Wolfe 9 Jackson City 4

[jr92]

Wolfe clinches #1 seed in 55th District with hard fought win. Sparks pitches a great game, going the distance. "Sparky" gave up 3 earned runs on 4 hits, striking out 6. Chris Stamper and Chase Nickel each hit solo homers, with Nickel, Johnny Ratliff, and Dustin Drake all getting 3 hits apiece.

[lucky13]

Congrats to Wolfe Co. on a good win. Our Tigers hung in there and tried to keep things going all the way to the end. A good effort by Jackson's freshman pitcher Gentry Hayes. In a big game, he stayed cool under pressure with 7 strike-outs. Congratulations to senior Chase Thompson and sophomore Jackie Clemons on their homeruns.

[lucky13]

by the way, how hard can sparky throw? just wondering

[jr92]

I'd really like to acknowlege the great effort by the Tigers; they fought hard in both games against Wolfe to the end. The home runs by Clemons and Thompson were huge, Chase's two run shot in the fifth inning made it a 6-3 game and really gave the Wolves a scare. The Hayes kid pitched a great game and I think he has a good future ahead of him. Jackson has the potential to cause some real problems in the 55th District Tournament.

[jr92]

by the way, how hard can sparky throw? just wondering

Sparky was clocked last winter in the low 70's. I'd day he is thowing a little harder than that at this point. He is certainly not overpowering, but the lefty can cause problems for hitters if he throws strikes. His fastball has a lot of movement on it, and if he has control of his curveball can be a very effective pitcher.