Left: Jammy Pierre-Louis Middle: Emily Greek Right: Tyler Borges
Pictures courtesy of Liz Casey
Jammy Pierre-Louis
Jammy Pierre-Louis is a Delray, Florida native whose plans did not go quite as planned. When Jammy first decided to attend Gulf Coast and play for the men’s basketball team, he planned to play for one year and transfer to a four-year school. The 5’11 point guard says that his freshman year was not going as planned when he was not playing as well as he wanted. Then his season was abruptly interrupted by COVID-19. Jammy took advantage of the social distancing and spent a lot of time re-evaluating his goals.
Jammy had a breakout sophomore season, but new protocols due to COVID-19 still held him back. College basketball coaches were not allowed to attend or recruit for most of the 21 season, leaving Jammy without his dream offers. Jammy is now back for his third year and is just as excited and hopeful as his freshman year. With many COVID protocols being lifted, Jammy is excited for fans to be back and the opportunity to use his last chance to get his Division I offer put on the table.
Emily Greek
Emily Greek is from Thomasville, Georgia, and feels she is taking advantage of her opportunities. The 6’2 shortstop for the Gulf Coast softball team says she has enjoyed her time here at GCSC but is very excited for the next chapter of her life. Greek quickly earned a starting position her freshman year as a shortstop, but she felt a lot of pressure when the season was cut short. This pressure came with losing the opportunity to play in front of four-year coaches when ultimately, her goal was to play at the next level.
Emily hopes she will use her extra eligibility efficiently and put them to her future goals. Greek added that not only were coaches not able to watch her play, but they did not need to. Because of the eligibility granted to all players at all levels, coaches did not need new players because no one was leaving the bigger schools. Greek felt that this added more pressure for her to be a standout player. She took this as a challenge, used it to her advantage and believes she is ready for the 2022 season. With COVID restrictions being lifted, Greek is excited to have the stands packed and the atmosphere back to normal.
Tyler Borges
Tyler Borges is a native of Tallahassee, Florida, that feels that COVID might have helped him in the long run. Borges is a second baseman for the Gulf Coast baseball team and said that COVID really “sucked” at first because it cut his freshman season short, but he ultimately came to see how he possibly benefited from it. Borges believes he could develop and grow into a baseball player who is now prepared to move on to the next level. With coaches not being able to come to games and four year schools being clogged with all the extra eligibility, Tyler saw the opportunity to continue his schooling at GC on scholarship as the best decision.
Borges also felt that COVID had affected the way he has treated baseball. The atmosphere was extremely affected when no one could attend games, but he is excited to have fans back. He said one of the weirdest things is not being able to shake hands with other players after games; this was something he had done his entire life. Tyler is excited about the 2022 season and hopefully receives his opportunity to play at the next level.
I have been happy at GCSC but I am looking forward to something new. I am ready to get the chance at the next level and have different experiences.
Its been crazy and I would’ve never expected how my time is gone but I can’t complain. I have been blessed.
