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Congrats to the Sumter Gamecocks

finally this may be calm enough for an awards presentation. Montgomery gets the complete game shut out against the Brynes rebels. Gossett takes the loss

lots of extra curricular activity. fortunately there was no fight.

lots of 88 from montgomery. ball hit sharply to caldwell. 6 to 4 for the final out. very controversial out. umpires have fled as they were bombarded by rebel players.
Final score: Sumter 2, byrnes 0

Congrats to both teams on a great year.

2 strikes on bridgeman

Bridgeman at the plate. Sumter one out away from the state championship

backdoor curveball for strike one to gossett. now 1-1. steady dose of 74 mph curveballs. Gossett K's for second out.

duggar with a base hit that moves rohlman to third. first and third with one away. The tide is starting to change- gossett at the plate. Visit to Montgomery on the mound.

drag bunt by rohlman for a 3.8 down the line. rohlman on first with one away. duggar up

end of 6th score still byrnes 0 and sumter 2. byrnes down to their last 3 outs of the season. Acevedo at the plate. retired on a 6-3. byrnes has two outs remaining. rohlman at the plate

Watcher gets the backwards K on watcher.

big slider at 80 gets kisamore for the strike-out. Jacob watcher at the plate fouls off a 93mph ball straight back into the screen

philip watcher to lead off- gossett is pitching him with the respect of a senior. he gets him on a 4-3. pitch was 92mph. Kisamore to the plate

montgomery goes to 3-2 and gets the K to end the inning. Byrnes dugout not to happy. after five and a half, Byrnes 0- Sumter 2.
Gossett back on the hill

5-4 Watcher to Watcher for the second out. they couldn't turn it, ball was a little to slow. pitch hitter to the plate, Luke Hostetler

cleveland with a ball to six hole and caldwell retires the runner at second for the first out. Runner on first with teal at the plate

Cunningham to lead off the inning. Montgomery 87 mph. Cunningham singles to center to lead off the inning. Montgomery was behind for one of the first times tonight. Cleveland at the plate.

double play ends the inning with out further damage 4-6-3. after 5, Byrnes 0- Sumter 2

reardon bunts- caldwell holds, but the throw to first is off line and he reaches. 1st and 3rd one away. pitch was 93mph

infield is in with caldwell on third

Caldwell doubles to the left center gap- its cut off on a diving play by duggar. 1 run scored. runs and 2nd and 3rd with one away. Wild pitch scores a second run. the place is going crazy

Mcfadden at the plate with a 3 -2 count. He walks bringing up caldwell with runner on 1st and 2nd. This could be our first scoring

gossett steady at 93 and 79 on the curveball. Blackmon reaches out on a hanger and pulls it for a double down the line in left. one out

Campbell strikes out on a curveball for the first out- Blackmon at the plate

Campbell leads off for gamecocks- first pitch 93 from gossett

Gossett int walked again - 2 away now with runners on first and second.
Bridgeman flys out to end the inning on a 72mph curveball. Kisamore with a little trouble out there again though.

Lots of curveball from both pitchers- duggar at the plate
duggar grounds out to montgomery- two away

double down the line for rohlman. duggar at the plate

cunningham out on a fly out to second base

j watcher 5-3 for the third out.  after 4 still zero to zero

gossett rolling- K to kisamore- two away

philip watcher leads off the 4th - he struck out on a ball in the dirt and was retired on the throw to first
Kisamore to the plate

Watcher to watcher for the third out.  words exchanged at second base- watcher may have been spiked
end of three and a half still 0-0

Metcalf at the plate with 2 away and runner on first

teal single to the six hole- 4.7 on the turn

cunningham flies out to right- kisamore almost lost it though
Cleveland goes down swinging

reardon- strikes out
smith flies out to end the inning. The rebels escape.
still 0-0 after 3. 

McFadden sac bunt to move the runners. caldwell is intentionally walked to load bases with one away- reardon at the plate

sumter attempting to bunt again- gossett struggling with curveball location

sac bunt turned into everyone safe- gossett tried for the runner at second but the throw was off.  runners at first and second no one out

dh- Campbell with a first pitch single right up the middle. bringing leadoff blackmon to the plate

Montgomery get the K on high heat.  We are still tied at 0-0 after 2 and a half

Bridgeman at the plate- he is battling after being down two quick strikes

Duggar goes down swinging on a curveball.  Intentional walk to gossett

Duggar up with one away

Rohlman with a bunt single and he was blazing down the line- cheatham had a ridiculous number of 3.5
Rohlman moves to second on a mishandled pick off to first base

Acevedo leads off the inning for the rebels.  full count- strike out on a fastball on the outside corner. 

