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College Baseball Program of the Day #022: Chipola College Indians ⚾ 82 home runs. A .320 team average. A .453 team OBP. 45 wins. That was Chipola in 2026, and they still were not in Grand Junction. Chipola, a JUCO in Marianna, Florida, is one of the best player development programs in the country at any level. 2026 Season - 45-13 overall, 28-5 at home - FCSAA (Region VIII) Division I state runner-up - 531 runs in 58 games, .320 AVG, .453 OBP, .532 SLG, 82 HR - Left out of the 10-team JUCO World Series, which has no at-large bids, after a season local media called "easily among the best in the country" The Resume - 3 national championships: 2007, 2017, 2018 - 6 state/Region VIII titles: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 - 14 Panhandle Conference titles - In 2017, 11 Chipola players were drafted, tied with Stanford, Texas and Michigan for the most of any school in the country Pro Pipeline - MLB All-Stars who came through Chipola: Jose Bautista (6x), Russell Martin (4x), Patrick Corbin (2x), Adam Duvall - Other big leaguers include Tyler Flowers, Andrew Toles, Jose Caballero, Bowden Francis and Luis Guerrero - First-round picks: Adam Loewen (2003), Alan Horne (2004), LeVon Washington (2010), Cam Collier (2022) - 2026 MLB Draft: Chipola led every FCSAA school with 3 current or former players picked: Rob Evans (Padres, Rd 12), Miguel Hugas (Orioles, Rd 14) and Dallas Moran (Cardinals, Rd 16) - Lucas Elissalt and Edian Espinal are both ranked among the Detroit Tigers' Top 30 prospects The Staff - Head coach Jeff Johnson is entering his 31st season. 3x national champion, 3x NJCAA Coach of the Year, NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2022), Florida Sports Hall of Fame (2023), and he picked up career win No. 1,000 in February 2024 - Rush Hixon, pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, has helped develop draft picks like JeanPierre Ortiz (Reds) and Lucas Elissalt (Tigers) - Hitting and catching coach @Evan_Hylek came over from Wabash Valley, where he was recruiting coordinator during back-to-back Region 24 titles and a 2025 JUCO World Series runner-up finish @Chipola_BSB @ChipolaNation @Evan_Hylek National Baseball Recruiting | @NatlBBRecruit