Austin Wolcott had not seen the take sign before on a 1-0 count.
East Hamilton coach Matt Ramsey called a straight steal of home plate, which senior Khaleel Marshall executed to perfection as he broke at the start of the pitcher’s windup to take home plate easily with a head first slide.
The triple-steal in the bottom of the fifth paid off in a big way as Wolcott laced a two-run single up the middle on the next pitch to take the lead for good in Monday’s 12-9 District 5-AAA home victory.
“To come back and win this game despite getting down early feels great. We had a fire to fight back,” said Wolcott who had two hits and drove in a game-high four runs. “We were not going to lay down. Even though we came out flat, we picked it up and to get this win feels great. I feel like we are putting things together now.”
The Hurricanes (7-6, 2-5-5-AAA) did an excellent job with the bats as they had 13 hits and hit the ball well against Trojans’ ace Landon Maynor.