INMAN, S.C. – Chapman closed out its Region 3-3A series with the Broome Centurions on Friday, as a superb outing and numerous contributions at the plate propelled the Panthers to a 11-1 victory over the Centurions in five innings.
Wesley Shipman took the hill and sat down the first six batters in order, including four by way of strikeout. The southpaw also navigated around a pair of Centurion scoring threats in the latter two innings with five more strikeouts and a fly out to center. Shipman tossed a complete game, yielding an unearned run and scattering three hits while tallying 11 strikeouts. “I wanted to go out and attack early,” Shipman said when asked about his focus on the mound. “Do what you can and don’t do too much. I loved being able to go out there, have a lead, and just work with it.” A Hudson Moss leadoff triple to center and Cason Owens sacrifice fly staked Chapman to a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. Coleman Gray led off the second with a double and scored on a Jarren Metcalf base knock. With two on, Peyton Hodge singled to right, which drove in Metcalf and Devin Roe. Hodge scored on a Johann Rodriguez infield hit, while Moss touched home plate during a rundown, which made it a 6-0 Panther lead. “It’s been a mental thing,” stated Hodge about the process of earning more opportunities. “The swing is down, but just getting mentally prepared to go in there thinking you’re going to hit the ball, and you do it. I was just making the most of the situation tonight and doing my job. When someone’s on base, you can trust anyone one through nine (in the lineup) to bring them in.” Broome’s Jackson Fowler and Bryson Arrowood reached base to begin the third on a hit-by-pitch and error, respectively. Fowler later scored on a Panther error and made it a 6-1 deficit at that juncture of the contest. A Jack Settle sacrifice fly once again made it a six run advantage. A Rodriguez two-RBI base hit, Hodge RBI triple, and Moss RBI double accounted for the last four runs of the contest. Hodge and Rodriguez each tallied a pair of hits and three runs batted in. Moss notched three hits and three runs scored, while Metcalf and Roe also had two hits and two runs scored apiece. “We told our guys to forget about Tuesday,” Chapman head coach Steven Fusaro said. “Today is a new day. We knew it would be a different pitching order by (Broome) and knew they’d come back, ready to play. I wanted our guys to match the intensity and play the game the right way.” “Every time (Shipman) takes the mound, he gets a little better. Tonight, I thought he had much better command with his fastball. He’s going to be a really good arm… as he gets the fastball command down, he’s got a chance to be one of the better lefties we’ve had in a long time. Hodge has been battling, trying to earn more playing time. We’ve known he can hit, but he just had to believe in himself and this year, he’s been all over it (and) I’m just so proud of him. He’s a high character kid that works his butt off and deserves every opportunity that he gets.” Next up for Chapman (10-3, 4-0 Region 3-3A) is a non-region home contest against Clinton on Wednesday. The game is slated for a 7:45 PM start. Comments are closed.
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