{"id":14545,"date":"2024-04-07T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=14545"},"modified":"2024-04-07T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T14:00:50","slug":"hamiltons-triple-keys-jets-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/07\/hamiltons-triple-keys-jets-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton&#8217;s triple keys Jets to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GREENTOWN &#8211; Adam Central\u2019s Jack Hamilton smashed a bases-loaded triple to the right-center field fence to break a 4-4 second-inning tie with the Eastern Comets Saturday afternoon, giving the Jets a lead they would never relinquish on their way to a 17-7 victory at the Northwestern High School field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than 20 hours after managing only four hits against Rochester in a 5-3 loss, the Jets exploded for 14 against Eastern, including three for extra bases. Keegan Bluhm led the offense with a 3-for-4 performance, while Hamilton, Dakota Perry, and Ryan Tester each collected a pair of hits. Perry tied Hamilton for the team lead in R.B.I. with four, two of them coming on a double to right center in the sixth inning to increase the Adams Central run total to 17 and invoke the 10-run rule. One of Bluhm\u2019s hits was for extra bases, a triple down the left field line to lead off the fourth inning. Keagen Combs drove him in with a sacrifice fly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Foster2024-04-06T201149Z.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Adams Central coach Josh Foster spoke with WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner after the win. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Combs also drove in a run with a single in the second inning. Tester drove in two runs with a line-drive single to center in the sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heartlandauctionrealty.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=640%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?resize=1024%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MELISSA-AFFOLDER.jpg?w=1275&amp;ssl=1 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe came out and hit the ball. That was a little different than last night,\u201d said Adams Central coach Josh Foster. Every starter in the Jets\u2019 lineup had at least one hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, junior lefty Cade Van De Weg took care of business on the mound. Though he gave up seven runs, only four were earned, and he recorded nine strikeouts in his five innings of work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?resize=640%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?resize=1024%2C890&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?resize=768%2C667&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?w=1512&amp;ssl=1 1512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vandewegeastern.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cade Van De Weg struck out nine batters in five innings of work for the Jets. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCade came out a little shaky that first inning,\u201d Foster commented, referring to Eastern\u2019s four hits and four runs in the bottom of the opening frame. \u201cBut we got him calmed down. He actually wanted to go another inning, but we said no. I don\u2019t like any kid throwing over a hundred pitches.\u201d Foster brought in Carson Ross to pitch the last inning, and he retired the Comets in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VDW2024-04-06T200839Z.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cade Van De Weg talks about his outing with the Z Team Saturday. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perry Kochensparger and Jon Warren each had two hits for Eastern. Eli Brassard took the pitching loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infarmbureau.com\/agents\/Josh-Foster-Adams-Monroe-IN\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer.jpg?resize=640%2C273&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C437&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C128&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C328&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C655&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C874&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JoshFosterFlyer-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The win advanced the Jets to the fifth-place game in the eight-team tournament against the Rossville Hornets, who beat Taylor in the morning game. The Jets rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit and win, 4-2. Keagen Combs drove in the two decisive runs with a two-out single. Ryan Tester claimed the complete-game victory on the mound, giving up only five hits and one walk while striking out six. The win puts the Jets at 2-1 for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Bowers-Paint-Studio-100063707704351\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=640%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?w=805&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=768%2C334&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern bounced back to trounce Taylor, 19-0, in the seventh-place game and even the Comets\u2019 record at 2-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwestern won the tournament title with a 5-2 win over Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central will host Bellmont next Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com GREENTOWN &#8211; Adam Central\u2019s Jack Hamilton smashed a bases-loaded triple to the right-center field fence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,44,15,26],"class_list":["post-14545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-baseball","tag-featured","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_2354.jpg?fit=1512%2C1284&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}