Goodrich’s varsity baseball team is staying alive in Division III district baseball action.
The Martians outlasted Genesee Area Conference rival LakeVille 14-12 in pre-district action May 30 at Goodrich. The Martians (21-10) are scheduled to take on Linden in district semifinal action Saturday, June 3, with the district final scheduled for later that day.
A seven-run fourth inning by the Martians broke open a 5-5 tie and enabled them to take command of the game 12-5. LakeVille scored one run in the bottom of the fourth, but Goodrich answered with two more runs in the top of the fifth to take a 14-6 lead.
The Falcons scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to trim the Goodrich lead, but the Martians held on for the victory. Goodrich helped their cause by walking nine times in addition to tallying 11 base hits.
Bennett Gillam was a key player against the Falcons, going 2-for-4 with a double, home run, three runs scored and three RBI. Dusty Bourassa and Robert Novak each added two hits for the Martians.
A combination of good pitching and timely hitting was the winning formula for the Martians against host LakeVille in their May 26 regular season finale. The Martians won both ends of the twin bill, taking the first game 6-3 and the second game 3-1.
Bourassa pitched well for the Martians in the first game, striking out nine and only walking one. Dom Rivera relieved Bourassa with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning, and struck out the LakeVille batter to preserve the win.
The Martians were helped by six LakeVille errors in the game, while Ty Purdy had two hits to lead the Goodrich offense.
In the nightcap, the Martians? Weston Coleman hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and send the Martians on their way to the win.