The Bland Tigers took a big early lead and then watched the Trenton Tigers fight back to tie the score before Bland won the contest with a run in the eighth inning.

 

Bland went up 4-0 in the first inning, but Trenton began whittling away at the lead. Trenton plated one runner in each of the second, third, fourth and fifth innings to tie the game 4-4.

 

Bland responded with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning.

 

Trenton answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to pull even at 6-6.

 

A scoreless seventh stanza sent the game into extra innings. 

 

Bland added a run in the top of the eighth inning and this time Trenton had no answer.  A very exciting game between these two competitive baseball programs ended with Bland on top, 7-6.

 

Bland workhorse Trevor Spillman went the entire eight innings on the mound to notch the win. 

 

Trenton's Trevor Lynn took the loss.

 

With the victory, Bland improves to 9-2 in district and they travel to Savoy on Friday, April 24 for a contest scheduled to start at  4:30 p.m.

 

Bland Offense:

 

Tyler Oakley:                (4-5), 3 Singles, 2B, 3R

Trevor Spillman:           (3-4), 3 Singles, BB, 1R

Austin NeSmith:            (1-4), 1B, Sac Bunt, 1RBI

Michael Day:                (1-5), 1B, 1R, 1RBI

Dylan Groves:               (3-5), 3 Singles, 1R, 2RBI

Ty Phipps:                    (1-4), 1 Single, 2RBI

Cory Shinn:                  (2-4), 2 Singles, 1RBI

Dalton Holland: (0-2), 2 BB, 1R

Zach Butler:                  (0-3), BB