Demopolis rallies to force game three against Brewbaker Tech

4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Demopolis’ Hunter Thrash rips an RBI single to score the Tigers’ first run of game two against Brewbaker Tech.

Demopolis rallied from behind for a 5-2 game two victory over Brewbaker Tech to extend its season at least one more day. Demopolis overcame a 2-1 deficit with a two-out rally in the top of the fifth of the second game of its Class 5A first round playoff series. R.J. Cox stroked a triple that barely got over the head of the BT right fielder to plate Hunter Colyar and tie the game. Jonathan Lewis followed with a single to left to drive in Cox for the go-ahead run.

4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Demopolis’ Charles Casper gets a hit in game two against Brewbaker Tech.

“We finally got a break, which we had not gotten any breaks. Everything we hit was right at them. I don’t know how many double plays we rolled into, but I think they did take advantage of it,” Demopolis coach James Moody said. “We got a shutdown inning and they came in and there seemed to be a little more life about them. They had dominated us on the mound until that point. All that credit goes to them and the job their kid did on the mound in that game and then early in that second game.”

Demopolis added to the lead in the sixth when Hunter Thrash scored on an error to make it 4-2. Hunter Colyar then grounded to third to score Jake Malone for the 5-2 lead.

Andrew Patterson and Hudson Holley combined for four innings of scoreless relief work in which they scattered three hits. Patterson picked up the win while Holley notched the save.

“Patty has done that all year. Hudson has only thrown one time for the varsity against Hale County earlier,” Moody said. “They fell behind but they worked back and made them put the ball in play. They just gave us a chance and we ended up with a 10th grader out there on the hill.”

4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Demopolis’ Demetrius Davis is hit by a pitch during game two against Brewbaker Tech.

The Tigers got their first run of the game in the fourth inning when Hunter Thrash singled in Lewis.

Demopolis dropped game one 3-0 after an error-plagued seventh allowed Brewbaker Tech to score three runs on only two hits. The inning helped the Tigers to squander a strong outing form Colyar, who struck out eight over seven innings while allowing only four hits and three unearned runs. Demopolis tallied six hits in the contest but left nine runners on base.

“I told them, ‘Y’all have been here before. Play like you’ve been here before.’ Pretty much as our seniors go, we’re going to go,” Moody said of his encouragement to his seniors following game one.

James Shell got the win for Brewbaker Tech in game one, striking out 11 over seven shutout innings.

The teams match up in game three Saturday at noon.

“They call it Johnny Wholestaff. If they know where the mound is, they better be ready to go,” Moody said of the pitching approach to game three. “We’re going to have a couple guys that have thrown this year for us that are going to have a chance to eat some innings for us. And maybe we can score some early on and take some pressure off us on the hill. Game threes can be a battle of attrition sometimes. It’s one of those up-down, up-down and you’ve got to survive. But I think we’ve got enough pitching to give us a chance.”

4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Demopolis’ Chandler Barton gets his first hit of game one against Brewbaker Tech.
4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Demopolis’ Demetrius Davis rips a single during game one against Brewbaker Tech.
4-21-17 — Demopolis, Ala. — Tiger starting pitcher Hunter Colyar fires a pitch to the plate during game one against Brewbaker Tech.