Men’s Baseball

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The East Central College Falcons (25-22-1) were triumphant over the Moberly Area Greyhounds 5-1 in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Championship. The title gives the Falcons a top seed heading into heading into next week’s district tournament at Taco Bell Field on the East Central College campus in Union, MO. The Falcons used their talons […]

  The Falcons (24-22-1) had a big day at the plate with a stellar pitching performance by Zach Taylor and big hits by Matis Crouwel. Crouwel collected four hits in six at bats, as the East Central College Falcons defeated North Central Missouri College 11-7. Crouwel doubled in the third inning, singled in the sixth […]

The East Central College Falcons (23-22-1) trailed by as many as six runs at 9-3, but made a miraculous comeback against the Hesston College Larks with an 11-9 victory. The Falcons collected 15 hits in the high-scoring game. ECC got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Kannon Hibbs singled down […]

East Central College Baseball (22-22-1) finished the regular season with a double header sweep over North Arkansas College to reach the .500 plateau. The Falcons convincingly won 15-8 and 14-4 over the Pioneers to end the regular season on a high note heading into the 2025 NJCAA Region 16 DII Tournament. A big day at […]

ECC Falcon Baseball (20-22-1) was able to take 2 out 3 games in the weekend series over the Hesston College Larks. The Falcons dropped the first game 7-6 on a top of seventh inning solo home run to break the tie. After the final of the first game, the Falcons came back with vengeance, winning […]

The ECC Falcons (18-21-1) were able to outlast the Westminster College Bluejays in a double-header sweep winning 20-10 and 4-2. It was a long first contest as the Falcons finally flew past the Bluejays with a crazy scoreline. ECC was paced by the hitting of Henry Kufa and Matis Crouwel. Kufa drove in four runs […]

  The East Central College Falcons (16-21-1) took down the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds in a double header by scores of 9-6 and 8-0 in the weekend series. The first game had the Falcons flipping the script in the bottom of the first, scoring six runs on four hits to take the lead, 6-1. […]

The Falcons (14-18-1) led by Henry Kufa driving in four runs on three hits to pace East Central College Falcons past North Central CC in a 10-5 victory. Kufa hit a home run to right field in the fifth inning, scoring two runs, and singled in the ninth inning, scoring one. East Central College Falcons […]

The East Central College Falcons (13-18-1) had a unique situation on their hands as they faced the St. Charles Community College Cougars in a conference match-up. The best way to describe the second game was a battle at the plate for both teams in a 10-10 tie ending in the fifth inning as the light […]

  Henry Kufa drove in four runs on three hits to lead East Central College Falcons past MACC Greyhounds 9-7 on Saturday. Kufa singled in the sixth inning, scoring two runs, and hit a home run to center field in the tenth inning, scoring two. Both offenses were strong at the plate as East Central […]

ECC Baseball (10-13) battled against the State Fair Community College Roadrunners achieving a double header split across the state in Sedalia, MO. The Falcons dropped the first game 9-8 in a back-and-forth contest and won the second game 5-1. Highlights in the first game include a 1st inning 2-run homer by Jack Holubowski. Holubowski had […]

The ECC Falcons (9-9) took little time to put the offense display into high gear taking two victories over the McKendree University JV Bearcats by scores of 33-6 and 26-8. The first game had Henry Kufa collecting six RBIs on three hits and Jack Holubowski putting together four of his own hits and five RBIs. […]

A big day at the plate in the first game of the double header 9-6 victory over the St. Louis Community College Archers was highlighted by Jack Holubowski collecting three hits, a solo home run in the fourth inning, a double in the sixth inning and a single in the second inning. Matis Crouwel also […]

The Falcons (6-7) were able to take two from the Southwestern Iowa Community College Spartans by riding the storm out with 14-12 and 7-4 wins. The second game was a close game through the pitching of Parker Anderson and the SWICC pitcher. Anderson gave up three runs but struck out nine leaving the game tied […]

