THOMASVILLE, N.C.
The High Point-Thomasville HiToms defeated the Holly Springs Salamanders 6-5 at Finch Field in High Point Tuesday night.
The game started out in the Salamanders favor, as they scored first on an error on a HiToms player and a Zach Piazza (Sophomore, Limestone) home run to take an early 2-0 lead. The HiToms would then chip away at the Salamander lead and eventually take the lead in the bottom of the sixth as Ryne Stanley (Sophomore, North Carolina A&T) was walked and it brought home Jordan Howard (Junior, Lee University) to make it 3-2, Sam Teague (Sophomore, Samford) was hit by a pitch that brought home Jason Allberry (Freshman, Creighton) to make it 4-2 and Cody Grosse (Sophomore, SE Louisiana) singled home Stanley and Tyler Niemann (Junior, Morehead State) to make it 6-2.
Holly Springs starter Jake Lee (Sophomore, Georgia Tech) lasted 5.2 innings, allowing four runs while striking out five batters. Ryan Lefner (Sophomore, Saint Louis) and Matt Cronin (Freshman, Arkansas) made relief appearances. Cronin and Rabon Martin (Junior, Louisville) held the HiToms scoreless in the seventh and eighth to keep the Salamanders in the game.
HiToms starter Clay Young (Junior, Catawba) threw five innings and only gave up two runs. Waylon Richardson (Redshirt-Freshman, Kankakee), Tyler Wesley (McNeese) and Jake Wyrick (Junior, Middle Tennessee) made relief appearances and kept the Salamanders off the scoreboard from the fifth through the eighth inning.
The Salamanders made it interesting in the ninth as Austin LaFollette (Redshirt-Freshman, UNCW) homered to make it 6-4 and Adam Sisk (Junior, James Madison) singled home Jack Conley (Sophomore, NC State) to make it 6-5, but the HiToms ended the threat.
The Salamanders are back in action tomorrow night as they host the Fayetteville SwampDogs. First pitch is slated for at 6:00 p.m. at the North Main Athletic Complex.
The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 19th season in 2015, the CPL features 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. The CPL has had over 1,200 alumni drafted and 79 of those – including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander – make their Major League debut; while another notable alum – Russell Wilson – won Super Bowl XLVIII. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com and follow us via Twitter @CPLBaseball.
Contact:
Joel Pennington
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