Tue March 16, 2021
Covington, Ga - No. 13 Greenbrier made the 90 minute drive from Evans to Covington to take on the Eastside Eagles. Both teams entered the game in good form, Greenbrier having won 9 of their first 12 and Eastside 10 of 13. However, when push came to shove, Greenbrier had C/RHP David Bell (2022) and Eastside did not. Bell did it all as he blasted two home runs and went all seven on the mound to pick up the 4-1 win.
The game started out with a bang for the Wolfpack. Eastside starter LHP Holden Hall (2022) got through the first two batters with ease, but an errant pitch led to the third batter being hit. This brought Bell to the plate with two outs. Bell went down two strikes early in the count, but that did not matter for the right-handed hitter. He sent the two strike offering sailing over the right-center fence for a first inning two run homer.
Bell hopped on the mound and cruised through the order the first time through, facing the minimum. He sat 86-88 with his fastball in the first, settling in at 82-86 for the remainder of the game. Bell located his fastball to all areas of the zone, but was especially effective. He dropped in a swing and miss 11/5 breaking ball and dropped to a side arm slot several times.
