July 26, 2017 (Brookhaven, GA) – The Brookhaven Bucks advanced to the Sunbelt Baseball League East Division Championship Series by defeating the Gwinnett Tides in last night’s East Division Wild Card Playoff Game.
Pitching led the way for the Bucks 5-0 win over the Tides. Starting pitcher Will Hardigree (Fr./University of South Carolina Upstate) threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 5. Ed Voyles (Sr./Florida State University) and Austin Weiermiller (Fr./Stanford University) came out of the bullpen to pitch a combined 3 scoreless innings to complete the shutout.
Offensively, the Bucks were led by catcher Cameron Turley (Fr./Georgia Tech) who had two hits and two runs batted in.
The win for the Bucks moves the team to the Sunbelt League East Division Championship Series for the first time since 2014. The Bucks will play the Atlanta Crackers in a best-of-three game series starting tonight.
Sunbelt League East Division Championship Series Schedule:
Game 1: Wed., July 26th (7 p.m.) at Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwannee
Game 2: Thur., July 27th (7 p.m.) at Oglethorpe University, Brookhaven
Game 3 (if necessary): Sat., July 29th (1 p.m.) at Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwannee
Tickets are available at the gate one hour prior to first pitch ($5 for adults; $3 kids age 12 & under).
The Brookhaven Bucks are members of the Sunbelt Baseball League, a summer collegiate wooden-bat league with teams in Georgia (Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Carrollton, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Suwanee and Waleska) and Alabama (Phenix City). Bucks home games are played at Oglethorpe University. The Sunbelt League season started on June 2nd and will end with the league championship series July 31st-August 2nd. Primrose School of Brookhaven is the Bucks lead sponsor.
Learn more about the Brookhaven Bucks at brookhavenbucks.com, at facebook.com/brookhavenbucks, on Twitter @BrookhavenBucks or on Instagram @Brookhaven.Bucks. For information about the Sunbelt League, please visit www.sunbeltleague.com.
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Photo: Will Hardigree pitching for the Brookhaven Bucks
