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Team Cheese Takes Game 1 Of Fall World Series, 10-1
October 07, 2021 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – A six-run second inning was more than enough offense for Team Cheese to cruise to a 10-1 win over Team Goat in the opening game of Mississippi State's Fall World Series on Thursday.
Team Cheese batted around in that big inning, sending 10 men to the plate and collecting five hits in the process. Tanner Leggett got things rolling with a one out double to start a string of four consecutive knocks.
Bryce Chance, Brayland Skinner and Lane Forsythe followed up Leggett's double with three straight singles with Chance and Forsythe both driving in a run. Jess Davis and Hunter Hines reached on a hit by pitch and walk to load the bases for Logan Tanner. Tanner tattooed a two-out, two-run single to left that Hines also scored on due to a throwing error.
Team Cheese continued its offensive onslaught in the fifth as Slate Alford slapped a solo shot over the wall in right to lead off the frame. Later in the inning, Chance singled and scored on an RBI single to left by Corbin Grantham.
Team Cheese tacked on two more runs for good measure in the sixth and final frame of the day. Hines drew a walk to lead off the inning and took second on a passed ball. He eventually came around to score when Leggett delivered a two-out RBI single up the middle.
In all, Team Cheese finished with 10 hits led by Chance's 3-for-3 performance with three singles and an RBI. Leggett was 2-for-4 with a double and one run batted in.
Team Goat scored its lone run in the fourth on a pair of doubles. Kellum Clark led off the inning with a double to right-center and came around to score when Luke Hancock followed suit.
Hancock and Brad Cumbest led Team Goat's six-hit attack, each going 2-for-3.
Brandon Smith earned the win on the mound for Team Cheese. Smith started and went four innings allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts and a pair of walks.
Stone Simmons suffered the loss, going three innings and giving up five earned runs on six hits, three strikeouts and two walks.
Game 2 of the Fall World Series is slated for a 2:15 p.m. first pitch on Friday.
For more information on the Bulldog baseball program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateBB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Cheese batted around in that big inning, sending 10 men to the plate and collecting five hits in the process. Tanner Leggett got things rolling with a one out double to start a string of four consecutive knocks.
Bryce Chance, Brayland Skinner and Lane Forsythe followed up Leggett's double with three straight singles with Chance and Forsythe both driving in a run. Jess Davis and Hunter Hines reached on a hit by pitch and walk to load the bases for Logan Tanner. Tanner tattooed a two-out, two-run single to left that Hines also scored on due to a throwing error.
Team Cheese continued its offensive onslaught in the fifth as Slate Alford slapped a solo shot over the wall in right to lead off the frame. Later in the inning, Chance singled and scored on an RBI single to left by Corbin Grantham.
Team Cheese tacked on two more runs for good measure in the sixth and final frame of the day. Hines drew a walk to lead off the inning and took second on a passed ball. He eventually came around to score when Leggett delivered a two-out RBI single up the middle.
In all, Team Cheese finished with 10 hits led by Chance's 3-for-3 performance with three singles and an RBI. Leggett was 2-for-4 with a double and one run batted in.
Team Goat scored its lone run in the fourth on a pair of doubles. Kellum Clark led off the inning with a double to right-center and came around to score when Luke Hancock followed suit.
Hancock and Brad Cumbest led Team Goat's six-hit attack, each going 2-for-3.
Brandon Smith earned the win on the mound for Team Cheese. Smith started and went four innings allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts and a pair of walks.
Stone Simmons suffered the loss, going three innings and giving up five earned runs on six hits, three strikeouts and two walks.
Game 2 of the Fall World Series is slated for a 2:15 p.m. first pitch on Friday.
For more information on the Bulldog baseball program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateBB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.