Even an early-morning rain shower failed to deter the first-ever Clear Creek Middle School baseball try-outs which got underway yesterday at Field 2 of the Gilmer County Recreation and Parks Department.

Clear Creek Middle School baseball coach Matt Banks smacks a grounder to a Bobcat hopeful during the first-ever CCMS baseball try-outs yesterday. (Photo by: Kevin Hensley)

Stacy Galloway clocks a Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats hopeful’s speed from first to third during the first-ever CCMS baseball try-outs yesterday. (Photo by: Kevin Hensley)

According to head coach Matt Banks, 40 players from sixth, seventh and eighth-grade turned out for the first day of a planned three-day tryout session. Banks had players showing off their fielding, bunting, batting and speed abilities.

Cuts will be made accordingly throughout the week, with the team looking to carry 16-17 players for its first season. Games will be played at Field 2 of the GCRPD and the 12-game season begins Feb. 22, at home against Sonoraville. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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