Eight Pensacola State College student-athletes struck major deals on Monday, April 24, when they committed to Division I, Division II, NAIA and NAICU colleges and universities.
“This is truly the most exciting day of the year for me as a coach and administrator,” said Bryan Lewallyn, PSC Athletic Director and head baseball coach, speaking at the signing ceremony in the Donn Peery Room in Hartsell Arena on the Pensacola campus.
“What we’re celebrating today are the student-athletes who have grown and found success at PSC and who will now move on and continue their education and playing careers.”
The student-athlete signees are:
* Baseball players Colton Ryals, who committed to the University of Louisiana Lafayette, and Andreaus Lewis II, to Manhattan College.
An infielder and outfielder, Ryals is from Blountstown and a graduate of Blountstown High School. In 2022, he was selected to the FCSAA All-Panhandle Conference Second Team.
A catcher, Lewis is from Atlanta and a graduate of Winder-Barrow High School.
* Men’s basketball players Zondrick Garrett and Nieagell Sturkey who signed letters of intent to Texas A&M University-Commerce and Harris-Stowe State University, respectively.
A forward for the Pirates, Garrett is from Oxford, Alabama, and an Oxford High graduate.
After transferring from the University of South Alabama, Garrett earned First Team All-Panhandle Conference honors during his first season with the Pirates.
Sturkey, a forward, is from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a graduate of Tyner Academy. He also attended NTSI Prep.
* Softball players Tori Ratigan and Emma Brown who committed to Nova Southeastern University and Dordt University, respectively.
A shortstop and second baseman, Ratigan is from Spring Hill and a Nature Coast Technical High School graduate.
As a freshman, Ratigan was named to the FCSAA First Team All-State, FCSAA All-Panhandle Conference First Team, and the Second Team NFCA All-Region Team. She also was named to the FCSAA All-Panhandle Conference First Team her sophomore year.
Brown, a shortstop, is from Clarksville, Tennessee, and a graduate of Rossview High School.
* Women’s basketball player Ja’Miyah Bryant who signed with Hofstra University.
A guard and forward, Bryant is from Pensacola and a Booker T. Washington High School graduate. In 2022, she was selected to the FCSAA All-Panhandle Conference Second Team.
* Volleyball player Tiana Curry who committed to Savannah State University. Curry is from Tallahassee and a graduate of Lincoln High School.
Curry also was selected a 2023 PSC Student Excellence Awards Program Scholar for Athletic Training.
* Also, Julia Nevue signed with the College of Coastal Georgia after the fall 2022 semester. Nevue, majoring in nursing, was the starting libero for the Pirates for two seasons.