Colbourne 3-4 w/ triple & 4 RBI's. Campbell solid on mound.

Saturday, July 4th
11:45am, Triad Bulls 8, Virginia Reds 17's 6 - FINAL

Headline: Bulls Fans survive barrage of foul balls. Craig Colbourne 3-4 with a triple and 4 RBI's. Campbell solid down the stretch on the mound.

The Bulls faced a good Virgina Reds team with lots of good hitters. The Reds went up 1-0 in the top of the 1st, bu the Bulls responded with a 4 run bottom of the 1st. Craig Colbourne hit a 3-run triple down the right field line to score Davis O'Brien, Alec Widmer and Jay Dixon. Devin Lumley's sac fly scored Colbourne for a Bulls 4-1 lead after 1 inning.

Both teams scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning. The Bulls runs came from a Davis O'Brien single to score Josh Byrd. An infield ground ball error allowed O'Brien to score and Craig Colbourne's single score Alec Widmer. At the end of 2, Bulls 7, Reds 4.

The Reds kept the game tight with 2 runs in the top of the 5th to cut the Bulls lead to 7-6.

The Bulls got a big insurance run in the bottom of the 5th when Ryan Harrell doubled to score Craig Colbourne and an 8-6 lead.

The game did not make it to the 7th inning due to 2-hour drop-dead time limit.

Bulls pitching: Isaac Campbell pitched all 6 innings! Isaac allowed only 6 hits and 3 earned runs. Isaac did a great job in the to shut down the Reds who knew that would most likely be their final at bat.

Leading hitters for the Bulls: Craig Colbourne (3-3 with a triple and 4 RBI's), Davis O'Brien 1-1 with 1 RBI, 3 walks), Alec Widmer (2-3), Jay Dixon (1-2 with 1 RBI), Ryan Harrell (1-3 with a double and 1 RBI).

Injury Report: Bulls fans take record number of foul balls: Vance: just below the hip. Kathleen: on the shin (didn't see it coming as tweeting took priority), Duke the dog, on his side and Tim Campbell in a effort to stop the ball from taking out his camera, a hard shot deflected off his arm.

Date: July 4, 2015     Time: 11:45am      Venue: Appalachian State University