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♦ WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 6B STRIKE From page W From there, Meredith, who pitched nine innings in Game 2 the day before, threw five more frames to qualify for the win. He had four strikeouts, but his biggest problem would be figuring out Stokes. In the bottom of the third, Meredith issued a walk with two outs to bring Stokes to the plate. Stokes sent the baseball over the left-field fence, and it was a 7-3 Tigers lead. To respond, Varnadoe earned his second RBI on his second hit in the top of the fourth. Micah Smith led off with a double down the right-field line and scored on Varnadoe’s one-out single (8-3). This came off Stokes, who pitched from the third inning on in relief of starter Adam Thompson. Stokes had five strikeouts in his seven innings, and appeared to have given up another hit to Smith and another run in the fifth. However, Smith, batting with two outs and a run ner on second, was denied a safety on a hit-and-run play as the Eagles successfully appealed that Smith missed first base on his way to sec ond. On the heels of that call, the Eagles stormed back on offense with a two-run home fifth. Jones had a deep pop up fall fair inside the right field line. He scored on a two-out double by Stokes. Hickman then jumped on his first offering for an RBI single up the middle to make it an 8-5 game. The Tigers turned to for mer Westfield pitcher Nick Shelton, and he earned the save by finishing out the last four innings. It started with a perfect sixth and a score less seventh despite two walks. In the top of the sev enth, the Tigers picked up a gift run after infield hits from Alex Blain and Jason Varnadoe. With two outs and a full count on his batter, Stokes made a throw to first base with no one there to cover. That made the score 9-5. The Eagles got the unearned run back in the home eighth on a two-out error after hits by Josh Ayers and William Alexander load ed the bases. Blain, who played with Irwin at Houston County High, had an RBI single in the top of the ninth to score Simpson after a leadoff dou ble. Blain also caught the last out at first base to com plete a double play. Bulldogs pay tribute to player By John Kaltefleiter Morris News Service ATHENS - Dave Bliss, a Georgia basketball player delivered one of the most elo quent tributes Monday to the late Kevin Brophy, his team mate and close friend who was killed in a car accident last Thursday. “Broph was one of those rare people in life who was a leader of men,” Georgia’s center said, speaking to the nearly 400 people who packed Georgia’s chapel for a memo rial service. Bliss, Brophy’s roommate, was part of contingent of cur rent and former teammates who attended the service. The nearly two-hour service left some of Georgia’s most hardened basketball players in tears. The video showed clips of Brophy’s career-high 19 points against Vanderbilt on Jan. 22, 2005, when the Bulldogs captured their first SEC win in a season that ended with an 8-20 record. Brophy replaced an injured Stukes in the starting lineup that game. The memories of his breakout performance were still fresh for Stukes. “He was so nervous, but I told him that I’d be right over here (on the bench) talking to him,” Stukes said. “He went out and played the game I knew he could play.” ■> ' ft ' DONT MISS OUR GRAND OPENING AUGUST 3 SPORTS Peebles Members of the Middle Georgia Baseball League Tigers celebrate their Rosenberg Series title win Monday in Macon. Special to the Journal SOMETHING m IS COMING TO PERRY! Peebles customers enjoy Big Benefits. Our friendly, knowledgeable sales associates offer the personalized service you deserve. 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