Bears finish in runner-up position for fourth time in four tries for elusive state title
STATESBORO — Morgan County’s Hudson Reed broke up a scoreless tie with a two-out homer in the bottom of the fifth and the Bulldogs piled on eight more runs in the sixth to finish off the sweep of Pierce County to clinch the Class AA title Monday night winning 90.
The second-seed Bulldogs (36-4) sent 14 batters to the plate during the decisive May 25 sixth inning pulling away from a 1-0 advantage, courtesy of Reed’s roundtripper to left-center off Emmitt Hall (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB), to beat the Bears (33-6).
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