The Rock Port Blue Jays won back-to-back district baseball championships following their 7-0 victory over the South Holt Knights on May 20. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Corbin Wallace, Jadyn Geib, Case Millsap, Dylan Lair, Tayden Cook, Grady Cook, Westyn Amthor and Izac Hurst; and back row – Assistant Coach Troy Cook, Head Coach Chris Millsap, Hunter Shearer-Bolin, Isaac Shimmel, Jacob McMahon, Logan Ellis, Rylan Hunter, Blaise Krogen, Reid Ellis, and Assistant Coach Jordan Shrader.
Case Millsap fires off a pitch. Case tossed a complete game shutout in the championship game on Wednesday, May 20.
Logan Ellis keeps his eye on the ball as it comes into the zone during the game against South Holt.
Sophomore Rylan Hunter delivers the ball from the mound during the district face-off against North Andrew on May 19.
Dylan Lair comes in from center field to catch a pop-up during the district championship game on May 20.
Senior shortstop Tayden Cook scoops up a groundball before making the throw to first.
The Blue Jays celebrate their back-to-back district baseball titles.
Blue Jays win second consecutive district baseball title
The Rock Port Blue Jays took home their second consecutive district baseball title following a dominant 19-0 display during district play. The Blue Jays entered the tournament on Tuesday, May 19, against the North Andrew Cardinals and handled business with a 12-0 shutout.
Rylan Hunter and Jadyn Geib shared pitching duties, racking up a combined 11 strikeouts. Geib also had a good day at the plate, knocking in three runs.
Rock Port faced off against the Knights of South Holt on Wednesday, May 20, for the district championship.
Junior Case Millsap took the mound to begin the game and didn’t look back. He pitched all seven innings on his way to shutting the Knights down in the 7-0 victory. A strong team performance at the plate helped see the Blue Jays win back-to-back district championships.
Jays win sectional game, advance to quarterfinals
The Rock Port Blue Jays advanced through sectionals with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Albany Warriors on Monday, May 25. The sectional game was hosted in Rock Port and sophomore Rylan Hunter started the competition on the mound for the Blue Jays. After dealing over five innings of shutout baseball, Hunter was relieved by Westyn Amthor.
In the bottom half of the fifth inning, the Blue Jays batted in three runs. Case Millsap, Jadyn Geib and Amthor were the clutch hitters on the day, each knocking in one run.
Albany made a final attempt at snatching the game away, scoring two runs in the top of the seventh. However, Amthor managed to close the game out on the hill. The Blue Jays’ defense, clutch hitting and solid starting pitching performance helped pull them through in the 3-2 victory.
Rock Port will face the Northland Christian Trailblazers on Wednesday, May 27, in the State Quarterfinal in Kansas City.
Blaise Krogen makes the close play at the plate. Jadyn Geib’s throw to home from the outfield and Blaise’s tag helped save a run during the sectional competition.
First baseman Rylan Hunter steps on the bag to get the final out of the game as Grady Cook watches on.
Jadyn Geib tags the runner out at third during the sectional game.
Case Millsap knocks in the first run of the game. The Blue Jays scored all three of their runs in the fifth inning.
