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Team Red wins final game of Red/Black Series
November 08, 2024 | Baseball
Davis Rivers went 4-for-5 with five RBIs while Damian Bravo added three hits and hit a grand slam
LUBBOCK, Texas – Davis Rivers went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and five RBIs while Damian Bravo added three hits and a grand slam to power Team Red to an 11-5 win the fifth and final game of the Red/Black series.
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In addition to Rivers and Bravo's big day, Team Red also got a pair of doubles from Hudson Parker and an RBI double from Outfielder Logan Hughes.
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Freshman Kendyl Johnson finished 3-for-4 with a walk for Team Black, while Robin Villeneuve added a two-RBI double.
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Rivers got Team Red off to a good start on Friday afternoon when he plated Bravo on a 450-foot two run blast over the batters eye in center.
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Down 2-0 in the first, Team Black used a lead-off double off the first base bag by Johnson to answer the two-run blast with a singular run. Johnson scored on a sac-fly from shortstop Tracer Lopez.
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In the visiting half of the second, Team Red scored four more times in the second off Connor Mohan. The big blow in the inning was a 457-foot blast by Bravo that scored Hudson Parker from third, Kyeler Thompson from second and Hughes from first.
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Down 6-1, Team Black used an RBI single from Johnson and the two-run double by Villeneuve to pull to within 6-4.
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After the two teams traded zeros in the third inning, Team Red added three more runs in the fourth on an RBI double by Hughes and a two-RBI double from Rivers to go on top 9-4.
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The game remained 9-4 Team Red until the fifth, when an RBI double from Peyton Schulze scored Johnson.
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Team Red added a run in the sixth and one in the seventh to close out a seven inning 11-5 win in the final game of the Red/Black series.
Despite falling in Game Five, Team Black did win the Red/Black series, three games to two.
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In addition to Rivers and Bravo's big day, Team Red also got a pair of doubles from Hudson Parker and an RBI double from Outfielder Logan Hughes.
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Freshman Kendyl Johnson finished 3-for-4 with a walk for Team Black, while Robin Villeneuve added a two-RBI double.
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Rivers got Team Red off to a good start on Friday afternoon when he plated Bravo on a 450-foot two run blast over the batters eye in center.
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Down 2-0 in the first, Team Black used a lead-off double off the first base bag by Johnson to answer the two-run blast with a singular run. Johnson scored on a sac-fly from shortstop Tracer Lopez.
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In the visiting half of the second, Team Red scored four more times in the second off Connor Mohan. The big blow in the inning was a 457-foot blast by Bravo that scored Hudson Parker from third, Kyeler Thompson from second and Hughes from first.
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Down 6-1, Team Black used an RBI single from Johnson and the two-run double by Villeneuve to pull to within 6-4.
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After the two teams traded zeros in the third inning, Team Red added three more runs in the fourth on an RBI double by Hughes and a two-RBI double from Rivers to go on top 9-4.
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The game remained 9-4 Team Red until the fifth, when an RBI double from Peyton Schulze scored Johnson.
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Team Red added a run in the sixth and one in the seventh to close out a seven inning 11-5 win in the final game of the Red/Black series.
Despite falling in Game Five, Team Black did win the Red/Black series, three games to two.
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