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“Our bats finally got going, and we’ve got momentum now.”
Head coach Aaron Baker was certainly pleased with his team’s performance after a 15-3 win in the Bellmont Braves’ sectional opener against Oak Hill.
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Senior first baseman Dylan Velez pounded out four hits for a 4 for 4 night with three runs scored and three driven in to lead the Braves at the plate. He had two doubles.
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Jack Scheumann added three hits as part of the 19-hit effort for Bellmont.
Beau Baker struck out eight in his six innings of work, allowing three earned runs. Baker also smashed a couple of doubles with the bat.
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Keagan Martin struck out two in one inning of relief to close out the win.
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The win sets up Bellmont with a rematch against Norwell (17-7) and will give them a chance to seek revenge on the Knights after a 6-1 loss back in April. The Braves were held to just two hits by Lane Lewis on April 25th.
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The Braves are likely to go with Aidan Zimmerman Saturday considering Baker threw 114 pitches against Oak Hill and the fact that the Norwell Knights have already seen Baker.
The two top starters for Bellmont have similar ERAs (2.84 for Baker & 3.23 for Zimmerman) and Baker would then be available for an appearance in the Monday championship game.