Middleburg (Mar. 21, 2007) – Tuesday’s game between Park View and
Freedom was moved to Mickie Gordon Park from Sterling because the
Patriots field was too wet to play on, and for most of the game it
looked like the hitters did not get the proper directions to the new
venue.
Matt Griffin’s game-winning double with two outs in the bottom of
the sevneth inning gave the Patriots the 1-0 AA Dulles District win.
Freedom’s Kyle Howard tried his hardest to upset the district
frontrunning Patriots by allowing just four hits while striking out
eight with two walks. Park View’s Kyle Irish and Griffin, however, had
other ideas as they combined for 15 strikeouts and held the young
Eagles to just two hits. Neither Patriot pitcher gave up a walk.
The game appeared to be heading into extra innings but with two outs
and nobody on base in the bottom of the seventh, Tyler Spurlock was hit
by a pitch. Griffin had relieved Irish in the fourth inning and he gave
himself the win by lofting a fly ball high into left center. Neither
Eagle outfielder in the vicinity could locate the ball and it fell to
the turf, allowing Spurlock to score from first.
Both teams played outstanding defense with neither squad making an error.
Irish went 2-for-3 for Park View with two doubles.
The Eagles Justin Anderson and Kyle Groome each went 1-for-3 with singles for the Eagle’s two hits.
Park View is 1-0 on the season. Freedom is 0-2.
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