A Win Is A Win

Florence 3, Chillicothe 4

This was a game that was played pretty solid by the Chillicothe Paints, and only during the ninth inning did things begin to get pretty shaky. Still though, the game was won in the end as the Paints hung on. The ninth inning had drama, and the visiting Florence Freedom provided that.

Andrew McCormick made his final start in a Paints uniform in this game, and he didn't hold anything back. He pitched the best he could and it was what anyone would've asked for. McCormcik went 8 and 1/3 innings deep and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits allowed, while giving up 3 walks. he struck out 4 batters.

He ran into trouble in that ninth inning, and would give way to Edwin Walker, who had alittle trouble of his own, walking a couple batters. Two more runs were given up on a defensive mistake. In came the lefty veteran Joe Brown, and even though he gave up a walk, he managed to close the game out and get his team the victory.

For the offense, Josh Blackstock had a single. Travis Garcia had a double. Drew Saylor had an RBI single. Adrian Cantu had a 2-RBI double and a single. Jeff Vincent had an infield single and a stolen base. Zach Rodeghero got an RBI off a groundout. Bubba Garcia had a single.

Overall, this was a good game. It went by fairly fast, and the Paints' defense played pretty solid until the last couple innings. They got in enough offense, and the pitching was for the most part superb. You can't really ask for anything else other than a less shaky ending.