The Thomas Jefferson Colonials were unable to generate much offense against the Marshall Statesmen in last night’s contest.  For the third game in a row, the Colonials only managed one hit, a single by Tom Woodruff who had earlier reached first base on a hard grounder misplayed by the shortstop.  The only other base runner for the Colonials was Beau Pritchett who had drawn a walk in the second inning.  The Colonials sent four pitchers to the mound searching for an answer against the Statesmen who jumped out to a 13-0 lead after two innings.  Coach Gardziel had to be pleased with the performance of Travis Triggs who was able to cool off the opponent’s hot bats.  Sophomore Matt Callahan saw his first varsity action by successfully handling the catching duties in place of Alan Allworth.  Alan suffered a season ending broken jaw in last Friday nights game against South Lakes.  Fortunately, Alan did not lose a tooth or knock any loose as had been reported earlier.  Alan certainly showed his grit and surprised everyone with the seriousness of his injury by just calmly jogging down to first base after being hit by the pitch.  Alan’s dad reported that Alan’s reset saw will take two months to heal.  Alan, it was a tough way to get everyone’s admiration for your courage!  The Colonials cannot wait to get Alan back in the lineup next year batting in the power position and handling the catching duties!