While BCHS has had a great season, the offense has struggled at times. Against top-ranked Pace Academy, the bats never came to life as the Royals season ended in the elite eight.
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| JR Fordham sets to throw. |
BC had a 2-0 lead going to the sixth in game one but gave up five runs in unlucky fashion. They included a bunt in which the runner appeared to interfere with the first baseman’s ability to make a play, a ball which bounced off the pitcher, and a ball misplayed in right field.
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| Caleb Senters gets under a fly ball. |
Matthew Bland reached to lead off the home half but was left at second base. The Knights won game one 5-2. JR Fordham accounted for half of the team’s two hits, going 1 for 2. He also pitched 5 and 2/3 innings, walking one, striking out nine, giving up one earned run.
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| Carter Brannon receives a ball at first base. |
Ethan Savant’s second inning single cut into what was a 3-0 deficit. Pace though got the run back on a balk in the home half. A first and second, one out opportunity in the fourth produced no runs. Pace scored two in the home half.
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| Dawson Chapman tracks down a ball in left field. |
Another two on, one out opportunity in the fifth did not produce runs. The Knights added one more. BC stranded single runners in the sixth and seventh, losing 7-1. The Royals stranded six runners, despite only having four hits.
Buck Hill was 2 for 3. Eli Mullis went 1 for 2. Bleckley finishes 24-12.
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