Byrd bounces back, eliminates Brother Martin in playoff series rubber game
NEW ORLEANS – The best-of-three Division I select regional round series between No. 7 seed Brother Martin and 10th-seeded Byrd at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium went the distance, and Friday’s two games played out in similar fashion with dissimilar results.
In the end, it is the Yellow Jackets who are moving on to the quarterfinals after bouncing back from a run-rule loss in Game 2 of the series with a run-rule victory in Game 3.
Byrd scored 12 runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 16-5 victory over the District 9-5A champion Crusaders in the deciding game.
That came just a couple of hours after Brother Martin snapped a 3-3 tie with six runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth to put an early finish to a 14-3 victory, forcing the winner-take-all game.
The reward for the Yellow Jackets (23-14) could be another five-hour bus trip back to the Crescent City to face No. 2 seed Jesuit next weekend. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in their regional series Friday over Carencro.
Brother Martin ends its season at 22-10.
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