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CHASE MURPHY’S PRESS BOX SCRIBBLES — Bottom 9, One Out
Red Springs 6, A-F Springs 3
I almost lost it when Lane came back out to start the ninth. Skip, what are you doing?!? Four straight balls to the leadoff man. Elijah Crabtree might owe me a dry shirt.
But here comes Juan Hartman. Calm. Composed. Cap low over his brow like a sheriff in an old western. And the first batter taps into a routine grounder — one out. Two more to go.
And now — Dan McSwain is up and stretching. The ace. The 9-0 golden arm. He hasn’t moved all night. But he's ready if needed. That tells you just how much this win matters. They want the banner. They want the crown.
Some fans are standing now. Others haven’t been in their seats since the 6th. And I’ve officially chewed through my last pen cap.
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