By: Katie McElvy
Chambers 8, Abbeville 5
Chambers started the week picking up a win over the Abbeville Generals on Monday. The Rebels were able to stave off any runs by the Generals until the sixth inning but were able to put six runs on the board themselves in the bottom of the third. With two runners on, Jeremy Conway singled into left field sending Jo Jo Hendrix home. Jordan Whaley was then walked to load up the bases, and Jordan Benbrook hit a single to send Taylor Birmingham home. Jeremy Conway scored on an error during the same play. Luke Tarver followed with a line drive and reached on an error sending in both Whaley and John White, who was a courtesy runner for Benbrook. Next, Kyle Hand hit a ground ball and reached on another error sending Luke Tarver home for the final score of the inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Conway was walked. Ben Caulfield was next up to bat and hit a line drive to left field sending Conway home. Whaley then doubled, allowing courtesy runner Kross Colley to score, putting the Rebels up 8-0.
In the top of the sixth with three runners on and two outs, Abbeville was able to send three runners across the plate on a double. They added two more runs in the top of the seventh, but the Rebels had already set the bar too high and captured the win.
Jordan Benbrook got the win on the mound giving up 6 hits and 3 runs while striking out 3 in five innings. Jordan Whaley was the leading hitter going 2-for-2
Chambers 6, Lee-Scott 4
It was three up, three down for both Chambers and Lee-Scott in the first two innings; however, the Rebels were able to put a run on the board in the top of the third when Corbin Piper, Kyle Hand, and Jeremy Conway all hit singles in conjunction with a walk.
The Rebels had a big inning in the fifth. With Corbin Piper on after being walked, Taylor Birmingham doubled on a fly ball to right field. Ben Caulfield sent Piper home on a grounder to third. Jordan Whaley followed with his own single to send Birmingham home. With the third single in a row for Rebels by Braxton Yerta, Chambers was able to add another score. The final run of the inning came on a balk by the Warrior pitcher allowing John White to advance home.
The Rebel defense wavered in fifth giving up two runs aided by two errors. The Warriors were able to add two more runs in the sixth by hitting five singles.
After Conway hit a fly ball and reached on error, Caulfield sealed the win with a single allowing Conway to score on an error by the Warrior second baseman.
Whaley got the win at pitcher giving up 7 hits while striking out 4. Caulfield went 2-for-4 at the plate to be the leading batter.
