Chattahoochee and Quincy Battle

7/17/08
The Chattahoochee Red Birds avenged an earlier loss to the Quincy Dodgers by a score of 9-6. This victory moved the Red Birds into a 2nd place tie with the Dodgers in the Southern Division of the Alabama/Georgia/Florida Baseball League.
The game got off to a quick start for the Red Birds as in the first inning Chris Pullen and Matt Neel led off with walks, followed by a single by Catcher Brandon Stidman to score the first run. In the 2nd inning the Dodgers scored two runs on three hits, and led 2 to 1 until the 5th inning when Matt Neel hit a solo home run to tie the game at 2-2.
But the Red Birds were not through dispensing damage in the 5th inning. Stidman drew a walk and Tony Herzog hit his first of two home runs, to give the Birds a 4-2 lead. Still in the barrage of the 5th, following Herzog’s homer, Austin Riano drew a walk that was followed by four straight singles by Tyler White, Gernold Bates, Chris Pullen, and Matt Neel- that put three more runs on the scoreboard and gave the Red Birds a comfortable 7-2 lead at the end of the sixth.
In the 7th inning the Red Birds added two more runs when Stidman walked and Herzog blasted his second homer of the game.
Andy Pace went 6 2/3 innings on the mound for the Red Birds, giving up only 3 earned runs, striking out 3 and walking 3. Jake Wood of Bascom came in for relief in the 6th and pitched expertly until the game was halted in the bottom of the 8th due to an approaching storm.
The Red Birds of Chattahoochee will now play four straight home games, beginning this Sunday, July 20, against the concord Warriors. Play-offs begin August 24.
You are encouraged to come out and support the Red Birds as they complete the last four games of their season at Terrell Field. Admission is free, Tim’s famous peanuts are for sale in the concession stand, the shaved ice snow-cone wagon will be there, free prizes, tailgating is allowed, and you might find out what happened to "Hugo" the human cannonball. What better way is there to spend a Sunday afternoon during the summer.
See you at Terrell Field, home of the Chattahoochee Red Birds!