Blue Ridge Tigers 3, Dodd City Hornets 1
By Allen Rich
Mar 16, 2010
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Blue Ridge pitcher Tye McKinney picked up his third win of the season against no losses as his Tigers defeated the Dodd City Hornets, 3-1.
 
Blue Ridge got on the scoreboard in the second inning when a sacrifice fly by Cody Mills scored Zack Gidney.
 
In the third inning, Tye McKinney singled, stole second and scored on a single by Addison Williams to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
 
Dodd City made it a one-run game in the fifth frame when Seth Stephens doubled and then raced home on a single by Landon Liebil.
 
Blue Ridge's Zack Gidney answered with a solo shot over the left field fence in the sixth inning and the Tigers went on to claim a 3-1 district victory.
 
Dodd City's Landon Darwin held Blue Ridge to four hits but was tagged with the loss.
 
Blue Ridge ( 9-2 ) is now  2-0  in district, while the loss evens Dodd City's record at 1-1.