Region X Week 5

 

The Dolphins traveled to Franklin, Virginia to take play against Paul D Camp.(12-7) The weekend was not the best for the Fins as they would drop 2 of 3.

 

Game 1- The Fins would score first in the top of the 1st by a sacrifice fly by Will Barbour that would score Chase Hudson who singled to get the game started. The lead would be short lived as the Hurricanes scored 3 in the bottom of the 3rd then score another run in bottom of the 4th. The Fins would rally in the 4th. Kobie Mackinnon would get the rally started with a single then a double by Chase Sykes which put runner on 2nd and third with Hunter Ashburn up he would deliver with a single and a groundout by Michael Phillips to score Chase Sykes. This cut the deficit to 1. A big 7th inning for the Fins would help them take the lead to 9-4. But then errors started being a problem for the Fins in the bottom of the inning when the Hurricanes would fight back and get within 1. In the 8th errors were still a problem for the Fins and the Hurricanes would score 2 and take the lead 10-9. The Fins tried to fight back in the 9th but could not overcome the errors in the late part of the game. The Fins would lose 9-10. Chase Hudson would lead the Fins with 4 hits and scoring once. Will Barbour and Hunter Ashburn both tallied 4 RBI.

 

Game 2- This game was a pitching duel early as Josh Jarman got the nod for the Fins. The Hurricanes would get the scoring starting in the bottom of the 4^th inning as they would score 3. The Fins would respond scoring 3 of their own in the top of the 6th. The Hurricanes would respond by scoring 2 more in the bottom of the inning take make it 5-3.  The Fins couldn’t respond and would end up losing 5-3. Five Dolphns would tally 1 hit in the contest.

 

Game 3- The Fins made sure to get started early and stay ahead. They would score in every inning but the 7th and the 9th. In addition, Easton Jones had himself a day with 4 hits and 5 RBI’S and to top it all off, he had a 3 run homer. Hunter Stevens also had a great game pitching for the Fins. He went 4 and 2/3rd while striking out 7 and only allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. Alec Dumas also had a 4 hit game driving in 1 run. The Fins won 12-7 snapping a 4 game skid.

 

What’s Next:

The Fins travel to USC Salkehatchie for a double header on Wednesday. The Fins return to Founders field this weekend as they will play Fayetteville Tech in a three game series.