitive with some of the best teams in the country. The atmosphere should be electric."

WHO'S IN?

As the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Champion, Pearl River (36-10) earned hosting rights and will be the No. 1 seed. Other qualifiers for the tournament are:

• No. 2 East Mississippi Lions (27-17) • No. 3 LSU Eunice Bengals (38-15) • No. 4 Hinds Eagles (28-16) • No. 5 Jones College Bobcats (31-15) • No. 6 Northwest Rangers (26-22)

LSU Eunice earned an automatic bid into the tournament. The rest of the field had to win a best-of-three series against another MACCC foe. East Mississippi defeated East Central, Hind