CHESNEE, S.C. – It was a wacky midweek showdown as Chapman and Chesnee faced off at Dean Jones Stadium in a matchup of long time rivals.
When the dust settled, it was a two-run single by Jonah Epps that propelled Chesnee to a wild 5-4 victory over Chapman in 10 innings. “I’m definitely proud of them,” Chesnee head coach Scott Wease said. “We had opportunities tonight to end it in seven (innings), but Chapman is a great team. It was a good high school baseball game. It always makes it a little better when you come out on the winning side of it.” Chapman fell behind 2-0 through three innings, but answered with two runs in the sixth. Johan Rodriguez drilled a double deep into left field, scoring a run. He later came in to score on a Chesnee error, tying the game at two. In the 10th inning, the Panthers took a 4-2 lead on a Gavin Humphries RBI bunt single and an Eagle error. In the bottom of the frame, Bryson Scruggs made it a one-run contest with a RBI single. Two batters later, Epps smacked a bases-loaded single into centerfield scoring two runs and giving Chesnee the win. “Baseball is a weird game,” Epps stated. “I was a bit aggressive early in the at-bat. When I had two strikes against me, I had to step out, get some adrenaline out, and reset my approach. I don’t think we ever lost hope… we stayed strong and competed. Something we pride ourselves on is just competing and keeping ourselves in the game.” These two teams will meet again on Friday night at Mabry Park. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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