Baseball

Athens Academy verses Commerce
March 25, 2008

The Spartans picked up a big region win as they defeated Commerce at home.

Highlights:
• Patrick Jansen was 2 for 3 with a homerun and 5 RBI’s
• Tag Galvin was 2 for 4 with a double
• Hunter Stiles was 1 for 3 with a double
• Russ DeVore picked up the win going 5 innings and scattering 7 hits, while striking out 5

Scoring:
• Third inning:
o Matt Woodruff reached on a fielder’s choice and went to second on a balk
o Patrick Jansen came up to bat with Matt on second and blasted the second pitch deep into the pines in right field for a two run homerun

• Fourth inning:
o Mark Sanders walked and went to second on a wild pitch
o McKay Matthews, Matt and Patrick had consecutive walks, with Patrick earning an RBI as Mark came home

• Fifth inning:
o Tag Galvin doubled, went to third on consecutive walks by Mark and James Colquitt and scored on a wild pitch
o McKay and Matt also walked with Mark scoring on Matt’s walk
o Patrick singled sending James and McKay home
o Matt stole home as Patrick stole second

• Sixth inning:
o Tag reached on an error, went to second on a wild pitch, third on a 6-3 putout and came home on another wild pitch

Defensively:
• With bases loaded in the fourth inning, Evans Wellborn stopped a hard ground ball and stepped on the base for the third out of the inning

Pitching:
• Russ, McKay and Henry struck out nine Tigers

The Spartans made the most of their five hits and 11 walks to beat a Commerce team that hit the ball well. Special thanks to Tom Reigle for keeping the scorebook for the game. The Spartans will travel to Monroe Area for a 5:30 game on Thursday, March 27th. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 9, Commerce 5