Lucas, shorthanded Wilcats clip Hornets

The New Bloomfield Wildcats roster was scratched up. Two players were sick; two had injured hands; two were ineligible.

That, unfortunately, left the Wildcats - the defending Class 2 state champions - and head coach Brandon Talbot with 10 available players against the Fulton Hornet on Thursday night.

"You only need nine," Talbot said with a chuckle. "And we used all 10 of them."

Senior pitcher Skylar Lucas - starting in a spring baseball game for the first time in his prep career - battled seven innings, threw 107 pitches and made it all stick for shorthanded New Bloomfield as it outlasted Fulton 3-2 at FHS Field.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.