PANTHERS OPEN AREA PLAY WITH WIN
Freshman Glenn Irby struck out five and pitched five innings of shut out baseball as MH opened 2A Area 14 play with a 10-0 victory over Phil Campbell. Kyle Black and Colby Smith had two hits each to pace the Panther offense.
BURROWS TOSSES NO-HITTER; MH GETS OPENING WINS OF 2010
Freshman Thomas Burrows pitched like anyone but a freshman Feb. 25 as he gave the Panthers their initial win of 2010, a 3-0 decision over Waterloo in the opening round of the Lauderdale County Tournament. He struck out eight batters. C. K. Irby, Luke Krieger and Will Harrison had doubles to pace the MHBS offense. The Panthers picked up their second win in the Tournament against LCHS as Josh Wear hit a two-run sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to push MH to a 5-4 win.
BASEBALL FIELD GETS A MAJOR FACELIFT
The school's baseball field features a major facelift this spring. A new section of reserved stadium seating is now located immediately behind home plate with a new press box and concession stand. The improvements are courtesy of an anonymous donor and many hours of donated labor.
C. K. IRBY SIGNS WITH SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
After entertaining offers from several schools, senior C. K. Irby has signed to play baseball for the Division I Samford University Bulldogs.
- Mr. Larry Gooch coached the first baseball team in the 1966-67 school year.
- The baseball team claimed the school's first state championship in athletics in 1977, a feat they repeated in 1978.
- Mr. David Willingham, now vice-president, coached the two state championship teams
- HITTING: Josh Willingham (11 HRs, 65 RBIs, 61R and a .505BA in 1997)
- PITCHING: Dewayne Rosenbaum (12Ws, 112Ks in 1978); Dustin Wright (0.73 ERA in 1992).
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