Salem vs Menchville update
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Menchville 9 Salem 8
Evan Forrest single in the bottom of the seventh helped Menchville overcome a 6-0 deficit to defeat the Salem Sundevils 9-8 in the Eastern Region quarterfinals at ODU.
After Salem added a run in the top of the fourth, Menchville tied the game with three in the sixth including a single by Hunter Martin that tied the game at 7-7. Salem regained the lead in the top of the seventh on a long homerun by Devonte Bivens to make the score 8-7.
Josh Moore started the Menchville rally with a single and moved to second on a single by Tanner Woods. Catcher Alex Korecky tied the game 8-8 with a single which scored Moore from seconds. Forrest then hit a hard shot off the shortstop which scooted in to centerfield scoring Tanner for the winning run.
The Sundevils jumped on the Peninsula District champions with three runs in each of the first two innings chasing Menchville starter Garrett Chrismon. Jamal Windom reached on a throwing error, made it to third with a stolen base, and scored on a wild pitch. Brandon Trujillo doubled to score Ian Norris and then scored on a single by Aaron Newman for a 3-0 lead. Trujillo crushed a triple to the right-center gap scoring two more runs in the second inning for a six run margin.
Menchville closed to within two by putting four runs on the scoreboard in the fourth inning. Moore lofted a fly ball to left that carried all the way to the fence scoring Leroy Simmonds for the Monarchs first run. Forrest followed with single to center to make it 6-2. DeShaun Hewitt hit a high hopper which was fielded by the second baseman but the throw was not in time scoring a run to make it 6-3. A ground out by Hunter Martin cut the Salem deficit to 6-4.
Menchville moves on to face Nansemond River in the Eastern Region semi-finals.
This post was edited on 5/28 11:34 PM by wgarlick
Evan Forrest single in the bottom of the seventh helped Menchville overcome a 6-0 deficit to defeat the Salem Sundevils 9-8 in the Eastern Region quarterfinals at ODU.
After Salem added a run in the top of the fourth, Menchville tied the game with three in the sixth including a single by Hunter Martin that tied the game at 7-7. Salem regained the lead in the top of the seventh on a long homerun by Devonte Bivens to make the score 8-7.
Josh Moore started the Menchville rally with a single and moved to second on a single by Tanner Woods. Catcher Alex Korecky tied the game 8-8 with a single which scored Moore from seconds. Forrest then hit a hard shot off the shortstop which scooted in to centerfield scoring Tanner for the winning run.
The Sundevils jumped on the Peninsula District champions with three runs in each of the first two innings chasing Menchville starter Garrett Chrismon. Jamal Windom reached on a throwing error, made it to third with a stolen base, and scored on a wild pitch. Brandon Trujillo doubled to score Ian Norris and then scored on a single by Aaron Newman for a 3-0 lead. Trujillo crushed a triple to the right-center gap scoring two more runs in the second inning for a six run margin.
Menchville closed to within two by putting four runs on the scoreboard in the fourth inning. Moore lofted a fly ball to left that carried all the way to the fence scoring Leroy Simmonds for the Monarchs first run. Forrest followed with single to center to make it 6-2. DeShaun Hewitt hit a high hopper which was fielded by the second baseman but the throw was not in time scoring a run to make it 6-3. A ground out by Hunter Martin cut the Salem deficit to 6-4.
Menchville moves on to face Nansemond River in the Eastern Region semi-finals.
This post was edited on 5/28 11:34 PM by wgarlick
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