Media Release | June 3, 2025
PHSC Media & Communication
The Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) Bobcats Baseball Team has won the 2025 NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series Championship Game in Enid, Oklahoma, on Saturday, May 31. This World Series win marks the first national championship win in the college’s athletic history.
The PHSC Bobcats played against the number 2 seed, Pearl River, in the championship title game, finishing the game 11-7 after securing two grand slams in the bottom of the seventh inning. The first slam was completed by #8 Grant Jordan (Jesuit HS), tying the game to 7-7, and then with two outs, #20 Brandon Durfee (Land O’ Lakes HS) launched another grand slam to give the Bobcats a four-run lead.
PHSC took control of the game in the seventh, but throughout the game #27 Michael Savarese (Hernando HS) held the mound, tallying 8 strikeouts in 6.2 innings, before #6 Holden Wade (Sickles HS) closed out the game, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings without allowing a hit or a walk.
After the game, Durfee was named the tournament’s MVP and Outstanding Offensive Player, while PHSC’s recently named athletic director and head baseball coach, Lyndon Coleman, received the Coach of the Tournament Award. The NJCAA also announced the honors for the all-tournament team, naming 4 PHSC players: Jordan, #5 Fano Cruz (Viera HS), #1 Bryce Habuda (Canterbury HS) and #30 Gavin Zassenbraker (A3 Academy).
“The 2025 Bobcats may have physically won the national championship on the field, but this title belongs to everyone who has ever been a part of our program. This victory is for every player, coach, staff member, and supporter who helped build PHSC Baseball into what it is today,” said Coleman.
Learn more about the baseball team at bobcats.phsc.edu/sports/baseball
Photo: PHSC Bobocats win the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series Championship.
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