- April 26, 2024
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Although it took four tries, interim head coach Antwan Brown, now knows what it feels like to win a varsity baseball game. His Green Wave came from behind to beat the Mainland Bucs 6-4 Monday, March 30, at Mainland.
“It feels pretty good to finally get over the hump,” Brown said. “The most important thing was to see the guys come together and keep fighting. Having all the naysayers and people who wanted us to fail around, the kids coming together felt more like a win to me.”
Down by two heading into the sixth inning, Lopez scored on a throwing error and a Charlie Gray single to tie the game at 4-4, with one inning remaining.
At the top of the seventh, Blake Young nailed a single with two outs that sent Si Grinstead and Troy Naab home, which eventually won the game for the Green Wave.
“Our guys really started to buy in and trust what I’ve been telling them, and it showed today,” Brown added. “We never got down today, and that’s a new step for us. In the past, when we made a few errors, we would shut down, but we never got down and stayed on track.”
Young led Lopez’s hitting, going 2-for-2 with two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Si Grinstead scored a run and batted another in, and Charlie Gray went 2-3 with an RBI.
James Durant got the win for Father Lopez Green Wave, allowing four runs over six innings but striking out seven while only walking one. Logan Lecras got the save.
DID YOU KNOW?
Father Lopez coach Antwan Brown was a pitcher and recent graduate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In his senior year, Brown helped the Eagles reach the Avista-NAIA World Series semifinals and reach 50 wins in the season for its fifth time in their 25 years.
