Baseball

Athens Academy @ Lakeview
April 9, 2008

The Spartans played hard and they played well against an outstanding Lakeview baseball team, but came up one run short.

Highlights:
• Matt Woodruff played incredible center field… he made the catches and held the base runners to one base when it looked certain they would score or get two bases on a single
• McKay Matthews was rock solid at shortstop
• McKay had three solid singles
• Patrick Jansen was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s
• Evans Wellborn was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s
• Henry Terrell was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI
• Russ DeVore pitched all six innings, mixing up his pitches, keeping the game close and giving the Spartans a great chance to win the game

Scoring:
• Third inning:
o Mark Sanders and McKay each singled
o They both advanced to second and third respectively on an error
o Matt walked, loading the bases
o Evans singled up the middle scoring Mark and McKay
o Matt was thrown out attempting to steal home
 Two runs scored

• Fifth inning:
o McKay led off with a single
o Matt walked
o McKay and Matt advanced on a passed ball
o Patrick singled, scoring McKay and Matt
o Evans singled, Patrick went to second
o Tag Galvin reached on a fielder’s choice and Patrick scored on a throwing error by the second baseman
o Henry reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Evans
 Four runs scored

• Sixth inning:
o McKay led off with a single
o Matt walked
o Patrick was hit by a pitch, loading the bases
o Evans grounded out to second, scoring McKay
o Hunter Stiles grounded out to first, scoring Matt
 Two runs scored

The Spartans looked impressive against the Lakeview Lions. Henry led off the seventh inning with a double and went to third on a wild pitch but the Spartans could not get the run home to tie the game. They once again played with heart and gave it their all, but came up just a little bit short.

The Spartans will travel to Tallulah Falls tomorrow for a 5:00 pm game. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 8, Lakeview 9