July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Kyle Selvey turned toward the third-base dugout and pumped his first after his final throw of the game smacked firmly into Nick Clemens’ glove.
Catcher Josh Lykins wrapped his arms around his classmate, and the rest of the Patriots quickly swarmed their pitcher as well.
Then the attention shifted to Kyle’s father. Fans streamed onto the field to congratulate Lea Selvey, whose players emptied the contents of a water cooler over his head.
On the field named for his grandfather, Kyle’s no-hitter gave Lea his 400th career win Saturday as Jay County defeated the visiting Winchester Golden Falcons 7-0 to finish off a doubleheader sweep.
“Just winning feels good,” said Lea Selvey, whose team took the opening game 13-2 in five innings. “Honestly I was more excited for the no-hitter.
“Four hundred just means I’ve been here a long time. It means I’m old,” he added, laughing.
Kyle Selvey finished off the no-hitter himself, tracking down a dribbler in front of the plate on the third-base line at Don E. Selvey Field. He turned and fired to Clemens at first base, his throw beating Cullen Hall by a couple of steps for the final out.
The junior struck out four batters as he faced just three more than the minimum. He gave up four walks, one of which was erased by a double play in the fourth inning.
“It felt great to know that I got dad’s 400th win on a no-hitter,” Kyle Selvey said. “It felt amazing.
“It’s probably one of the best feelings I’ve had.”
Lea Selvey is in his 25th season coaching the Patriots and has led them to five sectional titles, the last of which came in 2007. His teams won regional championships in 1992 and ’93.
The Patriots (4-4) played strong defense in the second game against Winchester, the lone error coming on a dropped third strike that Lykins quickly turned into an out with a toss to Clemens. Selvey induced ground ball after ground ball from the Golden Falcons (1-10), who hit the ball out of the infield just once on a fly out to center fielder Alex Dunn.
Tanner Reynolds fielded a grounder up the middle in the fourth inning, stepped on second base and tossed to Clemens for a double play. Selvey slipped on the mound after fielding a ground ball in the sixth, but made a sitting throw to first base for the final out of the frame. Clemens came up with a diving catch in foul territory for the second-to-last out of the game, and then Selvey retired Hall to finish off the no-hitter.
“A couple of times we got out of jams with double plays,” said Lea Selvey, whose team finished with three double plays for the day. “Nick (Clemens), when he dove for the ball there at the end, it was a good play. He had to dive to get it. That was an important out.
“I think they’re all starting to relax.”
Jason Houston led the Patriot offense with two hits, including a double, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base. Lykins and Kyle Selvey each had two hits, a run and an RBI.
JCHS trailed briefly 1-0 in the opener before Lea Selvey gathered his players for a chat prior to their at bat in the bottom of the second inning. He urged his Patriots to be patient at the plate, advice that led to seven walks in the next two innings. All of those walks resulted in runs.
“Let’s not help them out. We popped up on two (high) pitches,” Lea Selvey said he told the team. “We talked about plate discipline and hitting strikes.
“They did that and they got some walks. … We put the ball in play.”
Houston drove in two runs with a double in the nine-run second inning and also scored twice. Dunn had a single, two runs and two RBIs, Welsey Hibbard went 2-for-2 with two runs, Toby McCallister drove in two runs and Reynolds scored twice.
“We’re a young team. … We had a couple of guys sick this morning … so we had to go a little bit deeper with our pitching,” said Winchester coach Jeff Clark. “Our first pitcher couldn’t go. His arm was sore. … So we had to go a little bit deeper.”
Houston got the win, striking out five batters while allowing two runs in four innings. Chaz Carroll tossed one scoreless inning of relief.
Dakota Osborne and Bryant Clark suffered the losses for Winchester. Clark went 2-for-3 with a run in the opener.
Junior varsity
WINCHESTER — Jay County used a nine-run third inning on the way to an 18-3, five-inning victory over the Golden Falcons in the opener, and then took game two 6-1.
Zach Pryor returned from a concussion to lead the Patriots in the opener, going 2-for-3 with three runs. Nate Brackman added two hits and two runs, and Levi Stant scored three times.
Lance Ferguson had a single, a double and an RBI in game two.
