JACKSON – Nine Northwest Rangers have been named to the 2014 MACJC All-State Baseball Team, including two first-team and seven second-team selections, after a vote by the league's head coaches that was announced on Wednesday.

Shortstop Jay King and left fielder Kramer Hollenbach were unanimous first-team honorees while second team members include pitchers Matt Ferguson, Domenick Carlini, Tyler Scholl and Tanner Cable as well as third baseman Taylor King, center fielder James Lear and first baseman Chase Clark.

King and Hollenbach, repeat all-state selections, were also named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 Team and will be eligible for NJCAA All-American honors to be announced later this month. The duo led the team in average all year long and finished the year hitting .424 and .414, two of the top four batting averages in the region. 

An Ole Miss signee and Bruce native, J. King had 21 multi-hit and 16-multi-RBI games along with a career-long 17-game hit streak during the year. He was twice named the MACJC/NJCAA Division II Player of the Week and ranked 10th in the NJCAA with 56 RBIs.

Hollenbach, from Arlington, Tenn., finished his career on a 42-game reached base streak, and in two seasons, reached safely in 76 of 88 games. This season, he ranked third in Region 23 with 63 hits, including 19 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games. Hollenbach ends his Ranger career ninth in school history with 111 hits.  

A Memphis signee and 2014 MLB Draft prospect, Ferguson was 6-3 with a 3.29 ERA, two complete games and two shutouts in 61.2 innings of work. In 10 starts, Ferguson struck out 59 batters against 19 walks and allowed just 16 extra-base hits in 238 at-bats. 

Carlini, a Southeastern Louisiana signee, closed his Ranger career fourth in career strikeouts with 119, punching out 59 this season against 15 walks. In 57.2 innings of work, Carlini went 3-3 with a 2.91 ERA, three complete games, two shutouts and two saves. 

Scholl, who set the all-time saves record with 11 for his career, was superb in his encore season. Scholl had a 1-0 record with six saves and a team-best 0.39 ERA in 18 innings of work, allowing just one earned run and eight hits all year. 

Delta State signee Tanner Cable was 6-2 with a 4.27 ERA in nine starts, scattering 45 strikeouts over 41 innings of work. Cable held opponents to a .230 average in 148 at-bats, allowing just 11 extra-base hits.  

T. King, a Water Valley product, hit .359 on the year with 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 36 RBIs. He added 40 runs scored and a new single-season school record 17 hit-by-pitches.

Southern Mississippi signee James Lear set a new single-season (35) and career (55) stolen base record while hitting .340 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 20 RBIs. He added a team-best 33 walks and team-high 58 runs scored from his leadoff position. 

Clark, another Bruce native, hit .308 with six doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBIs in 38 games.  

Northwest closed the year 30-16 overall and ranked 20th in the final NJCAA regular season poll. It marked a third 30-win season in the last four years under head coach Mark Carson.