Augusta survives Franklin County after 11 innings
AUGUSTA — After spending 11 long innings behind the plate, Augusta catcher Mark Buzzell wanted to go home and have dinner with the family.
A weary and frustrated Buzzell decided to step up and put an end to Tuesday's American Legion Zone II baseball playoff game at muggy and hazy Morton Field.
He ripped a double to right field in the bottom of the 11th inning, sending home Ryan Sinclair, who got on due to an error, for the winning run to give third-ranked Augusta a 3-2 victory over sixth-ranked Franklin County.
“Obviously, I had calmness the whole game. I was ready to go home,” Buzzell said. “Getting tired. We all were, so someone needed to do something, and I have been struggling this year, so I went out with a clear head and just hoped for the best. Survived another day, ready for tomorrow.”
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Augusta ousts Franklin in extras in Zone 2 American Legion playoffs
Buzzell's 11th-inning double lifts Elks to 3-2 quarterfinal victory.
...“What a nerve-wracking game,” coach Tim Rodrigue said. “I was thinking, I’ve got to worry about pitching if we happen to advance, the pitching rules are in force, and with nine-inning games, I’ll tell you, it was a chore.”
So was just escaping with the win. Augusta took a 2-0 lead in the third on a Sinclair double, but lost the edge in the top of the fourth when Miles Pelletier’s two-run single evened things back up.
Then, for six innings, nothing. Both teams had chances, but both also made the clutch plays in the field necessary to force the game deeper into extras
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