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Hanover starts Lyttle instead of Casey. 

Seen that kind of decision before and it's tempting fate.

 appreciate any updates, Midlo Dad.  Traveling this week.

Hanover runs the half steal play with 1st/3d 2 outs to score.  Lyttle has had runners on every inning but has managed to keep Sherando off the board through 4, including pitching around a 2-out error that put men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the 4th.  Now b/4, Hanover up 1-0.

Hanover stretches it to 3-0 after 4.

Bottom of 4th, Cayman Richardson hit a hot shot that the SS could not handle, scored a hit, maybe should've been E6.  Szalay sac bunted him to 2nd.  Gregory then walked.  Denton fought off a ball just past the 1B to drive in Richardson.  Sledd then singled up the middle to score Gregory.

Zona hit a towering pop along the first base line.  It curved back from foul into fair territory and bounced.  Runners took off but ump had called infield fly for second out.  Throw went to third in plenty of time but no tag was applied so runner was properly ruled safe.  Could've been third out.  A walk loaded the bases with 2 outs so Hanover was close to taking advantage but Sherando 2015 LHP Whitaker was tough and got the K to escape.

Lyttle gets first out in the 5th but then yields 2 singles and is lifted, Hayden Moore comes on.  2 on, 1 out, top 5, still 3-0 Hanover so far.

Force out on grounder, WP advances runners, walk to load the bases.  2-out, 2 RBI hit by Sherando's Hayden Fox makes it 3-2 now going to bottom of 5th.

Still 3-0 top 6.  Denton on for Hanover, gets what I think is the first 1-2-3 inning for Hanover's staff.  Sherando down to its last 3 outs.

Hanover batting b/6.  Casey warming up, apparently will try to close it out.  If so, Hanover would have Casey eligible for tomorrow as well as all its other arms excepting only Lyttle.

Hanover 6th:

Gregory takes a curve to the body to reach.

Denton push bunts perfectly for a clean hit.

Sledd sac bunts, pitcher tries for lead runner, everyone safe.

Zona with a deep sac fly to RF, really the only ball driven deep so far in the game.  4-2.  Denton moves to third.  Pitching change for Sherando.  Mashad (sp?) in.

Pridemore bunts on safety squeeze; everyone safe -- bases reloaded.

Denton caught in rundown, initially called out at home, call reversed in favor of call of obstruction.  5-2.

Didlake rips a liner to shallow right, caught, 2 outs.

Shepherd walks, Richardson HBP, 6-2.

Szalay grounds into force play to end 6th.  Tough sledding now for Sherando.

With the greater lead, Casey sat down, Denton finished with another 1-2-3 inning, Hanover wins 6-2.

Hanover is a very fundamentally sound team and well coached.  Should be a great match up with Millbrook tomorrow.

Their gamble paid off, though it was nip and tuck there until the bottom of the 6th.  Now they have Casey fresh for today, plus Corley, Zona, Moore, Gregory and who knows who else fresh and totally available just in case. 

I understand Millbrook has gotten this far using a freshman and a sophomore as their two starting pitcher.  That is really impressive!  I think the freshman went yesterday so I guess that sets up the soph for a high stakes showdown.

This should be interesting. If Hanover overlooks the Millbrook team or thinks the youth of the team will not hold up in this game they are mistaken. These guys are well seasoned beyond their years. They win every way imaginable.

I was able to watch the game today and came away even more impressed with Hanover.  They do so many things well and know how to play the game.  Very well coached as well.

I don't think Hanover overlooked Millbrook at all.  They really gambled yesterday just to make sure Casey was available today.  That's a lot of respect right there.

Freeman beats Freedom, 7-0, behind a complete game shutout by LHP Daniel Lynch.  Logan Harvey threw out one base stealer (not even close) and nabbed another runner off first (took the leadoff man off first for the first out of the 7th) to help keep it a shutout, but the offense did enough to make it a cruise in any event. 

Jack Gerstenmeier got Freeman on the board with a first inning solo homer.  Wildness led to 2 Freeman runs in the 2nd and Travis Stackow's 3-run HR -- I think that was in the 3rd?-- pretty much wrapped it up as Lynch never really got into hot water all game long.

Congrats to Hanover. A very well pitched and coached game. They were what we thought they were. Impressive victory against a great team. Millbrook will be back and Im sure Hanover will be too in the future.

You can't make this up:  VHSL webcast dropped with 2-2 score, Chantilly batting bottom of 7th, runners 1st & 3d with one out.

Cosby had a chance to score in the 1st but Jake Huggins' line shot went right at SS with runners at 1st & 3rd, next man out, both runners stranded.  Chantilly took advantage of some early walks plus a hit to take a 1-0 lead, then made it 2-0 in the 5th when Cosby's relay of a potential inning-ending DP bounced away to allow a run in.

Huggins did single in a run in the 6th and Cosby got another to tie in the 7th when a bunt was thrown away.  But another bunt attempt with runner on 2nd was popped up, pitcher Easton Recto made a diving grab and then doubled off the runner who had take off for 3d. 

Chantilly got the leadoff man in b/7 to 2nd on an infield hit with a throwing error added.  After a sac bunt and an intentional walk, the webcast cut off!

Anyone know what happened from there?  Did Chantilly score the game winner, or is it into extras?