Dubois County Bombers Clinches Lead In Eighth Inning To Defeat Clarksville WhirlyBirdz
Dubois County Bombers nabbed the lead late in the game in a 9-6 victory over Clarksville WhirlyBirdz on Friday. The game was tied at six with Dubois County Bombers batting in the bottom of the eighth when Paul Osting's sac fly scored one run for Dubois County Bombers.
Clarksville WhirlyBirdz scored four runs in the eighth inning, but Dubois County Bombers still managed to pull out the victory. Carson Hepworth, Josh Sanchez-Harris , and Blake Merwin powered the big inning with RBIs.
Aidan Williams took the win for Dubois County Bombers. The lefthander allowed one hit and zero runs over two-thirds of an inning, walking zero. Cooper Chinn, Houston High, and Anthony Jerrell all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory. High recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Dubois County Bombers.
Jay Watson took the loss for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. The pitcher went one-third of an inning, allowing four runs on one hit.
Drew Horn started the game for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. Horn allowed five hits and three runs over three and a third innings, striking out five Jake Stuteville started the game for Dubois County Bombers. The righthander went five and a third innings, allowing zero runs on four hits and striking out five
Dubois County Bombers totaled 11 hits. Joey Milto and Frankie Sebastiano all had multiple hits for Dubois County Bombers. Sebastiano and Milto each managed three hits to lead Dubois County Bombers.
Blaze Bell went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Clarksville WhirlyBirdz in hits.
HP: Greg Spalding 1B: Matt Barker 3B: Chris Snyder
Attendance: 821