Baseball

Athens Academy @ Hebron Christian
April 11, 2008

The Lions stole a one run victory from the Spartans with six stolen bases to hand the Spartans their third one-run loss of the week.

Highlights:
• McKay Matthews went 2 for 4 (3 for 4 if not for a close call at first), including a double, a stolen base and one run scored
• Patrick Jansen was 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI
• Evans Wellborn was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored, a stolen base, and a walk
• James Colquitt was 1 for 2 with one run scored, a stolen base and a walk
• Henry Terrell was 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk
• Henry fired a strike back to the infield after catching a ball in right field, keeping the runner on third from scoring
• Hunter Stiles and Tag Galvin each had RBI singles
• Patrick pitched the full six innings, scattering 8 hits, walking 5 and striking out 7

Scoring:
• First inning:
o McKay singled and stole second
o Patrick singled down the right field line, scoring McKay
 One run scored

• Third inning:
o Patrick walked
o Everett Young came in to courtesy run for Patrick and stole second
o Evans Wellborn walked
o Hunter singled, scoring Everett
o Tag singled, scoring Evans
 Two runs scored

• Fourth inning:
o James Colquitt singled and stole second, despite Hebron trying to keep him on first
o With a full count and after fouling off four pitches, McKay doubled down the left field line
o Matt Woodruff hit a long sacrifice fly to right, driving in James
 One run scored

• Fifth inning:
o Evans led off the inning with a solid single on a 3-0 count
o After Hebron threw over to first four times to keep Evans at first, Evans stole second
o Henry singled to left center sending Evans to the plate with the Spartans 5th run
 One run scored

It’s hard to lose, especially by one run. The Spartans will keep battling, regroup and learn from their mistakes. They will have a chance to come back fighting against the Lions at home on Monday at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 5, Hebron Christian 6