Posted: Apr 05, 2016
Bulldogs Open Up Season with a Win
The Bulldogs opened up the 2016 with an exciting 12-4 victory against the visiting South Bend Washington Panthers. The game started off as a defensive and pitching showcase as the game remained scoreless into the 3rd inning before South Bend opened up the offense with 2 runs in the top half of the 3rd. The Bulldogs quickly answered with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning when Logan Kabrich and Greg Hughes reached base and were driven in by a Chase Haynes double off the right field wall. Tyler Bireley answered with a double off the left field wall that brought in Haynes. In the 4th the Panthers answered with 2 runs on 2 hits to take the lead back 4-, but that didn't last long. Haynes and Bireley started the offensive machine rolling again in the 5th with back-to-back doubles to left and were followed with hits RBI hits from Hughes, Kabrich, Brandon Reid, Luis Escalante, Charlie Brewer. The Bulldogs scored 7 in the inning to bring the score to 10-4. Sophomore Jordan Jones capped off the scoring in the 6th with a 2-run home run to left in his very first varsity at-bat…an on his very first varsity swing! Reid, Kabrich, Bireley and Garrett Copley all combined to pitch 6 innings, giving up only 2 earned runs and striking out 11 Panther hitters. Brandon Reid collected his first varsity win on the mound.
Notables:
WP – Brandon Reid (1-0)
Chase Haynes: 2-4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs
Tyler Bireley: 2-3, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs
Brandon Reid: 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Jordan Jones: 1-1, 1 HR (1), 2 RBIs
