Rivals lock up in 8-inning slugfest, face again Saturday

Green Forest Tiger baseball coach Tony Coffey, left, looked to home plate from third base while talking with Jarrid Fredricks during recent action. The Tigers and Berryville Bobcats battled for eight innings on March 17, with the Bobcats pulling out an extra inning 11-10 win. David McNeal / Carroll County News [Order this photo]

GREEN FOREST -- The Bobcat baseball team took the mound against the Green Forest Tigers on Tuesday, March 17, in a battle that lasted eight innings, with the Bobcats pulling out an 11-10 win.

The teams face off again on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Berryville for a 9-inning match.

March 17- Berryville was down four runs going into the seventh, with Dylan Gibbs making it in for one run. Then Eric Holman blasted a 2-out, 3-run homer to tie the game at 10-10 with Justin Doss and Shane Kesler scoring in front of Holman.

"Green Forest used their bunts to move their runners along, but we were able to hit a little bit and take advantage of some errors," Bobcat coach Mark Brigance said.

In the top of the eighth Green Forest advanced a runner to second but failed to score, then Berryville got a double from Adam Noble.

Doss provided the winning hit, his first of the game, a two-out single that scored Noble.

Berryville also played games leading up to the Green Forest match.

March 13- Berryville faced Harrison and lost 10-0 in six innings. "We did some good things, hit the ball a little," Brigance said.

March 16- The Bobcats lost 13-1 in four innings to Shiloh Christian in a game where they only had four hits.

March 20- Huntsville took a 14-1 win the day spring break started, causing Coach Brigance to say, "I was pretty disappointed. We did better against them last time. We had six errors and as many walks."