North Central finished their season on Monday at LaGrave Field home of the Ft. Worth Cats in the Regional Tournament. The year brought a lot of success both on and off the field.

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North Central had seven sophomores sign early with four-year universities in November. Sammy Rivas (p) signed with St. Mary's. Bryant Lopez and Jesse Payne both (inf) will play together at the University of Texas at Arlington. Zach Ragsdale (of) will be playing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Ryan Morgan (c) is going to Texas Tech. Payden Bravenec (p) will head west to play at San Angelo. Nick Ochoa will be in Lubbock next year at Lubbock Christian University.

North Central had four players play in the TX/NM JUCO All-Star Game at Baylor University this past weekend. Ryan Morgan, Zach Ragsdale, Bryant Lopez, and Nick Ochoa were all selected based on their freshman performance. The event is attended by over 50 scouts from four-year universities and Major League Baseball teams. The Lions did well in the game with their team winning both games that were played. Lopez had three hits to lead the Lions. Morgan added two hits including a RBI. Ochoa had two hits with one a triple and added two RBIs. Zach Ragsdale had a double, two walks, and two stolen bases.

These sophomores are a big contributor to the Lions' success they are having this fall with a .770 winning percentage so far.

North Central Texas College baseball was well represented last week in the major league draft. The Lions had three selected of this year's team and four former players at NCAA DI schools taken as well. This marks the largest group of Lions' players to be selected in the Major League Draft.

Mark Cohoon was taken in the 13th round by the New York Mets. He was a two-way player for the Lions. He was an All-Conference outfielder his freshman year and was an Academic All-American. Mark had signed to play for University of Arkansas Little Rock, but he has signed with the Mets and heads out to his new team next week.

Kaleb Herren was taken in the 44th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. Kaleb was another two-way player for the Lions who has signed with O.U. next year.

Zach Stewart heads the class of former Lion players who were selected in the draft. Zach became the front line pitcher for Texas Tech this year and was selected in the 3rd round by the Cinncinnatti Reds. It was the highest selection of a Lions' player in the history of the program. Zach has already signed and heads out to his new team next week.

Jose Duran was the Player of the Year in the Big 12 for Texas A&M. He was selected in the 6th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. He has signed and heads out to his new team next week.

Mitch Abeita was a Big 12 All-Conference player for Nebraska this year and was selected in the 19th round by the New York Yankees and has already signed.

Sam Freeman was selected in the 32nd round by the St. Louis Cardinals. The former Kansas Jawhawk player has signed and will be heading out to his new team next week.

North Central has seven players who have signed with four year colleges. Chad Keefer was an All-Conference catcher who ended up with a .372 average with 20 2b, 12 homeruns and 51 rbis. Keefer will be playing at Louisiana Lafayette next year. Don Williams finished with a 7-0 record with a 4.14 era. He was named All-Conference. He will be playing at Louisiana Monroe next year. Tommy Roebuck was named All-Conference closer with a 4-3 record and 8 saves with a 3.37 era. He will be playing at Lamar University next year. Mark Cohoon finished with a .354 average and a 4.65 era on the mound. He will be playing at U. Arkansas Little Rock next year. Kaleb Herren finished with 15 homeruns, 18 doubles, and 56 rbis. He also had a 6-2 record. He will be playing at U. Oklahoma next year. Brent Lewis threw 40 innings as a starter and long relief and will be playing at Tarleton State next year. Nathan Hood was an All-Conference third baseman his freshman year who missed seven weeks due to a ankle injury. He finished up with a .413 average and 10 doubles in limited action. He will be playing at Pitt next year. These sophomores totalled 73 wins in their career including a runner up finish in the Region Finals in 2007.