Heritage tops Alcoa 5 - 3 in pre-season scrimmage
3/9/2010 8:08:38 AM
The Mountaineers played their final pre-season scrimmage Monday night at Alcoa defeating the Tornadoes 5 - 3 in 9 innings of play. Tyler Burns gave the Mountaineers a solid starting performance giving up 3 runs over the first 5 innings. The game was tied 3 - 3 at the end of 7 innings before the Mountaineers took the lead with 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning. Riley Melton got the victory in relief pitching a scoreless 6 and 7th inning and Trevor Clifton picked up the save shutting down the Tornadoes in the 8th and 9th.