Middle Creek takes Game 1 of 4A baseball series against Hough
DURHAM From the moment he threw the opening pitch at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, this was Jimmy Boyd night.
The senior righty from Middle Creek had a perfect game through five innings, striking out eight batters, giving up a single and walking one.one.
cheap Rangers jerseys from china He threw 85 pitches and faced just one more than the minimum number of batters.
did a decent job of keeping the ball low. That one hit was a mess up on my part, Boyd said. threw a fastball right down the middle. Other than that, I did aa
cheap Rangers jerseys china decent job of locating. as dominant as Boyd was on the mound, Hough Brandon Gragilla was matching him pitch for pitch through the first three innings. The 6 foot 6 lefty didn give up a hit until Boyd, who bats left handed, singled with one out in the top of the fourth.
Middle Creek made the most of its next three baserunners.
In the top of the fifth, Hough surrendered a walk to seniorsenior
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Guerrero had two doubles on the night, thethe
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was nervous in the first inning, but after the first play I settled down and felt better, Guerrero said.
Another stolen base helped the Mustangs score their second run. Keenen Herring doubled with two outs in the top of fifth, then stole third. One pitch later, senior catcher AustinAustin
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Middle Creek did not announce whether junior Graham Edwards (8 1, 1.75 ERA, 68 Ks) or senior Sal Savarese would start Game 2. Savarese started Game 2 for the Mustangs in the 4A East regional best of 3 series against Richmond County, while Edwards started Game 3.