Royals Surge In Late Innings To Post Comeback Win Over Gens

Posted on July 1, 2018  

The Generals were up 4-1 after 6 complete innings and seemed to be in control. However, the Royals were able to get to General starting pitcher Evan Gillespie (Faulkner) to tie the game, and eventually go on to win.

In the very first inning, the Royals were able to score on a fielder’s choice ground out. Gillespie did a nice job limiting them to 1 run. In the bottom of the first, Winchester got the first two hitters out to start the inning. However after Chase Cheek (Duke) was hit by a pitch, he stole second and moved up to third on an errant throw. Andrew Orzel (Wofford) was able to single through the left side to bring in Cheek. After 1 complete inning, the score was tied 1-1.

In the bottom of the second, the Gens put up 3 runs all with 2 outs. Gabe Montenegro (Southern Miss) singled to center to bring in 2 runs and to continue his hot streak. After a Royal error that moved Gabe to third, Chase Cheek singled to right field for the third run of the inning. The score was 4-1 and would stay that way until the 7th.

In the 7th inning, Winchester started with a lead off single. Gillespie was still in the game and had been mostly dominant after the rocky start. After a strikeout, the Royals added another single to bring the tying run to the plate. Gillespie was able to get another strikeout for the second out of the inning and all signs pointed to him getting out of the inning. Jordan Huntley from Winchester had been seeing the ball well, but Gillespie had him in a 1-2 count. But when Gillespie hung his changeup, Huntley deposited it over the left field fence to tie the game in the top of the 7th.

The Gens had no answers for Winchester’s bullpen in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. The Royals, on the other hand, would tack runs on in the 8th and 9th innings to provide insurance. In the 8th, the Royals scored 3 on 2 hits, 2 walks, a wild pitch and a General error. In the 9th, they tacked on one more for good measure by way of the sacrifice fly. That would bring the game to its final score of 8-4.

Key Performers for Winchester:

  • Jordan Huntley: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, SB, BB, R
  • Samyr Santos: 3-5, RBI, 2 R
  • Trent Sidwell: SV (2), 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Key Performers for Waynesboro:

  • Gabe Montenegro (Southern Miss): 2-5, SB, 2 RBI
  • Chase Cheek (Duke): 1-3, BB, 2 SB, RBI, R
  • Evan Gillespie (Faulkner): ND, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

The Generals will look to bounce back Saturday night at home vs. the Staunton Braves.

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