CORPUS CHRISTI - Boerne Champion made it a clean sweep over Mission Sharyland after the Chargers took a wild one over the Rattlers to close out their series Friday at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi.
The teams scored in bunches after Sharyland tallied 2 runs in the first and the Chargers answering with 2 runs in the second to tie it up at 2-2.
Champion had a big inning in the fourth and pushed in 5 runs to open up a 7-2 advantage after Aidan Smith smacked a 3-run homer in the inning, but Sharyland sliced into the lead with 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it 7-6 going into the seventh.
In the final inning, the Chargers picked up some insurance and scored 3 runs with the big hit coming from starting pitcher AJ Grizzaffi who smashed a 2-RBI triple to make it 10-6. Grizzaffi later scored on a wild pitch and Champion took a 10-6 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
By then, projected Game 3 starter Pearce Kelly was in the game and while the Chargers gave up a run in the seventh thanks to an RBI triple to make it 10-7 with two outs, Kelly fanned the last batter to end it and advance Champion to the fourth round.
For more on the series and to find out which team Champion plays next, look in the Boerne Star.
Game 1
Champion pitcher Sawyer Smith tossed a one-hitter Thursday night in Corpus Christi to help the Chargers take Game 1 in their best-of-three series against Mission Sharyland, 2-1.
Game 2 is Friday at 5 p.m. in the third-round playoff tilt. A third game, if needed, is Saturday at 1 p.m., with all games at Cabaniss Field in the "Sparkling City by the Sea" as Corpus Christi bills itself.
Sharyland's only hit came in the second inning on a double and the Rattlers' were eventually able to squeeze a run out of it for the early 1-0 that held until the fifth when the Chargers tied it. Champion pushed in another run in the bottom of the sixth to take its first lead of the game at 2-1, which held until the end.
After giving up the run, Smith retired the next 17 batters in order and faced the minimum number of batters in six of the seven innings. He only walked one batter all night.
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