7/18/2014
East Cobb Astros 16U hang on for a 8-7 win over the SWFL 17U team. SWFL scored two runs in the sixth inning to bring it to a one-run game but they were unable to do any more damage offensively.
Astros hitter and Vanderbilt commit Reggie Pruitt (2015, Kennesaw Mountain, GA) went 2 for 3 with a triple and two runs scored. Malique Foreman (2016, Mays, GA) singled, doubled, scored a run, and added an RBI. Conor Davis (2015, Blessed Trinity Cath, GA) smacked a two-run single in the win.
Winning pitcher Thad Harris (2015, Sonoraville, GA) pitched four innings, giving up five runs--two earned--on five hits and no walks. He threw almost 75% of his pitches for strikes and his fastball ranged from 81-85 mph. Cole Ganopulos (2016, Eagle`s Landing Christian Academy, GA) gave up a run in his two innings and his fastball ranged from 84-88 mph.
Alex Goebel (2015, Wiregrass Ranch, FL) ripped a three-run homer in the fourth to put SWFL up 6-5 at the time. Chris Berry (2015, Seminole, FL) singled twice, scored two runs, and added an RBI. Florida commit Troy Bacon (2015, Sickles, FL) hit a two-run single. Florida State recruit Donovan Petrey (2015, Port Charlotte, FL) tripled and scored a run.
Jose Valmana (2015, Cape Coral, FL) pitched three scoreless innings, his fastball sat 78-83 mph, and he hit 84 mph. UCF commit Thaddeus Ward (2015, Bishop Verot, FL) threw a scoreless inning with his 86-90 mph fastball. Conor Roe (2015, Gulf Coast, FL) gave up two runs in his two innings of work. His fastball ranged from 81-84 mph. Tyler Luneke (2015, St John Neumann, FL) pitched one inning, faced 12 hitters, and his fastball ranged from 77-81 mph.