Down 3 and coming to bat for the final time in the 7 inning nightcap, our never say die Golden Bears 🐻 rallied to tie the game at 8 – 8 and force extra innings for the second time on the day.

Both defenses stiffened in the eighth inning before the Bearcats plated to go ahead run in the top of the ninth. Once again, down to our final at bat, we loaded the bases with nobody out ! Brescia kept the score at 9-8 by recording the first out of the inning on a force out at home.

Carson Crigger came to the plate for the sixth time in the contest and everyone who had been watching baseball ⚾️ for just over eight hours knew that a base hit would earn the home team a much needed split of the River States Conference league game.

Crigger turned on a pitch and sent a line shot down the third place line. The pitch was headed down the left field line and I was ready to start my game winning call!! Houston Flynn was playing the Hot Corner all weekend for Brescia and he made a nice attempt to snag the ball.

In one blink of the eye, Flynn found the ball in his glove and the glove on top of the bag for a game ending double play. Eighteen years together and close to 100 years combined around the game, I am not sure that one play will stand out more than this one.

In the opener, we entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 13 – 8. No problem, Tyler Mackey delivered a pinch hit two run single to make it 13 – 13 before Brescia recorded the 27th out. In this one what followed was one scoreless inning before the Bearcats plated one in the top of the 11th.

First Pitch took place at 12 :03 and the last pitch, incredibly hard hit last pitch took place at 8:13. 490 minutes of Baseball ⚾️ that included 44 runs 🏃‍♂️ and was an eyelash from being 46 runs.

The scorebook will show that we ended the day 0-2 and those are the facts. But our Student Athletes went hard for all 490 minutes and their announcer left it all on the field as well. As tough for it was for me to witness the ending from the Press Box, Skipper had to absorb it from five feet away.

The upside is that we will live to fight another day….

McGlothlin is a Red Shirt Freshman and his school mate a true Freshman.

Narrows High School sets just 56 miles North of The Hill back 🏡🏠🏡.

27 runs 🏃‍♂️, 35 hits, 8 errors, 13 pitchers used…..

4:50 is the goal for the start of the nightcap….

Brescia University is coached by Casey Hamilton, son of legendary High School Coach, Jody Hamilton. Dad won over 1,000 games in the Ashland, Kentucky area.

The Baseball ⚾️ World 🌎 is a fascinating place !

Brescia U. 0 6 4   3 1 (12)   3 – 29  26  0

WVU-T…..  6 0 0   0 4   4      0 – 14  18  2

Called after 7 innings due to Mercy Rule

Offensive stars 🌟 for the Golden Bears :

Jake Tompkins went 3-4 with two 💣💣

JJ Polvinale went 3 for 3

Tyler Mackey went 2 for 3 with a double and a triple.

Gabe Templeton finished 2 for 4

Offensive stars 🌟 for the Bearcats :

Grant Huebner entered the batters box six times as the #9 hitter. Grant scored all six times after reaching base on a Homer,   Double, 3 Singles and 1 Walk.

Leadoff hitter, Max Johnson entered the box 📦 7 times, scored five runs 🏃‍♂️after going 4 of 6 with two triples and a double.

High School 🏫 Hoops back in the Commonwealth….

Had the Graham – Central Boys Class 2 State Championship game on here in the Press Box. Congrats to Graham !

We have played 2:36 minutes and just now reached the Top of the 6th inning.

Wind blown, Wrigley Field type wind blown has led to 24 runs being scored.

Bearcats 14, Golden Bears 🐻 10 after 5.

6th inning lasted from 5:23 to 6 : 26 pm

Luray Boys vs Fort Chiswell next up….

Luray Boys lead 8 – 7 early 1st

Luray 12 – 9 , end of 1st

Luray 21 – 19 after 7-0 run for the Bulldogs – late 2nd

Luray 27 – 23 at the break

End 3rd – Fort 51, Luray 48

Start of 4th – Luray starts out 5 – 0. (6:34)

Beat the Buzzer 3 allows Fort to force OT, 61-61

Luray wins 84 – 82 in double overtime!!!