Recap of Mar. 6th 2015

March 7, 2015

By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director

Friday March 6^th was a slow day for baseball throughout the state as we all tried to thaw out and shake winter for hopefully one last time. Here is a look at who played and how they did.

Ralph Gross Memorial Tournament, Nashville, AR

Nashville HS, defeated Horatio HS in the first game of the tournament, with a score of 6-2. The Scrappers received a strong pitching performance from Tyler Hanson who threw 5 innings allowing no earned runs and recording 5 strike outs. Offensively Nashville did a good job taking advantage of Horatio’s mistakes scoring 6 runs on 5 hits, 4 walks and 5 errors. Nashville will advance to play Pine Bluff HS at 11:00 AM on Saturday Mar. 7^th. Horatio will play Red Water HS (TX) in their next game.

Magnolia HS 12 Red Water HS (TX) 1. Magnolia was paced by Senior Zac Harrington, on the mound with 5 innings of solid work allowing 1 earned run, 4 hits and striking out 6. Offensively they were paced by Blake Hall who had 4 hits and 2 RBI’s. Magnolia’s offense exploded twice scoring 4 runs in the 4^th and 7 runs in the 6^th. The Panthers will advance to play No. 24 Star City at 1:15 PM on Saturday Mar. 7^th, Red Water will play Horatio.

No. 1 Fayetteville HS Heads South

Fayetteville High School was fortunate to avoid snow as they traveled to Prosper TX to play.

The Purple Dogs defeated Frisco Centennial HS 3-2 in game one of the double header. A strong pitching performance from senior RHP John Boushelle and timely hitting was enough for the victory. Boushelle threw a complete game scattering 5 hits, allowing 1 earned run, while striking out 9. The scoring started in the 3^rd down 1-0 when senior SS Drew Tyler hit a triple to left-center and later scored on a passed ball making the score 1-1. In the sixth they scratched out 2 runs with back to back doubles from Thomas Broyles and Cody Davenport. Davenport advanced to third on a passed ball and Grant Koch sealed the deal with a Sac Fly to right center.

In game two Fayetteville HS defeated Prosper HS with a score of 5-2. The Purple Dogs were fueled offensively by junior OF Thomas Broyles recording 3 hits, 2 RBI’s, scoring a run and senior C Grant Koch who drove in 3 runs in the 5^th with a bases clearing double. On the mound senior RHP Andy Pagnozzi threw a complete game giving up 0 earned runs on 3 hits and striking out 6 to pick up the victory.

The Purple Dogs will be back in action Saturday Mar. 7^th vs Denison HS and against Paris North HS.

Recap of Mar. 6th 2015

Ralph Gross Memorial Tournament, Nashville, AR

No. 1 Fayetteville HS Heads South

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