South Charlotte Panthers

Kolby Epley signed his formal Letter of Intent with the College of Charleston to play baseball for the Cougars in a ceremony Friday, April 20 at Forbush HS. He has been a member of the South Charlotte Panthers for over 4 years. Kolby will begin school in the fall of 2007 following completion of his senior year with the Forbush Falcons and summer with the Panthers 07/08 team. The Forbush Falcons will be looking to defend their Western North Carolina 2A championship in the upcoming weeks having locked up their Mountain Valley Conference championship. Congratulations to Kolby and his parents Ken and Janet.

In a ceremony at Forbush High School Corey Norman signed his National Letter of Intent to attend college and play baseball for Surry College beginning next fall. Corey will take the field this spring to help lead the Forbush Falcons on their quest to return to the NC State 2A Baseball Championships. He has lettered in soccer, basketball and baseball during his high school career and will return for his senior season as the 2006 Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year in baseball. Congratulations go out to Corey and his parents; James and Veda.

Kolby Epley; 2007 Forbush High School has committed to attend school and play baseball at The College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina next season. Kolby will finish out his high school career this spring for the Forbush Falcons as they look to improve on their NC 2A State Runner up finish a year ago. Congratulations go out to Kolby and his parents Ken and Janet.

Zach Parmer is about to finish his first semester at Wofford College where he took the field this fall for the Terriors baseball team. I caught up with the "Big Unit" and got a feel for his start of college in Spartanburg; home of the Wofford Terriors. Q: What classes are you taking this semester? A: Spanish 303; Military Science 101; Chemestry 104 and Racquetball. Q: What is favorite food at school? On campus and off. A: On campus-Chic Fil A. Off campus-Wades Southern Food. Q: How did fall baseball practice go? A: Great. The pitching staffs picture will be with our shirts off to show off our great abs we built for an hour a day this fall. Q: Who is the best player on your team? A: Austin Redwine; RHP. He has been the ace for three years and will most likely be drafted this spring. Q: What surprised you most about college baseball? A: It is not nearly as intense as I thought it might be. The coaches still kid around and have a good time. Q: When does practice start after the holidays and when/who is your first game? A: Practice starts January 5. The first game is home versus Longwood on February 3. Q: Where do you live; who is your roommate and how far do you walk to class? A: Marsh Dorm, room 301. Roommate is Kyle Barnes(not a baseball player) and it only takes 8 minutes to class if I take my time. Q: What about playing for the Panthers best prepared you for the college game? A: Learning to pitch in middle relief the summer before school. foot note: The Wofford coaches asked the Panthers to utilize Zach in that role as much as possible as he projects to be in that role this spring. Q: What do you miss most about being away at school? A: Being able to go to the lake every weekend to fish. Q: How about the girls at Wofford? A: Trying to get me in trouble with Allison aren't you. Good Luck Zach; we look forward to keeping up with you this spring season. Check out earlier Panther interviews at "Panthers Making a Difference".