Will Connerly helps Outer Banks Daredevils down Greenbrier Knights 9-6

Outer Banks Daredevils beat Greenbrier Knights 9-6 on Tuesday behind Will Connerly, who went 3-3 at the plate.

He singled in the third inning and doubled in the second and seventh innings.

Greenbrier Knights wasn’t able to score a run off of Cale Henke during his six innings on the rubber. Cale struck out five and allowed two walks and five hits.

Outer Banks Daredevils went up for good in the second, scoring one run on an RBI double by Will Miller.

Outer Banks Daredevils scored two runs in the third inning, and then followed it up with two more in the fifth. In the third, Outer Banks Daredevils scored on an error, scoring Cam Kostyack.

One run in the top of the seventh helped Greenbrier Knights close its deficit to 5-1. An RBI triple by Cam Stewart gave Greenbrier Knights life. Finally, Ryan Jones induced an inning-ending strike out from Jordan Sargent.

It didn’t take long for Outer Banks Daredevils to respond as it scored one run of its own in the seventh. Outer Banks Daredevils scored on an RBI single by Tommy Kane.

Greenbrier Knights scored three runs in the top of the eighth to cut its deficit to two. An RBI single by Bryce Lee, a bases loaded walk, and a sacrifice fly by Bryce Myers set off Greenbrier Knights rally. Cam to end the Greenbrier Knights threat.

Outer Banks Daredevils survived Greenbrier Knights’ surge and put up three runs of its own in the eighth. Outer Banks Daredevils scored on a walk by Will Connerly and a groundout by Raheim Cooper.

Two runs in the top of the ninth helped Greenbrier Knights close its deficit to 9-6. An RBI single by Aaron Nardone and a sacrifice fly by Mike Kroll triggered Greenbrier Knights’ comeback. Finally, Josh Howard got Bryce Lee to fly out to end the game.

 

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 10 3
Daredevils 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 9 12 1