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Domino's Three-Run Homer
Ignites Fairhope Past St. Paul's
By STAFF REPORTS -
Mobile Press-Register Sports Reporter
Mobile,
AL (February 24, 2010) -- Chase Domino's three-run homer
in the top of the third inning ignited Fairhope to a 15-5
romp over St. Paul's for the title of the BayBears High
School Classic on a chilly Tuesday night at Hank Aaron
Stadium.
The game was called after five
innings due to the 10-run rule, assuring the Pirates of the
first back-to-back Classic titles since Daphne in 2001-2002.
Domino, the Chris Boyette Silver
Slugger Award winner, finished 3-for-4 with five RBIs for
Fairhope (5-0).
"Everybody's hitting so good,
it's almost like fire -- it starts and it keeps going and
going," he said. "We expected it to be a closer game, but we
just came out and played hard.
Winner Peyton Fuller gave up
three runs on nine hits in five innings.
Garret Pitts, who was 2-for-3,
was named the Jake Peavy MVP, while Daryl Norris, who
received the Larry Andrews Pitcher Award, had three RBIs.
Kaleb Naseman went 3-for-3 with two RBIs as the Pirates
collected 13 hits off four Saints pitchers.
"It's good to see us swinging
throughout the lineup," said Fairhope coach Stu Fuller, who
celebrated his 45th birthday Tuesday night. "Domino's homer
definitely gave us momentum, and Peyton was able to put up
zeroes after that."
St. Paul's led 3-2 after two
innings until Domino's homer in the third. Norris' two-run
triple, Cody Etheridge's two-run double and Wes Kent's
sacrifice fly sealed the win in the top of the fifth.
"Fairhope has a great ballclub
and it showed tonight," said Saints coach Shane Sullivan.
"They swung the bats pretty well, and if you miss a spot,
they'll make you pay for it."
D.J. Johnson was 3-for-3 with
two RBIs, including a solo homer, for St. Paul's (4-1),
which travels to Baton Rouge to play in Brewley High School
Classic on Thursday. Fairhope hosts Cullman and Hartselle in
a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m.
In Other Games ...
MARY MONTGOMERY 10-4, B.C. RAIN
0-2: Dalton Grissett had two hits and two RBIs in each game
as the Vikings swept visiting Rain. In the six-inning
opener, Chance Stanley got the win, allowing a hit and
striking out 10 in five innings. Jacob Turk had three hits
and three runs and Davey Miller had two hits and three runs.
In the nightcap, winner Dylan Ryan allowed a run on one hit
in six innings. Omar Smith hit a solo homer and Nicholas
Irby an RBI double for the Red Raiders. MGM (4-2) plays
Murphy at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mims Park in the Murphy
Invitational.
LEFLORE 8, BLOUNT 3: At Texas
Street Park, Carl Davis (3-0) struck out 13 in seven innings
and also had three hits and two RBIs as LeFlore improved to
3-0 in the Inner City Classic. Joseph Pough had three hits
and three RBIs and Marquis Pettway three hits and two RBIs
for the Rattlers (5-0), who play Blount again for the title
at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Vigor.
JACKSON 5, CLARKE COUNTY 1:
Jeremy Armstead ripped a three-run homer to break a 1-1 tie
in the third inning in the Tombigbee Classic. Sam Harbuck
(1-0) gave up two hits and struck out six in six innings,
and Brady Reeves pitched a scoreless seventh for Jackson.
Windham Jackson had two hits, including an RBI double, for
the Aggies (7-0), who host Excel at 6 p.m. Friday in the
tournament.
JACKSON 8, MILLRY 0: Josh Kimble
(1-0) held Millry to two hits over six innings while
striking out seven in the Tombigbee Classic. Tyler Wallace
completed the shutout in the seventh. J.D. Mitchell had
three hits and two runs and JoJo Jackson two hits and two
runs for the Aggies.
LEROY 8, EXCEL 3: Joseph Allday
hit a two-run homer and an RBI single for the Bears in the
Tombigbee Classic. Clifton Covington and Ross Reed had two
hits apiece for Leroy, and Will Blount (2-0) gave up two
runs and five hits in five innings. Leroy (4-1) hosts
Demopolis at 6:30 p.m. Friday. |
