Here is the article about the game from the Culpeper newspaper.......
A day after riding the wave of a big inning to a victory over Spotsylvania, Eastern View High School's baseball team felt the sting of the other side of that equation Wednesday.
The Cyclones led, 6-5, heading into the top of the fifth, but proceeded to committ four of their six total errors in the inning and watched as Liberty (Bealeton) took the lead, loaded the bus and left town with a 13-7 victory.
"Emotionally, an inning like that can really beat you up," EVHS manager Danny Nobbs said. "As a team, we just have to find ways to dig ourselves out of situations like that."
The error-filled fifth followed a mass substitution, as Nobbs said his staff looked at Wednesday's non-district contest as a good way to get guys some reps between Battlefield District games.
"It was a way to get some guys on the field and see what they have to offer come playoff time," Nobbs said. "I have to know if the guys on the bench can come in and perform in clutch situations if needed."
A drop in centerfield loaded the bases in the fifth before Chris Vorath tied the game on a sacrifice grounder, and leadoff batter Austin Booth scored from third thanks to a fielding error to give the Eagles a 7-6 lead.
The Eagles (8-2) added four more runs in the sixth, as Quentin Rodney and Andrew Summers both went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead the offense. Nobbs said it was like watching a different game through the first four innings.
"We hit the ball well, our defense played well early and the starters were pepped up," Nobbs said. "We saw some good things today, and some not so good things. But I'm really excited to see how the county's two teams stack up Friday, and I still like our chances."
Weather pending, the Cyclones are scheduled to make the short trip across town Friday to do battle with rival Culpeper County.
Leadoff hitter Justin Gardiner went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the Cyclones (8-2 overall, 4-0 Battlefield) Wednesday, while Nate Yates went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Ben Bridges got the start on the mound against the Eagles and went 5 2/3 innings, striking out one while giving up 10 hits, three walks and five earned runs.
Liberty 13, Eastern View 7
LHS 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 — 13
EVHS 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 7
Batting
Liberty (8-2) — Austin Booth 2-5, 3 RBI; Derek Dueling 1-5, Quentin Rodney 3-5, 2 RBI; CJ Lindsay 2-5, 2 RBI; Logan Aylor 0-5, RBI; Brock Smith 0-2, Andrew Summers 3-5, RBI; Chris Vorath 2-5, 2 RBI; Austyn Stewart 1-3, Wyatt Teller 0-3, 2 RBI; Tyler Fetherolf 0-1.
Eastern View (8-2) — Justin Gardiner 2-3, 3 RBI; Nate Yates 2-3, 2 RBI; 0-4, Austin Huff 0-2, RBI; Jordan Orndorff 1-2, Jacob Jackson 1-3, Brandon Settle 1-3, Ben Bridges 1-3, Denver Jenkins 0-3, Bishop Wormley 0-2, AJ Stead 1-2, RBI; Stuart Paz 0-1, Rajee Brown 0-1.
Pitching
Liberty — Brock Smith 2 IP, 0 K, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 ER. Logan Aylor (W) 5 IP, 6 K, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 R, 1 ER.
Eastern View — Ben Bridges (L) 5.2 IP, 1 K, 10 H, 3 BB, 11 R, 5 ER. Rajee Brown 1.1 IP, 1 K, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 ER.