Tuesday night baseball update

By Luke Brankley

Baseball 

The Northampton Yellow Jackets baseball team traveled to Franklin on Tuesday afternoon.  The Yellow Jackets won the game by a score of 21 to 0.  Porter Spence got the start on the mound and the win for the Yellow Jackets.  He pitched a no-hitter in the shortened game by slaughter rule, striking out 7 batters and only walking 1.  Offensively, the Yellow Jackets had 13 hits in the game.  Lucas Kindt went 3-4 with 2 doubles and 4 rbi’s.  Brock Leland and Carter Nottingham each had 2 hits in the game.  The Yellow Jackets improved to 2-2 on the season and will be in action again on April 8th at Mathews.

The Arcadia Firebirds baseball team fell to Norfolk Christian on Tuesday afternoon 7 to 4.  Nathan Barnes got the start on the mound and the no decision.  He pitched the first 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 11 batters.  Dalton Barnes came in for relief in the 6th inning and gave up 5 runs on 3 hits while striking out 4 batters.  Offensively, the Firebirds had 4 hits in the game.  Nathan Barnes went 2-4 with a double.  Carson Lucy and Aiden Fuller each had a hit.  The Firebirds fall to 3-3 on the season and will be in action again on April 2nd as they travel to Lancaster.