Axmen Lose Fourth Straight in Tie-Breaker
July 17, 2022 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Kingsport Axmen News Release
The Greeneville Flyboys and Kingsport Axmen were tied after the seventh inning and Greeneville scored a run in the tie-breaker. No runs and just one combined hit were recorded through the first three innings. Kingsport (25-13) scored first in the top of the fourth on an Ian Riley sacrifice fly.
The Greeneville Flyboys and Kingsport Axmen were tied after the seventh inning and Greeneville scored a run in the tie-breaker.
No runs and just one combined hit were recorded through the first three innings.
Kingsport (25-13) scored first in the top of the fourth on an Ian Riley sacrifice fly. Riley's 27-game on-base streak came to end after Sunday night's game.
The Axmen went ahead by two runs on a Payton Allen RBI single in the top of the fifth. Allen has recorded a base hit in 11 of his last 24 at-bats.
After a scoreless sixth inning and top half of the seventh, Flyboys (19-21) first baseman Ian Daugherty hit a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 2-2 game.
Axmen starting pitcher Ryan Murphy (2-1, 1.85 ERA) threw a complete game, allowing four hits, two (earned) runs, one walk and struck out eight batters.
Greeneville won on a walk-off fielder's choice in the tie-breaker to complete the series sweep over the Axmen.
Kingsport looks to get back on track on Tuesday night against Elizabethton at Hunter Wright Stadium.
Appalachian League Stories from July 17, 2022
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