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Raiders steam
past Spartans
for win No. 20
From staff reports
Like a rumbling locomotive that continues to
pick up steam, the North Forsyth Raiders rolled
through North Springs Wednesday night and shut
down the Spartans 16-3 in a mercy-rule shortened,
six-inning win.
Mark Doll (6-1) earned the win, allowing no
runs on one hit in three innings pitched, while
striking out five. Scott Patterson saw two innings
of work in relief, and Preston Lowther pitched one
shutout inning to close it out.
Offensively. Payton Light was 2-for-3 with two
doubles and 4 RBls; Buddy DeRoche was 2-for-5
with a three-run homer; Matt Helland was l-for-5
with a double and 2 RBIs; and Justin Hamilton was
l-for-3, registering his 100th career hit.
North (20-6 overall, 10-3 in Region 6-A AAA)
took a 1-0 lead in the third on a one-out double'by
Helland that scored Justin Smith from second.
Then when Christopher Light reached first on an
error, Hamilton scored for a 2-0 Raider advantage.
With one out and runners at second and third,
DeRoche launched a towering three-run home run
to center field for a 5-0 North Forsyth lead after
two and a half innings.
The Raiders added two more runs in the fourth
inning, as Payton Light brought Smith home on a
double before later scoring on a wild pitch for a 7
0 advantage in the fourth.
North Springs managed one run in the bottom
half of the inning, but the Raiders quickly bounced
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Bulldog Brent Majors, seen earlier this season, kept Central alive
with a walk, stolen base and a run in the fifth inning to tie Tucker at
5-5. Ultimately, the Dawgs fell 7-5 in nine innings.
War Eagles rally for comeback victory
By Travis M. Chaffin
Sports Editor
Despite trailing by as many
as seven runs Wednesday
night, South Forsyth battled
back — not once, but twice —
to defeat Dunwoody 16-12 on
the road.
With the Region 6-AAAA
championship already guaran¬
teed after their win over
Marist on Monday, the War
Eagles (17-9 overall, 11-2 in
Region 6-AAAA) were able to
give time on the mound to
some of their underclassman.
Senior Josh Tate earned the
win in two innings’ worth of
work in relief, though the reg¬
ular center fielder also did his
part at the plate, batting 2-for-
5 with a grand slam, two runs
and 4 RBIs.
After a scoreless first
inning, Dunwoody posted two
runs in the second and five
more in the third for a 7-0
Wildcat lead entering the
fourth inning.
While it wouldn’t be hard
to imagine a lesser team
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Friday, May 7,2004
Dawgs come up
short at Tucker
By Kurt Main
For the Forsyth County News
A team that showed so
much heart for eight and a
half innings Wednesday night
had it broken with one swing
of the bat — a two-run homer
in the bottom of the ninth that
handed the Tucker Tigers a 7-
5 victory over the visiting
Bulldogs of Forsyth Central.
For the first three innings,
it was all Tucker, as they
jumped out to a 4-0 lead, two
of them unearned.
The Dawgs finally got on
the board in the top of the
third when the first two bat¬
ters got on base with a walk
and a single, then took sec¬
ond and third when the left
fielder hobbled the ball.
Brandon Zimmerman hit a
smash back to the pitcher that
scored one run and moved
the other runner to third. A
grounder to third base
brought in another run, as the
throw to first was off the
mark.
Zimmerman kept Central
close with a great play at
third. With runners on second
and third, he took a ground
ball, tagged the runner out
and threw to first in time to
throwing in the towel, head
coach Mike Strickland rallied
his troops and they did not
disappoint — responding with
10 War Eagle runs highlighted
by Jon Burriss' RBI triple and
a grand slam by catcher
Jonathan Wages that put South
ahead 8-7. Wages was 2-for'-3
on the night with both hits
coming in the fourth inning.
Next up, Joe White drew a
walk and Josh Tate followed
with another home run — a
two-run shot that gave the War
Eagles a 10-7 advantage after
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get the double play.
The Dawgs were able to
pull even in the sixth. With
two outs, Mitchell McGhee
walked, Kyle Kinsey hit a fly
ball over the left fielder’s
head bringing in McGhee.
Caleb Swann followed up
with a base hit to bring in
Kinsey for the tying run, 4-4.
Tucker, however, was able
to go up 5-4 on a double,
wild pitch and error in the
infield. Central showed their
heart and desperation — with
the game on the line — in the
top of the seventh.
Brent Majors started off
with a walk, then stole sec¬
ond base. Zimmerman moved
him over to third and
McGhee knocked him in with
a base hit to right, making it
5-5.
Tucker had a chance to
win it in the eighth when
their leadoff hitter drew a
walk and got moved all the
way over to third with only
one out. But with the infield
drawn in, Zimmerman took a
ground ball and rifled it home
to get the runner out.
Central put on a base run¬
ner in the ninth, but was
See DAWCS, Page 5B
three and a half innings.
But Dunwoody was hardly
a pushover, mounting a come¬
back of their own with a run in
the fourth, three in the fifth
and one more in the sixth for a
12-10 Wildcat advantage
entering the seventh.
Excellent coaching by
Strickland and assistant
Ronnie Davis, coupled with
the War Eagles’ stellar work
on the bases, kept the Wildcats
guessing as South chipped
See RALLY, Page 5B