J.Z. George officially opened its 2021 prep baseball season with a doubleheader at Noxapater High School last Friday, losing the first game 14-4 and dropping the second contest 12-11.
In the first game, Noxapater scored one run each in the first, fourth and fifth innings, three in the second, six in the third and two in the sixth. J.Z. George tallied one run each in the first and fourth frames, and two in the second.
Thurmond Koch had two singles and a double for the Jags, and Michael Bankston had three singles and two RBIs. Wil’Tavious Williams had two singles. Matthew Shute had two singles and an RBI, and Nathan Carpenter had a two-run home run. Alan Busby had a single.
Bankston (0-1) took the loss in the first game as he went five innings, allowing 12 runs on 10 hits, walking one and fanning one.
In the second game, Williams (0-1) suffered the loss he went four innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits, walking two and striking out four. Brandon McKenzie worked the final two innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with no walks and two strike outs.
Noxapater scored three runs each in the first and third innings, two in the fifth and four in the sixth. The Jaguars tallied one run each in the second and fifth frames, three in the third and six in the seventh.
Bankston went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, and Williams had a single and two-run homer. Jacob Johnson had three singles, and Matthew Shute, McKenzie and Busby had a single apiece. McKenzie had one RBI.
J.Z. George played at North Delta School Tuesday and visits Central Holmes Friday. The Jags host McAdams High School Monday.
J.Z. George is led by first-year coach Michael “Slick” Hargett, who spent the previous 10 years at Charleston High School.
