Pirates pound out 17 hits, beat Jeff State 11-7 - Birmingham, AL

Chattahoochee Valley hit the road on Sunday to play a non conference game with northern division rival Jefferson State Community College. The Pirates got on board early, scoring a run in each of the first two innings before exploding with a monster eight run fourth to build a big, ten run lead. CV added an additional run in the top of the sixth inning and placed themselves in a position to end the game early due to the ten run mercy rule. As things happen, so often in baseball however, things didn't end up running quite as smoothly as they initially appeared. Jeff State put a run across in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut to break up sophomore Tristan Farrell's(W 6.2IP, 10H, 4K) shutout. Farrell pitched brilliantly for the first 6 frames, allowing just one run while striking out 4, and he recorded two outs in the bottom of the seventh and fired two strikes against the would be final hitter when things started to shake apart. Only one pitch away from being "run-ruled", the Pioneers erupted, belting a homerun and several consecutive doubles scoring five runs to get back in the ballgame. Brannon Humphries was called in to relieve Farrell and recorded the final out of the inning, but after allowing a run before recording an out in the bottom of the seventh, he was removed for right hander Wade Dudley. Dudley(2IP, 1H, 1K) did not disappoint, throwing an outstanding two innings to end the threat and seal the win for the Pirates.

Alex Montes once again had a fantastic day for CV, going 5-6 with a double, two runs, an RBI, and a steal. In addition to the fine performance, Montes was also notified that he had been named a pre season All-American. The selection was made after Montes posted incredible numbers in his freshman season at Chatt Valley, batting over .400 and helping lead the Pirates to a semi final showing in the state tournament.

Also posting a big day for the Pirates, was Logan Foster who was 2-4 with his second homer of the season, a run, a stolen base, and an impressive five RBI's. Min Ho Kim added his fifth home run of the season to tally by blasting a screaming line drive over the left field wall that never reached more than twenty feet from the ground. Wes Adkins, Antonio Callaway, and Alex Fuller each added two hits to the attack bolstering the Pirate offense.

The win was the Pirates' seventh straight and puts the season record at 9-2. The Pirates will travel to Covington, GA on Monday to play Georgia Perimeter College.