Seven-run sixth inning propels Brandywine
Published 8:00 pm Monday, April 12, 2010
From staff reports
NILES – A seven-run sixth inning propelled host Brandywine baseball team to a 12-6 non-conference victory over Mendon Monday afternoon.
The Bobcats (5-3) trailed 4-0 heading to the bottom half of the second inning.
Brandywine scored a run in the second and a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 4-2.
The Hornets added two more runs in the top of the fifth to make it a 6-2 contest before the Bobcats tallied three times in the bottom half of the frame to make it a 6-5 contest.
Brandywine exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the victory.
Joe Godfrey picked up the victory in relief of Derek Nichols.
Buck Bourdon had a double for the Bobcats.
Mendon 310 020 0 – 6 7 4
Brandy 010 137 x -12 12 5
WP – Joe Godfrey(1), Derek Nichols and Austin Searles
LPĀ – Glen Batten and Cody Bingaman
2B: Buck Bourdon
Varsity record: Brandywine 5-3