Grissom Baseball Weekly Recap – Week of 3/29-4/3

by Jerimy Lee · April 5, 2021

Tuesday – 3/30 @ Hoover

Varsity – Grissom 2, Hoover 12

Although it has been their strong suit all season, Tigers’ pitchers struggled to get in any kind of groove in the 7A road contest against the Hoover Bucs. Grissom pitchers combined to give up 12 Earned Runs off of 11 hits, 7 Walks, and 3 HBPs, striking out only 3.

Despite the pitching woes, Grissom hitters did put together 7 hits as a team. Martin Methodist signee Cannon Raby and Sophomore Chris Lynam had two hits a piece while Sophomore Tyler Sanderson recorded 3 hits himself.

Varsity – Grissom 4, Hoover 1 (Game called due to rain)

Evan Steckmesser with the strikeout to end the inning

After struggling in the first matchup of the doubleheader, the Tigers were able to bounce back scoring some early runs. Senior Evan Steckmesser was on pace for another quality start prior to the game being called halfway through the 3^rd inning due to rain.

Friday – 4/2 vs. Spain Park

Varsity – Grissom 1, Spain Park 12

The Tigers continued to struggle on the mound in Game 1 of their Friday double header with Spain Park. Grissom pitchers combined to allow 11 Earned Runs off of 12 Hits and 11 Walks. Tigers’ hitters also struggled at the plate as they recorded only 3 hits, 2 of them coming off of the bat of Cannon Raby.

Varsity – Grissom 2, Spain Park 1

Charlie Cassingham with a shot down the 3rd base line for a double

Grissom was able to pick up a much-needed victory in a back-and-forth contest in Game 2 against Spain Park. After each team brought across 1 run in the 1^st inning, both teams were held scoreless until the 5^th inning when we saw 8^th Grader Charlie Cassingham record his 1^st Varsity hit with a leadoff double down the left field line. Senior Cannon Raby followed that double with a perfectly placed bunt single to 3^rd base. Two batters later Sophomore Chris Lynam laid down a safety-squeeze bunt bringing in the eventual game-winning run.

Rynzo Crutcher with the strikeout to end the game!

Wallace State signee Will Varmette was back in his early season form as he picked up the Win (4-2, 3.92 ERA) working 5.2 innings, allowing only 1 run on 2 hits, striking out 7. Junior Rynzo Crutcher added on to his team lead in Saves (3) working the final 1.1 innings in perfect fashion, with 3 Ks.

Saturday – 4/3 vs. Madison County

Varsity – Grissom 10, Madison County 0

Saturday’s matchup with the Madison County Tigers began with the recognition of the 15 Seniors on the Grissom roster. Grissom found itself with a 10-0 lead after the first 3 innings of work and that proved to be all that was needed for the victory. Tigers’ hitters were led by Senior Bryson Santiago and Senior Jack Bianca who both recorded 2 hits on the afternoon. Senior Outfielder Brandon Summers led the team with 3 RBIs.

Senior Landon Wissman picked up the Win (2-1, 3.00 ERA) in his first start since his Sophomore season. Wissman worked 4.1 innings allowing 0 runs on 4 hits, with 2 Ks. On a night in which the Seniors were honored prior to the game, it was those same Seniors that helped take over the game and pick up the victory in 5 innings over Madison County.

Saturday – 4/3 vs. Bob Jones

JV – Grissom 5, Bob Jones 12

After back-and-forth scoring early in the game, the Patriots JV took a 7-1 lead into the bottom half of the 4^th inning of Game 1. Grissom responded with 4 runs of their own, cutting the Bob Jones lead to 7-5, before the Patriots added 5 more runs in the 5^th to complete the 12-5 victory.

Grissom JV pitchers struggled as they combined for 5 BBs and 4 HBPs in the loss. Sophomores Ian Lee and David Hughes led the team with 2 hits apiece as Lee also drove in 2 of the 5 runs for the Tigers.

JV – Grissom 1, Bob Jones 0

Blake Moon with the strikeout to end the game and seal the win

Game 2 was a very different type of game as the Tigers brought across the lone run of the game off of an RBI single from Garrett Blacklock in the bottom half of the 1^st inning. Both teams combined for just 1 run on 3 hits as pitching proved to be solid on both sides. Sophomore Blake Moon remained hot as he pitched a complete game, 1 hit shutout with 0 BBs and 5 Ks picking up his team-leading 5^th win of the season (5-0, 2.16 ERA).

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