After the Jackson Parish 10U girls All-Star team outscored their opponents by a 39-1 margin to win the Little League District 8 championship it gave hope that the locals would have a chance at doing well at the state tournament.
Have a chance? They are dominating there too!
The local contingent is now 2-0 in the seven-team tournament having easily dispatching Vidalia 20-0 on Friday and following that up with an 18-0 pasting of Lake Charles on Saturday.
Vidalia and Lake Charles both stayed alive for only three at bats. The sum total of JP10U’s All Star season so far shows the locals outscoring their opponents by a whopping 77-1 margin. As a team Jackson Parish is hitting .545 over the five games and in the two games so far at the state tourney they are doing even better, checking in with a .595 team average.
Pitching wise, Ryan Wyatt has put on a display for the ages, having won five straight games without giving up a single earned run and striking out 38 in just 16 innings for an incredible average of 2.375 K’s per inning. In state tourney play, Wyatt has yet to give up a hit or a run and has struck out 12 batters in just five innings of work.
Talk about getting it done!
Jackson Parish will now play Sterlington, the team they beat 11-0 and 16-1 in District 8 play, in the finals of the winners bracket on Monday, July 15th. The contest is scheduled to begin at 2:00pm on Field 6 of the St. Julien Park Sports Complex, located at 701 St. Nazaire Road in Broussard.
JP10U is coached by Justin Wyatt and assistants Corey Aldy and Tamala Keiffer. Team members include Presley Carpenter, Ryan Wyatt, Hannah Aldy, Brelaina Hall, Brooklyn Keiffer, Sally Kate Keiffer, Charlee Mauthe, Ryleigh McCormick, Scarlett Parks, Elliot Savage, Lizzie Sullivan and Emma Gray.
Jackson Parish 20 Vidalia 0: (Friday) In their first game of the seven team state tournament bracket Jackson Parish wasted no time in exerting their strength as the first eleven batters reached base safely before the first out was made on their way to scoring 12 runs in the first inning. Highlighting the onslaught was a two run triple by Ryan Wyatt and a two run double by Presley Carpenter. Brelaina Hall, Kate Keiffer and Charlee Mauthe contributed singles and Hannah Aldy, Brooklyn Keiffer, Ryleigh McCormick, Scarlett Parks, Elliot Savage, Lizzie Sullivan and Emma Gray all either walked or got hit by a pitch as JP8U sent 18 batters to the plate.
The second inning was much the same as JP10U saw 7 batters reach base before an out was made. Big blasts were also on display once again, with McCormick circling the bases for a two-run, inside the park homer and Kate Keiffer stroking a two run double. Wyatt, Sullivan, Brooklyn Keiffer and Savage chipped in with singles while Parks, Mauthe, and Carpenter drew walks setting the stage for an additional 8 runs to be added to the total.
In the contest, all twelve Jackson Parish batters scored at least one run and got on base at least one time. Wyatt got the win after striking out four batters in two innings with Aldy closing the game by striking out the side in her one inning of work.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | R | H | E |
| Vidalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacskson Parish | 12 | 8 | x | 20 | 11 | 0 |
2B – K. Keiffer, Carpenter
3B – Wyatt
HR – McCormick
RBI – K. Keiffer 3, McCormick 3, Wyatt 3, Sullivan 3, Hall 2, Carpenter 2, Gray, B. Keiffer, Savage
Runs – K. Keiffer 3, McCormick 2, Parks 2, Mauthe 2, Sullivan 2, B. Keiffer 2, Carpenter 2, Aldy, Wyatt, Gray, Hall, Savage
Steals – K. Keiffer 2, Mauthe, Parks, Aldy
Jackson Parish 18 Lake Charles 0: The way it was done was a little different but the result was the same. Another impressive victory for JP10U. Instead of opening the game with an offensive onslaught in this one, Jackson Parish scored four in the first, five in the second and then ended the contest by plating nine runs in the third and final frame.
Ryan Wyatt made quick work of LC by striking out the side in the top of the first. Hannah Aldy and Ryleigh McCormick to hit back to back singles with one out and Wyatt, Emma Gray, Brelaina Hall and Scarlett Parks all either walked or got hit by a pitch setting the stage for Charlee Mauthe to get the third hit of the inning that gave Jackson Parish a 4-0 lead.
Once again, Wyatt struck out the side, this time in just 12 pitches. Brooklyn Keiffer opened the bottom of the second with a walk and after an out was made, Elliot Savage reached on an error. Kate Keiffer followed with a double and Aldy hit an inside the park three run homer to up the lead to 8-0. McCormick then reached on an error, took second on a passed ball and scored after a ground out and another miscue by the Lake Charles catcher.
Wyatt struck out the first two Lake Charles batters, giving her 8 K’s in the game and coaxed a ground out to record another 1-2-3 inning setting the stage for the nine run outburst that ended the game via the “mercy rule.”
Hall, Presley Carpenter and Gray all hit triples to supply the catalyst for the scoring barrage with McCormick, Mauthe and Wyatt chipping in with singles. Parks and Sullivan got hit by pitches and Kate Keiffer and Aldy coaxed walks.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | R | H | E |
| Lake Charles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson Parish | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
2B – K. Keiffer
3B – Hall, Carpenter, Gray
HR – Aldy
RBI’s – Aldy 3, Carpenter 3, McCormick 2, Gray 2, Mauthe 2, Wyatt, Savage
Runs – Aldy 3, McCormick 3, K. Keiffer 2, Wyatt 2, Gray, Hall, Parks, Mauthe, Sullivan, B. Keiffer, Carpenter, Savage
Steals – McCormick 2, Wyatt 2, Hall, K. Keiffer, Gray