PREP BASEBALL: DeMotte deals in first varsity start as Goshen eases by Jimtown
GOSHEN — A junior varsity start for Goshen sophomore Aaron DeMott over the weekend was just to get the feet wet. The real opportunity was saved for Wednesday. After throwing a no-hitter in his JV start last Saturday, DeMott dealt again at the Goshen Baseball/Softball Complex Wednesday against Jimtown.
In five innings and 67 pitches of work, the underclassman allowed three hits and struck out seven in a spotless showing on the scoreboard. It was his first-ever varsity appearance. “He looked awesome,” head coach JJ DuBois said.
“That was kind of our goal the whole preseason was get him a JV start because I just wanted to get him settled in for the year. We were planning on using him [today] so it was nice for him to get a quality start out here. ” Goshen defeated Jimtown 11-3 Wednesday evening to improve to 3-1 on the season and send the Jimmies to 2-2.
The RedHawks beat Jimtown last season on the road 10-3. This showing was not as close as the scoreboard showed, despite both teams tallying six hits. The hosts scored in all but the second inning, taking a 7-0 lead after five innings before DeMott left the mound and Goshen briefly let their opponents back into the game.
A four-run inning in the bottom of the sixth put the game out of reach for an easy seventh inning. Baserunning was a mix of good and bad, but Goshen had no trouble plating runs nonetheless. “Aggressive,” DuBois said when asked about the decision-making on the basepath.
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