VHA Eagles Region Champs
The Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagles baseball team are the Region Champions for the second year in a row. They picked up two easy wins over Nathanael Greene last week and then secured the title on Monday of this week with a run rule win over Habersham. vs. NG
In the first game of the week on Tuesday the Eagles jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. They added four continued from page
more runs in the second inning and then three in the third to take a 12-0 lead. The Eagles plated two more in the fourth on the way to a 14-0 win over Nathanael Greene.
Ethan Sikes led the way at the plate for VHA with four RBI's, and Mason Beacham added three hits. Beacham also got the win on the mound, with JT Cofield also getting some time on the hill. vs. NG
In the second game of the week on Thursday in Vidalia, VHA again ran away with the win. VHA scored four runs in the first inning and then exploded for 18 runs in the second. VHA kept NG off the board in the top of the third to get the win, 22-0.
Ledger Curl had four RBI's in the game with Sikes and Jacob Dean each adding three. vs. Habersham
VHA pitcher Cofield didn't allow a single run as Vidalia Heritage Academy defeated The Habersham School 11-0 on Monday. Cofield allowed just two hits. VHA got things moving in the first inning, when Hardy Franklin grounded out, scoring one run. That put VHA on top 1-0. Heritage added five runs in the fourth inning as they pushed their lead to 6-0.
The Eagles plated five more runs in the fourth inning, including a home run by Beacham. Heritage then held in the top of the fifth inning to take the win by the run rule, 11-0. Cofield was the winning pitcher for VHA, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out 11 and walking none. Sikes led Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagle Varsity with two hits in three at bats. Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagle Varsity didn't commit a single error in the field.
Heritage will play Habersham again this Thursday in Savannah at 5:30 p.m. They will wrap up the regular season next Monday at home against Griffin Christian at 4:00 p.m.