Chandler Jacks struck out seven batters in four innings to take the win in the opener. Austin Beasley struck out for batters in four innings for the game-two win.[[In-content Ad]]
Catcher Josh Lykins wrapped his arms around his classmate, and the rest of the Patriots quickly swarmed their pitcher as well.
Then the attention shifted to Kyle’s father. Fans streamed onto the field to congratulate Lea Selvey, whose players emptied the contents of a water cooler over his head.
On the field named for his grandfather, Kyle’s no-hitter gave Lea his 400th career win Saturday as Jay County defeated the visiting Winchester Golden Falcons 7-0 to finish off a doubleheader sweep.
“Just winning feels good,” said Lea Selvey, whose team took the opening game 13-2 in five innings. “Honestly I was more excited for the no-hitter.
“Four hundred just means I’ve been here a long time. It means I’m old,” he added, laughing.
Kyle Selvey finished off the no-hitter himself, tracking down a dribbler in front of the plate on the third-base line at Don E. Selvey Field. He turned and fired to Clemens at first base, his throw beating Cullen Hall by a couple of steps for the final out.
The junior struck out four batters as he faced just three more than the minimum. He gave up four walks, one of which was erased by a double play in the fourth inning.
“It felt great to know that I got dad’s 400th win on a no-hitter,” Kyle Selvey said. “It felt amazing.
“It’s probably one of the best feelings I’ve had.”
Lea Selvey is in his 25th season coaching the Patriots and has led them to five sectional titles, the last of which came in 2007. His teams won regional championships in 1992 and ’93.
The Patriots (4-4) played strong defense in the second game against Winchester, the lone error coming on a dropped third strike that Lykins quickly turned into an out with a toss to Clemens. Selvey induced ground ball after ground ball from the Golden Falcons (1-10), who hit the ball out of the infield just once on a fly out to center fielder Alex Dunn.
Tanner Reynolds fielded a grounder up the middle in the fourth inning, stepped on second base and tossed to Clemens for a double play. Selvey slipped on the mound after fielding a ground ball in the sixth, but made a sitting throw to first base for the final out of the frame. Clemens came up with a diving catch in foul territory for the second-to-last out of the game, and then Selvey retired Hall to finish off the no-hitter.
“A couple of times we got out of jams with double plays,” said Lea Selvey, whose team finished with three double plays for the day. “Nick (Clemens), when he dove for the ball there at the end, it was a good play. He had to dive to get it. That was an important out.
“I think they’re all starting to relax.”
Jason Houston led the Patriot offense with two hits, including a double, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base. Lykins and Kyle Selvey each had two hits, a run and an RBI.
JCHS trailed briefly 1-0 in the opener before Lea Selvey gathered his players for a chat prior to their at bat in the bottom of the second inning. He urged his Patriots to be patient at the plate, advice that led to seven walks in the next two innings. All of those walks resulted in runs.
“Let’s not help them out. We popped up on two (high) pitches,” Lea Selvey said he told the team. “We talked about plate discipline and hitting strikes.
“They did that and they got some walks. … We put the ball in play.”
Houston drove in two runs with a double in the nine-run second inning and also scored twice. Dunn had a single, two runs and two RBIs, Welsey Hibbard went 2-for-2 with two runs, Toby McCallister drove in two runs and Reynolds scored twice.
“We’re a young team. … We had a couple of guys sick this morning … so we had to go a little bit deeper with our pitching,” said Winchester coach Jeff Clark. “Our first pitcher couldn’t go. His arm was sore. … So we had to go a little bit deeper.”
Houston got the win, striking out five batters while allowing two runs in four innings. Chaz Carroll tossed one scoreless inning of relief.
Dakota Osborne and Bryant Clark suffered the losses for Winchester. Clark went 2-for-3 with a run in the opener.
Junior varsity
WINCHESTER — Jay County used a nine-run third inning on the way to an 18-3, five-inning victory over the Golden Falcons in the opener, and then took game two 6-1.
Zach Pryor returned from a concussion to lead the Patriots in the opener, going 2-for-3 with three runs. Nate Brackman added two hits and two runs, and Levi Stant scored three times.
Lance Ferguson had a single, a double and an RBI in game two.
Chandler Jacks struck out seven batters in four innings to take the win in the opener. Austin Beasley struck out for batters in four innings for the game-two win.[[In-content Ad]]
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