The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat visiting Reidsville 8-6 to improve to 2-0. The Bullpups scored five runs in the fifth inning and then trailing 6-5 scored three more runs in the sixth.
In the bottom of the fifth inning Bryce Braddy (3-for-3 with three RBI’s) singled in a pair of runs with a line drive to center field. Two more runs scored while pinch hitter Derrion Harris was at the plate- one on a wild throw to third base and another on a safety squeeze bunt.
In the bottom of the sixth, trailing 6-5, Alex Gordy singled to right to drive in a run and Braddy drove in a run with a base hit.
On the mound Gordy pitched the first three innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits with three strikeouts. Logan Knight threw the final four innings and earned the win by allowing four hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts and just one walk.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidsville | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Toombs County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | X | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Toombs County
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braddy | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Musselman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Edenfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Toombs County
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Knight | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 7.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |