NOLAND SIGNS WITH ST. LOUIS 6-16-08
 

MORE NEWS FROM THE DELTA STATE CAMPUS, THIS FROM THE BASEBALL DIAMOND WHERE STATESMEN CATCHER RICKEY NOLAND HAS SIGNED WITH THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.  THIS SPRING DURING HIS SENIOR SEASON NOLAND BATTED FOUR HUNDRED, HIT 14 HOME RUNS, AND COLLECTED 53 RBI'S EN ROUTE TO BEING NAMED GSC WEST DIVISION CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND A THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN.  HE BEGINS PLAY IN THE RED BIRDS FARM SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR THE JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS OF THE APPALACHIAN LEAGUE TODAY.