NATCHEZ — The Adams County Christian School baseball team decided to meet the 2012 season head on last week instead of easing into it with just a game or two.

The Rebels played four games in five days last week starting with losses to Central Private Monday and Central Hinds Tuesday. The Rebels bounced back with back-to-back wins over Amite School Center.

ACCS crushed ASC 16-6 Thursday night before grabbing a come-from-behind victory over ASC Friday night.

Four games in one week meant the Rebels got plenty of game experience to start the season, and head coach Hunter McKeivier said it also meant his pitching staff got plenty of work.

“We pitched a lot of guys this week,” he said. “Every pitcher we have pitched multiple times this week on (junior varsity) and varsity.”

McKeivier said he thought his pitching staff did a good job overall this week, and his main concern right now is more with the defense.

“We have to work on knowing what to do with the baseball when it’s hit to you,” he said.

ACCS will take its 2-2 record to face Central Hinds on the road tonight.

Natchez High starts 1-1

The Natchez High School baseball team hosted games against Port Gibson and Jefferson County Saturday afternoon at Chester Willis Field, and the Bulldogs split the two contests.

Natchez High lost 9-3 to Port Gibson before beating Jefferson County 14-0 in two-and-a-half innings.

First-year head coach Skip Golding said it was nice to see his Bulldogs out on the field facing real competition for the first time in a regular season game.

“We are getting better and working hard,” Golding said. “But we have a long way to go. We’re not that good right now. But they have good work ethic and are going to keep improving. The main thing is to have fun, enjoy the game and get better.”

Natchez will face Jefferson County again Wednesday at Chester Willis Field.

Jefferson County drops two

Jefferson County not only lost to Natchez High School Saturday afternoon but also fell 13-7 to Port Gibson.

The Tigers struggled defensively and their young pitchers had trouble finding the plate this weekend, but head coach Jerrold Lyles said his young team is a work in progress.

“We are playing a lot of young guys, and we are still working on fundamentals,” Lyles said.

Lyles said it was good for his team to play competition from schools in a higher classification like Natchez and Port Gibson.

“It will help us in the long run,” he said.

Lyles said he was pleased that the Tigers’ showed ability to score some runs in the Port Gibson game.

“We saw some young guys hit the ball pretty well,” he said. “We can take some positives and a few negatives from this weekend.”