Summer Baseball Seasons Close At Shootout

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Justin Poole
Thursday, July 2. 2009
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Commerce High School’s summer baseball season closed Saturday with the Tigers falling 9-8 to Elbert County in the Jackson County Shootout.

This summer both the junior varsity and varsity teams have worked to prepare themselves for next spring. Coach Steve Cotrell seemed pleased with the results.

“We had a great summer,” said Cotrell. “We improved in most of the areas that we needed to, but there are still some that we have got to get better before spring. The kids have worked hard and they have done everything that I have asked them to do.”
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Summer Shootout wraps Leopard baseball

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Justin Poole
Thursday, July 2. 2009
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The Leopards closed out the summer baseball season by participating in the inaugural Jackson County Shootout.

Jackson County’s Summer Shootout hosted 20 teams at four venues last Thursday through Saturday. Banks County’s ballpark played host to 10 games out of the 40 game series.

Opening up the Shootout for the Leopards was a Thursday match up against Oconee County. Banks County suffered a 10-0 loss to the hard hitting Oconee Warriors. [Full Story »] 

Panthers wrap up summer baseball

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Brandon Reed
Wednesday, July 1. 2009
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It was a good weekend of summer baseball for the Jackson County Panthers, as they hosted the Summer Shootout tournament for several area teams.

The Panthers’ red team went 3-0-1, with pitching performances from Ken Miller, Austin Robinson, Larry Evans and Jon Florentine.

Evans threw eight innings on the weekend without giving up a hit. [Full Story »] 

County prepares for World Series action

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Brandon Reed
Wednesday, July 1. 2009
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With about two weeks left, everything is now in full swing to prepare for the upcoming 11-year-old Dizzy Dean World Series, which will be hosted by Jackson County Parks and Recreation July 17-21.

Officials estimate between 30-40 teams from around the southeast will be taking part in the event. Already confirmed are teams from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia.

That includes two Jackson County teams and one from Jefferson. [Full Story »] 

May signs with Savannah State

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Ben Munro
Thursday, June 25. 2009
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Madison County pitcher Jack May signed a Division I baseball scholarship with Savannah State recently. [Full Story »] 

Commerce Looks For Payback In Shootout

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Justin Poole
Thursday, June 25. 2009
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Jackson County Comprehensive High School will host the inaugural Jackson County Baseball Summer Shootout, starting Thursday and running through Saturday.

East Jackson, Commerce and Banks County will also be host sites for the weekend, as 20 teams travel to the area to participate.

The first tournament game will be Thursday with Commerce taking on Jackson County at 2:30 p.m. at Tiger Field.

The Shootout follows last week’s JV and varsity doubleheaders that pitted Commerce against Jackson County.

For more see the June 24 edition of The Commerce News. [Full Story »] 

BCHS hosting part of Jackson Co. Shootout

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Justin Poole
Thursday, June 25. 2009
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Banks County is helping Jackson County Comprehensive High School host the inaugural Jackson County Baseball Summer Shootout, starting Thursday and running through Saturday.

Banks County, East Jackson and Commerce are host sites for the weekend, as 20 teams travel to the area to participate.

“This is the first time we've ever hosted a summer tournament, but we believe it's one of the things we needed to do to help get our program where we want it to be,” said JCCHS head baseball coach Tommy Fountain. “We're so excited about the teams coming in and are looking forward to a great weekend.”
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Park and rec baseball tourneys continue

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 24. 2009
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Several Jackson County park and rec baseball teams traveled around the area last weekend to take part in several Dizzy Dean district tournaments.

The Jackson County Diamondbacks came out on top of the 7-year-old division tournament over the weekend. The Diamondbacks started by defeating Dawson County, and then moved on to defeat another Jackson County team.

It was yet another Jackson County Park and Rec team that stood between the Diamondbacks and victory, but in the end, the Diamondbacks came away with the top spot on the weekend. [Full Story »] 

JCCHS to host tournament Thurs.

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 24. 2009
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Jackson County Comprehensive High School will be hosting the first annual Jackson County Baseball Summer Shootout, starting Thursday and running through Saturday.

East Jackson, Commerce and Banks County will also be host sites for the weekend, as 20 teams travel to the area to participate.

“This is the first time we’ve ever hosted a summer tournament, but we believe it’s one of the things we needed to do to help get our program where we want it to be,” said JCCHS head baseball coach Tommy Fountain. “We’re so excited about the teams coming in and are looking forward to a great weekend.” [Full Story »] 

Jefferson wins district Dizzy Dean title

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 24. 2009
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Jefferson to host tourney Friday

Jefferson’s park and rec baseball teams saw success in several places, and teams traveled around the area to take part in the Dizzy Dean district tournaments over the weekend.

Jefferson started out the 10-under tournament by defeating Jackson County Saturday morning, then moving on to defeat Towns County Saturday afternoon. Jefferson then fell to Fannin County on Monday, and was slated to faced Hall County in the losers’ bracket Tuesday evening. Results of that game were unavailable at press time. [Full Story »] 
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