Ringgold catcher Andy Mocahbee looks to the plate umpire after making the tag on Heritage second baseman Lee Gibson in the top of the fifth inning Friday at Ringgold.RINGGOLD 8, HERITAGE 2Heritage 010 010 0 – 2 6 3Ringgold 310 040 x – 8 8 1WP: Corey Kafka (3-1), CG, 5 Ks. LP: Blake Hamilton. HR: Andy Mocahbee (R). 2B: Cody Sherlin, Colby Chattin (H); Reed Walden, Allen Mocahbee (R). Other highlights: Andy Mocahbee 4 RBIs; Kafka 2-3, RBI; Allen Mocahbee 2-4, RBI, run (R); Sherlin, Chattin 2 hits each (H). Records: Ringgold 14-3, 11-1 7-AAA; Heritage 12-3, 8-3.
RINGGOLD, Ga. – Andy Mocahbee picked himself up after holding onto the ball following the play at home plate, saw the umpire make the out call to end the inning and promptly spiked the baseball.
The Ringgold High School senior catcher then drove a spike into rival Heritage’s heart. Mocahbee hit a first-pitch grand slam in the fifth inning to break open a close game and lead the Region 7-AAA-leading Tigers to an 8-2 win over their crosstown rivals.
The No. 7 hitter in the lineup made the Generals pay for intentionally walking Austin Parrish to load the bases with two out.
“I was already pumped because of the play at the plate that ended the top half of the inning, and when they walked Austin I said to myself, ‘They’ve got the wrong person at the plate,'” Mocahbee said about his first homer of the season. “I was ready to hit the first pitch, and it was a fastball.”