A determined effort by the JP10U boys All-Star baseball team brought them from the brink of extinction to earning a trip to the state tournament. In the end though, a run by North Sabine in both the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings felled Jackson Parish 5-4, relegating the locals to second place in the Little League District 8 tournament played in Jena. 

So close! An 11-4 victory in the opening game of the ten-team tourney this past Friday over South Sabine was followed by an 11-3 loss to Buckeye that Saturday morning sending JP10U into the elimination stage of the bracket. 

Undaunted, Jackson Parish advanced Saturday night by smashing Grant 10-0. JP10U kept the momentum going by taking down Olla 10-2 on Monday setting up a Tuesday rematch with Buckeye. The 5-2 victory not only gained revenge but punched their ticket to the state tourney. 

North Sabine 5 Jackson Parish 4 (7 innings): The do-or-die contest played to all the drama it should have. North Sabine took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first only to see Jackson Parish tie it up in the top of the second before taking their first lead with a run in the top of the fourth. Back came North Sabine to score two and take a 3-2 lead only to see JP10U score a pair for a 4-3 lead heading into the final frame of regulation play. A leadoff double and two straight sacrifice fly outs by North Sabine tied the score in the bottom of the sixth and send the game into extra innings. JP10U managed to put a pair of runners on base via a hit batter and walk but a double play and a ground out ended the inning setting up a single by North Sabine after a pair of walks that ended the hard fought contest.  

JP10U garnered 8 hits in the game, with Koplen Taylor leading the charge with two base knocks including a double while scoring a run and driving in another. Thatcher Savage and Braddock Chandler both smacked RBI triples while Briggs Craighead, and Caleb Robinson scored runs. Mason Tolar, Andrew Seymore, Jase Tinsley and Ryder Pardue all chipped in with a hit each. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Jackson Parish	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	8	0
North Sabine	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	10	0

Jackson Parish 11 South Sabine 4 (Friday): Thatcher Savage hit a double and a triple and scored two runs to help JP10U tally 5 in the first inning and six more in the third. Braddock Chandler added a double, scored two and knocked in two more and Asher Norred hit a triple and had an RBI. Mason Tolar got two hits and scored twice, while both Kutter Blalock and Caleb Robinson got a hit and scored two runs each. Koplen Taylor added a run and both Briggs Craighead and Andrew Seymore drove in a run.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
South Sabine	1	0	1	2	0	4	10	0
Jackson Parish	5	0	6	0	x	11	8	2

Buckeye 11 Jackson Parish 3: (Saturday) Six runs in the second inning and three more in the fourth by Buckeye put JP10U in a hole they couldn’t climb out of in the loss that relegated the locals into elimination play the rest of the tourney. Down 7-0, Jackson Parish scored their three runs in the bottom of the second  when Caleb Robinson led off by getting hit by a pitch and Koplen Taylor singled to drive him in after both advanced a base on a passed ball. After Asher Norred  coaxed a two outs walk setting up a Jase Tinsley single that plated two. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Buckeye	1	6	0	3	1	11	11	0
Jackson Parish	0	3	0	0	0	3	4	3

Jackson Parish 10 Grant Parish 0: (Saturday) Braddock Chandler and Asher Norred combined on a one hit shutout while striking out 10 Grant batters and Jackson Parish scored two in the first and four in each of the second and third innings to take the “10 run rule” victory. Mason Tolar and Braddock Chandler hit a double and a triple respectively as both drove in two and scored a run.  Thatcher Savage also had two RBI and a run scored with a hit while Ryder Pardue got a hit, RBI and scored a run. Kutter Blalock, Caleb Robinson, Koplen Taylor, Asher Norred and Eli Jones all crossed over home plate once each as well. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Grant Parish	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jackson Parish	2	4	4	x	10	6	0

Jackson Parish 10 Olla 2 (Monday):  Briggs Craighead and Thatcher Savage pitched 2 1/3 inning each in relief to slam the door on Olla after they scored the first two runs as  JP10U came storming back to score 3 in the third and 6 more in the fourth to post an insurmountable lead. Craighead also had a big day at the plate going 2/2 with a triple and scoring two runs. Ryder Pardue also hit a triple, knocked in a run and scored while Asher Norred had a hit, 2 RBI and run scored. Savage, Koplen Taylor, and Braddock Chandler al had a hit, RBI and scored a run while Caleb Robinson, Jase Tinsley and Eli Jones all scored a run. Andrew Seymore got a hit and knocked in a run. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Olla	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Jackson Parish	1	0	3	6	0	10	8	0

Jackson Parish 5 Buckeye 2 (Tuesday): It looked like Buckeye was to deal more misery after jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but Briggs Craighead came in to pitch 4.2 scoreless innings allowing JP10U the opportunity to rally for the win. Ryder Pardue hit a double to drive in Jase Tinsley who had also doubled to make it 2-1 where the score stayed until the bottom of the fifth inning. Caleb Robinson and Kolton Taylor walked and singled to open the decisive frame followed by walks to Asher Norred and Andrew Seymore that evened the score. Tinsley then stroked his second double of the contest that plated two followed by Seymore scoring on a passed ball that lifted JP10U to their third straight victory while facing elimination. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Buckeye	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Jackson Parish	0	0	1	0	4	x	5	7	0

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