FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School baseball team will move to the bi-district round of playoffs on Friday night after sealing an outright District Championship title.
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School baseball team will move to the bi-district round of playoffs on Friday night after sealing an outright District Championship title.
The team went 23-3-1 on the season and are currently on a 10-game winning streak as they prepare for their bi-district home-game matchup against Woodrow Wilson on Friday, May 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.
The Jackrabbits capped their season with a 2-1 victory over cross-town rival North Forney High School on senior night and a 24-2 win over West Mesquite. Notably, the Jackrabbits handed powerhouse Rockwall-Heath their only two district losses on the season, one in extra innings at home, according to team announcer Tony Gonzalez.
The team is led by a pair of sophomore pitchers, both Texas A&M commits standing at 6-foot-4, lefthander Jonathan Childress and righthander Mason Englert with senior Dawson Seabourne at relief, closure, when needed.
Both Childress and Englert have thrown sub-1 ERAs. Englert leads the area with 105 strikeouts with Childress garnering another 67 himself.
“A great 1-2 combination that will be strong in any three-game series,” stated Gonzalez.
“The team has a very solid defense behind these pitchers,” stated Gonzalez. “Left fielder Wyatt Bishop, amongst others, has come up big late in the year.”
Offensively, seniors Logan Montoya and Jon Urso have stolen 18 bases each on the season.
“The team, overall, is aggressive on the base paths and they run the bases well,” stated Gonzalez.
Schedule:
Forney High School vs. Woodrow Wilson
One-game series
Friday, May 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at Forney High School field