The Southern Ohio Copperheads (2-3) came out on top over the Hamilton Joes (1-4) in their second home game of the season.
The Cheads finished with three runs, five hits and one error. The Joes had two runs, nine hits and two errors.
Jacob Napier (#34) started on the mound for the Copperheads. He pitched five innings, had eight strikeouts, one walk, one hit by pitch, and two earned runs.
The Joes got on the board first with one run in the first inning, but the Cheads responded quickly to end the inning 1-1.
At the top of the sixth, Logan Martin (#39) took the mound for the Cheads. He pitched four innings, had two strikeouts, and one hit by pitch.
Fox Spears (#4) reached on a single at the bottom of the seventh to tie the game 2-2. Joshua Caudill (#17) brought the Cheads up 3-2 to end the seventh inning.
The Copperheads were able to hold onto the lead through the eight and ninth innings.
Caudill was the Wings Over Player of the Game. He had one hit, one run and one RBI.
Toy Story Night sponsored by Shawna Stump State Farm marked the first theme night of the season. There were several in-game promos related to the theme, including Toy Story trivia, Hot Mr. Potato, Woody’s Ring Toss, and the Buzz Light Year Blast off Race.
The Cheads return to Bob Wren on Friday, June 12th at 7:05pm to face the Lima Locos for Beach Night. Wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt to help us break the world record for most Hawaiian shirts worn in one place! Go Copperheads!
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The Southern Ohio Copperheads is a community-owned, student-operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Established in 2002, the Copperheads is a summer collegiate wooden bat baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League and plays its home games at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, OH. The Copperheads organization strives to provide the most affordable means of family-friendly outdoor entertainment in southeast Ohio. Tickets to the Copperheads games are $5 and children under the age of 5 receive free admission. Staffed by Ohio University students, the Southern Ohio Copperheads also serve as a “learning lab” for student interns looking to work in the sport and entertainment industry.
