May 2, 2007

CONTACT: Luke Brymer, Sports Information Assistant, Wallace State
Community College, luke.brymer@wallacestate.edu, 256/352-8231



Lions' Baseball Looks for No. 1 Seed against Calhoun



HANCEVILLE, Ala.- The Wallace State-Hanceville baseball team wraps up
the regular season at home this weekend against Calhoun Community
College. The Lions (38-9, 22-5 ACCC) will look to sweep Calhoun take the
top seed heading in the state tournament.



"We have had a great season up to this point," head baseball coach Randy
Putman said. "The guys have really played well, and we are looking to
get 40 wins in the regular season for the first time since 1992. That is
a big accomplishment for a team with as many freshmen as we have."



The Lions' bats have had no trouble connecting with the ball this
season. Wallace leads the state in home runs with 59. They are also
ranked first in the division in doubles per game with 2.5, home runs per
game with 1.3 and runs scored per game with 9.1. The Lions also average
8.2 RBIs per game and lead the division in that statistic.



Putman said, "I have really been impressed with the team's efforts
overall. All the aspects of our game from offense to defense to pitching
seem to be coming together. Our starting pitching has been excellent for
us and our defense is really doing well after some changes we made.
Obviously, our offense is also doing well. We are hitting .360 as a team
and several guys have really stepped up and hit well for us."



"Several guys have really performed well for us all season and have
stepped up when we needed it," Putman said. "Jake Elmore is leading the
division in hits, and Craig Kimbrell has really stepped up on the mound
for us and is leading the division in strike outs. Also, Jono Waugh is
third in stolen bases, and Chaise Oliver is second in RBIs."

Jake Elmore at bat for Wallace State this season. Elmore leads
the ACCC Northern Division with a .457 batting average.

Elmore has the top spot in the division with a .457 batting average,
while Oliver averages 1.3 RBIs per game. Kimbrell averages 13.4 strike
outs per game for the Lions, and Waugh is number three for the Lions in
the division in stolen bases per game as he averages .86 stolen bases
per game.



The Lions are looking to extend a 12 game winning streak and move past
Shelton State to grab the number one seed for the state tournament. "If
we continue our current level of play we've got a really good chance to
go into the state tournament with the top seed," Putman said. "As it is
every year, our goal is to make it to the World Series in Grand
Junction. We have to play well and take care of business."



For more information about Wallace State baseball, visit
www.wallacestate.edu or www.acccsports.org.

  Kristen Holmes
  Director, Communications and Marketing
  Wallace State Community College
  P.O. Box 2000
  Hanceville, AL 35077
  256/352-8118
  E-mail: Kristen.Holmes@WallaceState.edu