Energized Flowery Branch baseball program building off recent wins, looks to improve region standing going into the playoffs

Various stepped up within the newest win in opposition to East Corridor. The Falcons had eight gamers drive in runs and completed with 17 hits. 

Connor Edwards and Kade Smallwood each completed 3 for 3 on the plate and mixed for seven RBIs. 

Senior left fielder Jake Beaver had a triple and double for the Falcons and scored twice. 

Austin Bourrie, Nick Linkowski, Kyle Adamec and Mason Compton every drove in a pair of runs for the Falcons, who began the sport quick with six runs within the second inning. 

“Proper now, now we have nice vitality within the dugout and everyone seems to be staying within the recreation,” Smallwood mentioned. 

Then within the fifth inning, the Falcons pushed their last six runs throughout the plate to safe the win in 5 innings. 

Flowery Department had runners on first and second base with no outs within the first inning. 

Nonetheless, a pleasant snag on a line drive by East Corridor brief cease Luke Barton, who then stepped on second base and threw to first for the ultimate out of the inning. 

The Vikings (7-14, 3-7 Area 8-4A) rallied again with all 5 of their runs within the backside of the second, led by a two-run hit from Cooper Williamson and three-run double by Haden Brock. 

Nonetheless, Flowery Department’s pitching workers settled down after a shaky begin. 

Freshman David Miller entered within the third inning. The left-hander threw three innings and allowed 4 hits and no walks with 5 strikeouts. 

Now, Flowery Department turns round and performs a doubleheader in opposition to East Corridor on Friday in South Corridor. 

The Falcons nonetheless have three-game collection remaining on the schedule in opposition to Madison County and Chestatee. 

Nonetheless, Ray is assured in the truth that a troublesome early-season schedule has ready his membership for the remainder of the common season and any bonus video games within the postseason. 

“We will not be essentially the most gifted workforce within the nation, however now we have youngsters we are able to play at a excessive degree on a regular basis,” Ray mentioned. “It took them a short while to appreciate we don’t need to play good, we simply need to play arduous.”