BASEBALL: BC assertive in district-opening win over Silsbee
Published 12:20 am Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Bridge City was one run away from run-ruling Silsbee on the baseball diamond Tuesday.
Six runs in the sixth inning all but put the game away for the Cardinals in a 12-2 road win Tuesday. They got it done behind Sam Carpenter’s four RBI and Logan Hamm’s three as well as Peyton Havard’s eight strikeouts thrown through five innings.
Carpenter launched a home run and batted 2 for 5 on the night with a run scored. Hamm hit 3 for 4 and scored three runs.
Havard batted 2 for 3 and Cameron Yadon went 1 for 3 with two runs scored for Bridge City (10-4-2). Slade Foreman touched home plate three times.
Havard held Silsbee to two hits, and Foreman struck out two while allowing a hit in an inning. Carpenter struck out the side in the seventh inning.
Chance Partain, Kenan Sundgre and Hunter Palmer had hits for Silsbee.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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