Great job hitting tonight by the Tigers. SS Ryan Cline hits an inside the park homerun in the top of the 1st to get the Tigers ahead. Jeff battled back to take the lead 3-2. St.X scores 4 in the top of the 6th off several base hits and several great bunts. The Tigers tacked on another run in the top of the 7th off of an Eric Burke homerun to center. Jeff added two homeruns of their own during the game and they hit the ball very hard.

 

Brent Sweeney started on the hill for X and looked good the first couple innings, but then Jeff started hitting the ball and he started to lose focus. Kyle Just came in in relief of Sweeney and pitched a pretty good ball game the rest of the way.

 

X posted 8 runs, 13 hits, and no errors.

 

Good hard fought win for the Tigers on the road!

Jeff is a very solid team from Indiana. I believe they are ranked in the top 10 in the 4a state rankings in Indiana.

I didn't know anything about Jeff going into last night. But after watching them play, I was very impressed with them. They have great size and hit the ball very hard from top to bottom. They are one of those teams that no matter how far up you are on them, your lead is never really safe. That is what Coach John Jefferson said in the courier-journal " I was never comfortable in this game." I dont know who the pitcher was for Jeff, but after a rock 1st inning he settled in.

 

I don't know much about IN baseball this year, but the teams that X has played (Jeff, Madisonville, Vincennes, and Indianpolis Cathedral) have all been very solid.

 

Hopefully this extremely tough schedule, both in state and out of state, will help X come playoff time.:thumb: