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JACKSONVILLE RED DEVILS
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016 |
THREE RIVERS EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REVIEW
BASEBALL
Conference: 5A Central
Coach: Larry Burrows
Assistant coaches: Jeremiah Clennon and
Barry Hickingbotham
2015 record: 23-8 overall; 14-0 conference Returning starters: Senior pitcher and
first baseman Brandon Hickingbotham and junior third baseman and pitcher Caleb McMunn
Best hitter for average: Hickingbotham and McMunn
Best power hitters: Senior catcher Ja- van Wakefield and junior designated hitter Joe Cummings
Best fielders: Senior shortstop Tyson Flowers and McMunn
Best speed: Flowers, Wakefield and junior out- fielder Kameron Whitmore
Best arm: Hickingbotham was 4-2 with a 1.14 ERA last year, McMunn threw 20 innings with an ERA of 2.13, and seniors Brandon Hawkins and Mike Havard will also work into the rotation.
College prospects: Hawkins has signed with Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, and seniors Hickingbotham and Havard and junior McMunn have also drawn interest, the coach said.
Games to watch: Burrows said Sylvan Hills will be the team to beat in the conference.
Expectations for the 2016 season: Burrows offered one motto for the season: “Play the game the right way.”
SOFTBALL
Conference: 5A Central
Coach: Hank Hawk
Assistant coaches: Stephanie Nation and
Tim House
2015 record: 16-9 overall
Returning starters: Shortstop Kinley
Burrows, pitcher Kym House, pitcher Brian- na Loyd, third baseman Emily Lovercheck and outfielder Zylah Richardson, all seniors; and senior catcher Payton Mullen, junior catcher Allison Seats, senior second base- man/outfielder Bailey Holt and infielder Madeline Graves
Best power hitter: Freshman MacKensie Rodgers and Seats
Best fielder: Burrows and Lovercheck Best speed: Seats and Richardson
Best arm: Seats
Best pitcher: “A pair of cousins, Kym House
and Brianna Loyd, rotate in and out,” Hawk said. College prospects: Burrows and House, who have signed with Central Baptist College, and Lovercheck, Mullen, Holt and Richardson
Games to watch: Beebe and Sylvan Hills
Expectations for the 2016 season: “With the amount of returning experience we have, our expectations are very high,” Hawk said. “We feel like we can compete with any- one on any given day when we play up to our potential.”
MARCH 21-23 .......... @ALABAMA TOURNAMENT MARCH 29.......................................@BEEBE* APRIL 1 .............................................LONOKE APRIL 5 ...................................SYLVAN HILLS* APRIL 7 ............................................... CABOT APRIL 12 ...................... @PULASKI ACADEMY* APRIL 14 ...................................... @MALVERN APRIL 20 ................................. @LR CATHOLIC
APRIL 22 .................................... @MAUMELLE APRIL 26 ....................................... LR MILLS* APRIL 27 ................... HOT SPRINGS LAKESIDE MAY 3 ................................@LR MCCLELLAN* MAY 5 ..........................................BATESVILLE MAY 9 ....................... LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
MARCH 29.......................................@BEEBE* APRIL 2 ............................................. SEARCY APRIL 2 ....................................... MAYFLOWER APRIL 5 ...................................SYLVAN HILLS* APRIL 14 ......................................MORRILTON APRIL 18 ........................................... SEARCY
APRIL 19 ...............HASKELL HARMONY GROVE APRIL 22 ......................................... @VILONIA APRIL 25 ........................................ @BAUXITE MAY 3 ................................@LR MCCLELLAN* MAY 5 .................................. WATSON CHAPEL
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
JACKSONVILLE BASEBALL
Best hitter for average: Richardson
JACKSONVILLE SOFTBALL
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