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1:44 am Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Bulldogs blast Bears

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Mike Self, Franklin County Times
Shane Fretwell drove in four runs and Will Washington and Justin Gardner each added three RBIs on Monday as Belgreen cruised to its second straight win, pounding Hazlewood 22-0.
Fretwell finished 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs (6-6), who took control early with nine runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Gardner was the winning pitcher, holding Hazlewood to just one hit.
In other recent action:
Belgreen 14 Hazlewood 3
Jesse Edwards and Shane Fretwell each went 4-for-4 and Justin Gardner hit a three-run homer on Friday as the Bulldogs blasted Hazlewood.
Edwards finished with five RBIs, and Gardner had four. Fretwell drove in two runs.
B-Team
Belgreen 11 Tharptown 7
The Bulldogs broke open a tie game with six runs in the second inning on Saturday.
Will Washington and Jesse Edwards each had two hits and two runs scored for Belgreen, and Washington was the winning pitcher.
Trevor Hallmark and Zach Sockwell each had two hits for Tharptown.
Hallmark drove in two runs and scored one, and Sockwell had two runs scored and an RBI.

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