The Yellow Jackets completed the sweep of East Hardy in the Hardy Boys Hardball Classic to claim county bragging rights and gave a 10-2 victory birthday present to assistant coach Scott Stutler at George Hott Field on Friday. “I’m glad we didn’t ruin his birthday, but made it better with[Read More…]
Month: April 2018
Gobblers Elude Capture, Pen East Hardy
The Lady Gobblers appeared to be ensnared in an East Hardy trap on senior night only to squawk away from capture rallying for a 6-5 victory, while Broadway Baseball smashed two home runs in a 13-0 shutout win on Monday. The Lady Cougars celebrated the softball careers of seniors Emma[Read More…]
Petersburg Outlasts Lady Jackets To Claim Bub Riggleman Title
The Lady Vikings outlasted Moorefield in a low scoring late night battle lasting nine innings finishing in a 6-2 victory in the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament Championship on Saturday. There were ten teams participating in the Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament hosted by the Lady Yellow Jackets[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Fly Undefeated To Bub Riggleman Title Match Before Being Grounded
The Lady Yellow Jackets came out swinging early to take a 16-4 win in the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament opener against South Harrison on Friday, edged Class AAA Hedgesville 8-6 and Class AA North Marion 8-0 and kept the winning streak going in the single elimination bracket[Read More…]
Lady Cougars Tie and Lose Twice At Bub Riggleman
East Hardy kicked off the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament at the Moorefield Town Park on Friday with a 12-4 loss to Class AAA Hedgesville before returning later to tie Class AA North Marion 5-5, then started Saturday morning with a 3-3 tie against Class AAA Musselman and[Read More…]
Jackets Turn Blunders Into Victory Over Petersburg
Typically eight errors in a game spells disaster, yet the Class A No. 4 Yellow Jackets rose above the blunders for a 5-4 win against Class AA No. 6 Petersburg at George Hott Field on Thursday. There has been a sense of resiliency building throughout the season for Moorefield (11-5)[Read More…]
Wildcats Claw Past East Hardy
In a pitcher’s duel it is always tough to find runs and Class A No. 9 Pendleton County managed to squeeze two runs in the fourth inning off a bases loaded situation and limited the Cougars to one lone run in the sixth inning to secure a 2-1 victory in[Read More…]
East Hardy Track Sweeps Gold, Moorefield Takes Silver & Bronze
The sun was out in full force beaming down rays of success as East Hardy Track squads illuminated the tri-meet in Baker with gold medal prominence, while Moorefield Girls placed second and Moorefield Boys finished in third overall with Pendleton County swapping the placement spots. East Hardy Girls Track team[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Dust Off Wings In Rally Over East Hardy
East Hardy cherished the role of underdog clawing ahead for a 7-2 lead putting Moorefield on the ropes and as any prize fighter would do, the Yellow Jackets punched back rallying for the 8-7 knockout in Baker during the Hardy County Hardball Classic on Friday. The Cougars played with a[Read More…]
Late Fireworks Boost Lady Jackets Over East Hardy
Moorefield broke free from a tie in the sixth inning before adding six runs in the seventh inning including a three-run blast by Alyssa Vetter and staved off a rally led by East Hardy’s Skye Metzer launching a three-run home run to secure the sweep over the Lady Cougars 9-5[Read More…]
Moorefield Runs Amok Trampling Lady Wildcats
The Lady Yellow Jackets swarmed the bases with 11 runs in the opening frame and flew to a 15-0 advantage before settling down for a 15-3 three-inning victory over Pendleton County at Sager Field on Thursday. Moorefield rebounded with a vengeance after suffering a 6-4 loss to Petersburg the previous[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Sting Pendleton County
In a battle of Class A Top-10 baseball teams, No. 4 Moorefield commandeered an early six-run lead on the way to knocking down the No. 9 Wildcats with an 8-2 victory last Wednesday at George Hott Field. The Yellow Jackets extended a seven-game winning streak to improve to 9-3, while[Read More…]
Lady Cougars Pounce On Pendleton County
The Lady Cougars dashed around the bases with four runs in the opening frame against Pendleton County en route to an 8-0 five-inning victory in Baker on Monday. “I’m very proud of my girls. The keys are finally stringing some of our hits together,” East Hardy Softball Coach Ashley Taylor[Read More…]
East Hardy Frozen By Wildcats Early, Nearly Thaw Out
Pendleton County chilled the Cougars with a 13-0 lead, but East Hardy warmed up despite the flurries of attacks to cut the deficit to two runs in a four hour marathon ending in a 17-15 victory for the Wildcats on Monday. The Wildcats thrashed East Hardy with ten runs in[Read More…]
Jackets Mirror Rematch Win Over Strasburg
In a nearly identical game as played in Strasburg to begin the season, the Yellow Jackets rallied from a deficit once again with another grand slam by Jake Ours and staved off a late Rams comeback to secure an 11-9 victory at George Hott Field on Wednesday. “It looked like[Read More…]
Moorefield Freezes Lady Sentinels
The Lady Sentinels came marching into Sager Field with two early runs, but gusts of wind chilled the atmosphere to enable Moorefield to freeze the attack during a rally for a 10-2 five inning victory. It took three innings before the Lady Yellow Jackets buzzed around the bases for five[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Hop Puddles To Tie Berkeley Springs
Rain during the afternoon created puddles on the tennis courts, but the Yellow Jackets brushed off the water with their wings and jumped up to hit the ball for a tie against Berkeley Springs on Tuesday. Moorefield Girls Tennis edged the Lady Indians 4-3, while the Berkeley Springs Boys Tennis[Read More…]