Mustangs stay perfect, defeat Warriors and Rockets
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
DODSONVILLE - The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs have started the season with a fury. They have scored runs playing small ball and have hit the long ball, en route to a 4-0 overall record. In SHL play, LC is 3-0.
In their third victory of the season, the Mustangs defeated the Eastern Brown Warriors 8-3 in Southern Hills League play.
"I told the kids the SHL title goes through Eastern," LC head coach Aric Fiscus said. "They have won the league three years in a row, and this was a positive step for us."
LC scored one run in each of the first two innings, then added six more combined fourth and fifth innings.
The first run of the game came in the first with Dalton Cox leading off with a base hit. Cox then stole second and scored on an RBI single by Darrin Harp.
In the second, with two outs, Wes Pierson doubled and the bases were loaded with Dakota Dye reaching on an error. Cox took first when he was hit by a pitch.
Harp forced a bases-loaded walk to bring home Pierson.
"It always helps when you can get runs in the first couple innings," Fiscus said. "We want to score at least one run a inning, and we want runners on base. We are starting to show abilities that we can do that. We have been getting the runs when we need them."
As Eastern had all zeros on the board after their fourth time at the plate, the Mustangs continued to add to their lead, scoring four in the fourth and two in the fifth.
The fourth started with Dallas Puckett singling, and he took third on a base hit by Pierson. Dye loaded the bases for LC with a walk.
Cox then forced a base on balls to score Puckett. Pierson and Dye also scored, with Pierson scoring on a base hit by Cody Roush. Dye scored on an error.
In the fifth, Pierson and Cox rounded the bases on a two-run home run by Cox.
Ryan Doss improved to 2-0 overall with the win on the mound. Doss pitched five innings, allowing three runs (three earned) on five hits. Doss finished with 10 strikeouts.
At the plate for the Mustangs Cox was 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBIs. Puckett and Pierson each went 2-for-3.
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At Fayetteville, the Mustangs doubled the score of SHL foe Fayetteville in a 10-5 win Tuesday.
The Mustangs tallied 10 hits but committed six errors in the league win. For Fayetteville, they had six hits and two errors.
Dalton Cox started the game with a blast as he made the score 1-0 with a solo home run.
Fayetteville scored a run in the bottom of the second to tie the game.
The Rockets added three runs in their half of the six, but LC rallied and equaled the feat in the top of the seventh.
LC began the seventh with a double by Cody Roush, followed with a walk by Ryan Doss. Austin Fawley scored both runners with a triple. Dallas Puckett grounded out to the short stop with an RBI to score Fawley.
Then the Mustangs took over in extra innings by plating six runs in the top of the eighth.
Dye led off by taking first on an error, followed with a double by Cox to score Dye to break the 4-4 tie. Darrin Harp had a bunt single. The Rockets intentionally walked Roush to load the bases.
With the bases jammed, Doss singled in to score Cox, followed with Austin Fawley scoring Harp and Roush on a two-RBI base hit.
Doss scored on a fielder's choice by Puckett and the final run came with a sacrifice fly by Pierson, who brought Fawley home from third base.
Roush pitched a complete eight innings, allowing five runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk. Roush (2-0) had seven strikeouts.
Cox wrapped up the game with two RBIs and a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. He also scored two runs. Roush and Fawley each went 2-for-4 with Fawley gaining four RBIs.
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