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Pirates Double Up Trojans
By STAFF REPORTS -
Mobile Press-Register Sports Reporter
Mobile,
AL (February 23, 2010) -- FAIRHOPE 10, DAPHNE 5: A six-run
second inning helped put Fairhope in the finals of the BayBears
Classic and set up a battle of unbeatens in the championship game
tonight at 6.
Starting pitcher Daryl Norris went six
innings and gave up five runs while striking out seven and walking
two. He also had an RBI double.
Peyton Fuller drove in three runs for
the Pirates, while Cody Etheridge and Justin Hathcock both went
2-for-4, with Etheridge hitting a two-run single and Hathcock a
two-run double.
The Pirates erased a 2-0 Daphne lead
in the top of the second when Hathcock doubled in two runs and
scored on a throwing error, Chase Domino scored on a fielder's
choice, and Fuller doubled in another pair of runs.
Daphne (3-1) scored in three of the
last five innings.
In Other Games ...
ST PAUL'S 7, SATSUMA 2: A
three-run sixth inning helped propel St. Paul's past Satsuma
7-2 in the semifinals of the BayBears Classic at Hank Aaron
Stadium on Monday.
St. Paul's (4-0) faces Fairhope
(4-0) in the finals tonight at 6.
Nathan Morris was the winning
pitcher for the Saints (4-0), going five innings while
striking out three and scattering six hits, and also had a
two-run homer. Dominic Francia, Dalton Rentz and D. J.
Johnson all went 2-for-3, with Rentz hitting an RBI triple
and Johnson an RBI double. Johnson also stole two bases.
St. Paul's led 3-2 going into
the sixth, and Rentz's RBI triple, plus two more runs scored
as a result of throwing errors, gave the Saints a
comfortable cushion.
"I challenged our kids to play
good baseball," said St. Paul's coach Shane Sullivan. "We
worked on base running the last two days, and it paid off."
Jacob Noble took the loss for
Satsuma (3-1), giving up six runs on seven hits in 5Ò
innings.
BRYANT 4, SPANISH FORT 2: Tyler Mills
gave up only two runs in six innings, while Logan Kirkland and Ricky
LaForce had key RBI doubles in Bryant's win over Spanish Fort in the
BayBears Classic. Mills allowed five hits and walked
only one, while LaForce and Kirkland each had RBI doubles off losing
pitcher Rocky McCord. "Mills was consistent with his
pitches, and Kirkland and LaForce stepped up with big hits," said
Bryant coach David Sprinkle. "As a team, we played hard and had some
good defense." Bryant faces Satsuma in the Johnny
Poole Tournament on Thursday at 6 p.m.
BLOUNT 10, WILLIAMSON 9: Kevin Coleman
stole home in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Blount in the
Inner-City Classic. Spencer Randle had three hits and three RBIs and
Janawaski Davis had two hits and two RBIs for the Leopards (2-2),
who continue tournament play today at 4 p.m. against LeFlore at
Texas Street Park.
LEROY 11, CITRONELLE 1 (5): Clifton
Covington had three hits and three RBIs and Joseph Alday added two
hits and four RBIs as Leroy won in the Tombigbee Classic. Brent Reed
allowed three hits and two walks and struck out three in 4Ð innings.
Caleb Estabrook homered for Citronelle. Leroy (3-1) will play
Demopolis tonight at 6:30.
CITRONELLE 3, MILLRY 1: Shaun Forister
(1-0) allowed one run on eight hits in six innings with five
strikeouts and three walks to lead Citronelle in the Tombigbee
Classic in Leroy. Conner Griffin and Caleb Easterbrook were both
1-for-3 to lead the Wildcats. Citronelle (3-2) takes on Excel at 5
p.m. Thursday in Grove Hill. |
