BOILING SPRINGS, SC - For the second straight Saturday in a row the Boiling Springs baseball team stood on the brink of elimination and for the second straight Saturday they've walked away with the victory after defeating the #1 ranked team in 5A Lexington 2-0 in front of a loud home crowd.
While it's the second straight Saturday for the Bulldogs to pick up a win, it's also the second straight Saturday for Corbin Childers to pick up a win after he pitched six and two-third innings of baseball not allowing a run and only allowing two hits while striking out seven to pick up the win. "It's like I told the guys in our postgame huddle that the performance from Childers was one of the top performances I've seen from a pitcher," said Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lipscomb. "We had our backs against the wall today, knowing if we lose we're done, and he has made so many big strides throughout this year. He's gotten a lot of experience over the year and he is peaking right now. You have to tip your hat to him with the performances he's put together the last few weeks." Childers said that he kept pregame words from his coach in his mind that kept the moments not too big for him as he carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of play. "I wasn't thinking a lot about this could be the end of our season but had the mindset of whatever happens happens just like Coach Lip told me before the game," said Childers. "I took that advice throughout the game and stayed with it and kept my confidence. I knew I had the stuff tonight to keep them swinging and missing so I just kept throwing the slider and it worked well." Boiling Springs took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning as Luke Compton worked a six pitch walk before advancing to second base on a walk to Justin Dawkins. Compton moved to third base on a fielder's choice before scoring on a single to right field by Jackson Cole to take a 1-0 lead over the Wildcats. The Bulldogs added to their lead in the bottom of the third inning as Compton once again reached base on a double to left centerfield before moving over to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Dawkins. Compton made the Bulldogs lead 2-0 when he scored from third base on a sacrifice fly to centerfield by Jackson Cole. "Luke is our leader and I can't say enough good things about that kid," said Lipscomb. "He works hard in the weight room and along with Hudson and Jackson they really lead this team. Luke sets the table for us to start each game and those three guys are just top-notch kids." While some teams may find battling back from the elimination bracket difficult, it has become a very familiar spot for the Bulldogs as they had to do the same thing to win the District Championship last week. The Bulldogs enter the next few games with their pitching lining up for a strong run and Lipscomb says his guys have proven to be a group you can't count out until the final out of the game. "We have a lot of confidence going into the next few games as we got Jackson coming back as our ace on Monday," said Lipscomb. "Our players feed off his energy and we're now one win away from playing for the Upper State championship. I can't say enough about this group of kids as they're relentless and refuse to lose and if they do lose they bounce back." Aaron Sewell, who picked up the two wins last week against Rock Hill to win the district championship. pitched to the final Wildcats batter on Saturday to earn the save. Boiling Springs will continue their journey out of the elimination bracket on Monday when they host TL Hanna who fell to Blythewood 1-0 on Saturday. Blythewood will host the winner of the game against Boiling Springs and TL Hanna with either team having to defeat the Bengals twice to win the Upper State championship. Comments are closed.
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