Molino’s Kelly Tosses No Hitter For East Hill

April 28, 2012

Molino resident Jacob Kelly tossed a no hitter for East Hill Christian School on Friday evening in a Panhandle Christian Conference tournament  game.

Kelly went 3-3 with three RBI’s to beat Atmore Christian Academy 10-0 in five innings.  Kelly missed a perfect game by walking two batters in the second inning.  Out of the 17 batters that he faced, Kelly struck out nine.  Atmore players committed five errors combined with nine hits from East Hill batters to give the Eagles the win.  Kelly, 16, is a sophomore.

Ben Kaderly, also a Molino resident and a member of the East Hill team, reached third on two bunts due to Atmore throwing errors.  Kaderly is also a sophomore at East Hill and he plays outfield and catcher.

Kelly is 5 -1 on the season with 89 strikeouts in only 36⅓  innings pitched.  He has given up 10 earned runs and currently has an ERA of 1.93.  He is batting .393 on the year.

The Eagles are 5-3 on the season and play Central Christian for the West Region Championship to be held in Loxley, Ala., on Saturday.

Comments

One Response to “Molino’s Kelly Tosses No Hitter For East Hill”

  1. OREODRIVE on April 29th, 2012 6:48 pm

    WAY TO GO JACOB!!! WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOU.

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