Prep Baseball Report

The Year in Review: No. 3 6A State Championship



By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director

Sheridan HS beat Benton HS 10-9 in the 6A State Championship Game. Sheridan has been a consistent threat to win the State Championship, this 2015 group finally broke through for Coach Mike Moore winning his and the school’s first state championship.

Sheridan used a gritty pitching performance and a hot bats to pick up the victory.  The Yellow jackets offense scored 3 runs in the 1st, 3 in the 5th and 4 in the 6th.

2015 Tyler Allen pitched seven innings allowing 9 runs on 11 hits while striking out 4.  This stat line is somewhat skewed as he only allowed 4 runs over his first 6 innings and was touched up in the 7th pitching with a 6 run lead.

Whitley and Hicks has a big day for the Yellow jackets combining to drive in 5 runs and score another run. Whitley was 2 for 4 with 2 singles and 3 RBIs, while Hicks was 2 for 3 with a walk 2 RBIs and a run scored.

Benton scratched its way back into the game with a 2 run home run by 2016 OF Chase Nix in the 6th to cut the lead to 6-4. After Sheridan Scored 4 more runs in the top of the 7th the game appeared to be over.

The Panthers showed a gutsy performance scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th to fall just short of the victory. 2016 C Brinson Williams 3 run home run highlighted to 5 run rally.

First Round




Marion 4
Greenwood 4
Texarkana 3
Lake Hamilton 2



El Dorado 4
Pine Bluff 5
Searcy 3
Alma 6



Quarter-Finals




Benton 8
Sheridan 7
Marion 0
Greenwood 0



Russellville  11
Jonesboro 8
El Dorado  4
Alma 4



Semi-Finals

Benton 6
Sheridan 13
Russellville 0
Jonesboro 1



Finals

Benton 9

Sheridan 10

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