Vikings hit the diamond in Juneau

The Petersburg High School baseball team took the field for their first games of the season last Monday night in a doubleheader against Juneau-Douglas High School. The Vikings dropped both games, losing 8-1 in the first game, and having the second game called after five innings with the Crimson Bears up 14-4.

In game one, Petersburg went up against JDHS starter Bryce Swofford, a junior, who PHS head coach Jim Engell says is one of the best pitchers in the conference. Swofford tallied nine strikeouts in five innings, and his stuff is not overpowering, but it is extremely consistent, according t...

 

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