JACKSON – Three Jones College Bobcats have earned All-MACCC honors for the 2023 season.
Utility player
Beau Bryans was named to the First Team and third baseman
Gatlin Sanders and pitcher
Drew Druckenmiller were named to the Second Team.
Bryans, a freshman from Madison Central, batted .335 with eight home runs and 49 RBIs. He had 10 doubles, a triple, scored 43 runs, had 10 stolen bases and had an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of .926. As a pitcher, Bryans was 1-1 with a 4.97 ERA. He had 23 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched. Bryans is a Southern Miss commit.
Sanders, another freshman from Madison Central, led the Bobcats in most offensive categories, including batting average (.401), RBIs (51), doubles (15), hits (73), total bases (108), runs scored (53) and OPS (1.095). He also had six home runs and stole 10 bases.
Druckenmiller, a sophomore from Faith Academy in Mobile, Alabama, was 3-4 with a 3.93 ERA. In 71.0 innings pitched, he allowed 31 earned runs, 66 hits, walked 31 and struck out 86. He made 14 appearances with 13 starts and two complete games with two shutouts. Opponents had a .243 batting average against him.
Druckenmiller also was a Second Team All-MACCC performer in 2022.
The Southern Miss signee was 9-6 with four saves in his Jones career with a 3.39 ERA. In 109.0 innings pitched, he allowed 97 hits, walked 46 and struck out 136.
Three additional Bobcats were named All-MACCC Honorable Mention in infielder/pitcher
Luke Lycette, infielder
Marquette Gibson and infielder
Jakob Wax.
Jones finished 33-17 in 2023 and qualified for the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.