by
Marcus Wirth
The
Jac-Cen-Del Varsity baseball
team used three pitchers to throw
a no hitter against the Cougars
at South Decatur on May 17. The
Eagles scored two runs in the
first and added five more in
the second. Jac-Cen-Del scored
a run in the third and tacked
on two in the fourth and fifth
innings.
The
Eagles won the game by a score
of 12-0. Brandon Gehl was the
starting and winning pitcher.
He threw two innings with three
strikeouts and Adam Vollmer threw
an inning with one strikeout.
Adam Peetz, Kyle Horan, and Daniel
Leonetti were all 1-2. Peetz
had two RBI's and scored a run.
Horan knocked in a run and scored
two, and Leonetti had an RBI.
The Eagles are now 13-5 on the
season.
JCD
vs. Milan Indians
On
May 18 the team defeated the
Milan Indians at home. Milan
scored four runs in the first.
The Eagles cut into the lead
scoring three runs in the bottom
of the inning. Then the flood
gates opened in the second when
the Eagles erupted for a fourteen
run second inning. The Eagles
then cooled off only scoring
five runs in the third. The Indians
added a run in the fourth for
a final scored of 22-5.
Chip
Schuler had a home run, three
RBI's and scored three runs.
Tyler Bradshaw also hit a home
run down the left field line
with two RBI's and crossed the
plate three times. Daniel Leonetti
was the third and final Eagle
to homer, going 2-4 with 4 RBI's.
Adam Peetz and Kyle Horan were
both 3-3 and scored 3 runs. Peetz
was the winning pitcher giving
up four runs and two strikeouts
in two innings.
JCD
at Morristown Tourney
On
the weekend of May 20 and 21
the team traveled up to Morristown
to compete in the Morristown
Tourney. The tourney included
Oldenburg, Heritage Christian,
and Morristown. The tournament
was round robin format in which
every team played each other.
The
Eagles drew Oldenburg in the
first game. The Twisters scored
a run in the top of the first
while the Eagles scored three
in the bottom of the first. Oldenburg
cut into the lead with a run
in the second. Jac-Cen-Del scored
two more in the fourth. Oldenburg
scored one more in the sixth
and the Eagles scored five in
their half of the sixth inning
for a 10-3 win.
Adam
Peetz pitched a complete game
and was the winning pitcher,
giving up three runs, all earned.
Adam Vollmer, Blake Billman,
and Adam Peetz were all 2-4.
Peetz and Billman each had two
RBI's.
The
Eagles then played the host school,
the Morristown Yellow Jackets.
Jac-Cen-Del scored two runs in
the second. Morristown scored
one in the fourth. The Eagles
then erupted for a nine run fourth
inning and a final score of 11-1.
Tyler Bradshaw had nine strikeouts
and pitched five innings to pick
up the win. Bryan Schwanholt
was 2-2 with two RBI's and three
runs scored. Kyle Horan was 2-3
and also had 2 RBI's and 2 runs
scored.
In the final game the Eagles played Heritage Christian on the morning
of May 21. The Heritage Christian Eagles scored one run in the
first. Jac-Cen-Del scored a run in the fifth. Heritage Christian
answered back with a run of their own in the bottom of the fifth.
Heritage Christian added two more in the sixth. The Jac-Cen-Del
Eagles tried to tie it up in the seventh scoring two runs, but
fell short for a 4-3 loss.
Brandon
Gehl was the losing pitcher throwing
six innings giving up four runs,
three earned. Chip Schuler was
3-4 and scored twice and Tyler
Bradshaw was 2-4. The Eagles
are now 16-6 on the season.
JCD
vs. North Decatur Chargers
On
May 23 the Jac-Cen-Del baseball
team faced the Chargers of North
Decatur at home. The Eagles scored
two runs in the third and tacked
on seven more in the fourth inning.
Chargers finally put a run on
the board in the fifth, but the
Eagles scored two in their half
of the fifth to pick up the win
11-1.
Adam
Vollmer was 2-3 with three runs
scored and an RBI. Justin Huff
picked up the win by only giving
up one run off four hits in five
innings. Huff also had two RBI's
and was 3-3. The Eagles are now
17-6 on the season.
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