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By KEVIN ECKLEBERRY

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The Callaway Large baseball crew celebrated senior day with a 2-1 property win more than Glenwood University on Friday.

One of the seniors, Kaden Rogers, strike a solo home run to give the Cavaliers the guide in the bottom of the fourth inning, and they held on from there.

Coming off a 7-1 decline to LaGrange a number of times before where a ton went incorrect, head coach Dusty Hubbard was happy with the turnaround on Friday.

“We just required to go out and play superior than we did very last time, and I felt like the children did that,” Hubbard mentioned.

Callaway improved to 16-7, and it will complete the regular period with a pair of road game titles towards Heard County on Tuesday. No matter what happens in these two games, Callaway will finish next in Region 5-AA, meaning it will be at residence for the 1st spherical of the condition playoffs.

The Cavaliers typically conduct at a superior amount in the point out playoffs, and they’re looking to do the exact same issue this year.

The Cavaliers arrived at the condition semifinals in 2018 and 2019, and the 2020 playoffs have been canceled because of COVID-19.

“We’ve got to get some guys wholesome, and we have received to get in a groove a little little bit and be prepared when the playoffs get below,” Hubbard mentioned.

As has been the scenario all through the time, the pitching was excellent for Callaway.

Justin Moore started out and pitched five innings, and Tucker Starling and Brantin Swanson each and every threw a scoreless inning to complete it.

Moore was dominant, holding Glenwood to four hits and no gained operates though placing out 9 batters.

Right after Starling labored all-around a walk to maintain Glenwood scoreless in the sixth inning, Swanson was introduced in to confront two still left-handed hitters to commence the seventh inning, and Hubbard determined to remaining him check out to end the exact same.

“We have been going to deliver Bryce (Hubbard) in, but he bought the two still left-handed hitters out, so we left him out there, and he got the subsequent male out, much too, so he did his task,” Hubbard stated.

The Cavaliers scored their to start with operate in the base of the to start with inning. CJ Stephens walked and stole a base, and soon after advancing to third on a wild pitch, he scored on an additional wild pitch, and Callaway led 1-.

The game was tied when Rogers introduced the ball about the outfield fence in the fourth inning for Callaway’s to start with home run of the period.

Rogers, Bryce Hubbard, Starling, Moore and Blake Sheppard just about every experienced a hit for Callaway.

Following the video game, a ceremony was held to honor the team’s 5 seniors, Kaden Rogers, Eli Freeman, Taylor Smith, Will Cavender and Javontay Boddie.