‘Dores hold off rally to top Center Hill
The Lafayette Commodores were able to hold off a seventh-inning rally Tuesday night to capture a 3-2 win over Region 2-4A foe Center Hill at W.V. Brewer Field. (more…) (April 6, 2011, Page 7)
Commodores extend winning streak to 10
Scoring a bunch of runs in two one-sided wins over Tunica-Rosa Fort on Tuesday at W.V. Brewer Field wasn’t the main thing on Lafayette baseball coach Greg Lewis’ mind. Although he was happy knowing that his team improved to 4-0 in the division with 15-0 and 19-0 wins over the Lions in a doubleheader, it was how his team has come together since the start of the year that Lewis was more pleased with. (more…) (March 30, 2011, Page 6)
Practice leads to one-sided win for LHS
The Lafayette baseball team proved on Friday night that good practices can be parlayed into big-time games.
Led by right-hander Cody Grey on the mound, Lafayette run-ruled Senatobia 11-1 in five innings at W.V. Brewer Field. (March 28, 2011, Page 2B)
‘Dores defeat Senatobia in region opener
Led by a complete-game pitching effort from Jarrett Patton, the Lafayette Commodores baseball team defeated Senatobia 2-1 Tuesday night. Patton finished with seven strikeouts against just two walks for LHS (9-2 overall). (more…)
Davis, Mills help lead Lafayette past OHS Chargers
The high school baseball playoffs may be more than a month away from starting, but you wouldn’t have known that was the case from the atmosphere displayed Thursday night at Edwin Moak Field. (more…) (March 18, 2011, Page 6A)
Pitching propels ‘Dores to double-dip success
It wasn’t that the Diamond ‘Dores racked up 12 runs in two victories on Wednesday that impressed Lafayette head coach Greg Lewis.
Sure, it was nice that the Commodores were able to hold on for a 5-3 victory over Hernando earlier in the day and then cruise to a 7-1 victory over Independence in the nightcap of the Lafayette extension of Oxford’s Spring Break Tournament. (more…) (March 17, 2011, Page 8)
Lafayette powers its way past Tigers
The Lafayette baseball team looked down and out at South Panola on Saturday, but after falling behind early, the Commodores rallied to claim a 21-14 victory over the host Tigers to improve to 5-2 on the year. (more…) (March 14, 2011, Page 7)
‘Dores drop two games in Pontotoc
Two early season tests ended up being valuable learning experiences for the Lafayette Commodores Thursday night in the Pontotoc Tournament.
Less than a week after LHS got its 2011 season off to a great start with two wins against Saltillo and Nettleton, the Commodores suffered their first setbacks of the season with a 7-3 loss to Mooreville and a 12-11 loss to Belmont. (more…) (March 4, 2011, Page 6A)
‘Dores open season with two wins
Lafayette got its 2011 season off to a great start by posting two wins in two classic games held at Tupelo. The Commodores beat Saltillo 9-2 on Friday and Nettleton 11-1 on Saturday. (more…) (February 28, 2011, Page 8)
Amory eliminates LHS from 4A playoffs
As Amory second baseman Ryan Hill fielded a chopper cleanly off the bat of Lafayette pinch hitter Dylan Gossett and tossed it to first, the Commodores’ special season came to a disappointing end.
The Commodores were unable to overcome an early deficit on Monday, falling at Amory 5-1 in Game 3 of the MHSAA Class 4A playoffs.
The second round loss eliminated the Commodores (17-12 overall) from the postseason. (May 11, 2010, Page 9)
