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Nine Knights earn All-Region XXI honors for baseball in 2023

Nine Knights earn All-Region XXI honors for baseball in 2023

May 23, 2023

After a tremendous season in which they more than doubled their win total from 2022, the Community College of Rhode Island baseball team is well-represented on this year’s Region XXI honor roll.

Eight Knights earned all-Region XXI honors in 2023 and four won Region XXI gold gloves, highlighted by freshmen Sam Laurie (Narragansett, RI), Sean Gallagher (Warwick, RI) and sophomores Caleb Harris (Cranston, RI) and Zak Thomas (North Providence, RI) as First Team selections.

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Valiant effort by CCRI ends in Region XXI Baseball Tournament

Valiant effort by CCRI ends in Region XXI Baseball Tournament

May 15, 2023

A season of progress for the Community College of Rhode Island baseball team ended this weekend in the Region XXI Tournament, capping a year in which the Knights more than doubled their win total and continued to establish their presence as one of the northeast’s top programs.

For the second consecutive season, CCRI lost to Northern Essex in the regional finals, but finished with 26 wins overall, more than double their 2022 production when they finished with only 10 wins.

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Harris' grand slam lifts CCRI baseball past Massasoit in tournament quarterfinals

Harris' grand slam lifts CCRI baseball past Massasoit in tournament quarterfinals

May 12, 2023

Sophomore second baseman Caleb Harris (Cranston, RI) hit a grand slam and sophomore third baseman Jacob San Antonio (Cranston, RI) added a two-run home run Thursday as the No. 2 seed Community College of Rhode Island baseball rallied for a 10-6 win over No. 3 Massasoit at Whitey Fell Field in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Division III Region XXI Tournament.

With the win, the Knights advance to the winner’s bracket, where they face No. 1 seed Northern Essex tomorrow at 1 pm at Clark University in Worcester, MA. Northern Essex advanced with a win over No. 4 Quinsigamond.

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Student Athlete Awards Ceremony celebrates successful 2022-23 academic year

Student Athlete Awards Ceremony celebrates successful 2022-23 academic year

May 10, 2023

The Community College of Rhode Island Athletics department celebrated an outstanding academic year both on and off the playing field at the 2022–23 Student Athlete Awards Ceremony on Tuesday at the Warwick Campus.

Team MVPs, All-Region XXI certificates, and scholarships were awarded to more than three dozen student athletes who exemplified what it means to be a CCRI Knight. This year, CCRI is currently ranked among the top 30 schools in the nation in the prestigious Daktronics Cup, which is awarded annually by the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) to the junior and community colleges in the United States with the most success in collegiate athletics.

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With 10 wins in last 11 games, baseball preps for Region XXI tournament

With 10 wins in last 11 games, baseball preps for Region XXI tournament

May 08, 2023

The Community College of Rhode Island baseball team is peaking at just the right time.

With 10 wins in their last 11 games, the Knights closed out the regular season this past weekend and earned the No. 2 seed in the upcoming 2023 Region XXI Tournament, where they will host No. 3 seed Massasoit Community College (20-10 overall, 16-5 Region XXI) this Thursday at 3:30 pm at Whitey Fell Field. The opening round is a double-elimination format with the last two teams standing advancing to the finals.

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Softball aims for history in this weekend's Region XV Tournament

Softball aims for history in this weekend's Region XV Tournament

May 05, 2023

The journey to a historic finish for the Community College of Rhode Island’s softball continues Saturday in the biggest weekend of the season.

The Knights are in Selden, NY, for the NJCAA Division III Region XV Tournament, a best-of-three against host school Suffolk Community College – the first step in a potential trip to the NJCAA D-III Softball World Series for the first time in program history.

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Fast-rising baseball team closes out season with important weekend series

Fast-rising baseball team closes out season with important weekend series

May 05, 2023

The red-hot Community College of Rhode Island baseball team heads into the final weekend of the 2023 regular season with an opportunity to solidify its spot in the upcoming NJCAA Region XXI Tournament.

At 21-5 overall and 15-3 in regional play, the Knights are headed back to the Region XXI Tournament following last year’s dramatic run to the championship round. Depending on how they fare Saturday against Massasoit Community College – which is neck and neck with CCRI in regional play at 16-4 – and in Sunday’s doubleheader against Quinsigamond Community College, which is 10-7 in regional play, the Knights will be either the No. 2 or 3 seed when tournament play begins the following weekend.

