BRYANT BLACK SOX SENIOR AMERICAN LEGION

2010 FINAL STATS through 31 games

SHERIDAN — There will be no District or State Tournament for the Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team this year.

And it took a trip to Sheridan to find that out.

SHERIDAN — The Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team will face Texarkana this evening at 6:30 p.m., in the opener for both teams in District Tournament play at the Sheridan ballpark.

The Sox bring a 14-2-1 record into the game, a record that includes two tough one-run wins over Texarkana at Bryant on June 12.

BRYANT BLACK SOX

2010 Junior Legion schedule

14-2-1

By Rob Patrick

Dylan Cross and Jordan Taylor combined on a five-inning no-hitter to cap off a doubleheader sweep of the Sheridan Yellowjackets and the regular season for the Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team.

The 1-0 win came on the heels of a 7-3 victory in the opener as the Sox finished 14-2-1. They’ve won seven in a row and 13 of their last 14 as they enter play in the District Tournament at Sheridan on Monday, July 5.

The season-ending twinbill was added to the schedule late to get some innings for the Bryant pitchers. Not only were Cross and Taylor tough but Landon Pickett and Caleb Milam pitched well in the first game though Pickett had a little trouble getting loose on a mild evening (relative to the recent heat).

By Rob Patrick

Landon Pickett blasted his second home run this summer at cavernous Bryant High School Field on Monday night. It was a three-run, walk-off drive right down the left-field line that finished off a run-rule win over the Lakeside Rams AA Legion team.

The 11-3 decision was the Junior Sox’ five consecutive win and 11th in the last 12 games going into their final regular-season playing date, a doubleheader with Sheridan at BHS on Tuesday.

By Rob Patrick

Nine of the 10 players that got into Friday’s Junior American Legion game for the Bryant Black Sox got hits.

The other one got hit — twice.

The Sox outlasted Little Rock Continental Express, 16-8, for their fourth win in a row and 10th in the last 11 games going into their final two playing dates of the regular season.Now 11-2-1, the Sox host Lakeside on Monday, June 28. A Junior doubleheader against Sheridan at Bryant High School Field has been added on Tuesday, June 29. The team then opens District Tournament play on Monday, July 5, at Sheridan.

By Rob Patrick

Matt Neal and Dylan Cross combined on a four-hit shutout and the Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team pounded out 13 hits to overwhelm Little Rock Post 1 Blue, 13-0, at Bryant High School Field on Wednesday night.

It was rough night for the Little Rock team, which committed seven errors in the five-inning contest.

Chris Joiner went 4 for 4 with three runs batted in to highlight the Sox’ work on offense. Ozzie Hurt, Jordan Taylor and Quinton Motto each had two hits.

By Rob Patrick

SHERIDAN — The Bryant Black Sox and Sheridan Yellowjackets Junior American Legion baseball teams seemed to be on their way to trading shutout victories. In the first game of their doubleheader at the Sheridan Sports Complex, Bryant’s Landon Pickett twirled a three-hit whitewash at the Jackets. In the nightcap, Grady Finley had blanked the Sox on two hits through four innings of the five-inning contest.

But Bryant erupted for eight runs in the top of the fifth and right-hander Caleb Milam struck out the side in the bottom of the inning as the Sox escaped with a sweep.

By Rob Patrick

PINE BLUFF — Right-hander Quinton Motto retired 10 of the first batters he faced while the Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team scratched out a 2-0 lead. But Pine Bluff National Bank’s Junior team broke through for a four-run fourth and the Sox were unable to overcome it as the Bankers posted a 5-3 win at Taylor Field Monday.

The game concluded in the bottom of the sixth with Pine Bluff at the plate and one out as the time limit expired.