Jackson baseball looking forward to district and shot at first crown in “a long time”
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson — Pitching and hitting and defense, oh my. Okay, there’s no yellow-brick road on the path to a district crown, but Jackson High baseball coach David Nearpass understands what his team has to do once the playoffs launch next week. The path, as it would be, is threefold. “For large portions of the season, we’ve had two of those things going at once,” Nearpass said. “Now the challenge is having all three at their highest level. If we do that, we’ve got a pretty good chance to go on a run.” And a run is what the Vikings have been on of late, winning five of their past six games leading into Thursday’s season-ending doubleheader with Sexton. “We’ve been playing pretty well,” Nearpass said of his group, which is 19-12 on the year. “Like I said, we just need to get all three facets of the game clicking.” Jackson is taking part in the Division 1 district hosted by Gull Lake. The Vikings open against Battle Creek Central at 1 p.m. in a semifinal. Jackson is 2-0 this year against Central. “We pitched well…