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Ten CCRI student-athletes receive Rhode Island State Legislative Awards

Ten CCRI student-athletes receive Rhode Island State Legislative Awards

May 03, 2023

Ten Community College of Rhode Island student-athletes and one Distinguished Alumni Award winner were honored Monday at this year's Rhode Island State Legislative Awards ceremony at the State House. 

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Athletics cracks top 30 in prestigious Daktronics Cup standings

Athletics cracks top 30 in prestigious Daktronics Cup standings

April 28, 2023

The success of the Community College of Rhode Island Athletics programs in the 2022–23 academic year has not gone unnoticed.

CCRI is ranked No. 27 among the nation’s top 30 non-scholarship schools in the prestigious Daktronics Cup, marking the first time the college has cracked the top 30 this late in the academic year since it officially joined Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). CCRI is currently the only New England college ranked among the top 30.

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Knights' win streak reaches 12 with sweep of Columbia-Greene

Knights' win streak reaches 12 with sweep of Columbia-Greene

April 24, 2023

The Community College of Rhode Island softball team continues to roll at a record-setting pace.

With two more victories this past weekend on the road against Columbia-Greene Community College, the Knights have now won 12 in a row as they prepare for their inevitable return to the postseason next month.

CCRI beat the Twins 19-2 and 15-4 Saturday in a pair of five-inning games and now boast a 15-7 overall record, which earns them a spot in the NJCAA Division III Region XV Tournament from May 6–7 in Selden, NY – a three-team, double-elimination that includes host school Suffolk County Community College and Monroe College-Bronx, the latter whom the Knights have beaten six times (including two forfeits).

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Offensive-minded Knights back on track with three-game win streak

Offensive-minded Knights back on track with three-game win streak

April 24, 2023

With a big win Thursday and a doubleheader forfeit this weekend, the Community College of Rhode Island baseball team has now won three consecutive games and eight of its last 12 heading into the stretch run of the 2023 regular season.

CCRI beat Bunker Hill Community College 19-4 in a five-inning game Thursday on the road and the Bulldogs forfeited both games of Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader at Whitey Fell Field, leaving the Knights at 17-13 overall and an impressive 13-2 in Region XXI play.

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Softball sweeps Monroe-Bronx, extends win streak to 10

Softball sweeps Monroe-Bronx, extends win streak to 10

April 16, 2023

The Community College of Rhode Island softball team is peaking at just the right time.

Following a Saturday doubleheader sweep at Brayton Park against Monroe College-Bronx – and two more wins Sunday with the Express forfeiting both games of Sunday’s scheduled doubleheader – the Knights have now won 10 in a row and are 13-7 overall heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

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Baseball rallies late to knock off No. 8-ranked Northern Essex

Baseball rallies late to knock off No. 8-ranked Northern Essex

April 14, 2023

Warwick, RI – Freshman shortstop Avery Acuna (Providence, RI) delivered a bases-loaded tie-breaking single in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday as the Community College of Rhode Island baseball team beat No. 8 nationally-ranked Northern Essex 5-3 at Whitey Fell Field.

Both teams entered yesterday’s game with matching 9-0 records in Region XXI play; the red-hot CCRI Knights are now 10-0 in the conference, 14-9 overall, and have won five in a row in addition to 13 of their last 14. Northern Essex – also nicknamed the Knights – hosts CCRI for a doubleheader Saturday at Trinity Stadium in Haverhill, MA, beginning at 2 pm.

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Red-hot softball team sweeps back-to-back doubleheaders

Red-hot softball team sweeps back-to-back doubleheaders

April 09, 2023

The Community College of Rhode Island softball team enters this week on a four-game win streak courtesy of back-to-back doubleheader sweeps on the road this past weekend.

The Knights won a pair against Monroe College-Bronx on Friday and then headed further north on Saturday in a sweep over Southern Maine Community College, improving their overall record to 7-7.

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Baseball sweeps rival Holyoke for 12th win in last 13 games

Baseball sweeps rival Holyoke for 12th win in last 13 games

April 09, 2023

Anchored by complete games from freshmen Nate Kelly (Lincoln, RI), Calvin Battersby (West Warwick, RI), and Dayton Van Amberg (Warren, RI), the Community College of Rhode Island baseball team won three consecutive games against rival Holyoke Community College to remain undefeated in Region XXI.

The Knights beat Holyoke 2-1 on Thursday at Whitey Fell Field in Warwick and swept a doubleheader Saturday on the road at Holyoke by scores of 4-0 and 19-1. They’ve now won 12 of their last 13 games and are 13-9 overall, including an impressive 9-0 record against regional competition.

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