LAZER REPORT FROM THE BEACH BY BO BRUMFIELD

Baseball Dawgs split doubleheader on Tuesday night at the beach

Myrtle Beach Drake Barager pitched the Dawgs to a 5-3 victory over Marshall Co. in Tuesday night at the Cal Ripken experience. Barager went seven innings picking up five strikeouts in the win. 

LC scored three runs in the bottom of the first with Austin Bailey picking up a two run double to give the Dawgs a big lift. Marshall Co. tied the score with two runs in the fourth and one run in the fifth. Brock Turner continued his hot hitting with a two out two run single to give the Dawgs the lead and Barager worked around a bases loaded no out seventh inning to preserve the win. 

Bailey had two hits and two RBI’s, Turner two RBI’s. Morgan Miller, Brad Parks, Chase Coverdale and Tristan Johnson all picked up hits in the win.

Murray 9 Lawrence Co. 2 

In the first game of the doubleheader vs Murray LC jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the first when Morgan Miller singled to start the game and Zach Berry ran for him and scored on a Austin Bailey infield single and Brad Parks scored on an error. The Dawgs held the lead until the bottom of the fifth when Murray came alive vs LC hurler Bailey to get the victory. Bailey had pitched well until that point but just ran into some bad luck.

Spencer Akers picked up a single in the defeat.

Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner 

COACH’S COMMENT

” First game was a tough one, Murray pitcher was good, he located well and kept us off balance couldn’t scratch anything after the first inning and put any pressure on them.” Fell apart in that one inning and our defense didn’t help matters.” Guys showed me something in the second game, I told them after the first one that we needed to answer and they did that a couple times vs a good Marshall Co. team. Drake pitched well and competed it was a good win for us going into a day off.” 

Lawrence Co. Senior Drake Barager 

” Felt more confident after my team got three runs in the first.” I let them tie it up in the fifth but I knew my team would answer and give me the lead back.” Little nervous in the seventh but worked out if the bases loaded jam and we hit the victory.” 

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Lady Dawgs comeback again, this time on a Giampalo home run

Myrtle Beach With the score tied at 2 Lawrence Co. senior McKenzie Giampalo stepped to the plate with two outs and a runner on second and smoked a line drive into the right center gap that rolled all the way to the fence as she motored all the way around the bases for an inside the park home run to give the Dawgs a two run lead. 

Ciana Bowen closed out the last two innings to give Lawrence Co. ( 6-5 ) the 4-2 win vs Todd Co. Central out of region four at the Cal Ripken experience on Tuesday morning. Bowen had 9 strikeouts to get the complete game victory.  

The Dawgs fell behind 2-0 heading to the fifth when Haleigh Peck singled to to score Keyeraha Bowen and Amber Triplett who both singled to start the inning.

Abby Fletcher had two hits, Amber Triplett had two hits, Ally Marcum had a triple and Addy Frazier picked up one hit in the victory. 

Lawrence Co. Head Coach Kenny Horn

COACH’S COMMENTS

“… It’s really good that we are not laying down against these {tough} teams, proud of them we just beat a good team, a win is a win.” We are trying to be aggressive on the bases and sometimes we will get runners thrown out but that puts pressure on the other team to make perfect plays.” Wind was a big factor today it benefited them early and us late so we will take it.” Been challenging our seniors all year to step up and that was big for McKenzie to get the two out hit in that situation.” Good win for us today.” Will be another challenge tomorrow,”