Dun allows three hits in five innings, Garrett's two RBIs key Home Plate (Thompson) to win

Decklan Dun allowed three hits in five innings Tuesday as the Home Plate Chili
Dogs (Thompson) defeated the Rawlings Stealth 3-2. Photo by Lance Wiley

PEACHTREE CITY-Decklan Dun allowed hits over five innings while Eli Garrett had a pair of run scoring singles Tuesday as the Home Plate Chili Dogs 15U (Thompson) defeated the Rawlings Stealth (FL) 3-2 in a WWBA Perfect Game contest at Home Plate.

The Chili Dogs will play Wednesday afternoon at Perfect Game against Canes Mountain at 2:45 while the Stealth out of the Palm Beach area of Florida will play against Team Citius at 10:30 at the same facility.

The Chili Dogs had a chance to take an early lead in the game as Chay Yeager walked and Michael Maginnis singled with one out in the top of the first inning.

However, Stealth starter Thomas Besson induced an infield fly and after a single by Christian Dyer was able to escape further trouble as he induced a groundout to end the frame.

Home Plate did take the lead in the top of the second inning as Daniel Courtney reached on an error with one out and after moving to second on a groundout, came home to score on a single to left by Garrett.

The Chili Dogs had a chance to add to the lead over the course of the next two innings but there were two outs in each frame and they were unable to get the magic hit as Besson was able to induce a ground ball back to the mound in the third and a strikeout in the fourth.

Another scoring opportunity came in the top of the fifth for HP as Bryce Hale singled to right and moved to second on a sacrifice by Sean White before Ryder Wagenknecht was hit by a pitch and Maginnis walked to load the bases.

However, Besson appeared to be getting out of a jam as he induced an infield pop but Christian Dyer came through with a single to left that brought Hale plateward for an insurance run.

Home Plate picked up a very important run with two outs in the top of the sixth inning as Judson Waters reached on an infield error and had a steal of second that led to a score as Garrett had his second RBI with a single to left field.

Quinlan Wiley makes a catch of a throw from Ryder
Wagenknecht to complete a double play in the sixth
inning of Tuesday's game. Photo by Lance Wiley.

The 3-0 margin was enough for Dun who had a quality start for five innings as he had only one inning where he was in trouble.

Dun had surrendered singles to Carsten Finnvold and John McCormick to start the bottom of the third inning but a sacrifice bunt failed as Dun got an out at first and saw the threat end as Dylan King hit a line drive to Maginnis at third who threw the ball to second for a double play.

After a five inning outing that saw him walk two batters and record five strikeouts, Dun was lifted in the bottom of the sixth inning in favor of Jett Lovett.

Lovett had a quick sixth inning as he recorded a strikeout and induced a 4-6-3 double play after the leadoff batter reached on an infield error.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Lovett struggled as Bell singled and scored on a triple by Everett Cooper for Rawlings' first run of the game.

Lovett was able to retire the next batter on strikes and induced a groundout that cut the margin to 3-2 but getting the final out would prove challenging as the tying and winning runs reached base.

However, Lovett recovered to record the save by inducing a popfly on an 0-2 pitch that Maginnis made a circus catch to end the game.