The South Arkansas College Stars will travel to Enid, Oklahoma this weekend for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series, an incredible feat for a baseball team still in its infancy.
From the time he began his high school career at Parkers Chapel to the present day at South Arkansas College, Trace Shoup has always been the guy that’s been counted on to deliver and one that opposing pitchers don’t like seeing in the batter’s box, especially in key spots.
When South Arkansas College began the 2023 season, coach Cannon Lester had a pretty good idea of who his starters would be with the majority of them being holdovers from the Stars’ debut season. What he didn’t know exactly was how the freshmen would fit into the picture.