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6/2/07
Virginia High claimed the Region IV Championship and earned the right to
host their state quarterfinal game with a 9-3 win over Richlands. VHS
jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first with two runs off Zak
Messer's leadoff homerun followed by Brandon Arnold's double, a
sacrifice bunt and an RBI grounder. Richlands would not go down easily
scoring two of their own in the top of the third to tie things up 2-2. Hunter
Greer scored in the third after reaching base with a hit, moving to
 second
with a hit batter and scoring off Justin Grimm's RBI single. But the Blue Tornado
struck back with a run in the fourth to tie th e
game a second time. The
Bearcats then exploded for six runs off five hits in the bottom of the
sixth and Grimm on the mound in relief. Grimm took over for starter
Preston Smith in the fifth and earned the win. Grimm struck out the
first six batters he faced and gave up
one
hit, a double in the corner in the seventh. Smith gave up four hits and
had four strikeouts in his four innings of work while Grimm finished up
with seven strikeouts. Trey Roark had a three for three night at the
plate and Messer, Smith and Grimm each had two hits. Smith and Grimm
also each had two RBI's. VHS will now host Region III runner-up
Northside on Tuesday in the VHSL AA State Quarter-Finals.
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