Lanier High Baseball: Recaps: DAWGS FALL TO TURNER
DAWGS FALL TO TURNER
INEXPERIENCE AND LACK OF PITCHING COST LANIER AGAIN AS THEY COMMITTED 7 ERRORS AT CRITICAL TIMES IN A 14-7 LOSS. THE GOOD PART IS MOST OF OUR MISTAKES ARE CORRECTABLE WITH A LITTLE WORK.DEREK WHITE,WILL BRANCH AND JASON JOHNSON EACH WENT 2-3 WITH 2 RBI'S. OUR 3 RETURNING STARTERS FROM A YEAR AGO ARE STRUGGLING AND NOT PROVIDING ALOT OF LEADERSHIP. LANIER JUMPED 5-0 ON THE STRENGTH ON 2RBI DOUBLES BY BRANCH AND WHITE. STARTER JASON JOHNSON IN HIS FIRST VARSITY STINT BREEZED THROUGH THE 1ST 2 INNINGS BEFORE 2 ROUTINE POPUPS WERE MISPLAYED AND TURNER TOOK ADVANTAGE SCORING 10 RUNS.
LANIER CUT THE LEAD TO 10-7 BEFORE MORE ERRORS AND WALKS COST THEM IN THE 6TH INNING.
LANIER PLAYED WELL IN THE NIGHTCAP TIEING COOK 8-8 AFTER TRAILING 6-0 ON 1 BAD DEFENSIVE INNING. LANIER WENT AHEAD 8-6 AND LET UP AND ALLOWED THEM TO TIE ON LITTLE MISTAKES. ALL IN ALL WE PLAYED WELL. 8TH GRADER RYAN ALLEN LOOKED IMPRESSIVE IN HIS BRIEF OUTING. HE THREW 3 INNINGS ALLOWING NO EARNED RUNS AND STRIKING OUT 5 BEFORE THE 7;30 CURFEW FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAYERS TOOK EFFECT. WE HELD 3 8TH GRADERS OUT OF THE 19-4 MIDDLE SCHOOL WIN AND THEY PLAYED WELL AT THE NEXT LEVEL . DEE MAGBY CAUGHT AND CAIN ROBERTS PLAYED THIRD FRESHMAN SYLVESTOR WEST WENT 2-3 WITH 3 RBI'S. HOPEFULLY WE CAN BUILD ON THESE EARLY GAMES AND PUT A DECENT RUN TOGETHER WITH ALL THESE YOUNG GUYS.
