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TRI-LAKES EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REVIEW
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SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
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BRYANT HORNETS
BASEBALL
Conference: 7A/6A Central
Coach: Kirk Bock
Assistant coaches: Travis Queck and Stephen
Tharp
2014 record: 33-2 overall; 13-1 in conference Returning starters: Five
Best hitter for average: Drew Tipton and Jason
Hastings
Best power hitter: Blake Patterson and Evan
Lee
Best fielder: Jake East and Brandan Warner Best speed: Tipton, Lee and Seth Tucker
Best arm: Blaine Knight, Lee and Warner Best pitcher: Knight, Lee and Patterson College prospects: Tipton, Knight, Trey Breed-
ing, Hastings, Warner, Patterson and Lee Expectations for the 2015 season: The Bryant Hornets have won three of the last five Class 7A state championships. In 2015, they will bring back approximately 95 percent of the innings pitched from last year’s state championship team led by seniors Knight, Patterson and Hastings, coach Kirk Bock said. Knight, an Arkansas commit, was Class 7A state tournament MVP and a 2014 Louisville Slugger All-American. He went 11-0 with a 0.32 ERA in his junior season, the coach said. Junior
of Tipton, Breeding and Warner to improve on last year’s state championship. Tipton, who earned a 2014 Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American award, will likely lead off after hitting .402 with nine doubles, three triples and a home run, as well as 17 stolen bases last year. “To have success this year, [we] will need to fill key positions on defense, continue to improve upon their offensive approach and focus on pitching and defense,” Bock said. The Hornets have made the finals in four of the past five years and expect to make another run at a state championship.
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SOFTBALL
Conference: 7A/6A Central
Coach: Debbie Clark
Assistant coaches: Nathan Castaldi,
DeAnna Ward, Eric Ryan and Joanna Curtis 2014 record: 18-8 overall; 10-4 in confer-
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Returning starters: Abby Staton, Jordan
Williams, Julie Ward, Shayla McKissock and Macey Jarmillo
Best hitter for average: Jarmillo led the Lady Hornets last year, and coach Debbie Clark expects the same in 2015.
Best power hitter: Jarmillo is counted in this category, along with senior Williams, who is the Lady Hornets’ lefty power threat.
Best fielder: Jarmillo played center field in 2014 and will likely man the shortstop position this year. “She is a natural,” Clark said. Replac- ing Jarmillo in center is Regan Ryan.
Best speed: Clark said junior McKissock, who is verbally committed to Mississippi
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in 2014, was the most valuable player of the Class 7A state tournament a year ago.
Lee, also committed to the Razorbacks, is expect- ed to provide quality innings for the Hornets, as well as be a force at the plate from the left side. Bock said the Hornets will look to the leadership
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