BUCS GET THE LAST LAUGH IN 5-4 VICTORY OVER CLEAR FALLS

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT KEEPS THE BUCS FIRMLY IN DISTRICT RACE

 

bwood baseball.com Anthony Bell takes care of business at Clear Falls 4/2/2015

 

 

Posted Friday April 3, 2015

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League City- The Bucs came to town for the third time this season, having already suffered narrow setbacks at the hands of their other two League City rivals: Clear Springs and Clear Creek.

 

Nevertheless, the odds looked good for a win, as Clear Falls was 1-5, and the Bucs were riding a surge of momentum from the Clear Brook win.

 

The third visit to League City proved to be the charm for the Bucs, as the Falls Knights acted like anything but a 1-5 team. It turned out to be a bad day to be a Knight for the home team as Brazoswood took the game to extra innings, getting out of a bases loaded jam from the home half of the eighth inning and leaving town with a 5-4 win.

 

The Bucs quickly got on the board in the top of the first inning. Jared Damian drew a walk. Anthony Dahl's first homerun of the year, a 2 RBI glider over left field, put the Bucs up 2-0.

 

Falls got right back into the game in the bottom of the first inning, hitting their own 2-run homerun over left field, tying the game 2-2.

 

The Bucs added another run in the top of the fifth. After a Chili Cortez ground out, Gerry Guel doubled to centerfield, and Blake Nelson pinch ran. Brayden Kopycinski drove a basehit up the middle to score Nelson, putting the Bucs up 3-2.

 

Falls shot back in the bottom of the fifth inning, adding two more runs, and going ahead 4-3.

 

Dahl quickly got the game tied up again in the top of the sixth inning. Dahl doubled, and after a Zarella balk, advanced to third base. Dahl got caught in a rundown, and Falls overthrew third base, enabling Dahl to score. Score 4-4.

 

Bwood put another run up in the top of the eighth inning. Damian got hit by pitch, stealing second base shortly after. Dahl was intentionally put on base. Damian stole third base which brought Anthony Bell to the plate. Bell lined a blast to left field, (the game-winning RBI) scoring Damian and putting the Bucs up once and for all at 5-4.

 

The Bucs survived a Falls rally in the bottom of the eighth inning, which involved putting reliever Buck Alexander into the game for Bell.

 

Falls loaded up the bases, and at this time Kopycinski prevented disaster, making the catch of the day. After a hit to right field, the Falls runners had begun running without tagging up assuming Kopycinski wouldn't make the catch. This was a big miscalculation by Falls, as Kopycinski made the diving catch (a HUGE play) for the first out.

 

Another strikeout and pop out to Damian ended all chances of a Clear Falls upset of the Bucs.

 

As usual, the Bucs played stellar defense to preserve the win. Brenner Bundick made an important catch at second to end the seventh inning. Bell was also excellent picking off a few Falls attempts at stealing bases. Dahl also turned a big double play in the bottom of the sixth inning.

 

The Bucs are now 13-5 overall, and 5-2 in district. The Bucs firmly control their own destiny having won all games at home and getting some big road wins. The Bucs are one game behind Friendswood and Clear Creek who are both 6-1 in district (Fwood owns that tie-breaker).

 

Bwood- Falls 4/2/15 at Clear Falls
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Bwood	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	4	0
Falls	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	12	1
WP- A. Bell	7 IP, 6 Ks, 4 BB, 10H
SV- B. Alexander
LP- T. Zarella
A. Dahl	2 for 3, 1 Homerun, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
B. Kopycinski	1 for 3, RBI
A. Bell	1 for 4, Game winning RBI