The Greencastle -Antrim Blue Devils broke open a close game with a seven run fifth inning and went on to defeat the Shippensburg Greyhounds at Shippensburg Thursday afternoon.8-2.
Leading 1-0 going to the top of the fifth the Blue Devils bats came alive. Logan Layton singled and then stole second. Hunter Forney ripped a two run single to give the Blue Devils a 4-0 lead. Josh Painter doubled to right field sending Forney to third. Cade Marshall reached on an error scoring Forney and the Blue Devils lead 5-0.. Cade McDowell and Jimmy Beavers walked. Tanner Rock and Logan Layton had RBI singles to give Greencastle a 7-0 lead. Lance Layton hit a sacrifice fly to put the Blue Devils up 8-0.
The Blue Devils 12 hit attack was lead Hunter Forney who went 3 for 5. Jake Frey lead the Greyhounds going 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Tanner Rock picked up the victory going six innings allowing two runs on four hits, striking out nine, and walking three.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greencastle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Shippensburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Greencastle will travel to James Buchanan Friday at 4:30 p.m. while Shippensburg will be at Waynesboro for a 4:15 p.m. contest.
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