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.

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.

1977 FHSAA Class 3A Baseball State Champions, Leesburg High School

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6A District 5 league recap: 3/27/13 

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Darren Kelly was the top pitcher in 6A District 5 this week, leading Vanguard. He struck out 11 batters this week.

Leesburg had a successful week, as it won two total games to lead the league. The Yellowjackets beat the Knights 2-1. READ MORE CLICK HERE

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Jacket Rally Falls Short As Parkers Win 7-4, April 20, 1960

Sports Staff
Daily Commercial
April 20, 1960

The Leesburg Yellow Jacket baseball squad traveled to Harper-Shepherd Field in Winter Park Yesterday, but dropped a 7 to 4 decision to Winter Park High.

The Parkers got their margin of victory in a big fourth and sixth innings, scoring three runs in each.

A seventh-inning Leesburg rally produced two runs - but fell short of catching the Parkers five-run advantage at that point.

Batteries for Leesburg were Cyrus Huff and Bates. Williams and Hartung were the Winter Park batteries.

Here is the line score:
Leesburg     001 100 2 - 4  3  1
Winter Park     001 303 x - 7  8  3    

1960 Leesburg High School Varsity baseball Team

1960 Leesburg High School Yellow Jackets Varsity Baseball Team

FIRST ROW: Donald Hoornstra, Dickie Huff, Randy Brown, Lynn Bates.

SECOND ROW: Douglas Mumford, Johnny Ward, Buddy Stone, Jerry Emerson, Barry Stegall, Mike Cyrus, Lee Evans, Manager.