East Hall’s first baseball playoff appearance since 2003 started with four runs and five hits in the first three innings. It ended with Jackson County junior left-hander Coleman Barbee tossing a two-hit shutout to close out a first-round Class AAA sweep for the Panthers on Friday night at East Hall Park. Jackson County battled back from a three-run deficit to win the opener 7-5 before cruising to an 8-0 victory in the nightcap.
Jackson County pitching slows down East Hall bats in sweep