Madisonville Miners Grabs Lead In Sixth Inning To Defeat Clarksville WhirlyBirdz
Madisonville Miners took the lead late in the game in an 11-8 victory over Clarksville WhirlyBirdz on Sunday. Madisonville Miners trailed 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning when River Terry singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Madisonville Miners collected 12 hits and Clarksville WhirlyBirdz nine in the high-scoring affair
Clarksville WhirlyBirdz got things started in the first inning when Blaze Bell homered on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
Clarksville WhirlyBirdz evened things up at six in the top of the fifth inning when Carson Hepworth tripled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
Jace Parnin pitched Madisonville Miners to victory. Parnin allowed two hits and one run over three innings, striking out one and walking zero.
Aidan Carnes took the loss for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. The hurler went two innings, allowing five runs on six hits and striking out one.
Ethan Roberts started the game for Madisonville Miners. The righty went four and two-thirds innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits and striking out one Trace Horne started the game for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. Horne allowed four hits and four runs over one inning, striking out two and walking zero
Madisonville Miners smacked three home runs on the day. Ben Comes went yard in the first inning. Nazhir Bergen went for the long ball in the seventh inning. Tyler Froland had a dinger in the first inning.
Madisonville Miners saw the ball well today, racking up 12 hits in the game. Will Vance, Dong Joon Shin, and Comes all managed multiple hits for Madisonville Miners. Comes, Shin, and Vance each collected two hits to lead Madisonville Miners.
Clarksville WhirlyBirdz tallied nine hits on the day. Bell and Gabe Sibert each racked up multiple hits for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. Bell went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Clarksville WhirlyBirdz in hits. Clarksville WhirlyBirdz stole five bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Andrew Jordan led the way with three.
Umpires: Plate- K Dragoo, 3B- J Fields, 1B- A Bell
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