A quality win for the Falcons (4-5) was paced by a big day at the plate by Kannon Hibbs. Hibbs had four RBI in the 12-9 victory over Rock Valley with a solo home run in the 3rd inning, a two RBI single in the 4th inning, and another RBI in the 6th inning. Jack […]

The Falcons (3-3) were able to use an excellent outing by Zach Taylor to take down the Kishwaukee Kougars 8-1 in Alton, IL.  Taylor earned the win for the Falcons allowing only three hits and one run. He struck out eight batters in the complete game. The bottom of the lineup helped East Central with […]

The East Central College Baseball Falcons (2-3) collected their first wins in a double header sweep in the home opener against the Westminster College Bluejays 17-2 and 12-1. The wins were the first for the new Falcon skipper Luke Miller and his 2025 squad. Jack Holubowski led the Falcons going three for three in the […]

Weather dictates what happens to early season baseball games in the Midwest during mid-February. The start of the 2025 East Central College baseball season has temperatures going up and down like a roller coaster.   So, the cancellation of a weekend series at home has led to another double header being played against Southwestern Illinois […]

East Central College hired Luke Miller to take flight leading the Falcons on the baseball diamond. Coach Miller is originally from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri where he prepped and played high school baseball. Coach Miller also played collegiately at St. Louis Community College, Harris-Stowe State University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His undergraduate degree is […]

East Central College Baseball ended the season with a Region 16 DII Title, but the team also collected hardware from the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference as well. The Falcon leading the way, Josh McClintock, was named 1st Team All-MCCAC for his contribution on the diamond this spring. McClintock is at the top of the […]

Schedule: Listed below and can also be found continuously updated here: https://heartlandhawks.com/feature/njcaadistricts24       BROADCAST LINK NJCAA District Tournament Day 1 – Heartland Community College Athletics (heartlandhawks.com)    Game 1 – Thursday @12:00pm:  Heartland CC vs. Illinois Central College Game 2 – Thursday @3:00pm:    Parkland CC vs. East Central College Game 3 – Thursday @6:00pm:    […]

Photo: Scott Kirn East Central College (37-19) wins the 2024 NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Championship 6-5 over North Central Missouri College in 11 innings. Jackson Kirn drove in Jose Alfonso after his leadoff double in the bottom of the 11th inning for a walk-off winner! The Falcons were trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom […]

An 8-3 victory over the North Central Missouri College Pirates puts East Central College (36-19) into the Region 16 DII Championship game on Saturday, May 11 at 11AM. The Falcons struck early in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead and they didn’t look back behind the pitching of Cole Evans […]

 The Falcons took home Region 16 honors based on the coaches’ vote for the regular season.  Head Coach JM Kelly was named Region 16 Coach of the Year. REGION 16 DIVISION 2:  1ST TEAM ALL -REGION Josh McClintock – SS Devon Jennings – 1B Landen Roberts – DH   2nd TEAM ALL – REGION Jackson […]

The East Central College Falcons improved to 35-19 on the season with a 9-0 win over the Hesston College Larks in game one of the Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament in Moberly, MO. Adam DeBoer led the charge for the Falcons throwing a “No Hitter” complete game shutout in the victory. It was a complete […]

  The East Central College Baseball Falcons will be heading to the NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament in Moberly, MO this week. All games will be broadcast live through the NJCAA Region 16 website. See attached bracket for game times. GAME #1 Thursday, May 9 at Noon #1 Seed East Central College vs. #4 […]

The East Central College Falcons (34-19) head into the postseason with the #1 seed in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament being held in Moberly, MO May 9-11. The Falcons take a 15-6 region record into the tournament, but by no means is this assurance of the work that still needs to be completed […]

A tightly contested nine-inning game was 0-0 after five innings and a weather delay. ECC (33-18) got to work after trailing 1-0 after the bottom of the sixth inning. Matis Crouwel gave ECC a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning. The Falcons got even hotter at the plate as both Hayden Cook […]

The ECC Baseball Falcons (32-18) were able to clinch the first seed in the NJCAA Region 16 DII tournament with a double header split with the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds. ECC fell short in the first game 5-4 but put the hammer down and sent four home runs over the fence in the second […]