As printed in the Q3 2023 ACCS Alabama Minute Newsletter.
More than 130 teams across 13 sports engage more than 2,500 athletes at Alabama community and technical colleges, and the nation takes note. Rawlings Sports and the American Baseball Coaches Association recently named Wallace Community College-Dothan athlete Kade Snell the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Baseball Player of the Year.
Snell is the first player from Wallace Community College-Dothan to earn this title and is believed to be the only athlete in recent years from Alabama to be honored with this prestigious award.
“That’s awesome,” said Snell. “I’m just so thankful for the opportunity that Wallace gave me. . . My time at junior college was everything I could have ever needed. It was the needed push for my baseball career. I’ll always be a Gov for life!”
Snell was 10-0 on the mound this past season and led the state with 87 strikeouts. Wallace athletic director Dr. Ryan Spry said Snell is an exceptional student on and off the field.
“Kade is such a unique talent, with the ability to compete at an All-American caliber on the mound, in the field, and at the plate,” said Dr. Spry. “His abilities were on full display this spring, and I’m absolutely thrilled that he is being recognized for his outstanding season.”
Sports at colleges within the Alabama Community College System include men’s and women’s basketball; volleyball; cross-country; golf; baseball; softball and e-sports. The continued effort to add programs gives the Alabama Community College Conference a greater presence in the state and NJCAA.
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