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BFHS Baseball: Badgers upend Dawgs in extra
inning thriller |
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April 5, 2015 |
The Bonners Ferry Badgers staged a dramatic come
from behind 5-4 win in extra innings against the
4A Sandpoint Bulldogs last Saturday.
The Badgers started the scoring in the bottom of
the 2nd inning after Nick Sabin reached base on
a fielder’s choice and later scored on an error
from the second baseman.
In the top of the 3rd, Sandpoint responded with
a run to tie the score 1 – 1, but in the bottom
of the 3rd, the Badgers added two more runs on
three hits in the inning. Brady Bateman reached
on his second hit of the game and Shay Garcia
reached base on a walk. Starting pitcher Vince
Bennett hit a run scoring double and Nick Sabin
added a RBI single in the inning.
In the top of the 5th inning, Sandpoint scored
three runs on four hits to take the lead 4 – 3.
After Bennett pitched six strong innings
striking out seven, Steve Anzalone pitched in
relief striking out two of three batters in the
7th inning.
With the Badgers down one run in the last at
bats of regulation, Garcia hit a single to right
center to start the inning and Anzalone followed
up with a single. With Garcia on third and one
out, Nick Sabin executed a perfect suicide
squeeze to tie the game 4 – 4. In the top of the
8th, Anzalone struck out all three Bulldog
batters.
With two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning,
Garcia hit his 2nd single in the game, and
Anzalone followed with a towering shot to right
center that hit the fence scoring Garcia from
first base to secure the 5 – 4 thriller.
Bennett got three hits, including two doubles
while Bateman, Garcia and Anzalone each got two
hits in the game. The win puts the Badgers
record at 6 – 4 going into league play next
Saturday at Priest River. |
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