Clear Creek Battles Back

Evens Quarterfinals Series with a 9-3 Victory

In game two of the Region 3 Quarterfinals played at neutral site Baytown Lee, Clear Creek erupted for 12 hits and 9 runs to even the best of three series at one win each.

Kingwood held a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 5^th inning behind a bases loaded sacrifice fly by Senior infielder, Greg Gossett that scored Junior infielder, Josh Fountain, who had walked. In the same inning (top of the 3^rd) two hole hitter DH, Thomas McCormick, singled home Junior first baseman, Austin Wood, with Kingwood’s second run. The Mustangs would strand Junior centerfielder, Kyle Denny, and McCormick in the 3^rd inning.

In the bottom of the 5^th Clear Creek scored six runs on seven hits to break the game open.

Starter Senior lefthander, Zack Tumlinson, who pitched well, was lifted in the 5^th inning – he would pitch four full innings giving up five hits and three runs (in the 5^th).

Offensively for Kingwood:

Whittleman 1-3, homerun, 1 RBI, 1 run

Fountain 1-2, on base 2-3, 1 run, 1 stolen base

McCormick 1-3, 1 RBI

Gossett 0-1, on base 1-3, sac fly RBI

Brooks 1-3

Denny 1-3

Wood 1 run