Gilmer Falls To Ridgeland

The Cats were trying to right the ship after a tough series with the Dragons of Pickens High School the previous week.

Gilmer strapped on their batting helmets ready to put runs on the board but could only plate 1 run with a hard fought walk by Hunter Bowyer followed by an Austin Damen gap shot to right center field .  The Panther outfielder misplayed the baseball allowing Bowyer to cross the plate.  This would be the only lead the Cats would have in the game as the Panthers plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning.  The Cats would fight from behind for the remainder of the game.

The Cats added 3 runs in the 3rd and 1 in the 5th bringing their spot on the board to 5 runs on 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 hit by pitch and 3 Cats reaching by error.  The Panthers would take advantage o 4 pitching changes for Gilmer putting up 16 runs over 4 innings.  With the mercy rule loss, the Cats fall to 2-11 overall and 0-4 in the region.

The major highlight of the game was #3 McKinley Chadwick hit his first home run after coming back from Tommy John surgery in the off season.

The Cats will host the Panthers on Thursday night at Bobcat Field starting at 5:55 pm.