June 30 2023 The Blackwell Flycatchers held off the Austin Weirdos 13-12 at Morgan Field in a high-scoring game. Blackwell collected 12 hits while Austin finished with 18, but the Flycatchers overcame two errors to secure the one-run victory.
Blackwell jumped ahead with five runs in the first inning and added three in the fourth. Joey Dice went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a home run and two RBI. Jeff Fripp added two hits, two runs, two RBI and two walks, while Franklyn Perez drove in three runs with a home run. CJ Mervilus also homered and finished with two hits and an RBI.
Austin answered with three runs in the fifth and two each in the sixth and seventh before scoring once in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback. Austin Brewer led the offense by going 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI and a home run. Carlo Francisco and Markus Bracey each had three hits, with Bracey adding two RBI, while Josh Walker and Darius Simple also homered.
Matty Rones earned the win after allowing two hits and one run in 2.1 innings while striking out three. Luke Poselovic allowed nine runs, six earned, on 14 hits in six innings for Blackwell, and Jared Chapman took the loss for Austin after giving up five runs on eight hits in five innings with seven strikeouts.
