July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Former Portland Rocket powers Roosters to victory (06/04/03)

Local Roundup

Given his first real chance, Tommy Pearce exploded onto the Frontier League scene recently.

Pearce, who spent the past two summers breaking team records while playing for the Portland Rockets, carried the Richmond Roosters to a 9-2 victory over the Kalamazoo Kings Sunday.

In the first eight games of the year, Pearce had played sparingly with just a single hit. However, he went wild when he got into the contest against Kalamazoo, putting the rosters on the board with a two-out RBI single in the first inning.

He followed with a bigger hit when he stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning. Despite slipping behind in the count 0-2, he crushed a grand slam over the wall in right field to complete a five-RBI game.

Pearce, a Marion native, has seen action in six games for far this year as Richmond has opened at 6-4. He is hitting .267 with one run and five RBIs.

He has a .467 slugging percentage and a .313 on base percentage.

Soccer schedule

More soccer open gyms have been added to the schedule at the Jay Community Center.

Open gyms for sixth through eighth graders will be Tuesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. They will be held for fourth through sixth graders Wednesday, June 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.

There will also be open gyms for 7- and 8-year-olds Monday, June 9 from 1 to 2 p.m., 9-12-year-olds Tuesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 12-14-year-olds Wednesday, June 11 from 1 to 3 p.m.

There is no cost to attend the open gyms. For more information, contact Troy Shimp at (260) 726-9446 or [email protected].

Tractor pulls

There will be a truck and tractor pull Saturday, June 21 at Limberlost pulling track in Geneva.

The weigh-in for tractors will be at 8 a.m., with pulling from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The weigh-in for trucks will begin at 5 p.m., with pulling to start at 6 p.m.

For more information call (260) 368-7712 or (260) 368-9202.

Sports banquet

The Jay County High School spring sports banquet will be Thursday, June 12 at 6 p.m. in the JCHS commons.

Baseball and softball players are asked to bring casseroles and side dishes, track athletes are asked to bring desserts, and tennis players and golfers should bring salads. For more information, call (260) 726-9806.[[In-content Ad]]
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