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The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReviewGrant Selected In MLB DraftBy Bryan Shupe, June 12, 2012Milford Baseball’s star pitcher Nick Grant wasdrafted by the New York Mets on Tuesday, June 5 inRound 15 of the MLB draft. Grant helped lead theBucs to a historical run this season, advancing fartherthan any Milford baseball team in the 43-yearhistory of the Delaware State Baseball Tournament.Originally Grant had been talking with the Cubsand thought he would be drafted in the 10th roundby Chicago. Waiting 5 more rounds than expected,Nick and his family admit it was a tense situation.“We were all sitting around listening to the draft oninternet radio and it was nerve racking,” commentedGrant. “When the Mets announced that they pickedme, every one went crazy.”Grant follows in the footsteps of his teammatesJarrell Allen and Devon Reed, each on which weredrafted by MLB teams last year. Jerrel Allen was chosenin the 11th round by the Kansas City Royals andDevon Reed was drafted by the Marlins in round 20.“We used to train a lot together and we have playedon the same teams for years,” commented Grant.“From them I have learned to keep working hard;they have always been right there with me.”Nick has been a star pitcher for theMHS baseball team, making the Varsitysquad his entire high school careerto a team that saw State Tournamentplay in 4 consecutive years. Duringthis year’s Quarter-Final Round of theDIAA State Tournament Nick Grantstruck out 5 batters in 4 innings ofwork and added 3 hits and 2 RBI.Grant also pitched in the DIAA StateChampionship game falling one runshort of being crowned State Champions.Milford baseball Head Coach NickBrannan attributes this year’s unprecedentedsuccess to the leadership ofhis pitchers including Grant’s abilityto perform under pressure in theDIAA State Tournament.“We, as a team are so excited to hear the news ofNick being drafted,” stated Coach Brannan. “Hisathleticism is what got him this far. He has a veryrigid training regiment and if he keeps working hardI think Nick will see a lot of success.”Over the next few weeks Nick will continue hisnormal routine as officials for the Mets come to Milfordto see him perform and negotiate a contract.If an agreement can be reached, Nick will leave inJuly to begin his professional training in Florida. Tomake it to The Show, Nick will face competitionfrom some of the best players in the world as he progressesthrough the minor league system.
The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReviewSenior League GirlsCrowned District ChampsBy Bryan Shupe, July 17, 2012The Milford Senior League Softball team wascrowned District I Champions on Thursday nightafter defeating Marydel Hartley and Dover duringlast week’s tournament. During the District Tournamentthe girls outscored their opponents 25-4,dominating the plate and also the defensive side ofthe ball.On Tuesday, July 10 the Milford senior girls defeatedMarydel Hartley 5-0 in the winners bracketfinal. The combined pitching from Haylee Scruggsand Brea MacFarland, with 5 strike outs and only 3hits, allowed Milford to defeat Marydel and earnedthem their third consecutive shutout performance inthe District Tournament.“We have a lot of depth on the team and severalstrong pitchers,” commented Coach Ernie Scruggs.“We have five great pitchers on the team even thoughwe have only used two until this point”During Tuesday’s game, Emily Messick scored thefirst run of the night in the 2nd inning on an RBIsacrifice bunt by Brea MacFarland. Harley Rickardsbrought in the second run in the 2nd inning on abase hit by Jasmine Passwaters. Haylee Scruggs &Kasey Fry both scored a run on RBI’s by JasminePasswaters as well. Savannah Case scored on an RBIdouble by Kasey Fry. This win put Milford in theDistrict I Championship game against Dover Thursdaynight.On Thursday, July 12 the Milford Senior girls defeatedDover 6-4 to win the District I Senior LeagueTitle. Another combined pitching performancefrom Haylee Scruggs and Brea MacFarland allowedthe only 4 runs to come across the plate against Milfordduring the entire district tournament. Scruggspitched the first 4 innings allowing one run in thetop of the 4th as MacFarland, pitching inning 5through 7, allowed 3 runs in the 6th.Scruggs scored early in the 1st inning, beingbrought in by an RBI double from Emily Messick.Milford came alive in the 3rd inning when Kasey Fryled off with a double and Harley Rickards broughttwo runners in off of her double. Jenna Campbellcame into the game with a double scoring Rickardsand Brea MacFarland hit a double scoring Campbell.During the tournament the girls put up 25 runsagainst their opponents.“A lot of the teams do not have a lot of depth intheir hitting and you know if you can get throughthe first couple batters you will be fine,” commentedCoach Kevin MacFarland. “But with our girlsyou need to get through the entire lineup to have achance to win.”Last year, the Milford All Star team won the Districtand State Title for the Junior League Divisionand they look to repeat their success as they competeat the Senior League level. If the Milford SeniorLeague girls win the State Tournament they will beheaded to Worcester, Massachusetts to play for theRegional Title.
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