Adam Morrison Doing Well at Florida Atlantic

Former Garden City Southpaw Throws Well Against North Carolina, Boston College

 

March 11, 2008

 

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – Former Garden City pitcher Adam Morrison has made a smooth transition into the NCAA DI ranks at Florida Atlantic University.  Morrison appeared twice against the University of North Carolina, the back-to-back National Runners-up, and started against Boston College.

              The left-handed pitcher from Englewood, CO, and Cherry Creek High School, continued the success he had against junior college hitters when he faced the Tar Heels.  Morrison struck out five Chapel Hill opponents in 3.2 innings.  At this point, Adam has had two starts and three relief appearances.  FAU has won both games that Morrison has started against Boston College and Eastern Michigan.  The former Buster earned  the win against EMU last week. 

              Playing for head coach Kevin Cooney, Morrison has posted 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings and kept opposing hitters to a .178 batting average.  Morrison was scheduled to start the Owls Sun Belt Conference opener at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock but it was cancelled due to snow in Little Rock. 

              Morrison played for the Broncbusters during the 2006 & 2007 seasons. 

 

ADAM MORRISON’S CAREER STATS AT GARDEN CITY:

12 Wins

8 Losses

151 Innings Pitched

3.70 Earned Run Average

10 Complete Games

131 Strikeouts

44 Walks

.255 Batting Average Against

1 Save

 

Two-way Star Erik Mattingly Signs with Busters

 

GARDEN CITY, KANSAS—Erik Mattingly, a senior at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood, Colorado, has signed his NJCAA National Letter of Intent to play for Garden City Community College next season, Head Coach Chris Finnegan has announced.

              Mattingly, who also played with the elite Colorado Slammers this past fall, is expected to see playing time as a right-handed pitcher and as a left-handed hitter while in a Busters uniform.  Erik is a shortstop for Bear Creek Head Coach Brad Kidwell as well as a pitcher. 

              “We’re very excited to have Erik on our roster for next year.  He’s a hard-working guy who understands that success doesn’t come in pill form but rather through sweat and hard work,” said Recruiting Coordinator Ryan Sawyers. 

              Mattingly, the son of Greg and Linda Mattingly, will be one of the new freshman on what will be a sophomore dominated team next season.  “We only have a few small holes to fill, from a recruiting perspective,” said Sawyers.  “We feel that Erik is one of those players that has the potential to have an immediate impact on a program,” he continued, “And, as a competitive junior college, we must have impact freshmen to achieve our goals.”

Baseball Clubhouse Gets Upgrades

New Furniture, Television and Xbox Highlight Additions

 

GARDEN CITY, KANSAS – The Garden City Community College Baseball Team already had a baseball clubhouse that rivals many NCAA D1 programs but with some recent additions it is now better than many professional clubhouses.

              Thanks to many generous alumni, parents and friends of Buster Baseball the clubhouse has a new couch, loveseat and recliner.  Those new pieces of furniture are aimed at the new 53” flat screen television with over 70 channels. 

              In order to enhance the sound quality in the spacious clubhouse a new stereo system that features a 3 CD disk changer, an mp3 connection (so players can play songs directly from their iPods), and a subwoofer that make the sound package complete.  Since Buster games are covered on the radio the players won’t miss a play when they have to head to the clubhouse during a game.

              Last, but not least, is the new Xbox 360 that was installed for the players down time.  With games such as NCAA College Football and Tiger Woods Golf the Garden City Baseball players have a great way to unwind after a long day on the field.  Since players aren’t allow to play Xbox if they are on the Study Hall list that week, the baseball team will still be on track to earn a 3.10 GPA like they did in the Fall of 2007.