Conway Christian baseball dominates LR Episcopal

By Katie Davis
UCA sportswriting

Conway Christian brought home another win over Little Rock Episcopal at Lamar Porter Field on Thursday, 14-4. The game was called after five innings for the sportsmanship rule.

“We have had eight wins in a row, and that ties the record from last year,” said coach Shane Davis of his Eagles (8-6, 3-0 in 2A 5-North play). “We set a tone in that first inning. We had a perfect hit and run scoring five runs. We had what we like to call an ‘SDI’ or a shut-down inning, followed up with an ‘AOI’ or an add-on-inning.”

The Eagles had an 8-2 lead at the end of the second inning, but things started to even out during the third when Episcopal pulled within 8-4.

The Eagles answered the call with another “SDI," allowing no runs.

“We told the kids to come out and be aggressive early and to hit early in the count,” Davis said.

Lance Nail scored four runs and stole five bases. Jacob Callaway went 1-for-2 with a double and three runs. Kirby Powell had a 2-for-3 performance with three runs, three RBIs and his seventh home run of the season. Jake Fitts finished 3-for-4 with six RBIs and a home run.

The Eagles are expected to play at England on Friday, but it may be rescheduled due to Thursday night's storms.