July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Miscues hurt Jay County (04/19/06)
JCHS baseball
Miscues hurt Jay County (04/19/06)
By By RAY COONEY-
The Class 3A No. 7 Norwell Knights had just four more hits than Jay County.
But that handful of hits combined with some Patriot blunders for a wide margin of victory. Half of Norwell’s runs were unearned as it defeated the Jay County baseball team 10-0 Tuesday.
“Our lack of offense is putting so much pressure on the defense right now,” said JCHS coach Lea Selvey, whose team dropped to 3-5. “They have to make every play and they’re not playing relaxed.”
The Knights (7-1) finished with just seven hits, but wreaked havoc when they did get on base. And they executed several plays to perfection.
In the first inning they simply put the ball in play. Kreigh Williams reached base on an error to lead off the game and Scott Woodward followed with a walk. The pair stole their way to second and third base respectively — the first of 10 stolen bases on the game for the visiting team — and Rhett Goodmiller and Blake Gehring each came through with RBI ground outs.
Goodmiller doubled and Gehring and Ryne Otis each had walks to load the bases with one out in the fourth inning. Norwell went for the squeeze bunt, successfully scoring Goodmiller from third base as both pitcher Josh Atkinson and catcher Josh Ludy chased down the ball. Then the Patriots were late covering first base and the throw sailed into right field to bring Gehring home.
The Knights scored another run on a double-steal in the fifth inning, and capped off the game with a home run by Andrew Gerz in the seventh.
“We haven’t hit the ball real well early this season, so we’ve had to be able to do a few of those things,” said Norwell coach Kelby Weybright of the bunt and steals. “It worked out for us.”
Clay Dafforn had two hits, two RBIs and a run for the Knights before giving way to Gerz. Williams and Gehring each scored twice.
Josh Atkinson was saddled with the defeat, although both he and Otis had no-hitters through the first three innings.
Five of the eight runs scored against Atkinson were unearned. He allowed five hits and five walks in five innings.
Otis got the win, but left early because of control problems. Jamie Feldheiser finished off the shutout.
“I just don’t think he made the adjustment,” said Weybright of Otis, who was making his first start. “I don’t think he ever got in a groove. Feldheiser came in and did a real nice job.”
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, Jay County had a chance in the bottom as sophomore Luke Goetz led off with a walk. But the next two batters struck out, and Goetz was caught stealing for the third out as he tried to get into scoring position for the clean-up hitting Ludy.
The Patriots also had the bases loaded with one out in the second inning thanks to walks by Ludy, Casey Waters and Cory Locke. But Josh Selvey grounded into a 1-2-3 double play to end the threat.
Locke was the only consistent offensive threat for Jay County. The senior right fielder reached base in each of his three plate appearances. He walked in the first inning, had a lead-off infield single in the fifth and a single to right field in the seventh.
Josh Shatto had the only other hit for the Patriots.
“They’re a good team ... and you’re not going to get a whole lot of opportunities,” said Selvey. “We had chances early.”
Junior varsity
WINCHESTER — Jay County won a shootout with the Winchester Golden Falcons Tuesday, scoring eight times in the sixth inning of a 15-11 victory.
The Patriots (4-2) trailed 7-4, but took control for good with their big sixth inning. Winchester got to within 12-9 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, but Jay County responded with three runs in the top of the seventh on the way to the win.
Trey Dunn and Billy Wellman each went 4-for-5 to lead the Patriot offense. Wellman had a pair of doubles and scored twice, and Dunn doubled and scored three times.
Derek Barnett got the win as he gave up four unearned runs in 22/3 innings of relief.[[In-content Ad]]
But that handful of hits combined with some Patriot blunders for a wide margin of victory. Half of Norwell’s runs were unearned as it defeated the Jay County baseball team 10-0 Tuesday.
“Our lack of offense is putting so much pressure on the defense right now,” said JCHS coach Lea Selvey, whose team dropped to 3-5. “They have to make every play and they’re not playing relaxed.”
The Knights (7-1) finished with just seven hits, but wreaked havoc when they did get on base. And they executed several plays to perfection.
In the first inning they simply put the ball in play. Kreigh Williams reached base on an error to lead off the game and Scott Woodward followed with a walk. The pair stole their way to second and third base respectively — the first of 10 stolen bases on the game for the visiting team — and Rhett Goodmiller and Blake Gehring each came through with RBI ground outs.
Goodmiller doubled and Gehring and Ryne Otis each had walks to load the bases with one out in the fourth inning. Norwell went for the squeeze bunt, successfully scoring Goodmiller from third base as both pitcher Josh Atkinson and catcher Josh Ludy chased down the ball. Then the Patriots were late covering first base and the throw sailed into right field to bring Gehring home.
The Knights scored another run on a double-steal in the fifth inning, and capped off the game with a home run by Andrew Gerz in the seventh.
“We haven’t hit the ball real well early this season, so we’ve had to be able to do a few of those things,” said Norwell coach Kelby Weybright of the bunt and steals. “It worked out for us.”
Clay Dafforn had two hits, two RBIs and a run for the Knights before giving way to Gerz. Williams and Gehring each scored twice.
Josh Atkinson was saddled with the defeat, although both he and Otis had no-hitters through the first three innings.
Five of the eight runs scored against Atkinson were unearned. He allowed five hits and five walks in five innings.
Otis got the win, but left early because of control problems. Jamie Feldheiser finished off the shutout.
“I just don’t think he made the adjustment,” said Weybright of Otis, who was making his first start. “I don’t think he ever got in a groove. Feldheiser came in and did a real nice job.”
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, Jay County had a chance in the bottom as sophomore Luke Goetz led off with a walk. But the next two batters struck out, and Goetz was caught stealing for the third out as he tried to get into scoring position for the clean-up hitting Ludy.
The Patriots also had the bases loaded with one out in the second inning thanks to walks by Ludy, Casey Waters and Cory Locke. But Josh Selvey grounded into a 1-2-3 double play to end the threat.
Locke was the only consistent offensive threat for Jay County. The senior right fielder reached base in each of his three plate appearances. He walked in the first inning, had a lead-off infield single in the fifth and a single to right field in the seventh.
Josh Shatto had the only other hit for the Patriots.
“They’re a good team ... and you’re not going to get a whole lot of opportunities,” said Selvey. “We had chances early.”
Junior varsity
WINCHESTER — Jay County won a shootout with the Winchester Golden Falcons Tuesday, scoring eight times in the sixth inning of a 15-11 victory.
The Patriots (4-2) trailed 7-4, but took control for good with their big sixth inning. Winchester got to within 12-9 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, but Jay County responded with three runs in the top of the seventh on the way to the win.
Trey Dunn and Billy Wellman each went 4-for-5 to lead the Patriot offense. Wellman had a pair of doubles and scored twice, and Dunn doubled and scored three times.
Derek Barnett got the win as he gave up four unearned runs in 22/3 innings of relief.[[In-content Ad]]
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