For the second time in his Soddy-Daisy High School baseball career, senior Gavin Rogers delivered in the bottom half of the final inning Thursday. He and his Trojans teammates improved to 22-5 with an eight-inning, 8-6 victory over neighboring rival Rhea County.
In the opening game of the Trojans Classic, Rogers’ dramatics somewhat overshadowed the efforts of teammate Tre Carter, who had two home runs and a double, four runs scored and two RBIs.
Rhea County pushed across a run in the top of the eighth to go up 6-5, but the Trojans weren’t all that concerned. The top of their order was up.
Justin Cooke led off with his first hit of the day, and the Eagles elected to walk Carter.
Rogers, the pitcher and first baseman who already has signed with West Alabama, bashed Cameron Travis’ first offering high and deep to the opposite field. The game-winning homer finished off a 4-for-5, two-run, four-RBI game.