Monday, April 15, 2013

Jackets Lose Another Heartbreaker To Gainesville, April 16, 2013

By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 16, 2013

LEESBURG - Gainesville earned its second victory over the Jackets in four days 7-6. Leesburg scored five runs in the second inning to take a 5-2 lead. Senior Case Harrison had another big day against the Jackets going 2 for 5 at the plate and scored 2 of the Hurricanes 7 runs.

“Before he got hurt, he was the catalyst for our offense,” Gainesville coach Adam Souilliard said.

Gainesville High School Senior Case Harrison

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Harrison — who will play on the UF football team in the fall as a preferred walk-on.

Kyle Brana started and took the loss for the Yellow Jackets (7-14).

Brana (1-1) gave up seven runs — three earned — on eight hits and struck out six.

Tanner Long had three hits for the Yellow Jackets and three RBIs. Sawyer Free had two hits.

With its second win over Leesburg in a week Gainesville moved two places to No. 2 in the district standings.The Hurricanes improve their record to 8-15 (4-4) on the season. Gainesville will return to action on April 16 against Bradford in a non-district matchup.

The Jackets will return to action on April 15 at The Villages Charter School in a non-district matchup.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

FHSAA Baseball Class 6A District 5 Standings, April 10, 2013

Gainesville Beats Leesburg In Extra Innings, April 10, 2013

Gainesville will visit Pat Thomas Stadium/Buddy Lowe Field in Venetian Gardens April 12 in a Class 6A District 5 game.

By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 10, 2013

GAINESVILLE - The Purple Hurricanes of Gainesville High School overcame 4 errors to beat the Jackets 8-7 in extra innings Monday in Gainesville. Senior Case Harrison led the Purple Hurricanes with 4 hits. The loss drop the Jackets record to 5-13 (2-5) on the season.

The Jackets will get a chance to redeem themselves when they host Gainesville April 12 at Pat Thomas Memorial Stadium/Buddy Lowe Field.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Leesburg Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Umatilla, April 2, 2013

By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 2, 2013

LEESBURG - The Bulldogs of Umatilla High School picked up a 11-9 win over the Jackets at Buddy Lowe/Pat Thomas Memorial Stadium Monday night. Umatilla took early 6-1 lead and held on the hand the Jackets their 12th loss on the season.

The Jackets will try to get back into the winning column on April 9th when they travel to Gainesville to take on the Hurricanes in a Class 6A District 5 matchup.