Fork Union’s baseball team was deadlocked in the bottom of the seventh when Adam Hackenberg stepped to the plate against the Richmond Patriots, the team from the Central Virginia Home School.
Hackenberg promptly ended the game with a one-out walk off single to give the Blue Devils a 3-2 win, their fifth of the season.
Julius Puryear came on in relief for FUMA (5-1) and struck out nine in just 3.2 innings to stop some early bleeding in the third inning at 2-0 and give the Blue Devils a chance to rally. Going into the seventh the Blue Devils were down 2-1 before Hackenberg provided the go-ahead hit.
Jacob Grabeel had a whale of a day for the Blue Devils too, going 3-for-4 at the plate while accounting for nearly half FUMA’s hits.
Western baseball blows past Spotswood
Western Albemarle’s baseball team jumped out to a big lead early and rolled 13-5 over Spotswood Thursday.
Western (2-0) scored 10 runs in the first three innings to grab a 10-0 advantage when Spotswood’s pitchers struggled with control and walked 10 batters.
Dylan Weiss made them pay with three hits including a triple to the fence in left center. Weiss, Steve Mangrum and Derek Domecq each had a pair of RBIs. Harrison Lund was also solid at the plate with an RBI while going 2 for 4.
Western girls lacrosse edges Salem
With .9 seconds left in the game, Western’s Ellie Allen notched a go-ahead goal off a free-position shot Friday night, lifting the Warriors to an 8-7 win over Salem on the road.
Allen finished with three goals on the night while Sammie Magargee notched five points on three goals and two assists. Hanna Schuler and Hannah Plantz had a goal each while Becca Moriconi made a big impact on the draw with four controls in the contest.
Goalie Hamilton Ibbeken notched 12 saves on a busy night for the keeper.
For Salem, Emma Blair had 13 saves in the cage while Kara Yates led the way offensively with four goals for the Spartans.
Western girls tennis shuts out Fluvanna
The top six looked a bit different than it has the past four years without Emily Kochard at the top of the ladder for Western tennis, but Maddy Ix and the rest of the Warriors produced essentially the same results, winning 9-0 over Fluvanna County Thursday afternoon.
“It was a great start to our 2015 season,” said Western coach Ellen Markowitz. “We were proud of how the girls played and handled the conditions on a windy, cold day.”
Western girls 9, Fluvanna 0
Singles
1. Maddy Ix (WAHS) def. Tory Stribling (FHS), 8-2
2. Stephanie Barton (WAHS) def. Jessica Kirby (FHS), 8-2
3. Hannah Kearns (WAHS) def. Abby Williams (FHS), 8-1
4. Savannah Diamond (WAHS) def. Hannah Ciucias (FHS), 8-0
5. Rosy Ix (WAHS) def. Haley Hughes (FHS), 8-0
6. Mia Singnil (WAHS) def. Sammi White (FHS), 8-1
Doubles
1. Ix/Barton (WAHS) def. Stribling/Williams (WAHS), 8-3
2. Diamond/Anna O’Shea (WAHS) def. Kirby/Ciucias (FHS), 8-1
3. Vivian Lin/Cate Roesch (WAHS) def. Hughes/White, 8-4
