Varsity Baseball: James Monroe Yellow Jackets vs. Chancellor Chargers
By: Greg Wolfe
In a game featuring 13 total errors shared by both teams, it was the Chancellor Chargers (9-6) who were able to capitlize off of 8 opponent errors. The James Monroe Yellow Jackets never quite found their footing, in a 10-6 loss.
Like their softball counterparts on the other side of the school earlier that day, both teams had quick and scoreless first innings to start the game. The Chargers' starter Bryce Sheetz looked sharp to start, with two strikeouts to eliminate any threat. In the bottom half of the inning, the Chargers had Tyler Fisher in scoring position, but were unable to convert an early run.
In the next inning, the Chargers capitlized by putting the ball in play. The 'Jackets made a critical error early on, as Jeffery Pates knocked in two runs thanks to an infield error. The Chargers grabbed a 3-0 lead early, and seemingly struggled the next inning to keep the game out of reach.
The Chargers saw ome fielding mishaps of their own, as the 'Jackets were allowed to climb right back into the game by putting up a quick two runs in the top of the inning. Lacking some defense, Sheetz ended the inning on his own with quick looking strikeout.
The Chargers were right back on top of things in the bottom half of the third inning. Matt Morgan continued his hot hitting, and CJ Craft followed behind him to give the Chargers two quick baserunners. Will Libby, who had an RBI in the previous inning, collected two more RBI's with a sharp single into left field to grow the lead back to 3, with a 5-2 score.
The 'Jackets would tack on another run in the top of the fourth inning, leaving the Chargers scoreless in the bottom of it. They couldn't keep the Chargers scoreless for long, as they put up three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to seemingly put the game out of reach again. The runs came thanks to some masterful bunting by Craft, and Libby who continued to have a good night with his fourth RBI.
The 'Jackets weren't done yet. In the top of the sixth inning, they put up three runs to make things interesting game closing the gap to a 8-6 Charger lead. The defense stuttered again for the Chargers, unable to help the new pitcher Jordan Byrd. They would limit the damage and escape again, keeping the lead.
As the 'Jackets brought in a new pitcher, the Chargers showed no discomfort in padding their lead with two extra runs in the bottom of the sixth. Those two extra runs made the top of the seventh inning less stressful for the Chargers.
Byrd did hit a couple batters, but erased the first batter he let on with a nifty double play that he started and quickly diminished the 'Jackets hopes of making a comeback. After his second hit batter, he left the last kid to walk back to the dugout as he flied out to leftfield to get the win for the Chargers.
This is the Chargers' second consecutive win, and hopefully a good sign for a team looking to recover and get hot before the season ends. Their next contest will be next Tuesday, as they hit the road to take on a conference foe the Caroline Cavaliers.
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Chancellor Chargers
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James Monroe Yellow Jackets
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