Jacob Croft Throws No Hitter For Junior Bombers

Jacob Crofts return to the Bombers had not gone as he had hoped, at least not until yesterday. Croft began the season suffering from a virus that caused a couple of tough outings at the opening showcase and in his first appearance on the mound for the summer. His form was back yesterday with an impressive 7 inning no hitter against the Wiregrass Cardinals in the 16U Troy Invitational. Croft was dominant with several strikeouts looking and outside of of two errors would have thrown a perfect game. His curve had nice bite and buckled the knees of several of the Cardinal hitters. His fastball sat comfortably between 82-84mph and bumped 87 a few times. It was just what the young Bomber team needed heading into a tough week in Jupiter, Florida at the USA Baseball 16U World Championship East.

The young Bombers completed the tournament 3-1 with a few tired arms and a short pitching staff they hit their way into wins. A typical example was their come from behind win against an Orlando Reds team they run ruled last weekend in Pensacola. Trailing 1-10 their bats came alive behind a HR from Ajay Snow, an off the wall double from Lawrence Bourgeois and multiple doubles from several players. Overall it was a good showing for the Bombers. Defensively and at the plate Wes Kent was stellar.

The team is on the road travelling to Jupiter and will begin with their USA Baseball team workout at 2:30 PM at the complex on Friday.