By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
SPRINGVILLE – On Tuesday night, the Springville Tigers baseball team got a key area win over the Fairview Aggies, using a 4-run second inning and 6 shut-out innings to get the 6-2 victory.
Carter Samuelson and Zach Brown talking gameplan for Springville.
(Photo by SHS Baseball)
“I feel like a broken record but I am thankful to be able to say that I am proud of these guys for finding ways to win important games, “said Tigers Coach Jonathan Ford.
The Tigers and Aggies ended the first inning with no runs on the board, but that would all change in the second. Fairview would continue to have trouble finding any runs but the Tigers took command in the second inning of play. Fairview would walk G Martinez and A Holland would get hit by a pitch to put 2 runners on quickly in the inning. J Conner bunted to advance both runners and load the bases for C Samuelson who would hit a grounder to shortstop, scoring Martinez. Zach Brown would then hit a single that would bring Holland and Conner home and Samuelson would advance to second base. Brady Gillespie would ground into a fielder’s choice that would see Samuelson cross the plate for the fourth and final run of the inning for Springville.
Gillespie, who was the pitcher for the Tigers, would continue his brilliant game, shutting out the Aggies once again in the third while his team put up another run when Samuelson grounded into a fielder’s choice and scored Holland came home to make it 5-0 Springville.
The fourth and fifth innings would be scoreless for both teams. In the sixth inning, Asa Morrison hit a line drive to center that brought in C Gleason, who was pinch running for Gillespie for Springville’s final run of the game, making it 6-0 Tigers.
Fairview would show some life in the final inning, scoring their only 2 runs of the game, but that would not be enough to beat the Tigers on this night.
Zach Brown and C Samuelson would lead the Tigers batting with 2 RBI each. On the mound, Brady Gillespie would get the complete game win allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 13 batters.
“We were able to take the early lead in the second after 2 walks and 3 straight singles by Jake Conner, Carter Samuelson and Zach Brown. After getting one in the third we couldn’t string together hits until the sixth. With the win and Saint Clair’s win over Hayden, we clinched the area title. We will get to host the winner of the Sardis/Boaz series in the first round of the playoffs next Friday.”
Springville, now 15-12, will travel to Fairview for a doubleheader on Thursday.
