Eagles beat Berean for first win of 2022
The Oakwood Christian Eagles traveled to Chattanooga last Tuesday and put up 15 hits to score a 12-6 victory over Berean Academy for their first win of the 2022 season.
Two runs in both the first and third innings, along with three in the top of the fourth, staked OCA to a 7-0 lead. Berean put up four runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Oakwood answered with four of its own in the top of the fifth to regain control.
The remaining runs for both teams came in the seventh inning.
There was plenty of offensive firepower for Oakwood, including Jayden Patterson’s 3 for 5 night. Patterson doubled and scored three times. Nick Yearout was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Trey Tindell was a perfect 3 for 3 with three RBIs, while Cason Baggett had a hit, scored twice and knocked in three runs.
Cain Crandall had two hits, including a double, and drove in a pair of runs. Graham Meyer had a triple and scored once, while Tanner Davis and Kaden Jackson each singled. Jackson also swiped three of the Eagles’ 10 stolen bases on the afternoon.
Senior Cody Goertemiller pitched the first 3.2 innings. He gave up four earned runs on six hits and two walks, while finishing with four strikeouts. Davis pitched two scoreless innings of relief, scattering four hits and three walks, but adding four strikeouts, while Tindell pitched 1.1 innings of two-hit ball. He allowed two earned runs and a walk with one strikeout.
HARVESTER CHRISTIAN 15, OAKWOOD 0
The Eagles fell to 1-2 on the season after a loss Friday in Douglasville.
Patterson and Baggett had the only hits for the Eagles. Baggett’s was a double.
Ryan Davis took the loss for OCA, while Patterson, Meyer and Yearout also pitched in relief.
Oakwood was scheduled to play Monday of this week against the homeschooled Bradley Knights. Due to newspaper deadlines, results were not available as of press time. The Eagles are slated to play at Rhea County Academy in Dayton, Tenn. on Thursday before hosting Arlington Christian on Friday.