Murfreesboro- The Bears entered the regional tourney as a 2-seed and drew 3-seed Ouachita in the opening round.
The game started out great for the Bears, who got on the board in the 1st inning on a sac bunt from Maddox Dickson, scoring Mason Moore. In the 3rd inning, Brady Rhodes drove in Karson Hamilton with a big 2-out hit to give Spring Hill a 2-0 advantage.
In the top of the 5th inning, Ouachita made there presence felt, as both Tyler White and Judd Smith both hit HRs to give the Warriors a 3-2 lead headed into the bottom of the 5th. Spring Hill would answer, as Karson Hamilton swiped 3rd and scored on an errant throw from the catcher to knot the game at 3-3.
The Warriors would scratch across a run in each of the last two innings, to take a 5-3 lead into the bottom half of the 7th. Maddox Dickson would get a 2-out single to keep the rally hopes alive, but a line-drive off the bat of Rhodes would find the SS for the final out of the game, ending a great season by the Bears.
Mason Moore got the start on the bump, as he 3 ER on 6 hits and struck out 5 batters. Karson Hamilton came in relief, striking out 1 batter, allowing just 1 hit and 1 ER. White tossed five innings, striking out 5 Bears and Smith pitched the last 2 innings.
Reed Fisher, Maddox Dickson, and Brady Rhodes would each have singles for Spring Hill.
Great season for Coach Spangler and the Bears.