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.