Members of the Sandhills Lightning 13-U team are: front row; Hayden Buffkin, Tristan Helms, Dalton Bullard, Matt Epley. Joseph Murphy. Middle: Walker Davis, Chris Dejak, Austin Embler, Grant English. Back: Dean English, Berry Epley, Mike Bullard, Barry Embler. Buffkin, Bowling, Davis, English and Murphy are all from Scotland County.
The Lightning opened against the Diamond Dawgs of Star on Saturday but took a 4-2 defeat. Tristan Helms had an RBI double and Dalton Bullard was 3-for-3 at the plate.
The second game of pool play was against the Tri-County Timberwolves, where the Lightning took a 12-5 victory to earn a three seed going into Sunday’s Championship brackets.
The Lightning took a 12-11 victory over Tri-County on Sunday in a game that went to extra innings. Sandhills was led offensively by Helms, who had a three-run double and went 3-for-5. Hayden Buffkin, Matt Epley, Chris Dejak and Joseph Murphy all contributed RBIs. Walker Davis had a double and a key bunt to advance the winning run in the eighth inning.
The Lightning beat the Richmond Rockies 12-3 in the semifinals. Dejak got the win, and Epley hit a two-run home run (outside-the-park). Hayden Buffkin hit a pair of doubles, and Dalton Bullard had a pair of two-run singles. Helms was 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Walker Davis had two hits.
The Lightning took an 8-2 victory over the Randolph Stix in the championship game. Buffkin went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer and a solo home run. Epley had a two-run homer and an RBI single. Dejak doubled and Embler, Helms, Davis and Grant English had one hit apiece.
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