Grissom Baseball Weekly Recap – Week of 3/2-3/7

by Jerimy Lee · Published March 9, 2020 · Updated March 11, 2020

Monday – 3/2 vs Bob Jones (JV)
Grissom 10, Bob Jones 1
Grissom 0, Bob Jones 12

JV (GM1) – Grissom jumped out to an early lead scoring 2 in the 1^st and 4 in the 2^nd and would eventually take the win 10-1.

Rynzo Crutcher started on the mound for Grissom pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out 2. Ty Sanderson came in relief pitching 3 2/3 innings allowing 0ER and striking out 2. Offensively, Grissom was led by Rynzo Crutcher who had 3 hits, Trevor Broome (2 hits), Ty Sanderson (2 hits).

JV (GM2) – Bob Jones would score 5 in the 2^nd, 3 in the 3^rd, and 5 in the 4^th to take a commanding lead.

Tucker McNairy started on the mound for Grissom pitching 2 innings and allowing 2ER. Offensively, Rynzo Crutcher had 2 hits for Grissom.

Tuesday – 3/3 vs Cullman
Varsity – Grissom 5, Cullman 10
JV – Grissom 1, Cullman 7

Varsity – Cullman scored 3 in the first to take an early lead. The Tigers answered back with 3 of their own in the 3^rd inning. Grissom answered with 2 more in the 4^th to take the lead before Cullman answered with a grand slam in the bottom of the 4^th and would eventually win 10-5.

Wyatt Starnes led the Tigers on offence with 2 hits. Will Varmette started on the mound for Grissom pitching 3 innings allowing 4ER and striking out 4. Jack Bianca took the loss in relief.

JV – Cullman scored 5 runs in the 5^th to pull away from the Tigers and eventually won 7-1. Gage Harmon and Logan Davis each had 2 hits for Grissom. Josh Hammonds started on the mound pitching 3 innings allowing 2ER and striking out 1. Cannon Raby took the loss in relief.

Wednesday – 3-4 vs Bob Jones
Varsity – Grissom 0, Bob Jones 13
JV – Grissom 4, Bob Jones 2

Varsity – Bob Jones scored 5 in the 1^st inning thanks to 3 errors by Grissom. They would add 6 more in the 2^nd due to 2 more Grissom errors and a Bob Jones HR.

Wyatt Starnes and Chris Lynam each had a hit for Grissom. Christian Sutphin started on the mound for Grissom and took the loss pitching 1 2/3 innings.

JV – The Tigers scored 3 in the 4^th to take the win 4-2. Eli Kelly, Jackson Moore, Logan Davis and Cameron Hearn all had big hits for Grissom. Ian Lee got the win on the mound pitching 4 innings allowing 0ER and striking out 5.

Thursday – 3/5 vs Westminster
Varstity – Grissom 9, Westminster 2

Varsity – Grissom scored 1 in the 1^st and 3 in the 2^nd to take an early lead and would eventually pull away from Westminster.

John Allen Stogner started on the mound for Grissom pitching 5 innings allowing 2ER and striking out 13. Evan Steckmesser came in relief pitching 2 innings and striking out all 6 hitters he faced. Offensively, Grissom was led by Chandler Buss and Jack Carson who each had 2 hits.

Friday – 3/6 vs Westminster
Varsity – Grissom 10, Westminster 7

Varsity – Westminster jumped out with an early 3-0 lead thanks to some early walks by Grissom. Grissom answered with 4 in the 2^nd and would eventually take the win.

Hunter Sullivan started on the mound for Grissom pitching 2 innings allowing 2ER and striking out 4. Rynzo Crutcher came in relief for Grissom and pitched 5 innings allowing no hits or runs and striking out 7. Grissom was lead offensively by Christian Sutphin who had 2 hits and 4RBI. Noah Lam also added 2 hits.

Saturday – 3/7 vs James Clemens
Varsity – Grissom 1, James Clemens 16
JV – Grissom 7, James Clemens 12
Freshman – Grissom 6, James Clemens 8

Varsity – James Clemens scored 3 in the 1^st and 7 in the 3^rd to take a commanding lead.

Jack Bianca started on the mound for Grissom pitching 2 innings allowing 4ER. Eli Worsham and Chandler Buss each had hits for Grissom.

JV – A big 5^th inning by James Clemens fueled by Grissom errors allowed them to score 5 runs and take a commanding lead in the game.

Ty Sanderson pitched 5 innings allowing 0ER. Tore Foss, Trevor Broome, Ty Sanderson, Ian Lee, Jackson Moore, and Griffin Anderson all had hits for Grissom.

Freshman – James Clemens scored 4 in the 4^th inning to take the lead over Grissom.

Blake Moon started on the mound for Grissom pitching 3 1/3 innings allowing 3ER and striking out 5. Hayden Zuidema, and Chuck Heath each had 2 hits for Grissom.

Upcoming Games

Monday – JV @home vs Ardmore 4:30 & 6:30
Tuesday – @home vs Madison Academy – JV -4:30 / V – 6:30
- Freshman @ Albertville 4:30 & 6:30
Thursday – @ Vestavia Hills – V – 4:30 & 6:30
Saturday – @home vs Buckhorn – V – 12:00 / JV 2:00 / 9^th – 4:00