LaGRANGE, Ga. – Maryville overcame an early 6-0 deficit Wednesday night to defeat Berea 13-10 and move on to the double-elimination portion of the CCS Baseball Tournament.
After a hard-fought game that saw the Scots claw back during their final at-bat not once, but twice,
Ashton Whiteaker called game in the bottom of the 11th inning, hitting a walk-off no-doubt three-run home run to seal the Mountaineers fate.
Berea scored first in the contest, scoring six unanswered runs before the Scots put up a three-run inning of their own in the bottom of the third inning.
Maryville's scoring was kicked off by a back-to-back-to-back single, double, and triple. The triple came off the bat of
Colin Dunworth and drove in two runs. Dunworth would score on the next at-bat as
Gabriel Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to left field.
In the fourth inning,
Max Bowers smacked a two-run homer down the left-field line to make it 6-5 heading into the fifth.
Berea scored three more in the top of the fifth, extending its lead to 9-5.
MC immediately chopped that lead in half, scoring two runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth on RBI singles by Whiteaker and
Will Hubbell. An RBI groundout in the seventh inning by
Hunter Thaxton brought the Scots within one.
Before Whiteaker had the chance to win the game for his squad and keep their CCS championship dreams alive, MC had to overcome a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth.
The ninth-inning hero was Hubbell, who launched a one-out solo shot to tie the contest at nine runs apiece and send the Scots into extra innings. The blast was Hubbell's second of the season.
Hubbell led the Scots with three hits in the game while Whiteaker contributed a team-high four RBI, going 2-for-6 with the home run.
Maryville hit three home runs in the contest. This marks the for the first time since March 7, against Berry that the Scots have hit at least three long balls in a single game. In the matchup against Berry, they hit four home runs.
After Falling behind by 6-0 runs early in the game,
Mitchell Grannan, who is usually a starter for the Scots, entered the game in the sixth inning and pitched five innings of one-run ball, allowing just two hits and four walks while striking out eight batters.
Chris Arbuthnot ended up notching the win for Maryville, pitching a scoreless 11th inning, allowing just one hit, and striking out two Mountaineers.
The Scots return to action Thursday for Game 1 of the double-elimination tournament against host LaGrange. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.
2023 CCS Baseball Championship Schedule
Hosted by LaGrange College - All Times Local
Wednesday, May 3
First Round Game - No. 6 Maryville 13, No. 7 Berea 10
Thursday, May 4
Game One - No. 1 LaGrange vs. No. 6 Maryville | 11am
Game Two - No. 2 Belhaven vs. No. 5 Covenant | 3pm
Game Three - No. 3 Huntingdon vs. No. 4 Piedmont | 7pm
Friday, May 5
Game Four - Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two | 11am
Game Five - Winner of Game One vs. Loser of Game Three | 3pm
Game Six - Winner of Game Two vs. Winner of Game Three | 7pm
If FOUR teams remain after Game Six
Saturday, May 6
Game Seven - Winner of Game Four vs. Loser of Game Six | 11am
Game Eight - Winner of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Six | 3pm
Game Nine - Winner of Game Seven vs Loser of Game Eight | 7pm
Sunday, May 7
Game Ten - Winner of Game Eight vs. Winner of Game Nine | 1pm
Game Eleven - If Necessary | 5pm
If FIVE teams remain after Game Six
Saturday, May 6
Game Seven - Loser of Game Five vs. Loser of Game Six | 11am
Game Eight - Winner of Game Four vs. Winner of Game Five | 3pm
Game Nine - Winner of Game Six vs. Winner of Game Seven | 7pm
If TWO teams remain after Game Nine
Sunday, May 7
Game Ten - Winner of Game Eight vs. Loser of Game Nine | 1pm
Game Eleven - If Necessary | 5pm
If THREE teams remain after Game Nine
Sunday, May 7
Game Ten - Winner of Game Eight vs. Loser of Game Nine | 1pm
Game Eleven - Winner of Game Nine vs. Winner of Game Ten | 5pm
