The Black Rock Zebras are district champions. Team members are (front, from left): Mitchell Thompson, Justin Brandon, Cody McCarroll, Brice Sluder, Matt Adams, Noe Linan, Adam Whitmire; (back) Assistant Coach Jeff Orrick, Brandon Sluder, Chris Richardson, Matt Chadwick, Blake Meeks, Tommy Lawrence, Nathaniel Aaron, Jay Nunally, Logan Orrick, Jan Gibbert and Coach Jeff Womack. Submitted Photo ~ Miki Womack

Baseball Zebras are
district champions

Weiner jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before Black Rock rallied for three runs in the third inning and never trailed again. Chris Richardson got the first hit of the inning. Blake Meeks walked, and Logan Orrick doubled in Richardson. Mitchell Thompson then singled in two runs.

Black Rock tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning. Jay Nunally led off with a single. Meeks singled to drive in Nunally. Orrick drew a walk, and Thompson doubled to deep left center, driving in Meeks.

The Zebras added another run in the fifth on Tommy Lawrence's solo home run, making the score 6-3.

Black Rock added a couple of insurance runs in the sixth inning. Meeks hit a two-out solo home run to right center. Orrick followed with a walk and scored on a double by Thompson.

Thompson earned the complete-game win, striking out eight batters and giving up only three hits.

Offensively for the Zebras, Meeks went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Thompson went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, and Lawrence was 2-for-3 with an RBI.