(#57) (Updated: May 19, 2023)
These are the Mississippi Community/Junior College baseball teams who have participated in the various NJCAA World Series since play began in 1958. * 9 Mississippi JUCOs have played in a NJCAA World Series; Meridian (7), Hinds (6), Northwest Mississippi (3), Pearl River (3), Co-Lin (2), Jones (2), Gulf Coast (1), Itawamba (1) East Central (1).
NJCAA JUCO World Series, Grand Junction, Colorado
1989 – Hinds (first Mississippi Community/Junior College to play in the NJCAA World Series). Rick Clarke (Head Coach), George McQuitter (Associate Head Coach)
1991 – Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Cooper Farris (Head Coach)
1993 – Meridian Community College, Corky Palmer (Head Coach)
(Note: NJCAA Divisions were created for the 1993 Season. Division I, Division II, & Division III)
1994 – Meridian Community College, Corky Palmer (Head Coach)
1996 – Meridian Community College, Corky Palmer (Head Coach) *finished 2nd
1998 – Meridian Community College, Scott Berry (Head Coach)
2000 – Meridian Community College, Scott Berry (Head Coach)
2003 – Meridian Community College, Mike Federico (Head Coach)
2004 – Meridian Community College, Mike Federico (Head Coach)
NJCAA Division II World Series, USA Stadium, Millington, Tennessee (1993 – 2009)
1994 – Hinds Community College, Rick Clarke (Head Coach) (first Mississippi team to play in Division II World Series.
1995 – Hinds Community College, Rick Clarke (Head Coach)
1996 – Northwest Mississippi Community College, Jim Miles (Head Coach)
1997 – Northwest Mississippi Community College, Jim Miles (Head Coach) *finished 2nd
1999 – Hinds Community College, Rick Clarke (Head Coach) *finished 4th
2000 – Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Keith Case (Head Coach)
2002 – Pearl River Community College, Jay Artigues (Head Coach)
2003 – Itawamba Community College, Rick Collier (Head Coach)
2005 – Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Keith Case (Head Coach)
2007 – Northwest Mississippi Community College, Mark Carson (Head Coach)
NJCAA Division II World Series, David Allen Memorial Ballpark, Enid, Oklahoma (2010-present)
2011 – Jones Junior College, Christian Ostrander (Head Coach) *finished 2nd
2014 – Hinds Community College, Sam Temple (Head Coach) *finished 2nd
2016 – Jones Junior College, Chris Kirtland (Head Coach) *first Mississippi team to win a baseball national championship.
2017 – Hinds Community College, Sam Temple (Head Coach)
2019 – Pearl River Community College, Michael Avalon (Head Coach)
2022 – Pearl River Community College, Michael Avalon (Head Coach) *won the national championship.
2023 – East Central Community College, Neal Holliman (Head Coach)
World Series Appearances by Team
LSUE – 10 (4 in Millington and 6 in Enid as a Region 23 independent team, not a member of the MACJC); 7 national championships)
Meridian – 7 (all in Grand Junction as an independent team; not a member of the MACJC in most of these seasons); 1 runner-up finish.
Hinds – 6 (1 in Grand Junction, 3 in Millington, and 2 in Enid); 1- 4th place finish, 1 runner-up finish)
Northwest Mississippi – 3 (all in Millington)
Copiah-Lincoln – 2 (both in Millington)
Pearl River – 3 (1 in Millington, 2 in Enid), 1 national championship.
Jones – 2 (both in Enid) 1 runner-up, 1 national championship.
Gulf Coast – 1 (Grand Junction)
Itawamba – 1 (Millington)
East Central – 1 (Enid)
World Series Appearances by Head Coach
Rick Clarke, Hinds, 4 (1 in Grand Junction, 3 in Millington); 1989, 1994, 1995,1999
Corky Palmer, Meridian, 3 (all in Grand Junction); 1993, 1994, 1996
Scott Berry, Meridian, 2 (both in Grand Junction); 1998, 2000
Mike Federico, Meridian, 2 (both in Grand Junction); 2003, 2004
Jim Miles, Northwest Mississippi, 2 (both in Millington); 1996, 1997
Sam Temple, Hinds Community College, 2 (both in Enid); 2014, 2017
Keith Case, Copiah-Lincoln, 2 (both in Millington); 2000, 2005
Michael Avalon, Pearl River, 2 (in Enid); 2019, 2022 (won national championship)
Cooper Farris, Gulf Coast, 1 (Grand Junction); 1991.
Mark Carson, Northwest Mississippi, 1 (in Millington); 2007
Jay Artiques, Pearl River, 1 (in Millington); 2002
Christian Ostrander, Jones, 1 (in Enid); 2011
Chris Kirtland, Jones, 1 (in Enid); 2016
Rick Collier, Itawamba, 1 (in Millington); 2003
Neal Holliman, East Central, 1 (in Enid); 2023
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 