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Game Played 5/30/2009 7:00PM
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BRAVES BATTLE SANDY PLAINS WILDCATS TO 6-6 TIE
They say a tie is like kissing your sister, and in the final round robin game of the CABA Georgia State Championship at East Cobb this evening, there were a whole lot of sisters lined up on both sides of the diamond as the dust settled and the umpires walked off the field. It was yet another thrilling game against a very worthy Sandy Plains Wildcats team that once again produced a see-saw score across 7 innings. The Braves made the first charge, taking a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning. Then the Wildcats surged in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 6-3 lead into the final frame. But, the Braves were up to the task, scoring 3 runs in the top half of the seventh inning and shutting down the Wildcats offense in the bottom half of the seventh inning to record the come-from-behind 6-6 tie.
Offensively, the Braves bested the Wildcats by 3 hits, recording an even dozen across 7 innings. Two DOUBLES in the second inning got our scoring started as #2 Sam Ayers launched a deep shot to centerfield and #11 CJ Brazil dropped a line drive in front of the centerfielder to score #22 Jon Jon Banks who hoofed out a dropped third strike ahead of Brazil's hit. But unfortunately, a botched squeeze attempt nailed Ayers in no man's land between home plate and third, a mistake that would later loom large for the Braves. #7 Tyler Weyenberg led off the third inning with a single through the middle. Then, with 2 outs in the inning, #10 John Davis launched a single of his own through the middle to set-up a 2-RBI DOUBLE off the bat of #16 Nathaniel Maggio. #22 Jon Jon Banks led off the fourth inning with a DOUBLE to the left field corner, but we failed to string anything to it in the inning. #7 Tyler Weyenberg and #10 John Davis each recorded single in the fifth inning, but an inning-ending double play got the Wildcats out of the inning unscathed. Then, in the top of the seventh inning, down 6-3, the Braves finished strong with 3 runs on 4 hits. All singles, #19 Ryan Murphy, #11 CJ Brazil, #7 Tyler Weyenberg, and #33 Stephen Wrenn each had clutch hits to contribute to the come back. And, the come back nearly turned into the lead as the Braves had the bases loaded with 2 outs in the inning. But, a well-stroked ball down the third base line by #2 Sam Ayers was handled by the Wildcats' third baseman to once again overt an even bigger inning for the Braves. #7 Tyler Weyenberg added to his hitting totals in the day's previous game to finish the day 5 for 6 with 4 runs and 3 RBI's scored.
Defensively, #44 Jordan Brown turned in a solid effort in his 5th complete game on the hill for the Braves, giving up 6 earned runs on 9 hits and 2 walks with 3 strike outs. Brown faced the minimum 12 batters through the first 4 innings and had a 1-hitter going into the bottom of the fifth inning. The Braves defense made all of the routine plays and turned a 4-6-3 double play in the bottom of the third inning. Then, in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score knotted at 6 apiece, #7 Tyler Weyenberg started a relay from right field to #2 Sam Ayers at second base to #19 Ryan Murphy at third base to tag out a Wildcats' hitter who was attempting to stretch a double into a triple. That outstanding play proved to save the tie for the Braves as the next two Wildcats' hitters recorded singles that would have easily scored the winning run for the Wildcats from third base.
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