Coach Brad Ganor's varsity baseball Wildcats (3-3), fresh off their strong performance this past weekend, travel to Massillon Jackson on Tuesday for a match up with the Polar Bears (1-3). Jackson High School has the game scheduled for 5 p.m.

The Wildcats will look to build off a weekend in which they swept both of their games in the "We Can Play First-Pitch Classic" at Chillicothe's V.A. Memorial Field - 6-3 over Bishop Watterson and 13-2 over the Greyhounds from Grove City - and split a doubleheader at Dublin Jerome on Saturday (see the corner's stories below). Both scores versus the Jerome Celtics were 4-3. Among the 'Cats' standouts all weekend was senior shortstop Tyler Finkler, who came up with key hits and flashed a golden glove.

As for the Jackson Polar Bears, coach Bill Gamble's club opened its season with a 5-2 victory at Tallmadge, lost both ends of its home-and-home series with Hoover, 10-5 and 2-1, and was turned away at Canton South on Saturday, 5-4.

The Polar Bears were 20-6 last season, including a victory over the Wildcats at Jackson. Coach Gamble and his Polar Bears suffered a major setback in the off season, when senior right-handed pitching ace Johnny Nottingham underwent shoulder surgery. Nottingham is an Akron recruit. Among Jackson's mainstays are junior outfielder/shortstop Jake Miller and senior first baseman/right-handed pitcher Andrew Stalnaker. Stalnaker led the Polar Bears last year by hitting .342 with 10 doubles and 26 RBI. Miller batted .286 in 2012 after putting together a freshman season that saw him hit .392 with four home runs. NOTE: The batting stats are courtesy of the Massillon Jackson web site.

****Just a reminder that the Wildcats' Home Opener is Wednesday afternoon versus the Nordonia Knights. The first pitch from Classic Park is 4:30. Classic Park is located at 35300 Vine Street in Eastlake.

****THE AIR WAVES: Senior John Fanta will broadcast both Tuesday's game at Jackson and Wednesday's Home Opener live over the Saint Ignatius Student Broadcasting Network.