The Fayette

County High School black squad ended its summer schedule in the Fourth

of July Shootout in Carrollton and, according to coaches, team members

played their best baseball of the season.

The team went

5-0 in the tournament, winning the championship and out-scoring opponents

40-2.

The tournament

began with a doubleheader June 27. The first game was against Central

of Carollton High School and Fayette County Black won 15-0. Jeff Crisp

and Steven West both went three for three at the plate, while Kyle Martin

went one for three. The second game was against McEachern High School

and Crisp was the winning pitcher in a 5-1 victory. Key hits came from

Jeb Thaxton, Justin White and Brandon Holliday.

The team resumed

play Friday with a game against Hardaway. Fayette County Black had another

game of super offense and flawless defense, an 8-0 win. Devon Stillions

was three for three from the plate and drove in two runs, while Blake

Mask drove in two runs while he went two for three with a home run. Jason

Hardwick, Garrett White and Steven West each went one for three at the

plate with an RBI.

Saturday's

game pitted Fayette County Black against South Gwinnett. The team won

11-1 and Justin White was the winning pitcher. Sam Beck went three for

three at the plate and drove in two runs, while White and West each went

two for three and drove in a run.

Fayette County

Black faced McEachern in the final and this game was much closer. The

game was tied 0-0 until the bottom of the seventh inning. Stillions got

on base with a single and was driven in by a huge hit from Jason Hardwick.

Crisp was the winning pitcher for Fayette County Black, which played a

great tournament as a JV team on its way to varsity next year.

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