Tigers open playoffs with back to back wins over Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns

  • Jaden Johnson slaps the hand of Cash Glaze after Glaze batted during the Tigers win over Hamshire-Fannett on Friday. The Tigers defeated the Longhorns in best of three series in just two games. This week the Tigers will play games in Lufkin, Hallsville and maybe Jasper against Longview Spring Hill. Photo by Brent Guidry
    Jaden Johnson slaps the hand of Cash Glaze after Glaze batted during the Tigers win over Hamshire-Fannett on Friday. The Tigers defeated the Longhorns in best of three series in just two games. This week the Tigers will play games in Lufkin, Hallsville and maybe Jasper against Longview Spring Hill. Photo by Brent Guidry
  • Members of the Silsbee High School baseball club line the fence behind Assistant Coach Ron Luna. The group includes: (left to right) Jaden Johnson, Taylor Wise, Cody Johnson, Landon Gibson, Aiven Paine, Matthew Ard, Grayson King, Jackson Perdue, Parker Martin, Joden Baaker and Jaylyn Fobbs. Photo by Brent Guidry
    Members of the Silsbee High School baseball club line the fence behind Assistant Coach Ron Luna. The group includes: (left to right) Jaden Johnson, Taylor Wise, Cody Johnson, Landon Gibson, Aiven Paine, Matthew Ard, Grayson King, Jackson Perdue, Parker Martin, Joden Baaker and Jaylyn Fobbs. Photo by Brent Guidry
  • Evan Welch lays down a bunt during the Tigers win over Hamshire- Fannett. The Tigers had three infield hits during the battle with the Longhorns.This year they have mastered the art of combining small ball with an excellent defense and good pitching to advance in the playoffs. Photo by Brent Guidry
    Evan Welch lays down a bunt during the Tigers win over Hamshire- Fannett. The Tigers had three infield hits during the battle with the Longhorns.This year they have mastered the art of combining small ball with an excellent defense and good pitching to advance in the playoffs. Photo by Brent Guidry
Silsbee defeated Hamshire- Fannett in a best two out of three series in the Bi-District round of the 4A baseball play-offs. The Tigers won the first game on Friday evening by a 6-0 score and then came back on Saturday afternoon to defeat the Longhorns by a 2-1 score. Coach Michael Nelson started his ace hurler Logan Simmons in the game on Friday. Silsbee won the game 6-0 with seven hits and no…

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