GEORGETOWN, SC - After falling in the first two days of the IP Classic, the Boiling Springs baseball team was able to battle back with two victories on Saturday and Sunday to even up their record at the tournament sending them home on a winning streak.
Boiling Springs fell to Blythewood 10-4 on Thursday before falling to AC Flord, the #1 team in 4A, 8-3 on Friday to start the tournament 0-2. On Saturday the Bulldogs were finally able to get the game to go in their favor as they defeated York 6-3 to pick up their first win of the tournament. The Bulldogs got their bats going in the first inning against the Cougars with one out as Luke Compton hit a double to right field before coming home on the next at-bat when Davis Starnes crushed a home run to the centerfield bleachers putting the Bulldogs ahead 2-0. In the fourth inning the Bulldogs added to their lead when Jackson Reel reached base on an error before coming around to score on a Jackson Cole single to left field to put Boiling Springs up 3-0 over the Cougars. Bulldogs starting pitcher Dylan Anderson went five innings without giving up a run giving Boiling Springs a strong outing in the third game of the tournament. Davis Starnes led off the top of the sixth with a single before stealing second base and coming around to score on a line drive double to left field by Ashton Smith to put the Bulldogs ahead 4-0 over the Cougars. Smith and Jackson Reel both came around to score to push the Bulldogs lead to 6-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. York was able to pick up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning sending the Bulldogs into the final inning with a 6-2 lead. The Cougars added another run in the bottom of the seventh with two outs but couldn't get any closer as the Bulldogs picked up the 6-3 victory. Sunday morning came early for Boiling Springs as they started their game at 9:30 AM but was able to come away with a 3-1 victory in five innings to finish out the 2022 IP Classic on a two-game winning streak. Summerville struck first in the top of the second inning grabbing a 1-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Boiling Springs responded in the bottom half of the second inning as Ashton Smith led off the inning with a single to rightfield. Smith advanced to third base on two consecutive passed balls before scoring on a wild pitch to tie the game at 1-1. Jackson Kostiuk, who was running for Jackson Cole, ended up at third base after Cole reached on a walk and two wild pitches. With Kostiuk at third base, Jackson Reel laid down a squeeze bunt that scored Kostiuk giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead and also ended up at second base after an error on the throw. Hudson Wilson brought home Reel on a single to the outfield giving the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead at the end of the second inning. Jackson Cole pitched all five innings for the Bulldogs in the 3-1 victory over Summerville including striking out the final Green Wave hitter. Boiling Springs’ Tristan Smith was named to the IP Classic All-Tournament team. With the IP Classic ending, the Bulldogs will now start their regular season schedule when they travel to Eastside on Thursday. Comments are closed.
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