Tigers Prepare For Weekend Tourney In Vidalia

Summer baseball is in full swing for both the Commerce JV and varsity teams.

The summer season kicked off at the beginning of the month with the JV Tigers sweeping a doubleheader from Oglethorpe County. Commerce broke into double-digit scoring in both games while holding Oglethorpe to a handful of runs. Commerce’s JV team won 12-2 and 15-5.

Coming up this week, the JV team plays host to Athens Christian, Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in a doubleheader game.

Next up for both teams, Commerce will be at the South East Georgia Wooden Bat Classic in Vidalia. The tourney starts Thursday, June 11, and continues through Saturday.

Next week, The JV team will take on Jackson County on the road Monday evening, while the varsity team faces Jackson County Tuesday in Jefferson. Both games start at 5:00 p.m. each day.

The varsity team’s start on June 3, put the Tigers into a hole as Franklin County picked up both wins in the doubleheader. The Tigers fell 5-1 and 8-5.

Over the weekend, both Commerce teams competed in the Greater Athens Classic.

For more Tiger summer baseball, see this week's The Commerce News.