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pionship. in an amazing demonstration of pitching skill, he took the mound for seven high pressure games, all played in just over 30 hours.
Stevie Foster earned the hitting crown for the tournament, according to the Rebels’ manager. As lead-off batter for Rappahannock, he posted the most hits in the seven game series.
The Sperryville Brewers may have missed the championship but they showed contingents from across the state that there’s more than one team playing good ball in Rappahannock with their 20th place finish. Behind winning pitcher Mike Paul’s performance on the mound and two home runs from Mitch Hitt, the Brewers put down Snap-On Tools from Lynchburg Friday night, 10-5. But on Saturday, the Sperryville boys lost two, the second a heart breaking 4-3 defeat that went ten innings.
The Brewers may h^jre | .been out of play on the fMQ after their- second loss but they continued to make their presence known from the stands. “The Brewers sure pushed us on." noted Foster.
“You might say we were aided and rooted for by the Brewers." Welch added.
And the Rebels had a couple of additional helping hands, according to Foster. He reported that the Rappahannock champions wore their “good luck" jerseys supplied by Peggy Clark's Rappahannock Realty in the final contest. The team was sponsored in the tournament by Ed Lee, Jr.’s Hickory Green Farm of White Post, Foster added.
This weekend, the Rebels and the Brewers will take the Field again in another tournament, this one for the county's slow pitch league. Play will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Horseshoe Hills ^diamond in Sperryville. Rappahannock residents are invited to meet at the ball park to see some of the best softball being played in the state.
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