Goin' Down The Road

Hard-throwing lefty DeLoach to stay in Palatka, signs with SJR State

  • Palatka’s Layton DeLoach, throwing a pitch during a game in February, was 4-1 with a save this year. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Layton DeLoach, throwing a pitch during a game in February, was 4-1 with a save this year. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
  • Palatka High’s Layton DeLoach is all smiles after signing his letter of intent to play baseball and attend classes at St. Johns River State College next year. Flanking DeLoach are his mother, Dana, and father, Mike. Standing, from left, are PHS baseball coach Alan Rick and SJR State baseball coach and athletic director Ross Jones. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka High’s Layton DeLoach is all smiles after signing his letter of intent to play baseball and attend classes at St. Johns River State College next year. Flanking DeLoach are his mother, Dana, and father, Mike. Standing, from left, are PHS baseball coach Alan Rick and SJR State baseball coach and athletic director Ross Jones. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
Palatka senior Layton DeLoach is most comfortable with the ball in his hand on the pitcher’s mound and that is exactly what caught the attention of St. Johns River State College. DeLoach signed a…

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