Chipola Survives Comeback
Chipola improves to 6-1 with mid-week win.
The bats were busy at Gordon State on Wednesday, and when the dust cleared the Chipola Indians had a 13-12 win over Gordon State in 10 innings.
On a cold and windy afternoon, the teams combined for 24 hits, including 10 extra base hits.
After being up 9-1 after 3 innings, the Indians were able to hold off Gordon State as the Highlanders comeback came up short.
The bottom of the first saw Gordon State take an early lead, 1-0.
The game's last lead went to the Chipola Indians thanks to a second inning rally that saw six runs cross the plate on an error, a groundout by Ty Russ, and two singles.
The Chipola Indians built upon their lead with three runs in the third. A double by Jacob Silverstein ignited the offense, bringing home Jay Estes. That was followed up by Wood Myers's double, bringing home Silverstein and Russ.
The Chipola Indians matched their two-run seventh inning with two more in the eighth. In the seventh, the Chipola Indians scored on a two-run home run by Jose Caballero, scoring Myers.
Wood Myers had two doubles, while Caballero was 3-6 with a homerun.
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