Ethan Lipp News Today

Philip Ellis Marton

Father Tolton freshman Will Breitweiser did not start Tuesday’s game against the Jefferson City Jays, but he ended it. Down to the last out and trailing 3-1, Breitweiser belted the first pitch he saw for a go-ahead, three-run home run, the first hit and home run of his varsity career, that proved to be the difference in the Father Tolton Trailblazers’ 4-3 victory against the Jays at Jefferson City High School.

There was no shortage of offense Tuesday night at Jefferson City High School. The Battle Spartans and Jefferson City Jays combined for 23 runs on 27 hits, but the Spartans held on late for a 12-11 victory in Central Missouri Activities Conference play.

It was a night of many firsts Thursday for Jefferson City High School. The first baseball game on campus in school history, the first home run hit on the new field and the first win at the new field for the Jays as they beat the Lutheran: St. Charles Cougars 9-1 to open the Jays Baseball Classic.