Tucker, Morones Shut Down Whistlepigs Offense, Flyboys Hold On for 7-6 Win
June 29, 2022 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Greeneville Flyboys News Release
PRINCETON, W.V. - Shane Tucker (LIU) and Andrew Morones (San Joaquin Delta JC) struck out eight batters over the last six innings, willing the Greeneville Flyboys to a 7-6 win over the Princeton Whistlepigs on Tuesday, June 28.
The scoring started early for the Flyboys (12-12) after a Brock Daniels (Missouri) double brought home Myles Smith (UC Irvine) in the top of the first inning to make it a 1-0 game.
The Whistlepigs (10-14) answered right back in the bottom half of the first frame, with a two-RBI single by Irvin Weems III (San Diego State) scoring Jesse Robinson Jr. (VCU) and Woody Hadeen (UC Irvine) and giving Princeton a 2-1 lead.
Greeneville took the lead back in the top of the second inning, first tying it up with a Shemar Dalton (NC A&T) sac fly scoring Jack O'Reilly (Villanova). A Cameron LaLiberte (Arizona) single scored Beau Ankeney (Grand Canyon) to give the Boys a 3-2 lead.
On the second pitch of the bottom of the second inning, Henry Cooke (Virginia Tech) hit his first home run of the season in his first at-bat of the year, tying the game at three runs apiece. A Hadeen sac fly scored AJ Solomon (Gardner-Webb) to give Princeton the lead again, going up 4-3.
The Whistlepig lead swelled in the bottom of the third after Owen Blackledge (TCU) hit the first pitch he saw for a home run over the right field fence to go up 5-3. Cooke earned his first triple of the season later in the inning, scoring Jag Burden (Cal) and doubling the Princeton lead to 6-3.
In the top of the fourth, Dalton scored off of a throwing error by Weems III, cutting the Princeton lead to 6-4. After a Smith single scored LaLiberte, Smith came in to score himself later in the inning after an RBI groundout by Daniels, tying the game at six runs apiece.
Ian Daugherty (Oklahoma State) gave the lead back to the Flyboys in the top of the fifth inning with a solo shot for his third home run of the season, putting Greeneville ahead 7-6.
Tucker came into the contest to pitch, retiring the first nine batters he faced, walking one and allowing just one hit over five innings and keeping the Whistlepigs off the scoreboard.
Appalachian League Stories from June 29, 2022
- River Riders Get Swept by Bristol - Elizabethton River Riders
- Late Runs Too Much to Overcome as Doughboys Fall to Burlington - Johnson City Doughboys
- Otterbots Hold off Late Axmen Comeback Attempt to Split Series - Kingsport Axmen
- Late Heroics by DeBose Lift Whistlepigs Over Flyboys - Greeneville Flyboys
- Otterbots Hold Off Late Axmen Comeback to Split the Series - Kingsport Axmen
- Late heroics by DeBose give Whistlepigs win over Flyboys - Greeneville Flyboys
- Tucker, Morones Shut Down Whistlepigs Offense, Flyboys Hold On for 7-6 Win - Greeneville Flyboys
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Greeneville Flyboys Stories
- Flyboys Secure Sweep in Chaotic Game at Johnson City
- Flyboys Offense Overwhelms Johnson City
- Flyboys Split Doubleheader with Kingsport
- Flyboys Rally to Win Series Opener Versus Kingsport Before Storms Strike
- Ezra McNaughton Named Appalachian League Player of the Week for Second Time
