FC baseball starts second stretch run

With a 7-4 record prior to spring break, Franklin County’s varsity baseball team continues to build on its early successes with an eye toward finishing strong down the stretch.

The Diamond Dawgs were slated to return to play after last week’s hiatus with a road contest against Port Gibson on Tuesday, March 21.

Results of that game were not available at press time, but will appear in next week’s edition of The Franklin Advocate.

The rubber match between the two squads was originally scheduled for Friday, March 24 in Meadville, but early forecasts called for heavy rain.

Efforts were being made at press time to try to reset the game for earlier in the week.

FC was also slated to travel to North Pike on Saturday, March 25 before returning home on Tuesday, March 28 for a double-header against Jefferson County to close out the month.

In regards to individual statistics for FC for the season thus far, the Bulldog’s top scorer has been Donovan Moore, who has crossed home plate 18 times.

Over the course of 11 games played, Moore also leads the team with four doubles and two triples while also collecting three singles and a home run.

Dalton Meadows has set a blistering tempo offensively for FC with a team-high 18 RBI along with five home runs, seven singles, a double and a triple.

He has also been credited with plating 16 runs — third-best for the team.

Larry Pernell is the Bulldogs’ second-highest scorer with 17 runs on the season and leads the team with nine singles while accounting for a third-best 10 RBI in the campaign.

He also has a double and triple on the tally sheet.

Three other players are in the double-digit scoring realm — Quez Rancifer with 13 runs; Noah McCormick with 11; and Terrance Fields with 10.

Rancifer, in eight games, has 11 hits, including six singles, three doubles, one triple and a home run. He has recorded six RBI.

McCormick’s 11-game run thus far has yielded six singles and two doubles along with five RBI.

Also in 11 games, Fields has six singles and a double as well as five RBI.

Ridge Clanton, in seven games, scored three runs on six hits (five singles and a double) while recording eight RBI.

Jamari Tolliver, also in seven games, has scored nine runs on three hits (two singles and a double) while tallying three RBI.

Judson Arnold, in six games, has plated two runs on four hits (two singles and two doubles) with three RBI.

Peyton Hebert, in seven contests, has scored seven runs on one hit (a single) with an RBI.

Dawson Halford has scored four runs in as many games with one hit (a single).

Dakota Chisholm has crossed home plate five times on seven hits (all singles) with four RBI during nine contest appearances.

Carter Spring scored three runs on one hit (a single) with two RBI in two games.

Trent Brumfield has one run on no hits with an RBI in a single plate appearance.

Dedrick Starks — as a courtesy runner for the Bulldogs — has scored one run this season.

Additionally in terms of FC team statistics, Moore leads the Diamond Dawgs with 12 walks through 11 games while Pernell has recorded eight.