Final from South Carolina.

 

WP: Liggett

LP: Starr

Vermeil started and left the game with the lead. He must not have gone the 4 innings needed to get the win.

 

Liggett with the save last night, and gets the win today.

Nice work Birds keep em rolling. I'm sure Jpa will give us a great recap later.

Nice work Birds keep em rolling. I'm sure Jpa will give us a great recap later.

 

Justified season finale & Lady Cards making it to the Final Four. Sorry for the delay.

 

Overall, a fairly sloppy game by both squads. Birds made important plays when they needed them to grab the W. Great effort by SR Liggett pitching well to close things out after some control problems by the Highlands starter. Also, big props to SR Collinsworth with a 2-2 day along with a sac bunt. Great to see Jac getting comfortable with the rhythm and nuance of baseball after an extended absence.

 

 

Birds jumped out early on Liverpool (who appeared to be from upstate NY, so not sure how many games / practices they have had) with 2 runs courtesty of a walk, a couple of errors and some selfless hitting (moving runner over with a ground out to the right side and a sac fly to bring that runner home).

 

Liverpool answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning via a BB, 3 HBPs (yes, 3), and 2 singles. Caught stealing by SR Murray behind the plate was a huge 1st out in the inning.

 

Birds answered with 3 more in the top of the 2nd and never trailed. After a couple of errors by Liverpool and a HBP, big blow was a solid double by SR Murray.

 

2 more from the Birds in the top of 3 via single from JR Allen, walk to SR Schultz and a bunt single by SO Whitford (sac bunt that went dead between fielders) loaded the bases. WP scores Allen (long backstops at Ripken accentuates importance of a solid C) and then SO Hennigan brings home Whitford after a failed suicide squeeze erases Schultz.

 

Liverpool added 2 in the bottom of 3, but Liggett comes on in relief and limits the damage.

 

1 in the 4th and 2 in the 5th rounded out the HHS scoring. Some nice defense by the Birds to close the game out.

 

A sloppy win, but a win nonetheless.