Just 72 hours after letting a late lead slip away against one of its oldest rivals, Batesville, the Newport Greyhound baseball team turned the tables on one of its newest, Bald Knob.
It was not exactly the 1980 USA hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice,” but Monday night’s come from behind victory was one for the story books for the Newport Greyhounds.
The Bulldogs of Bald Knob broke open a 3-2 contest with six runs in the top of the sixth inning and held a 9-2 advantage as play began in the bottom of the seventh inning.
When it was over, fortunately, for the Hounds, Newport erased the deficit taking a 10-9 decision as they scored eight runs with two outs in the final frame.
“You couldn’t write that,” Coach Mark Hindsley said following the exhilarating victory, “you couldn’t write that script up. This is just an unbelievable win for us.”
The Greyhounds teased their fans early in the final frame as they loaded the bases with no one out, however, following a pitching change by the Bulldogs, a fielder’s choice and strikeout ensued leaving the Newport nine to their final out.
Then the fun began for the Greyhounds.
Travis Linvell was hit-by-a-pitch to plate Grant Black cutting the lead to 9-3. Kordre Taylor followed with a bases-loaded walk trimming the lead to 9-4 as Devante Neal scored. Leadoff man Michael Reynolds broke an 0-7 mini-slump with a line-drive single to right to plate Aaron Newman and Linvell.
With runners on the corners, Matthew Duvall drove a ball to the base of the wall in left-centerfield for a ringing double to plate Taylor and Reynolds and cut the lead to 9-8.
Following a walk to Ryan McGaughey who reached on an error to get the inning started, Black dropped a line-drive in the right-centerfield gap score Duvall with the tying run and plate McGaughey, who beat the throw to the plate, with the game-winner to complete the comeback.
“I’ve never been a part of anything even remotely close to this,” Hindsley said, “scoring eight runs with two outs, it is amazing.”
McGaughey picked up the win in relief with a scoreless seventh inning, striking out one. Duvall started and pitched five innings allowing six runs - four earned - on nine hits an struck out one while walking two. Reynolds allowed three runs - two earned - on one hit and walking two in one inning of work.
Black had three hits while Duvall and Linvell had two hits each to pace the offense. Reynolds, McGaughey, Newman and Taylor had a hit each. Reynolds, Black, Duvall and Taylor drove in two runs in the victory.
Batesville 12
Newport 7
The Greyhounds wasted a solid pitching performance from Grant Black as a seeing-eye hit, a fielder’s choice and a bunt single led the Pioneers to a six-run seventh inning en route to a 12-7 victory over the Greyhounds.
Newport had overcome a 4-1 deficit with four, two-out runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-6 lead.
Black suffered the loss as he worked 6.1 innings allowing 10 runs - eight earned - on 10 hits and struck out three. Ryan McGaughey worked .2 innings allowing two runs - one earned - on one hit and struck out two.
Matthew Duvall led the Newport offense with three hits while McGaughey, Black, Devante Neal and Aaron Newman had a hit each for the Hounds.
Newport 12
Southside 8
The Greyhound offense broke out the longball as they connected for four home runs in the first two innings and sophomore Michael Reynolds slammed the door on the Southerners over the final four innings as Newport held on for a 12-8 victory.
Matthew Duvall got the hit parade started early as he connected for a two-run home run following a lead-off walk to Trey Winemiller in the first inning. Ryan McGaughey singled and Devante Neal, following a ground out, blasted a long opposite field home run to give the Hounds a 4-0 lead.
Aaron Newman, following a pitching change for the Southerners, greeted the relief corps with a home run down the leftfield line for a 5-0 advantage.
After Southside pushed across a run in the home half of the first, Newport struck again. Duvall reached on a fielder’s choice and McGaughey connected for a two-run home run to straightaway centerfield to build a 7-1 advantage.
The Southerners scored five times in the home half of the second to cut the lead to 7-6 as the Newport defense allowed them to get back in it.
Newport added two insurance runs fourth, one more in the sixth and two in the seventh to hold on for the win.
Reynolds got the win in relief of Duvall as he allowed one unearned run on one hit in four innings and struck out nine. Duvall allowed eight runs on seven hits in three innings of work.
Duvall led the offense with three hits, a home run, four runs scored and four RBIs. McGaughey had two hits, a home run, scored twice and drove in three. Black had two hits and drove in a run. Neal added a home run and three RBIs. Newman had one hit, drove in one and scored once. Kordre Taylor and Reynolds had a hit each for the Hounds.
