Sectional Champions!

The boys varsity baseball team brought home a sectional championship this past weekend by beating Southport and Avon.  In the morning game the Bulldogs played Southport and won 11-1 in 6 innings.  Junior Ty McCoy pitched the entire game, struck out 5 Cardinal hitters and only allowed one earned run in his 7^th victory of the season.  Offensively, the Dogs were hot early scoring runs in each of the first four innings.  Sophomore Jacson McGowan led the charge going 2-3 on the day with a home run, a double, and 3 RBI's.  Junior Cody Gill went 2-3 with a run scored, and Junior Tyler Houston and senior Kyle Yeager both went 1-2 for the game.

 

The night game was a little more slow moving with two 30 minute weather delays, but the Bulldogs were  able to overcome the break in action.  Junior Tyler Houston threw a complete game, struck out four hitters, and only allowed two earned runs in his 5^th victory of the season.  On the offensive side it took the Bulldogs a little longer to get things going.  The Dogs were held scoreless through two innings until a Tyler Houston double to centerfield put the Dogs up 3-0 in the 3^rd.  In the bottom of the 3^rd Avon scored one to bring the score to 3-1.  The game stayed there until the Orioles brought a run across in the 6^th to make it 3-2.  In the 7^th inning, the Dogs were able to scratch a run across right before a brief downpour halted the game for 30 minutes.  Immediately following the rain delay, sophomore Anthony Travelsted hit a three-run triple to right field to make the score 7-2.  In the bottom of the 7^th, Houston retired the side for the sectional champtionship.  Offensive stars on the evening were Travelsted (1-1, one 3B and 3 RBI's); Caleb Sampen (1-3, 1 Run Scored); and Houston (1-3, 2 Runs Scored).

 

The Bulldogs will play Terre Haute North in the first game of the regional championship this Saturday at Avon High School