By Isaiah Burrows, Tahoe Onstage

Jake Jackson and Owen Sharts are bonded on and off the mound.

Both are starting pitchers for the Nevada baseball team. They throw right-handed and come equipped with a pair of velocity-packed fastballs.

They each have roots in the Southern California area 109 miles apart from one another. Jackson grew up in Lake Forest in Orange County. Sharts is a native of Simi Valley in Ventura County.

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