Mustangs win 2 games to open postseason
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The Highland County Press-
It came down to extra innings, but the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs did what was needed to be done to earn a trip to the Division III District Semifinals, winning a sectional title by a score of 8-7 Saturday over Zane Trace.
LC (21-4) won in the first round of the sectional tournament on Friday against the West Union Dragons, 12-2 in a game played at VA Memorial.
In Saturday's sectional final win, it was sophomore Devin Pierson who had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning at LCHS, continuing the season of the Mustangs.
[[In-content Ad]]Pierson finished the game 4-for-5 with two runs, one RBI and a triple.
The game began with LC gaining a 1-0 lead after the first inning, but they trailed by a 5-3 score after two innings, as ZT scored five runs in the top of the second. LC added two runs in the second.
LC tied the score at 5-5 with a two-run fifth inning and later led 7-6 at the conclusion of six innings, with another two-run inning.
ZT (13-12) scored their final runs with one run in the sixth and tying the score in the seventh with another one-run inning.
The Mustangs scored the final run in the eighth to win the game. LC also out-hit ZT, 11-10.
The visiting Pioneers committed three errors, while LC had two.
For LC, Cory Snider, Andrew Reuss and Morgan Ryan each had two hits. Chaz Lanier had one hit.
Scoring runs for LC were Snider, Noah Scott, Lanier, Dakota Baker, Christian Inman and Josh Bauer.
Inman finished with two walk, while Gage Waits forced three walks. Waits was also hit by a pitch.
Snider was the winning pitcher. In six innings, Snider allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out two.
In their Friday win against WUHS, the Mustangs scored one run in each of the first three innings, taking a 3-2 lead after three innings.
The fourth inning saw LC scored two runs in the fourth, along with three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth.
Snider and Ryan Inman each had two hits against WUHS. Snider, Ryan Inman and Pierson each scored two runs.
Christian Inman was the winning pitcher, pitching all six innings of the win. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks. He struck out six batters.
LC (21-4) won in the first round of the sectional tournament on Friday against the West Union Dragons, 12-2 in a game played at VA Memorial.
In Saturday's sectional final win, it was sophomore Devin Pierson who had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning at LCHS, continuing the season of the Mustangs.
[[In-content Ad]]Pierson finished the game 4-for-5 with two runs, one RBI and a triple.
The game began with LC gaining a 1-0 lead after the first inning, but they trailed by a 5-3 score after two innings, as ZT scored five runs in the top of the second. LC added two runs in the second.
LC tied the score at 5-5 with a two-run fifth inning and later led 7-6 at the conclusion of six innings, with another two-run inning.
ZT (13-12) scored their final runs with one run in the sixth and tying the score in the seventh with another one-run inning.
The Mustangs scored the final run in the eighth to win the game. LC also out-hit ZT, 11-10.
The visiting Pioneers committed three errors, while LC had two.
For LC, Cory Snider, Andrew Reuss and Morgan Ryan each had two hits. Chaz Lanier had one hit.
Scoring runs for LC were Snider, Noah Scott, Lanier, Dakota Baker, Christian Inman and Josh Bauer.
Inman finished with two walk, while Gage Waits forced three walks. Waits was also hit by a pitch.
Snider was the winning pitcher. In six innings, Snider allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out two.
In their Friday win against WUHS, the Mustangs scored one run in each of the first three innings, taking a 3-2 lead after three innings.
The fourth inning saw LC scored two runs in the fourth, along with three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth.
Snider and Ryan Inman each had two hits against WUHS. Snider, Ryan Inman and Pierson each scored two runs.
Christian Inman was the winning pitcher, pitching all six innings of the win. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks. He struck out six batters.