The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/21/08
Brookwood second baseman Ross Heffley put a number in virtually every statistical category imaginable in the Broncos' 14-3 win in Game 1 of the Class AAAAA quarterfinals Tuesday at East Coweta.
He fell down twice and was charged with two errors —- "Only two?" he asked —- but the ones Brookwood will remember are the two home runs, five hits, five RBIs and four runs scored.
"I've had some big games, but I think that's the best this year," said Heffley, who has turned things up a notch in the playoffs. "I've just been getting good pitches to hit and putting the barrel on them."
Brookwood (29-3) won after the first game of the best-of-three series was delayed by weather 1 1/2 hours at the start, and led 4-0 in the bottom of the second inning of Game 2 before more weather forced a postponement. The series is scheduled to resume Thursday at 4 p.m.; Game 2 will be replayed in its entirety.
Chase Hawkins tossed a complete game, striking out five and allowing six hits. He escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the second and surrendered three runs on four hits in the fifth, the big blow an RBI double by East Coweta's Kenny Reeves.
For Heffley and his mates, the postponement seemed the only thing that might slow down their bats. The Broncos pouned out 14 hits in the opener, eight against East Coweta starter Cam Bedrosian, who allowed eight runs in 4 1/3 innings.
"We've hit the ball OK the last two series," said Brookwood coach Rick Howard, whose club also got homers from Ryan Lewis and Jordan Erisman. "Heffley's a clutch player."
All four homers in the first game were to the opposite field.
QUARTERFINALS
Class AAAAA
Brookwood 14, East Coweta 3 (second game postponed to 4 p.m. Thursday)
North Cobb 11, Newnan 1 (5 innings; second game postponed to 3:30 p.m. today)
Valdosta 7-4, Kell 5-0
Walton 11-8, Camden 1-0
Class AAAA
Greenbrier 7, Loganville 0 (second game postponed to 5 p.m. today)
Griffin 9, Heritage 4 (second game postponed to 5 p.m. today)
Salem 12-2, Lee Co. 3-10 (third game 5 p.m. today)
Sequoyah 10, Woodward Acad. 6 (second game postponed to 5 p.m. today)
Class AAA
Carrollton 16, Shaw 1 (second game postponed to 3 p.m. today)
Cartersville 7-2, Columbus 3-13
South Effingham 16, Oconee County 6 (5 innings; second game postponed to 3 p.m. today)
Stephens County 10-8, Troup 0-7
Class AA
Cook 4-2, Holy Innocents' 3-0
Lovett 9, Westside-Augusta 8 (second game postponed to 5 p.m. today)
North Oconee 6, Screven County 3 (second game postponed to 4 p.m. today)
Pierce County 7-1, Wesleyan 6-3 (third game 4 p.m. today)
Class A
Brookstone 4-15, Gordon Lee 2-3
Landmark Christian 16, Lanier County 6 (5 innings)
Pacelli 3-4, Jefferson 0-1
Providence Christian 6-11, Telfair County 5-1
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