Jonesville baseball ends postseason with district title game appearance, loses two seniors

JONESVILLE District Saturday did not turn out to be as successful of a day as Friday did for Hillsdale County baseball and softball teams.

Still, a couple teams did make district title game appearances for their squads this season, including the Jonesville baseball team.More: Seniors lead standout efforts in Reading baseball and softball district title victoriesThe Comets defeated Michigan Center 12-0 to reach the District 82 championship game at Lumen Christi High School.

Senior Drew Bradley picked up the win on the mound, pitching six innings with six strikeouts, nearly pitching a perfect game with just one hit given up.

Plenty of Comet batters helped make the scoring rally in the fifth and sixth a reality.

Talon Titus had three hits and three RBIs.

Marshall Baker and Harper Griffiths both went for one hit, two RBIs and one run.

Senior Ethan Hammer scored three runs.

Carsen Cornila and Devan Herendeen each had two runs.

Jonesville advanced to the first district title under new coach Brian Stroble.

The Comets would go up against the same No.

3 overall team from Lumen Christi that took down the Hornets just a few days earlier.

It was destiny for Lumen Christi to win on Saturday, earning a 10-0 final score to earn their first of two district title trophies at their home athletic facilities on the very same day.

For the Comets, it was the end to an impressive 21-11 season that followed up back-to-back district title seasons and an appearance in the regional finals last year.

Herendeen would earn the loss on the mound for the Comets.

The junior had seven strikeouts over six innings, giving up seven earned runs, a small speed bump in an otherwise perfect comeback season for the junior.

The season would not have been possible without the leadership of seniors Drew Bradley and Ethan Hammer.

Bradley ends his baseball career with the Comets having earned multiple accolades during his career, including last year's player of the year honors.

Bradley went 3-4 on the mound this season, earning 78 strikeouts, a 1.806 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP.

The senior had a standout year at-bat, leading the team in many statistical categories.

He led the team in batting average with .431, was second in on-base-percentage with a .504, led the team in slugging percentage with .676, led the team in hits with 44, led the team with 15 doubles, tied for first in triples with three, had two home runs, was first in RBIs with 34, was tied for first in runs with 35 and was second in steals with 15.

Hammer finished his final season with 27 hits, 13 RBIs, 27 runs and 14 steals.

On the mound, he made multiple appearances, earning two wins and 25 strikeouts on the season.

"Those guys were obviously the epidemy of a coach's dream," coach Brian Stroble said.

"Four-year varsity players, they'd do anything you ask them to do.

They'll eat and die baseball, so it's really nice to have those two guys around.

It's almost like an extension of me on the field, so it's easy.

Anyone could do my job this year with those two guys around."Jonesville Baseball Stat LeadersThe other major stat leader this season was junior Devan Herendeen.

Herendeen was 6-2 overall as a pitcher.

He pitched 87 total strikeouts, earned a season ERA of 1.793, a WHIP of 1.116 and only allowed 39 total hits and 14 earned runs this season.

At the plate, he led the team with a .504 on-base-percentage, was second in slugging percentage with .580, was tied for triples with three, led the team with four home runs, was tied for first with 35 runs and led the team with 17 stolen bases Carsen Cornila was third in batting average with .364, third in on-base percentage with .447, third in slugging percentage with .495, second in hits with 36, second in doubles with 10, second in RBIs with 30, third in runs with 29 and had one homer.

Carson Young was third on the team in RBIs with 27, tied for second in homers with two, third in doubles with six, fourth in strikeouts with 21, earned two wins on the mound and led the team in putouts with 174.

Kade Shannon tied Young for homers and was second in putouts with 82.

Marshall Baker had a win on the mound and had 19 strikeouts.

Jonesville Softball RecapJonesville softball ended the season just two runs short of making a rally in the seventh inning of a district semifinal game against Quincy, losing 7-6.

The Comet softball team was the closest to earning a district win on Saturday.

Senior Alexis Trine had her seventh home run of the season, three total hits, including a double, one RBI and a run.

Bryn Rusk and Gracie Soltis both had two hits.

Ava Kramer had a double, two RBIs and a run.

Kendahl Drake scored three runs.

Rusk had six strikeouts in the circle.

Despite the loss, the Comets made an impressive second half of the season run in which they would end up winning eight of their 12 recorded victories this season, including two double digit scoring sweeps.

It was a major comeback season for senior and future Albion women's college basketball player Alexis Trine.

The senior led the team in nearly every statistical batting category this season, including a .538 batting average, a .642 on-base percentage, a 1.013 slugging percentage, 42 hits, 10 doubles, three triples, a staggering seven home runs (county leader), 50 RBIs, 37 runs and 13 stolen bases.

Rusk had two homers.

She led the team in runs with 45 and steals with 25.

She reached 100 strikeouts in the circle this season.

Addison Horton had 72 strikeouts.

Keileigh Palmer had 135 putouts.This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Jonesville baseball ends postseason with district title game appearance, loses two seniors.

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