Live from Cherryville at Shelby
Just a few minutes from first pitch between Cherryville (34-4) and Shelby (33-12) here at Veterans Field and Keeter Stadium. Nice invocation prayer by Mel Campos and a sparkling rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Shelby High's Caroline Allen before the game. Great crowd here, as expected, for Game 2 of the series.
Starting Lineups
Cherryville
1. Al Benson CF
2. Aaron Haynes P
3. Jake Watts RF
4. Nate Wright 1B
5. Seth Freeman C
6. Korey Martin LF
7. Tripp McSwain SS
8. Drew Reynolds 2B
9. Tyler Buff 3B
Shelby
1. Seth Canipe P
2. Brett Wease SS
3. Kyle Kendrick C
4. Adam McFarland 3B
5. Julian Ridings LF
6. Jacob Tisdale RF
7. Tyler Rabb 1B
8. Corey Cline 2B
9. Jordan Robinson CF
Top 1st
Canipe runs into trouble as Aaron Haynes, Jake Watts and Nate Wright reach with one-out singles. Canipe escapes trouble by getting Seth Freeman to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Bottom 1st
Shelby goes down 1-2-3.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Top 2nd
Cherryville puts runners on 1st and 2nd with one out on a pair of hit by pitches. Korey Martin is doubled off of 2nd for the 3rd out on a throw from Jordan Robinson to Corey Cline after a flyout to left by Tyler Buff.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Bottom 2nd
Post 82 gets on the board as Jacob Tisdale brings in Adam McFarland, who walked, with a sacrifice fly to get the home team on the scoreboard. Jordan Robinson brings in Julian Ridings, who singled to right after McFarland's walk, with a sacrfice fly. Brett Wease slugs a grand slam to right, scoring Tyler Rabb (walk), Corey Cline (walk) and Seth Canipe (walk). Haynes gets out of the inning by getting Kendrick to pop up to third.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 3rd
Canipe pitches around a 1-out walk to Jake Watts to get out of the third with no damage.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Bottom 3rd
Tyler Rabb doubles to rightcenter. Cherryville centerfielder Al Benson races to track it down, hits cut-off man Tripp McSwain, who fires to catcher Seth Freeman to get Jacob Tisdale trying to score from first for the last out.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 4th
Cherryville goes down 1-2-3. Canipe records his first strikeout of the game for the final out.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Bottom 4th
Canipe reaches on a wild pitch after a strikeout, but Haynes escapes damage by getting a groundout to end the inning.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 5th
Aaron Haynes helps his cause with a three-run home run to leftcenter, scoring Tyler Buff (walk) and Al Benson (single) to make it 6-3. After a walk to Jake Watts, Wright reaches on an error then Seth Freeman (bunt) and Korey Martin (RBI) follow with singles to make it 6-4. Shelby head coach Mike Grayson brings in Eric Shuford out of the bullpen with the bases loaded and one out. Canipe goes to first and Rabb comes out of the game. Shuford gets a strikeout and a flyout to end the inning. Cherryville has now stranded 7 runners, including 4 in scoring position, in 5 innings.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 4
Bottom 5th
Kyle Kendrick doubles, then Adam McFarland follows with a single to right to make it 7-4. Julian Ridings sacrifices McFarland to second. Tisdale doubles to rightcenter, setting up 2nd and 3rd with one out. Haynes escapes further damage with a groundout to short and a popup to second base to end the inning.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Top 6th
Tyler Buff reaches on an error, Benson strikes out, then a 5-4-3 double play ends the inning.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Bottom 6th
Wease posts a 2-out single before Haynes gets out of the inning with a flyout to center.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Top 7th
Jake Watts walks and Nate Wright singles to start the inning. Shuford then records a pair of strikeouts for the first two outs. Kendrick fires to 3rd to catch Watts trying to steal for the 3rd out.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Note: Local musician Al Dunkleman's song Baseball Has Come to Shelby, a tune about the upcoming Southeast Regional and World Series, was released to the public over the loud speaker during the middle of the seventh.
Bottom 7th
Julian Ridings, who doubled, scored on a single to left by Eric Shuford with two outs. Jacob Tisdale had a sacrifice fly to move Ridings to third before Shuford's single.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Top 8th
Drew Reynolds doubles with one out, but Shuford keeps Cherryville off the board.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Note: Jeff Gibson wins the 1/2 and 1/2 drawing of $324 - the biggest pot of the season at Keeter Stadium.
Bottom 8th
Wease doubles with two outs for his third hit of the game (triple away from the cycle) but Haynes gets a groundout to end the inning.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Top 9th
With one out, Shuford walks in a run to make it 8-5 as Jake Watts (single) scores. Tripp McSwain's sacrifice fly scores Nate Wright (fielder's choice) to make it 8-6. Shuford gets a groundout to the mound to end it.
