AHSAA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Piedmont outlasts Glencoe, advances to second round

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JACKSONVILLE – Piedmont pitcher Peyton Whitten proved to have a lot in his tank on Saturday.

The senior tossed 10 innings in the Bulldogs’ Class 3A baseball playoff opener against Glencoe at Jacksonville State University’s Rudy Abbott Field, giving up just one earned run on six hits with a walk and 19 strikeouts in leading Piedmont to a 2-1 victory.

Piedmont (19-8) went on to win the second game 8-1 to complete the sweep and head to the second round. The Bulldogs will face Westbrook Christian (14-15), which defeated Wellborn 4-3 and 16-3 in other playoff action on Saturday.

Whitten helped himself at the plate in game one against Glencoe (10-7). He went 2-for-4 with a RBI. Bayley Blanchard also had a pair of hits and a run. Easton Kirk had a hit and a RBI. Darnell Jackson delivered a hit and a run. Tyler Lusk, Taylor Hayes and Cale McCord each contributed a hit.

In the second game, the Bulldogs blew open a tight game with a six-run sixth. Kirk led the charge with a pair of hits, including a triple, a run and three RBIs. McCord also managed a pair of hits, including a double and a run. Jackson had a pair of hits, a run and a RBI.

Hayes tripled and drove in a run. Blanchard added a hit and scored two runs. Whitten had a hit, a run and a RBI. Rye Atkins finished with a hit and scored a run.

Hayes earned the win on the mound for the Bulldogs. He went the distance, giving up just one earned run on two hits with five walks and four strikeouts.

Source: Cherokee County Herald

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