strike out ends the inning.  still zero to zero after 2 innings of play

Kisamore with a single to right center.  1st and 2nd with two away- Jacob watcher at the plate

one out with watcher at the plate
watcher up the middle - but cunningham decides not to throw to first and goes for the throw behind at third.  He gets him.  two outs with runner on first and kisamore at the plate

smith K's

They said the ball hit him in the box- lets do it again- every one back to where they were

ball was bunted and the runner was thrown out at third.  but umpires conference on whether the ball hit the batter out of the box or in the box

Smith is looking to sac him to third.  Gossett struggling getting the curveball over

Pitch runner- bryson johnson.  Looks like both sides are playing for 1

Wild pitch moves reardon over-Will smith at the plate

Reardon at the plate- error on a slow roller to first base. Reardon on first

it will be interesting to see if gossett can get ahead this inning pitching backwards.

Metcalf goes down on high heat away at 87 mph.  bottom of the 2nd coming up

Montgomery has byrnes off-balance with both off-speed pitches right now. 
And he just used one to get teal.  two outs on the strike out.
Metcalf to the plate with a runner in scoring position

Cleveland at the plate with cunningham at first- sumter is concerned about cunningham.  pitch out and pick.

Cleveland bunts over cunningham to second.  one away

cunningham- lead off single past watcher at third base

Gossett is taking a different approach tonight for sure, topped at 94.  Montgomery's composure is excellent though.  It could be a low scoring affair

Sumter tries to squeeze, but the rebels pitch out and buckner is gunned down for the third out.  to the top of the 2nd

Buckner takes second on strike out- one away with caldwell at the plate.  Gossett throwing a steady diet of off-speed.  Caldwell rolls over a change up to the first baseman for the second out

slap bunt just foul down the line

pinch runner on first- Buckner with his cast on.  sumter trying to sacrifice but gossett is having trouble locating early

Blackmon reaches on 5 pitches- gossett tops out at 94mph

Gossett- strike one on blackmon.  backwards sequence

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bottom of the 1st inning coming up with Gossett on the mound

Montgomery came in hard for the inning ending K- 87mph

Bridgeman with 2 outs at the plate with a runner on 3rd- 2-2-2 across the board

Montgomery k's gossett on the breaker- The breaker looks good so far for montgomery

Montgomery is finally ahead in the count against gossett

Duggar- with rohlman on second base,
moves him to 3rd on a 4-3
Gossett to the plate

Rohlman at the plate- one hopper to the right center fence

Sumter is the home team- Montgomery loosening at 88. 

Sumter line-up
Blackmon
McFadden
Caldwell
Reardon
Smith
P Watcher
Kisamore
J watcher
Campbell

Byrnes line-up
Rohlman
Duggar
Gossett
Bridgeman
Cunningham
Cleveland
Teal
Metcalf
Acevedo-dh

starting line ups being announced

Byrnes finishing infield.  Both horses are warming up.  Gossett and Montgomery

2 hours and 38 minutes to game time

Stay tuned to the blog as we get close to game time.  When I see who is warming up for Byrnes, then we will know for sure who is getting the start. Make sure that you refresh the blog often to see updates as we progress through the game.

This just in- a very reliable source has said that Gossett will not start tonight. 

We are talking about pitchers here, but I think thats a wash in this game because of the talent they both possess. What this will come down to is the weakest link in the line up or defensively.  It will probably be who capitalizes when runners are in scoring position.  If they leave them on base tonight, they will walk away in second place.

Montgomery has proven his dominance time and time again this year. Whether the Rebels are ready to swing it or not I feel like Jordan will be ready for the challenge.

It is hard to pick a winner in this contest because if you roll down the lineups and through the rotations each team has what it takes and both are full of talent and prospects.

All I can say is that 6:00 can't get here any sooner (closing time for my office)

Sumter has hit Gossett on monday and are probably feeling good about their chances against him tonight.  I expect to see a different approach from him though which could silence those bats.  Also on Monday, Byrnes had no answer for Montgomery.  If they have figured him out, they could come out of the shoot tonight offensively.  Byrnes bats haven't been rolling in this series and I don't think that will continue.  When was the last time they had a three game stretch where they didn't hit?  Hasn't happened recently so I expect that very talented line up to produce at the plate tonight.  This will be a very different game than the first.

I see "free" baseball in the future.

Tonight is the night for these two teams to decide who goes home a champion and who goes home in second place. In the end, each team is going with their ace and they won't disappoint.  This game will come down to one run late in the contest, thats my prediction.  It could be a low scoring affair or high scoring, but it will be close. 

4A State Championship game- Byrnes Rebels vs Sumter Gamecocks

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