Final score: Shelby 8, Cherryville 6
Starting Lineups
Cherryville
1. Al Benson CF
2. Aaron Haynes P
3. Jake Watts RF
4. Nate Wright 1B
5. Seth Freeman C
6. Korey Martin LF
7. Tripp McSwain SS
8. Drew Reynolds 2B
9. Tyler Buff 3B
Shelby
1. Seth Canipe P
2. Brett Wease SS
3. Kyle Kendrick C
4. Adam McFarland 3B
5. Julian Ridings LF
6. Jacob Tisdale RF
7. Tyler Rabb 1B
8. Corey Cline 2B
9. Jordan Robinson CF
Top 1st
Canipe runs into trouble as Aaron Haynes, Jake Watts and Nate Wright reach with one-out singles. Canipe escapes trouble by getting Seth Freeman to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Bottom 1st
Shelby goes down 1-2-3.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Top 2nd
Cherryville puts runners on 1st and 2nd with one out on a pair of hit by pitches. Korey Martin is doubled off of 2nd for the 3rd out on a throw from Jordan Robinson to Corey Cline after a flyout to left by Tyler Buff.
Cherryville 0, Shelby 0
Bottom 2nd
Post 82 gets on the board as Jacob Tisdale brings in Adam McFarland, who walked, with a sacrifice fly to get the home team on the scoreboard. Jordan Robinson brings in Julian Ridings, who singled to right after McFarland's walk, with a sacrfice fly. Brett Wease slugs a grand slam to right, scoring Tyler Rabb (walk), Corey Cline (walk) and Seth Canipe (walk). Haynes gets out of the inning by getting Kendrick to pop up to third.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 3rd
Canipe pitches around a 1-out walk to Jake Watts to get out of the third with no damage.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Bottom 3rd
Tyler Rabb doubles to rightcenter. Cherryville centerfielder Al Benson races to track it down, hits cut-off man Tripp McSwain, who fires to catcher Seth Freeman to get Jacob Tisdale trying to score from first for the last out.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 4th
Cherryville goes down 1-2-3. Canipe records his first strikeout of the game for the final out.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Bottom 4th
Canipe reaches on a wild pitch after a strikeout, but Haynes escapes damage by getting a groundout to end the inning.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 0
Top 5th
Aaron Haynes helps his cause with a three-run home run to leftcenter, scoring Tyler Buff (walk) and Al Benson (single) to make it 6-3. After a walk to Jake Watts, Wright reaches on an error then Seth Freeman (bunt) and Korey Martin (RBI) follow with singles to make it 6-4. Shelby head coach Mike Grayson brings in Eric Shuford out of the bullpen with the bases loaded and one out. Canipe goes to first and Rabb comes out of the game. Shuford gets a strikeout and a flyout to end the inning. Cherryville has now stranded 7 runners, including 4 in scoring position, in 5 innings.
Shelby 6, Cherryville 4
Bottom 5th
Kyle Kendrick doubles, then Adam McFarland follows with a single to right to make it 7-4. Julian Ridings sacrifices McFarland to second. Tisdale doubles to rightcenter, setting up 2nd and 3rd with one out. Haynes escapes further damage with a groundout to short and a popup to second base to end the inning.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Top 6th
Tyler Buff reaches on an error, Benson strikes out, then a 5-4-3 double play ends the inning.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Bottom 6th
Wease posts a 2-out single before Haynes gets out of the inning with a flyout to center.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Top 7th
Jake Watts walks and Nate Wright singles to start the inning. Shuford then records a pair of strikeouts for the first two outs. Kendrick fires to 3rd to catch Watts trying to steal for the 3rd out.
Shelby 7, Cherryville 4
Note: Local musician Al Dunkleman's song Baseball Has Come to Shelby, a tune about the upcoming Southeast Regional and World Series, was released to the public over the loud speaker during the middle of the seventh.
Bottom 7th
Julian Ridings, who doubled, scored on a single to left by Eric Shuford with two outs. Jacob Tisdale had a sacrifice fly to move Ridings to third before Shuford's single.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Top 8th
Drew Reynolds doubles with one out, but Shuford keeps Cherryville off the board.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Note: Jeff Gibson wins the 1/2 and 1/2 drawing of $324 - the biggest pot of the season at Keeter Stadium.
Bottom 8th
Wease doubles with two outs for his third hit of the game (triple away from the cycle) but Haynes gets a groundout to end the inning.
Shelby 8, Cherryville 4
Top 9th
With one out, Shuford walks in a run to make it 8-5 as Jake Watts (single) scores. Tripp McSwain's sacrifice fly scores Nate Wright (fielder's choice) to make it 8-6. Shuford gets a groundout to the mound to end it.
Final score: Shelby 8, Cherryville 6
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