Martin   - vs South Grand Prairie -

Bi-District - Playoff Game 1
Friday, May 04, 2007
Martin Warriors vs South Grand Prairie Warriors

Game Summary

The first game of playoffs started off with the SGP Warriors getting a couple of runners on base with a couple of good hits, but the MHS Warriors defense made some great plays including a double play by Will Keiser and Tyler Martin.  Jacob Mizell made the final out of the inning catching a fly ball to right center.  The SGP Warriors defense was equally hot in the bottom of the inning with a double play as well and no score for MHS.  In the top of the 2nd SGP had four well placed hits and ended up with two runs.  Martin managed one run in the bottom of the inning with Jordan Imhoff reaching base on a hit by pitch and then scoring on an error by the short stop.  In the 3rd inning the SGP Warriors scored one run on a passed ball.  Martin Warriors offense came alive in the bottom of the 3rd starting with a lead off single by Chase Brown who quickly stole second.  Shane Griffin then came in to run for Brown.  Harrison Law up next drew a walk and both runners advanced on Witte’s fielder’s choice bunt.  The pitcher fielded the ball and made a bad throw to 3rd base allowing the bases to be loaded.  Will Keiser hit a single, which scored Griffin and once again the bases were loaded.  Imhoff was up next and hit a long fly ball to right center for a three run double.  Brian Nephew then hit a two run homer over right field.  Tyler Martin kept the hitting streak going with a single to the short stop.  Michael Chovanec hit into a double play for Martin’s first two outs of the inning.  Jake Mizell hit a single up the middle, then Brown came up to bat for the second time in the inning and flew out to right field.  The top of the 4th SGP came out fired up and scored four runs to tie the game.  Martin was unable to answer in the bottom of the inning with only one runner reaching base – Law on a single.  In the 5th inning Jordan Imhoff came to the mound in relief for Kevin Winter with one out.  The first batter he faced grounded out to Will Keiser/Tyler Martin.  The next batter hit a fly ball to right field and Michael Chovanec fielded it cleanly and made an excellent throw to Brown who tagged a runner out at the plate for the final out of the inning allowing only one run to score on the hit.  SGP went ahead once again with the score now 8-7. Martin didn’t reach base in the bottom of the 5th.  Imhoff struck all three batters out in the top of the 6th.  Martin started off the 6th with two outs on the first two batters.  Law hit a single to reach base, then Witte reached base on a hit by pitch.  Keiser then hit a double to load the bases.  SGP decided to intentionally walk Imhoff – guess they heard he was leading the district in home runs!  Brian Nephew hit a single to short scoring Law and Witte to put the Warriors ahead 9-8.  Tanner Hapeman entered the game to run for Nephew and was thrown out at second on the fielder’s choice by Tyler Martin.  Imhoff and the Martin defense got it done in the top of the 7th with a strike-out, a ground out and a final strike-out to win the game!

Box Scores

Pitchers:          Winter, Imhoff (W)      
                   
Catcher:          Brown      

Extra Hits:       HR - Nephew
                       2B - Imhoff, Keiser
Multiple Hits:   Law, Keiser, Nephew