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Chiefs playoff bound after downing Plainview
Published April 9, 2010
The North Jackson Chiefs used a rally to make sure their season extends past the end of the regular season.
North Jackson rallied from a big deficit to defeat visiting Plainview 8-7 in a winner makes the playoff contest Wednesday afternoon at Stevenson Park..
The win clinched a playoff berth for the Chiefs (11-9, 4-2), who finished as the runner-up in Class 4A Area 14 to Guntersville and will travel to play the 4A Area 13 champion in a best-of-three first round playoff series beginning April 16.
“I am very proud of our team,” said North Jackson coach Dusty Roden. “We got down early, and we started battling. I told the guys to just start pecking away a little at a time and not to try and get all the runs back at one time and we would have a chance to win at the end.”
Will Richard got the win on the mound for the Chiefs. He went five innings and finished with four strikeouts. Zac Barnard, who has missed time with injury, threw two scoreless innings to close it out for North Jackson. “Zac Barnard took control of the game,” Roden said. “He threw a lot of strikes which put the batters at a disadvantage.”
Roden also bragged on North Jackson’s defense in the late innings.
“We got some big plays defensively late in the game,” Roden said. “Will Richard made a great catch in short right and Matt Payne scooped up the final out at first (base).”
Ryan Smith went 1-for-3 with three RBIs at the plate for North Jackson while Brandon Smith was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Zach Hammontree went 1-for-4 and scored a run while Robbie Padgett and Trent Chisenall scored two runs apiece.
“One thing I know from this group is that they will battle to the end,” Roden said. “We have had several guys step up each game. It has been a team effort each and every game.”
• Fort Payne 3, Scottsboro 2 — At Scottsboro, Fort Payne edged the Wildcats in Game 1 of doubleheader on Wednesday to end Scottsboro’s playoff hopes.
Fort Payne, the area champion, scored runs in the first, second and sixth. Scottsboro tallied runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Caleb Brown doubled and drove in a run for the Wildcats while David Gonder had an RBI single. Zach Mardis, Holden Beck and Morgan Lockmiller each had a hit while Trey Brizendine and Cole Border scored runs.
Lockmiller represented the tying run after a pinch-hit double in the bottom of the seventh, but was left stranded.
Bo McLaughlin took the tough-luck loss on the mound. He pitched a complete game and gave up three runs on six hits while striking out four.
“Bo threw a gem...really pitched his heart out,” said Scottsboro coach Scott Dobbins. “I hate that we couldn’t score for him.”
• Fort Payne 6, Scottsboro 4 — At Scottsboro in Game 2 of a doubleheader, visiting Fort Payne rallied from a 4-2 deficit to win.
Scottsboro (13-11) scored all of its runs in the first inning. Fort Payne scored in the first, two in the third and one each in the fourth and seventh.
Morgan Lockmiller had a double and two RBIs for the Wildcats while Ethan Smith had a single, a run scored and an RBI.
Cole Border and Holden Beck both singled and scored a run while Caleb Brown, Zach Mardis and Philip Jones all singled.
Schedule note — The Scottsboro Baseball Program will celebrate “Senior Day” on Saturday when it hosts Pisgah at 1 p.m.
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