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Mustangs Rally Past Tobs

June 25, 2012 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Wilson Tobs News Release


MARTINSVILLE, V.A - The Martinsville Mustangs used a three-run fifth inning to down the visiting Wilson Tobs 9-5 on Monday night at Hooker Field.

Martinsveill (8-16) entered the fifth inning trailing 5-4 but were able to turn the game around and take the lead with three runs off Tobs starter Zeke McGranahan (L, 2-1). Jake Stone began the frame with a triple to right and scored one batter later on a Nick Ferdinand double then, John Fairclouth followed with a double and two batters later, Adam Pendlenton drove home the final run of the inning on a sacrifice fly to make it 7-5 Mustangs.

The Mustangs added an insurance run in the seventh inning on a groundout by Derrick Hopkins to score Chris Branigan who reached earlier in the frame to make it 8-5 Martinsville. Then in their final at bat, Branigan again provided an offensive spark with a single to right which scored Jake Stone to make it 9-5 Martinsville, which proved to be the final margin.

Wilson (8-17) trailed 4-3 but were able to score single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take the one-run lead before Martinsville knotted the score and eventually took the lead.

The Tobs scored three runs in the first inning off of Kevin Buran (W 3-1) thanks to a two-run single from Jackson Slaid and a Phillip Williams double.

Wilson will contiune its road trip on Wednesday afternoon at noon when they take on the Petersburg Generals at the Petersburg Sports Complex.

The Wilson Tobs are a proud member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 16th season in 2012, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both the players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 51 alums - including 2011 AL MVP and CY Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at http://www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at http://www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (at cpleague).

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