Jackson Indians freshmen baseball team used good pitching, defense and timely hitting in sweeping a doubleheader from Cape Central 5-0 and 2-0.
Jacob Smith earned the win on the mound. He tossed a 1 hit, complete game shut out. In the batter's box, Cody Harris and Lane Thompson led the way for the Indians with 2 hits apiece.
In the nightcap, pitchers Ryan O'Rear and Chris Hartle shut down the Tigers for another shut out, O'Rear notched the win and Hartle the save. Nolan Weber and Harris had a double, while O'Rear, Kyle James, and Zach Crader each had a hit to help the Indians to victory and a sweep of the two games from the Tigers.
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