October 13, 2006
Blake Stouffer went 3-for-5 and Darby Brown drove in three runs on Friday night to lead the Farmers to a 5-3 win over the Plowboys and even the annual Texas A&M Baseball Fall World Series at Olsen Field.
The Farmers pushed the game?â„¢s first run across in the top of the third. Stouffer singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch by Plowboys?â„¢ starter Kyle Nicholson. Brown?â„¢s chopper to short allowed Stouffer to trot home and made the score 1-0.
Brandon Hicks tied the game in the bottom of the third when he hit a towering home run over the wall in left off Farmers?â„¢ starting pitcher Kevin Cravey.
In the top of the fourth, The Farmers regained the lead when Brodie Greene walked and moved to third on a single to right by Josh Stinson. Damon Aaron grounded into a fielder?â„¢s choice, allowing Greene to score from third.
The Farmers scored a single run for the third-straight inning in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 3-1. Kyle Colligan started the inning with a double off the wall in left and score one batter later on a grounder by Brown.
The Farmers and Cravey escaped a big inning by the Plowboys in the bottom of the fifth. Singles by Hicks and Spencer Jackson and a walk to Austin Boggs loaded the bases with no outs. Cravey then fanned Brian Ruggiano before Luke Anders drove in a run with a fielder?â„¢s choice to cut the Farmers?â„¢ lead to 3-2. A flyout by Stinson ended the inning and the threat.
The Farmers added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth to take a 5-2 lead. Stouffer doubled and scored on a single Colligan. Colligan scored one batter later on a double to left by Brown.
The insurance runs paid off as the Plowboys mounted a comeback in the bottom of the ninth. A walk and a double had runners on second and third with one out. Ruggiano grounded out to score a run and after Keith McInnerney walked to put the tying run on base Chambless struck out Justin Walker to end the game and earn the save.
Cravey earned the win, allowing two runs on seven hits in six-complete innings.
Nicholson lasted seven-complete innings and allowed three runs on 10 hits in suffering the loss.
Scott Migl threw 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Farmers. Chambless allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings and struck out two.
The series finale will be played Saturday. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. at Olsen Field.