A former Ethel Tigers baseball player is headed to the junior college baseball World Series.
Cyrus Rone, a 2022 graduate of Ethel High School, will play in the NJCAA DII World Series in Enid, OK with the East Central Community College Warriors.
The Warriors clinched the Region 23 championship Friday, May 19 in an 8-2 Game 3 win over top ranked LSU-Eunice.
East Central joins nine other teams from around the country in the World Series, which will be played from Saturday, May 27 – Saturday, June 3.
In 30 games played this season for the Warriors, the freshman Rone has a .327 batting average, six doubles, one triple, and seven stolen bases.
Teams that qualified for the World Series can be seen HERE. The complete bracket will be announced Tuesday, May 23.
edwin albin
May 22, 2023 at 12:00 PMcongratulations! enjoy the journey and bring home some hardware. good luck!🍀👍🏻
rhonda mcelroy
May 22, 2023 at 12:16 PMcongratulations cyrus 👏👍👍🎉
charles pope
May 22, 2023 at 1:23 PMcongrats 🎊🍾
judy
May 22, 2023 at 3:45 PMcongratulations cyrus!!!
nell black
May 22, 2023 at 8:50 PMcongratulations cyrus!!!
dave kimbrough
May 23, 2023 at 9:04 AMcongrats cyrus! we are so proud of you. good luck to you and your team in the tourney.
quitman bain
May 25, 2023 at 2:22 PMstaying focused is key yall have proven that you can keep it up
joyce/charles pinkard
May 28, 2023 at 2:40 PMcongratulations, cyrus, we are proud of you!!!
dave mccrory
June 2, 2023 at 12:57 PMcyrus,
congratulations on this accomplishment. the hard work and determination i’ve seen you always use is something that has been instilled into you and i’ve always admired the toughness and grit you have shown.