Friday, May 7
Shorecrest 9, Northside Christian 8
The Chargers scored a run in the bottom of the 1st inning in front of an overflow crowd at Hernandez Field. John R. led off with a base hit and Marc B. drove him in with a single to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead. With 1 out in the 2nd inning Tyler L. singled and with 2 outs Jake B. singled to drive in a run. John R. singled to and Jake B. scored on a wild pitch. John R. also scored on a wild pitch to make the score 4-0 in favor of the Chargers.
The Chargers struck again in the bottom of the 6th inning. Tyler L. doubled with 1 out. Andrew R. singled to drive in a run. Jake B. doubled to put runners on 2nd and 3rd. Andrew R. scored on a wild pitch. Brent R. singled to drive in 2 more runs to give the Chargers an 8-0 lead.
Northside scored 8 runs in the top of the 7th inning to tie the score 8-8.
Marc B. pitched the 1st 6 innings of the game and then came back in with the score 8-6 and allowed a base hit that drove in 2 runs to tie the game. Then he walked a batter and with the bases loaded he retired the side with a strikeout.
The Chargers refused to quit. Jon O. led off the bottom of the 7th with a base hit. Jason K. reached on an infield error. Tyler L. reached on a force out to load the bases. Andrew R. singled to drive in the game winning run to give the Chargers a thrilling 9-8 win in the semifinals of the Regional Tournament.
The Chargers will play against Bishop McLaughlin at 7:00 pm on Friday May 14 in the Regional Championship game and the right to advance to the State Final Four.
Andrew R. received the game baseball for his all around outstanding performance.
The coaching staff was extremely proud of the mental toughness the entire team displayed during the game against Northside. There were a number of heroes on the baseball field today without a doubt. Marc B. picked up the win working 6 1/3 innings allowing no runs, 5 hits and 5 strikeouts.
Leading hitters for the Chargers were:
Andrew R. with 2 hits, 1 run scored and 2 RBIs
Jake B. with 1 single, 1 double and 1 RBI
John R. with 2 hits and 3 runs scored
Marc B. with 1 single, 1 double and 1 RBI
Tyler L. with 1 single, 1 double and 2 runs scored
Brent R. with 1 single and 2 RBIs
Jon O. with 1 hit and 1 run scored
