April 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Jets defeat Indian Creek in baseball
By From Michael Flack-
After a scoreless first three innings the Jets finally broke through in the fourth. Senior Rory Thayer led off the inning with a bunt single. Junior Will Rose hit a sac fly to move Thayer over to third and Junior Nathan Branum hit a single left to drive Thayer in.
The Jets broke the game open jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the fifth. Sophomore Brandon Holt lead off the inning with an infield single. Sophomore Eric McMullen drove in Holt with a single to center, then McMullen scored on a ground rule double by Senior Brooks Bailey. Thayer followed up with another bunt single. Rose drove Bailey and Thayer in on a single to left and then Rose scored on a single by Senior Dalton McKinney to cap off the 5 run inning.
Indian Creek fought back in the bottom of the sixth when they hit a 3 run home run to make it a 6 to 4 game. Will Rose would pitch a scoreless 7th inning to preserve the win. Rory Thayer earned the win for the Jets while Rose picked up the save.
The Jets are now 11-5 on the season and 3-0 in the conference with a big conference game Saturday, May 9th, vs Knightstown at Hauser.
Game Stats
Brooks Bailey 1-4 / 2B / RBI
Rory Thayer 2-4 / 2 SB / 5.1 IP / 5 SO / WP
Will Rose 1-3 / 2RBI / 1.2 IP / 3 SO / Save
Nathan Branum 1-4 / RBI
Dalton McKinney 1-3 / RBI / SB
Brandon Holt 2-3 / 2 SB
Eric McMullen 1-2 / RBI[[In-content Ad]]
