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By Staff Report

Game 1

Ft. Dale 11, Morgan Academy 7

The Morgan Academy Senators stayed in it until the end, but the Fort Dale Academy Eagles pulled away late in an 11-7 victory on Wednesday.  The game was tied at six with the Eagles batting in the top of the ninth when Cade Lakes singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.  Morgan lost despite out-hitting Fort Dale  12 to nine.  Fort Dale  got on the board early in the first inning when  Owen McNeal drove in a run on a RBI single. Morgan Academy  evened things up at six in the bottom of the seventh inning when Everette Black induced Barron Frazer to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.  Morgan Heath led the Eagles to victory on the pitcher’s mound. Heath allowed three hits and one run over one and one-third innings, striking out two and walking no one.  Black threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.  C.J. Crocker took the loss for Morgan Academy. He allowed one hit and no runs over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two and walking no one. Jack Moore started the game for the Senators. Moore surrendered four runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning, walking zero.  Clay Benson started the game for Fort Dale. Benson lasted six and a third innings, allowing nine hits and six runs while striking out six and walking none.   Morgan Academy  saw the ball well last night,  racking up 12 hits in the game.  John Allen Ingram, T.B. Clements, and Harrison Jones all managed multiple hits for the Senators.  Ingram went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Morgan in hits.  The Eagles collected nine hits in the game.  Parker McNeal, Benson, and McNeal all had multiple hits for Fort Dale in the winning effort.

Game 2

Morgan Academy 9, Ft. Dale 7

The Morgan Academy Senators snatched the lead late in the game in a 9-7 victory over the Fort Dale Academy Eagles on Thursday.  The game was tied at seven with the Senator’s batting in the top of the seventh when an error scored one run for Morgan.

Despite falling down by five runs in the second inning, Fort Dale tried to fight back.  The  Eagles scored six runs in the failed comeback on a groundout by Owen McNeal in the third, a single by Clay Benson in the third, a walk by Cade Lakes in the fifth, a single by Everette Black in the fifth, and an error in the sixth.

Morgan Academy opened up the scoring in the first inning.  Cade Henderson drove in two when he hit an RBI single.

Fort Dale evened things up at seven in the bottom of the sixth inning when an error scored one run for the Eagles.

Morgan Academy notched three runs in the second inning.  John Allen Ingram and T.B. Clements all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.Fort Dale scored three runs in the fifth inning.  Fort Dale’s big inning was driven by a walk by Lakes and a single by Black.

Henderson earned the victory on the mound for Morgan. He had a great game recording no runs on one hit over one inning, striking out one and walking one.  Clay Beers threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Barron Frazer started the game for the Senators. Frazer went four and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on six hits and striking out ten.

Morgan Academy tallied eight hits on the day.  Clements, Ingram, and Henderson each managed multiple hits for the Senators.  Clements led Morgan Academy with three hits in three at-bats.

Fort Dale racked up nine hits in the game.  Black, Parker McNeal, and McNeal all managed multiple hits for the Eagles. Morgan Academy Head Coach Stephen Clements said he was proud of the way his team did not break under the pressure of a Ft. Dale comeback.

“I thought Barron pitched well. He threw a lot of strikes,” Clements said. “He got us to late innings in the game. We brought in Clay Beers and then Cade Henderson to close it out. We played well. We had a chance to put it away a little bit and didn’t. Tip your hat to Ft. Dale they started to hit the baseball a little then we had to make a few defensive plays and I thought we did that well.

Game 3

Ft. Dale 8, Morgan Academy 2

The Morgan Academy Senators fell behind early and couldn’t come back in an 8-2 loss to Fort Dale on Friday.  Fort Dale took an early lead in the first inning.

The Senators struggled to contain the high-powered offense of the Eagles in this game, giving up eight runs.

Fort Dale scored four runs in the fifth inning to start a big inning for the Eagles. The big inning came thanks to groundouts by Garrett Simmons and Brady Long and a single by Owen McNeal.

Parker McNeal earned the victory on the mound for the Eagles. McNeal went one-third of an inning, allowing no runs on no hits, striking out one and walking one.  McNeal threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Jack Moore took the loss for Morgan Academy. Moore surrendered three runs on two hits over two innings, striking out three and no walks.

Cade Henderson started the game for Morgan Academy. Henderson surrendered five runs on three hits over four innings, striking out three Everette Black started the game for the Eagles. He allowed three hits and one run over five and a third innings, striking out eight in the loss.