Athens Academy @ Towns County
Athens Academy @ Towns County
April 24, 2008
Evans Wellborn “hit a major bomb” two run homer and Patrick Jansen pitched a complete game shutout as the Spartans were victorious against Towns County.
Highlights:
• Pitching:
o Once again Patrick was incredible on the mound, pitching seven shut-out innings, facing only 23 batters, giving up two hits, and striking out five
• Offensive:
o Matt Woodruff was 2 for 2 with 2 stolen bases and 2 walks
o Henry Terrell was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and a walk
o Thomas Sanders once again swung a hot bat with two hits and an RBI
o Evans homered , James Colquitt doubled and Patrick singled to round out the 8 hits
• Defense:
o Hunter Stiles picked a runner off first in the sixth inning
• Scoring:
o Second inning:
Henry led off with a single, Hunter Stiles bunted him to second, Mark Sanders walked and Thomas singled, loading the bases
James Colquitt hit a long sacrifice fly to left field scoring Henry
• One run scored
o Third inning:
Matt led off the inning with a single and was thrown out trying to reach second
Patrick singled and stole second
Evans perfected his swing with a towering homerun over the left field fence
Henry walked, went to second on a fielder’s choice and came in on a single by Thomas
• Three runs scored
Towns County is a tough team to beat at home, but the Spartans put an outstanding pitcher on the mound and were able to get men on base and score the key runs. The Spartans will take on Lakeview tomorrow (Friday) at Spartan Field. Hope to see you there!
Special thanks to Everett Young for keeping the scorebook.
Final Score: Athens Academy 4, Towns County 0
Athens Academy: (13-7 overall) (10-6 region)