The Gardendale High School JV team hosted the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils today and took the win 8-0 on solid pitching from Braden Chapple and Brodie Stephens. Chapple started and went 6 innings, allowing 4 hits with 5 strikeouts. Stephens closed out the final inning, facing 3 batters and striking out 1.
The Rockets were consistent with runs scored, scoring at least one run in their first 4 innings with their big inning in the 6th where they scored 3 runs.
Adam Yazel, Easton Kleyn, Rhett Fitzpatrick and Adyn Cupps all had a hit for the Rockets. Jackson Firestone and Bo Bachtel had multiple hits for Gardendale.
Yazel and Cupps led the Rockets with 2 RBIs each.
Garrett Ames got the start for Mortimer Jordan.
