Walking-off with the W

Cassidy Thornburg | July 10, 2019

San Diego, Ca- “We had it in the bag the whole time,” said Byron Smith (Masters U) after the San Diego Force scored two in the nick of time to win in walk-off fashion. They scored one in the bottom of the eighth, the other in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Inland Valley Pirates 2-1. 

Pirates’ Cole Urman (Cal State Fullerton) knocked one out in the top of the fourth to get the scoreboard turned on at Madison High School, but the game didn’t really start until the bottom of the eighth when DJ Lewis (U of Cumberlands) got on base with a single and later scored off an overthrow at first. Bryan Saucedo (Free Agent) closed out a final clutch inning on the mound for the Force, having no runs or hits against to quickly put the Force at bat. 

While the moms, dogs, and spectators in the stands were on the edge of their seats, the Force who according to Smith already knew how this one would play out, calmly and collectively finished it out. DJ Lewis got the final hit of the game, an RBI-single to score Baker Springstun (SDCC) and walk-off with the W. 

With another win in the books, the Force are on the road again tomorrow, July 11 to take on the Inland Valley Buccaneers in another SCCBL matchup.