By BEN ENSIGN @BenEnsignETC  For the second year in a row, The Eastfield Harvesters suffered double elimination after losses to the Tyler Junior College Apaches and the Brookhaven Bears. The Bears scored 10 runs on only 4 hits. The rest of their on-base time came from 11 walks and two hit batters. The...

By BEN ENSIGN @BenEnsignETC Led by the Metro Athletic Conference Players of the Week for March 26-April 1 Gabe Guzman and Paul Bowman, the Harvesters handed Brookhaven their first series loss of the year while sweeping Mountain View. After struggling early in the year, the Harvesters (12-6) climbed...

  By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Identical twins Tyler and Tanner Foy were 7 years old when their grandfather introduced them to baseball. Many afternoons were spent playing catch, and their love for America’s pastime only grew as they got older. “My husband’s father played college baseball,...

By BEN ENSIGN @TheEtCetera The Harvesters baseball team opened conference play last week with a series sweep of Mountain View, outscoring the Lions 33-2, but followed that up with a 2-1 series loss to Cedar Valley. Eastfield, 10-9 overall and 4-2 in conference coming out of the weekend, has scored...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC With inconsistent play plaguing the start of the new season, the Eastfield Harvesters baseball team is hoping to recover as they near conference play. “It has not [been] very far down the line,” coach Michael Martin said. “If we’re playing our best baseball...

By James Hartley After pounding the Brookhaven College Bears 11-1 Friday, the Eastfield Harvesters fell twice Saturday, wiping their hopes of a championship bid and ending their season. This was the last season for short stop Casey Maack, pitcher Brandon Saddler and third baseman Connor Scruggs. The...

By Brianna Harmon Gabriel “Cookie” Gonzalez almost gave up baseball due to his ambivalence toward school. But after a heart-to-heart with Texas Rangers pitcher Shawn Tolleson, Gonzalez found the motivation to get back in school and play baseball. “He told me that I have to push myself...

By Gabriel Flores The warm spring sun beats down on the damp infield dirt and stretches into the outfield, creating a reflection across a sea of tapered blades of grass. There is a rhythmic crackling of metal spikes on the cement floor of the dugout as, one by one, the Eastfield Harvesters trot onto...

By Gabriel Flores The No. 4-ranked Eastfield Harvesters come into this baseball season with the same expectations the program has had for the past 15 years under coach Michael Martin – to win and win big. During that time, the Harvesters won eight Metro Athletic Conference championships, including...

By Brianna Harmon Fewer than 11 of every 100 college baseball players make it to the show. But a pair of Harvester baseball players -- shortstop Casey Maack and pitcher Blake Barr -- have received scholarships to play at the next level. Maack and Barr will play one last season for the Harvesters...

By Gabriel Flores The Harvesters notched five more wins over the past two weeks and remained perfect on the season with a 80 record. Eastfield leads the nation in scoring at 119.6 points per-game, and point guard Tevin Corprew is the nation’s top individual scorer with 35 points per game....

By Brianna Harmon Eastfield shortstop Casey Maack has verbally committed to play baseball at the University of Southern Mississippi. Maack made the announcement on Twitter on Oct. 13. Southern Miss is a Division I school and is a part of Conference USA along with Rice, the University of North...

The Eastfield Harvesters ended their season May 18 with a 12-6 loss to Tyler Junior College in the National Junior College Athletic Association District C Tournament championship game. The No. 3 Apaches, defending national champions, advanced to the NJCAA Division III World Series in Kinston,...

By Brianna Harmon Josh Hamilton’s return to the Rangers after spending the past two seasons with the Angels may be a tough pill to swallow for many fans, but it could be one of the best decisions General Manager Jon Daniels has ever made. The Rangers took a significant risk with the trade, knowing...

By Duncan Dixon The No. 6-ranked Eastfield Harvesters won three of four games at North Lake on April 25-26, moving into a tie for the conference lead heading into the final weekend of the regular season. In Game 1, Eastfield scored seven runs in the final inning to overcome a 9-3 deficit and pull...

By Parker Ward The Eastfield Harvesters swept a home doubleheader against Mountain View on Saturday to clinch the regular-season Metro Athletic Conference title. Eastfield (34-10 overall, 22-8 MAC) finished the season ranked No. 6 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III poll. The...

By Parker Ward Mike Maack’s baseball career spanned almost 30 years, including three years as a pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization and 13 years as a college coach. During that time, he experienced many unforgettable moments. But none of them compare to the feeling of being on the field...

By Juanita Hernandez Eastfield’s Blake Barr didn’t get off to the kind of start he wanted against Mountain View on March 28. After falling behind in the count against the second batter he faced, the freshman pitcher threw a fastball to Angel Rodriguez. Rodriguez took a good swing and belted...

By Brianna Harmon and Juanita Hernandez The No. 6 Eastfield Harvesters opened conference play Feb. 20 by taking a 2-1 home series win against the Cedar Valley Suns. The Harvesters (10-2) got off to a sluggish start, losing the first game 3-1. Eastfield had only five hits in the game, with Tanner...

By Brad Watkins This season, the Eastfield Harvesters baseball team is focusing on defense and a team-first mentality. Its preseason rank is sixth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III. Head coach Michael Martin has had control over the Harvester’s baseball program...

By KEVIN CUSHINGBERRY JR. The Eastfield Harvesters clinched their 18th Metro Athletic Conference baseball title in school history and secured the No. 1 seed in the District C tournament with a series sweep at Mountain View last weekend. “It feels good to finish the job on the final day of the season,”...

By ANAHI PEREZ Heading into April, the Eastfield Harvesters baseball team has compiled a 27-7 record and is third in the Metro Athletic Conference behind the North Lake Blazers, and the No. 2 team in the nation, the Brookhaven Bears. The Harvesters lead the nation in four offensive categories:...

By ANAHI PEREZ From catching to hitting to preaching the word of God, sophomore catcher Taylor Empkey leads the Eastfield Harvesters baseball team on and off the diamond. Empkey’s .400 batting average and 25 runs batted in have helped the Harvesters compile a 21-4 overall record and win their...

By Kevin Cushingberry, Editor in Chief The Eastfield Harvesters baseball team is off to a hot start. They’ve won their first 11 games, including nine against Division I opponents. In those games, they’ve scored 87 runs, and compiled a team batting average of .331, leading the nation in both categories. Sophomores...