Zack Klemme

3 weeks ago | dailyindependent.com | Zack Klemme

Lawrence County and Marshall County high schools may be located a 5-hour, 38-minute drive apart, but Sam Sparks figures he knows what the Bulldogs should expect in their KHSAA state softball tournament opener today. “The First Region has been the hotbed and really was kind of the birthplace of fastpitch in the state,” Lawrence County’s coach said. “And when you play teams from that region, they’re gonna be solid; they’re gonna have good pitching; they’re not gonna beat themselves.

3 weeks ago | herald-dispatch.com | Zack Klemme

Lawrence County and Marshall County high schools may be located a 5-hour, 38-minute drive apart, but Sam Sparks figures he knows what the Bulldogs should expect in their KHSAA state softball tournament opener on Friday night. “The First Region has been the hotbed and really was kind of the birthplace of fastpitch in the state,” Lawrence County’s coach said. “And when you play teams from that region, they’re gonna be solid; they’re gonna have good pitching; they’re not gonna beat themselves.

3 weeks ago | wvgazettemail.com | Zack Klemme

Will Isaacs’ theory born from his experience skippering Winfield’s baseball team is that clubs on late-season heaters are best set up for postseason success. Problem is, each of the four teams in the WVSSAC Class AAA state tournament fit that bill. The Generals have won 12 of their last 13 outings. Frankfort is 12-2 over its last 14 games and Fairmont Senior has won 16 of its last 20. And top-seeded Ripley? The Vikings have lost just three times in 28 games all season.

3 weeks ago | wvgazettemail.com | Zack Klemme

Webster County, a clear underdog on paper, made every push it could against Madonna. Jacob Lazear was there to slam the door almost every time. The lanky Blue Dons junior pitcher rang up 15 strikeouts as top-seeded Madonna pulled away to a 13-3 run-rule victory in six innings in the WVSSAC Class A baseball state tournament Thursday morning at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston. “Jacob Lazear pitched lights-out today,” Blue Dons coach TJ Miller said.

1 month ago | loganbanner.com | Zack Klemme

The last ball Myleigh Adkins clubbed in Wednesday’s state softball tournament opener wasn’t the first one she hit hard down the left-field line on Wednesday. But the first one was a loud foul, so loud that the ball was returned to the box of game balls with a scar on it. So for a split second, Levi Curry thought he knew where the next one was headed without looking. kAm“{:DE6?[ 9@?6DE=J[ x H2D?’E 8@??2 H2E49 :E 3642FD6 x E9@F89E :E H2D ;FDE 8@??2 36 @G6C >J 9625[” {@82?’D 4@249 3682?