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Posted Apr 24/11 - Andy Woods Leads JV Longhorns Past Sullivan East......AGAIN.

The JV Longhorns have looked good on paper all season, and they have performed well on the field in the areas of pitching and defense, but it has been a struggle at times on the offensive end. On Saturday, April 23rd, the JV Longhorns played their most complete game of the 2011 season. Sophomore hurler, Andy Woods, continues to amaze, as he improved to 5-0 on the season, throwing his second straight complete game gem against the Sullivan East Patriots. Woods scattered five hits over seven innings, striking out three against only one walk. Junior outfielder, Bobby Taylor, has shown flashes in practice all season of being able to be a true offensive run producer for the JV Horns, and although he has hit for a solid average all season, Saturday was a bust out game for Taylor. He went 4-5 with three doubles and three runs batted in. All three doubles were "shots." Sophomore first baseman, Daniel Helm, is another player who we have been waiting to bust out all season. He also had a coming out party on Saturday. Helm went 3-5 with a double and a run batted in. Junior second baseman, Chad Hodgkiss, is yet another player who we had counted on for offensive production, but Hodgkiss has struggled offensively for much of the JV season. He had shown signs of life recently and he came to life on Saturday vs. the Patriots. Hodgkiss went 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. He also layed down a sac. bunt, something that he can do as well as anyone in our district. Overall, we had 13 hits on the day. Jacob Henson, who has probably been our most consistent offensive threat this season, had two hits and stole a couple of bases, but the most impressive part of his Saturday afternoon was the ground he covered in the outfield, tracking down fly balls. Henson has always had amazing speed, but he is starting to get quick, good reads on fly balls, enabling him to make some great plays. Sophomore shortstop, Judd Hammons, only had one hit for the Horns, but he continues to play great defense from the shortstop position. In fact, we think Hammons compares defensively to any one shortstop of any age, in Northeast TN. Freshman, Sam Thomas, also had a bloop hit for Johnson County. Thomas has earned some playing time with a positive attitude and great work ethic. Saturday was fun, as it was Johnson County 11, Sullivan East 2.

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