Thursday, March 7

Mountain Brook got a big win in a matchup of top Birmingham area teams.

Mountain Brook came out hot, scoring in each of the first 3 innings, and hung on late to beat cross town foe Homewood. The Spartans got a fantastic start from Edward Berry, the #68 player in our 2020 rankings. The righty started the game by striking out 7 of the first 8 hitters he faced. He scattered 7 hits and just 1BB across 6+ innings of work, striking out 9 and allowing 3 runs (1ER).

OF Will Yarbro (2020, #41) got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a solo shot over the right center field wall. The Spartans scored 1 in the 2^nd and 2 in the 3^rd, as 2020 OF Will Baynes scored Yarbro on an RBI single.

Homewood got on the board in the top of the 5^th, when 2020 Andrew Rohdy and 2021 John Hall came around to score on a botched pickoff attempt after back to back 2 out singles. 2019 1B Crawford Doyle brought the Patriots within 1 with a sac fly in the top of the 6^th. Mountain Brook added 3 insurance runs in the bottom of the 6^th as 2020 C Harrison Ware (South Alabama commit) drove in 2 on an RBI triple and scored on a heads up base running play on a dropped 3^rd strike. After allowing a leadoff single in the top of the 7^th, Berry was lifted for 2020 RHP Clark Griffin, who got the next 3 Patriot hitters to secure the victory.

 

Top Performers – Mountain Brook                                     Top Performers:Homewood

Will Yarbro – 2-2, HR, 2B, 2BB, 3R                                    Jackson Smitherman – 2-3

Will Baynes – 3-3, 2B, RBI, R                                             Crawford Doyle – 1-2, 2B, RBI

Harrison Ware – 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2RBI

Ford Kelly – 2-3, 2B

 

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