A Wolfpack Fact That...
• Co-Lin has won 4 NJCAA Region 23 Championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2005).
• Shortstop Exavier "Nook" Logan was the first Mississippi player drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft (Detroit Tigers). Logan owns the school record for stolen bases with 47 (2000).
• The first player drafted out of Louisiana in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft was Co-Lin signee Matt Peterson (New York Mets).
• Brandon Belanger was 1999 First Team NCAA All-American as a closer at Tulane.
• Co-Lin made their first NJCAA World Series appearance in 2000.
• Catcher Lee Molaison (1997-98) was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies.
• Pitcher Larry Kirton threw a no-hitter against Southwest Mississippi Community College (1993).
• Co-Lin finished 4th in the NJCAA World Series in 2000 and 2005.
• Co-Lin has finished in the top 15 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year 7 out of the last 9 years.
• From 1996-2005 every Co-Lin player graduated.
• Co-Lin has made a NJCAA Regional Tournament 8 out of the last 11 years.
• Pitcher Chris Weekley threw a no-hitter against Hinds Community College (1994).
• Infielder Chris Dunn set a school record for homeruns in 2000 when he led the nation with 20. Dunn was 2002 Gulf Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year.
• The 2002 Co-Lin team featured 4 players that were selected in the Major League Baseball draft (Fred Perkins-Expos, Cole Zumbro-Expos, Paris Dancy-Marlins, Arlandus Brown-Expos).
• During the 2000 NJCAA World Series, Co-Lin's Nook Logan and Edison Lee were named All-Tournament.
• Coach Keith Case has been honored four times nationally with coaching awards (1998, 2000, 2001, 2005).
• All-American first baseman Jason Kinchen, a walk-on, broke a minor league club record for homeruns in the New York Yankee organization in 2001.
• Former Co-Lin pitcher Brandon Belanger won the Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Month Award for the San Diego Padres organization twice in 2000.
• Pitchers Danny Shupe and Chris Weekley played professional baseball after their careers at Co-Lin and Southern Mississippi.
• The California Angels drafted outfielder Chris Hills in 1999.
• Co-Lin played all 5 games while winning the 2000 NJCAA Super Regional Tournament with 3 of the 5 games being elimination games.
• Since 1993, 27 Co-Lin players have become high school, college or professional coaches.
• The 2000 Co-Lin team broke the school record for wins with a total of 47.
• Since 1993, Co-Lin has had 64 players sign with senior colleges (1993-2006).
• Co-Lin came back from losers bracket to win the 2001 NJCAA Regional Tournament, including 2 wins over the No. 2 ranked team in the Nation.
• Three players have been named NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-Americans: Adam Different (2000), Aaron Oberschmidt (2003), and Todd Siders (2006).
• Seven players named NJCAA Academic All-Americans: Colby Calcote (1998), Chris Dunn (2000), Breck Honea (2000), Lance Newman (2000), Matt Lea (2002), Cayce Wallace (2003), and Derek Thompson (2006).
• Colby Calcote (1998), Adam Different (2000) and Britt Hederman (2001) were the winners of the prestigious MAC Halbrook Award.
• From 1993-2006 Co-Lin has produced 10 players that went on to professional baseball.
• Five players have been named NJCAA All-Americans: Brandon Belanger (1998), Christopher Dunn (2000), Kyle Beall (2002), Patrick Williams (2005), and Xavier Qualls (2006).
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