The East Atchison Wolves placed 2nd in the Class 1, District 16 Baseball Tournament in St. Joseph, Missouri, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Team members include, from left to right: front row – Austin Anderson, Jayce Navin, Devin Guajardo, bat boy Quin Staten, Dylan Jeffords, Zach Garrison, and Jake McEnaney; middle row – Coach Casey Martin, Coach Michael Hollingsworth, Tyler Brown, Keaton Williams, Gage McAdams, Colin Joesting, Gus Hurst, and Andrew Gibbons; and back row – Coach Nate Jeter and Max Hopkins.
EA’s Colin Joesting, right, safely slides into second base during the Class 1, District 16 championship game against the St. Joseph Christian Lions.
EA’s Zach Garrison fields the ball in the Wolves’ loss to the Lions in the District championship.
Dylan Jeffords connects with the ball for a single in the East Atchison Wolves’ Class 1, District 16 championship against St. Joseph Christian.
Jake McEnaney pitched five innings for the Wolves in the Class 1, District 16 championship game against the St. Joseph Christian Lions.
The East Atchison Wolves Baseball Team earned a 2nd place finish in the Class 1, District 16 Tournament in St. Joseph, Missouri, Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
The game started out great for the Wolves when the Lions’ pitcher lacked control and threw several balls, striking at least three players in the first inning and putting several Wolves on base. The pitcher was removed and a new one took the mound, but not before the Wolves had put 2 points on the board. Unfortunately, as the Lions started to add points and the game was tied at 2-2, a weather front moved in and the rain began to pour. After a rain delay, it was decided to move the game to another field as the first one was too wet to play on. The length of time between games seemed to take its toll on the Wolves and run by run they fell to the Lions with a final score of 3-9. Had the weather cooperated, we may have seen a different outcome, but win or lose, the Wolves had a fantastic season making it to the District Championship for the first time since the team was formed. They should be proud of themselves as their fans definitely are!
Individual statistics for the Wolves’ championship game follow:
BATTING – Zach Garrison – 1 strikeout; Dylan Jeffords – 1 hit (1 single), 1 strikeout; Colin Joesting – 1 hit (1 single), 1 run, 1 walk; Tyler Brown – 2 strikeouts; Jake McEnaney – 1 hit (1 single), 1 run, 1 strikeout; Gage McAdams – 1 run, 1 strikeout; Gus Hurst – 1 hit (1 single), 1 strikeout; Keaton Williams – 1 strikeout; Andrew Gibbons – 1 RBI; and Max Hopkins – 2 hits (1 single, 1 double), 2 RBIs, 1 walk
PITCHING – Jake McEnaney – 5.0 innings pitched, 6 hits, 5 walks, 3 strikeouts, 7 runs; and Dylan Jeffords – 1.0 innings pitched, 2 walks, 2 runs
FIELDING – Dylan Jeffords – 4 putouts, 2 errors; Colin Joesting – 1 putout; Tyler Brown – 2 putouts; Jake McEnaney – 1 putout; Gage McAdams – 5 putouts; Gus Hurst – 2 putouts; Keaton Williams – 2 putouts; and Max Hopkins – 1 putout
