Eagles soar to win vs. Knights
Trailing 4-3 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Oakwood Christian Eagles scored five times in the bottom of the frame, added six more in the fifth and three more in the sixth to run rule the visiting Bradley Knights, 17-7, last Monday night in Chickamauga.
Cason Baggett went 3 for 5 at the plate with a pair of doubles, three runs scored, four stolen bases and five RBIs. Nick Yearout was 3 for 4 with two doubles, a run scored, four RBIs and three stolen bases, while leadoff hitter Jayden Patterson went 4 for 4 with a double, an RBI, five stolen bases and five runs scored.
Ryan Davis was 3 for 4, scored twice and drove in one. Cody Goertemiller went 2 for 4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Kaden Jackson doubled, scored twice and knocked in two runs. Trey Tindall had a double, scored a run and drove in another, while Kyle Brooks and Cain Crandall also contributed one RBI apiece.
Goertemiller pitched the first two innings and allowed four earned runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Davis pitched three innings of relief and recorded the victory. He allowed one earned run on one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts, while Tindell pitched one inning out of the bullpen. He allowed two runs, though only one was earned, with two hits and three strikeouts.
RHEA COUNTY ACADEMY 12, OAKWOOD 2
A pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning was all the offense the Eagles could muster on Thursday as they suffered a five-inning home loss.
Tindell and Joseph Dawson picked up the RBIs for the Eagles (3-3). Tindell
and Baggett had doubles for Oakwood, while Dawson, Patterson and Davis all added singles.
Davis pitched 3.2 innings and allowed nine hits with five walks and
seven strikeouts. Goertemiller pitched effectively in relief. He allowed two hits in 1.1 innings, but did not give up a run or a walk and finished with two strikeouts.
The Eagles will host Praise Academy on Thursday of this week at 4:30 p.m. before three more games over the course of the weekend.