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6/11/10
VHS overcame a three run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning and
go n to defeat Chatham 6-5 in ten innings to advance to the VHSL State
Championship game. Virginia High took the early lead in the bottom of
the second inning with a two run homerun by Cody Read. But walks and
errors in the fourth inning put the Bearcats down by a 3-2 margin. Going
into the seventh the Bearcats still trailed by one run when Chatham
scored twice more to increase their lead. With the season on the line,
the Bearcats put a rally together and scored three runs to tie the score
at 5-5. Relief pitcher Josh Paolucci pitched the next three extra
innings holding Chatham scoreless and allowing two hits. In the bottom
of the tenth, Josh Arnold reached first on an error. Courtesy runner
Dale Stine stole second and then scored on Max Morris' chopper to short
to win the game. Brandon Nave ended up with a double and a single while
Morris and Dakota Katelouzos each had two hits. VHS will play in the
championship game at Radford on Saturday morning at 10:00am.
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