The Marietta Knights put up a great fight against the
Sharon Springs Silver Spartans but fell short 12-6 in the opening round of pool
play at the FCA March to Victory Tournament in Cumming. Trailing 6-1 the Knights
exploded for their best offensive inning of the season in the 3rd. After Tristan
reached on an error, JD blasted a double into LCF. Jack followed with a hard 2
run single. After Patrick walked, Garrett knocked in Jack on a single and
increased his team leading average to a scorching .455. Big Game Hunter then
delivered a rope down the right field line scoring 2 and tying the game at 6-6.
The Knights got great fan support as the game went down to the wire. Sadly,
Marietta couldn't handle prosperity and the defense fell apart in the 4th as
Sharon Springs pushed back out to a 12-6 win. The Knights got strong pitching
from Robby, Jack and JD. The trio combined for a 64% strike to ball ratio and
only walked one batter. The defensive play of the game came when Patrick chased
down a wild pitch to the backstop. It appeared that the runner would score
easily, but Patrick dove across the plate as the runner slid into his glove for
the putout. It was immediately apparent once again how Patrick earned the
nickname "Dirt." The Knights close out pool play against their old friends the
Cobb Coyotes on Saturday at 1PM. They will be seeded for bracket play
immediately following that game and will likely play again Saturday
afternoon.
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