Garner, Rich deliver the "Blues" in Home Plate victory over Power Baseball

Dylan Garner pitches to Power Baseball's Luke Hatcher
in Tuesday afternoon's 5-0 win. Garner allowed three hits
 and record nine strikeouts in six and two-third innings.
Photo by Michelle Rich. 

PEACHTREE CITY-Keegan Rich provided the offense Tuesday afternoon while Dylan Garner dominated on the mound for the Home Plate Chili Dogs in a 16U Perfect Game contest against Power Baseball Blue.

Rich, a two sport athlete at East Coweta High School, went 4-for-4 with two home runs and drove home all of the runs in the game while Garner allowed three hits and recorded nine strikeouts in a 5-0 victory at the Home Plate facility.

The Chili Dogs will play against the Midland (Cincinnati, OH) Indians Wednesday afternoon at 12:45 in a game against before preparing for a tournament late in the month.

Early in the game, the story was Garner who held the Winter Garden, FL team off the bases and off the scoreboard including a fifth inning situation that saw two runners on base with outs before Garner recorded the final out of the frame.

While Garner was holding the Blue at bay, the Chili Dogs attempted to get him some run support after one out in the top of the third inning as Jacob Howell was hit by a pitch and Christian Dyer followed with a single to left field.

However, the scoring chance faded as a pair of force plays at third saved Power starter W. Luttfring from allowing any runs.

Keegan Rich was offensive to the Power Baseball
Blue in the 5-0 win as he went 4-for-4 at the plate
 with two home runs and all five RBIs.
Photo by Michelle Rich.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Chili Dogs gave Garner all the run support that he needed as Rich drilled the first offering from Luttfring over the right field fence for a solo home run

After four innings, Luttfring was replaced after allowing four hits, one run and recording three strikeouts in favor of W. Adlam who faced a bases loaded situation in the top of the fifth inning before getting out of trouble.

However, Adlam could not escape trouble in the top of the sixth inning as JJ Freed led off with a single and advanced as Hunter Lawson reached base on an errant sacrifice attempt.

Freed, who also plies his athletic craft at East Coweta High School on the football and baseball fields, was 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.

That left matters to Rich who recorded his third hit of the afternoon with a shot over the right center field fence for a three-run home run and a 4-0 Home Plate lead.

The Chili Dogs added one more run in the top of the seventh inning as Peyton Sower reached on a one out walk and scored on a single to center field by Rich.

That was enough of a cushion for Garner who opened the bottom of the seventh inning by surrendering a leadoff triple to Brett Kelley before inducing a flyball and strikeout (his ninth of the game) before leaving the game due to a pitch count rule.

He was replaced on the mound by Elijah Guilliams who faced one batter as Dylan Moore grounded out to Bryce Ballard at second base to end the game.