Bucks go 1-1 against Aviators in doubleheader
The Brookhaven Bucks hosted a double-header matchup at Oglethorpe University against the Alpharetta Aviators where they went 1-1 on the evening on June 25.
The Bucks won the first game 4-3 with a walk-off home run by outfielder Drew Burress at the top of the ninth inning after coming back 3-1 in overtime.
The Bucks started rolling in the second game at the bottom of the third after Aviators’ pitcher Sam Choatewalked two batters to get them on first and second base. An error by Alpharetta moved the Bucks to second and third and another walk put the Aviators in a jam with bases loaded.
Bucks’ outfielder Wesley Bass hit a line drive down the field to run in Parker Ladd to register the first points of the game. Choate retired the other two Brookhaven batters to get out of the inning.
The Aviators retaliated in the bottom of the fourth with hits from Tyson Petrovich and Davis Champitto to get Alpharetta on base. A costly error by the Bucks led to both Petrovich and Champitto running in hiking the score up 2-1. Bucks’ pitcher Duncan McLamb sat the next three Aviator batters to get the Bucks out of the inning.
The Aviators made another push in the bottom of the fifth to bring the score to 4-1. Aviators’ Matthew Lipcseystarted off the run with a deep flyer into right field for a double, and Aiden Perry hit a single into midfield to get two players on base for Alpharetta.
A walk by Bucks’ pitcher Cian Khajavi got him into a jam with bases loaded which led to a hit by Aviators’ Samford Halcomb to send in Lipcsey and Perry, making the score 4-1. A single by Petrovich brought in Halcomb to make the score 5-1.
The Bucks made a push at the top of the sixth with a single and stolen base by Jackson Ginter. A walk by Choate put Bucks’ Michael Dee on base and a single by Matt Luigs followed by an Aviators’ error brought in Ginter and Dee to increase the score 5-3.
A pitching error by Aviators’ pitcher Walker Harris pushed Luigs to third base and a hit by William Mahoneyruns him in to make the score 5-4. Harris sat the next three Bucks’ batter to get out of the jam.
Both teams recorded three-up, three-down innings in the bottom of the sixth and top of the seventh which sealed the game for Aviators after Harris retired the last two Bucks’ hitters with strikeouts.
