South Stanly baseball rallies past Hayesville 5-2
Published 6:06 pm Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Rallying from two different one-run deficits, the South Stanly baseball team earned a 5-2 home win Tuesday over the Hayesville Yellow Jackets in the first round of the state 1A baseball playoffs.
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Sawyer Smith went the distance on the mound for the Bulls in Tuesday’s home win. Photo by Charles Curcio/staff
South senior Sawyer Smith threw exactly the limit of pitches allowed for one player in game, 105, to earn the complete-game win on the mound for the Bulls (15-9). He allowed one earned run on two hits with eight strikeouts.
Mabe Campbell tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run.
The Bulls took the lead in the fifth with a run on an RBI groundout and scored twice in the bottom of the sixth.
South Stanly goes to the top seed in the West, East Surry Thursday at 6 p.m.