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Just 72 hours after letting a late lead slip away against one of its oldest rivals, Batesville, the Newport Greyhound baseball team turned the tables on one of its newest, Bald Knob.
It was not exactly the 1980 USA hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice,” but Monday night’s come from behind victory was one for the story books for the Newport Greyhounds.
The Bulldogs of Bald Knob broke open a 3-2 contest with six runs in the top of the sixth inning and held a 9-2 advantage as play began in the bottom of the seventh inning.
When it was over, fortunately, for the Hounds, Newport erased the deficit taking a 10-9 decision as they scored eight runs with two outs in the final frame.
“You couldn’t write that,” Coach Mark Hindsley said following the exhilarating victory, “you couldn’t write that script up. This is just an unbelievable win for us.”
The Greyhounds teased their fans early in the final frame as they loaded the bases with no one out, however, following a pitching change by the Bulldogs, a fielder’s choice and strikeout ensued leaving the Newport nine to their final out.
Then the fun began for the Greyhounds.
Travis Linvell was hit-by-a-pitch to plate Grant Black cutting the lead to 9-3. Kordre Taylor followed with a bases-loaded walk trimming the lead to 9-4 as Devante Neal scored. Leadoff man Michael Reynolds broke an 0-7 mini-slump with a line-drive single to right to plate Aaron Newman and Linvell.
With runners on the corners, Matthew Duvall drove a ball to the base of the wall in left-centerfield for a ringing double to plate Taylor and Reynolds and cut the lead to 9-8.
Following a walk to Ryan McGaughey who reached on an error to get the inning started, Black dropped a line-drive in the right-centerfield gap score Duvall with the tying run and plate McGaughey, who beat the throw to the plate, with the game-winner to complete the comeback.
“I’ve never been a part of anything even remotely close to this,” Hindsley said, “scoring eight runs with two outs, it is amazing.”
McGaughey picked up the win in relief with a scoreless seventh inning, striking out one. Duvall started and pitched five innings allowing six runs - four earned - on nine hits an struck out one while walking two. Reynolds allowed three runs - two earned - on one hit and walking two in one inning of work.
Black had three hits while Duvall and Linvell had two hits each to pace the offense. Reynolds, McGaughey, Newman and Taylor had a hit each. Reynolds, Black, Duvall and Taylor drove in two runs in the victory.
Batesville 12
Newport 7
The Greyhounds wasted a solid pitching performance from Grant Black as a seeing-eye hit, a fielder’s choice and a bunt single led the Pioneers to a six-run seventh inning en route to a 12-7 victory over the Greyhounds.
Newport had overcome a 4-1 deficit with four, two-out runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-6 lead.
Black suffered the loss as he worked 6.1 innings allowing 10 runs - eight earned - on 10 hits and struck out three. Ryan McGaughey worked .2 innings allowing two runs - one earned - on one hit and struck out two.
Matthew Duvall led the Newport offense with three hits while McGaughey, Black, Devante Neal and Aaron Newman had a hit each for the Hounds.
Newport 12
Southside 8
The Greyhound offense broke out the longball as they connected for four home runs in the first two innings and sophomore Michael Reynolds slammed the door on the Southerners over the final four innings as Newport held on for a 12-8 victory.
Matthew Duvall got the hit parade started early as he connected for a two-run home run following a lead-off walk to Trey Winemiller in the first inning. Ryan McGaughey singled and Devante Neal, following a ground out, blasted a long opposite field home run to give the Hounds a 4-0 lead.
Aaron Newman, following a pitching change for the Southerners, greeted the relief corps with a home run down the leftfield line for a 5-0 advantage.
After Southside pushed across a run in the home half of the first, Newport struck again. Duvall reached on a fielder’s choice and McGaughey connected for a two-run home run to straightaway centerfield to build a 7-1 advantage.
The Southerners scored five times in the home half of the second to cut the lead to 7-6 as the Newport defense allowed them to get back in it.
Newport added two insurance runs fourth, one more in the sixth and two in the seventh to hold on for the win.
Reynolds got the win in relief of Duvall as he allowed one unearned run on one hit in four innings and struck out nine. Duvall allowed eight runs on seven hits in three innings of work.
Duvall led the offense with three hits, a home run, four runs scored and four RBIs. McGaughey had two hits, a home run, scored twice and drove in three. Black had two hits and drove in a run. Neal added a home run and three RBIs. Newman had one hit, drove in one and scored once. Kordre Taylor and Reynolds had a hit each for the Hounds.
