Jackson County Central’s baseball team is scheduled to open its Big South Conference Small School Division schedule this week and also has three nonconference games on the docket.
The Huskies are 0-2 to start the season, dropping a pair of games at Wacker Field, falling to Class 2A No. 2 Fairmont 7-5 in eight innings and 9-2 to Worthington.
Brett Rossow pitched the first five innings vs. the Cardinals. Brennan Runge and Trey Rossow also pitched. Clay Malchow had two hits at the plate.
Ben Spaeth, Brett Rossow and Gage Johnson had two hits apiece vs. the Trojans for the Huskies, who used four pitchers.
JCC is slated to travel to Mapleton for a nonconference game with Maple River. The Eagles are 1-0, winning 7-6 over coach Pat Frank’s United South Central Rebels 7-6 in a Gopher Conference game Thursday.
The Huskies then host Redwood Valley (0-0) in league play at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Jackson County Central was second in the Small School Division standings last season with a 7-5 record.
On Saturday, JCC plays two games at Gustie Baseball Field at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, playing Hayfield (1-0) at 10 a.m. and Springfield (1-0) at 3 p.m.
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL BASEBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Thurs., April 4: Fairmont, L 7-5 (8 innings)
Fri., April 5: Worthington, L 9-2
Tues., April 9: at Maple River, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: Redwood Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., April 13: Hayfield at Gustavus, 10 a.m.
Sat., April 13: Springfield at Gustavus, 3 p.m.
Tues., April 16: St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: Blue Earth Area (2), 4 p.m.
Tues., April 23: at Luverne, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., April 26: at Pipestone (2), 5:30 p.m.
Tues., April 30: at St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 2: at Redwood Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., May 7: Luverne, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 9: at Windom, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., May 10: Windom, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., May 11: at United South Central, 6 p.m.
Fri., May 17: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., May 28: Section 3AA, TBD
Thurs., May 30: Section 3AA, TBD
Sat., June 1: Section 3AA, TBD
Mon., June 3: Section 3AA, TBD
Tues., June 4: Section 3AA, TBD
Thurs., June 6: Section 3AA, TBD
June 13-14: State tournament, Chaska and Jordan