The Union baseball team got in two games during the spring break and split a pair of games.
The Jackets opened the week with an 11-5 win over Sebastopol on Tuesday and then dropped a 9-0 decision to Quitman on Friday.
“We got rained out Monday,” Union coach Dustin Hamrick said. “That makes the fifth game we’ve lost due to weather. We did a pretty good job Tuesday in the Sebastopol game, but did not do what we needed to do Friday against Quitman. Soon enough, we’re going to put some complete games together and it'll be fun to watch. Big games this week as we open district play so it’s time to roll.”
Union (4-4) will return to action this week as they take on Scott Central in Division 4-2A play. They traveled to Scott on Tuesday and will host the Rebels on Friday. The Yellowjackets will host Choctaw Central on Saturday in a 7 p.m. contest.
Union 11, Sebastopol 5
The Yellowjackets used a six-run third inning and took a six-run win over the Bobcats on Tuesday.
Union had nine hits and took advantage of seven errors by Sebastopol. Kolton Cockerham and Gavin Heath were each 2-for-4 and drove in three runs while Trevor Patchin was 2-for-5. J.T. Vance doubled and scored two runs while Preston Germany scored two runs and had two RBIs.
Jaylon Buckley got the start on the mound and pitched five innings, giving up five runs, only one earned, on three hits and four walks while striking out eight. Patchin finished out the game by pitching two scoreless innings.
Quitman 9, Union 0
The Yellowjackets struggled scoring runs as Quitman took a shutout win on Friday.
Quitman outhit Union 8-7, but the Jackets committed three errors and issued four walks.
Kolton Cockerham and Judd Young were each 2-for-3 for the Jackets.
Henry Thornton pitched 4 1/3 inning and gave up five runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four. J.T. Vance pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on four hits while striking out two. Trevor Patchin got the final out for the Jacket and gave up one hit and struck out one.
