Chesnee, SC- Chapman baseball used a big first inning and an exciting final out to pull out a 5-3 victory over their longtime rival Chesnee in a road matchup on Monday night.
"I love these boys and these coaches," said Chapman head coach Steven Fusaro. "We are just trying to get them to realize how special they are and if these guys will continue to grind like this the sky is the limit." Chapman got three consecutive one out singles from Hudson Moss, Jarron Metcalf, and Walt Waddell in the top of the first inning and each later scored on bases loaded walks by Drew Settle, Johann Rodriguez, and Cason Owens. Landon Thompson worked to get the Eagles back into the game in the bottom of the first inning with a leadoff double but ended up stranded there. Moss reached base on a RBI single for Chapman before later scoring his second run of the game on a passed ball to put the Panthers up 5-0 over the Eagles. Chesnee loaded the bases in the bottom of the third inning but a pop out along with back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning. The Eagles mounted a rally in the bottom of the sixth inning as Davis Rising, Ethan Lawson, and Carson Williamson each hit singles to start the inning before Tucker Johnson drove in the first run for the Eagles on a sacrifice groundout. Trace Berger came off the bench as a pinch hitter and laced an 0-2 liner to centerfield to drive in a pair of runs to pull the Eagles to within 5-3 of the Panthers. Chesnee worked to mount another rally in the seventh inning as they had two runners on with two outs when Carson Williamson hit a single to Chapman left fielder Landon Solesbee who make a near perfect throw to catcher Peyton Hodge to record the final out at the plate and give the Panthers the victory. "That was a heck of a play by Solesbee," said Fusaro. "We have so many guys that can contribute and he is one of seventeen guys who can contribute for us." Chesnee will be back in action on Wednesday night as they take on the Woodruff Wolverines at 7:30 PM while the Panthers will travel to Clinton on Tuesday with a 7:30 PM start time. Comments are closed.
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