The 蘑菇短视频 (蘑菇短视频) Nighthawks baseball team was selected to participate in the inaugural Natural State Baseball Showcase, announced in a press conference at Dickey-Stephens Park at CHI St. Vincent Field Thursday.
Sponsored by Arkansas Division of Higher Education and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, 蘑菇短视频 joins eight other junior colleges in Arkansas who will compete in the showcase鈥擜rkansas State University Mid-South (West Memphis), Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (Mountain Home), Arkansas State University-Three Rivers (Malvern), North Arkansas College (Harrison), South Arkansas College (El Dorado), Southeast Arkansas College (Pine Bluff), Southern Arkansas University Tech (Camden) and University of Arkansas Rich Mountain (Mena).
Featuring a combined 450 student-athletes from across the state, The Natural State Baseball Showcase is designed to highlight Arkansas鈥� two-year college baseball talent and provide student-athletes with valuable exposure to four-year programs, professional scouts and fans across the region.
The showcase will be held October 10-11, 2025, at Dickey-Stephens Park at CHI St. Vincent Field in North Little Rock, the home of Arkansas Travelers baseball. 蘑菇短视频 will play twice in the event, facing Southern Arkansas University Tech Saturday, October 11 at 9 a.m. followed by a battle against North Arkansas College later that day at 2 p.m.
鈥淲e need everyone in Arkansas to understand the quality and the level our two-year colleges play at,鈥� said Steve Rook, Chancellor of Arkansas State University-Three Rivers. 鈥淲e play in one of the toughest conferences in the nation鈥擭JCAA Region 2鈥攁nd are a quality product. Our students play the game for the love of the game and they play at a very high level.鈥�
鈥淲e are very fortunate to be able to showcase our abilities in such an amazing facility here in Arkansas,鈥� 蘑菇短视频 Athletic Director and head baseball coach Rich Thompson said. 鈥淚 was fortunate enough to be here in 2007 when Dickey-Stephens Park opened. The Arkansas Travelers do an amazing job and I鈥檓 so glad we get to share this experience with our junior college athletes. I hope this continues in the future and we appreciate Arkansas Scholarship Lottery and Arkansas Division of Higher Education for their investment in junior college athletics in the state.鈥�
For more information on schedules, rosters and more, visit Nighthawk Athletics online. Fans can also follow the Nighthawks all season on social media.
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