Coaching Staff
Brandon Pennington | Pitching Coach
Pennington is entering his fourth season at PRCC in the 2022-23 season and is the pitching coach for the Wildcats.
During the 2022 season, Pennington and his pitching staff were one of the best groups in the country. PRCC ranked 18th in the NJCAA in team ERA at 4.44 and 24th in strikeouts with 442.
With the help of Pennington, the Wildcats finished the 2021 season with a 3.98 ERA, which ranked fourth best in the nation. He coached NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year, Landon Gartman.
Before the cancellation of the 2020 season, the Wildcats had the best ERA in the country at 2.15.
Pennington served as the pitching coach for Paris Junior College in 2019. Pennington helped the Dragons obtain the lowest ERA the program had in six seasons with a 5.91 ERA.
Before leaving the MACJC, Pennington was an assistant coach at Meridian Community College in 2018.
He helped the Eagles to a 39-13 record on the year. Meridian came up just short of a World Series berth, losing to eventual national champion LSU Eunice in the Regional Championship. Four of the five Eagle sophomore pitchers signed division one scholarships. They also had three draft picks.
Prior to coaching at Meridian, Pennington served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of West Alabama, in 2017. In 2017 the Tigers finished as the Gulf South runner-up. During his time as graduate assistant at UWA, Pennington helped with day-to-day duties, assisted in running the pitching staff, and recruiting.
Pennington played at West Alabama for two seasons dominating on the mound and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management.
In 2015 Pennington finished fourth in the country in ERA with a 2.84.
Before signing with UWA, Pennington played for the Wildcats from 2012 to 2014.
Pennington graduated from Sumrall High School in 2011, where he was a standout pitcher helping the Bobcats win a 3A State Championship his senior season.
Dustin Slater Lott | Assistant Coach
Lott is entering his fourth season at PRCC in the 2022-23 season and is the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the Wildcats.
In 2022, Lott and his Wildcats were again one of the best teams in the NJCAA at the plate. In addition to winning the NJCAA National Championship, Pearl River claimed the MACCC and Region 23 Titles. As a team, the Wildcats held a .336 batting average, .449 on-base percentage and a .551 slugging percentage. They scored 519 runs and belted 85 home runs as a team. Lott helped coach NJCAA Division II Player of the Year, Tate Parker.
Under Lott's guidance, the Wildcats were one of the top offensive teams in the country in 2021, finishing with a .309 batting average, .427 on-base percentage, .577 slugging percentage and 90 home runs.
Lott comes to PRCC after one season at Delta State University. While at DSU, Lott served as the hitting coach, helping lead the Statesmen to a Gulf South Conference Tournament title and also a NCAA DII South II Regional title. Tied DSU record and tied for lead amongst conference teams in team overall fielding percentage with a .967 percentage.
Before arriving at Delta State, Lott coached at Meridian Community College from 2014 to 2018, while earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2016 from Mississippi State University.
In 2018 Meridian led the NJCAA in team batting average during the regular season with a .368 batting average.
Lott also attended East Central and Meridian as a student, earning his Associates Degree from Meridian in 2014.
Lott graduated from Clarkdale High School in 2012, where he also played baseball.
Lott and his wife, Melissa, married in the summer of 2018.