Baseball playoffs in sight
Bears defeat Chapel Hill, claim a share of second place
By Chad Wilson Sports Editor

Chad Wilson Photo Brad McDonald keeps his eyes on a ground ball during game play last week.

District 14-3A
Standings
as of Monday
Bullard 7-0
Van 4-3
B'boro 4-3
C.Hill 4-3
Canton 2-5
Athens 0-7

With three games to go as of Monday the Brownsboro Bears baseball team has its sights set on a playoff berth.

Standing in the team's way is the Canton Eagles, Bullard Panthers and Athens Hornets.

Brownsboro was scheduled to travel to Canton on Tuesday night after press time. Friday the Bears will play in Bullard before wrapping up the regular season in Brownsboro next Tuesday.

In a three way tie for second the Bears can lock up a playoff spot if they win out. Brownsboro has the tie breaker advantage over Chapel Hill as the Bears have defeated the Bulldogs twice this season.

Last Friday night the Bears defeated the Bulldogs 5-3 at home in Brownsboro.

The Bears scored one run in the first inning as Ryan Smith drew a walk and scored on a double by Brad McDonald.

Chad Wilson Photo Van's Blake Pennington is tagged out at home plate by Brownsboro catcher Bret Ralson last Tuesday night.

Chapel Hill scored three runs in the fourth inning without a hit to lead 3-1.

In the bottom half of the fourth inning the Bears answered back scoring three runs of their own.

Ryan Epperson led off the inning with a single followed by a double from McDonald.

Keaton Parsell doubled to score both runners to tie the game. Daniel Suggs singled breaking the tie and giving the Bears a 4-3 lead.

With two outs in the fifth inning Smith homered on the first pitch of the at bat to in- crease the Bears lead 5-3.

Parsell pitched a perfect seventh inning picking up his second save of the season, both against the Bulldogs.

Limited by a medical pitch count Brownsboro starting pitcher Ryan Epperson was lifted after three innings of scoreless baseball.

Clint Cundeiff pitched in re- lief and picked up the win. With bases loaded and one out in the sixth inning Cundeiff fanned two Bulldogs to retire the side.

Brownsboro pitchers struck out 10 Bulldogs. Epp had three strike outs, Cundieff four and Parsell three.

At the plate the Bears had seven hits, five for extra bases. Collin Wilson and Daniel Suggs each had a stolen base.

Prior to defeating Chapel Hill the Bears lost to Van 6-1 in Brownsboro last Tuesday.

McDonald scored the Bears' lone run on a double by Epperson in the fifth inning. Brownsboro had six hits in the game. McDonald was 2-4 with a double.