1A State Semi-Final Game 2

Fayetteville versus Gail Borden County

With the sun starting to peak out from behind the clouds and the wind blowing from right field to left field, game 2 would get underway.  The battery for Fayetteville would be Payton Hemmitt (5-2) with Damon Gerik behind the disk.  Borden County would start Hunter Jones (7-2) with Kale Yabro behind the plate.

Borden County’s Hunter Jones promptly struck out the first two batters, but 3 errors would allow Fayetteville to score the first run.  Payton Hemmitt would match the strikeouts with 2 of his own in the bottom of the frame.  The first inning would end with a fly out to left field.   The top of 2 was a little more exciting as Fayetteville would capitalize on a walk, a couple of hits and a sacrifice fly by Damon Gerik to jump out to a 4-0 lead.  Borden County answered with two hits to start the bottom of the inning.  A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch later and the second would end with score 4-2.

Fayetteville recorded its first scoreless frame in the top of the 3^rd when Hunter Jones picked off Lane Fritsch to end the inning.  Borden County would also go down scoreless in the 3^rd despite getting the leadoff batter on.  Fayetteville would put runners on the corners with 2 outs after an error.  Damon Gerik would be up and would punish the baseball for a triple clearing the bases.  Braden Rohde added a hit and an RBI forcing a pitching change.  Trace Richey would come to the mound for Borden County down 7-2 with 2 outs.  A fly ball to centerfield later and the top of the 4^th inning was over.  Borden County got one back in their half of the fourth when Steven Carrillo knocked in Braxton Coor.  At the end of the fourth it was 7-3 Fayetteville.

The fifth and sixth were quit for both teams with only 1 runner getting on base for both teams.  Fayetteville added 1 run in the top of the 7^th due to a couple of errors.  Borden County was no match for relief pitcher Damon Gerik who sat them down in order in the bottom of the 7^th. 

WP – Payton Hemmitt (6-2)
LP – Hunter Jones (7-3)
Player of the Game Damon Gerik