APPY LEAGUE: Former MLB outfielder Turner Ward excited to manage Johnson City-based State Liners, who open season on Thursday

APPY LEAGUE: Former MLB outfielder Turner Ward excited to manage Johnson City-based State Liners, who open season on Thursday

“I always used to say that I would run through a wall to catch a ball,” Ward said. “All the way back to A-ball in the minor leagues, defense was so important to me. When I ran through that wall…

Former Williams pitcher takes summer assignment back home with Burlington Sock Puppets

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Tate Jones is home for the summer, but he’s not taking a break from baseball. The college pitcher from Burlington will be playing for the hometown Burlington Sock Puppets in the Appalachian League. “It was definitely how I hoped it would work out,” he said of the assignment with the collegiate summer league team. Jones, a graduate of Alamance-Burlington Early College and ex-Williams player, finished his…