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Carter Ballstadt
Rob Foldy
6
Brevard BREVARD 14-8
9
Winner Piedmont PUM 9-10-1
Brevard BREVARD
14-8
6
Final
9
Piedmont PUM
9-10-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brevard BREVARD 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 12 1
Piedmont PUM 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 X 9 12 3

W: Roon, Tyler (4-2) L: Cesar Rodriguez (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Danielle Percival: Assistant A.D. of Communications

Homeruns Help Lift Lions to 9-6 Win Over Brevard

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 9, Brevard 6
Records: Piedmont, 9-10-1, 1-1 USA South; Brevard 14-8, 3-2 USA South

DEMOREST, Ga. - On a windy day at Loudermilk Field, power at the plate was showcased with three homeruns for the Lions as Piedmont downed Brevard 9-6. CARTER BALLSTADT had a pair of bombs while ALEX GONZALEZ added a homer.

Ballstadt was quick to get Piedmont on the board to tie the game at one in the first inning with a monster shot to deep center field over the wall and into the trees.
The Tornados hung tough and took another lead 2-1 but Ballstadt came back with his second homer of the game in the third going oppo taco to right field. Ballstadt now has seven homeruns this season. The Lions took a 5-2 lead in the fourth with three runs on one hit thanks to two walks and a hit by pitch. Brevard answered back to tie the game in the sixth but in the seventh, Piedmont claimed the lead for good. 

Gonzalez's homerun led off the inning followed by a Ballstadt double and HUNTER CAIN doubling to trade places with Ballstadt and claim a 7-5 advantage. Piedmont added two more in the eighth inning as NOAH AARON beat out a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. Gonzalez contributed a sac fly as did Ballstadt. 

Brevard added another run in the ninth but TYLER ROON earned the win in relief pitching 2.1 innings allowing four hits, no runs and struck out two. 

Up next, the Lions close out the series against Brevard Sunday at 2 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
--ALEX GONZALEZ went yard in the top of the seventh inning to give Piedmont the lead and another run in the inning after Ballstadt and HUNTER CAIN doubled gave Piedmont the lead for good.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--CARTER BALLSTADT was 3-for-4 with three rbi and three runs scored as he had a pair of homeruns and a double. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
--It was an evenly matched contest with the two sides both recording 12 hits while Piedmont had three errors to Brevard's one. 

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