INMAN, S.C. – It was Senior Night on Monday evening as Jacob Murray, Gavin Humphries, and Banks Atkins were honored during a pregame ceremony prior to Chapman’s home game against the Blacksburg Wildcats.
For Humphries, it turned out to be a game he will remember for a long time by tossing a complete game, as the Panthers pulled away and picked up a 10-1 victory over the Wildcats. It was a tough start to the game for Humphries, as Blacksburg scored in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. From that point forward, the right-hander settled in and didn’t look back, scattering four hits over his seven innings of work. “With Spring Break being here (last week) and not being able to have that tune-up bullpen for tonight, we figured it’d take him a bit to get that command,” Chapman head coach Steven Fusaro explained. “He has thrown a lot of big innings for us. He started dialing in during the second inning and from then on, he was big time (on the mound).” “I had to calm down a little bit at first,” Humphries admitted. “I was able to get my nerves together and finish the rest of the game. It was big knowing that with the defense I had behind me, all I had to do was throw, let them hit it, and know that my defense would make the plays.” In their half of the first inning, Chapman answered by sending 10 up to bat and scoring five runs to take a 5-1 lead at that juncture of the contest. In the frame, Ricky Montalvo drove home a run on a RBI groundout. Johan Rodriguez knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly to left, which drove in Walt Waddell. Humphries smacked an RBI single, which allowed Banks Atkins to cross home plate. Chapman (8-6) will have a quick turnaround, as they will resume Region 3-3A play on Tuesday against the Union County Yellow Jackets at Mabry Park. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 PM. -Justin Mathis Comments are closed.
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