![]() But when it comes to the movies, there can be no argument. A Perry win would give sole possession of first to Geneva if the Eagles beat Orange on the same day.Small-market teams often complain about the unfairness of baseball’s financial structure. A win by the Tigers gives them a chance to share the conference crown. The teams meet again on May 9 at Chagrin Falls. There’s always a chance for us and if we could’ve flipped the lineup over in the eighth today, who knows what’s possible.” You need to take it one pitch at a time to find yourself in a good spot. “You can’t have a comeback with just a swing of the bat really. “We’ve had comebacks all season,” Platt said. With a strong showing from Pentek on the mound - he gave up one hit in four innings of work - combined with the effort from the batter’s box, Platt said the Pirates are never out of a game. Coach Matt Platt was happy to see the comeback attempt. Perry also had a pair of singles in the bottom half of the inning, but only mustered one run. I struck out earlier so it was a good confidence booster at the end.” It was big for myself to have that double. “We were able to get some guys on base and worked well from there. “We were seeing their fastballs really well at the end,” Watson said. He hit a fly ball deep to left that plated two runners, and he ended up at second. ![]() ![]() Stevens’ third walk of the day plated a runner. Sven Nielsen drove in a run on a single to left that was bobbled, then Watson stepped to the plate. In the eighth, the Tigers had a pair of singles and a walk that loaded the bases. I told these guys when you give up something like that, especially on the road, it’s hard to come back. “I felt like we played well enough to win the game in seven innings,” Sweeney said. In the same at-bat, Owen McKoon drove in two runs with a single to left.Īs the game headed into the eighth inning, Sweeney had a simple message for his team: Keep battling and taking advantage of situations that come your way. But the Pirates again battled back into the game in the bottom of the seventh.Ĭade Henderson scored on a wild pitch. Hardy hit a ball deep to left that was dropped to plate two more in the sixth and give the Tigers a 6-3 lead. Chagrin Falls took the lead back in the fifth with a single by Stevens that plated a run. Perry tied the game at 3-3 in the third when Pentek drove in a pair of runs with a hit to right. I know that when they put it in play, I knew that the defense would make the right plays.” “But I have faith in the defense behind me. “I was able to throw strikes, but Perry had ways to turn them into hits,” Watson said. There are times we struggle to score runs on our own so we do anything and everything we can to score runs. “Most of it was us having runners on first and third, and they had different stuff called,” Sweeney said. Coach Michael Sweeney said it wasn’t necessarily by design. ![]() The Tigers were aggressive on the base paths and stole five bases. The Pirates cut the lead in half on an RBI single from Jason Pentek. But the throw from centerfielder Donny Hardy to second baseman Drew Mergenhagen beat the runner and ended the game in a Chagrin Falls victory, 10-7.Ĭhagrin Falls started fast as Charlie Reeder and Brandt Stevens drove in runs in the opening inning. Perry got one back in the bottom of the frame with two outs on a single to center by Kyle Rhineberger. In the eighth inning, a bases-loaded walk gave the lead back to the Tigers, and they followed with three more runs for a four-run lead. The winner would stay tied for first with Geneva. After its three-run lead evaporated, Chagrin Falls looked to regroup in a critical CVC Chagrin matchup against Perry on May 8. ![]()
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