CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles used two big innings to open the game and come away with an 8-4 win over the Newberry Bulldogs to advance to the AA District III championship.
"I told the guys before the game, we are still alive and still playing baseball, and that means you still have a chance," said Chesnee head coach Scott Wease. "So come out here let's get one more, and head back to Strom Thurmond." "Both games they jumped out to early leads on us," said Chesnee's Ethan Lawson. "We stayed in it each time and kept fighting back. We played Chesnee baseball". The Eagles got three runs in the bottom of the first on RBIs by Tucker Johnson, Ethan Lawson, and Carson Gossett. Lawson added two more RBIs in the three run second inning as the Eagles built a 6-2 lead while Carson Williamson also collected an RBI in the inning. Tucker Johnson helped increase the Eagle's lead in the bottom of the sixth inning as he added a two RBI double to make it 8-4 heading into the final frame. "It was really big," said Orr about the run support he got from his team. "It helped me get my mind right and it gave me freedom in case I did make a mistake." Johnson was able to grab the win for the Eagles while Kohen Orr picked up the save in relief. The Eagles played a day early thanks to trying to avoid the possibility of rain in the forecast for Saturday. The weather situation along with smart coaching appears to have the Eagles with all hands-on deck for Monday's championship game. "I think we kept both pitcher under the pitch count," said Wease. "That's the best thing we could hope for. Now, we head down to Strom Thurmond hoping to win game one as anything can happen in game two." The Eagles will travel down to Strom Thurmond on Monday and will look to defeat the Rebels twice. "We have been talking all season how we just want to keep playing for our seniors," said Orr. "I hope we can pull out the wins." "We are going into Monday with everyone," said Lawson. "We are going in there trying our best to win and hoping to have fun." Comments are closed.
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