{"id":26720,"date":"2025-05-27T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=26720"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:39:08","slug":"jets-give-south-adams-a-scare-in-sectional-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/jets-give-south-adams-a-scare-in-sectional-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets give South Adams a scare in sectional opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It may have ended up being a ten-run game finished in just five innings, but that didn&#8217;t mean that Adams Central didn&#8217;t make a game of their sectional matchup with South Adams Monday, clubbing a couple of home runs off Addie Baker before bowing out of the state tournament in a 15-5 loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26maySAwins.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reece Beitler ends the game for South Adams with a base hit. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With virtually no one giving the Jets to be competitive with South Adams, Adams Central made a big statement with home runs on consecutive pitches by Melina Peralez and Izzy Isch in the top of the first inning (<em>see below)<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26mayACstartsStrong.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Jets get off to a strong start. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.05851%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1708&#038;ssl=1 1708w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"26724\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?attachment_id=26724\" data-url=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-123-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:49.94149%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1704&#038;ssl=1 1704w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"26723\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?attachment_id=26723\" data-url=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-131-682x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>South Adams put things right with a barrage of hits in the bottom of the second inning, scoring eight times, but Adams Central answered with two more runs in the top of the third to cut the Starfire lead to 9-5. Peralez and Isch got that rally started for the Jets with a walk and a double, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26mayACleftfielderGreatCatch.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Jets left fielder Lillee Dull makes a great catch. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was, however, the last of the Adams Central offense, as they produced just two more baserunners the rest of the night while South Adams continued to hit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026.jpg?resize=640%2C961&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=1023%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=1364%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?w=1704&amp;ssl=1 1704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-026-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reagan Bollenbacher finished 2-for-4 Monday with a double and four runs knocked in to lead the Starfire charge. (Photo by Joni Bollenbacher)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26maySAbekah3B.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bekah Patterson triples for the Starfires. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Berne-hi-way-hatchery.jpg?resize=290%2C174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14376\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Addie Baker ended the game with five hits allowed and five strikeouts. She walked four and four of her five runs were earned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=1025%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=1366%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1535&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?w=1708&amp;ssl=1 1708w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-154-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Addie Baker and the Starfires will face Whitko in the sectional semifinal Thursday. (Photo by Joni Bollenbacher)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IN-Farm-Bureau-Insurance.png?resize=372%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IN-Farm-Bureau-Insurance.png?w=372&amp;ssl=1 372w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IN-Farm-Bureau-Insurance.png?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Myla Ellenberger pitched 1.1 innings for AC and was relieved by Addy Jordon, who gave up ten runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033.jpg?resize=640%2C961&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=1023%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=1364%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?w=1705&amp;ssl=1 1705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-033-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Melina Peralez&#8217;s stellar career came to a close Monday at South Adams, with the Jet third baseman finishing the year with an incredible average of .627. Peralez homered and was walked, scoring two runs in her final game in an AC uniform. (Photo by Joni Bollenbacher)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central issued seven walks, hit three batters and committed three errors, dooming their hopes of pulling off the big upset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad.jpg?resize=640%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C430&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C323&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C645&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C860&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MM-Market-golf-ad-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starfires will now face Whitko in the semifinal at 5:30 p.m. for a spot in the finals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26maySA15AC5wrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Ed Thurman wraps up a five-inning win for the Starfires over Adams Central. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central&#8217;s season ends with the Jets&#8217; 4-19 record. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may have ended up being a ten-run game finished in just five innings, but that didn&#8217;t mean<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,15,40,28,26],"class_list":["post-26720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-featured","tag-softball","tag-southadams","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JB-554-scaled.jpg?fit=1705%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26732,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720\/revisions\/26732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}