ApL Greeneville Flyboys

Smith, Laliberte, and Flyboys Bullpen Dominate River Riders in 7-2 Win

Published on August 1, 2022 under Appalachian League (ApL)
Greeneville Flyboys News Release


ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.- The Greeneville Flyboys (26-26) took down the Elizabethton River Riders (21-25) in a 7-2 victory on Monday night at Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark behind impressive efforts from Myles Smith (UC Urvine), Cameron Laliberte (Arizona), and the Flyboys bullpen.

Smith, who went 3-5 with two RBIs, started off his strong night in the top of the first inning with a leadoff infield single and two stolen bases before Laliberte, 4-4 with one RBI, drove him in with an RBI single to give the Flyboys a 1-0 lead. Smith would again come through in the second, with a 2-RBI double to score Maddox Mihalakis (Arizona) and Alex Diaz (Cloud County CC), both who reached on walks.

Greeneville starter Nathaniel Kiser (USC Salkehatchie) had a stellar start holding the River Riders scoreless until a solo home run and a RBI groundout put the River Riders on the board. Kiser was pulled before the fourth inning with an apparent elbow injury, keeping his line at three innings, four hits, two runs, and three strikeouts. Right-hander Jacob Willett (Tusculum University) (W, 1-0) came in as Kiser's replacement, where he threw two scoreless innings and earned his first win of the season.

With a one-run lead, the Flyboys were looking for some insurance, which they would find in the seventh. After Diaz was hit by a pitch, Smith singled, Will Brown (Florida A&M) drove in a run with a sac fly. A River Rider throwing error allowed Smith to score on the play and gave the Flyboys a 5-2 lead.

In the eighth inning, Jack O'Riley (Villanova) led off with a single before Mihalakis drove him in with an RBI-triple. A David Bishop (TCU) sac fly plated one more run, and that's where the score held.

The Flyboys bullpen was dominant in relief of Kiser, holding the River Riders scoreless over six innings of work. Tyler Blankenship (Yuba College) went two innings of one-hit baseball while striking out two before Ryan Schiefer (Grand Canyon) closed things out with two innings of hitless baseball while striking out four.

Greeneville will play game two of its series against Elizabethton on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark. Fans can tune into the free audio broadcast at flyboysbaseball.com.

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