Trenton Berryhill hits, pitches Lanier County past Turner County

Published 12:25 am Saturday, March 31, 2018

Trenton Berryhill had a home run with three RBIs and allowed one run in five innings on the mound to power the Lanier County baseball team past the Turner County Rebels 8-2 on Thursday.

Berryhill went 2 for 2 at the plate and surrendered five hits, delivered six strikeouts and walked one in earning the Region 2-A win.

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Andrew Rowland offered two hits, including a double, with two RBIs for the Bulldogs. Noah Tuten doubled and finished with two hits, an RBI and scored a run. Tuten relieved Berryhill with two innings, allowing one run and one hit with four strikeouts and five walks.

Lanier tallied 11 hits to Turner’s six.

The Bulldogs grabbed a 4-0 lead after the first inning and pulled ahead 5-0 before the Rebels responded with a run in the fourth. Berryhill homered to right field to give Lanier a comfortable 6-1 advantage in the seventh.

Lanier returns to action today, visiting Charlton County for another Region 2-A contest at 6 p.m. in Folkston.