From April 15, 2001
Miscues help Effingham County get past Liberty County
SPRINGFIELD — Effingham County took advantage of an error and two wild pitches to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out an 11-10 victory over Liberty County on Saturday in a Region 2-AAA game.
Travis Blackburn drove home the winning run with an RBI single as the Rebels improved to 7-2 in the region and 9-7 overall.
Blackburn also started on the mound and went five innings before Daniel Hurst came on to pitch the final two.
EFFINGHAM CO. 11, LIBERTY CO. 10
Liberty Co. 302 021 2--10 15 4
Effingham Co. 007 200 2--11 14 3
WP--Daniel Hurst. LP--Harmon. Leading hitters--Liberty Co., Martin 2-4, C. Maley 2-4, J. Maley 3-5, 2 doubles, Smiley 4-4, K. Morse 2-4. Effingham Co., Travis Blackburn 2-5; Daniel Hurst 3-4; Jason Mock 2-4; Ty Johnson 2-4; Nick Hagger 2-3. Records--Effingham 9-7, 7-2 Region 2-AAA; Liberty Co. 2-7 Region 2-AAA
BASEBALL
EFFINGHAM CO. 13, PIERCE CO. 3
Effingham Co. 400 36 --13 12 0
Pierce Co. 200 01 -- 3 6 2
WP--Knox Jenkins (4-1); LP--N/A. Leading hitters--Effingham, Knox Jenkins 4-4, 6 RBI; Travis Blackburn 3-4, 2B, HR; Daniel Hurst 2-3; Manning Graham 2-3. Records--Effingham Co. 8-7, 6-2 Region 2-AAA; Pierce Co. 0-8 Region 2-AAA.
Source: Savannah Morning News