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3-run rally in 7th inning gives Dragons comeback win

  • Writer: Staff
    Staff
  • 4 hours ago
  • 2 min read

WEST PORTSMOUTH — The Fairland Dragons gave a lesson in how to close a game.


Trailing by a run going into the top of the seventh, the Dragons put together a 3-run rally and topped the Portsmouth West Senators 6-4 in a non-league game on Saturday.


The Dragons began their winning rally with one out.


Chase Lapole singled, stole second and scored on a double by Josh Gillespie. Nolan Fleming, Cyrus Cummins and Eli Pine all followed with RBI singles.


West (0-1) had taken a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Isaak Tipton and Levi Pickelsimer and Zane Pitts all reached on errors.


The Dragons tied the game at 2-all in the third.


Tanner Brown singled, moved to third on a balk and a wild pitch and scored on a balk.


Lapole singled, stole second and went to third on a throwing error and scored on a hit by Fleming.


The Senators took a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning with a pair of runs.


Drew Dettwiller singled, Easton Simpson walked, Windsor put down a sacrifice bunt and Tipton doubled the runners home.


Fairland (1-2) got a run in the sixth when Cummings reached on an error, moved up when Mac Clark was safe on an error and scored on a wild pitch.


Brown went the final three innings for the win. He did not allow a hit or a run while striking out five with no walks.


Fleming and Cole Brown were 2-4 with an RBI and Lapole was 2-3 as Fairland outhit West 10-4.


Fairland 002 001 3 = 6 10 4

Ports West 200 200 0 = 4 4 3

Josh Gillespie, Tanner Brown (5) and Cyrus Cummings. Carter Keyser, Hunter Windsor (3), Levi Pickelsimer (7) and Brody Hall. W-Brown (IP-3.0, H-0, R-0, K-5, BB-0). Gillespie (IP4.0, H-4, R-4, ER-2, K-5, BB-1). L-Windsor (IP-4.0, H-4, R-4, ER-3, K-2, BB-1). Keyser (IP-2.1, H-4, R-2, ER-2, K-3, BB-0). Pickelsimer (IP-0.2, H-2, R-0, K-1, BB-0). Hitting–Fairland: Tanner Brown 1-4, Chase Lapole 2-3, Josh Gillespie 1-4 2B, Nolan Flemming 2-4 RBI, Cyrus Cummings 1-4, Cole Brown 2-4 RBI, Eli Pine 1-3 RBI; West: Isaak Tipton 1-3 2B 2-RBI, Levi Pickelsimer 1-4, Drew Dettwiller 1-3, Mason Bodmer 1-3.

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