Thirty-three WVU Potomac State College athletes and five Catamount teams have been recognized by the NJCAA for All-Academic honors, the annual academic award recipients were released by the NJCAA last week.
Keyser, W.Va. – The WVU Potomac State College baseball program opened the Belt Paving, Inc. Baseball Performance Center (BPC) during the 2020-21 academic year. The BPC, a baseball specific training facility that players can use year-round to train and develop, was made possible by a generous donation from Belt Paving, a subsidiary of Carl Belt, Inc.
WVU Potomac State College baseball standouts Graham Brown and Brandon Schaeffer received NJCAA Division I All-American honors for the 2021 season. The NJCAA announced the All-American teams Wednesday.
NJCAA Region XX officials have released the 2021 All-Region selections. Eight Potomac State baseball players were named to the All-Region XX Division I first team and one received All-Region honorable mention honors.
The 2021 NJCAA Division I Region XX Baseball Tournament is scheduled to take place May 7-9, 2021. This year’s tournament will take place at Municipal Stadium, located at 274 E. Memorial Blvd., Hagerstown, MD.
The NJCAA Board of Regents met Thursday to discuss NJCAA student-athlete eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year. Following the Board of Regents' vote, all 2020-21 NJCAA sport seasons (fall, winter, spring) will not count towards student-athlete eligibility. The eligibility relief is provided to all NJCAA student-athletes regardless of sport season participation in the 2020-21 academic year.
Athletes across all sports at WVU Potomac State College have adjusted to living through a pandemic and are preparing for their seasons to be played during the spring semester.
Last October, five former Potomac State Baseball players stepped up to the plate when they decided to give back to the program that meant so much to them. The group led by J.T. Osburn asked the coaching staff what the team was in need of. After some discussion, Osburn and former teammates Nick Cooper, Tim Latham, Brett McClain and Jeff Miller got together and purchased a new Junior Hack Attack baseball pitching machine.