B-G beats Oxford with walk-off hit in 8th inning

Baseball

Bainbridge-Guilford 2, Oxford 1 (8 innings)

BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford extended its season – and the career of retiring skipper Tim Mattingly – in walk-off fashion Wednesday in the Section IV Class C playoffs.

Bloop singles to centerfield by Pete Ouimet and Ryan Jones set the stage for Sean Jones’ one-out line-drive single that scored a sliding Ouimet without a play at the plate. “Both teams had opportunities to score runs today, and I think the pitching on boths sides was outstanding,” Mattingly said after the victory. “Kevin (Davis) threw a heck of a game for Oxford, and Petey (Ouimet), for such a big game as a sophomore, he just hung in there for us and pounded the strike zone. The defense was solid, and Kyle (Hanvey) tracked down two shots in the gap. It was a good, clean baseball game.”

B-G scored first when Austin Carr doubled to left field in the second inning and scored on Bailey Green’s single up the middle.

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Oxford evened the score in the fourth. After Davis was hit by a pitch and Richard Ryan walked, the Blackhawks loaded the bases on Dylan DePew’s single to centerfield. Davis then scored on Daniel Lawton’s misplayed groundball to shortstop. On the play Ryan was forced out at third base, and Ouimet got out of the jam inducing a groundout.

B-G threatened in the fourth with back-to-back one-out singles by Mitchell Mertz and Sean Jones. Davis pitched out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.

Davis shut down another Bobcats rally in the fifth. After Hanvey and Trevor Halaquist reached with one out, Davis retired the next two batters with routine infield groundouts. For the game, B-G left eight runners on base.

Oxford’s best opportunity to unlock the tie occurred in the eighth. Davis and Ryan drew one-out walks, but Ouimet earned his fifth and sixth strikeouts of the game – both looking – to retire the side.

Ouimet used 123 pitches striking out six and walking three to grab the victory. Meanwhile, Davis fanned eight and did not walk a batter in the hard-luck defeat.

Hanvey, Mertz, and Sean Jones all had two hits in the victory as B-G (10-5) will travel to Tioga for its next sectional playoff game. Oxford finishes with a 9-8 mark.

Oxford

AB R H BI

K. Crawford 4 0 0 0

Neer 4 0 0 0

Davis 2 1 1 0

Ryan 2 0 0 0

Heggie 4 0 2 0

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Depew 4 0 1 0

Lawton 3 0 0 1

A. Crawford 3 0 0 0

Marshman 2 0 0 0