ELLISVILLE ¬– Three Jones County Junior College baseball players have been honored for their performances during the recently completed, record-setting Bobcat season.

Dual position athlete Tyler McMullen has been named All-Region 23 and first-team All-State (MACJC), left-handed pitcher Zach Toney was chosen as first-team All-State and outfielder Chris Lofton has been selected as second-team All-State.

The trio helped lead first-year head coach Christian Ostrander’s Bobcats to a 36-16 mark, which is a school record for victories in a season, and their first berth in the MACJC Tournament since 2002.

McMullen, a sophomore from Southeast Lauderdale, was solid on the mound, at third base and at the plate. The right-handed pitcher posted an 8-3 mark on the hill with a 3.09 ERA. He pitched 84 1/3 innings, allowed 80 hits and notched 81 strikeouts. He made 15 appearances on the mound with 13 starts, six complete games and also had a save.

McMullen was named the NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 18 after tossing a two-hit shutout in a 3-0 victory at Pearl River. On March 7 vs. Kishwaukee Community College (Ill.) in the Hinds Tournament in Vicksburg, he threw a no-hitter in a 10-0 JCJC win.

McMullen, who played third base and was a designated hitter when he did not pitch, posted a .383 batting average (second best on the team) with a team-leading ten home runs. He led the team in on-base percentage (.511) and number of times being hit by a pitch (14), was tied for the top spot in walks (24), was second in RBIs (41) and third in base hits (54).

Toney, a redshirt freshman from D’Iberville, was the team-leader in victories, posting a 10-1 record. He tossed 77 2/3 innings, allowed 72 hits, had a team-high 85 strikeouts and a team-best 2.67 ERA. He made 19 appearances with 13 starts, four complete games and also had one save.

Lofton, a freshman from Raleigh, led the team with a .391 batting average and had the most hits (68) and triples (nine). He shared the team lead in doubles (11). Lofton, who is also a standout football player, had four home runs, 30 RBIs, a .457 on-base percentage and was 14-of-17 in stolen bases.