Live from KM at Burns baseball
I'm set up in the pressbox for tonight's Southwestern 2A/3A Conference contest between Kings Mountain and Burns in Lawndale. The Mountaineers are wrapping up their pregame infield and first pitch is about 20 minutes away. I'll have updates from the game at the end of every half inning.
Starting pitchers: Burns - Eric Shuford (Sr., RHP); KM - Jeffry Howell (Jr., RHP)
Top 1st
Shuford strikes out first two, issues a walk to Brantley Blalock, then gets a groundout to end the inning.
Bottom 1st
Burns goes down 1-2-3 on three groundouts.
Top 2nd
Rai Robinson provides a one-out single for KM, before Shuford strikes out two more to end the inning.
Bottom 2nd
Adam Izokovic starts the inning with a long single to the right-center fence, then Howell records a pair of strikeouts and a pop up to the infield to end the inning.
Top 3rd
KM goes down 1-2-3 on two groundouts and one flyout.
Bottom 3rd
Burns gets two on with two out as Shuford is hit by a pitch and Luke Martin singles to left, then Howell gets a groundout to end the inning.
Top 4th
KM gets on the board as Brantley Blalock singles to right, steals second, moves to third on a wild pitch, then scores on a passed ball to make it 1-0. After two walks and one KM batter reaches on an error, Shuford gets a strikeout for the second out. Justin Heinbach follows with a double off the right-center fence to bring in Luke Proctor and Rai Robinson to make it 3-0.
Burns head coach Chris Emery makes a pitching change, bringing in Adam Izokovic from shortstop. Shuford moves to short from the mound.
Izokovic strikes out Cody Austin to end the inning.
Bottom 4th
Burns goes down 1-2-3 with Howell recording a pair of strikeouts to bring his total to five "K's" on the night.
Top 5th
Tyler Ross reaches on an error to start the inning, then Blalock pops up to short for the first out. Izokovic gets out of the inning with a strike-him-out, throw-him-out at second as catcher Kaleb Brown catches Ross stealing.
Bottom 5th
Burns loads the bases with two outs on a single by Luke Martin and a pair of walks, but Howell gets out of the jam by getting a popout to second to end the inning. Burns has now stranded six in five innings.
Top 6th
KM goes down 1-2-3
Bottom 6th
Burns goes down 1-2-3 as Howell strikes out the side. The Junior righty now has now fanned 10.
Top 7th
KM goes down 1-2-3 as Izokovic records a pair of strikeouts.
Bottom 7th
Burns' Aaron Crowe starts the inning with a solo home run to center to put the Bulldogs on the board to make it 3-1. Jacob Hamrick follows with a single, then moves to second on a wild pitch. Howell then walks Derek Shaffer to send the go-ahead run to the plate. Shuford now at the plate with no outs. Shuford strikes out on a curve ball for the first out, then Luke Martin is hit by a pitch to load the bases. James Gold strikes out for the second out. Adam Izokovic comes to the plate for Burns with the bases loaded. Izokovic flys out to right to end the game.
Final score: KM 3, Burns 1
Starting pitchers: Burns - Eric Shuford (Sr., RHP); KM - Jeffry Howell (Jr., RHP)
Top 1st
Shuford strikes out first two, issues a walk to Brantley Blalock, then gets a groundout to end the inning.
Bottom 1st
Burns goes down 1-2-3 on three groundouts.
Top 2nd
Rai Robinson provides a one-out single for KM, before Shuford strikes out two more to end the inning.
Bottom 2nd
Adam Izokovic starts the inning with a long single to the right-center fence, then Howell records a pair of strikeouts and a pop up to the infield to end the inning.
Top 3rd
KM goes down 1-2-3 on two groundouts and one flyout.
Bottom 3rd
Burns gets two on with two out as Shuford is hit by a pitch and Luke Martin singles to left, then Howell gets a groundout to end the inning.
Top 4th
KM gets on the board as Brantley Blalock singles to right, steals second, moves to third on a wild pitch, then scores on a passed ball to make it 1-0. After two walks and one KM batter reaches on an error, Shuford gets a strikeout for the second out. Justin Heinbach follows with a double off the right-center fence to bring in Luke Proctor and Rai Robinson to make it 3-0.
Burns head coach Chris Emery makes a pitching change, bringing in Adam Izokovic from shortstop. Shuford moves to short from the mound.
Izokovic strikes out Cody Austin to end the inning.
Bottom 4th
Burns goes down 1-2-3 with Howell recording a pair of strikeouts to bring his total to five "K's" on the night.
Top 5th
Tyler Ross reaches on an error to start the inning, then Blalock pops up to short for the first out. Izokovic gets out of the inning with a strike-him-out, throw-him-out at second as catcher Kaleb Brown catches Ross stealing.
Bottom 5th
Burns loads the bases with two outs on a single by Luke Martin and a pair of walks, but Howell gets out of the jam by getting a popout to second to end the inning. Burns has now stranded six in five innings.
Top 6th
KM goes down 1-2-3
Bottom 6th
Burns goes down 1-2-3 as Howell strikes out the side. The Junior righty now has now fanned 10.
Top 7th
KM goes down 1-2-3 as Izokovic records a pair of strikeouts.
Bottom 7th
Burns' Aaron Crowe starts the inning with a solo home run to center to put the Bulldogs on the board to make it 3-1. Jacob Hamrick follows with a single, then moves to second on a wild pitch. Howell then walks Derek Shaffer to send the go-ahead run to the plate. Shuford now at the plate with no outs. Shuford strikes out on a curve ball for the first out, then Luke Martin is hit by a pitch to load the bases. James Gold strikes out for the second out. Adam Izokovic comes to the plate for Burns with the bases loaded. Izokovic flys out to right to end the game.
Final score: KM 3, Burns 1
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