Soddy-Daisy right-hander Dylan Perry made a minor adjustment in Monday’s District 5-AAA high school baseball game against Cleveland, and it paid off in a major way.
Perry gave up two hits, none after the leadoff batter in the third inning, and the Trojans rallied and defeated the Blue Raiders 7-3 at Soddy-Daisy.
Soddy-Daisy coach Jared Hensley credited pitching coach Jamie Tricoglou for the suggestion that helped Perry gain better command. Cleveland leadoff batter Kellye Cawood had both of the hits off Perry – a single in the first inning that led to two unearned runs and a double in the third that was followed by a sacrifice bunt and Clark Lockerby’s sacrifice fly to right.
“They started out hitting me the first two or three innings,” said Perry, who walked one batter, hit one and struck out three. “But Coach Hensley and Coach Trig started telling me to get more on top of my fastball. It showed the rest of the game.”
The Trojans’ comeback started in the bottom of the third with Aaron Couch doubling in two, although the tying run was thrown out at the plate on the hit.