SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — A robust begin from senior Cooper Duncan paved the best way for Social Circle on Wednesday because it accomplished the season sweep over Alcovy with a 10-0 win at dwelling.
The win moved the Redskins to 11-0 on the season with area play on the horizon.
Duncan took the mound on Wednesday as he was tasked with the beginning towards the Tigers, and the senior appeared to have all of it towards his former staff.
It was a one-two-three body for the Tigers within the first as Duncan struck out Evan Kenley and Justin Gamble within the opening inning.
The fast begin from Duncan appeared to spark momentum for Social Circle, as its bats acquired the scoring began nearly instantly within the ensuing inning towards Alcovy’s Landon Payne.
Brayden Allen led off with a triple to the left subject wall that allowed Garrett Brooks to attain the sport’s first run on an RBI single into middle subject.
– picture by Garrett Pitts
Duncan drew a stroll after an extended at-bat, which arrange a pair of Social Circle runs to attain on an error from Tigers’ third baseman Raleigh Bolt and a sacrifice fly from the Redskins’ Lucas Langley.
On the finish of the body, Jake Blankenship made it a 4-0 lead on an RBI single into proper subject that scored Tyler Dalton.
The Tigers started to threaten within the high of the second inning following a stroll from Jacob Kitchens and a single from Branson Moore, however Duncan managed to flee the jam together with his fourth strikeout of the sport to finish the body.
After a scoreless backside of the second from the Social Circle bats, the staff managed to attain in every inning till the sport was referred to as within the fifth.
With a run on base within the third inning, Ian Miller smoked a ball over the middle fileder’s head for an RBI triple.
An RBI groundout from Blankenship within the next-bat made it a 6-0 lead for the Redskins, however they weren’t achieved.
Jake Frachiseur’s RBI single gave Social Circle a 7-0 benefit heading into the fourth inning.
One other scoreless body from Duncan arrange Social Circle for 2 extra runs within the backside half.
After yet one more stroll from Duncan on the plate, a expensive error from the infield allowed the run to attain. Later within the body, an RBI infield single from Dalton made it a 9-0 lead.
In what proved to be his closing inning on the mound for the day, Duncan struck out the aspect so as on simply eight pitches to finish his sturdy outing.
After a fast body from Duncan, the Redskins’ went to bat for the ultimate time.
Following back-to-back walks to begin the underside of the fifth for Social Circle, a Cooper Davis single to attain Zach Smallwood ended the sport at 10-0 through run rule for the Redskins’ win.
– picture by Garrett Pitts
Key Stats
Duncan pitched your complete 5 innings and earned the win. Via 5, the senior solely allowed two hits and one stroll whereas he struck out 9 Alcovy batters.
On the plate, Duncan went one-for-one with three walks.
Miller led the staff in hits with two as he additionally accounted for one run scored and one RBI.
Davis, Richardson, Blankenship, Dalton, Barrett Bramlett and Jayden Smith additionally grabbed hits within the win.
It has been a very sturdy stretch on the plate for Blankenship, who moved to a nine-game hit streak on Wednesday. Bramlett at the moment holds a seven-game hit streak.
For the Tigers, Moore and Kitchens tallied hits within the loss.
What’s Subsequent
The Redskins moved to 11-0 on the yr and have now had back-to-back video games with over 10 runs scored and nil runs allowed.
Subsequent up for Social Circle is a matchup with the Monroe Space Hurricanes on the highway on Thursday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m.
The Tigers fell to 0-11 on the season forward of the staff’s first area collection. The Tigers will open area play at dwelling towards Apalachee on Friday, March 7 at 5:55 p.m.